<t>J just send you a pm. You probably getting one of a few error messages(and probably just going around in circles). It would seem that one of the DIMMs is faulty (from my own experience).Try unpluging the DIMMS (RAM) one by one, and reboot each time. Better still, if there is a similar computer ne...

<t>Had a similar problem earlier this year on my laptop. Got to the stage where I couldn't successfully boot the laptop without going to the blue screen.The solution was to replace the RAM ( even though it passed the diagnostics tests which came with it).Send me a private message if you want more in...

Hi,does any one know the situation in regards to H1 visas for next year ( Oct 04)? There was a suggestion that they may be all applied for by now, is that the case?Thanks

Lyx is a GUI front-end for latex. Useful if you don't want to get involved in the nuts and bolts of Latex!

Open Office will allow you to write directly to pdf and it can read in various MS Office files.

<r>xfig is also quiet good. However there is a Java version (jfig) available which can be run on a PC and can be downloaded fromhttp://tech-<URL url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/javafig/simple">www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/applets/javafig/simple</URL> but powerful.You can export to...

<t>drona,From my own experience I would have to say that on balance it is a good idea to be part of it.However there has been some downside associated with it.In Ireland for example, there has been a significant increase in house prices as a direct result of reduced interest rates. (Ireland has a hi...

This is a very interesting thread. Here's my two cents worth:Do the IB's want to employ the "smartest" people? If they are too smart they might up and leave?How many roles actually require "smart" individuals?

To continue this line of discussion a bit further. What is the best topic to do a PhD on if one wants to be a "real quant"?

<t>All of the information that one needs nowadays is generally available online, particularly if one is willing to subscribe to the relevant journals etc. Most of which now contain all the back issues online, sothat every article is available. With the current search tools, relevantarticles can be l...

<t>I am in a similar position, I am graduating soon with an EE PhD (Data Converters and circuit design). I would like to go into Quants upon graduation, particularly Model Validation/Development or other research oriented roles. However, with my lack of relevant experience, I presume going through o...