Ryzza5

For the viewing pleasure of eveyone, feel free to post your best photos in this thread. No comments here (use your own threads for that), they will be removed if posted - thanks. If your last post only has a couple of photos, it might be better to edit it to add more instead of posting again.

It's taking me a while to get the hang of the GT5 Photomode (I'll get around to reading the section on how to take good photos in the Apex book eventually). Here we go for now: http://lh3.ggpht.com/_C0PrNGg_f9I/TPjea1wH0mI/AAAAAAAAGZw/3kpMNzalQwc/s800/Red%20Bull%20Hangar-7_2.jpg My current fave:

hehe - that was the first thing I checked too before being disappointed :lol:

Sounds good, but I'm Australian, but then again, I'm on holidays soon, so maybe... Perhaps you could host two challenges per week - one like the above where everyone races together, and another one where people just have to beat a lap time in a certain [type of] car. Take a photo of the screen for proof of car tuning/lap times.

What is the purpose of 'sharing a car' - does it let friends like Mellor's use it for a race - or do you have to send it as a gift to do that? I don't own any Ferrari's yet btw :)

<insert :welcome: here>

You did read my thoughts on the Thompson brand of modem right? I'm guessing you're not planning on playing any games online, eh? :D Hope you get it sorted out in any case.

+1 about the 2nd last pic

I reckon I could beat 4 mins :lol:

Looked like normal rain to me in the city, was wondering what all the fuss was about, and why the freeway was so darn slow again. I wish people would learn to drive in the rain.

The left sidebar would be better if it was on the right hand side

Ugliest car I've seen in a long time :eek: :)

Hehe - it took me about 20 minutes to take my first pic, which I haven't grabbed yet, so you're doing better than me already :)

Imagine that image is right at the bottom of the page. The blu sky of the image fades into the very light background colour behind the 'quick reply' box. The image I posted sucks though, but shows how the road goes off into the horizon.

I nearly forgot that it was the Porsche Cayenne that won that Fifth gear challenge the other week (even though Tiff screwed up at the start :lol:)

I have an idea after reading the following: Lot's of people - 'we miss the tarmac' Diablo - Theme based on night sky, sunrise, daylight, then night again at the bottom.... thinking of changing the bottom How about at the bottom, you have the earth, with a road going off into the distance? Something a little like this - but a nice high res (low filesize, of course) pic of an Ibizan road:

^ What he said :drool:

Good thing the snow didn't trap you before GT5 was released :) Seriously - does no-one go to work/school in those conditions? I remember last year England appeared on in our news media due to no-one being able to go anywhere. If only you had an Audi Q7 or something :lol:

Just to clarify - I'm pretty sure his modem is also a router. The other router is there purely for the WiFi if I've read the posts right. I also have a 2ndary Linksys router (with the router function disabled) that gives me dual-band Wireless N and gigabit LAN.

I'm using IE8 and 9 beta. It's where the speshul star usually is

How's this... a tad more old-school :p

I think Telstra used Speed-xxxxx before they started using Thomson (perhaps they considered that an upgrade) :) If you are using some form of ADSL I see no reason why you can't use one unit to provide modem and router functions. Of course, knowing the ins and outs of how to configure your modem/router make all the difference in these situations, so that you don't have to rely on the ISP to set it up (and charge you for it). They will say all sorts of lies to cover their backsides, or to make their jobs easier. Only if you've studied IT and Networking yourself can you discern what is and isn't possible. Anyway, back on track. I used to be with iPrimus, then switched to Telstra earlier this year. I went from a Netcomm NB5 to the router they gave us. Multiplayer gaming was then pretty much impossible due to massively high pings over 800ms. After a month or two I bought the newer Netcomm NB6 which is officially supported by Telstra (http://www.netcomm.com.au/products/adsl-broadband - pick whicher NB6 has the extra features (i.e. WiFi, gigabit LAN, etc) for the specs). As soon as I switched, everything was fixed and much faster. It's my belief that the Telstra branded routers (A) allow easy setup for home users that are computer illiterate, and (B) allow Telstra backdoor access and provides a way to throttle traffic perhaps (could be wrong there). Anyway, ummm, back on track (again). As an intermediate possible fix, you can search the Speed-whatever website for new firmware for your modem and possibly also grab new firmware from the Netgear website for your router. Netgear is a good brand, but it's still better to use an all-in-one modem/router device so that security settings are already setup just right from the get-go. This helps prevent intrusions, and/or prevents connectivity issues on your network due to strict security settings.

I'm without a mouse for the moment, so grabbing a pic might have to happen later. Posting so I don't forget :)

Great shots. I might send a friend request your way if I don't forget. :p

Hasn't read the entire thread, but I am Australian :) If your modem/router is a 'Thomson' or 'Telstra' brand, throw it out, and buy something like the Netcomm NB6