By the way, Does anybody know a reliable and not very expensive place where I can repare an old computer? Thank you and regards!
2009/6/30 Kirill Galetski <[email protected]> > Hi Michele, > > I solved the problem by loading software called DVD Idle, which circumvents > the region-code protection on virtually any player software, but you also > might want to have a look at this: > > http://www.dvd-x-player.com/ > > There is also a region-free shareware player called VLC Media Player, with > a traffic cone icon, that you can download for free from here: > > http://www.vlc.de/ > > I like the features on the VLC, particularly for watching dowloaded movies, > but for some reason it has trouble playing some discs on my computer, i.e. > the discs will play, but with a lot of fuzzy white digitization. > > Kirill. > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:07:11 +0400 > > From: Dima Martyanov <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Expat List dvds and windows and regions > > To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" > > > > Dear Michele, > > > > Actually you trouble has nothing to do with Windows Media Player. Number > of > > region changes is a hardware option of your drive, a stupid thing still > used > > by DVD-ROM manufacturers. Though there has always been a software > solution - > > applications like DVD Region Free and alike. You may even find a free one > on > > the net. > > > > To be honest, this very problem with DVD format made me switch to > torrents > > and ripped already movies and shows. > > > > > > Good luck with your DVD-ROM!!! > > > > > > Kind Regards, > > Dmitry Martyanov > > > > 2009/6/25 Michele A. Berdy <[email protected]> > > > > > Hi, computer-savvy, technical-minded Expatniki. I have a > > > Russian-purchased computer and licenced Russian Microsoft Windows (XP). > In > > > the past I could watch either Russian region or US region DVD discs by > going > > > into Windows Media Player and switching the region. The region chosen > in > > > that program determined the region for the other media programs I have. > Only > > > today I switched and then noticed that I have "used up my number of > > > changes." That is, Windows Media Player lets you switch back and forth > X > > > number of times and then -- that's it. Since Windows Media Player seems > to > > > control the other media programs, I'm now locked in one region. (BTW, > "0" > > > was not an option for region -- you had to pick a country.) > > > > > > Anyone solved this problem? > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Expat mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > С уважением, > > Дмитрий Мартьянов > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20090629/dd0999c8/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:19:50 +0400 > > From: Kirill Galetski <[email protected]> > > Subject: Expat List Dual citizenship > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r > > > > Hi Charles, > > > > A Russian-German friend of mine in his early 20s who holds a Russian > passport found a job in Moscow, but he went as a German citizen with a > Russian visa in order to avoid the mandatory military service. > > > > That's the only reason I can think of somebody might want to do this. > > > > Kirill. > > > > E-mail: [email protected] > > Home: +49 (0)30 67 92 58 58 > > Office: +49 (0)30 28 87 58 72 > > Mobile: +49 (0)152 23 66 68 96 > > Skype: kirill.galetski > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:07 +0400 (MSD) > > Subject: Expat Digest, Vol 56, Issue 33 > > > > > Send Expat mailing list submissions to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > [email protected] > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > [email protected] > > > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > > than "Re: Contents of Expat digest..." > > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > > > 1. Re: Dual citizenship (Charles Borden) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:38:56 +0400 > > > From: Charles Borden <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: Expat List Dual citizenship > > > To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> > > > Message-ID: > > > <c66dbda0.79156%[email protected]<c66dbda0.79156%[email protected]> > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1251" > > > > > > I am curious if there is a reason why anyone with a Russia passport > would > > > want to spend the time, money and hassle to get a Russian visa? > > > CB > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:21:51 +0400 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Expat List English speaking Day-care/Preschool > > To: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > < > of24b4eb57.82059844-onc32575e4.002d5f8c-c32575e4.002de...@mailrouter.net> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Greetings, > > > > I have a one year old daughter and am hoping to find an English speaking > > Day-care or Preschool programme - preferably near the center. Can anyone > > provide a recommendation? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Randy Wheeler > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20090629/5cc0e049/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:37:40 -0400 > > From: "Buser, Mark F PWR" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Expat List Dual citizenship > > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > There are two reasons that I know of to do this: > > > > 1) You work with data that is technical and is controlled by the US > > state Department or ITAR, you don't want to be "Russian" at anytime. > > Computers, GPS, and rocket engines may fall into this category. > > 2) If you enter as a Russian, under Russian law, you can be de-briefed. > > If you work in a field that has restricted access, under US law this is > > called unsanctioned disclosure. So you would either not tell anyone in > > your office that you were debriefed and leave yourself open to > > "kompromat" or you would self-disclose and never go back to Russia > > again. Both are bad and might be worth a couple hundred bucks and a few > > hours to get visa. