Marine Aquarium 3 Rumors and Speculation - Page 35

feldon34 · 06-04-2007, 10:07 AM

Now we know why the screen savers by 3DPlaneSoft have huge load times.

I'm not complaining of course. It's more than worth the wait for some of the ones they've done.

The SereneScreen logo and maybe a few bubbles will be a great lead-in.

Surferminn · 06-04-2007, 10:20 AM

keep up the good work.

Simple Steve · 06-05-2007, 04:03 AM

Sounds like Jim is making significant progress.

Marian Nichols · 06-05-2007, 05:11 AM

Persistence pays off !

Jav400 · 06-15-2007, 01:00 PM

I know you hate these questions Jim, but at least its not a time question.

Overall in your estimation how much have you gotten done on MA3?

40 percent? 50-60 percent? more/less?

cjmaddy · 06-15-2007, 01:13 PM

He will probably answer that question, in October!

SunKing · 06-15-2007, 01:24 PM

I think I know what Jim's response will be:

In my best Jim voice: Because it is so difficult to estimate how much time each part of the aquarium will take, it is impossible to assign a percentage of completion. What I mean by that is - he could be *almost* done - and get hung up on one tiny detail that could take a huge amount of time to finish. ....or, feel that he is about 99% done, yet that last 1% takes about as long as the 99%.

Of course, I'm often wrong - so he could be typing up a post right now that says he's 80% done. ...maybe I should just keep my mouth shut.

Jav400 · 06-15-2007, 01:38 PM

hehe, this is why I dodn't mention time in the equation

He might be 70 percent done, but still take longer than he figured to finish.

Basically what I am asking is pertaining strictly to the physical program mechanics. ie. 60% of the textures are in place. 50% of the mechanics are in place, so maybe slightly over 50% in total.

Highlander · 06-15-2007, 01:58 PM

he is @ 99% he told me this on the phone.

Wizwad · 06-15-2007, 04:05 PM

Ah. Thanks for that, Highlander. Meanwhile, I've got this really cool bridge you might like to buy!

Tiny Turtle · 06-15-2007, 04:45 PM

lol@mark (saw it on eBay, btw.)

Highlander · 06-16-2007, 12:51 AM

Originally posted by Wizwad:

Ah. Thanks for that, Highlander. Meanwhile, I've got this really cool bridge you might like to buy!

lolzor

Jim Sachs · 06-16-2007, 09:20 AM

I had a bad day yesterday, but got things straightened out last night. My daughter brought her laptop home from college because it seemed to have a virus. The symptom was hanging during boot-up, and reporting that files were missing or corrupt. The last two times I saw this happen, a rootkit virus wiped out the hard drive so badly that we had to buy new computers. In one case I paid $700 to recover about 20% of the files on the drive.

So this time I had told her not to try any further boots, and just bring it home. I removed the mini-drive from the laptop, got an adapter cable and mounted it in my machine as a second drive. I let Norton Antivirus work on it for several hours, then copied all the files to my drive. After re-installing it in her computer it booted fairly normally, with the message that Windows had recovered from a serious error.

Having that problem out of the way, I tackled her second complaint: that the computer has not been able to connect to the Internet for the past several months. After trying several different combinations of router settings, cables, and reset sequences, I lost all Internet capabilites for all our computers. The whole day was spent trying to troubleshoot this. It's no wonder that nearly 50% of all routers are returned to the store because they are just TOO HARD to get working. And this was a router that was just working a few minutes before. Well, after about 10 hours of trying I finally got the right combination of settings, cabling, and startup-sequences.

I even (accidentally) found the problem with her Internet capability. MSN Explorer just WOULD NOT connect even though the system seemed to have a strong wireless signal. Out of desperation, I happened to click on Mozilla, and Bang!, it connected. So I did a Google search for "Why will my computer connect to the Internet with Mozilla, but not MSN Explorer?", and amazingly, got some valuable hits. One mentioned proxy server settings, so I researched how to check those. There was an IP address set as a Proxy in Internet Options, so I removed it. The problem instantly disappeared.

A very frustrating day, but at least it's over and I'm back to work on MA3.

cjmaddy · 06-16-2007, 09:49 AM

Now you are making us all feel guilty...

Any how! ... Welcome back to normality!

Marian Nichols · 06-16-2007, 09:49 AM

Oh my, what a terrible experience! I can relate to some of it, the router and data lost from viruses.

Today is another day, and hopefully a more productive one.

FishyBusiness · 06-16-2007, 12:18 PM

Jim,

As you know, all of those are signs of malware. If you ask me (insert joke here), your daughter's computer is still compromised. There are so many kinds of malware, you never know what they actually do. Besides, anti-malware products might be able to remove the malware, but rarely actually fix the damage to windows, IE, etc. In the furture, she will probably have some quirky things happen. Reformat and reinstall.

Jim Sachs · 06-16-2007, 12:27 PM

Well, I could spend a couple of days doing that, or working on MA3.

FishyBusiness · 06-16-2007, 12:33 PM

Have her do it.

Jim Sachs · 06-16-2007, 01:42 PM

I've read about people who could actually do things for themselves, but I've never actually known any. My whole life, I've always had to do everything for everybody.

