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Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 22:21:55 PST   Listings
G'Nite All
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:41:39 PST   Listings
Thanks Seadoggie.....LOL...OK....Now I'm off to bed....Good Night Sweet Peeps!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:40:37 PST   Listings
NICE!!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:32:06 PST   Listings
soda can pixels.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:19:36 PST   Listings
Here is something else it does. just keep clicking on one of the thumbnails at the bottom on this page. http://www.seadragon.com/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:15:55 PST   Listings
They really are absolutely amazing...& also makes you think.....who thought of this??? LOL
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:11:37 PST   Listings
Who ever thought that you could make a picture like that out of soda cans.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 21:01:55 PST   Listings
Ohhhhhhh Seadog...I absolutely love that seadragon logo....that is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.....think I'm in love....hahahaha....I did go thru
those when you posted the link earlier....Nice, very nice!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:59:29 PST   Listings
Kitchie just for you I will repost one of the links
http://www.seadragon.com/showcase/chris-jordan/ go to the site and keep clicking on the picture to see what comes up.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:55:21 PST   Listings
Seadoggie....don't post links again....hahahaha....
btw....why? What happened?
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:54:31 PST   Listings
LOL...PKD....Yeah, Ed...don't confuse me either....I don't know what I expect in the morning....guess just grateful that I'm still breathing....hahahahahaha....Mmmmmmmmmm
Made split pea soup and corn muffins for dinner....good for as cold as it's been.....Think I'll go get into mah nice warm bed....it's too cold again!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:52:56 PST   Listings
remind me never to post links again.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:38:20 PST   Listings
BEd - You're toooo funny!! hehehee (now don't confuse me and Lucy, we will be expecting apparitions in the morning!)
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:29:25 PST   Listings
Nighty Night All - HAGO!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 20:28:11 PST   Listings
I downloaded photosynth-now what? now my dear lucy go to bed!! When you make tooast in the morning one slice will look like the Virgin Mary !! Sell it on eBay !! That is what photosynth does!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 19:26:48 PST   Listings
I downloaded photosynth-now what? Does this apply to better pictures for ebay lookers. I like the beetle. LOL
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 19:20:26 PST   Listings
tride-For the life of me-I cannot relate to that article. Did I mention I was scammed--??? I feel so silly-but cannot recall converstaion leading to this article at all. Could be vapors or is it vapers. Get me some smelling salts I am going deaf and dumb. LOL- But Tride-as nice & smart as ye are--believe me-I fear no evil doings.?? Explain in plain-not puter english what I should be aware of???
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:57:48 PST   Listings
seadog - thanks for that link - sent to Engineering son.

I used MS Security Essentials for a couple of laptops using XP. The people using them have no clue about taking care of their computers. So far I've found it does very well if you want an all in one solution for free AV.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:52:00 PST   Listings
PKD your intelligence was never at question.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:50:30 PST   Listings
For Lucy - I found it:
Feds: Top e-tailers profit from billion-dollar Web scam


http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10399880-93.html

Retailers doing business with the companies are also aware that customers are likely to be angered once they notice the charges but do it because they are paid big bucks. Classmates.com has pocketed $70 million from partnering with the all three companies, according to the report. The government says that 88 retailers have made more than $1 million through the partnerships with e-loyalty programs, while 19 have made more than $10 million.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:46:24 PST   Listings
Thanks for the explanation CargoVan - got it - and you never know seadog - i just might use a program that tells me how to split the atom LOL (and I may not be as computer savvy as you but I am NOT a stupid person)
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:29:46 PST   Listings
Thing is Novel (Mono) is OWNED by MS. And the Moonlight patch for ALL browsers other than IE is THEIRS .. and it is ALWAYS one step behind Silverlight. Not too brilliant shutting out more browsers than you allow!

On another tack.
The wave after wave of winter storms is making GREAT news in British Columbia .. the Olympics open in Februrary and they already have 99" of base on the top of the slopes!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 18:17:58 PST   Listings
Photosynth requires an internet connection to create and upload your synth. A high-speed connection is recommended.

Operating System: Only Windows XP (SP2 or SP3) and Windows Vista are supported at this time. Running Windows on a Mac? Photosynth runs under Boot Camp and some VM configurations.

Processor: 2 GHz+ recommended. Quad-Core is ideal.

Memory: 256MB minimum; 1GB+ is recommended.




Viewer: Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP (SP2 or SP3) and Windows Vista. Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above.

Processor: 2 GHz+ is recommended.

Memory: 512MB; 1GB+ is recommended.

Browser: IE7, IE8 and FF3 on Windows. Safari & FF3 on Mac OS X.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 17:57:06 PST   Listings
All three Pivot, seadragon and photosynth were developed by the MS livelabs, They work in the latest versions of windows.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 17:49:52 PST   Listings
the photosynth does not work, even with the Novel Moonlight (Owned by MS) installed on FF,

The cans use Java .. it works.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 17:17:45 PST   Listings
This picture was made out of 106,000 soda cans. Click on it to zoom in. http://www.seadragon.com/showcase/chris-jordan/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 17:08:47 PST   Listings
By the way if you zoom out give it a min to focus
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 17:06:21 PST   Listings
Talk about learning curves this is above my pay grade
http://photosynth.net/
Just click on one of the pictures say the grass one and play around with it.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 16:38:10 PST   Listings
Both have super steep learning curves! .. but you should read the howls of protest on the Linux forums! You would think they are "sacrificing" something! Sheeesh, they want it on their SYSTEM after installing .. fine .. install it.

The POINT is that when a program that was, at one time, a normal part of the install, gets bloated and out of shape, time to move it to the repositories and offer the OPTION of installing instead of making it a default.

They did that with Open Office .. only installing the word processor, presentation manager and the BASIC Excell type data base.. leaving the USER the option of installing the whole package from the repositories.

