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As years goes by, things improved. Try not to link old causes to new versions of MSN Messenger. I once upon a time used the Live Messenger 2009 and its much better in terms of UI. The only cause of problem is during the reinstallation of the messenger IN the same computer. It broke itself on the second installation where some .dll files couldnt register itself properly. Still theres alot of alternative IM clients to use where you can avoid live messenger totally. Currently i am using Miranda IM and it have been serving me really well. Oh before i forget, i used Live Messenger 2009 for a solid year before the problem i stated above started when i try to reinstall it after a clean format.

Why stick with Vista when you have the option to get a better one? Like everyone else would say, get Windows 7. Since you can get any Windows version for free, there is no harm trying new ones

I am going to buy it for sure. After going through all the beta and RC, i am really impress on how fast it is compared to Vista. Still, the retail price is pricey and i am waiting for a cheaper buy when Windows 7 OEM is out.

Simply said, QWERTY keypad > touch screen.HTC have its strength so do iPhone but if you prefer style over functionality then iPhone is all your choice. I feel funny on how many claimed iPhone is far superior than HTC.I have tried both phones and i lean more towards HTC more.

Nothing to comment about. Its all there, needed by a Legion. Whats important is if you have the core members that will stay loyal? I have seen many Aion legions going down due to lack of members to start with.

Nop you dont need to. Any camera with good aperture can take decent good looking lightning shots. Compact cameras tend to have very large aperture so they are for sure a suitable camera for it since large aperture will give you good shutter speed with no delay despite its slow writing speed on certain models. DSLR, as simple as a Nikon D5000 can do what a flagship model D3X do. What is required is a high aperture lens (F/1.8 or F/2) and you are shooting away. There is no point to put up your flash and if you are trying to shoot from indoor, make sure you open up the window or else you will end up a shot of your mirrored self instead of the lightning. Unless you have a polarizer filter, you can not bother opening up the window during shooting. Like what i have mentioned in my previous post. Fast lens, fast shutter speed does wonders. If you are trying to snap a lightning during a heavy storm, you a tripod and a lens hood.

I would say the opposite. It is easy IF you have a life changing responsibility then you have to drop what kills the time most, gaming. There, you have officially quit gaming

Its all about personal style before going for variety. Samples shown above is a vector trend used during 2002 ~ 2003 where splash, grunge, circle, blobs were widely used in wallpapers and illustrations. Also, not to mention that its one of the most overused style till today.I see no unique specialty as i have seen all of those everyday.

Trillian Lite? Have you considered that? If i remember correctly, it have voice support.

Leica announced their S System which was planned since early 2008 and it will be placed in the high end market under the new format which we once know, medium format, packed with a massive 35 megapixels (rounded figure) and cost USD25,000 just for the body only. Along with the announcement of the S2 DSLR body(pic) is a finest quality range of lenses : To read more and to gain more WOW factor : http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Note : Price list was emailed to me by a close friend of mine in UK, a Leica authorized reseller. You may find the same source from the net and the ones i received is the same as posted on the net. Any moderators attempt to slap me with a warning for infringement will be reported for abuse of power. Picture source : http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ ----------- The S System despite the super steep price, it will be put in good use for portrait shots and royal functions. For instance, President Obama family pictures were taken with a Canon DSLR and a Leica M8.5 rangefinder. Cant wait to try on a demo unit of this finely made DSLR. Do discuss your thoughts about it.

I have given up all hopes on Aion since it will turn out to be another Lineage 2. Bots and bypass started to flood the China servers and those ego western players got their hands on it and they are currently selling those programs. I feel regret on pre-ordering Aion but i am happy that i manage to sell it @ retail price.

But they need to be active in the forums to keep the domain alive Same goes to the hosting too.

That is the past, this is the future. IE lost some of its usage percentage due to the poor support of web standards and IE8 made huge changes to it. Making sites in Firefox displayed 99% accuracy in IE8. The browser war continues and once again, someone have to stepup to raise that bar much higher.

You lack of understanding of how those browsers render the sites. Opera tend to capture everything and shows everything in a shot. Firefox captures body text and css first before putting in images and everything else. Safari loads site quite identical with Opera but it have very poor support for Flash content. Opera loads application based sites very quickly which will be slow in Firefox while Firefox loads regular sites very quickly which opposed to Opera. For me, Gmail loads super fast in Opera compared to Firefox and web based games site like http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ loads very well in Firefox than Opera and Safari. Modern browsers is fast and the bar have yet to be raised. Even with the new FF 3.5 it is not as fast as i imagined but it does the job.

Google for one is that its simple and straight to the point search engine. Like what myke said and it have all the integration on additional tools to view pdf, open up documents without the fuss of downloading and view with 3rd party.Besides that, it have no portal and accessible in everywhere, net kiosk, mobile phone. Unless you want everything at your fingertips, Google allows you to customize a personal portal for your need with no nonsense content.Results may not be 99% accurate but i find that it does a better job than any search engine to date.

Currently using Windows 7 beta and have yet to encounter serious issues except for some driver crashes from nvidia. It feels like Windows Vista and runs like Windows XP.Before Windows 7, i used Windows XP x64 right after i upgraded my computer to AMD X2. It was my another favorite OS. Although it was not as stable as Windows XP 32-bit, productivity spells right in that OS. Gaming wise, it depends, Korean made MMOs will have lots of problem running while western developed games like Call of Duty 4, runs very fine in there.

Still, its something you do Some people love over exposed shots while some prefer odd compositions of a subject. Lots of room for improvements. Will look forward to more of your shots.

Digital black and white? Reminds me of going darkroom doing DIY photo processing. That was my best time ever had. Pic #2 looks ok. Pic #1 and #3 seems to have bad composition. Also, your flash is too direct to the subject, causing an unwanted focus to your photo.

Nop, i cant quit gaming but i quit bad playing habits like sitting for long hours and taking every progress in MMO seriously. I still do gaming now, playing Lord of The Rings Online and hardly spend 6 hours per day. Besides that, i do UI modding in LOTRO which is something i like doing since World of Warcraft.I was like everyone else, i tried quitting but the next week, i will find myself hunting for something fun to keep my mind fresh. Everyday isnt a productive day, a little distraction will eventually boost your productivity for the later part of the day.Let me put it this way, WoW isnt gaming, its a subculture.

Nothing sucks, you will just have to look for their alternative, say, their mobile version which is small-scale friendly for dialups. I never liked Yahoo Answers, its just so unfiltered where kids just simply reply to your serious questions.

Very true. The attitude of knowing you will be anonymous is getting overboard with all the racism comments and cyber bully is still around. Their typing habits cannot be commented since its all started from texting in cell phones that brought in all the shortforms. Only time i type shortforms is when i am in the rush or to quickly intercept in an conversation or not to miss the deadline etc. Frankly it wont affect in real life writing too.

There is no such site as tutorial9.com but tutorial9.net The site focus mainly on digital art related tutorials with some web design tutorials around. But it have some of the fun tutorials around. For some web related inspirations and tutorials, i would suggest webdesignerwall.com . Its one of my weekly visits

The shimmering of the "ghost" was busted at first sight. It may look real but if you notice the head,its looking down reading something. A real ghost wouldnt cast a shadow nor appeared in unfiltered video camera.May be shocked on first sight but if you analyze it later, its just a technical glitch

Only animal based MMO i know of is Furcadia. I have tried it before and its mainly for social purpose only.

Just not my type of MMO. Aion looks promising but it still requires you to put alot of effort. Grind, item enhancements etc... i never like those. Tried the first beta and all my hype goes down.