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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 1:55 pm
Irfanview!!! That's the one I couldn't think of! Its very similar to LviewPro. Thanks, Jimmer!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:24 pm
Microsoft has a new one out. It is a whole fancy photo editor and can do just amazing things. It makes panorama photos like magic. I learned about it on this last cruise. Microsoft paid for a bunch of laptops and an instructor for all of us to learn to use this program. It was free. And best of all, the software is a FREE download. You can get it free here: http://get.live.com/photogallery/overview I has just bought Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, so I don't really need this software, but it might be a tad easier to use than Elements. I know I have the panoramic photo capability on Elements as well, but I have never tried to figure out how to use it.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:47 pm
This is the reason I haven't posted my pics from Orlando yet. I have to resize them.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 9:02 pm
There are also online photo resizers that are pretty easy to use and pretty fast if you are not on dialup.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 9:35 pm
Thanks, Juju. As soon as Jimmer said Irfanview I knew that was exactly what I wanted. And it worked great for resizing some pics. I just don't have time to post them tonight. It'll have to wait until tomorrow night when we get home from dinner. What's dialup?? Do they still have that?? LOL
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 9:13 am
Cordless phone/Computer compatibility question: Quite awhile ago Juju mentioned the correct megahertz or gigahertz, whatever, that we need to know for when we buy our next cordless phones. Well we are ready to do that now, but I can't find her suggestions. Our current cordless phone (2.4 GHz digital) is on its last legs, and we want to be absolutely certain the new one we purchase won't interfere with our computer speakers. Right now the old one causes HUMMING sounds all the time from our computer speakers, which drives me batshit, (although I've gotten somewhat used to it). And dh is convinced it's also interfering with the router too. Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 11:53 am
Sorry, MB, I have no answer for you. I do have my own question, so I'll just go ahead and post it. Not urgent, just something simple my hubby and I differ over. I want him to do things MY way; he thinks I am crazy. Okay, so who's right? Re: Creating/Saving Word Documents /Clearing a Cache When I open Word to create and save a document, I then place it in a folder separate from Word. When I go to clear my cache, this file (have no idea what it is, though I suspect it has something to do with Word documents): hpodvd generally appears, but the size is small. Sometimes I can clear it; other times the little prompt screen says it is in use and cannot delete it. So I leave it alone. No biggee, since the file size is relatively small normally. When Ed creates a Word document, he leaves it in Word. Not sure I am saying that right. But what I mean is, all his documents show up when he opens Word. Isn't that taxing the application? Does it matter if the documents are stored there? My hunch, esp when I go to clear Ed's cache (when I get a "virtual memory is low" warning, is that his hpodvd file (HUGE: now 585 KB) is eating up that virtual memory. And he always gets the warning that it is in use and cannot be deleted. So am I on to something here? Or, since the documents would simply be elsewhere if not there, does it not matter? Am I making any sense to anyone?!! Thanks!
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 2:44 pm
herkle, do you have a HP computer?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 3:30 pm
First of all, it doesn't matter where you save documents. I never EVER save documents in the Program Files installation folder, and instead save documents in a folder that makes more sense to me (usually a folder on the root of the c: drive). Second, you don't mention what version Ed is using, but... his documents aren't actually "in" Word. I'm guessing that Ed's documents show up when he chooses File > Open? The folder and contents that are displayed are a setting you can change in Word. Choose Tools > Options, and click the File Locations tab. You'll see several things you can change (Documents is the one that defines where documents are to be stored). I'm not sure what you are doing to "clear cache." Finally, the file(s) created are likely temp files. You cannot delete them if you have the application open, the document open, or if you have not rebooted your computer recently. To clear temp files that say "file in use" you can usually reboot, and immediately locate that file to delete it BEFORE you launch ANY applications. FWIW, 585 KB is tiny. It's almost not even worth worrying about. If the file as a .log extension, you can open it in Notepad to see what the file contains (that may give you a clue as to what it's for). I suspect it may have something to do with an HP DVD writer/recorder, but I don't know your system... As a general rule, it's always a good thing to periodically clear out temp files. Most often, these are located in your user temp folder (c:\documents and settings\[login name]\Local Settings\Temp. The files in here can usually be manually deleted (when you can't, if you reboot and then go to clean 'em out, you'll be able to). I will periodically deleted files that are older than a week (or whenever it was that I last rebooted). But temp files, unless there is a problem, aren't anything you need to worry about that much. (When I visit my mother, once a year I clean out her temp files. Other than that, she doesn't need to worry about 'em. I'll have her clear her browser temp files periodically, though.)
