All categories - 27 August 2007

OK here's the deal. It's time for me to build a new computer since it's been about 3 or 4 years since I built the one I'm using now and it's showing it's age. This machine will mainly be used for gaming and watching DVD's, maybe even HD TV watching but we'll see on that one. Also I'll expect it to run any new games that come out for the next 3 years or so. It will start out as a Windows XP machine but after a year or so I'll probably upgrade to Vista.

Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4Ghz
Intel® D975XBX2LKR Intel® 975X
Socket LGA775 ATX Motherboard Memorex 18x Multi Format DVD Recorder
MEMOREX 52X32X52X CDRW Internal
Seagate 750GB Serial ATA/300 16MB Buffer
Would you recommend 2Gb or 4Gb of 800 mhz DDR2 memory? And is an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor that much better than the one I picked?

2007-08-27 23:26:45 · 6 answers · asked by DialM4Speed 6 in Desktops

2007-08-27 23:26:26 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

hi everyone, i have not worked for a few years due to personal family problems etc, a month ago i got a new fulltime job in a supermarket.
at my interview they asked me if i could work saturdays, i told them no as i have prior long term commitments, they said thats fine.
i noticed that on my contract they had put me in from 9 to 6 on saturdays, i went to my superviser and told him, he told me to go and talk to my other supervisor who would sort it out for me.
the second supervisor told me i could work on my day off (tuesday) and take saturdays off, that way i would still be working the 39 hours per week, i asked him if i needed to tell anyone else apart from him about this, he said no he would sort it all out.
anyway, last firday i was called into my managers office, he wanted me to explain the unatharized absences i had taken (saturdays), i told him what my supervisor had told me, manager told me he shouldnt have told me that would be ok, now i have to wait til the end of next week as just after talking to me my supervisor took 2 weeks off work, manager wants to talk to him, then i have to have disiplinary action and they said they might not even pay me as i didnt work my contract even though i worked my days off.
what do i do now? manager said it doesnt look good for me as im a new starter, i have been looking for a new job, but the way i see it im getting in trouble for doing what my supervisor told me was ok??

2007-08-27 23:26:20 · 8 answers · asked by caggyconyak 1 in Marketing & Sales

Mostly snacks and drink! any ideas?

2007-08-27 23:26:09 · 7 answers · asked by BabyDollAnna 3 in Entertaining

If I am using Mozilla Firefox version 2.0.0.6.

I want to completely erase ALL information regarding computer internet activity, as if I have never visited the internet.

2007-08-27 23:26:06 · 12 answers · asked by usps_450_cd 1 in Security

2007-08-27 23:25:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Do you have any unusual collections, i like to collect the pretty little bows you get on the front of knickers and between the cups on your bra i always cut these off before i throw anything away and stick them all around the edge of my mirror.

2007-08-27 23:25:41 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hobbies & Crafts

That at the end:

1- Life is too short
2-We are just a little particle of sand in the whole Universe?
3- Why should we be fighting, especially in this category, as tomorrow perhaps we will not be in this earth?
4- Again life is too short, we should smile more often?

Question inspired by TERA thanks.

2007-08-27 23:25:33 · 13 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6 in Gender Studies

Let's see who is smarter than Miss Teen South Carolina.

2007-08-27 23:25:29 · 4 answers · asked by Justin H 7 in Other - Education

2007-08-27 23:25:22 · 21 answers · asked by Savanna 6 in Polls & Surveys

I often have dreams about water spout and tornado in Singapore which before my dreams no sightings of it. Shortly after my dreams, there were 2 sightings off the coast of singapore. My latest dream was tornado very close to me in the city itself..what does all this suppose to means ?

2007-08-27 23:25:16 · 8 answers · asked by John Yong Yew 1 in Dream Interpretation

How often should I check my credit score. Does it change at the same time every month or just as info comes in??

2007-08-27 23:24:39 · 4 answers · asked by kieran m 1 in Fish

in central Wy.when would i see the next solar eclipse??? thank you!!!

