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GaCDBFan,
Someone has probably asked you this before on this thread but I didn't see it when I did a fairly quick glance.
My question is: How do I post a picture or image on this site? I know it can't be done from an e-mail but I can't bring one over from any file. Now, I readily admit I'm probably one of the least literate on 'puters among those who post here. But if there's a fairly simple answer to this, I'd sure appreciate it.
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It is there... I made a quick and simple "table of contents" of sorts in my signature. The link about posting pictures is: http://www.charliedanielssoapbox.com/view_topic.php?id=8514&forum_id=12&jump_to=203912#p203912.
I think the post you are really interested in is the one right after where this link points. It talks you through getting a web photo album service set up. Get the pictures uploaded into there, then copy the image location from there just like any other picture you copy from the web and post here.
It actually CAN be done from an email too, depending on the email program. I use Mozilla Thunderbird (a close relative of the Mozilla Firefox browser, and just as good), and it is easy from there. Just right click on the picture in the email, select "save image as" to save it to your "documents" folder. Name it something you'll be able to recognize, then upload it to the web album. Here is an example of an image I recently got in an email. It came from TurboTax telling me my tax return was accepted by the IRS (I hate them! Lets pass the FairTax!).
Other email programs work similarly, but since I don't use them, I can't be more specific than that. Sometimes, depending on how the image was sent to you, it may list the pictures individually as attachments. You should be able to click (or double click depending on the program) on the file name of the picture to open it up in a photo viewer, such as "paint" or the "MS Fax and Photo Viewer" that most versions of Windows include, or something like that. In there, you also have the option to save the file.... give it a new name and point at your documents and/or pictures folder.
Hope this helps and doesn't ramble too much or go too far over your head!
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The clock on my computer never keeps the right time. I was told that there is a little battery on the inside of it and I was wondering where it is so it can be replaced? I do appreciate any help I can get. God bless you brother.
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CHEVY FREAK wrote: The clock on my computer never keeps the right time. I was told that there is a little battery on the inside of it and I was wondering where it is so it can be replaced? I do appreciate any help I can get. God bless you brother.
Does the computer keep the right time when it is left on? If not, the problem is not the battery, but the clock itself. That is much more difficult to fix. It would probably be cheaper to buy a new motherboard.
Assuming it is the battery, and it probably is, instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'll link to a pretty good article complete with pictures about how to do it. The battery most likely looks about like a quarter, unless the computer is quite old, and will be on the main circuit board. On some computers, it will be quite easy to find and replace. On others, depending on the layout of the components in the case, you may have to remove at least some, and maybe quite a bit of other stuff to get to it. If you have a friend who has experience building computers, they can probably help if you have to remove stuff and you don't feel confident doing it.
Here is the article I was referring to: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/81/1
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Thanks Duke. I'm (especially) one of those who needs to remember GaCDBFan's link at the bottom of his posts!  
GaCDBFan: Thanks to you also for helping me (us) with all your computer "know-how." Your post to me yesterday helped but I'm still having some problems with sending images from one place to another. For example, I tried to send an image tonight and it looked OK initially but then I "Previewed" it (before clicking on "Post Reply") and there were about 100 or so URLs all lined up with no image at all.
I'll keep messing with it until I figure it out (hopefully). Also thanks for being patient with me when I ask you questions and forget to check the Table of Contents first.
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No problem. I answer "stupid" questions (the stupidest are the ones not asked... ) all day at work, and I've learned patience and how to use as little technical jargon as possible.
Are you using the keyboard shortcut ctrl-v to paste the url for the picture? If so, I bet I know the problem you are having. If you hold down both buttons for any length of time, the repeat function kicks in. To see what I'm talking about, move to the quick reply window for a second and press and hold any letter. One will show up immediately, then after a fraction of a second, it will start repeating. The length of time before it starts and how fast it repeats is adjustable, so yours will probably be different in that respect from mine or anyone else's. The point is, if you hold down the v when doing the ctrl-v, it'll repeat too, causing the whole url you have copied for the picture to repeat just like the letter repeats when you hold down that letter, only is isn't typing just the one letter, but the whole url. It can add a whole lot awfully fast. When you use the ctrl-v keyboard paste function, hold down the ctrl key, but only press the v quickly and release it quickly, as if you want to simply type the letter v. It may also help to go into your control panel, and adjust the time the system waits until it thinks you want to repeat the key. It is in the keyboard section in the control panel. Set the repeat delay longer.
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Good point, GaCDBFan. That's very likely what happened. I'll adjust the time in my control panel and go from there.
Ya' know, if I ever figure out a fraction of the things I don't understand about 'puters I'll be downright dangerous! 
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Linda,
No, I mainly use "My Pictures" and I have dabbled with a couple of Photo accounts but I haven't tried Photobucket.
Do "image transfers" work better to/from Photobucket?
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Cherokee Bill wrote: Linda,
No, I mainly use "My Pictures" and I have dabbled with a couple of Photo accounts but I haven't tried Photobucket.
Do "image transfers" work better to/from Photobucket?
Works easy enough for me. That's how I do it applying GaCDBFan's instructions.
Set up photobucket account and email pic to it. Don't even have to sign into your account to post the pics on here.
And instead of using ctrl-v to paste, I right click and click "Paste" from the drop down menu.
What would we all do without GaCDBFan to teach us computer stuff?
Thanks again.
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Thanks Loner.
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loner1115 wrote:
Works easy enough for me. That's how I do it applying GaCDBFan's instructions.
Set up photobucket account and email pic to it. Don't even have to sign into your account to post the pics on here.
And instead of using ctrl-v to paste, I right click and click "Paste" from the drop down menu.
What would we all do without GaCDBFan to teach us computer stuff?
Thanks again.
Thanks Loner, I wasn't aware you could "email" a pic to a photobucket account.
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Question; Does turning on and off the screen/monitor fairly frequently do any damage to it, I have a flat screen and a older type screen/monitor also?
Maybe talk about frequent on and offing both types of screens but for sure the thin one.
I explain; the reason I turn it off when not in use rather than just shutting down the PC is because I run my PC 24/7 because I use a magicjack phone through our PC and it will not ring unless the PC is on. -DukeLast edited on Thu Feb 18th, 2010 09:21 pm by Duke
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GaCDBFan wrote: from Page 1 the 6th postThis and the next one are about how to add pictures to your posts.
GaCDBFan wrote: vicki530 wrote: SusieQ_TX wrote: Its on my facebook. Can I paste pics here from Facebook? Had a ball in Austin yesterday. Drove up Friday and came back Sat. evening. 6 hours both ways. Spent the night with my son who I had not seen in about 4 months.
My laptop is giving me woe and is in the shop again. I'm looking forward to flying to D.C. on Friday for another turn and burn. Hi Suze, Hi BoS....
Susie, ask Shylo's hubbie. He knows how to do all that computer jazz
First you have to get the image location. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, it is simple. Go to where the picture is and right click it with the mouse and pick the "copy image location" menu choice.
If you are using Internet Explorer, it a little more complicated. Right click it, and select "properties" from the menu. In the window that pops up, find where it says "Address: (URL) http://www.somesite.com/picture.jpg". Point the mouse just to the left of the "http", hold down the left mouse button, and drag across until it turns color all the way to the ".jpg". (edit: some pictures may end in ".gif" instead of ".jpg") Then hold down the "ctrl" button and hit "c" to copy the image location.
Once you have the image location copied by either method, come in here, click the "reply" or "quote" button. It won't be there for "quick reply." Then click on the  , and hold the "ctrl" button down and press the "V" button for "paste" and hit enter or click "OK" and the picture will be there. It really isn't as complicated as I've made it sound, I'm just trying to be thorough about it so newbies reading this can (hopefully) follow.
It works so far and I didn't have to sign up for Frotobuggy or anything else. I like this techmology stuff.
Now who says you can't teach new tricks to an old hound dog like me?
GaCDB fan,
Thanks.
Now I just got to do it enough so it sticks in this over packed brain of mine, insert Rebel Yell !!! right here(________),
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Note, I came back and edited the several pics. out to save scrolling time and space. -Duke
Edited; in reply to post below: L Linda, I did get them off the net/other websites, nowhere else, thanks for your post because I dealt with just one of the ways to post pics. -Duke
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GaCDBFan wrote: CHEVY FREAK wrote: The clock on my computer never keeps the right time. I was told that there is a little battery on the inside of it and I was wondering where it is so it can be replaced? I do appreciate any help I can get. God bless you brother.
Does the computer keep the right time when it is left on? If not, the problem is not the battery, but the clock itself. That is much more difficult to fix. It would probably be cheaper to buy a new motherboard.
Assuming it is the battery, and it probably is, instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'll link to a pretty good article complete with pictures about how to do it. The battery most likely looks about like a quarter, unless the computer is quite old, and will be on the main circuit board. On some computers, it will be quite easy to find and replace. On others, depending on the layout of the components in the case, you may have to remove at least some, and maybe quite a bit of other stuff to get to it. If you have a friend who has experience building computers, they can probably help if you have to remove stuff and you don't feel confident doing it.
Here is the article I was referring to: GaCDBFan,
We have had this computer for about 10 years, so I guess it just needs to be put out to pasture. When I leave it on all day it still keeps the wrong time and I have tried so many times to reset the clock. I really do appreciate your help brother. God bless you.
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legitlinda wrote: loner1115 wrote:
Works easy enough for me. That's how I do it applying GaCDBFan's instructions.
Set up photobucket account and email pic to it. Don't even have to sign into your account to post the pics on here.
