Forum: PC World Chat

Ok all the regulars know the drill, you male a post a random, odd, normal post saying almost anything, and you have to be nice and friendly. As this may be our very last chance to make pf1 chat history. Ok ? and yes you lurkers make a post too please............:) sadly we may lose this...

Hi all, Just thought I'd throw a quick message out there to say that there are still talks about the future of PF1 and having it independent from PCWorld, be it the domain, the database, whatever... No actual details (There's nothing to go on right now), but I figured it was worth mentioning to...

From NBR (The National Business Review): http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/fairfax-talks-staff-possible-closure-computer-titles-140920 RIP PC World :(

hey guys . i was thinking of doing the tertiary foundation course at auckland university to gain entrance to a degree, just wondering what your thoughts are on this course, is it similar to the ncea level 3 tests? as i can do my last year of highschool or do this course, what do you guys...

. . Alco ..... Cheers!!! It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth. - George Burns A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her. - W.C. Fields I envy people who drink - at least they know...

So there seems to be some teeth gnashing and wailing about $1.5b being poured in to UFB but an uptake rate of only 2%. Well if my experience is anything to go with, no wonder. I live two doors down from a school. Last month Chorus thrust their fibre under the footpath in front of my place....

Does anyone know where you make these?

it'll be way better than dialup. how much do these HD channels use anyhow? must be atleast 9mbit for a 1080i stream, thats a few TB each month. (24/7) a 100GB plan with adsl2 speeds (for everything but gaming) is more than possible. should be mandated to be offered.

If you have an idle 20 mins or so "The Last Bookshop" is a charming short film that is worth a watch. The film imagines a future in which bookshops have all but disappeared, a scenario not to hard to imagine. The film tells the tale of a boy who stumbles upon the last remaining bookshop and falls...

I thought i'd try them had my 1st visit to specsavers the young lady guided me through putting them in, got them in on my own OK then after coming out the examination room I couldn't do it again outside in the main area. Made another appointment about a week later to try again. And I still...

Thinking of changing

Here Wheelstands at 160MPH +, clipping back wheels at a similar speed, tight corners, narrow roads stone walls.... Nuts, I tell you! Awesome to watch though...

Mid May I purchased my first SLR since I chucked photography and sold all my gear around 1990 (35mm SLR, 6x6 and 6x7) I have been slowly getting interested in photography again over the last couple of years so decided the time was right to get back into it. Not for part time work like I used to do,...

I went up there to detail some plans re: some network cabling. Saw this black plastic/rubber round container that used to contain water approx just above the laundry room. What's that?

How many of you read a print copy of a daily newspaper?!

In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dorothy. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost...

Google tests balloons to beam internet from near space: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22905199#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa and what's more, in Christchurch of all places: Google launches balloon internet project in Canterbury: ...

Long time no post! So, what's new? I see there's a new forum starting up and the hammer is hanging over the PC World mag/forum. My life has changed alot in the last 12 months - new job, moved out, got a car, etc etc and PF1 has dropped off my list of frequent websites. Would someone care to...

A couple of years ago I had some wood steps build at my house's front door. About three mornings ago I went out to get the Southland Times in my slippers. I slipped on the wooden steps and landed hard on my back. I suffered bad bruising on the side of my back near the waist. I must have pinched a...

When mail, texts arrive on the 4, they appear in top left hand corner,(icon) from there one drags them down and gets the message. At the moment they do not move when dragging or holding, therefore I don't know what is happening. It has worked previously. I have installed Light flow, which...

The server pcforums lives on is currently offline. It will be back sometime today.

I'm moving to a new place here in Napier and need a new ISP - don't really need a landline. Any recommendations? Currently with Telecom but wondered if I could get something cheaper for my broadband. 30 gigs per month will be more than adequate.

My daughter is studying again, and we can't find a Win8 driver for our very old Canon printer at home. I want to get a home printer, preferably wireless, and cheap ink (I know this combo is impossible but one can dream can't one?). I would presume most models these day come out with Win8 drivers?...