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 5:28 pm
MB, it is 2.4 Ghz phones that conflict with wireless routers, as the wireless routers are also 2.4 Ghz. If you are using a wireless router, whenever your phone rings, you will be disconnected from the internet. Or, at least, that is what happened to me. So, get anything besides a 2.4 Ghz phone.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 6:51 pm
Actually, I think it depends on the phone and the router. I've got two different 2.4 GHz phones in the house (two lines) and neither one causes problems with my wireless network. That said, you may want to consider buying a phone at Target or someplace that has a pretty easy return policy. You can buy the phone, plug it in, and see if there are problems. If there are, simply return it.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 7:49 pm
Hi, back from working! Thanks, Costa. I didn't realize that 585 KB is considered small. But sheesh, I guess this means I have to back down and leave the poor man alone. Ed also does a lot of web searches, and he sometimes leaves two or more of the web pages open. I guess, then, that is why I am getting the message that our virtual memory is low. (I always go and look on his side when that happens. I don't close his stuff, though, cuz I never know if he is finished with the particular site.) landi and Costa, I have a Dell (but an HP Officejet All-in-One), if that makes a difference. Ed and I clean out our unnecessary "stuff" by following this protocol (in this sequence): 1. Open Mozilla and go to Tools, Clear Private Data. We check off the following as things we want to clear: a. browsing history b. saved form and search history c. cache d. authenticated sessions (whatever that is), but not passwords. 2. Click on the START button and choose RUN. When RUN opens, we make sure %temp% is typed in the field next to "Open." 3. A list of files pops up as a result. I delete all files possible. Then I empty my trash. 4. Then I eject my little plug-in hard drive properly. 5. Then I reboot. Correctomundo? We also periodically run "disk defragmenter" and "disk cleanup."
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 9:22 pm
THx Jooj & Costa! Since 2.4 GHz isn't working well for us, what's the next best thing? Any suggestions? I am so tired of the really loud humming from the computer speakers.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 9:31 pm
Costa, I think you are right on the brand of the wireless router, whether it is 2.4 Ghz or not. Mine is Linksys. Maybe Ed could use more RAM? It is not very expensive nowadays.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 9:37 pm
Ladies, never mind my last post... I googled and found this info: 2.4 GHz vs 5.8 GHz So we'll be shopping for a 5.8 GHz cordless phone, probably at Walmart. Thanks again!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 10:59 pm
Yeah, that's what we got when we returned the 2.4's.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 7:31 am
Juju, my wireless router is a Netgear (I traded up from Linksys when I went to the faster network. So that may be why I don't notice a humming. And believe me, I'm on my cordless phone sitting at my computer for hours a day (danged conference calls!). But LOL... what I do notice is if my Blackberry is sitting by my computer. The infrared radio connection causes buzzing on the phone line. It's kinda funny how that works. Mame, 5.8 GHz should work fine. One last question... how old are your speakers? It's possible they are the culprit, and no necessarily the phone.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 9:20 am
Costa & Jooj, our Router is a D-Link. The router is brand new. (I accidentally knocked over our old one - also a D-Link - but an older model - last week.) We've only had a router for a few months, but I've heard the humming since I've had this particular phone, a couple of years. So the router isn't the culprit, but the phone is. The humming is in MY computer speakers on MY desk. Vin's computer speakers don't have a hum, because he has a different phone on his desk. The router btw, is in the living-room with me, and the crappy phones, as I have the primary computer, while DH is in the den. ETA, Vin gets disconnected from his computer whenever someone buzz's up via the intercom connected to our phone, but my computer is always fine. So that's the router phone/router problem. We are hoping that when we upgrade to the 5.8 GHz phone it will solve both our problems! 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 9:33 am
Whoops I should have edited that 2nd to last sentence properly: 'So that's the phone/router problem.' Vin has ANOTHER question for you guys... he has an mp3 CD. What does he need to do to upload it into his IPOD? He's been uploading all his CD's on it for weeks, but this one being an mp3 CD... he's not sure what to do to get it uploaded properly.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 7:58 am
Mame, I think he may have to convert the MP3s to the iPod format. Tell him to open up iTunes and look at the help. There should be a "convert and import" or something like that. IIRC, some of my MP3s don't sound all that great when played on the iPod (due to the conversion). But these were converted many versions of iTunes ago and it may be better now.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 11:21 am
Cost - thanks millions! I'm printing out your reply and putting it on his desk. 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 3:09 pm
LOL!!! Tell him someone who makes her living writing the content that goes IN to a help system told him to RTFD (Read the Fine Documentation, although amongst those in the know, the "F" doesn't stand for "Fine! <grin>).
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 9:02 pm
Costa, he says most electronics nowadays don't have instruction sheets/booklets maybe just a cd or a website addy to go to for help.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 9:06 pm
Costa & Jooj, regarding the cordless phones... we've been looking at a couple of flyers, and most of the cordless phones advertised say DECT 6.0 'wireless friendly'. We only saw one 5.8 GHz, all the rest were DECT 6.0... I'm guessing that's the latest 'upgrade'. I have to admit, wireless friendly seems to be what we are looking for, right? But is DECT 6.0 BETTER and MORE RELIABLE than 5.8GHz, does anyone know?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, September 29, 2008 - 9:20 pm
I googled an excellent article about DECT 6.0 cordless phones, so I guess I answered my own question. LOL. DECT 6.0 - Cordless Phones That Meet The Hype By Bill Nagel
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