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lilBuddha
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I've an iPad time machine it appears, since updating to iOS 5. While on the Ship, I will hit the back arrow and be directed to a page several days old. Within the same forum, but definitely not the last page I was on.
Anyone else?
That and Safari randomly crashes.
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Is anyone running Firefox and Zone Alarm?
I have Firefox 7.0.1 and Zonealarm Firewall. I didn't receive any warning when updating, didn't close Zonealarm down, and everything is running fine.
Although, having said that, Firefox has crashed a few times in the past couple of weeks - maybe once every three days. I suspect that has more to do with a particular Facebook app rather than Zonealarm though.
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Eutychus
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OK, cop this one.
I was rereading a Word document and hit some unintended key combination. The result of this was that I lost control of Word and my computer began emitting a series of beeps that sounded like Morse code (not the kind of beep you can get on startup from your tower but a program-generated beep of some kind).
Everything else continued to work fine. I tried hitting Esc to no avail. I closed down everything else and the beeps continued. Eventually I went into task manager (which reported Word as running properly and didn't show anything else untoward) and clicked to force Word to close. When I did, I got the "Word is not responding" prompt, pressed "cancel" (in the hope of not losing everything since the last auto-save)... and got rid of the beeps and regained control of the program.
So what happened there?
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This is a guess, but could you have somehow filled the keyboard buffer (or convinced Word you had, at any rate)? Either that or got Word locked into a continual end/start of document situation (sticky PgDn key, Scroll Lock on and something weird etc. etc.).
As I say, speculation rather than definitive!
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Eutychus
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My impression was that it wasn't that kind of noise. If I'd done that I would have expected incessant Windows-type dings. This really did sound like it was reading my document in Morse or something. Probably just a software crash with a weird result.
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Wesley J
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Perhaps one of the accessiblity options? Beep for every keystroke, for visually impaired users? That or as you say, "a software crash with a weird result".
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If you hold down the shift key for 8 seconds or longer it turns on filter keys and makes that sound. Maybe it was that.
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Laxton's Superba
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Pleaes could anyone help me get my cursor keys to work, and the Pg Down and Pg Up, and the scrolling feature on my touchpad....... I have tried re-installing the driver. Faffed about with num lock and scroll lock, funtion key, etc, but nada.
It is driving me mad and giving me RSI having to manually go to the right hand side of the screen and although this is a nice shiny new-to-me laptop, I miss the old one where all the things worked how I wanted.
It's a Compaq Presario CQ61 if that helps....
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Wesley J
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You can find the pdf-manual for your laptop here here (NOTE: Link opens to pdf file!).
On page 13, there is a picture with description of the touchpad. Apparently, there's a button at the top of the touchpad that enables/disables it.
They also suggest to go to --> Start --> Control panel --> Hardware and Sound --> Mouse, if you want to change settings.
Hope that at least partially answers some of your questions?
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Laxton's Superba
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Thanks Welsey, I hadn't succeeded in finding that .pdf
I do have the touchpad enabled, but the scroll part doesn't work. It did work, when my mother had this laptop, but not now. I will keep trying and googling.
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Jengie jon
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OK
Someone with more basic no how than me. Do I need a new network cable to attach my computer to the router?
Today when I switched on my desk computer it did not find the router. On rebooting it did then it became disconnected from the router. Windows on computer insisted it was a cable problem but when I put in another possibly working cable that did not sort it. However when I switched the computer off and on again that did.
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To Laxton's superba:
Have you done any software or system updates lately? If so, it might be worth trying to do a system restore (look in Control Panel). This will undo any software updates after the most recent system restore, but not affect your documents and so on.
Mrs Eutychus' Dell touchpad is very susceptible to crashing at the slightest provocation. Dell have replaced the touchpad and the motherboard, but neither of those was the problem. Doing a system restore has sorted it out every time though, with no other problems having emerged.
[ 03. November 2011, 21:47: Message edited by: Eutychus ]
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I need a geek! I want to put up a phpBB forum on my website. The site is completely blank at the moment. I want to set it to forums.sitename.com, and I also want to point my Blogger.com blog to blog.sitename.com.
If you're willing to teach me how, would you mind PMing me? Or if you'd be willing to do the work, would you also PM me so we can work out details?
Thanks!
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Jengie: Windows reporting a cable problem just means that it doesn't detect the cable being present. Unless you're really harsh on your cable, normally it's a misleading message, and the problem is somewhere more fundamental ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Swap the cable for one that you know is good (or take the suspect cable somewhere else and use it to see if it's OK). Chances are the actual problem lies either in the router (or more specifically, the switch on the router), or the network port (NIC) in the PC.
