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Curlyq
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07-10-2002

Monday, May 11, 2009 - 10:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Curlyq a private message Print Post    
When I do that it says
Label: HP Pavilion
Type: Local Disk
File System: FAT32
Used Space: 1,964,662,784 bytes 1.82 GB (I've managed to do a little cleaning since my last post.)
Free Space: 1,967,996,928 bytes 1.83 GB
Capacity: 3,932,659,712 bytes 3.66 GB

Sia
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03-11-2002

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Yay! I got broadband today! I am so happy to be able to put my dial-up issues behind me. Brace yourselves for some new questions, though.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Friday, May 15, 2009 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Yay Sia!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 4:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Not a problem really.... I have an email account that I access online and when I type in my addy it automatically inserts my password. I must have said yes when it asked me without thinking. Is there anyway to stop it from doing this without removing all my other automatic passwords from also popping up on their respective sites? It's just the email one I don't want to be automatic.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Rissa, you should be able to delete that password from your saved passwords list. I don't know about other browsers, but in Firefox you to go "Tools," then "Options," then open the "Security" tab. From there you click on "Saved Passwords," and you can select which passwords to delete.

I would guess it's similar in Internet Explorer and other browsers - I remember deleting select passwords in Netscape years ago.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
I deleted and trashed some documents I shouldn't have. Got them retrieved by a friend who is a computer guru. But one of the most important is now just hieroglyphics. How do I convert that to readable text? (I've messed with it, but no luck so far.)

Thank you!!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 4:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I assume that you've tried reading it using the program that you created it with?

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 4:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Yes, it's just a word document.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 4:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Thank you Merry!!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, May 22, 2009 - 8:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
HP, if it is a literal TON of heiroglyphics, I suspect that is a computerese description of a document containing a picture or pictures. I am not sure how to cure it, however, other than to scour through the lines and lines of gibberish looking for recognizable english words. But somebody else here might know.

I saved an e-mail as text the other day, neglecting to note that it contained a photograph, which converted as a jillion lines of gibberish. Luckily the text was at the top of the document, so I could find it, and just deleted the gibberish.

Good to see you are still with us, by the way.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 7:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Juju. I've been through every program I could find (didn't realize til last night that IE lists programs you can use to read the document) I can think of--and more. No luck. But I haven't given up yet.

And thanks for the nice comment, btw. My life has been way too immersed in drama lately to be here routinely or even respond to friends. Trying to get to an even keel--and getting there, I think.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 12:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Well hurry up and get your keel right, HP. We need updates on the chaos.

Oh! I can't recall what it was, but one time I had a file in some other format I couldn't open, and I found a service on the internet that would allow me to convert it to something readable. Maybe you could Google something like online convert to Word.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 8:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
ek I'm doing my best!

Thanks again, Juju. I'll keep at it.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
On 5/29 Lori had a link to a poll in her Daily Poll question. I clicked on it but the only thing that comes up is this:

Polls are for the exclusive use of members of www.TVClubHouse.com
Please click here to join and participate.

I have tried it a few times since that day and I just get the same thing, even if I am already signed in. She asked what kind of browser do I have. I use internet Explorer.

Can anyone help me to be able to see the poll?

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 11:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
We'll look into it Happymom. Of course, suggestions from everyone else are welcome.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Happymom, when you click on it, watch your browser very closely. See if a light yellow or gray line appears just at the top of the webpage and below the toolbars, saying it couldn't open the page because of whatever and then click on where it says click here to fix.

I am also wondering if it has something to do with cookies? Anybody?

Heyltslori
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09-15-2001

Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Heyltslori a private message Print Post    
Per Draheid: You will not be able to access the poll if you have not enabled the 'Remember my username and password in a cookie' option in your profile.

So give that a try Happymom and see if that works.


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, June 01, 2009 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Aha! Cookies!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, June 01, 2009 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Cool! It worked! Thanks!

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
I'm trying to find a way for Mom to be able to see the cards on the Freecell and Solitaire games she likes to play on the laptop.

I've tried the magnifyer utility that comes with Windows, and all I see is something that splits the screen into confusing portions, and then it doesn't even register the Freecell game (when I hover the mouse over the Freecell game, all I see in the magnified portion is a blank game table).

I've Googled various forms of Magnify words, and all I get are line/text readers for the blind. That won't work for Mom. Since all she's really interested in is playing the games.

I need something simple and easy to use. If I have to spend more than a minute showing her how to use it, she'll lose interest in the tutorial and let her mind wander off to the TV or something (I can't even get her a digital converter for her TV in her room cause she can't/won't pay attention long enough for me to show her the controls on the remote. If the remote has more features than of/off, volume up/down and the channel numbers, she can't/won't use it).

Does anyone have any good ideas? We have Vista on the laptop, and XP on the desktop. She doesn't really get up to go to the desktop anymore, but it would probably be nice if I found an idea that worked with both, just in case.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
I wonder if there such a thing as a detachable magnifying screen for a monitor?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
WHO & BR - this might be worth checking out. Magnifying Glass - Zooms region of screen under mouse cursor with different contrast,position modes. FREE Download.

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Monday, June 08, 2009 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Give her a deck of cards for Solitaire. Actually, having the cards in her hands will help with the concentration and be easier on her eyes.



Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 5:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Thanks all! We'll be trying that magnifier 1.0 thing tonight.

I Googled the detachable kind, and some of the prices were . I think we're better off with a software version.

Don't know if Mom would have the patience for a real deck of cards. She'd still wander off (mentally) and watch TV instead of playing. And I doubt she'd want to go through the "trouble" of setting the cards up to play to start with. And I think her dexterity isn't good enough to handle the cards without a ton of frustration. Her left hand still has a mind of its own (her left side was effected from the stroke). More often than not, she ends up with something in her hand that "Lefty" has grabbed and wadded up and is hanging on to in a tight fist, and she doesn't even realize she's done it! LOL.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, June 09, 2009 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I don't know if this will work for you, but with Vista there are some possibilities of changing the size of the display.

Under the Control Panel, select Personalization.

One possibility: on the left side of the screen, there is an 'adjust font size' option. You might try that.

Another possibililty under Personalization is to select 'Display settings'. There you can change the monitor size on the screen by changing the resolution. So, that's another thing to try.

Good luck.