And instead of using ctrl-v to paste, I right click and click "Paste" from the drop down menu.
What would we all do without GaCDBFan to teach us computer stuff?
Thanks again.
Thanks Loner, I wasn't aware you could "email" a pic to a photobucket account.
I "thanked" Loner earlier today for this info but forgot to ask him how you e-mail a pic to photobucket. It's been that kind of day!
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Chevy Freak, sorry about your clock.
I'm glad everyone seems to be figuring this stuff out.
Duke, I would set the power options inside the screen saver settings window. (It's in the control panel too, but this is how I get to it.) Right click in the desktop somewhere away from any icon. The little menu that comes up will have a choice of "personalize" or "properties" depending on the Windows version. Select "screen saver" then you should see a power options related link in there. In most versions of Windows, you can set a time for the computer to wait to "turn off" the screen (really just puts it in a very low power state, not really "off") and depending on which Windows and your hardware, the hard drive and even the computer itself. A lot of newer computers can go to "sleep", and turn off everything but the memory banks and a timer circuit. The USB ports stay on too. They "wake" almost immediately when you move the mouse or some timed event, or can be set to wake on network activity or sometimes on USB activity.
Anyway, as far as turning off the screen, I wouldn't worry as much about an old CRT type quite as much. The flat screen LCD type is backlit by little tiny fluorescent light tubes, just like the ones used in overhead lights, just a lot smaller. Those are supposed to run for some time when they are turned on and shouldn't really be turned on and off frequently for short periods. They don't really use that much electricity compared to a CRT either, so I'd just leave it on and set the power save mode to turn it "off" after about 30 minutes or so of no activity. That'll keep it from turning on and off frequently, while leaving it on for a while when it does get turned on, but not using as much electricity as leaving it on all day and night. When you set it like this, all you have to do to turn it on is move the mouse or touch a key on the keyboard, and it'll be on in just a couple of seconds.Last edited on Fri Feb 19th, 2010 04:41 am by GaCDBFan
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You can email pictures to the Google Picasa service too. From the help files:
Upload to Picasa Web Albums: Email upload
There are several ways to upload photos to Picasa Web Albums - different options built to cater to the various ways in which people get photos online: the Picasa software, within Picasa Web Albums, an iPhoto plugin, via your Android mobile phone, or using email upload. This article will focus on email upload.
Use email upload to upload photos to Picasa Web Albums by sending them to a secret email address, especially useful from your mobile device. This allows you to stream and caption photos on-the-go. To get started, follow these steps:
1. Sign in to your account at http://picasaweb.google.com/.
2. Click the Settings link in the top-right corner.
3. On the General tab, in the 'Upload photos by email' section, check the box next to 'Allow me to upload photos by email.'
4. Enter a 'secret word,' 6-15 characters long. As you enter this word, an email address appears.
5. Click the Save changes button.
6. To email upload your photos, just attach them to an email message and send it to the newly-created address.
Use the email 'Subject' line to add captions or to include the photos in a specific album. If the email 'Subject' line matches an existing online album title, your photos will be uploaded to that album. Otherwise the 'Subject' line will instead be added as a caption and the photos will be placed in the Drop Box album. Learn more about the Drop Box album.
Photobucket is likely very similar....
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For Photobucket: (some pictures didn't copy.... the page is here: http://tutorials.photobucket.com/tutorial_80.html)
Uploading with the Email PIN
Overview: The following tutorial explains how to upload an image or video into your Photobucket account from an email attachment.
Requirements: You must be a Photobucket account holder. You must have access to an email account.
Steps to Take:
1. Open the Photobucket site at http://www.photobucket.com
Enter your username and password at the top of the page, then click the log in button to log into your Photobucket account. The My Home: Latest Activity page displays.
2. Select the email option on the right side of the Upload panel. If you are using the Non-Flash uploader, click the email tab.
3. Click in the field or manually copy this address to send content from your email account directly into your Photobucket album.
Note: You can change your PIN in your account options. Log into your Photobucket account, and click the Account Settings tab in My Home. Your Account Settings page displays.
4. Log into your email account, and create a new message. Paste or type your album email address in the "To:" field.
5. Add an attachment, and browse your computer for the image or video that you would like to upload.
Note: Supported image file types are jpg, gif, png, bmp (bmp converts to jpg on upload) and swf files (Pro users only).
It may take a few minutes for the file to display in your Photobucket account after you send the email. The time depends on the size of the file that you have uploaded and the speed of your internet connection. You will receive an email confirmation upon successful upload.
Note: You may need to clear your web browser's cache and refresh the page in order for your file to appear in your account.Last edited on Fri Feb 19th, 2010 04:55 am by GaCDBFan
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CHEVY FREAK wrote: GaCDBFan wrote: CHEVY FREAK wrote: The clock on my computer never keeps the right time. I was told that there is a little battery on the inside of it and I was wondering where it is so it can be replaced? I do appreciate any help I can get. God bless you brother.
Does the computer keep the right time when it is left on? If not, the problem is not the battery, but the clock itself. That is much more difficult to fix. It would probably be cheaper to buy a new motherboard.
Assuming it is the battery, and it probably is, instead of re-inventing the wheel, I'll link to a pretty good article complete with pictures about how to do it. The battery most likely looks about like a quarter, unless the computer is quite old, and will be on the main circuit board. On some computers, it will be quite easy to find and replace. On others, depending on the layout of the components in the case, you may have to remove at least some, and maybe quite a bit of other stuff to get to it. If you have a friend who has experience building computers, they can probably help if you have to remove stuff and you don't feel confident doing it.
Here is the article I was referring to: GaCDBFan,
We have had this computer for about 10 years, so I guess it just needs to be put out to pasture. When I leave it on all day it still keeps the wrong time and I have tried so many times to reset the clock. I really do appreciate your help brother. God bless you.
Is there any chance that your clock settings are wrong. I had a computer that had the wrong time zone in it.
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Reply to: Posted: Fri Feb 19th, 2010 12:41 am (219th Post pg. 3);
GaCDBfan,
Thank you.
I'll have to read it a few times to get it into my head, but I'll get it.
Just takes me awhile to get things right within my gray matter memory bank, my problem is that I am often having the fragmentations thingy going on and I have to defrag.
Thanks again for the input, thankfully I can look at the info in the post again as often as I need to before I do the settings.
I'm going to check today, it may be that the screen has already been set to go into sleep or hibernate mode, I'll try to remember to post what I find,
Duke
Edited in; After checking I find that the monitor/screen is already timed and it goes off in about 20-25 mins. Now I'm thinking about what to put over the mouse so the orphan cats and kittens we do allow in the house won't keep bumping the mouse and waking it up(no pun intended) they do bump it.
That ought to be simple to figure out and get done for a fella with the kindah gray matter I have.
I can haz ah cheezburger now, without cheez,
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Neat, but not all that new an idea. I've seen and have read about the flexible OLED screens for years. They are supposed to be cheap when (if) they perfect the technology. They can be "printed" on a sheet of plastic with an ink jet printer. They say the screens will be cheap enough that electronic newspapers stored on a flash memory chip attached to a small one will rival paper newspapers in cost. The only down side right now... longevity. OLED's are extremely bright and have unmatched color and contrast, but don't last very long currently. The O stands for "organic," therefor very long and complex and somewhat fragile chemical chains. They haven't been able to develop a way to keep them from breaking down significantly after a relatively short time as far as TV and computer screens go. When (if) somebody figures it out, look out for a revolution in electronic screens that are extremely lightweight, are very cheap, and roll up when you are finished with them.
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GaCDBFan wrote: Neat, but not all that new an idea. I've seen and have read about the flexible OLED screens for years. They are supposed to be cheap when (if) they perfect the technology. They can be "printed" on a sheet of plastic with an ink jet printer. They say the screens will be cheap enough that electronic newspapers stored on a flash memory chip attached to a small one will rival paper newspapers in cost. The only down side right now... longevity. OLED's are extremely bright and have unmatched color and contrast, but don't last very long currently. The O stands for "organic," therefor very long and complex and somewhat fragile chemical chains. They haven't been able to develop a way to keep them from breaking down significantly after a relatively short time as far as TV and computer screens go. When (if) somebody figures it out, look out for a revolution in electronic screens that are extremely lightweight, are very cheap, and roll up when you are finished with them.
What would we do without you and your vast computer knowledge? Thank you again.
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Here is a decent article about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_LED
Notice the first steps toward developing them was in the '50s!
edit: At first the message board picked up the period at the end of the link as part of it, so it didn't work. I removed it.
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Now, after a second editing, the link works... lol
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Hello,
We upgraded our cell phones and now we have cell, internet, etc. We are turning our home phones off. Someone told us you could buy a dock and hook the cell to the home phone and talk on the home phone. Can you do that to the computer too and get online?
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As far as hooking the computer up, it depends on the cell provider and the plan. It is possible, yes, but most cell phone plans have limited internet, and it is technically against the contract with most providers to hook it up to a computer without upgrading the data part of the plan. If you have a smart phone with unlimited data, it shouldn't be a problem. They usually require the upgraded data plans on smart phones anyway. Another option if you have the right type of data plan is to get an unlocked aircard, and put the sim card from the phone into the aircard.
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Thanks. I like the internet on my cell but it sure is small. And some of the websites won't let me get on cause it don't have enough memory. Otherwise, my cell is fine.
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New virus around.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/f1key.asp
Know there a lot on here who do not trust snopes. They do provide links to check it out.
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Hi GaCDBFan.......
