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Hello Janani. I am from Canada and have an interest in music and art. I think the culture of your country is amazing. I was learning about classical Indian music but no one shared that interest. In my country even, the Indians don't seem interested in traditional Indian things.It is very awesome that you play an instrument. What instrument is it? I wanted to learn classical Indian instruments (tabla and sarod in particular) and studied a few ragas, but it's hard to learn where I live -- no teachers. To meet someone who was formally trained is impressive! I'd sure like to learn some things! I've already learned a bit of Hindi.I play a few instruments, Guitar, piano, drums. I'm not familiar with Bharatnatyam, is this a dance? Please feel free to elaborate. I know nothing about dancing. My introduction to Indian dancing was seeing the Commonwealth Games on TV. That was very nice by the way.Like you, I enjoy meeting people of different cultures and I look forward to hearing more from you. If you have any questions about life in Canada don't be afraid to ask.Have fun!

I like Queen! I always laugh when I hear this erm, "Great" cover version of this song. http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

You can skip using the usb cable and remove the SD Card from your camera and insert it into the computer (or card-reader). Shouldn't need any drivers for that. If nothing pops up with the cable or card, make sure you look in "My Computer" to see if it's there. You could try uninstalling the Kodak software before installing the Samsung software. You might find it under "Add/Remove Programs".

I was introduced to eggnog when I was too young to know what it was. I've tasted about three or four brands of store-bought egg nog in my life and they all taste good. Some have more spices (cinnamon etc) than others. I've never tasted home-made stuff so I have no idea if it tastes anything like the stuff you can buy in a store. I'm interested in trying a home-made recipe but the raw eggs does kind of put a person off. I think most recipes recommend pasteurizing it before making it.I would describe the eggnog I've tried as tasting like...a sweet creamy drink. Rich, smooth, kind of like drinking a good quality Ice Cream flavour. It doesn't taste much like eggs to me, I've never had a glass of eggnog and thought Gee, I'd love a slab of bacon to go with this. It's very good anyway.

I was looking at tablets and one of the first things I noticed was that the Kindle feels really light and comfortable to hold. I could see the advantages immediately for someone who wants to read and in fact I was a bit disappointed that current tablets aren't as nice for reading. It's shocking how rude people can be at Christmas. People seem to have this pathetic desire to appear smarter than others and end up showing only their ignorance. Hope you had a nice holiday otherwise and if you decide you don't want your kindle... I'd love to have it!

Ahoy there Castaway, I checked out your blog. I like the name you've chosen "The Castaway Dream", it sounds cool. I find the font colours a bit difficult to read, the blue on grey especially. It depends what browser and computer I'm using. The content is interesting, I have an interest in animals, I've rescued a few myself No whales or dolphins mind you! I haven't had the opportunity to see many marine ones. Your trip to the Amazon sounds pretty exciting, it would be interesting to read about it but I'll have forgotten about it by then unless you plan on staying a member here

Hi there iAssistant! Interesting nickname, are you an android?

What exactly are you trying to do? I didn't read the other posts, too lazy. If you want to burn an iso image on linux, check out my incredibly educational post here: http://forums.xisto.com/topic/68226-burn-cd-images-in-linux-with-ease/ If you want to "make" files into an ISO image, that's possible too but I'm not sure how without googling. If you're trying to burn an ISO on Windows, just download a free IMG burner found on Google.

Hello Wildflower, welcome! What kind of stuff are you interested in talking about?

Great, I look forward to checking them out!

I'm no good at writing rap lyrics but I'd be interested to hear your music.

Thanks for the replies they have been helpful. Does anyone know the difference between a Toshiba Satellite and a Satellite Pro?

I don't think those sites ship to Canada so I didn't miss much. I was thinking about a Toshiba Satellite, they seem popular at least. I'll look into them, but I'm really just looking for the best sale! Does anyone else have experience with Acers, Dells, Lenovas, ASUS in this price range?