Marian Nichols · 06-16-2007, 03:58 PM

OMG, I can relate to that one. That is until Lauren, that little girl can do anything that I teach her to do.

06-04-2007, 10:07 AM	#681
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Now we know why the screen savers by 3DPlaneSoft have huge load times. I'm not complaining of course. It's more than worth the wait for some of the ones they've done. The SereneScreen logo and maybe a few bubbles will be a great lead-in. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

06-04-2007, 10:20 AM	#682
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	keep up the good work. Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

06-05-2007, 05:11 AM	#684
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Persistence pays off ! Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

06-15-2007, 01:00 PM	#685
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I know you hate these questions Jim, but at least its not a time question. Overall in your estimation how much have you gotten done on MA3? 40 percent? 50-60 percent? more/less? Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

06-15-2007, 01:24 PM	#687
SunKing Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 238	I think I know what Jim's response will be: In my best Jim voice: Because it is so difficult to estimate how much time each part of the aquarium will take, it is impossible to assign a percentage of completion. What I mean by that is - he could be almost done - and get hung up on one tiny detail that could take a huge amount of time to finish. ....or, feel that he is about 99% done, yet that last 1% takes about as long as the 99%. Of course, I'm often wrong - so he could be typing up a post right now that says he's 80% done. ...maybe I should just keep my mouth shut. My humble Homepage

06-05-2007, 04:03 AM	#683
Simple Steve Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 25	Sounds like Jim is making significant progress.

06-15-2007, 01:13 PM	#686
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	He will probably answer that question, in October!

06-15-2007, 01:38 PM	#688
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	hehe, this is why I dodn't mention time in the equation He might be 70 percent done, but still take longer than he figured to finish. Basically what I am asking is pertaining strictly to the physical program mechanics. ie. 60% of the textures are in place. 50% of the mechanics are in place, so maybe slightly over 50% in total. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

06-15-2007, 01:58 PM	#689
Highlander Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Antwerp - Belgium Posts: 87	he is @ 99% he told me this on the phone. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups !

06-15-2007, 04:05 PM	#690
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06-15-2007, 04:45 PM	#691
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	lol@mark (saw it on eBay, btw.) Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

06-16-2007, 12:51 AM	#692
Highlander Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Antwerp - Belgium Posts: 87	Originally posted by Wizwad: Ah. Thanks for that, Highlander. Meanwhile, I've got this really cool bridge you might like to buy! lolzor Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups !

06-16-2007, 09:20 AM	#693
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I had a bad day yesterday, but got things straightened out last night. My daughter brought her laptop home from college because it seemed to have a virus. The symptom was hanging during boot-up, and reporting that files were missing or corrupt. The last two times I saw this happen, a rootkit virus wiped out the hard drive so badly that we had to buy new computers. In one case I paid $700 to recover about 20% of the files on the drive. So this time I had told her not to try any further boots, and just bring it home. I removed the mini-drive from the laptop, got an adapter cable and mounted it in my machine as a second drive. I let Norton Antivirus work on it for several hours, then copied all the files to my drive. After re-installing it in her computer it booted fairly normally, with the message that Windows had recovered from a serious error. Having that problem out of the way, I tackled her second complaint: that the computer has not been able to connect to the Internet for the past several months. After trying several different combinations of router settings, cables, and reset sequences, I lost all Internet capabilites for all our computers. The whole day was spent trying to troubleshoot this. It's no wonder that nearly 50% of all routers are returned to the store because they are just TOO HARD to get working. And this was a router that was just working a few minutes before. Well, after about 10 hours of trying I finally got the right combination of settings, cabling, and startup-sequences. I even (accidentally) found the problem with her Internet capability. MSN Explorer just WOULD NOT connect even though the system seemed to have a strong wireless signal. Out of desperation, I happened to click on Mozilla, and Bang!, it connected. So I did a Google search for "Why will my computer connect to the Internet with Mozilla, but not MSN Explorer?", and amazingly, got some valuable hits. One mentioned proxy server settings, so I researched how to check those. There was an IP address set as a Proxy in Internet Options, so I removed it. The problem instantly disappeared. A very frustrating day, but at least it's over and I'm back to work on MA3. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-16-2007, 09:49 AM	#694
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Now you are making us all feel guilty... Any how! ... Welcome back to normality!

06-16-2007, 09:49 AM	#695
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	Oh my, what a terrible experience! I can relate to some of it, the router and data lost from viruses. Today is another day, and hopefully a more productive one. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

06-16-2007, 12:18 PM	#696
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	Jim, As you know, all of those are signs of malware. If you ask me (insert joke here), your daughter's computer is still compromised. There are so many kinds of malware, you never know what they actually do. Besides, anti-malware products might be able to remove the malware, but rarely actually fix the damage to windows, IE, etc. In the furture, she will probably have some quirky things happen. Reformat and reinstall. Frank

06-16-2007, 12:27 PM	#697
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Well, I could spend a couple of days doing that, or working on MA3. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-16-2007, 12:33 PM	#698
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	Have her do it. Frank

06-16-2007, 01:42 PM	#699
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I've read about people who could actually do things for themselves, but I've never actually known any. My whole life, I've always had to do everything for everybody. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

06-16-2007, 03:58 PM	#700
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	OMG, I can relate to that one. That is until Lauren, that little girl can do anything that I teach her to do. Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.