When that boot/live CD gets too much crud on it, it runs too slow and is NOT indicative of the program.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 16:10:57 PST   Listings
my pinion...........Gimp sucks for the average user (steep learning curve and what's up with all the different windows)............my opinion again, Photoshop sucks too ......waaay to much bloat unless you're a pro photographer, putting out a magazine or something similar and have a system that really supports all the bloat.............don't think many of either would be wasting their valuable time on this site......unless they's looking for a way to get
rid of their cat turds...................lol
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 15:47:22 PST   Listings
NICK--gee-I wouldn't know what to do with 600 smackeroos anyway-so guess closed deal from this end. LOL
KITCHIE-_If you take a bath and wash hair-most times smells go away. hahaha just kiddin'. we ahd bad stick in kitchen sink but put vinegar down and gone. I cut Pa's hair today and got to go find me one of them razor things you put 2 double blades in and close. I loved mine-antique too-broke and tossed.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 15:43:52 PST   Listings
NICK-o.k. will do? NOT!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 15:40:51 PST   Listings
got the drug store run in (usual monthly crud) and a run to the mercado for some frozen veggies .. was getting low .. and some other minor items.

Noted some discussions on a forum concerning GIMP and the fact that most Linux distros are looking to move it out of their basic install packages .. two reasons .. GIMP is the PhotoShop of Linux .. it keep getting more and more bloated as they add features and tools (to keep up with PS!) and the build developers want to keep the basic size of the Live/basic install disk down to CD size vs going DVD size so that the CD will continue to RUN for trial purposes. Makes sense to me.
They have already done the same to Open Office.
BUT, all it takes is a click, a sign in and a click and that one gets installed. Will be the same story with GIMP.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 15:22:36 PST   Listings
Hokay....got everything done today oudda da house....Costco was a good run....friend stood in one line and I did the other....ran, took mah picture and had my card in no time...then the gal at Costco...put in a new screw, adjusted them...showed me how to fix my other ones....with the fishing line at the bottom....cleaned em both and adjusted to mah sweet cheeks....hahahaha...all in no time at all....Costco's eyeglass dept. in Burbank is tops!!!! Same peeps there for almost 20 years....
Bought 6 lemon Chlorox to put down the stinky drains in a few minutes....something stinks....methinks it's the rats that got into sumpin....they gots to go check....I sure ain't a goin' on the roof....sons can do it...meanwhile back at the ranch (hehehe) Mom's apt. still smells like.....uhhhhhhh....a dead horse? LOL.....Yesterday my boyfriend thought that the smell came down to my place...but nope....it was Max...in the cat litter box.....went away quick....LOL.....flush!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 15:10:15 PST   Listings
Surely you jest
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 14:56:32 PST   Listings
hold out for $600
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 13:34:17 PST   Listings
Hi--got worry-I just mentioned in a chat room if using facebook & twitter would lure buyers over to our ebay. Well so far got an email from facebook and now twitter asks me to work for them for a mere 457.00 a day. Do you think good idea? LOlucy
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 12:04:36 PST   Listings
you'd be surprised how many would fight to be friends - for a 6 pack of venison sausage.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 12:03:36 PST   Listings
Plus some more new stuff http://labs.live.com/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 12:02:35 PST   Listings
This is the latest from MS. http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/11/18/microsoft-pivot-from-the-wizards-at-live-labs.aspx
I am lost so I can't answer questions about it. I have it installed but not sure where to go.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 11:44:48 PST   Listings
xyste he always carries a box of cookies!! Ya never know!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 09:57:51 PST   Listings
r - what kind of gun are you pointing when you walk in?
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 09:47:38 PST   Listings
Light rain, but the winds have abated A BUNCH vs the last few days .. Mid 40%deg temps.

I get my glasses at my eye doctors and get the same type of service Ron got! Dad was the same way.
I go in about once every 6 months and have them do a thorough clean (better than I can do even with my sonic cleaner) and have them replace the nose pieces and re-adjust them. Takes me about a half hour, but well worth it! (since I drive BY the place going to and from downtown or to doctor's appointments, not a special trip!)
(but I also have a pair of non prescription back up reading glasses JUST IN CASE .. and a repair kit in the desk drawer.)
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 09:29:38 PST   Listings
Buy some frames for cheap on ebay, and use a lens-grinding service you access online.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 09:22:45 PST   Listings
When I have a screw fall out of my glasses, I walk into my optometrist's and they say, "Hi Ron, how can we help you today?" and I show them my glasses, they take them into the workroom and 30 seconds later they hand them to me, fixed. I say "How much?" and they say "No charge." That's how it works in a smaller town.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:58:17 PST   Listings
You can also get repair kits a small tube with a screw driver and a few screws. We have a couple laying about the house.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:54:50 PST   Listings
Kitchie go to your local pharmacy or walmart and get your self a pair of reading glasses. They are cheap usually under $20 just find the right strength.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:52:53 PST   Listings
Cargovan...thanks for that on cloud...didn't know exactly what it meant...good 'splanation...very clear to me now...if I could only see....hahahahaha
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:49:45 PST   Listings
Good Morning!...Ugh, ya' oughtta see me...reading glasses on with one lens taped to the top of the frame....hahahaha....yesterday, I dropped & stepped on mah good ones and one of the lenses came out--didn't crush 'em or anything....then, the lens fell outta the ones that I use by the computer...so last night, I tried loosening the frame around--and the il screw fell out and poof....gone forever...can not find it to save me....wahhhhhhhh, and I threw my Costco card away....gonna take me forever to get a new card and get glasses fixed....oye! 2 in 1 day....I only need them for close up stuff...don't need them for driving or seeing, thank goodness or I'd be up that famous ole creek...life just got tuffer....
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:16:23 PST   Listings
It's going back to the days when IBM didn't sell software, they leased it. You bought their hardware, then you rented their software. The applications reside on the seller's hardware, which you access online.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:13:02 PST   Listings
They use the term "cloud" to mean that users do not install any software on their own computer, they access the big company's puters online and use THEIR software. It's like leasing the capability. Cloud just basically means it's less concrete than owning and installing software on your own machine.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 08:01:16 PST   Listings
Perhaps I should have explained it this way. Its probably something you will never use.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:59:36 PST   Listings
Its better explaining than I could of done or are willing to do. do a google search if you want more.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:56:01 PST   Listings
..clear as mud but it covered the ground..succinct please..not quite sure i got the drift..
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:42:18 PST   Listings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:40:01 PST   Listings
Hi Folks - What is 'cloud'??
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:38:53 PST   Listings
Biged I don't see how you have both MSE and avast on the computer. I had avast and when I tried to install mSE I got all kinds of warnings.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:37:04 PST   Listings
Biged only if it will make you feel safer. Me I just leave it alone. Until windows XP I had never used a software firewall and the only reason I am using it now is it came with the program. I rely on my router firewall and windows.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:30:30 PST   Listings
the part about configuring the firewall was news to me!! Being behind a router do I really need it ?
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 07:29:25 PST   Listings
seadog I have both on my laptop and have not experenced any conflicts between MSE and Avast free
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:53:50 PST   Listings
I kind of agree with this article.
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/stop-paying-for-windows-security-microsofts-security-tools-are-good-enough/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:48:42 PST   Listings
Xyste since Vista Windows firewall has been 2 way.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:42:12 PST   Listings
biged - I'm glad I could help. lol
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:41:08 PST   Listings
pink - I'm reserving judgement. Why is Windows firewall never updated? Still only one way protection.

