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Kaykay
Member

01-21-2004

Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 8:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wow, ok great. I will have to reread that a few times but I will give it the old college try.
Thanks you so much. You are SO helpful :-)

Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
VCR question
the last 2 weeks i have had problems recording shows on my VCR - they all play back in very choppy modes. in terms of the picture, but i can hear the sound fine. I thought it may be a bad tape, and i switched tapes but to no avail. I always use slp mode, but i did try recording in SP mode and that DID make the picture clear but i cant figure out why it wont record and play in slp mode anymore -

its a NEW VCR - i got it in mid april and until last week, i could record and watch all my daily programs just fine- 6 hours at a time if need be - but i cant now and it is stumping me... the VCR is a cheap Slyvania model but it still should work after 2 months...

any ideas what is happening??

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 6:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My question: How can you tape from dvd to your vcr tapes? Is this possible

Strawberry
Member

07-18-2002

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Legalboxer: The only thing I can think might be wrong is the heads might be dirty. You can buy a headcleaner and try and see if that helps. I'm not sure that's the fix though since it's only a couple months old. If you use the VCR all the time or rent alot of tapes they can get dirty pretty fast.

Maybe someone else knows something else that might help too, but that's what I would try :-)

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Looks like maybe Draheid may be on vacation...the nerve! lol ;)

LB:I was going to say...sounds like a glitch...I'd put it back in the box and ask for a new one. :-)

Skootz: Dh says hook up your 'out' connection from the DVD player to the 'in' connection on your VCR.

And now, I disavow any responsibility, incase anything blows up! rofl ;)


Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks guys

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Legalboxer: I agree with Rupertbear, if you can return the VCR for exchange, I would recommend that. Most stores will only exchange within 30 days though, so if that doesn't work then I suggest Strawberry's suggestion to clean the VCR.

Skootz: VCRs & DVD players have electronics built in that will make the video unviewable when attempting to record from DVD to videotape. There are devices available on the web that are supposed to defeat this protection but I've never used one so I don't know what to recommend.

Rupertbear: Not on vacation, I've just been busy archiving the board in preparation of Big Brother 5 & Amazing Race 5 starting in about 30 day! :-)

Hope this helps.

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For years, my spacebar had always operated as a scrollbar..ie if I was reading an internet page and tapped on the spacebar, the internet page would scroll down one full screen.

All of a sudden , a few months ago, the spacebar no longer operated that way.

anyone know how I can get that scrolling action back. It was so nice just to be able to tap that bar and continue reading!

I have win 98/netscape7.1 and a logitech cordless keyboard BTW.

Zachsmom
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WOW! That's cool Jan..never knew you could do that!

I don't know why it doesn't work ...but I think it's a cool trick!

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: I've searched throughout the settings in NS 7.1 and cannot find anything related to this issue. The only suggestions I can think to try is checking for an updated keyboard driver or reloading the current driver. You should also check to be sure you don't have some other program running in the background that is possibly interfering with normal operation.

Hope this helps.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
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?

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello Draheid...I was only teasing about your vacation...although you do deserve one, kiddo. :-)

I know you'd never leave us all in the lurch without ample warning. :-)

Wow, yeah I've noticed you guys spring cleaning every nook & cranny of the place...very nice and it's all very much appreciated. :-) (((hug)))

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was wondering if I had just been lucky and that page scroll thru the spacebar was not natural. I guess what you are saying then ,Dra, is that it is natural and should work that way with 7.1?

Darn, I was hoping it was some easy answer like updating to 7.1 was what lost the feature for me :-(

I also run norton 2004 and zone alarm but those two should not interfere, should they?

AS far as I can see the only two new programs I run now that I did not run 6 months ago are the upgraded Netscape and Norton 2004 (I used to have mcAfee)

PS thanks for the other two tips, Dra. I will check them out to see if I still can do them.

ETA: Dra, I assume you mean to type the ' or the / in the URL area?? I tried with my browser (7.1 netscape) and it does not operate as you suggested. Instead it does an internet search for the word.

Do you suppose I have something set incorrectly in preferences or something?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: I doubt if either of the upgrade or new program have any effect on your keyboard so I don't think that's where the 'problem' is.

