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Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 5:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Wapland, good to know my tips/tricks/ and files are being tried. :o)

Ok do ya got a highschool kid or just need a calculator that can do... exponents, sine and cosine, a statistical calculator, a hex editor, or a binary calculator?

In windows you already have it. Just follow these easy steps.

1. Click your start button, then goto all programs.

2. Click accessories and click calculator.

3. When it pops up notice at the top it says file/view/help.

4. Click help and in the window that pops up click scientific.

badda bing! :o)

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
uhhh 4. Don't click help click view.

Sorry .... sleepy again :o)

Gadzooks
Member

08-30-2000

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 1:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm having major printer problems and I can't find anyone to help me. I have a Canon BJC-210 bubble jet printer and I can't get it to print anything but weird coded language. It basically looks like this AqqqqADQDUdksld dkTTDdold. I just don't know how to fix this problem. I went to the Canon site and there isn't anything there. Does anyone have any suggestions? Or is my printer dead and gone?

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 5:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gadzooks what operating system are you using... windows xp?

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 6:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh yeah Gadzooks besides the operating system
do you have the drivers for your OS......is the printing problem happening in all programs,or just in one program(and if so,what program?)

Gadzooks
Member

08-30-2000

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Jed245....I'm using Windows Millenium 2000. No matter what I try printing...the same garbage keeps coming out. I tried unplugging the printer and connecting it again, but nothing seems to work.

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 5:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gadzooks is your printer cadrige old? Because what your describing usually happens when you run low on ink.

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tip time again people. :o)

Ok uhhh lemme see here How about a quick shutdown. Instead of going into the start menu to shut down lets see if we can set up something faster. :o)


1. goto your desktop and right-click an empty space.

2. In the new window that pops up go to New, then to Shortcut.

3. You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.


Enter one of these as the path:


A: Use this path if your operating system is Windows 95, 98, or Me:

C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows



B: Use this path if your operating system is XP:

SHUTDOWN -s -t 01


If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the right letter of the hard drive. (to find what your hard drive is if you don't know...click on start/my computer).

Now...
4. Click the "Next" button.
5. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button.


Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you're done. Also, if you like to use shortcut keys, you can right-click the new shortcut you just made, go to Properties, and type in X (or whatever letter) in the Shortcut Key box.


Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Free file :o)
Wanna......
Change desktop, Start menu, drives, folders, and Favorites icons.
Change your cursor to something more interesting.
Change Windows startup and shutdown screens.
Add text or a graphic to the Start button, or hide the Start button completely.
Remove shortcut arrows from icons, change icon text and color, and so on.

Ok I know your thinking... umm jed... isn't all this just another way to change the way windows looks. Well to that I say!!! umm yeah. :o)

Ok then, ActivICons is the file for you. :o) Just think your can change your start button to your go button. Or your er... don't touch button er uhh you'll think of something. :o)

Jed



Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 11:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How about 250 free business cards? Shipping and handling fee of $5.25. Our neighbors showed us some today. They are pretty darn nice. I ordered some with a big white mountain in the background.

www.vistaprint.com

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 5:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cool Juju! :o) Thanks for the link. :o)

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok this is Jed car shopping day 2!! So I'm kinda behind on providing tips and files. I'll be back in the swing by this weekend.... Unless I get a really cool car at the auto auction tonight then I just might be cruizin.:o)

Wapland
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
good luck Jed Baby! Now some sage advice for you


BUY HONDA

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Wapland... honda eh? :o)

Ok on to the tips well ok one tip. I know alot of people kinda got into editing pics for posting in other peoples folders on the club house. SO......


I thought that some of us might want to start editing/creating 3D stuff. So if that is the case then go Over there>>>>HERE

Jed.

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
er sorry for the last tip. :o) That isn't my 3d editor. It kinda teaches you programming... it's really interesting and fun to mess with though.

After I break open a few of my cd's I'll post some 3d graphics editors or something equally fun. :o)

Jed.

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I know someone has answered this before, but where is the site I can go to resize a pic? I can't remember its url to save my life.

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jed,

I have the same problem with windows messenger that luvmyjrt had.I followed your advice going into admin. tools.I also made sure i unchecked the start at windows start up but it still loads as soon as i log on to the internet. I have Windows xp and am on AOL is there anything else I can do?I don't want windows messenger.

Jed245
Member

11-01-2002

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tishala there is a link in my archives somewhere to a program that will do that, but, not sure where. I'll look for it in a few minutes.

Luvmom,

Let me re state a few steps...

1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
2. Now in the window that pops up.. There will be two sections on the left hand section. click services and applications.
3. Now on the right section click services.
4. The window will change. Now scroll down and find messenger and right-click.
5. After you click messenger look a little to the upper left of that same section. Now click stop the service.
6. Choose Disable as the Startup Type.
7. Click OK

that should help ya out. :o)

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thank you Jed,I'll try that.

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 10:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, Thanks for trying but the stupid thing is still loading as soon as I log on to the internet.I guess I'll just have to deal with it.

Zules
Member

08-21-2000

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How do you start a new thread?

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
at the bottom of the menu page, Zules, in the grey band , click on the red typing which says start a new thread. It's just left of centre I think

Zules
Member

08-21-2000

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks again Jan!

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Browser questions for computer people in the know -

On today's news I heard a cyberguy talking about a web browser that blocks pop ups - anyone hear of this? And should I post here or over at computer questions in the community thread?? DD keeps clicking on the annoying popups screwing up my desktop!!

:-)


Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Reader234: Netscape 7.1 has a very good built-in popup stopper. I haven't seen any of them since I upgraded a few months ago. It also has very good cookie management built in.

Hope this helps.