2007-08-27 23:24:39 · 5 answers · asked by peanut m 1 in Astronomy & Space

2007-08-27 23:24:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

It was hiding right at the back of my cupboard. When I retrieved it I found that it had started to sprout. This vegetable was clearly a living thing, and although it did not outwardly display any signs of anxiety at being caught, what is to say that this living being was not quaking in his little boots. Would I be morally right or wrong to skin this little fella, chop him up and serve him up for dinner. It is obviously a living creature.
Are vegetarians actually worse than omnivores when it comes to cruelty to living things? After all they kill, skin and slice up all that they eat thus committing acts of cruelty directly to their food. At least when an omnivore buys a piece of meat it is already dead.
Incidently the potato is currently enjoying a stay of execution on my window sill pending a decision

2007-08-27 23:24:30 · 28 answers · asked by Big kid 5 in Vegetarian & Vegan

I use raw data to create a curve in MS Excel.

I want to calculate the area of the peak of the curve.

Is there a way to do that using MS Excel?

2007-08-27 23:24:02 · 1 answers · asked by DAVID 2 in Software

if there is any

2007-08-27 23:23:18 · 37 answers · asked by Gnasher 4 in Polls & Surveys

my litte bro wants a buzz cut/close shave he is 7 i got one but my hair is diffrent from his he has nappy/curly hair

2007-08-27 23:23:05 · 7 answers · asked by davaughn a 1 in Hair

I read about the lunar eclipse on August 28th, and want to understand how come I was unable to see it. I live in Quebec, in the EDT time zone, and NASA's website indicated the lunar eclipse would be visible as of 5:52 a.m. I got up to view it and saw nothing. So I checked another website to see the time of moonset on August 27th, 2007, and it indicated 4:49 a.m. It seems there is a discrepancy between the two sites I consulted. Can someone explain this?

2007-08-27 23:22:41 · 8 answers · asked by Iwannaknow 1 in Astronomy & Space

try to destroy themselves? they're rich and popular and don't have to work constantly their whole lives. they have people to do everything for them and live in beautiful homes, i mean whats the deal?

2007-08-27 23:22:40 · 10 answers · asked by bigcee is the man! 2 in Celebrities

I'm writing an essay (in German) abouty asylum seeking in Germany and am struggling to find information - does anyone know any good websites? (not Wikipedia please).

2007-08-27 23:22:18 · 2 answers · asked by Suite-Pee 6 in Immigration

I have a sony external disk drive and when I put one of these floppys in it says that the disk is not formatted, but I know it was and I know exactly what is on them. How can I get to them because formatting will erase all the data and I want the data.
Please help.

I use WindowsXP home edition now.

2007-08-27 23:22:01 · 4 answers · asked by High? 6 in Other - Hardware

a diet of just fruit and water for 2 weeks?

2007-08-27 23:21:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

my mum has a policy with norwich union which shes had a few years and im the only named driver. about a month ago at renewal i wrote to them to say we didnt need the policy any more. my mother has dementia and im now taking my own policy. i didnt hear anything and they took the direct debit out. i rang them this morning to ask what was happening first thing was they said i cant write as its a phone company only, i didnt know that as i didnt take the policy out. then they passed me to someone in india who said only my mother could cancel the policy theres nothing he could do and he needed to speak to her. i explained that she has dementia and a. is not even here any more but in a home and b. that its unlikely she would even know what an insurance policy was let alone that she had one with norwich union. he could offer no solution and i said that i would then have to cancel the direct debit which i am able to do as her POA and let them cancel policy for non payment

2007-08-27 23:21:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance & Registration

two objects A and B of respectiv masses Ma = 8 kg, Mb = 2kg
are travelling towards each other along the x-axis with
velocities ua = 40 ms^-1 and ub = 5 ms^-1, when they collide
and coalesce into a single object

After the collision the combined object moves along the x-axis
How much energy is lost in the collision?

2007-08-27 23:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by   4 in Physics

a year in a half ago i was overweight and then i started throwing up all the junk food i ate and have considerbaly been doing that since. I excersised to and lost 20 pounds i have maintained that weight because even after throwing up the extra junk food i still get my days worth of calories now is this a good thing or a bad thing?Also i dont feel sick or anything nothing have changed in my life besides my pants sizes.

2007-08-27 23:21:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-27 23:21:23 · 36 answers · asked by Savanna 6 in Polls & Surveys

2007-08-27 23:21:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

from my childhood, for your one song today.
My titles: " Indian Rubber Porkchops" and "Johnny Forbeck" Whaddya got?

2007-08-27 23:21:17 · 19 answers · asked by Monsieur Recital Vinyliste 6 in Lyrics