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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 5:25 pm
hi, just wanted to post about a Dell recall in case any of you haven't heard about it on the news. here's one link: http://tinyurl.com/z9zca The batteries being recalled are in Dell laptops sold between April 1, 2004 and July 18, 2006
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Melzie
Member
07-13-2006
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 8:51 am
Just wanted to ask if anyone else is having trouble with the BB& live feeds? I've been watching using RealTV, and the 350k stream with no problems, until 2 days ago. Now, if I try to load the 350k stream, the pictures freeze and I get audio loops. If I load the 150k stream, it will work most times, but still occasionally get the freezing pics and audio loops. Anyone else having this problem? Or is it me and my ISP? ;) TIA!
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 9:23 am
help - I saved some files on my mom's computer when I was in VA and forgot to send them to myself. They are mostly pictures (my camera disc was full when I got there so I put them ALL on her computer) so I don't want her to have to pick each ind. file to send it - I want her to be able to pick the folder... other than burning a disc and overnighting it - what's a good option? I have a website that I can set up FTP through or would it be better to get some kind of P2P software? btw we both have broadband so internet speed isn't a problem
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 10:01 am
i use Yahoo pictures and make the folder public.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 1:05 pm
Grace, I would do what Cnd suggests. Have her upload them to one of the free photo websites such as Snapfish or Kodak Gallery and then share them with you. Then you can download them from the photo website, or just leave them on there and take over the website as your own. I prefer Kodak Gallery to Snapfish, as Snapfish makes your guests register, and Kodak Gallery does not if you specify they don't have to register. And here is another one I found this morning when a friend sent me some photos. www.imagestation.com Didn't have to register there to view photos either.
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 1:26 pm
yeah but isn't that just for pictures? And don't you have to upload/download individually? I'm talking about 200-300 pictures PLUS a few other files.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 1:39 pm
If she knows how, have her FTP them to a directory on your website.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 5:32 am
Do I want to upgrade my Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7 Beta?
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:38 am
this new Windows XP upgrade that is actually an ability for Microsoft to check for unauthorized software, do i really want to download it? I have an official copy of XP but I have heard that this piece of software is the pits & is very intrusive of one's privacy. - however I have also heard that without it, you can no longer update xp. any advice???
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:49 am
I didn't install it. I thought that I'd wait and see if I could get some general comments on it. Um ... Dra. What do you think?
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 11:52 am
I haven't installed it yet either, Jimmer, but I am so tired of getting the message that an update is available every day when I start my computer. I guess, if the advice is not to install it, I will shut down auto update??
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 1:08 pm
You will still get all the critical MS updates, even if you do not install the Windows Genuine Advantage software. What you are not able to do is go to the windows update center and search for general updates for things like the media player, etc... If you choose the other installation option (not automatic or express, but something like custom or manual) then you can uncheck the box for this update and select the option never to ask you to install that upgrade ever again. This will stop the nagging until the next WGA update is available.
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 2:18 pm
thanks Bob - so you also advise NOT to install this update? if I uncheck auto , then do the rest of what you said so that I tell it never to ask me re this again - can i then recheck auto updates for other updates?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Sunday, August 20, 2006 - 2:36 pm
The checkbox I am talking about is on the popup asking you to apply that specific patch, possible on the next screen after you choose to do a selective (manual?) apply. The default button for the popup will perform an express (automatic?) application of the patch. The other button is the one that will allow you to select to not apply and never again ask about that patch. You do not have to change your automatic update settings, so you will still be notified of other updates in the future. I have this patch applied on one of my computers, but not on the rest. I am not having any problems with it, but I choose not to install it just because I can . 
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 6:08 am
Bob, I chose the button for custom install on the popup- on the next page it offers the choice to install or cancel I am afraid if I click on install - it will install it . Is there another page after that that gives me the options you talk about? - Maybe my problem is in my automatic settings themselves?I have them set to auto install? i see there is, in my automatic settings, an option for download but let me install manually. Should I set it that way first and then click on the popup??
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Monday, August 21, 2006 - 9:12 pm
Jan: Can you post a picture of that page? I don't have any pending updates, so I can't look to see what the heck I am talking about! But I know that I have done it. Since you are getting the option to install this patch, I would say it is not using your setting to auto install. I seem to remember it being something bass ackwards like unchecking the box next to the patch and then continuing with the install. The unchecked patch does not get installed and maybe that's were you can say forget about this patch forever. A picture should jog my memory.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Monday, August 28, 2006 - 8:22 pm
why are people starting to post emails on websites in the format like "legalboxer at tvch.com" instead of just having it be "legalboxer@tvch.com" ?? what is causing that trend? seems like it would turn off some who dont want to take the time to type in the email when looking at a website
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Draheid
Board Administrator
09-09-2001
| Monday, August 28, 2006 - 9:15 pm
Legalboxer: This is due to programs that scour the internet to gather e-mail addresses in the standard (username@host.com) format. The 'spelled out' version is much harder for a machine to detect and add to a spammer's list whereas a human can discern the difference and thereby have your e-mail address.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 4:29 am
yep!!!
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 10:01 am
There are a bunch of tricks that web designers use to hide email addresses from spammers. One I use (that is fairly simple) is converting the email address into a hex code and then having a graphic image display the address on the page. When people click on the graphic image it runs their mail and puts in the real address. The spammers can't read the graphic image and it is harder for them to read hex. Of course, that won't work if you are posting to a Website like this one.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 2:22 pm
thanks dra and jimmer!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 12:32 pm
I have a brand new HP Pavillion laptop and it seems slow to start up, so I am removing a bunch of the programs that came with it. There is a group of stuff called Sonic Audio Module, Sonic Copy Module, Sonic Data Module, Sonic Express labeler and Sonic MyDVD Plus, plus a manager and 2 encoder programs. Do I need this?
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, September 03, 2006 - 2:52 pm
You'll need it to take advantage of the dvd burning and video editing. Most of that stuff doesn't load at startup, so deleting it will not make your machine run any faster.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, September 04, 2006 - 12:37 pm
thanks lady, once I started reading the list of stuff it started sounding like stuff I needed. LOL.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, September 11, 2006 - 9:12 pm
Shoot, I guess my post was lost when the board was down so here goes again. I just purchased online a download of an album that I couldn't find in stores anywhere. Its a real oldie. Anyway, its in WMA format and I can listen to it fine on the puter. My question is: can I change the format through Nero to put it on a CD to listen to in the car?
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