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Wow this is great advice. THIS is what makes this place rock.

PSP will let you rescan by pixels or by inches, so that would be a pretty good tool. As long as the image quality is up to it... rescanning up that far won't make TIFF magic if the original is aliased.

Okay Ken, I'll demote you to noob if you'll demote me. Then we can, um, "partake". Just for a day this time, right? Right? C'mon I see you crossing your fingers behind your back.

Paint Shop Pro is your friend.

Go to the bottom to manually choose a new theme, touch that, and presto... new skin, there's your "new posts" at the top right.

You got it. Imagine sitting stationary on your bike, then falling over on your side and hitting your head without "catching" yourself. That's a heck of a wallop to the grey matter, and you're not even rolling. Now imagine slamming your punkin into a tree or the side of a car at even 20mph. Here's the only time you get to ride without a helmet ... on SNOW.

Pugs wins it! The consensus was, the winner's screen name would be the item raffled off. No, seriously, I think you lads will like this.

Wow, all this fun bike talk and I've been missing it! I agree with most of it, but for offroad I finally got rid of my clip-in pedals. Sure they're nice for zooming around groomed trails but when you're really tearing it up there will always be something to throw you off balance, then when you crash the bike eats you alive. Plus you have to screw down the release springs so tight to stay in, that you can't get out when you need to release vertically. Been there, done that, got the broken bones (seven in one year). I've switched to Kona Primo Jacksh!t pedals and they ROCK. It's easy to find a low-padding seat with a cutaway center, all good. But you also have to look at the saddle's shape too. Your ischial tuberosities are the bone protuberances you actually sit on, and if the spread or curve of the seat is wrong it can spread them and make your pelvis ache like crazy. Of course a GOOD rider is always standing up while offroad, but that was a couple decades ago. I just use swim jams when I bike. Grammicci shorts are great but when you get sweaty down under, you stay sweaty for the whole ride. Not good. Nylon shorts breathe and dry out quickly when you're up on the pedals. I know it's not cool and all, but do get a good helmet. I've destroyed several and I can still walk because of it. Good stiff soled shoes are critical. You'll get hotspots pretty soon without them. Don't do too much standing riding offroad until you toughen up your calves and achilles tendons a bit. You can do some dramatic damage. Never wear earbuds offroad. You've got to hear the birds. They tell you when the bears are near. Always wear a small, light backpack. Then when you Superman over the bars and land on your back and neck it won't hurt as much when you hit roots. Carry spares, a pump, some quarters, some first aid, a couple snickers bars, a windshirt, and some ID. Toss in a small water bottle. Bring your cell phone, padded inside the windshirt, and leave the GPS feature turned on so they can find you. Go slow, take it easy and fun, and do lots of climbs. Before a month is over you'll have new legs and your distances will double. Most of all have fun!

What about a simple solution? Just set the watches crystal-down on a very warm surface, and let them get uncomfortably warm before you snap each back on. If you're doing an assembly line, have them laid out in order as you work so they're hot to the touch when you pick each one up.

Spectacular!! Though I do have one small complaint... you've had this piece for two years and never posted this picture in the "Vintage Domes" topic? For shame!

Wouldn't cold air blown into the works be drier? If I remember my chemistry, warmer air has a higher water capacity, as seen by relative humidity readings. I know in the winter here we'll have sunny days and the snow will sublimate directly to vapor, and when the night falls it cools so quickly the water forms ice crystals and falls out of the air again. Then again, I doubt you want to work on watches at -30F.

An interesting aside... the word "character" is loosely relate to a Greek concept meaning "to scratch". http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/CAU_CHA/CHARACTER_Gr_xapareri7p_from_xa.html

Check out the post for the guy selling his 1675. Was it TMG? I forget... I posted in it this morning about how nice and thin his case is, then I posted my GMT Profiles picture. His piece is very, very close to the thinness of the gen. You could use that as a starting point, file some better grooves in the bezel, and Robert's yer Uncle.

Happy Birthday to an Honorary Alaskan! Today you get to dress in furs and shoot something. And then you peel it and eat it! Cooking is optional. All together now, ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! HAPPY DAY!!!

Awwww, what's a little character amongst friends??

Who is your ISP? And can you tell me the gateway IP address your router is set to right now? And the subnet mask... those numbers that start with 255....

When you go into your router's MAC table does it show your iPhone as an active connected device? If your phone is *really* connected/authenticated with the router then the internet block is happening in the router. If the phone is not connected, then your subnet changed or you're possibly out of DHCP leases. If the router is blocking, then it's likely the gateway or its subnet have changed, possibly at your ISP. If you can plug in directly and get internet, then they're handing you a new DHCP lease and your device is answering up to whatever gateway/IP/subnet they're using. I bet the blue blinky light is the culprit, and it's changed some settings inside to make bluetooth work. Reset the router (write down your settings first) and you should be fine. In my Linksys gear I can save config files to reload later... see if that's possible with yours.

Wow, very nice! What that puppy needs is a little character.

Hey Col, we could cut Alaska in half and make Texas the third biggest state. Yeah, there's a southern Alaska, and they have big trucks, big bears, and bigger guns.

Man, there are a million settings and permutations of settings that can be wrong. Has the gateway address changed in the router? Did your service provider change the gateway address? Do you have the right subnet defined for that gateway address? Is the router attempting to do DHCP or DNS when you don't want it to (or vice versa)? Do you need to expire/renew your DHCP leases? Are you SURE its encryption agrees with your devices? (WEP/WPA) Is it broadcasting on B band and your devices are all listening to G? Or N? Perhaps the blue blinking light turns on bluetooth and it can only do one or the other, and the bluetooth connect definitions replaced the ones you had set up for WPA? Can you ping the router? Can you ping some known web address? Can you telnet to the router with a port that *should* be open, to determine the router is listening to you?

Welcome! Which corner of The Great Land do you call home?

Thanks, that's some great information! Here's a shot of two that have the lume sun-bleached completely white. You can see what the UV has done to the dial on the Seadweller too.

Oh man, this could be a HUGE time saver. Does it have built in flash memory? Think of the applications! I've wanted this for years, to be able to store files to the mouse, swap a KVM switch to another box, and have my files available. As long as a sender could address two receivers, you'd be set.

Magnificent! Wow she's a looker.

Very nice! To my eye the finish on your lugs is *perfect*. Not polished and not brushed, they look like the handles of a well loved and well cared for tool.