GeekSpeak -- HabitableZone

This is the board for technical discussion, primarily about the HabitableZone and its myriad technical quirks; but also for general geek shootin' the breeze and problem-solving. Your moderator is Robert

Robert- you can delete the 2 test threasds, I am done - ARRELL - 7/15/2008 9:36:51 AM
- Jerry E. Smith (n/t) - E.P. - 7/16/2008 10:27:14 AM
  - Jerry Lee. Lewis (n/t) - :) - 7/16/2008 8:47:54 PM
    - Alfred E. Neuman (n/t) - Robert - 7/17/2008 10:29:55 AM
      - Jar Jar Binks (n/t) - :) - 7/17/2008 12:26:03 PM
        You win - Robert - 7/17/2008 4:36:14 PM
- is it ok if I keep playing? (n/t) - tst - 7/15/2008 4:27:30 PM
- 10-4 (n/t) - Robert - 7/15/2008 3:43:18 PM
  - re: 10-4 - test - 7/15/2008 4:12:25 PM
    - re: 10-4 - tst - 7/15/2008 4:16:51 PM
      - re: 10-4 - tst - 7/15/2008 4:18:01 PM
        re: 10-4 - tst - 7/15/2008 4:19:28 PM
        re: 10-4 - sigh - 7/15/2008 4:21:01 PM
        re: 10-4 - tst - 7/15/2008 4:22:52 PM
        re: 10-4 - tst - 7/15/2008 4:24:17 PM
    - re: 10-4 - test - 7/15/2008 4:14:38 PM
  - sorry - test - 7/15/2008 4:10:13 PM
  - re: 10-4 - test - 7/15/2008 3:58:22 PM

The following threads have had no activity for the last 24 hours:

Windows XP vs ZoneAlarm - Fox - 7/10/2008 7:37:15 AM
- 8^) Welcome back! Pull up a chair and watch the show! - ARRELL - 7/11/2008 5:37:50 PM
- re: Windows XP vs ZoneAlarm - Eri - 7/10/2008 3:36:20 PM
  - Oops! I was wrong; it was under Current Events. - Eri - 7/10/2008 3:38:36 PM
    - My bad...I probably should have cross-posted it here. (n/t) - TB - 7/10/2008 11:25:02 PM

HELLO, a PC based DIGITAL JUKEBOX ANYONE? - carl - 7/8/2008 4:36:08 PM
- It's called MP3 - nick hoffman - 7/10/2008 6:20:00 AM
- Heavens to Murgatroyd, buy an Ipod. - TB - 7/8/2008 5:13:12 PM

My first exposure to Vista - FrankC - 7/1/2008 12:22:27 PM
- Oh dear..is it contagious? ;) (n/t) - Jody - 7/2/2008 9:19:35 AM
  - Yes, now that Microsoft won't sell XP anymore. - SDG - 7/2/2008 11:59:01 AM

Well, that was an easy fix. - RobVG - 6/30/2008 4:54:32 PM
- Excellent - Eri - 6/30/2008 7:52:50 PM
  - Verizon's not bad - RobVG - 6/30/2008 9:51:02 PM
    - Verizon? - Eri - 7/1/2008 5:55:03 PM
      - Are it the one? OMG, I know I've had a bad day but.... Yeesh. (n/t) - Eri - 7/1/2008 5:55:45 PM
        I think Verizon is the one with the network crowd - FrankC - 7/2/2008 7:34:28 PM
        Well, I had Cingular as a Cell Phone - Eri - 7/3/2008 5:35:01 PM

Placement of a CO detector. - Bowser - 6/30/2008 8:22:43 AM
- Thanks, all! - Bowser - 7/1/2008 7:12:40 AM
  - Consider a propane detector as well. - podrock - 7/1/2008 8:08:43 PM
    - Congratulations. - Bowser - 7/1/2008 9:59:55 PM
- CO high, LP low. - podrock - 6/30/2008 7:32:25 PM
- re: Placement of a CO detector. - TB - 6/30/2008 11:16:06 AM
- re: Placement of a CO detector. - RNE - 6/30/2008 10:09:56 AM
- CO and N2 density are about equivalent. - Tony - 6/30/2008 9:43:06 AM
  - CO is usually asociated with blocked heaters and gas burners - nick hoffman - 7/1/2008 2:23:04 PM

Bill's frustration - SDG - 6/27/2008 11:00:23 AM
- He's not the only one - Eri - 6/27/2008 8:55:59 PM
  - Imagine, if you will... - Robert - 6/27/2008 11:28:36 PM
    - Yeah, buy a MAC next time around. - Eri - 6/28/2008 10:08:49 AM
      - Imagine, if you will... - Robert - 6/29/2008 11:00:09 AM
        I empathize - Eri - 6/29/2008 11:58:40 AM
        It's the principle. If you have to starve, you starve. - Bowser - 6/29/2008 11:22:16 AM
- Good Lord! - Bowser - 6/27/2008 11:29:50 AM
  - A gem. This should be posted everywhere - Andrew - 7/8/2008 11:30:43 PM