Would you mind taking a look at this for me and giving me your opinion? It's at http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=EL1331-03 I've tried looking for computers that have the specifications you recommended and so far this is the closest I can get that wouldn't otherwise cost too much. Do you think it might be close enough for what I need. It's not my intention to download music or films. I know Mustang reported problems with emachines, so I'm rather hesitant with them, yet loner's report was good. What do you think? Thanks in advance for your help.
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It doesn't look too bad. One thing to consider is that despite the picture you linked to, it doesn't include a monitor, so you are looking at another $100 or so to get one of those. This one has a single core processor, which for what you will do will be OK, but dual cores are not much more at all, and provide quite a bit better performance. But again, if budget won't allow, it'll do what you need. It is more powerful that some of my computers which still do what I need them to do, just a little slower.
Another concern is the memory. It only has 2GB, which is the bare minimum to run Windows 7 well. It'll do better if certain features are turned off, such as Aero, which is really there primarily just for looks. It doesn't do too much that is useful. It is upgradeable to 4GB, but you can't simply add 2GB more to what is there. The way it is designed, you have to take out the 2GB and replace it with 4GB, so you'd have 2GB of memory laying around the house doing you no good. Again, it will be able to do what you need as-is, especially if you turn off Windows' "unnecessary" features.
How do you feel about getting a laptop instead? For about the same money as this one plus a monitor, you can get a laptop with 3GB of memory and a dual core processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146705
This one does have a smallish hard drive (160GB) but you did say that you wouldn't be putting music and videos on it. It'll be big enough for what you need. There are undoubtedly others at a similar price. This one was at the first place I looked. I just looked at walmart.com, and they have a similar e-Machines with a bigger hard drive (250GB) for $399. They have several others for just over $400. I think all of these prices are online only.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/eMachines-eME725-4520-15.6-Black-Notebook/14018204
Do you have a printer? Is it USB? If so, it MIGHT work with the computer. You'll have to look up the manufacturer to see if there are drivers for it. Drivers are programs for a specific device that lets a computer know how to talk to it. Without that, it won't work.
Hope this helps!
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GaCDBFan wrote: It doesn't look too bad. One thing to consider is that despite the picture you linked to, it doesn't include a monitor, so you are looking at another $100 or so to get one of those. This one has a single core processor, which for what you will do will be OK, but dual cores are not much more at all, and provide quite a bit better performance. But again, if budget won't allow, it'll do what you need. It is more powerful that some of my computers which still do what I need them to do, just a little slower.
Another concern is the memory. It only has 2GB, which is the bare minimum to run Windows 7 well. It'll do better if certain features are turned off, such as Aero, which is really there primarily just for looks. It doesn't do too much that is useful. It is upgradeable to 4GB, but you can't simply add 2GB more to what is there. The way it is designed, you have to take out the 2GB and replace it with 4GB, so you'd have 2GB of memory laying around the house doing you no good. Again, it will be able to do what you need as-is, especially if you turn off Windows' "unnecessary" features.
How do you feel about getting a laptop instead? For about the same money as this one plus a monitor, you can get a laptop with 3GB of memory and a dual core processor.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146705
This one does have a smallish hard drive (160GB) but you did say that you wouldn't be putting music and videos on it. It'll be big enough for what you need. There are undoubtedly others at a similar price. This one was at the first place I looked. I just looked at walmart.com, and they have a similar e-Machines with a bigger hard drive (250GB) for $399. They have several others for just over $400. I think all of these prices are online only.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/eMachines-eME725-4520-15.6-Black-Notebook/14018204
Do you have a printer? Is it USB? If so, it MIGHT work with the computer. You'll have to look up the manufacturer to see if there are drivers for it. Drivers are programs for a specific device that lets a computer know how to talk to it. Without that, it won't work.
Hope this helps! Thank you GA, it helped tremendously. I'm gonna PM you and let me know what we did with the info.
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I don't know about any computer settings to help with potty mouth! I'd look for a book along the lines of "Windows 7 for Dummies" (no offense) or something like that. They used to offer printed manuals at substantial extra cost, but I don't know if they do any more or not. A book like this can explain a lot of things you don't understand in plain English, helping you understand the built in "help" on the computer better. You could also post questions in here. Most of us have been using them for a while, and wouldn't mind answering questions from you. "Real" computers are a bit more complicated than web terminals!
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vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
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spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
spectre...even as I typed that last night, I knew someone would likely prescribe this very remedy. Thank you for the link; I really like the info on that site. Maybe I'll give this contraption a proper name so I can think of it as a person who needs a little edification.
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vicki530 wrote: spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
spectre...even as I typed that last night, I knew someone would likely prescribe this very remedy. Thank you for the link; I really like the info on that site. Maybe I'll give this contraption a proper name so I can think of it as a person who needs a little edification.
try rebuking it in the name of Jesus
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spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
spectre...even as I typed that last night, I knew someone would likely prescribe this very remedy. Thank you for the link; I really like the info on that site. Maybe I'll give this contraption a proper name so I can think of it as a person who needs a little edification.
try rebuking it in the name of Jesus
Try throwing it out the window. Won't help you make it work, but it sure makes you feel better.
I have come to the conclussion that I/we are entirely too dependant on the computer.
This is proof that we have become too dependent on our computers.
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Are you Male, or female?
To find out the answer, Look down....
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Look down, not scroll down !
I just have one question, did you scroll????
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GaCDBFan wrote: 
Sorry folks! I know that my post should have gone in the joke thread, but it fit so much better here.
I just couldn't resist. The devil made me do it.
Question, how many scrolled down?
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Herb wrote: GaCDBFan wrote:
Sorry folks! I know that my post should have gone in the joke thread, but it fit so much better here.
I just couldn't resist. The devil made me do it.
Question, how many scrolled down?
I did. To get to the next post.
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spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
spectre...even as I typed that last night, I knew someone would likely prescribe this very remedy. Thank you for the link; I really like the info on that site. Maybe I'll give this contraption a proper name so I can think of it as a person who needs a little edification.
try rebuking it in the name of Jesus
"Try rebuking it in the name of Jesus." Well, Spectre, I tried, and it promptly replied, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, WHO ARE YOU?" (Acts 19:15) Even the enemy's a wiseguy these days.
[Just as an aside, wouldn't it be great to be so close to the Lord that even the devil mentioned you in conversation? What must that be like?]
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vicki530 wrote: spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: spectregunshipper wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan....Any advice on how to cut down on the vulgar words spewing from my lips everytime I can't figure out how this thing works? I'm even inventing cuss words now. Duct tape maybe? I don't even know where to begin with this computer. The terms in the tutorials make little sense to me. Can hardcopy manuals be obtained? I don't care if they're as thick as the stupid Healthcare bill, I just want help...I just want to have some small grasp of what the heck I'm doing on here.
this might help, though it is not in computer terms
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to F14 the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you
spectre...even as I typed that last night, I knew someone would likely prescribe this very remedy. Thank you for the link; I really like the info on that site. Maybe I'll give this contraption a proper name so I can think of it as a person who needs a little edification.
try rebuking it in the name of Jesus
"Try rebuking it in the name of Jesus." Well, Spectre, I tried, and it promptly replied, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, WHO ARE YOU?" (Acts 19:15) Even the enemy's a wiseguy these days.
[Just as an aside, wouldn't it be great to be so close to the Lord that even the devil mentioned you in conversation? What must that be like?]
justwait till the federal gov agents come to check your house and family according to the Hussein the messiah'a policy and they use your name, then you will know what that feels like, the devil and his agents using your name.
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It seems like my older computer was easier to determine (for me) what I had to do for making it run better. These new fangled contraptions must come with their own little demon all set to bedevil someone like me that can't figur it out! That said, I'm looking for relief from a couple problems:
1- On some occasions, maybe every other time that I boot-up, my computer logon screen will show only about 2/3 of the screen, the other third being off to the right, and can't be seen - which I then have to unplug the computer to re-boot it. Normally, after re-booting, it then will show a full logon screen.
2- The 2nd problem being, I recently got my provider (Brighthouse) to change my service from Standard Road Runner (10mb) to Turbo Road Runner (20mb), but it doesn't seem to have speeded up at all, at least from start-up, going to different websites, etc. - Am I missing something? Maybe like my computer getting bogged down for some reason? Could there be a virus/worm? Or possibly too much on the disk, thus slowing it down?
I have an HP with Vista Home Premium - 3 GB (need more info?)
BTW, not sure I want to attempt making changes - such as restore points, checking drive for errors, or anything that requires anything complicated that I can definitely mess up.
The only things I'm comfortable with doing is: once a week, I go to my Norton 360 Program and run file cleanup, then registry cleanup, then run a comprehensive scan which also includes a check for updates and backup - then I check for Windows Update, then I do an HP Update check, then I do a Disk Defrag. The Disk Defrag is setup on a schedule, but it also says "Next Scheduled Run - Never", What's up with that?
Just a few minor problems for someone that speaks computerese, which certainly ain't me! If you need anymore info, Give me a yell. At the least, just point me in the right direction!
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Well, this time I remembered to check the Table of Contents and didn't see anything relating to the problem I'm having sometimes when trying to post on the Soapbox.
Specifically, when I click on "Quote Post" to add comments to an existing post, the "quote" never appears. Or occasionally, if it does finally place the "quote" in the "Post Reply" area, it is several minutes after I first clicked.
I occasionally have this same problem when trying to post an initial post, but it's much worse when trying to quote a post.