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:expat-bounces+mark.buser <expat-bounces%2Bmark.buser>=pw.utc.com > @lists.ru] On Behalf Of > > Charles Borden > > Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:39 PM > > To: The Moscow Expat List > > Subject: Re: Expat List Dual citizenship > > > > I am curious if there is a reason why anyone with a Russia passport > > would > > want to spend the time, money and hassle to get a Russian visa? > > CB > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:06:11 +0400 > > From: "Lewin, Ron" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > > <3001acc5d3b5e442b8f96b7560546cae0a9686b...@terramail2.moscow.terralink> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Hi Listers > > > > Can anybody recommend a good place to buy 100g jars of black caviar? > > > > (I need the properly packaged caviar suitable for giving as a present, > not the bulk kind). > > > > I was in a couple of supermarkets and saw a very wide variation in > prices, so I decided that maybe someone here knows a good place to buy it. > > > > Thanks > > Ron > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20090629/394031a2/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:50:40 +0400 > > From: "RU" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > To: "The Moscow Expat List" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <02d38c4b1ad64859b9583b1c68792...@rvdellvostro> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Ron, > > > > There is a ban on selling Black Caviar. You could not see them in > supermarkets. > > > > Aarvee > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lewin, Ron > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:06 PM > > Subject: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > > > > > Hi Listers > > > > Can anybody recommend a good place to buy 100g jars of black caviar? > > > > (I need the properly packaged caviar suitable for giving as a present, > not the bulk kind). > > > > I was in a couple of supermarkets and saw a very wide variation in > prices, so I decided that maybe someone here knows a good place to buy it. > > > > Thanks > > Ron > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Expat mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > http://www.lists.ru/pipermail/expat/attachments/20090629/f4a9e4b3/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:31:58 +0400 > > From: "ElectronintorgMarketing-SergeyOrlov" <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Dear Ron, > > > > You may try Pyatnitsky market near Novokuznetskaya metro (on a small lane > in the back of the metro on the first cross when you walk in the Kremlin > direction) but beware that i) Caspian and Volga caviar is not legally > produced so you have to buy cans with clear statement 'Don' ii) even that > does not guarantee quality... > > > > Sincerely, > > Sergey Orlov > > Electronintorg SP Ltd > > Marketing Dept., > > Tel +7-499-1554635 > > Tel +7-495-2280766 > > Fax +7-495-7873869 > > Mob +7-916-3929803 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: "Lewin, Ron"<[email protected]> > > >Sent: 29.06.09 16:06:11 > > >To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> > > >Subject: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > > > > >Hi Listers > > > > > >Can anybody recommend a good place to buy 100g jars of black caviar? > > > > > >(I need the properly packaged caviar suitable for giving as a > present, not the bulk kind). > > > > > >I was in a couple of supermarkets and saw a very wide variation in > prices, so I decided that maybe someone here knows a good place to buy it. > > > > > >Thanks > > >Ron > > > > > > > [Message truncated. Tap Edit->Mark for Download to get remaining > portion.] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:43:44 +0400 > > From: "ElectronintorgMarketing-SergeyOrlov" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > To: <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Dear Aarvee, > > > > The ban is on Russian Caspian and Volga caviar - Don, Iran and French > caviars are ok. > > > > Sincerely, > > Sergey Orlov > > Electronintorg SP Ltd > > Marketing Dept., > > Tel +7-499-1554635 > > Tel +7-495-2280766 > > Fax +7-495-7873869 > > Mob +7-916-3929803 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: "RU"<[email protected]> > > >Sent: 29.06.09 19:50:40 > > >To: "The Moscow Expat List"<[email protected]> > > >Subject: Re: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > > > > >Ron, > > > > > >There is a ban on selling Black Caviar. You could not see them in > supermarkets. > > > > > >Aarvee > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Lewin, Ron > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 4:06 PM > > > Subject: Expat List where to buy black caviar? > > > > > > > > > Hi Listers > > > > > > Can anybody recommend a good place to buy 100g jars of black > caviar? > > > > > > (I need the properly packaged caviar suitable for giving as a > present, not the bulk kind). > > > > > > I was in a couple of supermarkets and saw a very wide variation in > prices, so I decided that maybe someone here knows a good place to buy it. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Expat mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > > > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > > > > [Message truncated. 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