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  Simon's gear page (quick and dirty version)
Oceanic stainless steel spring straps are the only type of fin straps that fit the bill (these are about as rare as hens teeth now unfortunately but Halcyon make a similar strap and it’s possible to make your own, there are designs and instructions on the web).
“Quick release” straps aren’t, they are just another thing to mess with before, after and during (when they come loose) a dive.
With a single first stage it may be preferable to use a longer hose for the backup and route it under the arm (although I'm not keen on this option, not as quick to deploy).
www.scu.edu.au /schools/esm/staff/pages/shartley/projects/gear   (13124 words)

  
 Quick-and-dirty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The phrase is also frequently used in describing any document or tutorial that gives a brief overview about how to do something, without going into too much detail about why or how it works.
Microsoft's first operating system, MS-DOS, was originally called Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS), prior to its purchase from Seattle Computer Systems.
This page was last modified 12:06, 17 August 2005.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quick-and-dirty   (191 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The Quick And Dirty Guide To Salsa: Part Two: Intermediate
The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa: Part Two—Intermediate zips along quickly, if not dirtily, with clear instructions to over thirty salsa steps.
Our instructor is Gigi, and she (along with her partner Pedro) explain clearly and simply what they are doing while they are doing it.
You might be lost if you don't have some grounding in salsa moves, since Gigi uses terminology and references steps apparently already described in The Quick And Dirty Guide To Salsa: Part One: Beginners.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/quickdirtysalsa2.php   (574 words)

  
 Jpopmusic.com :: The quick and dirty guide: creating avatars with IrfanView.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Jpopmusic.com :: The quick and dirty guide: creating avatars with IrfanView.
The quick and dirty guide: creating avatars with IrfanView.
Irfanview is a free software, and its main utility is not creating pictures.
omoikane.home.comcast.net /avatarguide/avatar_faq.htm   (378 words)

  
 All About .ZIP Files
Many files which are available for download on the internet are stored as "ZIP" files.
Provided below are links to two quick and dirty guides that explain how to extract the stored files from a.ZIP file The process of extracting files from a.ZIP file is called "unzipping".
These quick and dirty guides to the PKunzip file decompression utility will show you how to use pkunzip to extract the stored files from a.ZIP file.
www.eurekais.com /brock/zipold/aazip.htm   (527 words)

  
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This QUICK AND DIRTY GUIDE TO JAPANESE was meant to help you do just that.
Remember, this is a *Quick and Dirty* guide so don't expect these generalizations to *always* work, just expect them to work in as many cases as possible based on what I know.
In the case of this guide, return comments such as: "You made generalization X, but for got to mention exceptions Y and Z." won't be appreciated very much.
webhome.idirect.com /~jinsaku/grammar.html   (618 words)

  
 The LaTeX Helper Manual
Another quick example is a square root: \sqrt{ x }.
This command will cause the short version of the title to be used in the list of figures or list of tables rather than the long version of the text.
This quick tutorial did not touch on creating your own custom commands, because it is important for beginners to learn to use the ones that already exist.
lahelper.sourceforge.net /mini_latex_tutorial.html   (1486 words)

  
 A quick 'n dirty guide to tweaking PCI register settings from BIOS
A quick 'n dirty guide to tweaking PCI register settings from BIOS
If you decide to use this guide and modify your BIOS, be prepared to revive your board when things go wrong.
Once again, if you try this on a different VIA chipset, please let me know how it worked out.
www.overclockers.com /tips905   (801 words)

  
 NewsForge | Quick and dirty typesetting with APT
I have also written an APT quick reference guide.
However, if you want to quickly put together a document and do not want to fiddle with a higher-level markup language or deal with a word processor, APT can't be beaten.
APT is truly quick and dirty typesetting, and it does a great job at it.
software.newsforge.com /software/04/04/16/1428219.shtml   (1591 words)

  
 A Quick and Dirty Guide to Myth II Mapmaking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In short, if you are a total bonehead on the subject of making Myth II maps, read on and I will help you change all that.
The QAD Guide will show you how to transform yourself from a mapmaking dummy with absolutely no knowledge, into a mapmaking novice who knows how to create a basic map, place units on it, and test it with a game of Body Count.
The QAD Guide will help you make sure your computer is properly set up to use Fear and Loathing.
www.wigglefish.com /zine/gaming/articles/mythiimapmaking.html   (964 words)

