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Search: Posts Made By: tallsandwich
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Forum: Cabin Crew
18th Nov 2011, 08:20
Replies: 18
Views: 7,485
Posted By tallsandwich

Vaseline and nose bleeds

Did anyone who used Vaseline to stop nose bleeds end up with leukaemia?
Don't panic, it's just a very loose idea.
PM if you did....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Sep 2009, 12:12
Replies: 23
Views: 7,992
Posted By tallsandwich

Aviation, like any other industry has to react to...

Aviation, like any other industry has to react to the ups and downs of the market. This means more subcontracting to spread the risk and allow a more flexible cost base, inevitably this means more...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
31st Dec 2008, 15:55
Replies: 15
Views: 1,038
Posted By tallsandwich

There's little to recommend it except...

There's little to recommend it except that the visual appearance is more sophisticated and flexible than XP.

With the right config it can perform as well as XP, but then you loose all the extra...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Sep 2008, 12:37
Replies: 34
Views: 2,493
Posted By tallsandwich

They all have their faults

I've used 'em all, currently using Fortinet (firewall and AV) and like it more than any of the others, but it is not free.

ALL anti-virus software FAILS to catch common viruses SOME of the time...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
14th May 2008, 18:28
Replies: 39
Views: 3,042
Posted By tallsandwich

Vista sp1 and XP sp3 - I got there and all is well....

The management, reliability and ease of use of updates for XP and Vista has gone downhill recently (yeah yeah, "how low can they go?" I hear you say).

I have bashed my way through an Vista sp1...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
4th Apr 2008, 17:18
Replies: 2
Views: 598
Posted By tallsandwich

The result was that Task Scheduler and Windows...

The result was that Task Scheduler and Windows Update both stop working (the nice dialogue box comes up to inform me of this fact) and the associated error code is not one that exists in any...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Mar 2008, 18:31
Replies: 2
Views: 598
Posted By tallsandwich

Vista sp1 Experience...no Windows Update afterwards.

Thought I would share my Vista sp1 experience.

Installed sp1 and all was fine, except that I did not see any improvements in performance and before the install I had no real issues, so I decided...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Mar 2008, 16:56
Replies: 11
Views: 2,001
Posted By tallsandwich

This is what you are looking for?

http://www.10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html

Didn't read all the posts, sorry if this is already mentioned.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Mar 2008, 16:36
Replies: 20
Views: 1,539
Posted By tallsandwich

Twas painless for me.

But nothing was broken before sp1.

Can't "justify" Vista over XP, but when I use my XP system it looks and feels different to Vista in a way that reminds me of the difference between Win3.11 and...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Mar 2008, 16:27
Replies: 12
Views: 766
Posted By tallsandwich

Buy this book

If you enjoy C, get this:

Title: "Expert C Programming"
Author: "Peter van der Linden"

I coded C for years and then read this book and at that stage I found it easy to read, interesting, both...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Feb 2008, 17:27
Replies: 8
Views: 917
Posted By tallsandwich

Hi-Viz

SD - would that be the "my Hi Viz jacket is on so I won't get hit by a car now"? I missed that debate I think....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Feb 2008, 15:43
Replies: 8
Views: 917
Posted By tallsandwich

...then people get used to the fact that they...

...then people get used to the fact that they have to rename without thinking the attachments they recieve called file.zip.rename to file.zip and they blindly execute what is inside. The spammers...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
27th Feb 2008, 15:34
Replies: 19
Views: 1,115
Posted By tallsandwich

Or SDelete free from ...

Or SDelete free from

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx

works to same standard.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
20th Feb 2008, 07:57
Replies: 0
Views: 432
Posted By tallsandwich

A very educational read for WinXXX users.

http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2007/04/09/741440.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2007/05/21/1010621.aspx

Just wanted to share the links.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Feb 2008, 19:59
Replies: 7
Views: 651
Posted By tallsandwich

HP web site provides lists of resellers of HP...

HP web site provides lists of resellers of HP spare parts; ok, it's not easy to find but they do have these lists on their site for each country - and some of these suppliers have web sites where you...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2008, 09:58
Replies: 53
Views: 17,229
Posted By tallsandwich

So I guess the question has been asked as to...

So I guess the question has been asked as to which recent intervention on the aircraft created this swarf....? As it is a 757 I assume that this stuff did not just suddenly get dislodged (after...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Jan 2008, 17:21
Replies: 78
Views: 7,962
Posted By tallsandwich

Not as bad as people say.

Started with Vista on a new Laptop. Took a bit of working through the cr@p I don't need and turning it all off but so far it looks like HP did a good job on the packaged OS build and I think that...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jan 2008, 19:06
Replies: 49
Views: 14,473
Posted By tallsandwich

Whoever wrote that is having a laugh, right?...

