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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Maybe you can (temporarily) move the desktop into the living room with your mom? It might not be the best solution, but it'll make it so she's not so lonely...?

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Wish I could. No room in the living room. At least with the laptop it was on a rolling table I could push out of the way. That same table (designed for a laptop) would collapse with a desktop on it.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
So sorry, Whoami. How about going on Craigslist and pleading your case for some kind-hearted soul to help you? You want a) geek with a spare motherboard who will put it in for you for free or b) somebody who doesn't think their laptop is worth selling but hates to waste it. YOU can put it to good use, and you are not a criminal, so if they didn't erase it well enough for the CIA, YOU are not going to be snooping and trying to recover secret files.

There is a lot of wealth out there in America despite the recession, and people are buying new toys when their old toys are not yet worn out.

Just go on there and tell it like it is. Somebody will help you.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 11:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Well, Mom convinced me we could get away with putting a nice little laptop on the credit card. As much as I hate doing that, I guess if we're real careful we can get it paid off.

So, I have a nice little Toshiba Satellite on order as we speak. It was listed at 650 or something like that, on sale for 434. Hope to get it next week!

It was getting pretty bad here (as in frustrating). I couldn't leave the living room for more than 5 minutes before Mom was hollering for me. That was barely enough time to get in here (the kitchen where the desktop is), sit down, open IE, and click on TVCH.

So in the end we'll both be happy.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 1:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay Whoami!!! I am so happy for you. Hope your Toshiba is a real good and reliable one.

Debra
Member

11-20-2003

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 1:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Woo Hoo Who! I am happy for you and WhoMum

sorry I could not resist.


Mak1
Member

08-11-2002

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
I'm very happy for you, Who! That is a great buy on the laptop. We have a Toshiba Satellite and are happy with it.

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
i'm on my second Toshiba Satellite (first one had a run in with a soda) and for a windows based computer wouldn't want anything else.

Karen
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09-06-2004

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Excellent purchase, Who! I had a Satellite for work and absolutely LOVED it. The only downside I had with mine was the size -- it had a full number pad on the keyboard and a very large screen, so it was heavy to tote around, but it was awesome. I was so sad when I left my job and had to give it back. :-(

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, July 23, 2010 - 7:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I think that was a very good purchase, Who. Happy to hear it!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hey Who, I'm happy for you! :-)

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Who's happy? WhoamiandIam.

Mameblanche
Member

08-24-2002

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 1:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Quick question: Is it possible to have more than one gmail account? Cuz I can't figure it out. thx.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 3:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I don't have one myself but I don't see why not. What happens when you try?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 6:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hi Jimmer. I can't figure out where to go to set up a second gmail acct. I have one, but not sure where to click, or whatever to set up a second one. Maybe it's not possible, but I'm hoping it is.

Rissa
Member

03-19-2006

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 6:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Mameblanche, you absolutely can... I have two that I set up on the same day. If you look at the page where you enter the username and password for your current account you will see a button under that that says "create an account". Do you have it set up to remember your id and enters you automatically so you are bypassing that page? Perhaps you need to disable that temporarily?

Landileigh
Member

07-29-2002

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
just sign out of your gmail account, and that page shows up. i have 4 gmail accounts for different reasons

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Can someone tell me how to get the font size of the club back to normal. My computer whacked out yesterday and now the font on this site is bigger than normal and I am not liking it.

Okay, it looks like it may be a browser thing. I use IE and IE8, so where do I go to fix this? I went to internet options and clicked on font, but there wasn't a size indicated just a font name. TIA

Debra
Member

11-20-2003

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Dipo
If you have a mouse with a wheel, hold the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard and then scroll the wheel up to zoom in (scroll down to zoom out)


Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Or you can hold down Ctrl and press the - key or + key. Or just hold down Ctrl and press 0 (zero)

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Thanks so much!

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I was trying to get rid of Windows Indexing Service using the add/remove programs option on my Dell desktop (XP), but instead UNinstalled ALL windows components EXCEPT for Indexing. I have tried using System Restore to return things to normal, but it's not working.

I do not back up my files, nor do I manually create restore points. I did not create a restore point before doing the damage. I have tried using several of the system's restore points, but get a message stating that nothing has been changed.

Any help/advice appreciated. Thanks.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Sia, don't know for sure that this will work, as I have had trouble myself using System Restore and having it tell me the same thing, that System Restore was unable to restore. BUT, try it - turn off your anti-virus and your firewall and try running System Restore again.

Good luck.

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 5:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Juju. I think I have the problem fixed. After trying several restore points, I seem to have gone back far enough for one to "take." I restored the desktop at the farm to August 12th, I believe. I don't seem to have lost anything in the process--even e-mails. If a few e-mails were missing, though, I believe I could replace them with back-ups from my phone and/or laptop.

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I have a desktop that has Windows 7 as its operating system. I haven't found "Windows Mail" but would like to use Outlook Express, as OE is what my laptop and home p.c. utilize. Any help here appreciated.

As an alternative, could I access my gmail account with my Win7 desktop computer so I'd have a place to store all the e-mails my phone won't hold; it's hard to sort through them when I'm looking for an e-mail in the droid phone. I have not found a way to create subfolders in the phone's different folders (inbox, sent, etc.). Thanks.