I have given up on freebie AVs - you get what you pay for. I have paid AVG on the XP laptop and paid Bitdefender on the Vista Laptop. Got both on bargain discounts. I prefer the Paid AVG but still have a year to go on Bitdefender. 2 year plans are usually a better buy. By the time the year is up there will most likely be a better mousetrap avail.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:27:09 PST   Listings
xyste thank you!! I was wondering why my dedit card was not working !! I wili call Dr Good Luck E. Jonathan at once!!
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-20-09 at 06:21:08 PST   Listings
Office of the vice President, Federal Government of Nigeria Re: Stop any previous dealings you might have been in the past. We just concluded a 3 working days meeting on foreign payment and debts settlement, the meeting that shown the appearance and supportive efforts of the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria , and the involvement of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with most top officers in the financial institutions of Nigeria(FIN)

Obviously, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor has taken action immediately to suspend nothing less than one million operating Automatic Teller Machines cards (ATM) because in the meeting we observed it has been a means of electronics fraudulent activities visit the page:http://www.sunnewsonline.com/ Such as shipping delivery services and many other known method of payment is stopped we have decided to fold the method used for now for security purposes which will facilitate your payment at this time.

My names are Dr. Good luck E. Jonathan, the Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria it was during these meeting that I was appointed to this position as CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU ON FOREIGN PAYMENT AND DEBTS SETTLEMENT [NIBFPDS] to monitor the on-going exercise and settle Of all foreign debts and remit funds to the beneficiary's immediately. However, in agreement and response with this letter to you we shall reveal the payment method to you which must only be known by you avoiding any third party which you might have been dealing with previously . . .

Good luck, Dr. ~
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 22:17:49 PST   Listings
I just replaced AVG with Microsoft Security Essentials .... hope I made the right move.

G'Nite All ....
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 21:17:52 PST   Listings
Yep!! .. the battle lines are going around the netbook.
Ubuntu has it's ReMIX for netbooks (the core of the Chrome browser) and there is Starter and of course, Chrome itself.
And then there is Linux Sugar .. the system that is on much of the one child one laptop movement.
To top that, the improvements to the HARDWARE is exponential right now. NO IDEA where it will be in a couple of years as you hear as much bravado as you do fact!

And add to that services such as Clear that make wires obsolete! (they just opened up this burg .. their target is the entire Willamette Valley by the end of 2010.)
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:52:52 PST   Listings
This is what they will be pushing in the future. http://windows7center.com/news/is-windows-7-starter-edition-microsofts-dirty-trick/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:51:41 PST   Listings
interesting .. but still in it's infancy.

Operating systems right now do so much. Problem is that way too many people don't have a clue as to what is available for their usage.

The K.I.S.S. principle has been forgotten for now. And most peeps DO want that to come back!

And a lot of the bells and whistles are real memory hogs .. that problem has to get solved.. along with programs that have memory leaks.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:36:49 PST   Listings
SG here is some info on it.

http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:36:23 PST   Listings
Thing is that cloud will, eventually, make all basic operating systems totally obsolete .. it is BROWSER oriented. You will turn on your computer and the OS will only have to launch the browser! And so such thing as "it won't run on that system!"

Think that is still a few years out before we see that happening sufficiently to have an effect on OS sales/usage.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:31:40 PST   Listings
From what I gathered its going out as subscription services.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:29:51 PST   Listings
Adobe is offering SOME of their stuff as cloud now .. going to get VERY interesting in the next few years to see how the various oufits (such as Intuit .. also into the fray) will generate revenue using cloud. How is to be determined? Timer? Who knows?
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:26:37 PST   Listings
SG I am using Windows lives spaces to store photos. Dropped out of one of the betas because it was over my head.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:21:46 PST   Listings
seadog .. since the Chrome system is aimed at netbooks/pda's, think it will be a while before they make any inroads into anything. Since it is a FLASH that you have to burn into your unit. (I may look at it for one of my PDA's when it has had the dust shaken out of it ... provided it will go. From my understanding it will give new life to some outdated pocket PC's .. but that is interpretation (reading between the lines!! LOL))
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:20:24 PST   Listings
SG there are a bunch companies into cloud now. MS started theirs last year. MS Office was one of the first to offered online.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:15:51 PST   Listings
seadog .. Ubuntu One is the one from Canonical .. on the Amazon servers .. same 25gb free.
They've been offering it for about 7 months now.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 20:00:50 PST   Listings
Ms live spaces (cloud based) gives 25 gigs of free space. Google is going to have to do some catching up. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/default.aspx
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 19:34:40 PST   Listings
sound, and Gene's been doing em since 2002 !!
Ken Nordine is known also for his WORD JAZZ records,
I have the last album that Jerry Garcia did along with Ken.

tride.. dang nab it, sold a ton of cd's for like 50 cents each
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 19:31:27 PST   Listings
(and I see how they are going to make bucks on it! ... charging for the cloud usage/storage!)
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 19:29:02 PST   Listings
Sneak peek at the new Google Chrome operating system.
First release is aimed directly at netbooks and pda's. Anything that runs a chip based hard drive.
It is just the Chrome browser on steroids .. cloud computing with NO applications or data stored on the computer. A tab operated system.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8369611.stm
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 19:26:31 PST   Listings
This is cool:

Trade CDs, DVDs for an iPod or iPhone

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10399435-58.html

"Like many people, I have a fairly sizable collection of CDs sitting in a storage room collecting dust. It's literally been years since I even touched a CD, let alone played one. So why am I hanging onto them?

