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HELP - Lindy - 10/3/2007 6:32:08 AM
- Get rid of wireless - Eri - 10/4/2007 12:42:10 AM
- re: HELP - TB - 10/3/2007 7:13:12 AM
  - re: HELP - Lindy - 10/3/2007 3:04:45 PM
    - Private IP addresses - Robert - 10/3/2007 4:52:25 PM
      - Very good advice on wireless security. - TB - 10/4/2007 12:33:01 AM
        
        Well......... - Lindy - 10/4/2007 1:14:24 AM

Garage Door Remote - Eri - 9/30/2007 1:28:45 AM
- Rotating Freqs. And door openers - carl - 10/1/2007 8:13:31 PM
  - Fluke? or sloth? - nick hoffman - 10/2/2007 8:22:28 AM
- re: Garage Door Remote - Fox - 9/30/2007 3:49:47 PM
  - The people who well them don't know jack sh*t - Eri - 9/30/2007 8:01:20 PM
  - Oh my - Eri - 9/30/2007 5:41:42 PM
    - I replaced mine a couple of years ago. - ER - 9/30/2007 8:42:42 PM
      - And if that doesn't work, maybe the problem is with the receiver. (n/t) - alcaray - 10/1/2007 1:48:49 AM
        
        Nah, the receiver is fine - Eri - 10/1/2007 3:36:27 AM
        
        get a "Learning" remote - nick hoffman - 10/2/2007 8:21:15 AM
        
        Thanks, I'll give that a look-see! (n/t) - Eri - 10/3/2007 2:10:01 AM

Steve Jobs sets ME up the bomb. - TB - 9/27/2007 1:20:12 AM
- Should be used to it by now... - Fox - 9/28/2007 2:32:21 AM
  - Don't look at me... - TB - 9/28/2007 2:55:27 AM
    - Market forces - Fox - 9/28/2007 5:49:46 PM
      - re: Market forces - SDG - 10/1/2007 3:30:53 PM
        
        "Cutting with the sheathe" - TB - 10/2/2007 4:04:07 AM
        
        getting by - SDG - 10/2/2007 2:52:12 PM
      - re: Market forces - TB - 9/28/2007 10:26:53 PM

Steve Jobs sets us up the bomb... - TB - 9/25/2007 6:17:16 PM

need wireless network help - SDG - 9/15/2007 4:22:15 PM
- Is it a Dell laptop Computer? - TAFKASE - 9/19/2007 4:11:14 PM
  - re: Is it a Dell laptop Computer? - SDG - 9/20/2007 8:32:05 PM
- re: need wireless network help - SDG - 9/15/2007 5:23:38 PM
  - re: need wireless network help - TB - 9/15/2007 10:29:56 PM
    - re: need wireless network help - SDG - 9/16/2007 2:49:00 AM
      - did you try changing channels? - podrock - 9/16/2007 3:42:23 PM
        
        re: did you try changing channels? - SDG - 9/17/2007 3:18:08 PM
        
        other sources - podrock - 9/17/2007 10:21:33 PM

The HD DVD wars - TB - 9/17/2007 5:46:10 AM
- Geez, I wonder what the recordable version is going to cost (n/t) - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/18/2007 11:21:49 PM
  - Testing - Robert - 9/19/2007 3:42:09 PM
    - Wow...had me going there. - TB - 9/19/2007 8:11:50 PM
      - oops, sorry about that (n/t) - Robert - 9/19/2007 9:37:54 PM

What are the criminal penalties for hacker attacks? - E.P. - 9/5/2007 7:04:50 PM
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA, 1986) - Eri - 9/7/2007 4:04:42 AM
  - re: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA, 1986) - E.P. - 9/12/2007 5:59:37 PM
    - If there are damages... - alcaray - 9/12/2007 8:34:16 PM
    - survey of criminal law - E.P. - 9/12/2007 6:19:24 PM
- Book deals and jobs for the CIA? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/6/2007 11:10:17 PM
  - LOL...how true!! How True!!! - Jody - 9/8/2007 4:01:10 AM
- and what are the statute of limitations? (n/t) - E.P. - 9/6/2007 9:18:16 PM

TeX test. - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/5/2007 2:38:44 AM
- Doesn't work. No TeX support? (n/t) - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/5/2007 2:39:27 AM
  - TeX support was outsourced to India... (n/t) - Fox - 9/7/2007 1:35:49 AM

Image modification - TB - 9/4/2007 8:25:07 PM
- I'm going to need to get my hands on that technology! (n/t) - Unnamed County Prosecutor - 9/6/2007 4:00:19 PM
- Gee whiz! So easy to remove people from shots with that tool. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/4/2007 11:33:15 PM

Mind over matter - Bowser the geek - 8/28/2007 2:27:47 AM
- Congrats! - McFly - 8/28/2007 7:56:25 PM
- Cool! - TB - 8/28/2007 4:29:03 AM
  - Snicker - Eri - 9/5/2007 1:57:59 AM
  - LOL that was funny Tom! (n/t) - Lindy - 9/5/2007 12:30:15 AM

