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8th Nov 2014, 06:00
Replies: 44
Views: 43,653
Posted By goates

Very lucky that there were only minor injuries. ...

Very lucky that there were only minor injuries.

https://imgur.com/a/T8MZK
Forum: Canada
3rd May 2013, 08:07
Replies: 15
Views: 3,772
Posted By goates

Do you mean YVR? YVC isn't really all that close...

Do you mean YVR? YVC isn't really all that close to Vancouver...

La Ronge (Barber Field) Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronge_(Barber_Field)_Airport)
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16th Dec 2012, 19:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,985
Posted By goates

The CPU used in the PS3 is a PowerPC based...

The CPU used in the PS3 is a PowerPC based processor. In fact the Xenon processor used in the Xbox 360 made use of some of the Cell processor development (wonder what Sony thought of this...).
...
16th Dec 2012, 17:15
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,985
Posted By goates

Apple was a small player in the PowerPC world and...

Apple was a small player in the PowerPC world and were just about the only ones using it for desktop machines. The embedded market, servers and consoles are where PowerPC chips are most used. Every...
13th Sep 2012, 01:34
Replies: 30
Views: 9,780
Posted By goates

Maybe we should just get these guys to add a...

Maybe we should just get these guys to add a couple of guns.

Arrow II Replica (http://142.179.170.230/avro/wiki/DirectoryReplica)

Fuselage Assembly...
11th Sep 2012, 06:44
Replies: 30
Views: 9,780
Posted By goates

It's more like the Canadian equivalent of letting...

It's more like the Canadian equivalent of letting nostalgia override common sense. They claim this Arrow II would cost less than an F-35, despite the fact it would basically require building a new...
Forum: Canada
11th Aug 2012, 19:00
Replies: 5
Views: 3,619
Posted By goates

Was just on Whistler Air this past weekend. We...

Was just on Whistler Air this past weekend. We flew both ways and loved it (well, I did at least!). In my opinion it beats driving or taking the bus. The train sounds pretty good, but the timing...
19th Sep 2008, 02:34
Replies: 889
Views: 435,520
Posted By goates

A local gentleman here has just been fined $1,000...

A local gentleman here has just been fined $1,000 for playing with a laser. He pointed it first at a Jazz flight (Dash 8), and then at a police helicopter that was sent to search for the source of...
Forum: Canada
12th Jul 2008, 17:45
Replies: 19
Views: 1,979
Posted By goates

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we don't come close to...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we don't come close to London for living costs. Compared to other places in Canada it is getting expensive here. One way around this is to live in one of the smaller towns...
Forum: Canada
12th Jul 2008, 04:26
Replies: 19
Views: 1,979
Posted By goates

If you have a pulse, you should be able to find...

If you have a pulse, you should be able to find work in Alberta. Maybe not flying, but virtually everywhere else has help wanted or job postings up. Most bars and restaurants are always looking. As...
18th Sep 2007, 13:00
Replies: 27
Views: 7,756
Posted By goates

Because you can't get from Canada to most of the...

Because you can't get from Canada to most of the world by train, and we don't have our own boats to do it (we tried the commercial boat route and it had a few issues)... ;)
18th Sep 2007, 03:20
Replies: 27
Views: 7,756
Posted By goates

He thinks the Canadian government is wasting our...

He thinks the Canadian government is wasting our money on C-17s and wants to know why they haven't been flying Leopards into Kandahar yet. Supposedly the ramp isn't strong enough. Skip to the last...
25th Nov 2006, 21:10
Replies: 11
Views: 1,111
Posted By goates

Microsoft has clarified that their XP licenses...

Microsoft has clarified that their XP licenses refer to physical sockets, so a dual core (or quad core if you have the money) processor will work fine under XP Home. Two dual core processors won't...
15th Jul 2006, 03:17
Replies: 23
Views: 3,162
Posted By goates

If you lose your keys, you can get your local...

If you lose your keys, you can get your local auto club to open the door and then get new keys and/or locks. With the passwords on NTFS, you can't get them back, at least not by any means the average...
14th Jul 2006, 00:05
Replies: 23
Views: 3,162
Posted By goates

The manufacturers may be doing this to prevent...

The manufacturers may be doing this to prevent people from locking themselves out of their computer or running into permission issues. If you happen to set the permissions wrong, or forget a...
10th Oct 2005, 17:18
Replies: 4
Views: 558
Posted By goates

Yep, you can back up your music collection to...

Yep, you can back up your music collection to CD-R or DVD-R from iTunes. Just set the burning preferences to data disc and burn the entire library. Itunes will just keep asking for new discs as they...
28th Sep 2005, 21:40
Replies: 9
Views: 876
Posted By goates

The mic jack may and may not be the same as a...

The mic jack may and may not be the same as a line in. The same goes as to whether it is a stereo in or not. The only way to tell really, is to see if the manual has any information, or go to Sony's...
28th Sep 2005, 14:09
Replies: 20
Views: 1,307
Posted By goates

For the low to mid-range computer, it is almost...

