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by Illini25
Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: 2017 Roll Call
Replies: 84
Views: 28025

Still around (from time to time) Life is getting in the way, but it's been good! Married, two kids and driving for a living now. (CDL-A)
by Illini25
Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:56 pm
Forum: Digital Media and Photography
Topic: Boeing 737 inbound...
Replies: 4
Views: 5659

Very nice!! Loved the photo of the tail section of the USAF. Very detailed.
by Illini25
Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:53 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: No BFV For Me Anymore...
Replies: 24
Views: 21919

Wow...This thread came back from the grave here, lol. Barely remember but I think once EA did released a patch it was playable for me. We are talking close to EIGHT years ago though, LOL.
by Illini25
Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Take to the skies with Microsoft Flight
Replies: 17
Views: 3586

Look's really good! Definitely going to give it a try. :thumb:
by Illini25
Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: I like this Verizon Droid X motorola phone,but
Replies: 10
Views: 1500

got the x and love it to me far better than the iphone love the flash support.

have to say the phone could be louder.hard to hear with out speaker phone.

I have the HTC Incredible and within a month the speaker was blown. :( I really love the Incredible, so I went ahead and exchanged it for ...
by Illini25
Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Update and new look!
Replies: 120
Views: 21554

Looks good Philip. Nice job. :)
by Illini25
Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:52 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Dial-up And Wireless
Replies: 6
Views: 4154

Haven't seen the WiFlyer in years......that was a dial up wireless router.

Cellular options? There are routers that have WAN connections which use EvDO cards. Or just use a laptop with one..and share it via wireless to other PCs in your house.

Right now she is using AT&T Wirless connect card ...
by Illini25
Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:39 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Dial-up And Wireless
Replies: 6
Views: 4154

Some laptops still have a dialup moedm in them... Otherwise you can use an external/USB modem and hook it to either the laptop or the WAN port of a WiFi router...

Another option is satellite (HughesNet ?), or long distance wireless.

Thanks for the input Philip. Totally forgot about the usb ...
by Illini25
Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:32 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Dial-up And Wireless
Replies: 6
Views: 4154

Dial-up And Wireless

Girlfriend just moved into a beautiful country home. No highspeed net access in the area as of yet. She only has her laptop. Any one know of any such set up to for a dial up connection and a wireless router?

Found a pretty cool gadget called WiFlyer. Any one have any experiences with this or any ...
by Illini25
Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:11 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

Sava700 wrote:I'll send you a PM of the vent info

Received and sent one back. :cool: :thumb:
by Illini25
Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:39 am
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

sup stranger!! ya should come on vent with solsun and I and get Buzz too!

Buttman!! I need to that is for sure. You know, I have not seen or talked with BuZz in months! With my current work hours, it has been really hard for me just to get online to do any thing but surf the net, read up on a ...
by Illini25
Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:47 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

Took out the HD from her lap top and the HD was a little big to just slip in. I did not want to completely take my lap top apart, so I just opened up my desk top and disconnected my secondary HD and rebooted in safe mode. Very easy and now her important photo's and files are backed up on an external ...
by Illini25
Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:04 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

Hard to say if the drive went tits up or not....I'll wager more than likely the motherboard got doused and shorted out. If you can take the drive and slave it to another computer, if the drive is still functional, you should be able to browse it and copy the stuff you want to get.

Since it's a ...
by Illini25
Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:23 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

Is the machine bootable and you're just wanting to back it up "in case the drive dies soon?"

Do you want to image it? Or just backup the persons important data?

Sorry Cat, forgot to mention that. The laptop is NOT bootable. It's dead. Some sort of liquid got spilled on it. That is about all I ...
by Illini25
Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:02 pm
Forum: Hardware & Overclocking
Topic: Backing Up a Hard Drive
Replies: 12
Views: 2603

Backing Up a Hard Drive

Long story short, stuff fell on a friends laptop and I was trying to find a way pull out the hd and try to find a way to back it up. What possible ways if any are there? The laptop is a Dell Studio XPS, only a few months old. Is there anyway I could swap out my HD in my Dell XPS which is a about a ...
by Illini25
Fri Dec 25, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: X-Mas Loot Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 4005

Kohl's Gift Cards
Kitchen bowls
Bunch of stocking stuff
Very awesome dinner
Spending time with family
by Illini25
Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Facebook, who does it?
Replies: 56
Views: 11307

Yeah, I was shocked when Philip added me as a friend. I was OMG, Philip on FB!!?? hehe. :D

Here's my link:

http://www.facebook.com/illini25
by Illini25
Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Led tv???
Replies: 13
Views: 1613

Lefty wrote:I ended up getting the Samsung LED 7000 series in 46 inch. I will finish putting it up Wednesday since it requires an entire living room shift to do it. I will let you know what I think after that.