Floor Plans/House Designs - Eri - 6/20/2008 2:19:18 PM
- My recommendation: - podrock - 6/26/2008 12:59:37 PM
  - re: My recommendation: - Eri - 6/26/2008 8:07:49 PM
- I just use PowerPoint - Nick Hoffman - 6/25/2008 6:28:32 PM
  - That had never occurred to me. - Eri - 6/25/2008 7:46:52 PM
- re: Floor Plans/House Designs - SDG - 6/20/2008 9:06:57 PM
  - re: Floor Plans/House Designs - Eri - 6/20/2008 9:48:00 PM
    - Oh, and I forgot to say, "Thank you!" (n/t) - Eri - 6/20/2008 9:48:52 PM

firefox 3 - SDG - 6/18/2008 12:37:55 PM
- firefox 3: Nexus display failure - nick hoffman - 6/23/2008 4:38:27 PM
- How does the Zone look? - Robert - 6/18/2008 3:12:38 PM
  - re: How does the Zone look? - Doug Ellison - 6/24/2008 11:47:48 AM
  - re: How does the Zone look? - Fox (not really here) - 6/21/2008 10:00:22 AM
    - Please stick around - Yeti - 6/21/2008 10:55:01 PM
      - Cyber enticement - Jody - 6/22/2008 11:42:42 AM
  - HORRIBLE - SDG - 6/18/2008 4:29:38 PM
    - How about now? - Robert - 6/19/2008 9:48:41 AM
      - not fixed. - SDG - 6/19/2008 12:35:24 PM
        bummer - Robert - 6/19/2008 1:01:59 PM
        testing (n/t) - Robert - 6/21/2008 4:26:36 PM
        screenshots - SDG - 6/20/2008 7:44:06 AM

What kind of site is this? - RobVG - 6/17/2008 8:45:54 PM
- A Potemkin Village site - Robert - 6/18/2008 9:44:15 AM
  - Insidious. (n/t) - RobVG - 6/18/2008 5:21:26 PM
- Common. - Bowser - 6/17/2008 9:08:45 PM
  - I get a lot more than one a day. - TB - 6/18/2008 3:35:34 PM

I need a forumula - Eri - 6/14/2008 10:09:23 AM
- Use Excell - nick hoffman - 6/18/2008 6:12:24 AM
  - re: Use Excell - Eri - 6/18/2008 5:32:47 PM
- Google "annuities". There's a thousand formulae. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/16/2008 6:10:01 PM
- How is the interest compounded? (n/t) - RobVg - 6/15/2008 10:04:12 PM
  - very carefully - alcaray - 6/17/2008 1:48:52 AM
    - Boy, 'that' was helpful... - RobVG - 6/17/2008 6:18:34 PM
      - An homage to the recently departed Dick Martin. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/18/2008 10:08:53 AM
      - Oh, SNAP! (n/t) - Yeti - 6/17/2008 8:41:45 PM
  - Daily (n/t) - Eri - 6/16/2008 10:20:48 AM
    - No kidding? - RobVG - 6/16/2008 10:09:47 PM
      - I checked today and it is definitely compounded daily (n/t) - Eri - 6/18/2008 5:34:05 PM
        Got started, might be awhile. (n/t) - RobVG - 6/18/2008 8:23:02 PM
        Thank you! (n/t) - Eri - 6/19/2008 9:46:56 AM
      - I can verify it tomorrow. (n/t) - Eri - 6/17/2008 7:32:38 PM
- $1055 per month. Here's a link to a calculator. - Bowser - 6/14/2008 10:41:37 AM
  - That's a cool site but it still doesn't have what I mentioned above. (n/t) - Eri - 6/14/2008 12:57:38 PM
    - With estimating it takes no time to do it. - Bowser - 6/14/2008 1:19:02 PM
      - re: With estimating it takes no time to do it. - Eri - 6/14/2008 10:22:40 PM
        Oh my! - Bowser - 6/15/2008 2:29:05 PM
  - Useful calculator - Eri - 6/14/2008 12:44:08 PM

A question - Jody - 6/13/2008 5:49:57 AM
- A third method - nick hoffman - 6/18/2008 6:14:21 AM
  - FireFox-specific, won't work in IE (n/t) - Robert - 6/18/2008 3:18:25 PM
  - 3rd times' a charm;)...that is the easiest for *this* blonde...Thanks Nick! - Jody - 6/18/2008 9:06:01 AM
- Thank you my fine gentlemen!! (n/t) - Jody - 6/13/2008 9:49:53 AM
- A second answer - Robert - 6/13/2008 7:52:05 AM
- From the table of contents........ - Tony - 6/13/2008 6:55:01 AM