  
 Apple - Pro/Video - Debdoot Das
So it wasn’t mere fancy for the movie-loving son of a photographer and nephew of an actress well known in Satyajit Ray films to imagine himself directing his own feature.
Made on a Mac with Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro, “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa” has been the highest-selling dance video on Amazon.com, leading to distribution deals with Navarre and NetFlix.
Debdoot Das is now working on the second installment of “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa,” an intermediate-level class, using Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3, LiveType and Motion.
www.apple.com /pro/video/das   (750 words)

  
 QDPF/Trace - The Quick and Dirty Port Forwarder and Protocol Trace
QDPF - The Quick and Dirty Port Forwarder and Protocol Trace
QDPF is a small server application which takes TCP packets from one port, and forward them to a port on another machine, optionally outputting a trace.
I would appreciate a quick email if you use it - just so I know if it's useful.
www.hawksley.net /software/qdpf   (561 words)

  
 Quick and Dirty Guide to Microfilm Digitization Companies. SLA News Division Web Site.
Quick and Dirty Guide to Microfilm Digitization Companies.
Microfilm and electronic asset management solutions: Microfilm production, distribution and storage and digitization from microfilm of newspaper, archives and artifacts; transcription services.
Cites quick turnaround time; says low overhead allows for an economical price.
www.ibiblio.org /slanews/archiving/digitizingfilm.htm   (716 words)

  
 Quick and Dirty Rotary Wings - Page 1 - Click Trip - Model Airplane News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Quick and Dirty Rotary Wings - Page 1 - Click Trip - Model Airplane News
Our ongoing quest to simplify autogyro structure has been somewhat successful: a simple and robust blade hanger and a simple, infinite-control rotor head have proven satisfactory.
If you have hesitated to build an autogyro because a rotor seemed to present a major challenge, or if you’re a seasoned “gyronut” who would like a simpler, better way, “Quick and Dirty” could easily be an answer.
www.modelairplanenews.com /click_trips/jan03/rotarywings.asp   (945 words)

  
 Virginia DEQ Kids: Recycling
To teach about an issue, you need to know the basic facts about it.
Quick and Dirty Fact Sheets were created by the Environmental Education Fellow Project to give teachers a quick background on waste management issues.
They are written to give a basic understanding of the issue and do not include all information available on the topic.
www.deq.state.va.us /kids/library/recyclng.html   (699 words)

  
 ONLamp.com: Quick and Dirty RDBMS Tuning
The point of this article is to find quick and effective results, not the optimum effect.
Usually there are a couple quick and effective things that can be done.
A quick and dirty tuning solution is to see if multiple servers are contending for the same resources.
www.onlamp.com /pub/a/onlamp/2003/11/13/rdbms_tuning.html   (1606 words)

  
 Quick and Dirty Search Engine with PHP and MySQL
Quick and Dirty Search Engine with PHP and MySQL
It may not support all those fancy boolean operators, or excite's (*cough*) conceptual mapping technology.
But it works, its quick and enough to handle your user's demand.
www.devshed.com /c/a/PHP/Quick-and-Dirty-Search-Engine-with-PHP-and-MySQL   (622 words)

  
 Las Vegas Mercury: Quick and Dirty: a notebook of news and politics
Las Vegas Mercury: Quick and Dirty: a notebook of news and politics
Quick and Dirty: a notebook of news and politics
Filmmaker Lynn Zook's forthcoming documentary As We Knew It: The Story of Classic Las Vegas will gloss over the life of Bugsy Siegel.
www.lasvegasmercury.com /2004/MERC-Jan-01-Thu-2004/22865106.html   (1047 words)

  
 About Us
About Us Quick and Dirty Napoleonic Naval Rules.
It’s a simple, dirty set of rules not too heavy on detail but has enough for most needs.
I would say it would be suitable for a fleet action.
www.cix.co.uk /~pockets/nappynavel.htm   (1237 words)

  
 RAT: A Quick (And Dirty?) Push for Mobility Support - Singh (ResearchIndex)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
RAT: A Quick (And Dirty?) Push for Mobility Support (1999)
Singh: "RAT: A Quick (And Dirty?) Push for Mobility Support", 2nd IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, Febr.
@misc{ singh99rat, author = "R. Singh", title = "RAT: A Quick (And Dirty?) Push for Mobility Support", text = "R. Singh: RAT: A Quick (And Dirty?) Push for Mobility Support, 2nd IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, Febr.
citeseer.ist.psu.edu /singh99rat.html   (506 words)

  
 The Quick and Dirty Guide to Japanese
Posted years ago on the sci.lang.japan newsgroup, this guide appears in a multitude of pages written by folks such as myself, devoted to the learning of the Japanese language.
The very nature of a *Quick and Dirty* guide to anything means that there are glaring omissions.
One further statement regarding the use of the Quick and Dirty Quide to Japanese...
users.tmok.com /~tumble/qadgtj.html   (4295 words)

