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General Discussion / Scenetime

« on: August 19, 2013, 05:54:03 pm »

Just to let you guys know that Scenetime is now open for registration, it don't happen very often, so take this opportunity to join a great private tracker with awesome downloads. :-) www.scenetime.com

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General Discussion / Demonoid

« on: September 30, 2010, 05:22:57 pm »

Anyone interested in getting into Demonoid, registration is now open. It is normally only open for a short time, so get moving or loose out :-)

Peacefulguy

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Computers - Technology / Windows 7 Drive Problem

« on: July 02, 2010, 12:46:58 pm »

Hi Guys, I have just installed Windows 7 64bit Ultimate into my Lenovo 3000 N200 laptop. The instal went ok and everything is working fine except windows did not detect my dvd burner on the system. Its in the bios but windows 7 did not detect it. I have googled and tried various methods, but nothing works. Even went to Lenovo and updated drivers, still no joy. I installed from the drive with a clean install after fdisking. Its got me stumped, maybe have to go back to xp. I have Windows 7 on my other computer and it does not have this problem, so its not the disk.
Any info would be good thanks.

Cheers

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General Discussion / Australian Victorian Bush Fires

« on: February 13, 2009, 05:29:33 pm »

Its now been a week since the start of the Victorian bush fires here in Australia. Last

Saturday was forecast to be a scorcher of a day. Gale force winds and the heat made it

extremely uncomfortable to be outside; and a day where fire risk was at an all time extreme

high. I remember hearing about fires that had started and was concerned, but never in a

million years did I think it would elevate to the devastation that evolved. The temperature

got to 47.4 degrees c which was a record for any Australian city. The latest stats are that

1831 homes have been lost, and 181 lives were taken, and still more than a 100 still

missing, all because some idiots decide to start a fire. I tend to take this very serious as

I have a son and son inlaw that are both with the CFA (Country fire authority) These guys

are all heroes in my eyes, as they take their own lifes in their hands everytime they go out

to a fire. To those who dont live in Australia, most of these guys that are fighting the

fires are volunteers and dont get paid for their effort. Victoria is one of the smallest

states in Australia, about the size of Britain, when I came here from Scotland in 1996 it

was a wonderful place and very Lush and green. Now because of the worst drought we have

experienced in about 100 years, our water catchments are now down to about 32% capacity. So

we are all careful of how we use our water. Now for some good news, as we speak someone has

been charged with staring 1 of the fires that killed 21 people. Read more about it at this

link: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/indepth/0,,5018723,00.html
More good news is that the Australian public have opened their hearts and wallets and raised

more than $100 million through the Red cross appeal, go Aussies go that is awesome. As we

speak there is still about 30 fires still going and hopefully they will get them under

control soon. We now have firefighters coming from all over the world including America and

Canada. I live in Melbourne which is about 1/2 an hour away from the Town of Kinglake that

was raised to the ground last saturday, we can still smell the smoke and its very hazy all

over the city. The fire raced through that town at a rate of knots because of the gale

forced winds and just wiped it out. It was a lovely little town that I did some work in a

few years ago as a buiding contractor. This is just a little insight into whats going on

with bush fires, and I will update you with any new news. Keep your thoughts and prayers

with those who have lost someone, and those brave men and woman who are trying to contain

the devastation that has happened here in the Garden State of Victoria.

Peacefulguy