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Ben.geek.nz Forums » Forum: Asking - Recent Posts http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/forum/asking en-US Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:22:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/search.php patientgenie on "Windows Update without the net" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/windows-update-without-the-net#post-831 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:34:09 +0000 patientgenie 831@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Thanks heaps Ben, Merry Christmas too... Oh and Uncle Bill says Happy New Year - he will be going home 12th Jan - so lets hope all goes well with the cd on the 13th! :-) Ben on "Windows Update without the net" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/windows-update-without-the-net#post-830 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:29:32 +0000 Ben 830@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Yep you're on the right track. That file will work, or even better the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e&displaylang=en">CD image provided here</a>. If you burn that image to a CD it should be really easy to pop it into his PC and install everything that is needed. patientgenie on "Windows Update without the net" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/windows-update-without-the-net#post-829 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:18:28 +0000 patientgenie 829@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Hi Ben My Uncle has got a new scanner which wont work because he needs service pack 3 for XP Home, but he has no access to the internet - I was wondering which file to download manually for him from my place while he is on holidays here, but the Micky$oft site isn't the most user friendly - it just takes me to a link saying to set update to on, on the computer, which is no use to me on my pc. There is this file Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers Can I download this and put it onto CD for him - or is there another file that is the Service Pack 2 to 3 update to manually download onto a pc that doesn't need the update? Many thanks Michelle Ben on "Handsfree Landsline Kit" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handsfree-landsline-kit#post-792 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:10:25 +0000 Ben 792@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ I'm sure there must be. Perhaps there is a cordless phone that has Bluetooth so you can use a regular Bluetooth headset with it? Or would <a href="http://www.dse.co.nz/dse.shop/4b21562f0344cd36273fc0a87f3b0664/Product/View/F9106">something like this</a> do the trick? Anonymous on "Handsfree Landsline Kit" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handsfree-landsline-kit#post-791 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:04:18 +0000 Anonymous 791@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>I am trying to find out if there is a gadget that is to landlines as bluetooth is to mobile phones. Meaning to speak on the land line hands free, with a headphone or earpiece and mic of course. Anonymous on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-764 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:35:03 +0000 Anonymous 764@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>I ended up going with a Dakota 20 because it wasn't much more expensive than the E Trex models while having some of the features of the Oregon models. Should have it by the middle of the this week, should be able to get some serious caching in over the xmas period :) Thanks for the all the help ben :D Anonymous on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-745 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:09:45 +0000 Anonymous 745@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>Hmm that's a touch average. I would quite like it to display maps. The phone i have at the moment doesn't have GPS. Hmm, i guess ill try hunt down a cheap HCx or one of the Oregon models. Ben on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-744 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:27:12 +0000 Ben 744@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Here's a <a href="http://www.tramsoft.ch/gps/garmin_etrex-h_en.html">nice comparison of the different models</a>. The H is quite restricted, and doesn't display maps. Having said that, it will still work fine for Geocaching. Does your phone have GPS? You might be able to get cheap software for it to display coordinates which is all you need for basic geocaching. Anonymous on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-743 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:56:38 +0000 Anonymous 743@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>I'm considering picking up a eTrex H There is a bunch of new ones on TradeMe for ~$200 (<a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/GPS/Handheld/auction-256172551.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/GPS/Handheld/auction-256172551.htm</a>) Is the only difference between the H and the HCx the colour screen? Or was the H a generation before the HCx? Anonymous on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-739 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01:21 +0000 Anonymous 739@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>I'd like to get everything i need (ie: incl any software i need to buy) for $300 Ben on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-738 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:02:50 +0000 Ben 738@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ What's your budget? I use an Etrex Vista. When combined with <a href="http://www.gsak.net/">GSAK</a>, you can upload heaps of Geocaching POIs onto it. There's a couple on Trademe around $200-$250 right now. I use the HCx which is nice (H for high senstivity and C for colour). Anonymous on "Handheld GPS" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/handheld-gps#post-737 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:42:35 +0000 Anonymous 737@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: </div>I'm looking into buying a handheld GPS so i can try some geocaching. Looking for something middle of the road with decent bang-for-buck. The only ones i've seen around tend to be $500+ which is a little out of my price range at the moment. Ben on "wireless options" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/wireless-options#post-673 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:33:41 +0000 Ben 673@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Hey Kelly. My personal favourite is Logitech Squeezebox, but they're not hugely cheap. The Duet is fantastic though - comes with a WiFi remote so you can use it anywhere with reception, and displays album art etc on the remote. There's also <a href="http://ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=371451">this thing at Ascent</a>. Never used it, but heaps cheaper than a Squeezebox. kellyboy on "wireless options" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/wireless-options#post-672 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:06:18 +0000 kellyboy 672@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ help with wireless from ' computer to stereo Ben on "Reformat Error - USB Memory sticks" http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/reformat-error-usb-memory-sticks#post-643 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:50:21 +0000 Ben 643@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ Sounds like you might have removed the drive without ejecting or stopping it first? Sadly it's an all too common problem. There are a bunch of different programs that will attempt to recover the data for you. The trouble is filtering the wheat from the spam/chaff. This post has a few good suggestions: <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/31869/How-to-recover-data-from-a-USB-key" rel="nofollow">http://ask.metafilter.com/31869/How-to-recover-data-from-a-USB-key</a>