koala8tourist

@koala8tourist (30)

Australia • Age 43

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Should I use Windows or Linux?

dhatam7 @dhatam7 (258) • India 10 Nov 08

Hi Everybody there! I am currently using Windows XP with a good antivirus (Antivir - updated daily), but I don't know how the viruses infect my system & last time I had a heavy loss with all my computer data lost. I have heard...

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koala8tourist It all depends on what you use your computer for and what your comfortable with. You could try it out to some degree by using a live CD, some Linux distributions like Xubuntu allow you to use the operating system directly from the CD you would need to set your...

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genealogy

koala8tourist @koala8tourist (30) • Australia 11 Nov 08

Hi all, is anyone else out there into genealogy/family history ? ... I have enjoyed learning about my family history and finding relatives online, the journey that began for me a few years ago will go on for years. Once you...

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Emulation Bad thing of not ?

gwendaal @gwendaal (42) • France 16 Sep 08

This thread don't concern emulation about the lastest games I am addicted to game collection and i own 2008 old games. In the era of ( super ) famicom a lot of goods games didn't arrive in France. I think emulation is...

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koala8tourist I have found emulators and roms to have their faults but they were a way for me to play all my old games again. I grew up on the old consoles and have enjoyed being able to download roms of my old games and emulators thanks to which I can now play these old...

10 Nov 08

Which online Game You Play?

paqeh6010 @paqeh6010 (43) • Malaysia 11 Oct 08

Nowadays, there are too many online game. so, what online game that you are play right now?

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koala8tourist I was playing Tales Of Pirates online a few months back but have since given up on it

10 Nov 08

What is the 1st game that you've played?

Invoker @Invoker (88) • Philippines 4 Nov 08

In this forum, I want to know what is the 1st game that you've played? This is fun just post your response Thank you! - me super mario is the first game that i have played! Hehe. How about you?

mario

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koala8tourist I can't be sure of the first game I played but it would have been on the Atari or the commodore 64 which had no interface like today's windows systems and there was no cd/dvd it was a cassette based system.

10 Nov 08

What is the most funniest game that you play?

Invoker @Invoker (88) • Philippines 5 Nov 08

Have you ever tried to play a game that makes you laugh? what i mean is have you encountered a game that was so very funny? Hehe just post your response it is fun!

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koala8tourist The Leisure Suit Larry games were the funniest games I ever played on the pc.

10 Nov 08

Which game is the best in your life???????

tabish8612 @tabish8612 (78) • Pakistan 9 Nov 08

which are the game you most like???????

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koala8tourist I really like the Phantasy Star series. They have really transformed over the years, Phantasy Star was originally released on Sega Master System and was the first game my parents ever hired/rented for me, I had it for a week and played it constantly. When the...

10 Nov 08

How many hours do you spend before your computer?

Emilyzhu @Emilyzhu (147) • China 14 Oct 08

Because of the need of my job ,I should stay before my computer more than ten hours every day.My skin is very exquisite before ,however,it is very coarse now ,what's more ,there are more and more acne and comedo in my face .So now...

acne

suffering radiation from computers

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koala8tourist I have been known to spend stints of eight to ten hours with my computer it almost never gets turned off. My computer is set to scan for viruses or download something while I sleep. I can get the news, tv & video, music, games or chat with friends and family....

9 Nov 08

whom do you think the best musician in the christian field?

samuelprincejfm @samuelprincejfm (88) • India 7 Oct 08

I have listened to many christian albums. Now they are very much closer to the musicians i the secular world. can you guess who is the best band or the musicians in that field..?

music my passion

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koala8tourist I don't know much about the genre but I like DC Talk, MxPx, Stella Kart and the planet shakers.

9 Nov 08

Are celebrated musical 'junkies' bad for society?

ryan85k @ryan85k (9) 11 Oct 08

Im from the UK but Ive no doubt that many of you Americans have heard of Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse. Both are without doubt talented musicians, but is the glamourisation of these celebrities a good thing or a bad...

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koala8tourist Scott Weiland from the Stone Temple Pilots comes to mind he had a hard drug habbit and the band decided on putting a stop to it after it cost them time & money.

9 Nov 08

instrument player from welthy family?

yangmay @yangmay (27) • China 21 Oct 08

most people will deny the relationship between the music talent and a relatively rich background or good parentage, as a great number of musicians lived poor life when they were alive, for their remarkable works were only accepted...

flute

instruments

violin

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koala8tourist There used to be a pattern of failed artists/art students that went on to become musicians.