If you're not in a position to blag a cable, PM me a postal address and I can send you one (a rough idea of required length would help) but IME it won't be the cable, it'll be either a 'system' issue or a dying socket at one end of the link. Which may or may not be a total PITA.
If the router has multiple ports, try switching to a different one (although on a 4-port switch they'll probably all fritz at once). If the PC is a laptop, cart it to a friend's and try it there. Basically, it's an elimination game ...
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Jengie jon
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Thanks Snags.
That confirms what I suspected. I had swapped the cable with another that I am pretty sure was working. It was plugged in between another PC and the router but had not been used for awhile.
Early indications suggest computer (under guarantee so if it is I will need to contact the suppliers), switching port did not fix, only turning computer on and off did. Another box also attached to the router showed no sign of difficulties. However router had been playing up all day before it so I am not sure.
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Laxton's Superba
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I found yet another driver and installed it, and now the touchpad scrolling works. No joy with Pg Down and the cursors, but I can live with that now. Thanks for all your suggestions!
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Firefox has suddenly stopped remembering what I have previously filled into text boxes; - in the past clicking on a empty box would bring up text strings that had been entered earlier, then I could select the relevant one. I used this as a lazy way to remember my log on name on various sites (including the Church website, for which I am webmaster, so it was rather embarrassing just now when I went to update it and couldn't remember my login details).
How can I get it back to how it used to work? Running Firefox 7.0.1 on Windows XP.
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Sandemaniac
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Can anyone recommend a free program that will convert Word .doc files to pdf format? I know there are plenty out there, but a recommendation from someone who has used and is happy with one would be good.
I've just run across a site that requires me to upload my CV and covering letter as a pdf (trust me, cross-pondians, this is unusual in the UK!)...
Thanks!
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Cute PDF - free version is fine for any normal use.
Installs as a virtual printer, so any printing application can create a pdf.
It will probably need to install a subsidiary app (which converts postscript) but it's all safe - no toolbars, malware, or other nastties.
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Wesley J
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I use pdf Creator, which is free and which I like a lot.
BTW, from within the free OpenOffice.org software you can directly turn into pdfs any documents you made. It's built-in, and very handy.
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Eutychus
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The latest downloads of PDF Creator are full of bloatware
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Wesley J
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Originally posted by Eutychus:
The latest downloads of PDF Creator are full of bloatware
Ooops, sorry, mate. I'm using version 0.9.3. This page on sourceforge has some comments of current version users, who indeed are all but pleased.
When I check the old update function, it does say I've got the latest version. So better ---> DO NOT USE any recent versions. Apologies.
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monkeylizard
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A big +1 to Morlader's suggestion of CutePDF. Any application that can print can print to CutePDF which then creates the output as a PDF. Office, Notepad, web browsers, photo software, etc.
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Sandemaniac
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Muchly appreciated, folks - Cute PDF has been installed and used!
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mousethief
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Ack! I think I have a virus. All of a sudden my computer is asking for passwords for everything. For some avast site, for Facebook, for Skype -- anything that has anything to do with the outside world, it's asking for a password for. This is completely new, and I've never seen the particular dialog box it pops up (it's the same pop-up dialog for everything). Most suspicious!
I turned the computer off by pulling the battery (I'm told this can prevent some passwords from logding into your operating system files), but it still is happening after the reboot.
I tried googling to find a virus that does this but without avail. I'm running an avast full system scan as we speak (typing this from a different computer because I'm afraid to try to log into anything with mine!).
Anybody experienced this?
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Assuming it's not an issue with your Internet Provider, it sure sounds like a virus to me. Hope the scan gets it.
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lilBuddha
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I've not experienced that. Avast offers an option to scan as the system is booting. There are some viruses that can hide if the OS is already fully loaded. I would also run an anti-malware such as Spyware Doctor or Malwarebytes.
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The Silent Acolyte
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Composite pdfs:
I'm trying to keep the file size of a pdf as few bytes as possible to sneak past an inbound mail filter. That's why I don't want to scan the whole shebang into one pdf.
I've got a couple of spreadsheets which I can save as pdfs using the OpenOffice save as pdf option.
But then, I've got several spreadsheets for which I don't have the source, so I have to scan them rather than save them as pdfs.
Is it possible to compose these several pdfs to make a single pdf?
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Originally posted by The Silent Acolyte:
I'm trying to keep the file size of a pdf as few bytes as possible
You probably already know this but:
- avoid any graphics
- if you must have graphics png is better than jpg which is better than bitmap (which is a disaster)
- avoid Word but if you have to use it save your document using "save as" to a new filename after the final edit, then close Word, then re-open it again.
