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Resortgirl
Member

09-23-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra, Sorry to bug you again... do you have a suggestion as to where I can purchase additional memory cards, a DC plug and a spare battery for my camera. The place that I bought the camera from seems really high priced. It's an Olympus C5000.
Thanks!
I think that's where they make their money...

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Resortgirl: Not a problem at all. I've looked at most major retailers online pricing and found the following:

Memory Cards - xD-Picture Card for Olympus:

Lowest prices for Olympus brand: xD-Picture Cards at Office Max

Next lowest price for Olympus, slightly lower for Lexar brand:

xD-Picture Cards at Target

Batteries

I was only able to locate one additional source for the replacement/spare battery:

LI-10B Rechargeable Battery at Office Max is $.03 higher then direct.

Unfortunately, I was not able to locate any other source for the DC plug or similar accessories.

Hope this helps.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
RG, you can also check ebay. Lots of that kind of stuff for sale there.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Dra and Jmm, looks like the Add Text Box will work. Your thank you for helping me is a picture of Momma, 1927.

Momma 1927


Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Juju, I'm glad I could help, for once. Usually that is Dra's domain in this household. LOL

Thank you so much for showing us the picture. Your mother was absolutely stunning. I love the dress and that pose is so classic. I'm betting that she is still a very beautiful lady, even at 100. Please give her our best on her birthday, congratulations on the wonderful milestone, and best wishes for good health in the future.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Jmm; it's not my momma. It is Bigdog's momma. She is a little bitty squirt who could fit under my armpit.

Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What's the easy way to copy over your IE favorites to your hard drive, or a floppy? So far I haven't lost them, but when I sign in to my new "MSN" account I want to be prepared, just in case.
Thanks!! (Win98, IE6)

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 9:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mygetaway, in IE: File, Import and Export, Export Favorites. From there you can save them wherever you want. If you need to recover them, ditto the above except Import Favorites from wherever you saved them.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yeah, and don't be like me and think you have to same them one folder at a time. You can export the whole lot in one big batch. You could save them to your desktop so they will be there nagging you to do something with them ...

Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 6:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Melfie and Juju.. I knew it was something simple..just couldn't remember. :-)

Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
does anyone know if the "Google Toolbar" is safe? I tried using it and I like it, but don't want to use anything that would get me adware or compromise security.

Halfunit
Member

09-02-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
BigD - I'll put my in...

I use it and LOVE it. It also has an option to block pop-ups on sites of your choosing.

As for spyware, my guess is no but that's only a guess.


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
<<Google Toolbar: Patrick Crispen at Internet Tourbus is hot and cold about Google's toolbar. This toolbar is available to people using Windows and Internet Explorer. The search aids are good but the toolbar is spyware, in that it records the pages viewed. Crispen doesn't say if Google keeps the records. The monitoring can be easily disabled. Crispen is more enthusiastic about the latest 2.0 Beta because it blocks pop-ups - providing a service that Microsoft refuses to do. Internet Tourbus July 30, 2003>>

This was a blurb I found about the toolbar, Bigd.

All those accessories...including the smiley downloads all contain spyware, I believe. That's why they offer them free, lol.


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi, Bunny has a question about making a t-shirt transfer...here, I'll copy and paste what she said:

<<If I wanted to put the bunny emoticon on a t-shirt for myself, how would I do that? Is there some way to easily copy it to an iron-on t-shirt transfer? It would certainly look better than drawing it with yellow magic marker! >>

Then I suggested this site:http://shop.store.yahoo.com/mcgpaper/tshirt1.html

She replied:

<<Thanks, Ru. Unfortunately, I can't get the photo to save to my computer so that I can transfer it. Any ideas about that?>>

Then I referred her to you experts but I think she put it in the 'technical' thread in the BB section by mistake.



Starshine40
Member

07-30-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 8:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Draheid had posted:

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:48 am
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While researching an answer for Jan, I discovered another really cool 'feature' of Netscape 7 (I don't know if these apply to IE or older versions of NS though). While viewing a page, if you type the apostrophe (') and begin typing a word, Netscape searches the page for a link containg what you type, as you type. If you type a forward slash (/) and type, it searches for the text you type. After you've entered the word, to search for more instances of that word, press the F3 key to search the rest of the page. Give this a try, go to the General Discussions Archives where you will find 200+ threads and tap the ' or / key and start typing a word to see if there is a thread title with that word in it.