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KeepTheChange wrote: It seems like my older computer was easier to determine (for me) what I had to do for making it run better. These new fangled contraptions must come with their own little demon all set to bedevil someone like me that can't figur it out! That said, I'm looking for relief from a couple problems:
1- On some occasions, maybe every other time that I boot-up, my computer logon screen will show only about 2/3 of the screen, the other third being off to the right, and can't be seen - which I then have to unplug the computer to re-boot it. Normally, after re-booting, it then will show a full logon screen.
2- The 2nd problem being, I recently got my provider (Brighthouse) to change my service from Standard Road Runner (10mb) to Turbo Road Runner (20mb), but it doesn't seem to have speeded up at all, at least from start-up, going to different websites, etc. - Am I missing something? Maybe like my computer getting bogged down for some reason? Could there be a virus/worm? Or possibly too much on the disk, thus slowing it down?
I have an HP with Vista Home Premium - 3 GB (need more info?)
BTW, not sure I want to attempt making changes - such as restore points, checking drive for errors, or anything that requires anything complicated that I can definitely mess up.
The only things I'm comfortable with doing is: once a week, I go to my Norton 360 Program and run file cleanup, then registry cleanup, then run a comprehensive scan which also includes a check for updates and backup - then I check for Windows Update, then I do an HP Update check, then I do a Disk Defrag. The Disk Defrag is setup on a schedule, but it also says "Next Scheduled Run - Never", What's up with that?
Just a few minor problems for someone that speaks computerese, which certainly ain't me! If you need anymore info, Give me a yell. At the least, just point me in the right direction!
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KTC - Did you really need to put paragraph 6 in there: "The only things I'm comfortable with doing are...." I didn't know any of that needed to be done. The inside of my computer must look like a landfill with all the errors I've made this week. Now I'm really upset.
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I could barely see my screen today, and no amount of adjusting the contrast or brightness made any improvement. Alas, rebuking it didn't help either. Finally, the light dawned and I removed my glasses, only to find they were so filthy I could have mistaken a bright sunny day for an overcast one. So always remember, friends don't let their not-so-bright friends have computers - they might hurt themselves.
That aside, GaCDBFan, upon realizing that I don't even understand basic computer jargon, like tabs, properties, and just about anything that aren't words like if, and or but, I ordered "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics." I also ordered "Windows 7 For Dummies + DVD Bundle." After panning through your Table of Contents I knew I have a problem first with just plain not understanding the simplest of computer terms and applications. I'm sure the books won't prevent me from pestering you with lots of questions but I wanted to give you an update on your previous advice regarding Window books. Thanks, Ga.
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Ok, 2 seconds after my last post I already have a question. Why do some of the posts here run off the right side of the page and how can I prevent that without returning to a smaller window. I need the wider window due to vision problems.
Much of the time I increase the window to either 125 or 150% for viewing, but when the text runs off the screen I make sure to return to 100%. Even at 100% CDB posts sometimes run past the right margin and off the screen. Is this just a give and take situation where I have to sacrifice window size to read those kind of posts? Please help - Thanks, Vicki
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Sorry I haven't tried to answer sooner, but we are on vacation....
KeepTheChange wrote: It seems like my older computer was easier to determine (for me) what I had to do for making it run better. These new fangled contraptions must come with their own little demon all set to bedevil someone like me that can't figur it out! That said, I'm looking for relief from a couple problems:
1- On some occasions, maybe every other time that I boot-up, my computer logon screen will show only about 2/3 of the screen, the other third being off to the right, and can't be seen - which I then have to unplug the computer to re-boot it. Normally, after re-booting, it then will show a full logon screen.
Has it been doing this all along since you got it, or did it recently start? Does your monitor have a button marked "Auto" or something similar? Hitting that button should center everything. It might still do it again later.
2- The 2nd problem being, I recently got my provider (Brighthouse) to change my service from Standard Road Runner (10mb) to Turbo Road Runner (20mb), but it doesn't seem to have speeded up at all, at least from start-up, going to different websites, etc. - Am I missing something? Maybe like my computer getting bogged down for some reason? Could there be a virus/worm? Or possibly too much on the disk, thus slowing it down?
It may, or may not, be your connection's fault. The connection can only feed your computer as fast as it is being fed. Does that make sense? Also, has your cable modem been rebooted recently? Comcast has sped up my connection a couple of times as they improve the service, but my connection didn't change until I restarted the cable modem. You can simply unplug it, wait 10-15 seconds, then plug it back in. If that doesn't make any difference, try testing your connection. One place is http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?more=1 . There are others... just google broadband speed test to find one. Pick the server as close to you as possible. The closer to where you are, the more you are testing your connection's speed. The further away from you are, the more you are testing the speed of the internet between you and the server running the test. For example, if I run a test from Ga, I get something around 12 megabits, while a test from California gives me maybe 1 megabit. It may just be most of the sites you visit don't have that much speed capacity, and/or are far away, and your new faster speed is sitting there waiting on data from the site.
I have an HP with Vista Home Premium - 3 GB (need more info?)
BTW, not sure I want to attempt making changes - such as restore points, checking drive for errors, or anything that requires anything complicated that I can definitely mess up.
The only things I'm comfortable with doing is: once a week, I go to my Norton 360 Program and run file cleanup, then registry cleanup, then run a comprehensive scan which also includes a check for updates and backup - then I check for Windows Update, then I do an HP Update check, then I do a Disk Defrag. The Disk Defrag is setup on a schedule, but it also says "Next Scheduled Run - Never", What's up with that?
Just a few minor problems for someone that speaks computerese, which certainly ain't me! If you need anymore info, Give me a yell. At the least, just point me in the right direction!
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Cherokee Bill wrote: Well, this time I remembered to check the Table of Contents and didn't see anything relating to the problem I'm having sometimes when trying to post on the Soapbox.
Specifically, when I click on "Quote Post" to add comments to an existing post, the "quote" never appears. Or occasionally, if it does finally place the "quote" in the "Post Reply" area, it is several minutes after I first clicked.
I occasionally have this same problem when trying to post an initial post, but it's much worse when trying to quote a post.
This could be any number of things, but I think most likely would be a virus or spyware, or a problem with the registry or a corrupt file. Try the Advanced System Care free version http://iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html and if that doesn't help, try Clamwin antivirus http://www.clamwin.com/ . Clamwin is a manual file scanner that doesn't conflict with most other automatic antivirus scanners. You don't have to turn off whatever you are using to scan with this one, and it'll find a lot of stuff the others miss. Re-installing whatever browser you are using might help too. That would be the next thing to try.
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vicki530 wrote: legitlinda wrote: vicki530 wrote: Alas, rebuking it didn't help either.
You "rebuked it"! LOL! Vicki you crack me up!!!
When the posts run off to the right side of the page is there a large picture or a very long link in one of the posts? Those will cause "thread spread" and I hate thread spread!!! Rebuking it won't help but rebuking the poster may make you feel better.
Linda - I'm glad you didn't get all shook up about my question. Okay, that crack bordered on completely tacky and insensitive. I've been in a couple quakes too and know how scary they are. I could only laugh much later when I pictured myself carrying my dog and running in circles until I figured out going outside might be a good idea. And those were only a 4.3 and a 4.6.
The thread I'm having trouble with is "All Things Obama." I could understand a picture of Michelle's super-sized fanny spreading past the margins and off the page, but she's AWOL in those posts...thank the Lord. I checked and there are no links or pictures in these recent posts which are shamelessly taunting and mocking me. It only does it on some posts, but not the entire board. I'm telling you, if I knew where Bill Gates lives, I'd knock him right into next week. I'm just getting too old for this stuff. Any ideas other than voluntary committment into a mental health facility?
It is probably mostly what Linda is referring to as thread spread. When there is a picture that is wider than the window, the browser moves the margin so the picture will fit, and all the text on the same page expands out to the new margin. There is very little you can do about that. There are a couple of things that will work, but it will turn off most pictures to do it, so most people just live with it.
Unfortunately, the 125 and 150% trick isn't perfect and doesn't always render everything perfectly. You may be seeing this problem as well. You will usually get a scroll bar across the bottom of the screen, and you can shift the whole page to the left so you can see the right edge. If the spread isn't too wide, you may be able to see the whole page. I have seen some programs that spread off the edge of the screen that won't give you scroll bars though.
Duke and some others may possibly know a few other tricks that may help.
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GaCDBFan wrote: Sorry I haven't tried to answer sooner, but we are on vacation....
KeepTheChange wrote: It seems like my older computer was easier to determine (for me) what I had to do for making it run better. These new fangled contraptions must come with their own little demon all set to bedevil someone like me that can't figur it out! That said, I'm looking for relief from a couple problems:
1- On some occasions, maybe every other time that I boot-up, my computer logon screen will show only about 2/3 of the screen, the other third being off to the right, and can't be seen - which I then have to unplug the computer to re-boot it. Normally, after re-booting, it then will show a full logon screen.
Has it been doing this all along since you got it, or did it recently start? Does your monitor have a button marked "Auto" or something similar? Hitting that button should center everything. It might still do it again later.
2- The 2nd problem being, I recently got my provider (Brighthouse) to change my service from Standard Road Runner (10mb) to Turbo Road Runner (20mb), but it doesn't seem to have speeded up at all, at least from start-up, going to different websites, etc. - Am I missing something? Maybe like my computer getting bogged down for some reason? Could there be a virus/worm? Or possibly too much on the disk, thus slowing it down?