Thanks Lefty. :thumb:
by Illini25
Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Space Shuttle Discovery on it's way to Amarillo...
Replies: 12
Views: 1984

Awesome photo's!! :thumb:

You should try to submit some to Airliners.net. I'm sure they would get in. :cool:
by Illini25
Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Led tv???
Replies: 13
Views: 1613

I also have a few questions. I'm debating between these two tv's:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9238835&type=product&id=1218065985439

or

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9230744&type=product&id=1218063831168#tabbed-customerreviews

Any one have any first rate ...
by Illini25
Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dalton going to the great Double Deuce in the sky...
Replies: 10
Views: 1097

The Outsiders is one of my favorites with him in it. Loved Red Dawn when I was a kid.
by Illini25
Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:05 pm
Forum: General Archive
Topic: Gettin married tomorrow!!
Replies: 61
Views: 106187

Congratulations Meggie! :thumb: :cool:
by Illini25
Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: so we accepted an offer on the house...
Replies: 14
Views: 2356

Congratulations Brandon!

I'd say more than lots to do, LOL. G/L. :)
by Illini25
Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: so we accepted an offer on the house...
Replies: 14
Views: 2356

I know you've always wanted to move out there so that's totally awesome! I have a cousin that lives out there in the Washington Park area of Denver and she absolutely loves it as well.
by Illini25
Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: so we accepted an offer on the house...
Replies: 14
Views: 2356

Colorado will never be the same again. Congratulations Brandon and Laura! Is she close to finding a job out there...in the area? What part of CO?
by Illini25
Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Happy Birthday Illini!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 1060

Thanks Yard..... Ohhhh, nice one Buttman! :thumb:
by Illini25
Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Happy Birthday Illini!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 1060

Thank you everyone!! :thumb: :cool:
by Illini25
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Erin Andrews caught on a peephole video!
Replies: 25
Views: 2758

PM Please. :thumb:
by Illini25
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Comcast commercial "Fastest Fast"
Replies: 18
Views: 3235

What I'm getting at work with Comcast Business:
Image

I wasn't a big fan of Comcast when I had them a year ago but once I moved I've kinda missed the better speeds, lol. Moving back to Champaign at the end of the month, so I'll be back with Comcast, lol.
by Illini25
Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Can you believe hail the size of golf balls?
Replies: 7
Views: 973

I've been in a storm like that Debbie. (golf ball size hail.) It's not pretty. And talk about LOUD!! Was years ago when I was in my early teens. Everything outside was either severly damaged or destroyed. Cars with all sorts of major hail damage, busted out windows and house siding a complete mess ...
by Illini25
Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Anyone else have a short work week?
Replies: 21
Views: 1601

Full work week for me. Weekend starts Friday night at 11pm.
by Illini25
Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:15 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Bad ping in Ventrilo, good ping in WoW?
Replies: 17
Views: 34505

Hi, i was wondering if you could solve that problem, because I've got the exact same one. Everything matches. Please if you have found any soultions, do tell me. Thank you.

If you have the exact same problem as the original poster. Best bet is to have your own dedicated broadband connection ...
by Illini25
Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: How many of you have changed careers?
Replies: 39
Views: 2558

Still going through the process here. Everything is paid off, no debt. Working my way back up the chain so to speak. Although it is good to know people in the right places. In one year, I've lived in five different places. :eek: Four of the places in the span of two months, LOL. Things are now ...
by Illini25
Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: any golfers?
Replies: 4
Views: 762

I use to golf on a regular basis. 4-5 times a week. Even in a evening golfing league which was fun. Got burned out a bit from doing that and now I haven't played in about a year. Was never really good, but enjoyed myself none the less. :thumb:
by Illini25
Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:26 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: really crazy weather here !
Replies: 9
Views: 1293

Around where I'm living this is the fifth wettest spring on record. Farmers are just now getting into the fields.
by Illini25
Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Anyone having log in problems or slowness accessing facebook?
Replies: 9
Views: 1951

Been up and down for me. Right now, it's fine.
by Illini25
Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: What do you guys do to cut expenses?
Replies: 102
Views: 8182

Debbie wrote:That is alright. All I am concerned with is having a certain amount by July 23, 2010 without touching any other account.

They couldn't of picked a better day than July 23rd! it's an awesome day! Although I'm a bit biased as it's my birthday..... :D :thumb:
by Illini25
Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Dave Mathews Band fans...
Replies: 3
Views: 762

:thumb:

Also Sirius XM started Dave Mathews Radio today thru the end of the week.

Sirius Channel 17
XM Channel 39
by Illini25
Thu May 21, 2009 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: convince Yardofstuf (aka alan) to get Facebook!!
Replies: 24
Views: 1636

lol was about to make a post to ask who had a fb account on sg and if they did do they play mafia wars.

I have been. Just started playing not that long ago.


http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=519157501&ref=profile

http://apps.facebook.com/i nthemafia/status_invite.php?from ...
by Illini25
Sat May 16, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Actors and actresses
Replies: 32
Views: 2475

Gene Hackman
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
Pacino
DeNiro