Forget Craigslist. Forget eBay. Forget garage sales. Do you want to spin that jewel-cased straw into gold? Head to iPodMeister, where you can trade your old CDs for a brand-new hard drive, iPod, or even iPhone."



Lucy - I think you should read what Xyste posted Nov-19-09 at 08:00:46 PST
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 19:01:15 PST   Listings
Ed-our cheap hosue will not ahndle anything fancy-I got rid of disposer, spray side thing that leaked-the faucet leaks with 3 stupid holes tuff in it-each handle on sides of the nozzle-You can have your hot water, fancy-smancy stuff-we want simple plain stuff. No sprays for us-But did get a high up curved spout for hair washing in case. LOL No holes as we always get leaks around the faucets. yes-should tighten but still never worked right and this was a union plumber man. Oh well-I can always chnnge I guess if unhappy. Don't know till seeing it installed. It is MOUEN tho. LOL--be on lookout for my before and after pictures soon. Around Jan.5.2010.
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:47:05 PST   Listings
slow watch
Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:45:40 PST   Listings
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    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:40:02 PST   Listings
    I hate those "stick shift" faucets and those crazy one knob things in the bathtub.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:37:39 PST   Listings
    Ed---I know, he probably learned from Dad. Looking at the picture she had on hr desktop, nobody practices safe anything!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:35:45 PST   Listings
    I don't see Big Yellow anywhere, Starting 5 minute countdown.


    Cover your heads
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:33:17 PST   Listings
    lucy get the one with the pull out spray from the spout. Gives the sink a much cleaner look. I have it and I had 2 extra holes drilled in the granite one for instant hot water and one for builtin soap dispenser.
    Granite need little care once a month we spray sealer on it. The best part is my wife can roll out pie crust and make Pizza and have an easy clean up for me !!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:28:56 PST   Listings
    ED-getting light aqua corian-just can't handle that dark Granite-can't find my color in it-and understand takes a bit o' care to use it-and I am a mess in the kitchen. I guess the Lowes' men will drill the 1 hole as I want a one faucet set up with turn handle in back for hot & cold. I have greasy-floury,olive oil hands and cannot touch 2 handles.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 18:24:54 PST   Listings
    ED? YOU are dirty ole man also?? LOl-Poor Nancy so concerned over her 6 puters. Me with maybe one or 1/2 of one. if this one goes-I am off to learn APPLE stuff. No-not on trees an apple 'puter. Sooooo purty... sooo hard to manipulate I bettcha...
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:54:41 PST   Listings
    her son looked at all the naked girls and got more Trojans, etc. She said her son wouldn't do that. Ha! That's a teenage boy! Oh sure blame the kid!! Dirty old men do it to!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:53:09 PST   Listings
    july if he had lots of trojans does that mean he practices safe hex??
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:47:32 PST   Listings
    Well the woman came and got her computer. I charged he $50 and told her not to bring it back because her son looked at all the naked girls and got more Trojans, etc. She said her son wouldn't do that. Ha! That's a teenage boy!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:39:23 PST   Listings
    and one "friend" that went south for a while .. the guy that gave Barry Bonds his steroids! (but I knew him as a musician .. Tower Of Power!)
    Not sure if I want to add him or not .. have his cousin, but debating it!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:36:43 PST   Listings
    been playing "follow that trail" on Facebook .. found some long lost (to me) friends this afternoon!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 17:24:18 PST   Listings
    parpat .. really? Hackman?? Musta been some BIG bucks change hands on that one! (always thought it was just a sound alike .. live and learn!)

    Ken Nordine first came to my attention when he was doing paint commercials back in the very early 60's!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 16:26:37 PST   Listings
    of course pots will hit it as it will not swing out of the way!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 16:21:12 PST   Listings
    lucy bathroom faucets are on 4" center kitchen faucets are on 8" center if you have a wooden countertop you can drill for a 4" faucet !
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:37:05 PST   Listings
    Now here is a voice ...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TRgokZLIwA
    Ken did my ID's for all my stations including here ..
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:28:17 PST   Listings
    sound, the guy that sounds like Gene Hackman on the Lowes commercials is ... GENE HACKMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!
    mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:16:01 PST   Listings
    BBL
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:14:38 PST   Listings
    Most of those multi hub routers in use in most locations are Cisco rack mounted routers.

    And yes .. if it gets too hot in there .. it will bake the Penguin.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:12:28 PST   Listings
    oh, another thing that surprises me no end. Did you know that you cannot use a bathroom faucet in kitchen. ?? Now when did this start? I like the bathroom one better but had to substitute for uglier kitchen one. Do NOT re-do all your kitchen-nothing but worry. LOL. Now will my new hood match my new white sink and cabinets. ?? HUH? Am very concerned. Only good thing is eating out till JAN. 5. LOL
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:10:23 PST   Listings
    seadog were international flights allowed to land ? Where did the inbound flight land?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:07:41 PST   Listings
    Hi all-SG--speaking of nice voices that have no crackles or slurs--mine is that type. I talk like I wuz 18. Oh, to be 18 again. hahaha
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 15:05:58 PST   Listings
    I heard the penquin died inside of it!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 14:24:25 PST   Listings
    seadog, wonder if they smoked that router?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 14:23:45 PST   Listings
    Ed ... sort of like when the talkies replaced the silents and those stars with HORRIBLE voices were out of a job!! LOL

    Same initial shock as to what is interpreted and what is real!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 14:16:24 PST   Listings
    According to this it wasn't even a computer but a router.

    "The problem began with the failure of a single circuit board inside a router, a piece of communications equipment that enables computers to network to each other."
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 14:12:36 PST   Listings
    soundgod I was determining voice tones by speech reading AKA lip reading
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 14:10:52 PST   Listings
    hard to believe that 1 FAA computer breakdown closed the whole USA to air traffic today
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:56:54 PST   Listings
    I want stew to have some melt-in-the-mouth aspect, but the meat can only cook so long.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:42:45 PST   Listings
    I figure if the veggies are still a bit crunchy and have a lot of color, it has NOT been overcooked .. such is the case today!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:40:47 PST   Listings
    At least cataracts are now correctable. My mom had macular degeneration and "saw things". When the dementia set in, it was impossible to convince her that what she was seeing was not there. (now they have medication and treatment for macular degeneration!)