It may, or may not, be your connection's fault. The connection can only feed your computer as fast as it is being fed. Does that make sense? Also, has your cable modem been rebooted recently? Comcast has sped up my connection a couple of times as they improve the service, but my connection didn't change until I restarted the cable modem. You can simply unplug it, wait 10-15 seconds, then plug it back in. If that doesn't make any difference, try testing your connection. One place is http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?more=1 . There are others... just google broadband speed test to find one. Pick the server as close to you as possible. The closer to where you are, the more you are testing your connection's speed. The further away from you are, the more you are testing the speed of the internet between you and the server running the test. For example, if I run a test from Ga, I get something around 12 megabits, while a test from California gives me maybe 1 megabit. It may just be most of the sites you visit don't have that much speed capacity, and/or are far away, and your new faster speed is sitting there waiting on data from the site.
I have an HP with Vista Home Premium - 3 GB (need more info?)
BTW, not sure I want to attempt making changes - such as restore points, checking drive for errors, or anything that requires anything complicated that I can definitely mess up.
The only things I'm comfortable with doing is: once a week, I go to my Norton 360 Program and run file cleanup, then registry cleanup, then run a comprehensive scan which also includes a check for updates and backup - then I check for Windows Update, then I do an HP Update check, then I do a Disk Defrag. The Disk Defrag is setup on a schedule, but it also says "Next Scheduled Run - Never", What's up with that?
Just a few minor problems for someone that speaks computerese, which certainly ain't me! If you need anymore info, Give me a yell. At the least, just point me in the right direction!
! My monitor is a Sony 32" LCD Digital tv monitor with a PC port. There is no "auto" button. I read about the speedtest @ "dlsreports.com" in an earlier post , so I tried it out; the speed seems ok if what I can conclude from the test is right, although - it's also possible I still don't know what is expected! (Or what I am doing!) ! And - the problem with #1 is still happening, no matter how many times I pull the plug - seems like every other boot-up. If this is caused by a "bug", then I'll heed your advice and take it to someone for a complete "scrub-down". So, let me know what you think. If it's not a bug, but more a "nuisance" than anything harmful, then I'll just try to live with it until I'm ready to trade in the clunker. Maybe the Obamination will come out with a "Cash For Computer Clunkers"! LOL!!
Thanks for your advice and all your help!
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Got hit by the dreaded empty post! I need to follow my own advice and copy long posts to my clipboard first.
To make it short, there isn't anything serious about the TV working this way. Try turning off the TV and turning it back on instead of the computer...
Looks like everything else you are doing is fine. I'll try to rewrite everything else later.
Did you look at the posts I made about connecting a TV to the computer? That is pretty much what I wrote about. I think it was in the TOC as something like "things people who can't see well can do" or something similar. Specifically, see if your computer has DVI or HDMI. If so, a cable change will probably fix the problem.
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It's the "making the computer easier to read" heading. Second from the bottom.
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I don't know how I've managed to successfully make it through life for over half a century. I'm all astonishment that I can even tie my own shoes.
I've panned through Q & A's from your Table of Contents, bought and use the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics and Windows 7 for Dummies, read and watch tutorial's provided right on this computer, and still can't figure this thing out. I mean, I am so far stuck on stupid that I fear I may be fossilizing.
I know you told me to ask questions, GaCDBF, but *^%#@, when I read the answers to other's questions, I just sit there shaking my head, thoroughly confused and wishing like mad that I had some really good drugs at my disposal. I know it's not you, the *computer answer guy,* or the books or the tutorials, it's all me. I called my Mom and asked her if she dropped me on my head a few too many times and she said, "No dear, it's your age, just like that turkey gobble, loose skin mess you've got hanging off your upper arms. You're not dumb, you're old." Hey, thanks, Mom! I'd forgotten her notoriety for holding back her true thoughts; shes always was adorable...
Is there any hope for me? Am I just expecting to understand it all too fast? Does this confusion resemble anything even approaching normal for someone who's just gotten their first computer? And wipe that, "d*mned if I do, and d*mned if I don't" look off your face there, GaCDBF....It's not like I'm asking you if my butt looks big in this dress. Just throw me a bone please, if there's one to be thrown in this mess - is there any hope? Will a day come when it'll feel as natural as breathing? If it's hopeless, suck it up, be a man, and just give me the bad news. I promise not to come to Atlanta and slap you around with all that loose turkey skin I apparently have hanging from my poor, old upper arms.
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Hey, at one time, I didn't know what to do to make the computer do anything once it was turned on. Have you ever seen the movie "War Games" where Mathew Brodderick I think it was nearly started a nuclear war by trying to play games on a computer? My wife got a computer for Christmas as a teenager, and expected it to ask her "Hello, would you like to play a game?" like the one in the movie did. When it didn't, she didn't really ever use it till we got one quite a few years back. It'll take some time, but you seem smart enough to eventually have some of it sink in. I happen to be very mechanically and electronically inclined, but I'm largely self taught just from reading and doing. The type of questions I answer in here don't have too much at all to do with my Computer Science degree. All of that stuff is a lot of theory and learning logic and how to translate a logic problem into a computer programming language. Some of the theory I learned helps in here, but for the most part, everything I know I picked up from just being interested, reading and doing. Remember, the dumbest question is the one not asked, and the most ignorant person is the one who never tries.
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You figured out how to hook it up out of the box, get it connected to the internet, and how to find things on the web, and how to post things in here. You are way ahead of a lot of people, believe it or not!
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I had a lady once start looking at all of the files that were on the computer from the manufacturer. She found one that just happened to be named similar to her maiden name, and another that was similar to her most used password. She kept making lists of files that she would bring to me and demand to know what they were, and how they worked, and how they happened to be named her maiden name and password and stuff like that. She wouldn't accept that I had no idea what most of the files did. She was convinced that I had sabotaged her computer, was making it steal her identity, and passwords, etc. and threatened to sue me personally for it. Even though the box had a seal from the factory that she broke herself, she was convinced that I had done something to it. She was crazy to the point that she started scaring me a little! You are miles ahead of where she was. I remember having to show her that she just had to match the colors of all the plugs and sockets on the back to hook it up. I'm glad she finally went away!
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GaCDBFan wrote: Hey, at one time, I didn't know what to do to make the computer do anything once it was turned on. Have you ever seen the movie "War Games" where Mathew Brodderick I think it was nearly started a nuclear war by trying to play games on a computer? My wife got a computer for Christmas as a teenager, and expected it to ask her "Hello, would you like to play a game?" like the one in the movie did. When it didn't, she didn't really ever use it till we got one quite a few years back. It'll take some time, but you seem smart enough to eventually have some of it sink in. I happen to be very mechanically and electronically inclined, but I'm largely self taught just from reading and doing. The type of questions I answer in here don't have too much at all to do with my Computer Science degree. All of that stuff is a lot of theory and learning logic and how to translate a logic problem into a computer programming language. Some of the theory I learned helps in here, but for the most part, everything I know I picked up from just being interested, reading and doing. Remember, the dumbest question is the one not asked, and the most ignorant person is the one who never tries.
Hi GaCDBF - You mean I shouldn't be waiting for this thing to ask me what I want to do? -- Bummer. Please tell Shylo I think she had the right idea - it's Microsoft and Apple who need to be dressed-down for all the hassle. After I read your next couple posts to me, I'll tell you what I think the major obstacle to my learning this is, and see if you agree, OK? Thanks!
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GaCDBFan wrote: You figured out how to hook it up out of the box, get it connected to the internet, and how to find things on the web, and how to post things in here. You are way ahead of a lot of people, believe it or not!
So, maybe I can just get by with the really good drugs and not have to add beer to the mix?
(P.S. You wrote me a post way back telling me how to get it out of the box and hook it up. And thank you very much for that).
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GaCDBFan wrote: I had a lady once start looking at all of the files that were on the computer from the manufacturer. She found one that just happened to be named similar to her maiden name, and another that was similar to her most used password. She kept making lists of files that she would bring to me and demand to know what they were, and how they worked, and how they happened to be named her maiden name and password and stuff like that. She wouldn't accept that I had no idea what most of the files did. She was convinced that I had sabotaged her computer, was making it steal her identity, and passwords, etc. and threatened to sue me personally for it. Even though the box had a seal from the factory that she broke herself, she was convinced that I had done something to it. She was crazy to the point that she started scaring me a little! You are miles ahead of where she was. I remember having to show her that she just had to match the colors of all the plugs and sockets on the back to hook it up. I'm glad she finally went away!
Wow...good thing she wasn't an old lady or she mighta used the loose skin trick on you. But seriously, what a horrid experience. With her knowing so little about computers it would have been much harder trying to explain, and have her believe, it wasn't your doing. You have my sympathy for that.
Here's my #1 problem, as I see it: I don't understand even the simplest computer terms. It took me a week to understand why they call it "Windows"...duh. Things like, "Do you want to close all tabs or the current one?" dumbfounded me because I understand "tab" to mean tabbing over like on my typewriter...like for a new paragraph or making a column. (I do get the tabs now though). Because I don't know the most basic of computer lingo, I have no understanding of applications. I ordered that Absolute Beginner's Guide. But I now see the ad for it as being somewhat deceptive, or at the very least, expecting people to understand computer terminology in advance. The ABG is nothing more than another Windows for Dummies, so no help there.
I downloaded the beta thingy of Office 2010 directly from Microsoft. The computer has begun working very slowly and rather poorly since then. It's quite noticeable. Could this have been a big mistake? The poor performance since the download is a very noticeable one. There were problems just receiving the download, (or is it upgrade?). Several times the screen said my Comcast connection had been severed. I didn't think that could happen with hi-speed broadband. Is it possible it didn't fully download or installed improperly and that's the problem? I tried going through the checklist of things you mentioned on this thread - things that can slow the computer down. It kept telling me if I wanted to do this one step that Office 2010 would likely be uninstalled. I already hate Office 2010, so I'm willing to uninstall it if you think that's the problem. I kept telling myself I'd eventually understand and use it so I didn't remove it yet.
