ForumHostPB

Bloody cheek !!!! No I haven’t gone soft (as you put it) but I am responding to loads of comments and requests from members. This is to the effect that they are sick and tired of threads being constantly spoiled by unnecessarily nasty, belittling or spiteful comments.

The upshot is that a decision has been taken that threads that get ”out of…[Read more]

Well as this ”new” technology is getting more & more popular it might be an idea to explore the security of the connection.

I know that if you have a wireless broadband connection at home, it transmits its presence for quite a distance – sometimes hundreds of metres. If the password that is used to access your own connection is ”insecure”…[Read more]

@Sword wrote:

Been using the Vodaphone £15 a month version for the past couple of weeks whilst I wait to get my broadband back, due to moving. It can be a bit tempremental and slow and isn’t really very satisfactory for home use.

I can see it being a good asset when on the move however. For 15 quid a month you can’t really go wrong if you are in…

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@ForumHostCL wrote:

AND………………
A XMAS SPECIAL WILL BE…….. CHATHOSTUK V’S FORUMHOSTPB.

I thought a “Christmas special” was a stuffed Turkey.

Well let me tell you that ChatHostUK’s team sure will looke like stuffed Turkeys when my team have finished with them.

MMMMMM just imagine waking up in your coffin in time to hear the crematorium workers saying “Better give this one gas mark 7 Harry” and then the oven door slamming as they shut you in!!!

Wood is a good insulator, so it would take several minutes before you started to cook properly. Mind you, they wouldn’t hear you screaming above the roaring of…[Read more]

…. and what’s wrong with “man flu” ffs ???? I’ve had a really unpleasant dose of MF over the last several days and it’s no fun I can tell you. Sniffing & snuffling; barking; feeling REALLY sorry for myself – and that was only Day 1.

The absolutely worst bit was that Senior Management affected a ‘slight sore throat’ for one day only and that was…[Read more]

Well I’m not so sure Ruby. Thing is that dear old Tony spent many years bleating on about how much he supported the ”workers” and how we all had to make sacrifices etc – when in fact he went back to his mansion and wealthy lifestyle afterwards leaving the ”workers” (and his commie fellow travellers) to wallow in their poverty.

I also…[Read more]

No, I kinda blew that one didn’t I? Still, my excuse was that I was in a hurry and couldn’t be bothered to buy the stuff online.

I detest silly little adolescents (usually female) who try to impress by inserting the word “like” into sentences where it adds no meaning at all – as in:

“Like I said to him like you’ve gotta get one of these like cool i-pod thingys ‘cos they’re like ….so cool”

@rubyred wrote:

oh i know Esme.. I live in earlier times in my head. and folks MAY laugh at what is a fairly simple approach. but i think WE are the sensible ones. Im glad i was a baby boomer and a bairn of the 60’s .. ironically i could buy and sell most of my peers on here. as well fine YOU could.

Anthony Wedgewood Benn was that man that…

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@Matty wrote:

yeah, all is correct, I currently have a spare slot in my motherboard for another sata, I just need a cable, which I went to the local pc shop to buy, they did’nt have any, they said they can order one in, told them its ok, i’ll order them in myself, so I have.. only 99p plus £1 postage

Well you got a better deal than I did (‘cos…[Read more]

@Reason wrote:

Anyone any idea why the hard drive on a lappy seems to be active all the time for no apparent reason,hard drive light is flashin like a foooka and seems to make it run slow at times. :evil:

On re-reading his issue, he was asking for an explanation as to the possible cause ….. not a fix. He got both eh?

I thank you. Applause…[Read more]

OK today is “Patch Tuesday” – being the second Tuesday of the month, when Microsoft sends out its regular monthly update notifications.

Remember the ONLY safe way…[Read more]

Is this the “sports” thread??? Maybe I clicked the wrong linky.

@dead_on_arrvial wrote:

@ForumHostPB wrote:

“Use the CPU by giving the computer something to do. This will stop the System Idle Process from running. Alternatively, re-boot it and start over.”

So what you’re saying is……….

TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN ?????????

Er….. I think that’s what “re-boot” means – isn’t it? You know, you…[Read more]

Whilst I like Pete’s response for its practical and down to earth approach…..

I thank you. (Applause).

Sorry DOA but I really disagree with you on this one. Fast indexing isn’t the root cause of Reason’s issue – it is the SIP.

The ‘System Idle Process’ runs in the background and (as its name suggests) runs when the system is apparently idle – i.e. doing nothing else. It is supposed to keep the processor running at a steady rate (close to 100%…[Read more]

@Reason wrote:

Anyone any idea why the hard drive on a lappy seems to be active all the time for no apparent reason,hard drive light is flashin like a foooka and seems to make it run slow at times. :evil:

I’m not convinced that it’s a defragmentation issue (although you might want to re-configure the Master File Table (MFT) to a higher…[Read more]

Generally speaking, all new Hard Drives (whether SATA or IDE/ribbon) come without cables – unless you find a ‘package deal’ somewhere. Data cables are always sold as accessories – as are power adaptors, where needed.

You should ensure that your motherboard supports SATA and that the power supply leads have the appropriate terminations to fit into…[Read more]

The intensely irritating habit of pretentious businessmen to add the phrase “Going forward” onto the end of a sentence, so as to make it sound really important and cutting edge…… as in:

“We now have a fully integrated marketing strategy, going forward” – well which other direction would you go in ffs – BLOODY SIDEWAYS ????? Morons…[Read more]