    Ed, speaking of "voices" I have always been able to tell when someone was imitating of covering a celebrity voice (IE the guy that "sounds like" Gene Hackman that does the Lowe's commercials.) But I can also tell when there is something wrong in a celebrity voice .. latest is John Madden. His newest bag for Ace sounds like he is not in the best of health. Tom Sellick and his Florida OJ stuff .. his still sounds healthy, but beginning to "crackle" occasionally.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:39:44 PST   Listings
    Just don't cook it for the entire time, or the meat will turn into a stringy mess.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:34:44 PST   Listings
    I have found the same not only with stew but things like pot roasts and spaghetti sauce. Seems like time and evaporation helps concentrate the flavors
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:26:53 PST   Listings
    seadog before I got my implant I had peeps "voices" fixed in memory when I actualy heard them for the first time only 2 were different from what I had imagined them to be !! One had a very hard voice and I imagined a higer tone and the other had no accent it was a lisp. Guess what you saw and what you see now are very similar
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:23:41 PST   Listings
    cause the second day there was no work involved just nuke it!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:22:43 PST   Listings
    seadg that is th epoint I was trying to make !! Some peeps have come here with problems from trying to upgrade from XP!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:20:27 PST   Listings
    Why is it that home made beef stew always tastes better the SECOND day? LOL
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 13:07:51 PST   Listings
    Maybe that is why I was having problems don't know the difference is was and were.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:57:12 PST   Listings
    Biged there was never a problem of seeing things just what things were I seeing.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:54:56 PST   Listings
    Biged FYI there is no upgrade path from XP to Win 7, clean install is necessary. Its one of many that requires a clean install.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:54:16 PST   Listings
    I am trying to freeze a sd card ! well heck ya never know if it will work till ya try !! Iran the lexmark proggie again after cleaning the contacts with acetone it found 6 read errors where there were none found before. Owner of the card said do what ever I want as she has written off all the pics on it.
    I can only win in a situation so the imagination can run free on terms of how to find them!! Some of the best inventions were found by accident!!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:49:43 PST   Listings
    caught that huh seadog? Dang ya seeing better already!! Yes I agree that is the very first thing to do!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:38:35 PST   Listings
    Finally got AVG installed, now Firefox won't open so I'll give this a try another day. Thanks all......
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:18:24 PST   Listings
    First don't buy any till you run the upgrade advisor and know it will work.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:06:54 PST   Listings
    P&M can also be described as whine & cheese!! LOL
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 12:05:31 PST   Listings
    july buy a family upgrade for 3 compuers.You will get a disc from dell with a new coa sell that one!! One of my laptops (GS) is eleigble for up grade so they sent a disc.
    SIL missed the free upgrade by 1 week!! So I will give her one of my 3 upgrades with my other DD's geting the other 2 upgrades. I was given 2 D/L in a barter arrangement (ie donation to St Judes Childrens Hospital)they have been installed on my laptops.If you are upgrading from XP do youself a big favor and save a lot of P&M time. Backup system to external source and do a custom install!! Then reload what you need!! An upgrade install is only easy on a Vista OS
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 11:20:48 PST   Listings
    julyfly - Click
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 11:19:17 PST   Listings
    Just was sent these. (Snopes verifies they are real)

    http://www.cylive.com/content/825/European_Truck_Art

    talk about ROLLING trompe-l'oeil to the MAX!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 11:07:14 PST   Listings
    july What is the make and model of the new board/processor?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:49:36 PST   Listings
    I just need to get my new motherboard and CPU to recognize each other.

    I don't know what way to go on WIN 7. This laptop I'm using now is eligible for free upgrade but my other 2 computers aren't. I have 2 legal XP disks. Which way should I go? the 3 license upgrade (do you get the disks?) or upgrade this one for free and the other 2 separately?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:42:53 PST   Listings
    July check out the woot off now. even is eligable for a win 7 upgrade.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:37:07 PST   Listings
    Morning all---seadog---I sure envy you! Mine still aren't big enough to remove and I have had them 5 years.

    Well, I call it quits on the old dog computer. I spent well over 30 hours on it and got it as clean as I can. I had to run BitDefender 4 times and it still left Trojans. But, I think MalewareBytes and Glary got rid of them. I think it is clean now.U

    Thanks technoleer for the heads up on Avira, I tried for 2 days to install AVG and it wouldn't install. I didn't install Zone Alarm or Spybot because they have those little pop-ups. Anyone who hasn't learned how to clean a toilet sure wouldn't understand them. So it now has Avira, CCleaner, Malewarebytes, and Glary. Will she use them? Who knows but I'm going to tell her to take it to a computer shop next time (at $80 an hour). It had more Trojans than USC has football fans!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:22:17 PST   Listings
    seadog .. think you may find that your eyes are less tired at the end of the day, also. At least that's what they have told me.
    Someday, when it determined by my eye doctor that it is time, I will get this fuzzy spot in my left eye taken care of. Driving at night with that thing, IF I do NOT wear my glasses (which have a slight yellow tint when not in full photo gray transition), is like some one shining a light in that eye! Really bothersome.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:16:47 PST   Listings
    Looks promising. Only question is will the real time slow things down? (always an issue for Windows protection programs of any iteration.)

    Did you note this one on their page?
    http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/11/good-karma-ars-reviews-ubuntu-910.ars

    That site is impressive in the fact that they are standing on NEUTRAL ground .. if it is bad, they say so .. if it good, they say so. (their opinions) With no fanboy-fangirl attitude!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:12:07 PST   Listings
    seadog - good news! Of course your friends with wrinkles won't be so happy to hear how well you can see now. They may all look to you like they have aged 20 yrs. Really glad it worked so well.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 10:09:17 PST   Listings
    Interesting new presentation..
    The thrilling potential of "SixthSense" technology:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector#p/u/1/YrtANPtnhyg

    off to check seadog's link..
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:52:50 PST   Listings
    now lets see how long it will take.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:52:19 PST   Listings
    This was done earlier http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/first-look-microsoft-security-essentials-impresses.ars
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:47:34 PST   Listings
    technoleer I went from AVG to Avast to Microsoft security essentials on my computers and I am quite satisfied.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:46:10 PST   Listings
    classmates also advertises on face book and the other big facebook offender is "who is searching for you". Both require "membership".
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:41:13 PST   Listings
    Heres my FREE advice on AVG.. I used to love their simple AV software but last year's new version was a big switch to mostly bloatware IMHO..
    Switched to Avira AntiVir and life is good..look for the umbrella icon.

    seadog - glad you got the peepers all fixed. Hope all is well with that.

