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Morning jeffmack - didn't see you there!

morning jj

jeff, yes vey, but it cooled down nicely in the early evening with a cool breeze. Very hot now....

Morning all

feel like cr*p this morning - too much heat (sun and hot air gun) yesterday, all wahsed down with a few too many beers.

Quiet day today with the sunday papers watching the cricket

Bit hot for a pot of tea today so I'll go for a large glass of chilled fruit juice.

Good afternoon all, boot fair and antiques fair were on the menu today. Very hot and humid, who needs to travel to tropical climes? Hot enough here.

Hello Socs, I've been so busy today....cleaned the fans on the PC tower. Thought the unit might appreciate a little fresh air. BTW the rechargable batteries in the mouse are lasting as long as FOUR days lol. Couldn't keep up with the non rechargable ones.

Opto
My Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse uses 2 x AA batteries. I use Duracell, you know, the ones that keep bunnies going longer! They last for several weeks, a month is typical, sounds like you may have a duff mouse. So far, I've not had to change the keyboard batteries at all.

Thanks Socs I'll try returning it to PC World and see how it goes.

Ditto Socs ..... my mouse (logitech) keeps trundling along
for 6 weeks or so on Duracell and I have never changed the keyboard
batteries either.

Opto
Some advice please .. am considering a wireless router, I have avoided
so far as my understanding is less secure, even with firewall. What
do you think?

jj, I haven't got a router yet. My PC helper came to try and fit a wired one and had problems, but I think it was due to my second PC being....OLD!
Another friend connected his two modern PC's with a wireless router with no problems.
Must be someone around here that can give you secific advice, sorry I can't...not tooooo bright with some things around the PC.
Must go offline now, good luck.

Thanks opto. Have a good afternoon :-)

So much for the nice weather

now got thunder and lighting and torrential rain, with the roads getting flooded!!! also lost my sky connection so cant watch the cricket :-(

Fundy
I thought it always rained up there?

Tell me about it socs - even on nice hot sunny days too!!!

optomistic, dont forget not all rechargables are the same, some have a greater capacity than other. $ days sounds very bad I get a couple of weeks to a month with my Logitech.

JJ, re wireless, it is less secure but it can be fairly secure, probably not a problem unless you have specific security requirements. Wireless is also much slower but again this may well not matter, if you dont move big files across the wireless links, for broadband its fine.

We just had 1/4 inch on the Richter scale here - that was some finale!

Hey Fundie:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/6/11998/html/scorecard.stm

Choccie - thanks for that - have had the desktop open but its not like watching it - thankfully my sky is back now the pyrotechnics have finished outside

Had a fantastic day walking through the kent countryside, sun didnt go in once. Nice bit of sunday lunch in a pub and a paddle to cool my feet.

Jeffmack
I like Kent, Thanet is my favourite because I like the seaside. Second is Capel-le-Ferne, looking out over the English Channel from the top of the cliffs, magic.