Whoever wrote that is having a laugh, right? Pretty much every technology which exists for this purpose is quickly broken or compromised in a way that was not foreseen; thus creating a new degraded...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
7th Dec 2007, 06:54
Replies: 507
Views: 151,090
Posted By tallsandwich

Thank you thank you thank you

LightTwin Driver - I'm glad people like you exist. It was suggested you should not name and shame the airline - yes you should.

So much effort and technology goes into making flight safe, yet...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Nov 2007, 10:53
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

It will indeed continue, until one of us converts...

It will indeed continue, until one of us converts :{:sad::}
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
21st Nov 2007, 10:28
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

You'll find someone who has had a bad experience...

You'll find someone who has had a bad experience with all of them, but for what it's worth, I work for a small company (under 100 people) that has stuck with HP laptops for a long time; no one is...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Nov 2007, 18:56
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

If that's the spec (just needed for internet...

If that's the spec (just needed for internet music and photos) a PC is better for a wider choice of both in applications and hardware provider. If poor choice of applications and hardware is an...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Nov 2007, 17:07
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

You ARE kidding?

+200 No Flags

I just looked at your link - I'm dying of laughter, AS IF you could run a test WITH ANY RELEVANCE to joe public about which laptop was the best performer - you have to specify the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Nov 2007, 17:03
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

Depends which you run - the VIRTUAL Win...

Depends which you run - the VIRTUAL Win environment which runs as a guest OS in Mac is pants, is the one I was talking about.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Nov 2007, 16:58
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

Utterly one-sided typical Mac-fanitic BOLLOCKS -...

Utterly one-sided typical Mac-fanitic BOLLOCKS - EITHER the PC or the Mac may be the reliable option. Depends how you manage your machine :ugh:

In this thread, one person quoted bash as being a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Nov 2007, 16:27
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

A little knowledge is not enough....

Before conclusions are drawn, remember that command interface "bash" means Born Again SHell which is an extension of the Bourne Shell (sh) and maybe the Korn SHell (ksh) depending on how you look at...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2007, 15:33
Replies: 548
Views: 511,021
Posted By tallsandwich

Between -5 and -1 here every morning for a quite...

Between -5 and -1 here every morning for a quite few days but generally very dry. Even if there was moisture it would have gone by 17:00 from that location. For what's it's worth the estimates posted...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Nov 2007, 20:38
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

As I have said many times before, PCs give you...

As I have said many times before, PCs give you choice and you have to exercise that choice carefully and manage your configuration. When the Mac world offers you that same level of choice, you will...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Nov 2007, 20:31
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

Well if Mac was a "good guest", it would run...

Well if Mac was a "good guest", it would run happily in VMWare as a guest Operating Sytem, in which case you could choose whatever "big box" you wanted from any supplier - and still have available...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Nov 2007, 19:03
Replies: 41
Views: 3,845
Posted By tallsandwich

Getting a new nice new quantum fireball in '98,...

Getting a new nice new quantum fireball in '98, pulling a brand new disk power cable out of its plastic wrapper (from RS Components) and powering up system only to find that the connector on one end...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Nov 2007, 18:54
Replies: 87
Views: 5,281
Posted By tallsandwich

That doesn't actually mean that Macs are...

That doesn't actually mean that Macs are better.....LOL !!!!

You pays your money and you makes your choice (or in the case of Mac you pay more money and get less choice, :D I crack me up!)
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2007, 09:54
Replies: 548
Views: 511,021
Posted By tallsandwich

Airbus communication

Issued at 11:45, 16 November 2007

Update on industrial accident at Saint-Martin Site

We regret to confirm that an accident occurred at the Saint -Martin site in Toulouse yesterday.

The...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
13th Nov 2007, 06:47
Replies: 34
Views: 2,853
Posted By tallsandwich

Carrier: Ok, part of the nice thing about not...

Carrier: Ok, part of the nice thing about not having a Mac is choice, but you have to use that choice carefully. Tosh laptop? Not good, I agree. I feel for you.

FerryPilotDK: 13.634 versions of...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
12th Nov 2007, 21:31
Replies: 34
Views: 2,853
Posted By tallsandwich

Oh yes, but only after a Skandinavian country...

Oh yes, but only after a Skandinavian country protested about the iTunes/iPod anti-trust situation and the EU then decided to make a case about it...only then did Apple act, in fear.

Having a...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2007, 17:51
Replies: 9
Views: 854
Posted By tallsandwich

Don't be fooled.

Just cos you can't receive your WiFi signal on your laptop when you walk down the garden/drive/to the edge of the estate....don't mean your signal is not there and is not easily accessible.

The...
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