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    Need help with GM Leased Vehicle - Excess Wear Charges

    Yes, I know: Don't lease a car, don't go GM. I get it now. But I need advice from anyone who has ever dealt with an excess wear charge for a leased vehicle. I am getting nowhere with the GM Asset Recovery center. Who else can I turn to for help? Here is a brief summary: - Last week in...
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    Is the Nikon D90 overkill for a beginner? Update: I bought one

    After fumbling around tons of information about cameras, I seem to be leaning towards a Nikon D90. For someone that has little experience (but am willing to learn and turn it into a hobby), is this camera too much for a beginner? I'm moving to California and expect to be a tourist there for the...
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    XBox PS3 Game availability comparison

    So I'm trying to decide if I should get a 360 or PS3. (own thread hijack - is there a clearcut winner thus far or is it still dependent on what the user wants?) Is there a website that will tell me what games are console specific? I play mostly sports games, but want to make sure I can play...
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    Sins of a Solar Empire - (4X/RTS) Anyone looking forward to this game?

    Sins of a Solar Empire Has anyone been following this game? Any beta testers want to share their experiences? Will it help me recapture the fun and enjoyment from playing Master of Orion I and II? How will the RTS aspect of it turn out? Did they make a mistake by confining the game to 3...
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    Electrical Problem - Circuit Breaker vs. Dryer

    I have a 3 yr old Maytag electrical dryer and installed it in our new (to us) house. It worked fine for the last two months. Yesterday, the dryer would not start and there was no electricity to the dryer (inside light wouldn't even turn on). So I checked the circuit breaker and, technically...
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    Help a Wii N00b

    I'm new to this Wii thing and read the instruction manual, but didn't see anything that helped... Basically, two of my Wiimotes stopped working correctly. No trauma, or throwing of wiimotes; and it looks like the battery bar is full for them. Basically, you can point the wiimote at the...
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    Quick Question on Apostrophes

    If you were personalizing a menu, poster, mug, etc for someone whose name ends with S, would you use S', or S's. (think groomsmen gifts) IIRC, Ross' is grammatically correct, but for an informal print, I think Ross's looks better. What do you think?
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    Please help a monitor noob

    I've narrowed it down to two options, the HP w19b or the HP vs19e. So far, I'm leaning toward the HP w19b. The key specs are: HP w19b - 19" Widescreen - 1440 x 900 native resolution - 5 ms response time - 700:1 contrast - VGA and DVI-D video inputs - 0.285 pixel pitch - $250...
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    Anyone have an invisible fence? *With Puppy Pics!*

    I'm looking to buy a house. The house we just looked as was really nice, but the backyard didn't seem very "fence friendly." It looks like an invisible fence for our dog would be our best and cheapest bet. Does anyone have an invisible fence for their dog? How does your dog react to it...
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    Excel Query Help

    I'm using the import data/query wizard to query an external database in Excel. Most of the tables I have created look fine by setting up the queried fields as columns (the default way to do it in Excel) because there are few columns but many rows. However, I need to create a table that...
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    Excel Gurus needed

    Does anyone know of a quick and easy way to find differences between two versions of a spreadsheet? I have a version of the spreadsheet that I worked on Tuesday. Coworker took an older version of the spreadsheet and made some modifications to a couple of tabs. I want to compare and contrast...
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    Job Offer Question: Is the salary usually negotiable?

    For those of you in HR, when you make an offer to a prospective employee, how much room is there for negotiations? Is it unheard of to negotiate? I have an interview tomorrow, and the company is moving pretty fast because they have a contract coming up that they need to hire somebody. I...
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    Help a Photoshop newb

    So I'm working on my first photoshopped pic. The pic has 12 or so layers in it. I can't seem to find how to make layer 6 be in front of layer 5. I just want an option to "bring to front" like in Excel or PPT but can't seem to find it. A search for layers in the help manual brings up a lot of...
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    Business Contact Manager or ACT! Software

    If so, how do you guys like them? Are they fairly easy to set up? Any info on your experiences with these programs is welcome. TIA
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    Adobe 6.0 PDF Maker Icons are everywhere! Please make them stop

    I installed Adobe 6.0 a while back. Ever since then, 3 Adobe PDF icons show up on their own toolbar whenever I open Word, Excel, Outlook emails, etc. I cannot get rid of them. I've deleted them over and over. I've adjusted the settings through View>toolbars>customize countless times. But...
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    Anyone ever email an ESPN.com columnist?

    I need to find Jay Lovinger's email address so I can send him an email bitching about him spoiling the 2004 WSOP winner in his latest column. Has anyone had any success finding the emails of Bill Simmons, Lovinger, or anyone else on ESPN.com? I know that Simmons has an email response column...
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    Excel Wizards - Help Needed (asap)

    Hey all, thanks in advance. I have a spreadsheet set up with a comments section in one of the rows where text is entered. A few of the comments have approx. 1,400 characters in them (including spaces). I don't get any errors from excel saying there are too many characters. I have the cells...
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    Repost- Lock me

    Rasheed goes to Detroit. Sura and Rebraca to Hawks. Atkins and pick to Celtics. Link will come when story is posted.
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    MX 700 not working with UT2k4 demo

    Is anyone else experiencing problems with their MX 700 mouse wheel not changing weapons in the new demo? I also had this problem with BF1942.
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    Help: HP Pocket PC memory erased

    I have an HP Jornada Pocket PC. I haven't used it in about 6-12 months. When I plugged it in and turned it on, I had to go through the initial set up screen. After I was done with that, I looked around and all of my stuff is gone. The calendar notes, contacts, programs, etc. It says the...
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    It's going to be posted eventually....(Today's Fox Trot)

    Fox Trot pwns joo
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    (Hopefully) Easy Excel Question

    I have 2 columns A and B each containing 50 rows. I want to find the summation of the products of A and B (i.e. A1*B1+A2*B2.....etc). That's easy enough if you make another Column C containing the products and then just sum up Column C. I do not want another column though. How do I...
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    Who would be at fault in this accident?

    Okay, bear with me here. There is a light at an intersection that looks like this --| (intersection looks like that, not the light). For ease of reference up and down will be north and south of course. There are 4 northbound (NB)lanes. 2 of them go straight and 2 turn left. The left turn...
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    Man gets 1.5 inch diameter drill bit through his skull

    Pic can be found at Bob and Tom's site Article and pic is here, but the server has been busy. Just wait a second or two and it will eventually load. edit: standard disclaimer. I searched for skull, auger, and drill, so it shouldn't be a repost.
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    Anyone have laser eye surgery?

    Before I talk to my eye doctor, I figure I would check with Encyclopedia ATOT to get some word of mouth experience. So if anyone has info regarding these: 1. Is it feasible to have the surgery on a Friday late afternoon and then be back for work on Monday? (what was your recovery time?) 2...