9 Nov 08

ever personally heard someone sing the wrong lyrics? :p

magicslate @magicslate (373) • Philippines 22 Oct 08

i can think of at least four instances of hearing someone sing the wrong lyrics: song: can't cry hard enough a cousin sang: "fairy ghost up in the sky..." (there it goes, up in the sky) song: ocean deep my dad: "ooohh,...

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koala8tourist In 1996 I recorded a song in the studio that I didn't have any set lyrics. after laying the main vocal I asked the sound engineer to play it back to me so I could write the word down for a back-up vocal track. To sound even more silly I used to listen to that...

9 Nov 08

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What is your favourite musical instrument?

wanderer086 @wanderer086 (759) 26 Oct 08

I like the guitar. There are so many different kinds of music palyed on it. From classical to country, folk, spanish, slide, accustic and electric. Each style has its own sound. Classical can be soft or loud There is flamenco from...

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koala8tourist I am a huge fan of stringed instruments guitar, violin and harp more than others. A sitar is also interesting and there's an instrument called a berimbau which is a single stringed percussion instrument.

9 Nov 08

how can one become a singer?

summerli @summerli (110) • China 30 Oct 08

today more and more acts of selecting singer or players happen arounding us all over the world,do you believe their ability to choose people of high level ? have you ever got this experience?please tell me if not ,what do...

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koala8tourist I fell in and out of it. I had a passion for music was writing my own songs and surrounded myself with people that wanted to play to an audience, it all just sort of happened and for about two years I enjoyed a wild ride playing gigs and recording music in the...

9 Nov 08

what kind of music you like to hear ??

delayedwords @delayedwords (34) • India 7 Nov 08

i like to hear rock,punk kinda music .my favourite artist is simple plan ,red jumpsuit apparatus, and more. Its really good to hear music which is meaningfull.

music favourite artisrt singer rock jazz

simple plan

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koala8tourist I like a lot of different types of music including blues, country, rap, rock, ska, punk, hardcore, metal, Jazz, classical almost anything. Some of the weirder stuff I listen to would be Mike Patton (Mr Bungle, Fantomas, Faith No More)and pop will eat itself...

9 Nov 08

What is your favorite concert you have been to?

crandr @crandr (70) • United States 8 Nov 08

I love concerts a lot. I think they are the most fun events to go to. I've been to a lot of concerts and seen a lot of different musicians over the years. And so I'm wanting to know, what is your favorite or most memorable concert...

concerts

dave matthews

paul mccartney

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koala8tourist The best concert/gig I ever went to was in 1997 at the Cobram Barooga sports club on a Saturday afternoon, there was three bands Custard, The Fireballs and The Fauves. I sat against the foldback speakers at the front of the stage and watched the show, I wore...

9 Nov 08

Do you hate killing frogs???

parthajena @parthajena (536) • India 7 Nov 08

When i was at college i had to cut open frogs and toads as a part of my science practicals. the poor animals couldn't complain when they were made anaesthesized with chloroform and cut open on a wax tray. i felt bad. but then it...

animal

animal lover

frog

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koala8tourist In days gone by medical students would use a fresh corpse for a learning tool.

9 Nov 08

how many of you join facebook????????//

tabish8612 @tabish8612 (78) • Pakistan 3 Nov 08

how many of you can join facebook? my profile link is facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1441602962&ref=profile all of mylot member invited

facebook

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koala8tourist I am on facebook but mainly to keep in touch with family as we live so far apart. I'm also on my space, and was on bebo. I think facebook is the biggest at the moment but lots of people belong to more than one social network.

9 Nov 08

How to create quality discussions or quality responses?

k4karthik @k4karthik (439) • India 9 Nov 08

I have been looking for many discussions. That discussions are really good. Some times i got some good responses to the discussions i have created. But i my discussions are not that quality. So friends please help me how can i...

discussions

mylot

quality

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koala8tourist I agree with what was said about building up a friend list and supporting each other. Looking closely at quality posts you will notice that topic choice can have a lot to do with things. If you have a passion and a good knowledge base for the topic then your...

9 Nov 08

Vista VS. Windows XP

braindamage @braindamage (12) • Philippines 9 Nov 08

what operating system you think is the best?

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koala8tourist I use XP at the moment as It works well and has been out for a while so most things I can plug into my computer will work properly. I have used other operating systems but have been largely disappointed with them. Vista as it seems to have driver issues and...

9 Nov 08