- use few fonts and only use common typefaces (though there is still no excuse for Arial and less than no excuse for Comic Sucks)
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... I've got several spreadsheets for which I don't have the source,...
Do you mean that all you have are paper printouts?
OCR can help reduce the filesize dramatically, but there might be a lot of tedious proofreading.
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Well, the virus went away after I did the scan. Weird.
Anyway now I have a new problem. Microsoft, sweethearts that they are, pushed a bunch of security updates on me last night. And now I can't print. Does anybody know if this is a known problem, and if there is a workaround?
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help me out, beloved geeks.
The Boy (16) is a big fan of World of Warcraft, and plays it on his dying 2 year old PC. Various hardware and software issues have made it pretty obvious we need to get him a new laptop.
He is asking for something called Alienware, which has all the gadgets and gizmos that game freaks want. However, for the price, I lean more towards getting him a mac (the rest of us have macs) because the damn things just last longer and are less susceptible to viri, etc. The Boy is concerned, however, that he will not be able to play his beloved games (in particular, WoW) on a mac.
my priorities, of course, include more of the ability to do research and write papers for homework type stuff. He is getting into video production at school and the mac abilities in that realm are awesome.
so other than telling him he has to suck it up and never play his games again (which will cause Great Dramas and I'm not that mean) what are my best options and ways forward?
is alienware any good for longevity? it is true that you can't play the "cool" games on macs still? is there any PC that has the durability of a mac that is not outrageously priced?
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lilBuddha
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On the PC side, I have had several HPs and they have been workhorses. I don't game, but you can configure them to be good machines for that. Dell, owners of alienware, have had good tech support in the past and solid machines. Don't know about now and have not used alienware specifically.
Honestly, the biggest issue I have come across with computers is users. Hardware does fail, but most times, IME, people load crap which kill their computers.
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lilBuddha
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About Graphics on the Mac vs PC. The only real advantage Mac has is colour matching. They do better out of the box than most Windows based. As far as video production, Adobe Premiere is as capable as Final Cut. However, many graphics programs are heavily invested (financially and culturally) in Apple. Most professionals use Avid or similar.
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Wesley J
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Originally posted by comet:
help me out, beloved geeks.
The Boy (16) is a big fan of World of Warcraft, and plays it on his dying 2 year old PC. Various hardware and software issues have made it pretty obvious we need to get him a new laptop.
He is asking for something called Alienware, which has all the gadgets and gizmos that game freaks want. However, for the price, I lean more towards getting him a mac (the rest of us have macs) because the damn things just last longer and are less susceptible to viri, etc. The Boy is concerned, however, that he will not be able to play his beloved games (in particular, WoW) on a mac.
my priorities, of course, include more of the ability to do research and write papers for homework type stuff. He is getting into video production at school and the mac abilities in that realm are awesome.
so other than telling him he has to suck it up and never play his games again (which will cause Great Dramas and I'm not that mean) what are my best options and ways forward?
is alienware any good for longevity? it is true that you can't play the "cool" games on macs still? is there any PC that has the durability of a mac that is not outrageously priced?
I've had an Alienware M11x 2nd edition (the 3rd is out now) since late May 2011, and am very happy with it. I guess I got just the right moment for ordering, which enabled me to get one with reasonable specs at quite a good price. Unfortunately, they didn't have any i5 or i7 processors anymore (I did order an i7), so I had to agree to an i3, which is still quite good though, and which brought the price down to much less than $2k (still a lot, I know!).
I didn't buy my machine for gaming, but for high mobility: as my old DELL 15.4" lappie appeared to become too fragile for frequent transport, I wanted something smaller, yet sturdy. And it's just the quality of the build which still impresses me every day - the M11x you can lift with one hand and there is no flex whatsoever, quite unlike the DELL 15.4". I imagine it'll be the same for an Alienware M14x, which came out in spring 2011, and which has a CD/DVD slot with burner. (For the M11x I got an external burner.)
There are also bigger Alienware laptops, like the M17x or M18x, but those are very bulky and heavy, so better as desktop replacements - and of course they're considerably more expensive.
For best prices, you'll bascially need to check nearly daily on the DELL or Alienware website - there might be a package that just suits your needs. However, don't forget the DELL Outlet Store, which may offer new or as-good-as-new machines at very good rates.
The keys on the M11x are slightly smaller than on a regular laptop, but they work extremely well for me now. The cool thing about Alienware laptops is of course the backlit keyboard - you can program a range of colours for different zones of your lappie and/or keyboard, have them change colour and morph into each other, or flash to your heart's delight, should you wish to impress. The keyboard backlighting is quite even, and handy for working in a dark room or on a bus, but you can turn off all the enlightenments if you need a more stealth mode. The back of the lid shows a glowing alien head when turned on. Which many find cool. My sweet revenge to all those Apple owners I see!