See, I have a lot, a lot of questions, GaCDBF, but I fear I'd be tying you up every darned day with so many of them. Here's an example - now this problem is with docs.google.com....When I tried printing Terry's resume, it kept leaving a bar on the left side of the page - the bar that lets you scroll up and down. Perhaps that was printer-operator error. I have a Workforce 310 All-In-One. Also, is there some super-secret place I can find codes for ?letter accents? - you know, things like the marks that go over some letters in words that are Spanish - think "ole." Then there's the whole, how do I type 1/4 pound, etc....the 1/4 part, I mean. The MSNTV box had a guide to codes for accented letters. It's all just very frustrating, and after reading this, you probably feel like jumping off a cliff; I know I do. And how does LegitLinda make that cool type she uses, the style, not the color?
Yes, I did see "Wargames" and enjoyed it. Thankfully, I've read there's little you can do to destroy your computer or blow up the world with the kind of stuff I've tried so far. But if there's a way to ignite the planet, I could probably succeed. Barring that, my biggest disaster may be having Homeland Security flag my *ignite the planet* comment and come pay me a visit. Geez, let's hope not. So, there ya have it; my sit-rep and several questions. Thank you for the encouragement, GaCDBF. I'll keep hanging in there and trying to learn a little bit more everyday. Thanks again.
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Wow...good thing she wasn't an old lady or she mighta used the loose skin trick on you. But seriously, what a horrid experience. With her knowing so little about computers it would have been much harder trying to explain, and have her believe, it wasn't your doing. You have my sympathy for that.
Here's my #1 problem, as I see it: I don't understand even the simplest computer terms. It took me a week to understand why they call it "Windows"...duh. Things like, "Do you want to close all tabs or the current one?" dumbfounded me because I understand "tab" to mean tabbing over like on my typewriter...like for a new paragraph or making a column. (I do get the tabs now though). Because I don't know the most basic of computer lingo, I have no understanding of applications. I ordered that Absolute Beginner's Guide. But I now see the ad for it as being somewhat deceptive, or at the very least, expecting people to understand computer terminology in advance. The ABG is nothing more than another Windows for Dummies, so no help there.
I downloaded the beta thingy of Office 2010 directly from Microsoft. The computer has begun working very slowly and rather poorly since then. It's quite noticeable. Could this have been a big mistake? The poor performance since the download is a very noticeable one. There were problems just receiving the download, (or is it upgrade?). Several times the screen said my Comcast connection had been severed. I didn't think that could happen with hi-speed broadband. Is it possible it didn't fully download or installed improperly and that's the problem? I tried going through the checklist of things you mentioned on this thread - things that can slow the computer down. It kept telling me if I wanted to do this one step that Office 2010 would likely be uninstalled. I already hate Office 2010, so I'm willing to uninstall it if you think that's the problem. I kept telling myself I'd eventually understand and use it so I didn't remove it yet.
See, I have a lot, a lot of questions, GaCDBF, but I fear I'd be tying you up every darned day with so many of them. Here's an example - now this problem is with docs.google.com....When I tried printing Terry's resume, it kept leaving a bar on the left side of the page - the bar that lets you scroll up and down. Perhaps that was printer-operator error. I have a Workforce 310 All-In-One. Also, is there some super-secret place I can find codes for ?letter accents? - you know, things like the marks that go over some letters in words that are Spanish - think "ole." Then there's the whole, how do I type 1/4 pound, etc....the 1/4 part, I mean. The MSNTV box had a guide to codes for accented letters. It's all just very frustrating, and after reading this, you probably feel like jumping off a cliff; I know I do. And how does LegitLinda make that cool type she uses, the style, not the color?
Yes, I did see "Wargames" and enjoyed it. Thankfully, I've read there's little you can do to destroy your computer or blow up the world with the kind of stuff I've tried so far. But if there's a way to ignite the planet, I could probably succeed. Barring that, my biggest disaster may be having Homeland Security flag my *ignite the planet* comment and come pay me a visit. Geez, let's hope not. So, there ya have it; my sit-rep and several questions. Thank you for the encouragement, GaCDBF. I'll keep hanging in there and trying to learn a little bit more everyday. Thanks again.
Vicki, have I told you lately that you kill me! Don't worry about having all those kinds of questions. We all do/did in the beginning I think. I know I did! I still have a lot more too!
When I got my first computer I had AOL and had fun getting around with that. When I quit AOL and to another Internet Service Provider (ISP) it didn't have cool home page with all the fun topics to click and get around the net on. I remember calling them and telling them "There's nothing there to click on! It's an empty page! How am I suppose to know where to go on the internet if I don't even know any internet addresses!?" LOL!!!!
The different styles of type are called "fonts" and the one I'm using is "comic sans MS". It's up there in the drop down "window" that probably says "Verdana" in it. I think that's what the default font is set too on this board. Click the arrow to see all the different fonts you can use.
Ooooh I just found "glow text".
Let's see how cool that looks.
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loner1115 wrote: I just moved into a somewhat small mobile home in FL. I knew my old tv was too deep for a 10 ft wide trailer so bought an LCD when I got here. On the remote is a button labeled "Pix Shape". It changes the size and shape of the picture. Maybe your Sony has it and that will solve your problem. It might be something like "aspect" or "picture size" or "zoom" too. Sometimes it might even help to turn it to another channel or input, and then back. That might force it to re-examine the signal.
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vicki530 wrote: Hi GaCDBF - You mean I shouldn't be waiting for this thing to ask me what I want to do? -- Bummer. Please tell Shylo I think she had the right idea - it's Microsoft and Apple who need to be dressed-down for all the hassle. After I read your next couple posts to me, I'll tell you what I think the major obstacle to my learning this is, and see if you agree, OK? Thanks! Believe it or not, if you have a microphone, you can tell your computer what to do, within certain limits, and it'll do it! You can even dictate to it instead of typing.
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vicki530 wrote: You wrote me a post way back telling me how to get it out of the box and hook it up. And thank you very much for that.
I did? I don't remember doing that.
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vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan wrote: I had a lady once start looking at all of the files that were on the computer from the manufacturer. She found one that just happened to be named similar to her maiden name, and another that was similar to her most used password. She kept making lists of files that she would bring to me and demand to know what they were, and how they worked, and how they happened to be named her maiden name and password and stuff like that. She wouldn't accept that I had no idea what most of the files did. She was convinced that I had sabotaged her computer, was making it steal her identity, and passwords, etc. and threatened to sue me personally for it. Even though the box had a seal from the factory that she broke herself, she was convinced that I had done something to it. She was crazy to the point that she started scaring me a little! You are miles ahead of where she was. I remember having to show her that she just had to match the colors of all the plugs and sockets on the back to hook it up. I'm glad she finally went away!
Wow...good thing she wasn't an old lady or she mighta used the loose skin trick on you. But seriously, what a horrid experience. With her knowing so little about computers it would have been much harder trying to explain, and have her believe, it wasn't your doing. You have my sympathy for that.
Here's my #1 problem, as I see it: I don't understand even the simplest computer terms. It took me a week to understand why they call it "Windows"...duh. Things like, "Do you want to close all tabs or the current one?" dumbfounded me because I understand "tab" to mean tabbing over like on my typewriter...like for a new paragraph or making a column. (I do get the tabs now though). See, that is exactly the point. You are already learning the terms and understanding a little more! Because I don't know the most basic of computer lingo, I have no understanding of applications. I ordered that Absolute Beginner's Guide. But I now see the ad for it as being somewhat deceptive, or at the very least, expecting people to understand computer terminology in advance. The ABG is nothing more than another Windows for Dummies, so no help there.
I downloaded the beta thingy of Office 2010 directly from Microsoft. The computer has begun working very slowly and rather poorly since then. It's quite noticeable. Could this have been a big mistake? The poor performance since the download is a very noticeable one. There were problems just receiving the download, (or is it upgrade?). Several times the screen said my Comcast connection had been severed. I didn't think that could happen with hi-speed broadband. It absolutely can happen with broadband, it is just a lot less likely to. Is the computer running slowly all the time, or just when you are on the Internet? If it is just when you are using the Internet, it is likely that Comcast is having problems in your area. It'll likely go away in a couple of days. Have you tried any of the speed tests like I just posted about a few posts back? There is also a way to check the signal strength in your cable modem. Click here: http://192.168.100.1 to see most cable modems diagnostics/status information. To get an idea what this means, look here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/cmtips/signal.html or here: http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1197 . The second one is a LITTLE less technical. As they say, it is a quick snapshot of what is happening on your connection RIGHT NOW, and if it looks like there might be a problem, keep watching it at different times over several days, and keep printouts to show the cable tech if you have to call about it. If you call and it fixes itself after a couple days, especially before he shows up, they'll probably charge you a service call fee. If there is an actual problem, and you can document it, they usually won't. Is it possible it didn't fully download or installed improperly and that's the problem? That is also possible, but not as likely. Usually if the download didn't work right, it'll detect that and tell you that you have to download it again. Another possibility is that you may have downloaded a virus along with it, or just happened to get one at about the same time. What antivirus are you using? HP usually comes with Norton, if I remember right. Is it still downloading updates or has the trial ended? How you check this is a little different depending on which version you have, but there are little icons on the right side of the bar at the bottom. You may need to click on a little arrow to see them all. Norton is almost always yellow, and will say something about Norton or Symantec when you point the mouse at it. Click on it, and it'll tell you somewhere in the window that opens when the last update was done. Sorry I can't be more specific than that. It should update almost daily. Windows will actually warn you if your virus definitions are out of date, but not till 5 days or a week. I tried going through the checklist of things you mentioned on this thread - things that can slow the computer down. It kept telling me if I wanted to do this one step that Office 2010 would likely be uninstalled. I already hate Office 2010, so I'm willing to uninstall it if you think that's the problem. I kept telling myself I'd eventually understand and use it so I didn't remove it yet. If you think you need the MS Office 2010, and are willing to pay about $125 (or more) to keep using it when the 60 days is up, then keep it unless you thing that is why the computer is slow. You can always uninstall it, download it again from scratch, then re-install it. If you don't want to spend $125, you can get a free one that is VERY similar, maybe even better because it actually has more features, at http://www.openoffice.org . You already know about google docs. If you aren't going to spend the $125 to keep it, I'd go ahead and un-install it and get the openoffice.org myself. There isn't much point with everything you are trying to learn to learn Office 2010 if you won't be using it in less than two months. Learn openoffice or google docs instead.
