GKPE: General Ramblings thread

joeseph wrote in post #3470952
here's one for the IT folks: I have a friend that has a laptop that has died (motherboard gone west) and wants me to build them a desktop system. Typical use would be word processing, internet stuff, and their son does a bit of games (nothing too serious)
The laptop had a COA for XP so hoping just to transfer the license.

Budget is $1000 and would like as a minimum:
19" LCD monitor
250Gb HDD
1Gb RAM
DVD writer
Minitower sized case
CPU - no exact requirements, just best value really.

has anyone got any serious reccomendations? this should be a do-able project right?

$1000 could be pushing it a bit especially with a 19" LCD, but I haven't really looked into it lately, so you never know. I think you will find that OEM XP licences are tied to the hardware these days, so if you want to be completely above board there, you will have to by a new XP licence but I won't tell if you don't

joeseph wrote in post #3470952
here's one for the IT folks: I have a friend that has a laptop that has died (motherboard gone west) and wants me to build them a desktop system. Typical use would be word processing, internet stuff, and their son does a bit of games (nothing too serious)
The laptop had a COA for XP so hoping just to transfer the license.

Budget is $1000 and would like as a minimum:
19" LCD monitor
250Gb HDD
1Gb RAM
DVD writer
Minitower sized case
CPU - no exact requirements, just best value really.

has anyone got any serious reccomendations? this should be a do-able project right?

transferring the coa - is not allowed - its OEM software you will upset Mr Gates.

yes its do able project.

19 inch viewsonic budget type LCD - $255 plus gst.

Hey every1. just wondering whats the best shop to buy lenses in nz for value and good service?

NordieBoy wrote in post #3470129
For the price of a 20D?

I don't have that option..I'm selling on behalf

wendyc wrote in post #3470265
Ah ha Kirst, I picked that up ages ago but didnt want to admit to beeing a snooper lolol. I look at everyones profiles, just to get an idea of who they are and esp if they have a website I can peek at

Hey - if it's there, it's to be snooped upon~!

wendyc wrote in post #3470265
Yes, we are two lovely ladies, although I never did pretend to be a lady, so I guess Im an old gal! Aries hey! What a difficult star sign to be!

Oh yeah, I agree on all levels there

somethingsimple wrote in post #3470303
well today's looking lovely, specially after the weekend

Famous last words.. here comes the rain.. D'oh!

somethingsimple wrote in post #3470361
this is the 3rd cold ive had in the past mth... i think someone is trying to tell me something; usually i only get about 3 a year

I should stop passing my germs over..

Nzshrimper wrote in post #3470507
Viagra again tony - well i suppose you are 40 now

Teehee!

rabsoft wrote in post #3470647
I guess I have to save up a little more to get the 24-105 but it was amazing how much sharper it was over the 24-70 2.8 sigma

Mmm, I had a quick play with Warren's 24-105 before he left.
V nice lens!
It'd be a nice one to have, but I need to focus on saving for one for range now. I have all the other stuff

Any of you guys have barcode fonts? Most seem to be $$$$$ or not the one I want. I looking for 128-B font for a project of mine.

lance v wrote in post #3471186
Hey every1. just wondering whats the best shop to buy lenses in nz for value and good service?

Auckland Camera would be my first port of call, every time. Their selection is rapidly growing.

wendyc wrote in post #3470265
Aries hey! What a difficult star sign to be!

No, it's the only star sign to be...

iKirst wrote in post #3471208
Mmm, I had a quick play with Warren's 24-105 before he left.
V nice

Ooo errr, should you be telling us that?

lance v wrote in post #3471186
Hey every1. just wondering whats the best shop to buy lenses in nz for value and good service?

Have to agree with iK. When pricing my camera no retail store had them in stock in NZ. ACC said they would beat/better any price and offered a camera to use while waiting for stock to arrive. No other store came close. However, I ended up buying from P+V in ChCh.

tag141 wrote in post #3471229
No, it's the only star sign to be...

Woo - Arians unite!
I have this book written about each day of the zodiac (not year, day only).
Mine says Im tragic, hah!

tag141 wrote in post #3471229
Ooo errr, should you be telling us that?

It's not my mind that fell into the gutter, there

Cheers Ikirst and Tag. yea i was looking on auckland camera and p&v and was just wondering if there was any others i did not no about. THANK YOU

tag141 wrote in post #3471229
No, it's the only star sign to be...

I think others may disagree
How dare they say that I sidestep issues....more like a bull in a china shop

Ah nice been in bed warm and watching the storm out side. Looks like great waterfall weather and should bring up the surf.

Yippie kids are now on a budget

tag141 wrote in post #3471211
Any of you guys have barcode fonts? Most seem to be $$$$$ or not the one I want. I looking for 128-B font for a project of mine.

Here are some free ones, this is my fave site for fonts. Being a graphic designer.....tis gotta be good hey!

tag141 wrote in post #3471211
Any of you guys have barcode fonts? Most seem to be $$$$$ or not the one I want. I looking for 128-B font for a project of mine.

on disk to go with TG and recovery software.

wendyc wrote in post #3471391
Here are some free ones, this is my fave site for fonts. Being a graphic designer.....tis gotta be good hey!

that's a great site, I have found some really cool fonts there.