Recent content by Gord N.

All nice.  Also liked the white alligator...particularly the oddity of the two almost perfert "duck heads" created by his eyebrow/eyelids.  We have a blue heron reserve close to where we are now living. Presume there are colonies and nest there as well. Haven't visited it yet but will this...

No temps like that here, Dennis. We stayed at that campground(likely) one summer when we lived up there. The last week down here has been interesting. We had 20 cm of snow and then 10 mm rain on top of that. The wind was blowing right across the front of my house and drifting up (before the...

Huum, you must be around Monte Lake, or that area somewhere.  I used to live in Chase but moved down to Agassiz in the Fraser Valley this past spring. I admire your fortitude, since the temperature in that area sometimes hits as low as -40 C which is the same as -40 F. I keep watching that area...

Have a look here at the variety of filters.  Most use the same process. Under each type you will find particulars on how long they will last.  Usually it is three months or one camping season, but each person's experience (and use) may vary. ...

Hi John: If you open Firefox and go to Tools, Addons,  AdBlock Plus is right there.  Just clock on it an install it. In Chrome, just go to the AppStore and search for Add Block.  A full list of available apps are there including Add Block Plus. Gord

Think I got you beat John.  First program I ever wrote in BASIC was on a VIC 20.  Made a rudimentary TRAP SHOOTING program...my other expensive hobby. Gawd, was that sucker ever slow!  Of course running off a tape, why wouldn't it be.  But it worked. Seems like a lot of us are either too darned...

Ha!  Remember it well, Larry.  Having gone through that era, I keep asking myself "Did that Operating System actually exist?"  Oh well, it served a purpose and gave Microsoft some extra time to actually produce a new and better OS than Windows 98.  Some would also argue that wasn't true either. ...

"That's "Kiss My Grits, Intel". Well, not really.  Intel just keeps doing what it always has done.  Push the envelope on processor/chipset technology.  As John complained, Microsoft chose to stop supporting Windows 7 on the new "Kaby Lake"  (Generation 7) processors and chipsets.  So, John is...

Yer' Welcome John: I'd be interested in hearing how you make out with the VM on Windows 10, running your Win7 Pro 64, and does it handle your software okay. Gord

Hi John: As you may have already concluded, your problem could be with the new 7th generation "Kaby Lake Processor" or even the P270 chipset on the Asus board.Perhaps a return to a Generation 6 I7 Processor and compatible Chipset would work, if you can return the new board and or processor. I...

You're welcome, Tom Another one, if you are clear behind is just to tuck your elbow into your side and cant your forearm to about a 30 to 35 deg. angle, then use just a 60 deg. back to 120 degree foreward quick motion.  make sure you are holding enough free line in your free hand. This one...

A trick my Dad and I used to use in a restricted environment such as bushes along the stream, was the "slingshot cast".  Just pull out enough line to satisfy the distance you want to reach and then grab the hook tightly and bend the rod back in towards you, then release.  A nine foot rod can...

As Larry says, it really does depend on what kind of RV you have, or will be buying.  Do you live right on the coast or are you up in the Fraser Valley somewhere. The difference would be or could be significant.  I have recently moved to Agassiz and will be winterizing my 5th wheel at the right...

"Same with cellphone pictures. For taking selfies and such, okay. Otherwise, maybe not." I have to agree with Tom on this.  Despite having a fairly large investment in DSLR Cameras and lenses, If  I could take pictures like this one of Tom's from his publicly available site (see the first link...

Hi Again: I am in Opera now on Windows 10 and all seems to be okay. Would you want to try re-installing Opera and see if it comes up okay?