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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:38 pm
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...?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:54 pm
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.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 8:22 pm
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.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 11:40 am
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.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 1:19 pm
Yay Whoami!!! I am so happy for you. Hope your Toshiba is a real good and reliable one.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 1:42 pm
Woo Hoo Who! I am happy for you and WhoMum sorry I could not resist.
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Mak1
Member
08-11-2002
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 3:22 pm
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.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 4:38 pm
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.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 6:25 pm
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. 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, July 23, 2010 - 7:44 pm
I think that was a very good purchase, Who. Happy to hear it!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 10:15 am
Hey Who, I'm happy for you! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 1:44 pm
Who's happy? WhoamiandIam.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 1:50 am
Quick question: Is it possible to have more than one gmail account? Cuz I can't figure it out. thx.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 3:13 am
I don't have one myself but I don't see why not. What happens when you try?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 6:38 am
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.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 6:45 am
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?
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 9:56 am
just sign out of your gmail account, and that page shows up. i have 4 gmail accounts for different reasons
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 5:09 pm
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
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 5:41 pm
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)
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:33 pm
Or you can hold down Ctrl and press the - key or + key. Or just hold down Ctrl and press 0 (zero)
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 7:55 pm
Thanks so much!
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:00 am
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.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 4:40 pm
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.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 5:15 am
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.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 10:20 am
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.
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