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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: All Things Technical: The Help Desk: Brief Q & A Thread (ARCHIVES): Archive through November 29, 2005 users admin

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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, October 15, 2005 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Draheid, thank you for replying. The phone is an Ericsson A1018s, it's about 5 years old and Amazon.co.uk says it's been discontinued. The original battery is a "Ni-Mh 3000016 4.8V Slim". Oh and it's a British phone, and my parents are still in England so I wanted to order from a UK company. The one that looks like it has the correct batteries is:

http://www.m-99.co.uk/Mobile_Phone_Batteries/Ericsson_Battery/ericsson_battery.html
(that's the one that scared me because they talked about other people's crappy batteries!)

or
http://www.batteriesplus.co.uk/acatalog/Batteries_Plus_Ericsson___Sony_Ericsson_3.html
(near the bottom of the page) has one that is rated 700mAh, in between the other two ratings.

My worry (now that you've explained the mAh thing :-)) is buying a dodgy one from a dodgy outfit! The advantage of the second site, above, is that it has a phone number, and my parents could actually order using that, which might be better if something's wrong with it. It's actually pretty cheap, so the cost isn't a problem, it's just if it would either damage my dad's phone or just not work, in which case, knowing my dad, he'd just say it's fine and wouldn't tell me there was a problem.

Any recommendations/things to look for?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 7:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
With XP, do I have to run the various maintenance programs for all of my users?

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Draheid, I just spoke to my parents and they'd rather speak to someone on the phone, so it's all sorted now :-). Thanks so much for your help earlier, I really do appreciate your time.

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 9:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Texannie: Generally, only the administrator account can run most of the maintenance programs. Since it requires administrator access, programs like Defrag operate on the entire hard drive so it only needs to be run by one user and will take care of all files on the hard drive, including other user files.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, October 17, 2005 - 2:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Even if all of us are set up as administrators?

Rupertbear
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09-19-2003

Monday, October 31, 2005 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rupertbear a private message Print Post    
Hi Druid...thought I'd pop in here and direct you to a question I posted at Animal Farm, regarding that side of the fence. :-)

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Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Hi Draheid, Jimmer, Bob et al.

I have my laptop and desktop on a LAN at home. The lappy is wireless from the router, and the PC is wired from the same router. I have tried to set them up on the same "workgroup" so that I could use files on both, provided they were both on, and connected to the network.

So I have added certain folders from the Lappy and PC to the "My Network Places" area. And it works fine for a little while (a week or so), and then I'll lose 2 or 3 Lappy folders, but not ALL of them.

I don't think it is to do with disconnecting from the network, as I take the lappy to school every day, and can come home and still have all the folders being "seen" from my PC.

But then, every week or two, I'll look from the PC, and only ONE lappy folder is left available, and the others have disappeared. I have gone back and re-added those lappy folders that I want in "My Network Places" a few times, only for it to last a week or so, and then be gone again.

Why is it only happening to those folders, and what is it about the OTHER folder on the lappy that manages to stick around?

Have any of you ever heard of this problem? Losing some, but not all Network Places?

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
why move the folders? why not just set up a letter for your "my documents" to be read from computer to computer by drive letter?

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 9:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    


Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 9:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
from the hard wired pc, right click on the icon "my computer" click on "map network drive" pick a letter that isn't used, and map it to the "my documents" folder on the laptop. then do the same from the laptop to the pc.

then you don't have to move folders, you are reading from the "my documents" folders on each computer.


Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Friday, November 04, 2005 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
Landi, Im not getting that option if I right click on my docs.

Lobster
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lobster a private message Print Post    
Hi!

I have a Dell flat monitor. Anyone know what I can use to clean it? I'm assuming that I can't just squirt a paper towel with windex and clean it like I used to do with my old glass monitor. I smoke so it gets pretty dirty.

Jmm
Moderator

08-16-2002

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
According to Dell

Cleaning Your Monitor
CAUTION: Read and follow the safety instructions before cleaning the monitor.
CAUTION: Before cleaning the monitor, unplug the monitor power cable from the electrical outlet.