I haven't done any computer shopping for a long time, so I don't know what's all on the market these days or how one thing compares to another. I've never owned a laptop either so I don't know which brand has a reputation for good, affordable laptops or pieces of junk. Does anyone have any suggestions? I want at least a 15.6", so no tiny net books. HDD size is not a priority , because I have more external HDD than you can shake a stick at. If anyone wants to help me shop, I've been browsing this website: https://www.canadapost.ca/shop/gifts.jsf;CPO_JSESSIONID=j_Kmu6Tgm2ONPDypeBLCrSeK4w63fCsSDu6i55X6cSiXsFSk7ESW!2124845929?execution=e1s1 Prices on that site are in Canadian dollars, but it's close enough to USD. Any recommendations will be welcome!

Some computers (with their default sound cards like realtek) have a thing that lets you change your "environmental sound" with the equalizer, key or reverb effects. One of the presets is even Underwater. I wouldn't be surprised if someone experimented with this and left the sound all screwed up. There might be an icon on your taskbar that allows you to open up this audio manager and adjust the reverb settings. If you don't find an icon, it would be in the Control Panel too. If reverb FX aren't the problem, it might just be the EQ. Some EQ settings make music sound awful.

What makes a good 'night song'? Something soft and relaxing?

I found http://www.w3schools.com/ to be very helpful. There are lessons on the left. I learned a lot from this site, and I think HTML and CSS should be the best place to start. As for getting a place to try your code, you can either post here and earn money to buy a domain like http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ or download something that can be run locally on your computer. I think running a local server is the best way to start out as long as you don't expect many (or any) visitors to your practice site. A good way to try it out is to download http://www.wampserver.com/en/ which installs everything you need easily.

I seem to have missed our resident sheepdog's barrage of dog related topics by mere minutes, but anyway I need a refresher course on dog grooming. It's shedding time again and I'm in need of some help or emotional support (Ack, so much fur flying!!) I said a lot of this last time I posted about dog grooming, but I'll say it again.. Here is my dog, a Border Collie with a medium length rough coat (I guess) : Not a current picture. He's shedding a lot now.. I have these equipment: I can't seem to make any progress brushing my dog during shedding season. I use the under coat rake, and after hours of "raking" his back I still get big clumps of under coat fur. How long is it supposed to take? Am I supposed to keep going until no more clumps of fur come out with the rake, or should I just move on to another type of brush? Should I be using the rake all over my dog's body or just his back/sides? Not surprisingly, he doesn't seem to like his furry butt raked. His butt is in serious need of brushing, but I'm not sure how to tackle it. His butt area is definitely the most frustrating area to brush for both me and the dog and also the most in need of attention. It always gets tangles. I guess his obsession with swimming only makes the tangles worse.. Should I be doing small areas at a time, or brush the entire length of the dog in one long sweep? Also.. I read that you're supposed to either brush backwards (against the fur direction) or use some kind of spiral motion. Huh? Am I supposed to be doing this? I gave it a try and my dog didn't seem to mind, but it seems weird. Do I need more grooming equipment? I think some kind of a heavy duty comb would be useful to get tangles out. I'm also wondering if the brushes shaped like a glove might be a more comfortable experience for my dog or is it the same thing as what I already have? I find the brush I have in the picture a little too... rough? It doesn't seem to work as good as a regular soft squishy hair brush on the tail, which I often find myself using instead of the dog brush. My dog seems less bothered by a softer brush on his tail. I was interested in what they call a "Slicker Brush" I was reading about grooming and I saw some people use this brush a lot? Should I be using this instead of the "Grooming Brush" I posted up there? Is it good for the whole body or mainly for sensitive areas like the belly? Well, lots of questions...

Sooo, rice. A lot of people don't think too much about rice but I do! I'm curious as to how other people prepare this common food? What type of rice do you use, plain old white? Brown? Jasmine? Basmati? Other? Do you use an open pot or covered pot method? Rice cooker? Do you prefer it mushy and sticky or dry-ish? Do you add any spices? How do you eat it? Fork? Spoon? Chopsticks? Hands, ...feet? I've been experimenting with different rices like Jasmine and Basmati, and they're pretty good. Tastes like popcorn!