See, I have a lot, a lot of questions, GaCDBF, but I fear I'd be tying you up every darned day with so many of them. Here's an example - now this problem is with docs.google.com....When I tried printing Terry's resume, it kept leaving a bar on the left side of the page - the bar that lets you scroll up and down. Perhaps that was printer-operator error. I have a Workforce 310 All-In-One. Also, is there some super-secret place I can find codes for ?letter accents? - you know, things like the marks that go over some letters in words that are Spanish - think "ole." Then there's the whole, how do I type 1/4 pound, etc....the 1/4 part, I mean. The MSNTV box had a guide to codes for accented letters. It's all just very frustrating, and after reading this, you probably feel like jumping off a cliff; I know I do. And how does LegitLinda make that cool type she uses, the style, not the color? Linda answered your font question. Did you print using the printer icon in Internet Explorer, or the one that google docs shows you (or the "file/print" command it also shows you)? If you clicked the printer that IE shows, that is what happened. If you clicked the printer or file/print that google shows, it opened up the adobe acrobat reader and converted your file to a .pdf file. It hasn't actually printed anything yet. It is more of a preview of what will print. You can both print that by clicking on the printer icon again (the one that Adobe Acrobat Reader is showing) or you can click the icon that looks like an old fashioned floppy disk and save it locally. If you save it locally, it will be in an almost universally readable file format that almost anyone on virtually any kind of computer can read with a simple free program they most likely already have. That would actually be ideal for emailing a resume! By the way, openoffice.org can do that too, but MS Office 2010 CAN'T without additional software! The moral of this story, if you are working on something in Internet Explorer, and whatever you are working on shows you a print (I keep typing pring instead of print dang it!) function, use that one instead of the Internet Explorer one. Also, google docs is really showing you a "preview", not really printing... You have to hit the print button again (and again, not the IE one, but inside the IE viewing area) or the save button to get it to do right. As far as the 1/4 and 1/2 stuff, some word processors detect that and automatically convert it. Some don't. Openoffice.org does, and I guess google docs doesn't. As far as accents, etc, in google docs, click "insert/special characters" then click where it says "symbol" and change it to "latin" and you'll see all the accented characters used by most European languages. Just click the one you need. It works for the fractions too if you change it to "number" and "fractions/related". Openoffice has the the "insert/special character" function too. Office 2010 probably does too, but I don't have it to figure out where it is.
Yes, I did see "Wargames" and enjoyed it. Thankfully, I've read there's little you can do to destroy your computer or blow up the world with the kind of stuff I've tried so far. But if there's a way to ignite the planet, I could probably succeed. Barring that, my biggest disaster may be having Homeland Security flag my *ignite the planet* comment and come pay me a visit. Geez, let's hope not. So, there ya have it; my sit-rep and several questions. Thank you for the encouragement, GaCDBF. I'll keep hanging in there and trying to learn a little bit more everyday. Thanks again.
The worst you can do to your computer by using it is making it where it won't work anymore! OK, was that confusing? It isn't really "broken" as in there is nothing physically wrong with it. "Fixing" it involves re-installing Windows and all your programs. A hassle to be sure, but it can be done.
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This time, I remembered to copy a long post to the clipboard first in case of the dreaded blank post, but this time it worked. Go figure. If anyone ever REALLY figures out computers, let me know!
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Vicki, if nothing else, use google on your questions. I do with a lot of the questions in here to find out if someone else has already answered it elsewhere, so I don't re-invent the wheel. I've even found my own answers in here listed in google before! Just enter the key words, not the whole question. If you are looking up a term like windows, add the word computer to keep from getting 5000 listings from companies that do replacement windows for your home, etc. Or you can keep posting here although that lakes a little longer sometimes.
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GaCDBFan wrote: This time, I remembered to copy a long post to the clipboard first in case of the dreaded blank post, but this time it worked. Go figure. If anyone ever REALLY figures out computers, let me know!
Back in the early 80's, when we first started getting PC's in the Marine Corps, a bunch of us figured out that computers are FM (Freaking Magic, in CDB board speak). This revelation came after the 4th pitcher of beer while having the normal after work gripe and whine session. We also discovered that after a hard day of trying to accomplish something with a computer, beer is a great remedy for computer viruses.
Once we figured out that in order to keep the things working you had to sacrifice your sanity and at least one human a week, things have gone a lot better.
I used to have the disappearing post problem, a lot. Since I started doing the 'copy before posting' incantation, I have never had a post disappear. Go figure, it's FM.
I have been through a lot of training and spent a lot of time on computers, just about the time I get things figured out, the clowns change it and I have to start from scratch. Really threw me when I came across the first PC that had a hard drive, took me a week before I quit trying to start the computer with the operating system disk in the disk drive. By the time I had figured out how to use DOS 2.0, Windows had been out for awhile.
I have finally (kinda) figured out my present computer and now it is too old and slow to do a lot of the newer things. One guy told me to go buy a new one and use this one for a boat anchor.
Lotta good that does me, I don't have a boat.
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Herb wrote: GaCDBFan wrote: This time, I remembered to copy a long post to the clipboard first in case of the dreaded blank post, but this time it worked. Go figure. If anyone ever REALLY figures out computers, let me know!
Back in the early 80's, when we first started getting PC's in the Marine Corps, a bunch of us figured out that computers are FM (Freaking Magic, in CDB board speak). This revelation came after the 4th pitcher of beer while having the normal after work gripe and whine session. We also discovered that after a hard day of trying to accomplish something with a computer, beer is a great remedy for computer viruses.
Once we figured out that in order to keep the things working you had to sacrifice your sanity and at least one human a week, things have gone a lot better.
I used to have the disappearing post problem, a lot. Since I started doing the 'copy before posting' incantation, I have never had a post disappear. Go figure, it's FM.
I have been through a lot of training and spent a lot of time on computers, just about the time I get things figured out, the clowns change it and I have to start from scratch. Really threw me when I came across the first PC that had a hard drive, took me a week before I quit trying to start the computer with the operating system disk in the disk drive. By the time I had figured out how to use DOS 2.0, Windows had been out for awhile.
I have finally (kinda) figured out my present computer and now it is too old and slow to do a lot of the newer things. One guy told me to go buy a new one and use this one for a boat anchor.
Lotta good that does me, I don't have a boat.
Herb - Is imported beer the best route to go, or will domestic do the trick in these tight times? I haven't operated a computer since they used floppy disks, and that was only for work-programs; fill in the blank, that sort of thing.
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GaCDBFan - Here's a question...how come everytime I try to switch to a different type size and steal LL's trademark style by switching to Comic Sans MS, the moment I start inputting the text - it reverts back to #2 and Verdana? It's driving me nuts! I have to keep inputting the stuff 3-4 times before it does as I wish. I think it's only right that, having stolen LL's dancing, sign-waving emoticons in the past, I should now rip off her type style, sans the colored ink bit. Can you aid me in this pathetic attempt to steal Linda's thunder? (P.S., Linda, copying someone else is the highest form of compliment. I just hope this wanton criminal act of mine won't scar you for life).
Thanks for your help, Ga......Also, I'm gonna go ahead and remove that dumb Office 2010. Until Microsoft is willing to pay for a boat load of Xanax and Prozac, I refuse to torture myself on this account any longer. The openoffice tip is invaluable and much-appreciated.
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vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan - Here's a question...how come everytime I try to switch to a different type size and steal LL's trademark style by switching to Comic Sans MS, the moment I start inputting the text - it reverts back to #2 and Verdana? It's driving me nuts! I have to keep inputting the stuff 3-4 times before it does as I wish. I think it's only right that, having stolen LL's dancing, sign-waving emoticons in the past, I should now rip off her type style, sans the colored ink bit. Can you aid me in this pathetic attempt to steal Linda's thunder? (P.S., Linda, copying someone else is the highest form of compliment. I just hope this wanton criminal act of mine won't scar you for life).
Vicki, I haven't figured out how to set the font, size and color so I type my post, then highlight it, and then select the font, etc... I have to do this with every post.
If anybody knows how to set font preferences to default please let me know.
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legitlinda wrote: vicki530 wrote: GaCDBFan - Here's a question...how come everytime I try to switch to a different type size and steal LL's trademark style by switching to Comic Sans MS, the moment I start inputting the text - it reverts back to #2 and Verdana? It's driving me nuts! I have to keep inputting the stuff 3-4 times before it does as I wish. I think it's only right that, having stolen LL's dancing, sign-waving emoticons in the past, I should now rip off her type style, sans the colored ink bit. Can you aid me in this pathetic attempt to steal Linda's thunder? (P.S., Linda, copying someone else is the highest form of compliment. I just hope this wanton criminal act of mine won't scar you for life).