* To clean your antistatic screen, lightly dampen a soft, clean cloth with water. If possible, use a special screen-cleaning tissue or solution suitable for the antistatic coating. Do not use benzene, thinner, ammonia, abrasive cleaners, or compressed air.
* Use a lightly-dampened, warm cloth to clean the plastics. Avoid using detergent of any kind as some detergents leave a milky film on the plastics.
* If you notice a white powder when you unpack your monitor, wipe it off with a cloth. This white powder occurs during the shipping of the monitor.
* Handle your monitor with care as darker-colored plastics may scratch and show white scuff marks more than lighter-colored monitor.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Lobster, Jmm to the rescue. In the meantime, just thought I'd say Hello!

Lobster
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, November 14, 2005 - 6:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lobster a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Jmm!! The thought never occured to me to check the Dell site. DUH!! LOL

Hi Gracie!!

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
dh and i have decided to get a laptop for each other for Christmas.

the apt. complex is set up for wayport/wireless (for only $30 a month/on a month to month basis). so we will use that for the laptop (but can't get e-mail through wayport).

so, i will just use it for surfing the internet.

dh will want to be able to do his CAD work on it (mainly for when we travel/not vacation travel).

any ideas on how much we should spend. would it be better for us (price-wise to wait until after Christmas)?


also, what "extras" do we need to be able to be on laptop and our regular desktop computer at same time? (we already have a router that the apt. complex i live "loaned" the tenants who want to use Wayport wireless).

eta: i think i'll have dh post here later and ask more specific questions once we get an idea of how much to spend.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Abby7, start checking www.bensbargains.net daily, preferably in the mornings. Also read the comments the people make about each item. Sometimes the comments are by teenagers just being smart with each other, but other times, you can gauge when something is a good bargain.

I would get one with a fairly big hard drive, minimum 512MB RAM, both ethernet port and wireless capability. I think I would still want a 56K modem as well. Several USB ports. And a DVD writer.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 3:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Abby7, I see I answered some things you didn't ask. I think you could get a decent machine in the $1000-$1200 price range. I got a cheapie maybe $800 Dell laptop for Bigdog a while back, thinking he could replace his old desktop with it, and it was more trouble than it was worth, started giving error messages from the get-go. I returned it.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i have what juju describes as the "perfect machine". i got it from toshiba at office depot and paid $1199 and it had a $300 rebate!

Abby7
Member

07-17-2002

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
thanks juju! i put that in my favorites. i'm also going to check out the tvch digital camera thread too.

i'm new to both laptops and digital cameras (we have one a friend gave us...but haven't figured it out...haven't really tried).

i want to be able to use my digital camera w/laptop while travelling.

i'll let you know what i find. i'll probably start checking after Thanksgiving.

eta: i just saw your post, Landi. i'll consider that. i want to find what we want online if possible. if dh and i go in a store together...he just has to buy before we leave. it's much better finding/knowing what we want and a good price and what we need before purchasing. dh is like a kid in a candy store sometimes. (when it comes to computers, electronics, etc.)

Not1worry
Member

07-30-2002

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
I am thinking of buying a Lego Star Wars PC game that my son really wants for Christmas. Many of the reviews on Amazon say that you must be sure your computer has the right graphics card to support the game or it won't play. How can I figure out what kind of graphics card I have and if it will work with this game? We have Windows XP and this is what the tech specs from the Lego site say:


Minimum System Requirements:
PC running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000
A Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent processor
256Mb RAM
DirectX9 - compatible 32Mb graphics card with pixel shader support (eg. GeForce 3 or better; Radeon 9600)
DirectX9 - compatible sound card
1.5 Gigabytes of free hard disk space

Thanks for any help!

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Not1worry: Click 'Start - Run', type dxdiag and click 'Ok'. This should give you all the information you need except the amount of free hard disk space. To view your hard drive space, right-click on 'My Computer' then left-click on 'Explore'. Right-click on the drive labeled (C: ) then left-click on 'Properties' to view space available.

Not1worry
Member

07-30-2002

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Dra! Mine says I have a NVDIA GeForce4 MX420, which I am assuming will do the trick! I also have 101 Gigabytes of free space.

I'm going to write your directions down so I can do this again next time I need to.

DS will be very happy, thanks again!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 7:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Anyone know how big of a difference there is when you print with a color and a black ink cartridge vs. a color and a photo cartridge? (In printing text and photos)

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 7:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
When you use a color & 'photo' cartridge, the photos can print with much more vibrant and realistic colors given the additional color palette of the photo cartridge. However, printing text with a photo cartridge installed is very expensive since it is then necessary to 'create' black by combining all the colors (using equal portions) to print black text.