on 31/8/02 09:29, Jim Taylor at hawk@xxxxxxxx wrote: > Curious. My monitor's picture quality has started to, how shall I say, > change? Once in a while it will flare a little brighter. Anything that could > cause that besides a dying monitor or computer. Dying battery? It doesn't > seem to effect anything, just a little disconcerting. It's a ViewSonic and a > G-4. jim Hardware. Monitor. Probably monitor's power supply, or possibly the line voltage. Definitely not software! PS Is it a Trinitron?... as Trinitrons get older they tend to degauss by their own volition once in a while (though, you'd see your image wobble and hear the sound that goes with the degaussing rather than getting brighter). Eric. Users can subscribe to the List by sending an email to <muglo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field Users can unsubscribe from the List by sending an email to <muglo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field Users must send messages or replies to <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> All messages are archived so that you can view them at any time by going to <//www.freelists.org/archives/muglo> Problems concerning use of the FreeList should be sent to <paulthomas@xxxxxxx> Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/