    Saw the news about those membership scams.. thats what clicking will get you. I think classmates.com works it the other way also. Taking data from any source it can get.. they have a zillion devices across the web to get you logged in there.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:14:54 PST   Listings
    Time to report. Second Eye was done yesterday patch came off today and now I can see normally. I will still need glasses for close work other wise not glasses needed.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 09:01:07 PST   Listings
    ii - of course the price is great - when you are selling thin air you can afford to mark it down. Report him! He has broken about 3 eBay rules so far.

    No PayPal?
    Western Union?
    Location not as stated?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:57:19 PST   Listings
    I'm talking with a seller (ID: archtag, Item: 140360972220) that is selling Apple iMacs at a great price but doesn't use Paypal because he says his withdrawal limit is too low. He also only corresponds through own email, not the eBay system, and wants to sell through your eBay system but have payment through Western Union. I'm told the Mac is made in the USA but sold from a location in Europe. The price is GREAT but I'm nervous to make the deal. Does anyone know anything of this seller or problems that you've had with this type of sales practice?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:52:45 PST   Listings
    r - that green fuzz I see growing on the crisp? I'll pass.

    sg - wouldn't it be easier to post the weather only on rain free days? That would be, what, 3 or 4 a year?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:43:53 PST   Listings
    Cloudy and windy (still!) ... Warmish though in the lo 50° range. Rain on the menu thru the majority of Sunday, but the winds are supposed to abate a bit.

    Not much on the schedule for the next few days anyway, so may just hunker down and just make a minor mercado and Walgreen's run during a break.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:05:55 PST   Listings
    X - I have a littel apple crisp left too. ;^)
    No snow now at all. Some fell and melted on the ground last Saturday morning.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:02:48 PST   Listings
    r - snow? None here at the moment. I was just thinking how lucky we are to have you, our very own Cookie Monster, here. *o)
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 08:00:46 PST   Listings
    Tride - I hope this is the message you asked me to post. didn't use HTML, just copy/paste:

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10399880-93.html

    Retailers doing business with the companies are also aware that customers are likely to be angered once they notice the charges but do it because they are paid big bucks. Classmates.com has pocketed $70 million from partnering with the all three companies, according to the report. The government says that 88 retailers have made more than $1 million through the partnerships with e-loyalty programs, while 19 have made more than $10 million.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 07:59:33 PST   Listings
    rmorrison, okay, I downloaded 9.0 from c/net, I'll try again. I haven't updated Firefox, I've been getting the update notices, I'll do that after, right?

    Geez, I can't even get the links to AVG to work from the welcome post. I'll let you know how it goes.

    Carol, moving from frustrated to @#$$#ed.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 07:56:13 PST   Listings
    dokeydoh Download AVG 9 again. You may have gotten a bad download. You shouldn't have to uninstall AVG 8.5, 9 should install over it. Since you are having a problem with Firefox, do an update on it, then download and run Malwarebytes to clean out any malware you might have picked up.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 07:47:16 PST   Listings
    Oh, here's something else fun. I'm running Firefox, just realized I can't open two windows at one time. Have one window open, tried clicking the icon to open another, no go. Tried File, New Window, no go.

    Carol, even more frustrated
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 07:39:35 PST   Listings
    Good morning computer folks. I come to you with a problem. I had AVG 8.5 and had been getting the notice of an updated version 9.0. Well........ last night I downloaded the new version, got rid of the 8.5 and tried to install the new.

    After three attempts, I finally got the new version to work, but it wouldn't let me run on a few sites I visit, like Pogo (I know, a waste of time but I like it occasionally).

    So I uninstalled the new version and did a system restore to try to get the 8.5 version back. I have an icon on my desktop for the 8.5 but it won't open and won't run, it appears in my control panel and when I try to remove it, it says that the install for the 8.5 failed.

    Now what? Do I try to re-download the 9.0? How do I get the 8.5 out of my control panel if it won't install?

    If all else fails, is there another anti-virus I can download and even if so, how do I get rid of the 8.5 out of the control panel?

    Carol, very frustrated right now.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 05:04:26 PST   Listings
    FIREFOX UPDATE .

    TOO late for me to 'get rich' with Warren's portfolio .. cause eBoink/Paypal & usps (http://www.auctiva.com/edu/entry.aspx?id=USPS-to-Raise-Rates-in-2010) taking any profits might make or a LOT of 'em ..
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-19-09 at 02:47:36 PST   Listings
    You may not get rich following this list but it is how Warren Buffet invests today:

    Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) 96.3 million, the same as before.
    Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG) 3.625 million shares; NEW POSITION following Bill Gates.
    Sanofi Aventis (NYSE: SNY) more than 3.9 million shares, same as before.
    Sun Trust Bank (NYSE: STI) 3.079 million shares; DOWN FROM 3.2+ the quarter before.
    Torchmark Corp. (NYSE: TMK) roughly 2.82 million, same as before.
    Travellers Cos (NYSE: TRV) 27,336; NEW POSITION but small.
    US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) roughly 69 million; Same as quarter before.
    USG Corp. (NYSE: USG) 17.072 million shares, same as before.
    United Health Group (NYSE: UNH) 3.4 million shares; DOWN from 4.5 million last quarter and down from over 6 million in Q1.
    Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP) 9.55 million shares, same as quarter before but this does not matter as Buffett is dumping his non-BNSF rail holdings.
    United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) 1.429 million shares, same as before.
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) 37.8 million; WAY UP from the 19.9+ million shares last quarter.
    Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) over 1.72 million shares, same as before.
    Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) 313.3 million shares; ABOVE THE PRIOR 302+ million last quarter and above the 290+ million in Q1.
    Wellpoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) 3.394 million; DOWN SLIGHTLY from the 3.5 million last quarter and from the 4.7773 million in Q1.
    Wesco Financial Corp. (NYSE: WSC) 5.7 million shares, same as before.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 22:46:08 PST   Listings
    G'Nite All ......
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 21:04:58 PST   Listings
    Hoooo boy .. coast is getting pounded again with a bunch of high winds and a lot of rain .. then the stuff comes over the coast range and a lot of the moisture has been wrung out and the winds are less .. then it hits the Cascades and is sitting there .. dumping lots of snow!!

