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Holly
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07-22-2001

Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Thanks Jimmer :-)

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Or, if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, press straight down on the scroll wheel when you are on a link, and it should open the link in a new tab. The tabs show up there below the toolbars.

Ctrl t opens a new blank tab.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 8:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
My Dell AIO printer 924 seems to think that both black and color cartridges are completely empty. I think I was the last one to use it. I was prompted to re-install a driver a couple of days ago. I've tried reinstalling, etc. It just won't print. At one point the error message said it wasn't hooked to a valid USB port, but I haven't unplugged anything: I can't REACH the plugs on the back of this computer. This is very frustrating. Any help would be appreciated. I have tried pulling out the ink cartridges and reinserting them. No luck.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
What is the exact error message that you get when you try to print?

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
I have a picture in my computer. It's says mvc-127f.jpg, and it says its 640 x 480. How do I make it the right size to put on my profile page here? Is this the right place to ask this? Is it possible to explain this to me? (It would make me so happy if I could post a picture!!)

Debra
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11-20-2003

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Y2krazy,
You can try this site.

http://www.resize2mail.com/index.php

If that doesn't work for you, pm me and I will shrink it for you.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Y2K, if you are using Windows XP or a later version, you can right click the file and choose Resize. If you have the option selected to Keep Aspect Ratio, then you just need to enter the width of the graphic and it'll automatically calculate the height to keep the graphic proportionate. On Win XP, the only graphics you cannot do this with are .png (.jpg and .gif files are easily resized this way). Save it as a different file name (I usually do "MyPic_small.jpg" so you don't overwrite the original, full size pic.)

Sia
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03-10-2002

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 11:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Jimmer, thanks, but I fixed it myself! Amazing, isn't it? I re-installed the driver, then unplugged the cords from the back of the printer, then rebooted the p.c. Works now. I'd done many things prior to that particular sequence, but I finally stumbled onto the right fix.

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I tried Debra's first, 'cause it was posted first and it worked great!! I'm very happy and excited.

Thanks to you, too, Costacat. I'm writing those instructions down too. It sounds simple enough.

Debra
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11-20-2003

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Debra a private message Print Post    
Yay! Very nice profile pic. You don't look krazy at all, lol.

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
I hide my kraziness well, don't I? LOL

Now, maybe I can even change it once in a while. I have one with DH at our nephew's wedding. I'd like to post it sometimes too. And thanks again to you, I can!!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Very mini question...

Does anyone know whether the style of the Yahoo Messenger program/interface stays with the user or the pc?

I want to set it up for my parents and get rid of the adverts and extra menus and so on, but wasn't sure if when I set it up on my pc using their login, whether it will look the same when I bring it up using their login on theirs.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 8:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
I have an HP laptop (Vista) with NIS which was installed on 12/01/08. I don't use the laptop a great deal, and I've allowed NIS to expire. Can I install a 2007 version of NIS that I bought on CD-rom so that I can use what I bought and not have to pay for an on-line version? Please, any help would be appreciated. I don't know what to do here. Thanks.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Guessing NIS means Norton Internet Security? If so, then the answer is no, you cannot use that CD because your anti-virus has to be constantly updated to stay ahead of the criminals. That means ideally updated DAILY. The old CD-ROM would be of absolutely no use to you.

Here is the anti-virus I am currently using. I believe some other folks here are also using it. It works very well and is free. http://www.free-av.com/en/download/1/avira_antivir_personal__free_antivirus.html

And just to keep things simple, I would uninstall that old NIS before you install the Avira or any other anti-virus you might decide to install. It is of no use to your computer without a current paid subscription to Norton, and it might try to fight any new anti-virus you put on the machine.

Edit: Just so you know, the trade-off in using the free Avira is that EVERY day when it updates itself, it pops up an ad trying to sell you the pay version (at least, that is what I think it is selling; I never actually read it). I don't find that really annoying, just close the ad, and you also know when you see it that your anti-virus has just been updated.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Monday, March 29, 2010 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Thank you so much, Juju. I didn't know there was free antivirus software out there! I really, truly appreciate your answering my question so quickly. I will try and take care of this today. I am trying to get motivated. I've been a bit of a slug the past several days. Thanks for the advice to uninstall the original Norton. I do need to do that.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Thursday, April 01, 2010 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Does anyone live in the Chicago area (or any other city where it's available) and subscribe to Clear, 4G home and mobile wireless provider? I've only heard a very quick short positive statement about it by a tech pro.

Heard some interesting info last night on WGN radio's Web Site Wednesday Night program. The U.S. is far from having the fastest internet service in the world even though most technology comes from here. Thirty-five percent that have home internet in the U.S. are still on dial-up. South Korea has the fastest in the world and is still speeding up.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, April 02, 2010 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Always on high speed access was a topic of much interest at the conference I was at last week. Australia, which is by no means considered a third world country, has some of the slowest "broadband" rates in the world. The wireless connection at the hotel was gawdawful slow, and a friend of mine from down under said it was about three times faster than her broadband.

Another interesting fact... this was a tech conference. And over 57% of those attending said they do NOT have smartphones. They have phones that are just that... phones. (Personally, I found that statistic astounding.)

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I need a free spyware removal download. Anyone have a link? I keep getting roped into tricky, free looking downloads that aren't actually free. Thanks if you can help out.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Nyheat, these downloads are recommended by a good techie in the Chicago area. Link SaveMyButt is his web site.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I personally recommend Spybot Search & Destroy and Malwarebytes. I use them regularly with my job.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Friday, April 16, 2010 - 10:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Thanks you guys, I got rid of the worst offenders but I'm sure there's more in there. Just trying to speed up the laptop, it's starting to slow down and tweak out.

Sia
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03-10-2002

Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Recently I downloaded Avira Antivirus (free) for my laptop, which replaced my expired antivirus program. (I think I had Norton Internet Security on it.) No complaints so far. My question concerns my p.c., which is a Dell: I have used Norton Internet Security for several years on the desktop p.c. (which is the program which came pre-installed), but find that it seems to hog the resources unnecessarily.

Normally I thought you could have only one antivirus program installed on a computer at a time. I still have a few days left of the NIS subscription, but I also downloaded the Avira Antivirus. The two don't seem to be having problems with each other. I will delete the NIS when it expires. Anyone know if there is any potential conflict or problem with having both programs on the same computer at the same time? Thanks for any info.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Quick question: the DVD RW on my laptop isn't working especially well. It never did, but I'm tired of it now, so I'm planning to get an external DVD RW. I've looked at a bunch on newegg, and most say they will work with WinNT/2000/XP/Vista, etc., but I'm running Win7. Is it a safe bet that something that works with those OS will also work with Win7?

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Before you buy one, go to the manufacturer's website and make sure they have a Windows 7 driver available. That way you can be sure it will work.

ETA: I'm a bit surprised that you have a laptop with Windows 7 with a DVD drive that doesn't work. It must be a pretty new computer?

Tishala
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
The comp is almost 2 years old, but I got win7 on the day it came out because I got a deal for academics so it only cost $29. Technically, I could send the comp back because I have an extended warranty on it, but I don't feel like going through the hassle just because of the DVD RW.