For the low to mid-range computer, it is almost always cheaper to buy a Dell. There is no way any single person could match the volume discounts they get. When you get into the high end though,...
8th Sep 2005, 16:19
Replies: 14
Views: 845
Posted By goates

Be careful when looking at response times. LCD...

Be careful when looking at response times. LCD manufacturers love to play games with the response times. It used to be the time to go from white to black and back again (time to rise/time to fall)....
23rd Aug 2005, 17:40
Replies: 15
Views: 1,058
Posted By goates

The problem with the WinXP firewall and most home...

The problem with the WinXP firewall and most home routers is that they will not stop any virus, trojan or keylogger on your computer from sending data out to the internet. The routers assume all...
17th Aug 2005, 22:23
Replies: 5
Views: 567
Posted By goates

WinXp SP2 does include support for Bluetooth, but...

WinXp SP2 does include support for Bluetooth, but does not contain support for the full range of Bluetooth services. Things like using a BT headset don't work without installing 3rd party drivers....
12th Aug 2005, 18:57
Replies: 14
Views: 5,578
Posted By goates

Yep, there are several cases like that. All of...

Yep, there are several cases like that. All of the ones I have seen are of the same aircraft caught at different points on approach or departure by a satellite. At least I hope that's the reason and...
9th Aug 2005, 17:16
Replies: 6
Views: 844
Posted By goates

Check out Audacity for a free audio editing...

Check out Audacity for a free audio editing program. You can use it to record, edit and save the songs in whatever format you need to. As Tinstaafl noted, there may be one on your computer already....
6th Jul 2005, 20:47
Replies: 18
Views: 1,011
Posted By goates

Saab Dastard, You should try out a new LCD...

Saab Dastard,

You should try out a new LCD sometime. They are far sharper and clearer than CRTs these days. After having switched, I won't go back for my personal PC and I hope my company switches...
6th Jul 2005, 17:08
Replies: 18
Views: 1,011
Posted By goates

TFTs are just a specific type of LCD. And I think...

TFTs are just a specific type of LCD. And I think they have the faster response times in general.

Here is some info on LCDs. There are several links at the bottom to more detailed info as well.
...
6th Jul 2005, 14:18
Replies: 18
Views: 1,011
Posted By goates

LCDs don't have a refresh rate in the same way...

LCDs don't have a refresh rate in the same way that CRTs do as they don't need to keep redrawing the screen. Most all LCDs are set to a 60 Hz refresh rate in Windows, but it doesn't flicker like a...
5th Jul 2005, 22:26
Replies: 18
Views: 1,011
Posted By goates

I'm not familiar with prices in the UK, but I...

I'm not familiar with prices in the UK, but I would personally take the chance to go for an LCD screen. About the only drawback these days is for those who need accurate colour reproduction. For...
29th Jun 2005, 15:38
Replies: 6
Views: 721
Posted By goates

I think you would have to burn them through...

I think you would have to burn them through iTunes as the DRM restrictions won't let other programs play the files. Although if you could find a program that mounted what looked like a blank CD to...
17th Jun 2005, 15:34
Replies: 6
Views: 721
Posted By goates

There are programs that let you remove the DRM...

There are programs that let you remove the DRM Apple places on the iTunes downloads. Note that this is illegal in the States, and possibly elsewhere.

You could also burn the files to CD, and then...
14th Jun 2005, 13:48
Replies: 1
Views: 487
Posted By goates

I have had trouble recently both through Outlook...

I have had trouble recently both through Outlook and trying to login to the site directly. The problems seems to have ended for me about a week ago though. MS has had some trouble with hackers...
14th Jun 2005, 13:46
Replies: 12
Views: 588
Posted By goates

Evo, Yep, you do require XP Pro or the...

Evo,

Yep, you do require XP Pro or the server verions for the Remote Desktop. There are free programs like VNC that do pretty much the same thing.

I wouldn't recommend VirtualPC either unless...
13th Jun 2005, 22:38
Replies: 12
Views: 588
Posted By goates

If you are used to using the right mouse button...

If you are used to using the right mouse button in Windows, you may want to look into a two button USB mouse (Logitech and Microsoft both have decent and cheap models). And if you have one, you can...
13th Jun 2005, 21:48
Replies: 12
Views: 588
Posted By goates

As long as you aren't expecting to run some...

As long as you aren't expecting to run some customized business software or have the same selection of games, an iBook should work great. VirtualPC can help in some cases if you get stuck, but it...
3rd Jun 2005, 19:02
Replies: 23
Views: 2,474
Posted By goates

What issues are you having with it? It might just...

What issues are you having with it? It might just be a case of getting used to something new. There are some sites that are designed around IE and the way it renders web pages. I haven't come across...
3rd Jun 2005, 17:10
Replies: 23
Views: 2,474
Posted By goates

Unless you use nlite or something similar, you...

Unless you use nlite or something similar, you won't be able to remove IE very easily, if at all. And if you do, quite a few things in WindowsXP may not work properly. Many programs use the IE...
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