the_Monk

Ok....maybe it's just me...... but I read that OP as "YES......bassist chris......etc. etc." [e digicons]O:)[/e]

Just FYI......... an IP beginning with 192.168..... is non-routable (as far as the internet is concerned). That address space is reserved for INTERNAL networks only. With the IP you provided no one EXTERNAL to your LAN will be able to find your voip server. In order to make this work you would need to forward the ventrillo-required port traffic from your router to that INTERNAL IP and then provide potential chat-mates the correct EXTER

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="48" id="3558781"] the amount of psychoanalyss going into a 1 line quip is impressive here. I was not referring to any particular review or any particular game. I simply think it's poor form for someone who's played a game for many many hours to go and take the time to crap on it in the steam reviews. Clearly, not everyone agrees. That's fine. I'm not looking to convince anyone. However, strangers breathlessly

Why wouldn't I 'jump'...........MS says so........ [e digicons]O:)[/e] Besides, while all of the naysayers, nervous nellies and whatnot others.....got left behind I was running Win 8, later 8.1 with nothing but fantastic results (even installed and ran it with the best results of an MS OS ever on much much older desktops/notebooks just for kicks). Well lest I bore the hell out of you folks with my latest 'yes of course I am goi

While being double-charged for a product is an issue you may or may not have been in control of (which as you yourself have posted Stardock has remedied) the issue of your account being 'overdrawn' I would argue is in fact yours.

[quote who="RavenX" reply="36" id="3557894"] You can't put 90 hours into something and then not like it. No one would take that seriously. [/quote] I couldn't disagree more. I have been part of both small and larger gaming communities (some in a competitive sense) over the years and the above statement just isn't true. I as well as many others I've now gotten to know over almost 20yrs in those gaming communities have done exactly th

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="16" id="3557553"] Very true. On the other hand, compared to GalCiv II, this has been a walk in the park. [/quote] Thank you for your response. I don't doubt that GalCiv II was [I]more[/I] painful but since you agreed with the point(s) made in my previous post I'm sure you can see how people might not care. So many bug-fixes so soon doesn't sit well with anyone other than the hard-core fan (who by the

purely playing devil's advocate here...... I think the point for some may be the fact that some of the 'things you've added' probably should have been 'included' (ie. general bug fixes and stability fixes etc.). bug-fixes, stability improvements, optimization are all things long-term consumers of digital entertainment absolutely expect and even look forward to as solid post-sale support these days; it's just something to think ab

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="24" id="3555591"] But to go onto the Steam review page and give it a down vote? Sorry, I think that's an incredible dick move. I don't care what your justification is, if you've played a game 50+ hours you got your money's worth. It would be like me watching a movie 5 times and then going onto IMDB and giving it a 1. [/quote] I disagree Brad, and I think your position is of course coming from being [I]too close[/I]

There are over 200 items tied to my [I]main[/I] STEAM account (which is only one of a few accounts within the household/family). Yes, I have been proudly supporting STEAM for many many years, long before most of these forums still thought STEAM was the devil. [e digicons]O:)[/e] There hasn't been, and likely won't be (at least without HUGE initial investment) any kind of competition for STEAM. I'm sure over the next many yea

Again.........all I can say is if you [I]like[/I] your 'apple-experience' now......image what it might have been before 'Mr. Apple' died. As stated I've been using both (I have a home with various servers, workstations and mobile devices of which at any time at least 40% are/have been non-Windows in nature) for many years now and as far as I'm concerned once the [I]visionary[/I] at Apple died, so did any [I]real[/I] innovatio

Well after lurking for 3 pages I figure I'll pass along my experience. I have extensively used both MS and Apple products for many years now (own and use both daily). I can say the following with regard to the HOME USER computing experience with both/either. Up until about a year or so ago I always (for home consumer use only) recommended Mac OS due to it just doing (out of the box) most if not everything the average joe

