D. V. Devnull

I probably won't be able to help further than this question... But, may I suggest that you check the drives with a utility that reads the "S.M.A.R.T." data? (If nothing else, it might help to relieve the paranoia?) :huh: ~D. V. "Just a thought..." Devnull

I can provide another option, albeit I don't know how well it can work for you, Howlin ... :) The name of the program is IZArc, and it is capable of handling just about any compressed file type you can end up running into. No joke, I'm very serious here. Go to http://www.izarc.org/ -- IZArc's official website in order to learn about it, download it, and generally check it out and utilize it. Heck, you might find, like me, that you want to make it the single utility for everything you do with compressed files. For me, it ended up replacing WinZip (among others) permanently. But don't take my word for it, go learn about it and see for yourself! :thumbsup: ~Mr. D. V. "Damnit, I don't like sounding like a walking advert..." Devnull

5521 ....... Next page, please! :thumbsup: (And you can click here to go there...) ~Mr. D. V. "New pages are fun, aren't they?" Devnull

5525 ....... a little quiet in here, I think ... almost as if something's about to happen ... :wacko: ~D. V. "Spo-o-o-o-oky in here..." Devnull

5528 Hmm... another bet I won... this sucks... :thumbdown: <*pulls out a soft Nerf bat, and playfully pwns everyone who's posted between his last post and this one, but without hurting anyone*> ~Mr. D. V. "and you just got served" Devnull

<*tries to start singing again...*> 5535 tanks of oil on the wall... 5535 tanks of oil... take one down... (I bet there won't be a minimum of 5 people in a row after my post that keep this going...) ~Mr. D. V. Devnull

5554 ... Dang, I missed the quad-digits... -.- ~Mr. D. V. "I'll get a nice one next time!" Devnull

5565 TeraBytes of data, anyone? :P ~Mr. Devnull

<*The room announcer sounds off overhead...*> "S - S - S - Song Breaker!" <*DVD sits down in a chair with a sad look on his face...*> Damnit... That would have made a nice tune to sing by... Blasted trolls killing my music choices... :sad: At least I won that bet... :-P 5569 ~Mr. D. V. "I knew it... There WOULD be at least one who'd fail to sing along!" Devnull

Hmm... :-k ... Don't know if you tried this already, but may I suggest trying Google's Translation Services @ http://www.google.com/language_tools in order to translate the page into something more readable? :) ~D. V. Devnull

5571 bottles of beer on the wall... 5571 bottles of beer... take one down... <*trails off in song, wonders if someone will pick up the next verse*> ~Mr. "I'd bet there is at least one person who'd fail to sing along with me..." Devnull

SportsGuy, your pings look rather normal to me, slightly more stable than mine, TBH. :thumbsup: ... I'm personally getting a range of ping times on the RuneScape servers from 34 ms (awesome) to 331 ms (miserable) here on 5 Mbps/768 Kbps (U/D) Verizon DSL... Not exactly my cup of tea as it is a little too variable for my general usage habits. :| ... However, as long as I've stayed on any server that has less than 200 ms ping with RuneScape, I've usually been fine. B) BTW, I may post an update after moving in the nearby future to Verizon FiOS... Stay tuned! :D ~D. V. "Looks fine to me..." Devnull (p.s.: To anyone with a link faster than 30 ms, I classify you as having a "jackrabbit" link... NO pun intended!)

Gah, a cultist! Stay away! :ohnoes: <*DVD dives into the nearby maze garden while he tries to figure out how to handle such an insane nutcase.*> 5573 ~Mr. Devnull

Going down that road isn't for anyone that wants to have kids. Conquering the world while being evil generally results in the world wanting you gone, and without a legacy. -.- 5578 ~D. V. "Not how I'd want to live, personally..." Devnull

5584 Albel, why so quiet? Are you trying to make an awkward moment or something? :mellow: ~D. V. "Huh?" Devnull

In that case, cheer up to the fact that you're alive... Smile because of the fact that you have the ability to choose between good and evil, chaos and order, right and wrong... Realize that being alive gives you the option and ability to save lives, do many (especially good) things, gain friends and have fun together with them, find many things you can enjoy yourself, and even (assuming you're straight) eventually find the right person and have kids... :D Heck, you're in this fun thread, right? Right? RIGHT? Yes, you are! So, while you might make some weird errors in life, you can learn from them. You're able to grow and expand, learn and develop, and therefore you can't honestly be all that bad. So quit being so hard on yourself, and look forward to the good things you can possibly do. :thumbsup: Now... where were we? Ah, yes....... 5586 ~Mr. Delta Varuna "You're not that bad... You just gotta learn how to be better." Devnull

5588 One question then, run4runes ... Are you always looking badly or being hard upon yourself, or is it that others around you have an awful opinion of you? :huh: ~Mr. D. V. Devnull

5591 ... If you're there, please post in order to keep it moving! Add some thoughts at random to keep it fresh! :) ~Mr. D. V. "I wait too much for other posts around here..." Devnull

Jeff, try using your camera's "LandScape" setting for such wide shots as those. It throws the focus out to infinity, usually resulting in crisper, sharper, and cleaner wide-field photos taken by your camera. Other than that, those pics are "wallpaper-worthy"... :thumbsup: ~Mr. D. V. Devnull

Where are you geographically located? Also, who is your current internet provider? And who is your landline phone service provider? :huh: @Clare: Good luck on upgrading to Fibre-Optic Internet ... My parents and I are trying to upgrade here in the West USA also. :) ~D. V. Devnull

Oh, but there IS something good that can come out of the ability to teleport anywhere! You can teleport into a burning building, next to someone that can't get out, and teleport them out with you, thereby saving their life! Further, you could even teleport to a spot ahead of any criminal, and take them down! Now, wouldn't you happen to call that damn good? B) 5593 ~Mr. D. V. "How ya like your broken arguments? Well done, or extra-crispy?" Devnull

I wonder what would be on your mind? Hopefully, it wouldn't be anything bad? :? 5595 ~D. V. "Better to be a good guy if you can teleport..." Devnull

<*DVD picks up the drink in its' glass, and before he takes even a mere simple sip, casts a polymorphing spell on the drink, changing the entire drink (including the components of that potion) into Apple Juice mixed with some warm Tea... He sensed the danger before it could get him.*> Nice try... I'll have to remember to put some super-poison (kidding, TBH) in yours. :roll: 5598 ~Mr. D. V. "You can't sabotage me THAT much!" Devnull

This thread has been an interesting read, I must admit. Well, give or take some back-and-forth flaming, anyway. :P Now, while it would be nice to have a new skill, I won't hold my breath. It's gonna come when Jagex decides it's cool enough for release, and not a moment before, sad to say. :( BTW, last week's update had a major plus for some players, even with it being primarily aimed at newbies... Especially with all those unburied bones just appearing due to the negligence of others. (Yup, you guessed right. I'm one of those prayer-training oddballs who got down there and took advantage of that little opportunity!) :mrgreen: See you all on the flipside. Who knows what the future holds... :? Oh, and pirate_felix, you missed someone... ME! ....... Shame on you! :shame: ~Mr. D. V. "I'll just lurk until it happens..." Devnull

I'll keep my eyes open for this... One hell of a glitch, though. :shock: I wonder if it will show on the GeForce 7300 GT and/or Radeon 9200 (Don't bother me about this...) that I'm using here... :-k ~D. V. "Now THAT is interesting!" Devnull (p.s.: Shouldn't this thread be in "RuneScape Bugs & Suggestions?")