    captain.lunatic .. this board is FREE on line desktop and laptop support. The peeps come and go and give good support to any and all.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 20:58:21 PST   Listings
    This may be the wrong place but does anyone use Ebay to advertise their online desktop support services? Where would that go? Thanks
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 18:57:50 PST   Listings
    Gotta run fer a bit.....bbl.....(they gots some LED lights on sale...buy one get one free.....so off I go....sucking up on the sales of the day.....poof!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 18:49:31 PST   Listings
    caleb....Here's something that I just pulled off of our Big Yellow Post...If you scroll down, you will find some very helpful pages on it....but this one pertains to you in particular....looks like you ran out of your 10 posts last night...ok....Clicky Here! to read up on some of the scams going on...and not only on eBay....I was trying to buy a motorhome over the weekend and some guy tried to rip me off....I was one step ahead of him and called a couple of #'s only to find out he was lying....yep...so I gracefully bowed out of it all!
    And, just like yer fella....he wasn't available...he moved for a new job....oh yeah, sure....
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 18:32:00 PST   Listings
    Oh, and Mz. Lucy....now that you emailed me about where Pumpkin Pie REALLY comes from, think I'll be passing on it
    this Thanksgiving....hahahahahaha
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 18:25:12 PST   Listings
    CalebNelson....sorry....but to tell you the truth, I wouldn't have been in that situation even when I was 12.....All over the internet and even here on eBay they
    warn you not to do what you did....so why would you think it would be different for you?....I don't understand why people don't heed warnings when they're all over the place for you....You've been had!...Furthermore, when everyone here was trying to help you last night, you disappeared....so I'll keep the rest of my comments to myself....Good Luck....and I really mean that....& hope you got a lesson & it never happens to you again....
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 18:05:27 PST   Listings
    Air - the keyboard looks cool, but it's available for half that price: http://www3.shopping.com/xPO-Hewlett-Packard-HP-WIRELESS-ELITE-KEYBOARD

    Xyste - any chance you could post that e (I just don't know how to do it with html. I think Mz. Lucy might benefit from it.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 17:13:09 PST   Listings
    Hello All. I am referred to you soundgod I get a hum in the output over on the Luxman/etc. preamp. They tell me the sound card is the problem. Lets see, it says its a: MPU-401 Compatable MIDI Device and Realtek AC'97 Audio if that tells you anything. I am trying it now and then I will try it over on the Vista which says "Realtek High Definition Audio," well, whatever it was is gone now. I know there are so many variables. On this system it is recorded at "Windows Media Lossless Quality 9.2 Lossless
    VBR Quality 100, 44 kHz, 2 channel 16 bit 1-pass" over on the Vista and 769kbps where on the XP I have it at nothing special and only 320kbps so it sounds better obviously, on the Vista, eh?

    So, I really have no question but the "disappeared hum" and now I got superglue on the keys,

    A little story. My keyboard fell off the arm of the chair and as fate would have it, 4 letters fell off and one disappeared into the air. I am "Mysto The Magician" as I
    can make something disappear, though its here and I couldn't find it. So I went looking at keyboards with my usual astuteness, got home with a tall character key model so I returned it and got this wired Microsoft one with the shallow keys. But I saw this one that I really liked. I have to pound on the keys on this one and the wireless one I got for the XP. I really liked a KR713A Hewlett-Packard one but OfficeMax™ put the kibosh on that. But they gave me H-Ps number so I called them and got a real winner. It took an hour to do it all. First, it had all entirely flat keys, (no stand-up height at all) and they worked like silk. The character was within a fingernail thick circle within the key's square top and they all touched each other like I've seen on some laptops. All OM could offer was to buy the IQ 526 for $973, and they acted like they were disinterested in the keyboard. Well I did get it ordered and free shipping with a mouse (unseen), all wireless, and with those keys that work like silk and it waas about $63. If anyone is interested its an RK 713A keyboard and it is unique; I've never seen anything like it offered. I always hit the keys too lightly (my frightfull cracked & bleeding superglued splits hands) because it hurts them. Carey actually "listened" to what I was asking and did not offer the "pie in the sky" deal like good old OfficeMax™ keptat. I'll post a pic of it when it comes because I think its worthwhile perhaps to others.

    The message is "Yay, Hewlett-Packard™ Customer Service at 1-800-331-5144.

    Air America.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 16:16:14 PST   Listings
    Went out for a while .. a tad raw feeling out there. Time to break out the leather jacket! LOL

    Darn doctors keep going on vacation or something .. have had two of them move my appointments from this month to next month. Guess they really are not worried about my general health. (in a way, makes ME feel good!)

    BUT .. when I came home there was this OBNOXIOUS almost shouting message from some lawyer on my voice mail demanding that I call immediately or I would be (implied) in a world of hurt.
    Problem is it was not for ME .. somebody with the same last name but NOT the same first name!
    I shouldn't get any calls like that as I don't owe anything. Everything has been paid off, including the medical expenses, for a while now (watching the bank balance grow!)
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 15:54:51 PST   Listings
    caleb - You made several mistakes, the first was to go along with ripping eBay off by dealing outside their venue and the second was paying in cash. The third was telling kitchie to keep her comments to herself. If you don't want comments then don't post in public places.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 15:42:32 PST   Listings
    * sigh *
    Posted by   ( )   on Nov-18-09 at 15:21:27 PST   Listings
    I am back.

    @Sound/Xyste: I have put the payment on hold, filed a report with paypal to have them look into it.

    @Xyste: I did use a bank transper.

    @kitchie2: That was just a jk to lighten the mood. Also 1st time, give me a break, is this how you would want to be treated if you were in my situation? Please keep your comments to yourself, or leave them in my profile for everyone to look at there, thanks again.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 15:06:59 PST   Listings
    I ran Bitdefender 3 times (4 hours). House Call would not run. I still have files that BD could not repair or delete. Where next? Google on each file? BTW--price has gone up. I know how to clean toilets. Should I ask for a job?

    Magieb--I had 194. I increased it to 512. Don't know if it helped or not. Haven't gone back to that yet.