Ok, I just checked Internet Explorer 6 and could not find a similar feature. Pretty cool, huh?
.................................................

Draheid, I'm not sure if you mean to just "find" a word throughout the page? If so, then on IE just click on Edit, then click on "find". A box will pop up where you type in the word you're looking for and it will find all of them on that page.


Starshine40
Member

07-30-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Now, I have a question. Has anyone switched over from an isp to a phone company DSL service? I installed mine about 3 days ago and am not liking it very well and having some system problems with it. It has it's OWN browser instead of IE or netscape...not sure what it uses. I'm not sure if I'm going to like it or not. Will try it a few more days and see how it goes. ANYONE????

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Starshine40: You should be able to use any internet access program you want to use, even AOL, with your new connection. *If* there is anything you need from the provider, it should only be the program to establish the connection. Once you are connected, you should be able to minimize that program and open any browser you prefer.

I am connected to RoadRunner and use Netscape, Internet Explorer, MSN WebTV Emulator, etc. even all at the same time if I'm working on something I need to test compatibility with.

Hope this helps.

ETA: On the issue of searching the page, you can also type <Ctrl>-F and the 'Find' window will open on either Netscape or Internet Explorer. I just found the / and ' keys were quite unique as they begin searching as you type the word or phrase in after pressing that key.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 10:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Starshine, this is the same question/complaint Mygetaway just voiced over in the Right Now thread. You can still use your Internet Explorer browser or whatever you were using before. Just use the DSL to connect and then open up Internet Explorer for surfing the net. That is what I do with Juno, which has its own browser that I never use.

Starshine40
Member

07-30-2002

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 5:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the info on being able to use IE while connected to the DSL.

HOWEVER, I was having other serious problems with the DSL and disconnected and uninstalled it last night.

It had become the default mail service also and I could access my ISP mail (still active service) but could not send from it. The DSL (SBCYahoo) has a feature where you can bring your mail over from another email addy, but when I tried to set that up, the file needed couldn't download.

I had gotten quite a lot of error messages in the 3 days I had it installed including a few that said it was a "serious" error message. Many of these problems occurred last evening. One long one started out, "A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer."

Another time last night my screen went completely black (not from lack of movement) and I had to shut down the surge protector and turn it back on to get it working again.

Also, my McAfee Security System wasn't working with the DSL and I got a computer virus! That was the final straw!!!!! Even after McAfee cleaned the one virus then I ran my virus scan and found eight files that were infected (just in the last few days). Anyway, McAfee cleaned the virus stuff up and so now it's all back to the way it was before.

THANKS for all your help

I'll make a seperate post about the one problem I have with my isp....

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 9:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is it possible to take a still pic of something you are watching on TV and Computer at the same time using a TV tuner card?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 9:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinkie: Depending on how the TV Tuner card works, you may be able to do a fullscreen capture and have everything on screen in the image. I just tried it with my WinTV USB turned on and the video is played in such a way that the Irfanview doesn't see the video. In Realplayer, I have to set the video to 'compatible' mode to capture screens on there. So, it really depends on exactly how the TV video is being sent to the screen, whether or not you will be able to capture it.

Hope that helps.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 7:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Dra. Shoot! I just want a pic of a tiny part of a commercial!

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinkie: Have you ...
a. Checked online to see if there is a copy of the video for downloading.
b. Checked your TV Tuner software to see if it allows capture of the TV signal.
c. Try Irfanview anyway to see if it will capture.

Any of these might work for what you're trying to do.

Hope this helps.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The TV tuner is on hubby's puter so I've never messed with it. He doesn't use it enough to know the answer. I'm trying to remember what the commercial is for. Its about a little black and white dog that gets lost from his family but gets picked up by different people who give him rides and buy him something. The last part is where a biker puts the dog in his side car and as they are riding along the biker looks down at the dog and the dog with goggles on looks up at the biker. I want a shot of that dog looking up so bad I can taste it! Is it maybe mastercard? Cause I think it says priceless.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
YAAAAA! I found the commercial!! And the quality is just as good as on TV. I just don't know how to take a still of the dog looking up at the biker. But that's ok! I have the commercial on my desktop now so I can watch it whenever I want! YAAAAA! If you want to see it:

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