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Post #2634987 Actually I've jumped ship to FF3 at least temporarily. That wasn't something I did lightly because I've been with Opera since version 6. Every version has had its quirks, but 9.5 kept failing with t ...… |
pjbatty | Opera browser | 9.5 Harming Opera's Rep? | Jun 30 2008 | |
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Post #2077135 It's such a lively forum that I thought I'd bump my post up, one year later :)… |
pjbatty | photo edit | Editing photos - example of dealing with underexposed subject | Jun 3 2007 | |
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Post #2033106 Perhaps we could just knock up a quick text file and upload it - make a link to it on the sidebar. I've made a list: http://files.myopera.com/pjbatty/files/BSFav060507.txt . Whenever a new member is ...… |
pjbatty | Blue Star Favorite Forum | New Rule - Please do not pick a member's photo. | May 6 2007 | |
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Post #2032678 You're welcome :up:… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | I need a little help about my translation | May 6 2007 | |
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Post #1996652 The other problem is quite often the EXIF gets stripped by some programs and furthermore, some photos can be nicked with the EXIF intact. I think the way to avoid posting illegitimate photos is to lo ...… |
pjbatty | Blue Star Favorite Forum | Original Photos? | Apr 12 2007 | |
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Post #1877445 I've had this on my PC for ages and I guess it might be appropriate here: 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had t ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | Humorous English and Idioms | Jan 8 2007 | |
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Post #1763398 If you want quick and cheap (free) red eye solutions, try using Picasa (http://picasa.google.com). It also organizes your photos amongst other cool features.… |
pjbatty | Photography Help | Editing | Oct 3 2006 | |
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Post #1763397 I concur. For most works that are to be printed out you should aim for 300dpi although it may be possible for 200dpi in some cases where quality is not such an issue. … |
pjbatty | Photography Help | CD Cover Art Editing, need some help! | Oct 3 2006 | |
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Post #1763394 Cherry, I borrowed the Pimsleur Mandarin course from my local library and it's pretty good. It usually comes on 9 CDs and has beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Worth checking out. I've ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | Starting Chinese | Oct 3 2006 | |
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Post #1763390 Ok I'll try. "After the old lady fell over, we had to life her up onto her feet." "Could you take my calculator from my desk please?" "We needed to pull up the rope in order to get to the bucket at ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | My next stupid question.... | Oct 3 2006 | |
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Post #1752261 They are quite similar but the Control Engineering is appropriate as a phrase by itself. Computer Controlling...what exactly? You would need a noun on the end of that one.… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | Technical English... | Sep 25 2006 | |
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Post #1752255 Pull it up would be the case whereby the act of moving something up requires grasping and moving towards you. Take it up would suggest a more snatching motion and hence quicker. Lift it up is a more ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | My next stupid question.... | Sep 25 2006 | |
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Post #1601298 Cheers. I did a search before I posted but nothing came up. Thanks for that. :up: … |
pjbatty | Open the Web & Take Action | TiddlyWiki.com problems in Opera | Jun 15 2006 | |
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Post #1600205 [author] Hi, has anyone tried and successfully used the site called Tiddly Wiki? It looks really cool and would be useful but I can't get it to save any changes I make to it. It says I should use Firefox i ...… |
pjbatty | Open the Web & Take Action | TiddlyWiki.com problems in Opera | Jun 14 2006 | |
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Post #1575034 This topic reminds me of an e-mail I received about learning English. I'll paste it in below if nobody minds reading a little bit: (author/s unknown) 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | Anyone need help? | May 27 2006 | |
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Post #1575024 There's a good PDF tutoral on the Adobe website that I use for B&W conversion using RGB channels. Go to http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/ps_pro_primers.html and have a browse through.… |
pjbatty | Photography Help | Editing | May 27 2006 | |
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Post #1575022 I think he means long exposure. You'll need a tripod most importantly. Then set your camera to bulb mode - B on most cameras shutter speed setting. You might want to try f/8 to start with and brack ...… |
pjbatty | Photography Help | trail effect help | May 27 2006 | |
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Post #1575014 One way of editing in PS that I have learned recently is using adjustment layers. After you have loaded your picture, go to layers and select New Adjustment layer. Pick the one you want to adjust an ...… |
pjbatty | photo edit | Editing photos - example of dealing with underexposed subject | May 27 2006 | |
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Post #1508859 [author] For anyone in the UK, Planet Earth is required viewing. Anyone else, watch your TV screens closely and hope your broadcaster has sense to buy in this amazing nature documentary from the BBC. It's fi ...… |
pjbatty | Wildlife | Planet Earth | Apr 1 2006 | |
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Post #1482162 You could also say four fifths of something. For example, "Four fifths of the world is covered by water". It's just a way of indicating a quantity in shorthand.… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | over or divided by | Mar 14 2006 | |
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Post #1471002 Samurize! I can recommend this completely. You can customize in any way you like to show whatever you like. I have little configuration showing my CPU temperatures, usage and a little clock with a ...… |
pjbatty | Software | Create Your Own Desktop Environment | Mar 8 2006 | |
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Post #1470989 It's amazing just how complicated English is. A lot of [I]English[/I] people have trouble speaking English so it's no wonder foreign people have trouble :p We have a lot of local kids whom we call ...… |
pjbatty | [Study Time!] | SPLIT: Grammar Question. | Mar 8 2006 | |
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Post #1470972 I have to admit, although I am a native English speaker I'm not a teacher. In my experience, most English speakers wouldn't know what a preposition was without giving an example. They'd know how to ...… |
pjbatty | [Lessons] | Please teach me "Preposition" | Mar 8 2006 | |
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Post #1457822 [author] Quick question. How do you get forums in your blog? Is this a standard feature? I'm curious... Oh, and by the way, my name's Pete and I'm from Lancaster in the UK. Grab me if you get stuck on any ...… |
pjbatty | [Main Lounge] Welcome! | Forums | Feb 27 2006 | |
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Post #1457820 Technically, Skype is better than Yahoo! and MSN although I think I remember reading you are limited to 8 people in a group chat (I may wrong though). Also, Skype handles things like firewalls better ...… |
pjbatty | [Main Lounge] Welcome! | Is Skype good for voice chats? | Feb 27 2006 | |
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Post #1457800 Actually for number 2, I would say something like "Mr.Horie is different from others in his way of business" but that still seems a little 'foreign' to my ears. Most likely, I would say "Mr Horie's w ...… |
pjbatty | [Lessons] | Please teach me "Preposition" | Feb 27 2006 | |
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Post #1453943 I haven't read much into it but I listened to an interview on BBC News 24 with someone in the Jewish community and the interviewer made the point that Ken had been suspended without any involvement fr ...… |
pjbatty | Debates & Discussions | A Triumph for Political Correctness | Feb 24 2006 | |
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