Al, sounds pretty much like what I would have said (although it would have taken me a lot longer to remember how to find that info in Windows...). I'd be surprised if what you have there doesn't work, Jess. My best advice would be to try it and see what happens.

By the way, glad to see you're finally getting cracking on learning that printer repair, Jess.

Sounds good enough for me. Thanks again Al!

248 megs or ram sounds a little fishy. You probally do have 256 megs of ram but windows has already taken 8 megs away for it's own use. Or something, Par would probally know better then me. Should be fine I think, unless you are video confrencing or something then I would get more ram.

Thanks Al!

So my computer only has 248 MB RAM. Do you think that will still work? It's for an online course, so it's not like I have to do things super-fast.

If you are using a Window based system (I assume you are) then click the start button, go over to the setting option, then go to control panel, then click on the system icon. This should bring up the information.

So in summary:

Start Button ---> Setting tab--->Control panel tab--->system icon

If you are usin Linux ask Beck or Par.

Hey people who know more about computers than me (that's all of you). How do I find out if my computer has these:

Pentium-based processor (1 Ghz recommended)
256 MB RAM
Graphics display of 800X600 at 16 bit colour (65,536 colours)

???

Who wants to go see Control this Thursday? Unfortunately, it's not running on the weekend and I know I've been putting off seeing it for far too long now. It's playing at the Princess at 9:05.

And Al, I think Detroit, New Jersey and Minnesota are a lock to win on the weekend. It's a bit tough for me to say beyond those ones.

So who do you think is going to lose out of the teams in the NHL playing their game this saturday?

I'm in a hockey loser pool at work and big money is riding on this (well not for me but if I win the pool). I just need to get past x amount of rounds and hopefully be the only one left.

If you guys help me out and I do manage to win the whole shebang I owe you guys drinks! (notice drinks not drink)

Just let me know your choice before friday.

Hope everyone has a happy life day.

in other news... drop your nalgene bottles now, everyone!
and go for a type 5 plastic instead of this type 7 stuff.

oh, and Dear Becketsess... please read the bolded paragraph...


Canadian retail chain pulls plastic water bottles

Canada's largest outdoor-goods chain has pulled water bottles and food containers made of polycarbonate plastic from its shelves over worries about the chemical bisphenol A, which has been linked to cancer and reproductive problems in animals.

Vancouver-based Mountain Equipment Co-op became the first major Canadian retailer to stop selling products that contain bisphenol A over fears the chemical can leach from plastic food and water containers.

"Inconclusive science and regulatory uncertainty presently surrounds bisphenol-A (BPA)," the company said in a statement.

"For these reasons, MEC has stopped selling polycarbonate water bottles and food containers until guidance is provided by the Government of Canada on the health risks posed by BPA."

The Canadian co-operative joins U.S.-based Patagonia in dropping the products because of health concerns.

The chemical, which can mimic the effects of the hormone estrogen in cells, has been surrounded by controversy. Some North American researchers and environmentalists have shown it can cause several types of cancer as well as developmental, neural, behavioral and reproductive harm in animals.

Industry says the products are not dangerous, citing studies from government agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that food and beverage containers manufactured from polycarbonate do not pose a health risk to humans.

"Rarely has a chemical been the subject of such intense scientific testing and scrutiny, and still, important agencies across the globe agree that there is no danger posed to humans from polycarbonate bottles," said Tom Cummins, spokesman for Nalgene and Nunc Brand Products, which manufacturers the popular Nalgene polycarbonate water bottles.

Besides hard-plastic water bottles, bisphenol A is also used in some baby bottles and the linings of some food cans, including most major brands of infant formula, according to a study co-released this week by Environmental Defence Canada and the Washington-based Environmental Working Group.

"We have study after study showing that this chemical is toxic,... and there are safe and available alternatives that are affordable," said Aaron Freeman, policy director of Environmental Defence Canada.

Canada's health department declined to comment before it releases preliminary results of a review of the chemical's effects next spring.

"We are looking at as much research as we can to make a very science-based assessment," said Joey Rathwell, a spokeswoman for Health Canada.

Norway and the European Union are also reviewing the product. Japanese manufacturers decided voluntarily to stop making products using polycarbonate plastic five to six years ago.