Fairly Annoying Queries
How do I download wallpapers to my computer?
Where can I find what size resolution I have?
Why doesn't my computer show your wallpapers correctly?
How do I download the Trance Gemini Screen Saver?
How do I change the settings for the Trance Gemini Screen Saver?
What is Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda?
How do I download wallpapers to my computer?
Simply go to the appropriate aspect ratio for your computer. For instance; if you have a resolution of 1024x768 then click on the 1024x768 Wallpapers link on the Coppermine photo gallery. (See Image one) If you see a wallpaper that you like, (See Image Two) simply click on the thumbnail and the full preview page will open (See Image Three). You can move through the gallery and see other images or click on a preview image. When you click on a preview image; the full size image will open in a new window. (See Image Four. Also, many computers with XP or Vista may have the pop up blocker enabled so if the full size image does not open, simply hold down Ctrl & Alt and click the preview image again). You have two options; you can right click on the image and select 'save image as...' (See Image Five & Six) or 'set as background'. (See images Seven) If the image does not display correctly see question three.
Where can I find what size resolution I have?
For Windows 2000/XP, Simply right click anywhere on your desktop (See image Eight) and select 'Properties'. You display properties window will open, click on the 'Settings' tab (See Image Nine). You will see what resolution your computer is set at.
For Windows Vista, Simply right click anywhere on your desktop (See image Ten) and select 'Personalize'. Your Personalization control panel will open, (See Image Eleven) click on the 'Display Settings' tab (See Image Twelve). You will see what resolution your computer is set at.
Why doesn't my computer show your wallpapers correctly?
Should your computer display the image larger than your screen resolution then you can select the 'Stretch' option under the Desktop properties. (See Image Thirteen for Windows 2000/XP)
For Windows Vista, open the Personalization Control Panel. (See Images Fourteen & Fifteen). Click on the Desktop Background options and then click on the option the far left and the bottom of the window. (See Image Sixteen)
How do I download the Trance Gemini Screen Saver?
First, go to the downloads section of the website. (See Images 17 & 18). Click on the "here" in the line "Click here to download the Trance Gemini Screen Saver" in image 18. A windows will open asking you if you want to run or save. (19) Click save.
A new window will will appear asking where you want to save it (20). Windows Vista will default to the Downloads folder and Windows XP will default to either your My Documents folder or the Desktop. Once you select where you want to save it, your computer will download the file. (21) Once downloading is complete, click on the executable Trance Gemini Screensaver in the place that you saved it too. (22 & 23)
When you click on the program in XP or Vista, it will ask you id your sure that you want to run this file (24). Click on run. The program installation window will open, (25) click on Install. If your running windows Vista, a window will open saying that you need to run as administator to complete this operation, (26) click on OK. After a few seconds a window will open saying that the screensaver was successfully installed. (27)
How do I change the settings for the Trance Gemini Screen Saver?
For Windows 2000/XP, Simply right click anywhere on your desktop (30) and select 'Properties'. You display properties window will open, click on the 'Screensaver' tab (31). Then click on settings button and the screensaver settings will appear. (32)
For Windows Vista, Simply right click anywhere on your desktop (33) and select 'Personalize'. Your Personalization control panel will open, (34) click on the 'Screensaver' link. Then click on settings button and the screensaver settings will appear. (32 & 33)
Laura Bertram is a very beautiful and talented actress that played Trance Gemini on Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
Laura Bertram plays the spirited but mysterious Trance Gemini.
The wealth of acting experience Bertram brings to Andromeda has earned her quite
a bit of attention. Her accolades include two prestigious Gemini Awards, a
recent Leo Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance, and another Gemini
Award for Best Ensemble. (The Gemini Awards are Canada's equivalent of the
American Emmy Awards.) She has been nominated four times for best performance.
Her background includes a number of television credits including Dear America…So
Far From Home, Ready or Not, Seasons of Love, Wind at My Back and Are You Afraid
of the Dark and her guest star appearance in Soul Food. She has also appeared in
a variety of made-for-television movies including Night of the Twisters, Sins of
Silence and Platinum.
Bertram’s list of theater credits include the lead in Cinderella and Mario and the Magician with The Canadian Opera Company.
Her training includes seven years studying with the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus.
Most mysterious member of Dylan's crew is Trance Gemini, a beautiful young female alien of a completely unknown species. Trance doesn't like to speak about her people or her past, and her crewmates have mostly given up asking.
She manifests a startling ability to predict possible outcomes. Can she see the
future, or is she just adept at making lucky guesses? Only Trance knows for
sure, and she's not talking. Trance serves as life support officer as well as
the crew's botanist, xeno-biologist, make-do medic, and when necessary, spy and
thief.
In the second season episode "Ouroboros" she had a little encounter with her
"future self" and ended up trading places with her. So she may look a little
different than you remembered, but she's still the same Trance - just a little
older... with some alternate history in her past... and different skin color...
She has since revealed what she is; an avatar of a star, specifically the Tarn
Vedern star. She is capable of seeing multiple futures in the blink of an eye,
going supernova, and teleportation. She was also the key to reopening the
slipstream links to the Tarn Vedren home world.
Info from the official Andromeda website.
What is Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda?
The Glorious Commonwealth
More than 3000 years ago, aliens from a planet called Tarn Vedra in the
Andromeda galaxy invented a way to travel across the stars almost
instantaneously. They called it Slipstream, and they used it to build a vast
commonwealth of planets across six galaxies. When Earth was ready, we were
welcomed into it.
It was a vast, diverse group of cultures working together in
peace, striving to spread civilization across the Universe. Unfortunately, some
factions came to disagree with the Commonwealth's methods.
The Fall
The Nietzscheans - a group of genetically engineered humans who follow a strict
interpretation of Nietzsche - felt that the Commonwealth was weak because it
made treaties with its greatest enemies - the Magog. So they formed a rebellion
and attacked the Commonwealth of which they were a part. The result was a civil
war that plunged the Universe into a new Dark Age.
One of the first casualties of that war was a Glorious Heritage Class starship
called the Andromeda Ascendant. Most of her crew abandoned ship, but her captain
- Dylan Hunt - remained on board as the ship fell dangerously close to a black
hole.
The Long Night
Three hundred years of darkness passed. The Commonwealth was gone. Interstellar
communication became undependable. Slipstream routes fell into disuse. Some
still traveled the stars, but the journey was full of piracy, unmarked dangers
and people fighting for their lives. Technology stopped developing and even
reverted in some ways. A few local governments held together, but most of them
were brutal and fascist. The remnants of the old Commonwealth decayed.
Andromeda Rescued
A salvage vessel called the Eureka Maru then found the Andromeda Ascendant and
pulled her free. When they boarded the High Guard relic, they found that Dylan
Hunt had survived - the whole ship had been caught in severe time dilatation.
From Dylan's perspective, only a few moments had passed since his crew escaped.
But outside the black hole, darkness had fallen across his beloved Commonwealth.
Time to Rebuild
Dylan once protected civilization, he now felt an obligation to rebuild what had
been lost. As someone who knew what it was like to live in a Universe that was
for the most part safe and at peace, he felt he and his ship could bring back
the Commonwealth. He recruited the crew of the Eureka Maru, and ever since they
have been searching the galaxies for worlds who are willing to join the New
Commonwealth.
Info from the official Andromeda website
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