[quote="Mannesty"]Ray,

It's not the .EXE file that you copy to the root of the card. You would double click the .exe which is a self extracting application. One or more files will be extracted, one of which is the image file having a .BIN extension. It is that .BIN file that needs to be copied to the root folder of the card.[/quote]Yes, accepted - I thought that would be clear in the instructions. I was trying to show just a single file on the card, but, of course, I should have used the actual file.

Ray

The PMs won't transfer just because the recipient logs in - they have to notice that they have anew message, then click on it before the message registers at your end as "Sent."

Ray

That's where they will sit, Mike, until the recipient(s) "collect(s)" them - at which point they'll transfer into your "Sent" box.

Ray.

Since you asked about firmware, I want to make sure that you understood the instruction above to transfer the upgrade file to the "root of a formatted card." In case you don't know, this means that the upgrade file must NOT be in any type of folder on the card, but at the highest level of the file tree if examined in, say, Windows Explorer.

If you clicked on the card in Windows Explorer, you should see the name of the upgrade file ABOVE anything else on the card. The only way to guarantee this is to format the card first, then transfer the actual file onto it.



In my case, with the card in my reader and showing as "Removeable Disk ( I: )," clicking on it ONLY shows the firmware upgrade in the right-hand pane. I hope that makes sense?

Once you're sure that this is the case, plus your battery is fully charged, there's nothing to worry about - just follow the instructions.

Ray.

Can I ask how you "notified" them? Was it e-mail, telephone call, letter, fax? I'm just thinking that some people aren't as keen as others about checking their e-mail, some tend to take less notice of "ordinary" letters and faxes than others.

Perhaps a Recorded Delivery letter or a Solicitor's Letter might elicit a better response?

Ray.

Ok, I'll have a go!

Hardware is the stuff you can touch, like your computer.

Software is a programe you load once the computer is running, but it does not affect the actual running of the computer, just what you can do on it.

Firmware is the programme already contained within the circuitry of the hardware that fires up automatically every time you switch on (without having to load software), similar to the BIOS of a computer - it dictates the settings and running of the device's internal electronics. If improvements are made (e.g. the programmers find that the camera can actually handle a greater range of ISO settings than at first thought), or bugs that have been found are subsequently fixed, then the firmware is able to be upgraded to take advantage of this, hence firmware upgrades. HTH

Ray.

The "look" is not now playing second fiddle to the technique! That's much better - what was the difference in the process (if you can put your finger on anything)?

Ray

Now that I've had another good look, the bottom left bush seems to be a bit "flattened" and there's an almost horizontal line halfway up the left-hand side, at the top of this "flattening." That looks like a software problem to me, which might also explain the clouds.

Ray.

I've just started experimenting too, John, so I know what you mean. I agree that the bottom right-hand "triangle" is a bit lacking, but I'm more interested in how the clouds seem to "overhang" the castellation and the trees to a lesser extent?

I'm in a very early stage myself, so I wouldn't dream of commenting further, except to add that I'm also after a "particular look," so good luck in finding it.

I put a puny effort up in the gallery earlier on (Eastbourne HDR).

Ray.

I've been using Firefox for some time now and I've tried Opera and Safari (yes, on a PC), but I've now found Orca (Mozilla-based) and Avant (IE-based) and I like the ability to finely tune them.

They seem quicker than Firefox 3 and IE - but it might be just me.

There's also a social networking browser called Flock.

See what you think here

Ray.