Vicki, I haven't figured out how to set the font, size and color so I type my post, then highlight it, and then select the font, etc... I have to do this with every post.
If anybody knows how to set font preferences to default please let me know.
This is a test; I'm trying that now...thanks Linda! I'm back and it worked great, thanks again LL.Last edited on Thu Apr 15th, 2010 04:10 pm by vicki530
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vicki530 wrote:
Herb - Is imported beer the best route to go, or will domestic do the trick in these tight times? I haven't operated a computer since they used floppy disks, and that was only for work-programs; fill in the blank, that sort of thing.
The cheapest you can find. The remedy isn't quality, it is the quantity of the material used in the removal spell, that does the job.
That is why we used to go to the club and medicate by the pitcher.
how come everytime I try to switch to a different type size and steal LL's trademark style by switching to Comic Sans MS, the moment I start inputting the text - it reverts back to #2 and Verdana? It's driving me nuts!
I have found that it is easier to type it out, highlight the complete text (I do that anyway because I am going to copy it to the clipboard), and make the switch all at one time.
As for it driving you nuts, that is the whole object. There is a computer programmer, sitting at his terminal, laughing his butt off, over his little joke of the way he set the program up.
I have come to the conclusion that most computer programmers are of a particularly perverse and sadistic nature. They live just to make life difficult for others.
Since they are sadistic monsters, what does that make us, the users of these vile machines? Masochistic?
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GaCDBFan wrote: loner1115 wrote: I just moved into a somewhat small mobile home in FL. I knew my old tv was too deep for a 10 ft wide trailer so bought an LCD when I got here. On the remote is a button labeled "Pix Shape". It changes the size and shape of the picture. Maybe your Sony has it and that will solve your problem. It might be something like "aspect" or "picture size" or "zoom" too. Sometimes it might even help to turn it to another channel or input, and then back. That might force it to re-examine the signal.
GaCDBFan and loner1115:
I'm not sure why either of these would apply since in order to get to the computer logon screen, I have to:
- Push the Input button on my remote*
- Then scroll down the menu to "PC"
- I can press the "On" button for the computer at any time, even before either of the above is done
* Input has the following:
- TV
- Video 1 & 2
- Component 1 & 2
- HDMI 1 & 2
- PC
Although, my remote does have "Mode" buttons, one for "Picture" and one for "Wide". Getting into the menu controls for the tv monitor and changing to a different size screen gets rather involved and was a real hassle when I first set it up, so I won't go there unless and until I actually have to.
So there you have it, electronics - the bane of human existance!  !
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GaCDBFan - I'm going to look in your "Menu" on this thread for ways to speed up a computer connection. This came to me after reading post #277 by you responding to Vicki530. Also, I'm going to have to reacquaint myself with the "clipboard" if I can locate it.
And Vicki, I read somewhere a couple years back that "Beta" versions are notorious for having problems. That is because the "Beta" version of a program is the first "draft" and a lot of the "bugs" usually haven't been worked out yet. Would you agree with that, GaCDBFan?
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You don't really have to "find" the clipboard. It is behind the scenes always ready for you to use it. You just select something, can be almost anything, and either hold down CTRL and press C for copy, or click edit/copy. (CTRL-X and edit/cut work too, but that cuts the selection out instead of copying it.) When you do that a copy of the selection (or the selection if you cut) is put into the behind the scenes clipboard. Then, when you want to put it back somewhere, you CTRL-V or edit/paste to paste the contents of the clipboard. There used to be a way to actually see the contents of the clipboard, but I'm not sure there is anymore, at least without pasting it somewhere. You don't have to know where it is. Just copy or cut, then paste, and it just works.
You are almost right about Beta programs. Betas are actually second drafts. Alphas are the true first drafts. They go be the Greek alphabet. You almost never see Alphas available for programs. They are really early versions, and usually don't have all the features implemented at all, much less polished up any. Betas are more polished, and usually have all features implemented, and frequently have bugs. They are pretty much intended as a "we think this is how it will be when we release this.... please test it for us and let us know what problems you have so we can fix them before final release" test releases. Of course, most programs these days are so UNBELIEVABLY complicated, they are almost never completely bug free. All the sound and graphics and everything make for long programs. About the only programs that are bug free these days are the ones in vending machines, car engine controls, appliances, and stuff like that which can be fairly simple and without all the graphics. The average cell phone these days has WAY more computing power than the computers that flew the Apollo capsules to the moon, by a long shot!
Anyway, in Vicki's case, the Office 2010 isn't a beta, it is the "final" release (of course they will release updates to fix bugs every couple of weeks). I think she might have just mixed up the beta and trial terms.
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Danged blank post again!!! At least that one wasn't long!
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Thanks, GaCDBFan! I appreciate your help! !
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In response to all the talk about blank posts and changing fonts and colors, it does the same to me. The problem has to do with hidden formatting tags. Anyone familiar to the old Word Perfect for DOS remembers all the formatting tags that cluttered up everything you were typing, but gave you clues as to what it would look like when you were done and tried to print it. When the Mac and Windows came along, they attempted to make it more user friendly and hide all of these tags from you and try to make the text appear on screen exactly as it will print. They call it WYSIWIG, and acronym for "what you see is what you get." Well, the bad thing about having them hidden from you is that sometimes you get multiple tags overlapping and you as the user can't tell it has happened without going through some complicated steps to make them visible. When you change a formatting tag, and then change it back, it doesn't remove the tag you put in when you first changed it. It adds another one to switch it back again, and so on. It can get VERY complicated very quickly, and sometimes, you click the mouse to put the cursor somewhere, and it winds up in the middle of some formatting tags, and the results can be unpredictable. To give yourself an idea of what I'm talking about, go back to one of your posts and click the "edit source" button and see if you can make head or tail out of it, especially if it has pictures and web links and different text, etc. If you don't have a post you can edit that has color change and font change or quotes, etc., make one on purpose to see what it looks like in the edit source mode. You can also look at the source for the whole web page by clicking "view/page source" (at least in Firefox, but I think IE is similar...) If you've never looked at that, it might surprise you quite a bit to see how much junk there is in there that is hidden from you that your browser has to figure out how to display everything. I know this is what causes the font style/color to mess up when you backspace to correct a typo and probably what happens to blank posts too, but there isn't much you can do about it. It doesn't help much when the word processor tries to guess what you are trying to do and auto-format for you. It's one reason I almost prefer the old Word Perfect days! Last edited on Fri Apr 16th, 2010 03:50 am by GaCDBFan
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When you type the whole thing out and edited/corrected, and THEN apply the font/color settings, you set each hidden tag once and only once and the program reading the hidden tags has a much easier time of it. That is why it works easier...
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Most of the hidden tags, like underline, italics, color, font style, etc, have both a beginning and ending tag. They are supposed to mark the beginning of the new attribute, then mark the ending of it. They have to be in pairs to work properly. If they don't pair, they can have unpredictable results. To make it worse, sometimes they can share the same ending tag. If the beginning and ending tags get intermingled, as can easily happen in even a relatively simple document, especially with all the tags hidden, they can become really snafu'd and the program can only do its best to figure it out.
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It is VERY difficult, if not impossible, to test for all possibilities of mixed up formatting tags to make sure they are always handled properly.
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legitlinda wrote:
If anybody knows how to set font preferences to default please let me know.
On some boards, you can, but I don't see a way on this one unfortunately.
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Just for vicki530.
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch, "Who's on First?" may have sounded something like this:
Costello calls a computer store to ask about a computer. Abbot answers the phone.
Abbott: Super Duper Computer Store. Can I help you?
Costello: Yes. I'm setting up an office at home and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: No, my name's Lou.
Abbott: Your computer?
Costello: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
Abbott: Mac?
Costello: I told you, my name's Lou.
Abbott: OK then, what about Windows?
Costello: Why? Will it get stuffy in there?
Abbott: No. But do you want a computer with Windows?
Costello: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
Abbott: Wallpaper at first.
Costello: Never mind the windows! I need a computer and some software.
Abbott: Software for Windows?
Costello: No! On the computer! I need something I can use to run my business, write proposals and track expenses. What do you have?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yeah, for my office. I told you that. Can you recommend anything?
Abbott: I just did.
Costello: You just did what?
Abbott: Recommended something.
Costello: You recommended something?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: For my office?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: OK. What did you recommend for my office?
Abbott: Office.
Costello: Yes, for my office!
Abbott: I recommend Office with Windows.
Costello: My office already has windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to write a proposal. What would I need?
Abbott: Word.
Costello: What word?
Abbott: Word in Office.
Costello: The only word in office is office.
Abbott: You need the Word in Office for Windows.
Costello: Which word in office for windows?
Abbott: The Word you get when you click the blue "W."
Costello: I'm going to click your blue "W" if you don't give me some straight answers. What about bookkeeping? Do you have anything I can use to track my money?
Abbott: Sure, Money.
Costello: That's right. What do you have?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: I need money to track my money?
Abbott: Yes, and It comes bundled with your computer.
Costello: What comes bundled with my computer?
Abbott: Money.
Costello: Money comes with my computer?
Abbott: Yes. No extra charge.
Costello: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much do I get?
Abbott: One copy.
Costello: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
Abbott: We got a license from Microsoft to copy Money.
Costello: They can give you a license to copy money?
Abbott: Why not? They own it!
(A few days later)
Abbott: Super Duper Computer Store. Can I help you?
Costello: How do I turn my computer off?
Abbott: Click "START."
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