Recent content by William Thompson

The Van Allen radiation belts exist because the Earth's magnetic field traps the solar wind. I wonder of other planets in our solar system share such a feature. The only reason I am thinking about this is its impact in the likelihood of finding ETI on extra-solar planets. I recall that the...

I am new here. I don't know what the old one was like. Tell me more.

I like the look and feel of this website. I have some ideas for improving it. Does anyone else?

I do not think so. I think you should go to my website and download all the free antivirus and anti spyware and anti ad-ware programs I have listed. They are free. [link deleted by staff...no advertising] I think you should also try uninstalling rsvp if you can.

That is Windows XP Service Pack Two. But I am not sure that that is where the error is originating. Sometimes the error message is really a lie from a bug or virus. Does it kick in whenever you logon to your computer? The first thing I would do is make sure nothing is launched when you boot...

I think the number of posts are off by one.

I can help if anyone has problems with computer viruses. I once worked at a Microsoft Call center for this sort of thing.

Since I stand by what I say, I like to use my real name and not hide behind a username or nick name or handle. I am not suggesting that that is what people do. I am just saying that I like to use my real name because it keeps me honest and I hope it makes people take me more seriously and...

I was just poking around and I noticed that too. That is a pretty good idea to make money for webmasters. I might borrow that myself in the future.

Hello Forum. This looks like a great website. I look forward to lots of interesting and challenging discussions. How long do you have to be here and how many posts before you get an avatar? -- William Thompson