Hey now.......Cortana is awesome........she runs my life! [e digicons]O:)[/e] EDIT: With regard to the topic.......I have a minor observation... All tech eventually leads to a crossroads. To make new tech more desirable/useful you need to make it more accessible. Making tech 'accessible' however means your [I]security vulnerability exposure[/I] grows as well. Whether it is the [I]tech[/I] in our autom

Homeworld (1) is the [u]only[/u] [I]homeworld[/I] (I refuse to recognize [I]Homeworld 2[/I] as a 'homeworld' game [e digicons]:P[/e] ) Cataclysm was fantastic in its own right and definitely stands on its own two feet as far as I'm concerned. Would love it if someone were to 'remaster' that one as well.

isn't 'testing' AV software sort of akin to 'testing' insurance policies? In that one won't [I]really[/I] know how 'good/bad' it is until [I]needed[/I]? [e digicons]O:)[/e] ... unless when you say 'testing' you actually mean testing the AV software detection-rate, false-positive potential etc. etc........in which case......carry on nothing to see here! [e digicons];)[/e]

benmanns, I'm sure you can appreciate that part of my post was a bit of a disclaimer and/or warning especially since it appears that the system in question (regarding kona's OP) is not actually 'his'. [e digicons];)[/e]

[quote who="Jafo" reply="17" id="3514689"] Now, what I'd suggest is to seriously look for another occupation other than ineffectually attempting to fix computers other than your own. Like most things it's entirely 'fair game' to waste your life screwing up/with your own computer [I do it all the time] but it's a case of the blind leading the inept to take on something beyond your own capabilities....[e digicons];)[/e] [/quote]

unfortunately, since all first-world nations have/do engage in state-sponsored cyber 'warfare/terrorism' it was really only a matter of time until others joined in. Welcome to the new age of warfare. Perhaps the next call of duty game will be called "Call of Duty: Cyberwarfare" ....lol

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="73" id="3499937"] Nothing 'tinfoil' about being informed [/quote] You are correct. I may have been a bit misintentioned in my response post! [e digicons];)[/e]

[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="5" id="3499970"] How do we know when it's gotten better?[/quote] We don't and will never really [I]know[/I] (not that we ever knew how bad it was anyway). [quote who="Heavenfall" reply="5" id="3499970"] At what point should I, as a private consumer, or perhaps a business owner, buy into this again? [/quote] Never. I say that knowing that we all [I]will[/I] 'buy into [b]it[/b]' again, beca

[e digicons]8(|[/e] are we being [I]punked[/I]? Is it April 1st? Did the sky fall in?..............no seriously! [e digicons]O:)[/e] Glad your experience so far seems positive kona.

Of course, what would a discussion surrounding the release another/new potential OS be without a few tinfoil hats? [e digicons]O:)[/e] In any case, we are talking about data that always was/is available for most [I]anyone[/I] to access including but not limited to one's ISP, makers of any/all third-party software/apps etc. As far as [I]our[/i] data is concerned; If it has been [I]digitized[/I] it is [I]available

[quote who="kona0197" reply="50" id="3498443"] They could give it away for free to restore the public's image of a good Microsoft... [/quote] I have a feeling that for many/most of those who feel MS 'needs to restore their image' even that wouldn't have any effect on same. Some people just love to hate.....and who better to hate in the world of OS and productivity software than MS? [e digicons]O:)[/e] <

Raw data is stored/accessible from RAID NAS setups that are subject to weekly[full]/daily[differential] backups. I used to perform sector-by-sector silent images [daily] on all of my systems in case of complete system failure, but then I discovered TRANSWIZ by a company called ForensIT ( www.forensit.com ). I now have a silent script taking a complete profile backup of each system on a schedule and should anything fail on that

[quote who="Jafo" reply="9" id="3497211"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 8 Seriously, if all [or to the largest degree] anyone is interested in [in terms of a new OS] are the aesthetics I guess one cannot really be surprised at the shallow comparisons/outlook resulting from same. Unless you are a 'pro' l