Feel free to ask for more details re specs or graphics performance - they ARE fabulous liddle beasties and packed full with top specs in general, and in a quite robust casing. Don't expect perfection - there may be scratches and stuff with frequent use, but my machine is great fun to work with and a fabulous mobile tool, and it does play most games quite neatly too.
Perhaps also check out http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/, who are quite knowledgeable.
Tell us what you think!
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I've been using pcs as work tools since the late 1980s, since the late 1990s I have bought my own. I now will only buy business spec machines even for personal use and that means that if I am buying from Dell I go in as a small business rather than personal use even if it is for personal use.
Guess what, these PCs cost more for the same spec but are much better quality, my pcs bought this way last five plus years without trouble, I normally pass them onto other users. The only machine that was chucked because it was broken was the only one that I did not follow this rule with.
I suspect that pc that is business standard is a lot closer to a Mac in build than a personal pc.
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Alisdair
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quote:
Originally posted by comet:
help me out, beloved geeks.
The Boy (16) is a big fan of World of Warcraft, and plays it on his dying 2 year old PC. Various hardware and software issues have made it pretty obvious we need to get him a new laptop.
He is asking for something called Alienware... is alienware any good for longevity? it is true that you can't play the "cool" games on macs still? is there any PC that has the durability of a mac that is not outrageously priced?
Dell's 'Alienware' range will certainly do for a lot of gaming needs, and it's portable, BUT you are paying a lot for something that will be left behind by the gaming scene within a few months, probably cannot be upgraded much, and even factory fresh is going to fall short of what can be done with a desktop box.
Unless 'The Boy' really needs the portability, I would get him to put together a spec for a 'build your own' desktop machine for the price of the Alienware machine and see if you can't come up with something considerably more powerful, and with the added bonus that it can be easily upgraded for the next few years, if that is needed.
As far as Macs go: the gaming scene is really Windows and console based. Unless you know that the only games The Boy wants (and will want), to play are available on the Mac, then you are likely to be on the receiving end of the full weight of teenage grievance against an uncool parent.
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PS - Comet, if The Boy really only wants to play WoW, then an 'Alienware' machine is waaay over the top for what is required. Sounds to me like he wants bragging rights with his mates. Any old box in current production will run WoW fine, including most current laptops, especially ones with a discrete graphics card.
Beware, you are possibly being played. ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
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monkeylizard
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Agreed on Dell's overpriced Alienware boxes being overkill for WoW.
Disagree on Macs not being able to game. I play Battlefield3 with a clanmate who runs Wine on his Mac to create a Windows environment. It's quite capable of keeping up with my gaming PC. BF3 is way more taxing that WoW ever thought of being.
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Alisdair
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Of course Macs can be used for gaming, but it's not a lead platform, and running anything through Wine is a case of 'your mileage may vary'---when it works it can work really well, but there are infinite levels of pain below that. ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Keren-Happuch
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Not sure if I should post here, or the question thread but still.
I'm working on a long document in Word 2003. The spell checker has suddenly stopped working. I've checked all the settings and it says English, UK and the "check spelling as you type" box is ticked.
The foreign words it doesn't like in the rest of the document are still underlined in red, but if I type gibberish like sdkfjh sdhfksjh fdgfj it still accepts it.
ANyone have any idea what might be going on??! ![[Confused]](confused.gif) ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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The Kat in the Hat
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This may sound obvious, but have you checked that the actual text is being spell checked? I've come across instances where Word decides to ignore some text. I would highlight the whole document (Ctrl-A I think), then check the language/spelling option.
(must wear glasses when typing)
[ 10. December 2011, 11:20: Message edited by: The Kat in the Hat ]
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Eutychus
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What The Kat in The Hat said and then some.
Select Ctrl + A and check English (UK ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ) is selected... and that the "check spelling" box is properly ticked.
If all else fails, PM me and a look at the document can be arranged here.
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lilBuddha
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It is not just Word, Safari does this as well. IIRC, so does Firefox.just part of the plot for spell check to make us all illiterate.
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Eutychus
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The top link in your sig isn't, though!
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Wesley J
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One square bracket too many - before the second http. (Need one of these only, anyway.) ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
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jedijudy
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It's time for a brand, spanking new computing thread!
May your OS and memories (and graphics cards) not give you any trouble in 2012.
jedijudy
Heaven Host with a broom.
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