A test (n/t) - Yeti - 6/12/2008 11:02:59 PM

A test (n/t) - Yeti - 6/12/2008 11:02:55 PM

I do believe someone's taken down "Google.com". - Bowser - 6/12/2008 5:43:43 PM
- 5:45 PM works for me. (n/t) - RobVG - 6/12/2008 5:49:02 PM
  - Me too now. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/12/2008 5:56:53 PM

Robert, Is there a limit on post length? - ARRELL - 6/9/2008 5:53:59 PM
- I assume so - Robert - 6/10/2008 2:59:08 PM

Any thoughts on the new iPhone? - Bowser - 6/9/2008 5:41:43 PM
- Like any other shiny new tech... - TB - 6/12/2008 10:48:22 AM
- Could do everything I can do now on an IPhone, and more - Yeti - 6/11/2008 8:16:59 AM
  - Tell me about it. - TB - 6/12/2008 10:50:31 AM
  - So you think it's overpriced by a couple of hundred bucks? :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 6/11/2008 10:35:34 AM
    - Unless they have cheapo refurbs, wait to see what happens - Yeti - 6/11/2008 9:28:00 PM
      - Blackberry? (n/t) - Tony - 6/13/2008 6:56:47 AM
        Not up on them - Yeti - 6/13/2008 11:04:41 PM
- re: Any thoughts on the new iPhone? - Doug Ellison - 6/10/2008 3:55:54 AM
  - That's very interesting. - Bowser - 6/10/2008 8:54:01 AM
- Never mind, I found the specs. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/9/2008 6:11:27 PM

Solid State Hard Drives - RobVG - 6/8/2008 10:43:45 PM
- EGGS-acdtly - carl - 6/9/2008 11:44:01 AM
  - 32 GB is on the streets. 64 is coming... - nick hoffman - 6/10/2008 10:03:15 AM

This is beautiful: http://goosh.org/ - Yeti - 6/4/2008 11:37:45 PM
- Beauty's in the eye of the beholder - Robert - 6/6/2008 9:11:21 AM

R.I.P. HP48S - SDG - 6/3/2008 11:42:41 AM
- My HP41-C is still going (knock on wood) - TB - 6/3/2008 4:41:04 PM
  - ah, thanks, now I remember, it's a 41F I have - Robert - 6/3/2008 4:54:46 PM
    - Its a miracle - SDG - 6/4/2008 4:51:59 PM
      - You might try flooding it with wd40 to clear away any gummy dirt inside. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/4/2008 5:33:39 PM
        No! What Tom said! - Robert - 6/6/2008 9:07:35 AM
        re: No! What Tom said! - SDG - 6/6/2008 12:14:02 PM
        I'd avoid a possible solvent on plastic. - TB - 6/4/2008 7:33:35 PM
- I'm so sorry - Robert - 6/3/2008 2:44:02 PM

Bit the bullet, upgraded the AirPort router - TB - 6/1/2008 6:39:27 PM

Speakers for my desktop computer - Eri - 5/31/2008 1:21:49 PM
- I should have stated my query in a different way - Eri - 6/2/2008 5:59:04 PM
  - If you are watching alone, consider headphones. - alcaray - 6/3/2008 1:37:58 PM
  - How good are your ears and sensibilities? - Bowser - 6/2/2008 7:30:17 PM
  - Pretty much any cheap set will work. - TB - 6/2/2008 6:08:09 PM
    - I'm about to buy a digital camera so I don't want to get too many things attached to my available USB slot.. - Eri - 6/2/2008 8:58:41 PM
      - get a Hub - nick hoffman - 6/2/2008 10:12:23 PM
        Make sure the hub matches the speed of the original port - TB - 6/2/2008 11:22:57 PM
- E-center - TB - 6/1/2008 6:27:31 PM
- Moving youe e center - FrankC - 6/1/2008 5:41:55 PM
  - What would laying a board on my lap do? (n/t) - Eri - 6/1/2008 8:10:00 PM
    - I figured you would remember - FrankC - 6/1/2008 8:28:09 PM
      - Ah, yes. But that won't work here. - Eri - 6/2/2008 11:36:39 AM
- Who did you get to mow your lawn? (n/t) - alcaray - 5/31/2008 3:12:22 PM
  - A high school coach - Eri - 5/31/2008 3:38:17 PM
    - re: A high school coach - alcaray - 5/31/2008 4:30:31 PM
      - So how much you charge for mowing lawns? (n/t) - Eri - 5/31/2008 8:26:52 PM
        Free of charge if you can figure out how to get me to do it. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/1/2008 12:40:23 AM
        Hmmmm. I'll get back to you on that. (n/t) - Eri - 6/1/2008 4:36:22 PM