As for the ' & / feature work on the main 'page' only. If you place the cursor in any type of entry window or box, they work as the character as they should. Just open any page and, once it's loaded, type either character. You will see the status bar at the bottom of your browser change like this:

Type a forward slash to see this:
textstart
When you begin typing a word, you will see something like this:

foundtext

Same with an apostrophe (') like this:

startlink

When you type, you see this:

linkfound

See what I'm talking about? Pretty cool, IMO.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Draheid - thanks...I didn't think it was possible to do this...I was hoping that it was..oh well..I am sure in the near future this will be available.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello Draheid :-)

Just an ordinary 'wondering' type of question here.

Earlier this afternoon I could barely check into the site. The connections were slowern' molasses in January.

I even went to the mirror site, to see if there was some type of announcement.

Were youse guys up to hijinx behind the scenes there or was it just a glitch on my end?



Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rupertbear: I'm not an expert on "end glitches" and don't know anything about your end personally. As far as I know, there hasn't been any activity of a maintenance type on the board this afternoon. It could just be the internet hiccuped or something similar since it appears to have cleared up. I wouldn't worry too much about it though, these things do happen.

Hope this helps.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lmao....thank you VERY much for the laugh, Draheid...so, I'll just assume my end is fine & no hijinx on your end...lol lol lol ;)

Yep...that helped :-)

Jagger
Member

08-07-2002

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 9:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LMAO at Dra and RBear, thanks for the laugh of the day.

OK now to get down to serious business, well not really serious but....

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4300 camera and I want to buy an extra battery and extra memory cards. I know I need an EN-EL1 Rechargeable Battery, and a "Type I Compact Flash Memory Card", but when I go out and search for these there are so many different types, some that need an addaptor some that don't.

I know I could just go to Best Buy or that type of place and tell them my camera type and they could sell me a nice expensive battery and memory card, but I'm looking for something that won't cost me an arm and a leg (well the way my body's been feeling lately it would probably feel better if I lost one or the other)but will still work properly without an adapter.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 1:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jagger: According to the support document at Nikon (this one), and this list of Edge brand memory cards for your specific digital camera at Wal-Mart, you should be able to use any of the cards listed there.

Wal-Mart has a battery selector for digital cameras also. They recommend the Energizer ER-D300 Digital Camera Battery LithiumIon battery for your camera for under $30.

I'm sure there are other places who have these and other accessories available, this is mainly to illustrate that you do have options, even if the salespeople at these places aren't very helpful.

Hope this helps.

Jagger
Member

08-07-2002

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Dra, there are just so many different sites and prices out there it is hard to figure out what's what. I want to make sure I have a spare battery and enough flash for my vacation at the end of the month. I guess I'll have to take a run over to Wally World and see what they have, maybe I can convince my SIL to come along and get her employee discount on it.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 9:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HELP with Word2000!

I am designing birthday party invitations for Bigdog's Momma's 100th birthday party. I have a 1927 photograph of Momma looking about as good as she is ever going to look, and I am going to insert that picture at the upper left corner of some bordered paper.

It has been about 10 or 12 years since I had a Word class, so I think I might need some help.

I have got my margins set okay, and I even have the picture scanned and placed within the document.

Now I want to put some big words, like Guess Who Is About to Turn 100??? next to the picture. I have forgotten how to do that. By default, it does not want to let me put any text next to the photo. Without me getting out my books and poring through them, can somebody tell me how to make Word2000 let me put text next to the picture?

Muchos smoochos in advance.

Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 9:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Juju, Just a quick thought before I get Dra......did you insert a text box where you want the words?

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, June 11, 2004 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
No! Betcha that is what I want to do! I seem to dimly recall something about a text box. LOL. I'll check back in the morning, not going to mess with it tonight.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, June 12, 2004 - 12:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Juju: The other method is to set the image properties to allow text to flow 'tightly' around the image with alignment on the side you want the text to appear. If you need details, I can post a screen capture of the options for you. JMM's solution may be easier and you'll have a little better control over exact placement of the text anyway.

Hope this helps.