    Computer shops (?--what few there are) charge $80 and hour! I could buy several nice new computers for what time I have spent on this dog.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 14:07:54 PST   Listings
    Nancy
    ditto :Posted by xyste on Nov-18-09 at 10:29:05 PST
    set it to double what you actualy have
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 12:26:57 PST   Listings
    Nancy.....CYE please!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 12:18:31 PST   Listings
    Yes, Xyste....Caleb is probably a minor, or in his teens.....otherwise he could speak Hong Kong....lol...lol
    He's got enough money to throw it out there, he's gonna get enough brains to protect it! Hard Lessons.....
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 11:23:55 PST   Listings
    always a good idea to run a basic or even advanced garbage remover program FIRST .. logically think about it.
    You are removing crud first. Will save time later on as you won't be SCANNING that crud!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 11:10:13 PST   Listings
    Woops
    This is a path from memory so it might be a bit off
    Documents and settings user name application data then locat then temp and clean it out in there.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 11:08:44 PST   Listings
    you might have to go into the folder options and check show hidden files. Then go to
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 11:06:41 PST   Listings
    July first thing to do is a full cleanup on the drive. Use something a bit stronger than CCleaner which is fine for normal use. look at http://www.stevengould.org/index.php?Itemid=69&id=15&option=com_content&task=view
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 11:01:49 PST   Listings
    xyste---the struck through word is more fitting.

    Seadog---I kept getting a pop-up saying it was too low. Anyway, it didn't help and it still won't run, nor will Malwarebytes install or Spybot.

    Anyone know where there is a version #1? I'm going to try bitdefender but don't have much hope. I'll be back, I'm sure. The garbage man has already come and gone, darn it!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:56:21 PST   Listings
    July what makes you think the increasing Virtual memory is going to let setup run
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:29:05 PST   Listings
    julyfly - youse is soft in the head heart. lol

    You did not say what OS but here is the XP way:

    1.Go to Control Panel.
    2.Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
    3.On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.
    4.On the Advanced tab, under Virtual memory, click Change.
    5.Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file that you want to change.
    6.Under Paging file size for selected drive, click to Custom size check box. You can enter the amount of memory you would like to reserve for Virtual memory by entering the initial and maximum size.
    7.Click Set
    When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.
    Special Note: You should choose the same amount for the initial size and maximum size. This will Stop your CPU from constantly changing the paging file.
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:29:04 PST   Listings
    july:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2igH6O0ARM
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:22:47 PST   Listings
    Sorry, I got impatient
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:21:32 PST   Listings
    Help!--I am working on a hunk of junk computer that belongs to the cleaning woman I fired cause she couldn't clean a toilet and hid things she broke. Don't ask me why! She just arrived with it.

    Anyway, I downloaded AVG but can't run setup. Magieb posted a way to increase virtual memory but I can't remember and it's saved on MY computer (still not working). How do I do this, please?

    This woman has NO anti-virus, ads from both countries, and every Mexican song ever written on this poor old 20 GB hard drive. Of course no clean-up programs either. ME AND MY BIG MOUTH!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:21:10 PST   Listings
    Help!--I am working on a hunk of junk computer that belongs to the cleaning woman I fired cause she couldn't clean a toilet and hid things she broke. Don't ask me why! She just arrived with it.

    Anyway, I downloaded AVG but can't run setup. Magieb posted a way to increase virtual memory but I can't remember and it's saved on MY computer (still not working). How do I do this, please?

    This woman has NO anti-virus, ads from both countries, and every Mexican song ever written on this poor old 20 GB hard drive. Of course no clean-up programs either. ME AND MY BIG MOUTH!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:21:08 PST   Listings
    caleb ran out of posts as he sent me several eMails that ate up his daily quota for a zero FB.

    I have noticed that this kind of thing happens a lot to MAC/Apple purchasers. (Along with game box buyers) Noobs that jump on the "hot deal".
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 10:14:09 PST   Listings
    Caleb did not answer our questions except he did say he did not pay with a credit card. So It was a bank transfer? I still think there must be a way to freeze payment as it has not been disbursed. Was there anything the buyer did not do wrong???
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 08:27:11 PST   Listings
    Small sunbreak, but still some bouncin' breezes setting off the wind chimes. Hi 30° temps. More "bands" of wet to come through here until Sunday. Weather heads saying between 1' & 4' of snow for the mountains and still some strong winds on the coast, where they have had up to 80mph gusts in the last few days. LOTS of minor flooding and minor damage out there. Troffer had a one day all time record of rainfall yesterday in her area!

    Ed, sorry that proggie doesn't work in Win7 .. it works in Vista and older. You may have to get the CAMERA and use it as a drive.

    parisblackwood, you get the key or password from the owner of the network you are trying to access.
    But there ARE many that are not password protected (but should be)
    Posted by   ( )   on Nov-18-09 at 06:01:27 PST   Listings
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 05:00:09 PST   Listings
    I you are locked out of the router because you forgot the WPA password, you can reset the router to factory defaults by pressing and holdg the reset button for 30 seconds. The button location varies so te nualis called for if you cannot locate it
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 05:00:01 PST   Listings
    I you are locked out of the router because you forgot the WPA password, you can reset the router to factory defaults by pressing and holdg the reset button for 30 seconds. The button location varies so te nualis called for if you cannot locate it
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:57:15 PST   Listings
    user = admin
    password = password
    when you change the code be sure you write it down and put t he bottom of the router ! "Lest we forget"
    You should also read the manual on the cd or mfg. website
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:54:40 PST   Listings
    not ebays job to protect kids, thats what parents are for.If he is a minor he has to be using somebodys CC or PP account who is not a minor !
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:51:53 PST   Listings
    I have updated my PC , when using the wireless WPA2 system , i'm asked for a password or code , where do I get this key?
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:51:21 PST   Listings
    xyste,caleb has been scammed how else would he have the "sellers PP info" if he did not pay with a CC I think he is SOL. Wish he had stayed around for more details !!
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:49:05 PST   Listings
    sg thanks I ran the program in compatibility mode for W7 to get it to install. Same as the other 2 proggies "invalid parameter" I have contacted the owner for a last ditch attempt to format the card then attempt to recover. I feel I have nothing to lose and if it works I have learned something !
    Posted by   ( ) on Nov-18-09 at 04:09:27 PST   Listings
    Anyone else think caleb is a minor? How does eBay protect these kids?

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