Me big dummy! - Eri - 9/1/2007 8:11:13 PM
- It's not you. - TB - 9/2/2007 1:48:21 AM

Computer backup - Eri - 8/27/2007 9:13:29 PM
- Did you format the CD first? - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 8/31/2007 2:11:14 AM
  - re: Did you format the CD first? - Eri - 9/1/2007 3:17:11 PM
    - Well.... - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/1/2007 4:45:12 PM
      - Got 'er backed up!! - Eri - 9/1/2007 7:52:28 PM
        
        Image file too big for a CD..... - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 9/1/2007 11:14:48 PM
        
        ISO files - Eri - 9/2/2007 1:26:23 AM
      - Got CR-R discs. - Eri - 9/1/2007 6:57:51 PM
- re: Computer backup - TB - 8/28/2007 4:34:53 AM
  - re: Thumb drives - Fox - 8/28/2007 6:01:52 PM
    - Cool...got any Moody Blues?... (n/t) - Jody - 8/29/2007 12:07:57 AM
      - ~sigh~ Sorry, wish I did. - Fox - 8/29/2007 2:56:38 AM
        
        Moodies poetry - azstrummer - 8/29/2007 8:58:46 PM
        
        For all the real Hayward geeks... - TB - 8/29/2007 11:38:53 PM
        
        I used to, on vinyl - Fox - 8/30/2007 2:14:19 AM
    - That's what I use on the household Macs - TB - 8/28/2007 7:08:57 PM
      - I limit what I back up - Eri - 8/29/2007 3:43:13 AM
        
        drag, drop, done. - SDG - 8/29/2007 2:47:56 PM
        
        Oh Cool! - Eri - 8/30/2007 2:30:29 AM
        
        You should be able to drag & drop files onto a CD-RW also. - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 8/31/2007 2:15:35 AM
        
        You know, I hadn't even thought about doing that - Eri - 8/31/2007 3:33:52 AM
        
        Now aren't you glad I told you to ask the geeks about this stuff? (n/t) - Jody - 8/30/2007 9:43:07 AM
        
        LOL! (n/t) - Eri - 8/31/2007 3:31:55 AM

Anyone else miss the old Windows98 defrag utility? - RobVG - 6/19/2007 5:09:27 AM
- Yes! - McFly - 6/19/2007 4:59:09 PM
  - Norton Speed Disk still does that - Fox - 6/20/2007 1:12:39 AM
    - Really COLORFUL - carl - 6/27/2007 6:06:14 PM
- Well..I miss the Freaks and Geeks TV program, does that count for geekiness? (n/t) - Jody - 6/19/2007 3:43:37 PM
  - re: Well..I miss the Freaks and Geeks TV program, does that count for geekiness? - Joe - 8/26/2007 10:58:21 PM
    - Leo, Patrick - RNE - 8/27/2007 5:23:11 PM

"Under the hood of the $100 ($170) laptop." Interesting. - Bowser - 8/25/2007 8:43:10 PM
- Brilliant idea! - TB - 8/26/2007 12:27:56 AM

"Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend" - TB - 8/24/2007 11:36:21 PM

Mac vs. PC - TB - 8/24/2007 10:31:59 PM

Vista idiosyncracy #749 - McFly - 8/21/2007 6:47:56 PM

Trailing MY IP address - Private Eye - 8/17/2007 4:24:19 PM
- re: Trailing MY IP address - Private Eye - 8/18/2007 7:52:17 PM
  - Change your passwords. And he's not in your system. - Bowser - 8/18/2007 9:25:12 PM
    - The company could produce a daily list of everything that goes through the firewall, associated with which user initiated each transaction. - alcaray - 8/19/2007 9:42:45 PM
      - Possible, you're right. And I'd bet he's not able to do it. - Bowser - 8/19/2007 10:36:49 PM
        
        re: Possible, you're right. And I'd bet he's not able to do it. - Private Eye - 8/21/2007 1:41:16 PM
        
        re: Possible, you're right. And I'd bet he's not able to do it. - Private Eye - 8/21/2007 1:41:12 PM
        
        I'm with you, Bowz - Fox - 8/20/2007 5:38:08 PM
        
        Hadn't considered your last thought. Absolutely correct. - Bowser - 8/20/2007 7:09:58 PM
        
        re: Hadn't considered your last thought. Absolutely correct. - Private Eye - 8/21/2007 1:44:47 PM
- Never ever ever expect privacy when using a company's internet access. - alcaray - 8/17/2007 11:09:37 PM
- re: Trailing MY IP address - podrock - 8/17/2007 8:44:49 PM