  
 ASPN : Python Cookbook : HTML Page Scraping (of the Quick and Dirty Variety)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
ASPN : Python Cookbook : HTML Page Scraping (of the Quick and Dirty Variety)
Title: HTML Page Scraping (of the Quick and Dirty Variety)
This recipe is really about using previously identified information in a web page--ie, state information--to decide how to use newly identified information.
aspn.activestate.com /ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/259143   (382 words)

  
 MacFixIt - mac.column.ted: Quick and Dirty Automator   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
With Automator, it is surprisingly easy, and almost fun, to create "quick and dirty" solutions to problems that would otherwise be lengthy and tiresome to complete.
mac.column.ted: Quick and Dirty Automator - Authored by: dickenson on Wednesday, October 12 2005 @ 09:30 AM PDT
mac.column.ted: Quick and Dirty Automator - Authored by: jonn8n on Thursday, October 13 2005 @ 02:26 PM PDT
www.macfixit.com /article.php?story=20051012072707171   (2015 words)

  
 Bonsai´s sehr kurzes “ Quick and Dirty: Objekte per Sound animieren “™ Tutorial:
Bonsai´s sehr kurzes " Quick and Dirty: Objekte per Sound animieren "™ Tutorial:
Ziel ist ist ein Objekt mit Hilfe der Amplitude eines Wave Files zu animieren, um den ganzen Mist nicht irgendwann per Hand machen zu muessen.
Ausserdem heisst es ja auch: Sehr kurzes " Quick and Dirty: Objekte per Sound animieren "™ Tutorial:
www.shoosh.de /bonsai/Sound_Ani_Tut.htm   (805 words)

  
 Thijs van der Vossen · Quick ’n Dirty RSS with XSLT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Thijs van der Vossen · Quick ’n Dirty RSS with XSLT
These days, a lot of sites syndicate their content.
Note: If you were looking at this page in a more modern browser like Mozilla Firefox or Safari, it would look and work better and faster.
www.vandervossen.net /2003/07/quick_n_dirty_rss_with_xslt   (524 words)

  
 Quick and dirty router/firewall to test something? - sysadminforum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
After some suggestions on a quick and dirty firewall that can be put on a
> After some suggestions on a quick and dirty firewall that can be put on a
Yes, GREAT for a quick fw solution as you said...
sysadminforums.com /t25642.html   (1670 words)

  
 Salsa Casino Rueda, Orisha videos, Danzon video, Videos from Cuba.
This dvd starts off straight into the techniques as it is assumed you have brought the first dvd.
This dvd again uses the three angle view that the first Dirty Salsa dvd used.
The first Dirty Salsa dvd was hailed as a breakthrough in learning dance by dvd in 2004 for this ability.
salsavideoreviews.org /congresscasino/index.html   (4359 words)

  
 LaTeX: home page of this introduction
X: from quick and dirty to style and finesse
But for a quick introduction to mathematics you will also need Essential Mathematical L
Copyright Tony Roberts, Dept Mathematics and Computing, USQ, Toowoomba, Australia; prepared December 21, 2004, from
www.sci.usq.edu.au /staff/robertsa/LaTeX/latexintro.html   (439 words)

  
 AD * E. Europe '96 * Sarajevo: The quick and dirty tour
AD * E. Europe '96 * Sarajevo: The quick and dirty tour
I don't know if you can catch it in this horrid photo, but the river is a dirty, unkempt mess.
Few people walk alongside, there was all of one cafe abutting the river.
www.ivritype.com /eeuro96/sarajevo/sarajevo.tour.html   (2231 words)

  
 CD Baby: GIGI & PEDRO: The Quick & Dirty Guide to Salsa - Part 1, Beginners
CD Baby: GIGI & PEDRO: The Quick & Dirty Guide to Salsa - Part 1, Beginners
The Quick & Dirty Guide to Salsa - Part 1, Beginners
This 19 year old was chosen to star in The Quick & Dirty Guides to Salsa from a crowd of over 200 great dancers.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/gigipedro   (270 words)

  
 Qwik & Dirty Task Guide for Microsoft Excel
Qwik & Dirty Task Guide for Microsoft Excel
We recommend that you update your browser to a version that supports frames.
To view the Help system without frames click on this hyperlink.
www.oootraining.com /QwikAndDirty/QwikAndDirtyExcelWeb/Qwik_and_Dirty_Excel.htm   (32 words)

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