Finally, a true 3D display? - McFly - 8/15/2007 7:04:05 PM
- Actual article doesn't seem to be available online - TB - 8/16/2007 6:23:10 PM
- Ugh, think of 3D pop-up ads. - alcaray - 8/15/2007 9:37:54 PM
  - re: Ugh, think of 3D pop-up ads. - SDG - 8/16/2007 3:04:23 PM
    - Its not that hard - ARRELL - 8/17/2007 12:05:57 AM
      - The device would also be sensitive to the weather... - ARRELL - 8/17/2007 7:21:07 PM
        
        If you used a large mirror with adaptive optics would it work at a distance? - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 8/17/2007 8:27:13 PM
        
        its possible, just a matter of how much you want to spend. - R.L. - 8/17/2007 9:14:38 PM
      - But if you used the laser, not to create a plasma... - alcaray - 8/17/2007 6:44:26 PM
    - Me too - McFly - 8/16/2007 5:02:50 PM

New version of Ad Aware - TB - 8/12/2007 9:34:41 PM
- Is that the freeware, or the 'pro" version? - Fox - 8/13/2007 1:00:23 AM
  - Paid version - TB - 8/13/2007 2:49:42 AM
    - re: Paid version - Eri - 8/13/2007 1:09:27 PM

At my wit's end - Eri - 8/5/2007 12:54:22 AM
- Problem Fixed - finally! - Eri - 8/8/2007 3:20:38 AM
  - YAY!!! - Jody - 8/8/2007 10:30:18 AM
    - Tokoyo? LOL! - Eri - 8/9/2007 3:03:56 AM
      - Isn't that where Deep Purple's woman is from? - alcaray - 8/9/2007 5:02:07 PM
        
        Nope...John Lennons' woman - Jody - 8/9/2007 11:50:25 PM
        
        BTW... - Jody - 8/9/2007 11:53:26 PM
- So, as I said - RNE - 8/5/2007 4:42:19 PM
  - Yoohoo..Eri... - Jody - 8/5/2007 5:47:57 PM
    - Oh yes, please! - Eri - 8/5/2007 9:42:47 PM
- You are being instructed to edit the registry. - podrock - 8/5/2007 2:20:13 PM
  - re: You are being instructed to edit the registry. - Eri - 8/5/2007 5:22:13 PM
    - I've done it several times - podrock - 8/5/2007 6:05:07 PM
- If your year's up......... - Lindy - 8/5/2007 2:53:27 AM
  - I pay for McAfee and just re-upped - Eri - 8/5/2007 3:38:25 AM

Autodesk Ubergeek - SDG - 8/2/2007 1:56:03 AM
- kewl! (n/t) - Fox - 8/2/2007 5:31:44 PM
- Nice! (n/t) - McFly - 8/2/2007 3:00:44 PM
- Excellent wish. - podrock - 8/2/2007 4:21:49 AM
  - re: Excellent wish. - SDG - 8/2/2007 3:27:13 PM
    - thanks for the tips - podrock - 8/7/2007 8:19:06 PM
      - re: Refusing to purge - Fox - 8/8/2007 12:56:54 AM

Just plain cool - McFly - 8/6/2007 6:37:07 PM
- Cool. - RobVG - 8/7/2007 1:16:50 AM
  - Wicked Cool. - SDG - 8/7/2007 3:30:10 PM

Uninstalling Vista - azstrummer - 1/15/2007 9:51:12 PM
- re: Uninstalling Vista - Deb - 8/5/2007 6:34:23 PM
- re: Uninstalling Vista - Deb - 8/5/2007 6:34:20 PM
- re: Uninstalling Vista - TB - 1/16/2007 4:19:44 AM
  - re: Uninstalling Vista - azstrummer - 1/16/2007 4:00:20 PM
    - Yeah, that is a b*tch indeed. - TB - 1/16/2007 9:41:11 PM
      - There's an unfilled software niche here - nick hoffman - 1/17/2007 2:27:38 AM
        
        re: There's an unfilled software niche here - TB - 1/17/2007 6:27:33 AM
- Ubuntu Linux yadda yadda... - et - 1/16/2007 3:51:40 AM
  - re: Ubuntu Linux yadda yadda... - azstrummer - 1/16/2007 3:58:16 PM
    - Be careful flirting with Linux - Bowser - 1/16/2007 7:39:35 PM
      - Old dog, new tricks, yadda yadda. - et - 1/16/2007 7:44:54 PM
        
        You got any new tricks, I'll try. New OS, well, I dunno. - Bowser - 1/16/2007 10:28:06 PM
        
        re: You got any new tricks, I'll try. New OS, well, I dunno. - alcaray - 1/18/2007 10:39:04 PM
        
        re: You got any new tricks, I'll try. New OS, well, I dunno. - et - 1/17/2007 4:07:06 AM
        
        re: You got any new tricks, I'll try. New OS, well, I dunno. - azstrummer - 1/16/2007 11:38:46 PM
        
        Thanks, az, al and et. I appreciate it. Gonna be a real trial. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/19/2007 4:50:12 AM

Old computers anyone? - Delbert - 8/5/2007 4:56:09 PM
- Offer them to Good Will - Eri - 8/5/2007 5:24:02 PM

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