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    Problem with encrytped file

    I have an old .docx document that I encrypted years ago (around 2010). I know the password to the file but I don't remember how I encrypted it (if I used office or a third party app). When I open the document in word it just shows gibberish symbols, it doesn't prompt me for a password. Anyone...
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    Laptop Charger 1-15P to C7 connection

    Does anyone know where you can find a c7 to 1-15p adapter for my laptop charger that doesn't have any cord in between the two? I just want my power block to plug straight into the wall outlet.
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    Upgrades to Home Theater

    So today I ordered two upgrades to my theater. Currently I have a Mitsubishi HC3(1/4HD 960x540, LCD, 1300lumens, 500:1 contrast) projector and a 92" screen. It has served me well for 4 years now and I am have about 1600hrs on the second lamp. I think the LCD panels are starting to go because the...
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    Spark Plug Boot

    Does anyone know what the purpose of a sparkplug boot is? I am trying to get an old moped to run and I was getting no spark with the plug connect to the boot, but then I cut the boot off and just connected the bare wire to the plug and I get a spark(unfortunatly it still isn't running). The boot...
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    Can someone explain twitter to me?

    I really don't understand twitter - I thought it was famous people who wrote "I am eating dinner at X restaurant" and then a bunch of people subscribe to hear certain peoples tweets. But if I search twitter for Nexus One there are thousands upon thousands of people just posting up different...
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    Do racing drivers engage the ABS?

    When braking to turn into a corner do the drivers brake hard enough to engage the ABS? Do F1, GT cars etc have ABS?
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    Collage/Scrapbook type software

    My dad has asked me to try to make something like this for my mom for their anniversay. Anyone know anykind of software that might be able to make something like that. I know I could probably do it w/ PS, but anyone know where to get some clipart like that - even if it is clipart you have to...
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    An Accident?

    BIG CREEK, Ky. ? A part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with duct tape, said an Ohio man who discovered the body two weeks ago. Authorities have also said the word "fed" was scrawled with a felt-tip pen across...
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    A winning lottery strategy?

    I got coupons in the mail today for buy one get one scratch off lottery tickets. With these coupons I think that this may actually be an something where the odds show I will make money, but I need you to check out my math. Of course to actually make money I would need tens of thousands of...
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    Dell XPS 430 Ram upgrade

    I picked up a an XPS 430 off of the dell outlet for cheap. The only problem is that it only came with 2GB of RAM(2X1GB 1333mhz DDR3, leaves 2 slots empty). I am planning to buy 4GB more(2x2GB) to bring it up to 6GB total. My question is would 1066 DDR3 memory work? If it would, would it have a...
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    Replacing Dell with a new dell

    I am looking at a getting a new desktop PC. It will be used almost entirely for office work(MS office, email, web browsing) and I want it to last a while. It will be replacing a P4 2.8ghz with 512mb of ram that I've had for 5.5 years. I am hoping to get something that will last another 4 or 5...
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    Is it just me or are all sites on google being reported as attack sites

    For some reason every site that comes up in a google search is showing up as an attack site? Is this on my end, or is it happening for everyone?
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    Simple C++ problem

    for(io=ref; io<i; io++){ mObject[io].setRadius(mObject[(io+1)].getRadius()); mObject[io].setType(mObject[(io+1)].getType()); mObject[io].setName(mObject[(io+1)].getName()); } I am a beginner at programming, and my program keeps crashing everytime it...
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    What to do with a whole bunch of baseball cards

    I recently ended up with 3 chests full of baseball, basketball and hockey cards. I don't really know how to estimate how many cards there are but maybe 50k They are mainly from the 80's with a few from the 70's and 90's. Some are complete sets in order and all, some have been taken out and...
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    Constantly Defragging HD

    Is it OK to defrag a hard drive almost constantly? I use my laptop top like a desktop, so it is on 24/7 and I have it scheduled so that O&O defrag defrags the HD every time the Screensaver goes on. Doing this seems to keep the computer running very quick and snappy, it feels as fast today as...
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    Ebay Scam? ***Updated***

    I won a phone today on ebay, total was $290. I paid the seller using paypal a few minutes after the auction closed, and just now, about 4 hours later he refunded my payment. He says: "im having a PROBLEM with my paypal account so i am issuing you a refund if there is another way you can pay...
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    Can you check this auction to see if it seems legit

    Can you guys take a quick look at this auction on ebay before I make a bid. Does every thing look alright? I am suspicous of how he writes about being a A+ seller when he has only sold on item before and it didn't go through due to shipping problems(he appearently worked it out with the buyer...
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    Youtube down?

    Is anyone else having trouble getting to youtube or is it just me?
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    Bin Laden-cartoons of Mohammed worse than killing women/children

    "Although our tragedy in our killing of our women and children is a very great on it paled when you went overboard in your unbelief and freed yourself of the etiquettes of dispute and fighting and went to the extent of publishing these insulting drawings. This is the greater and more serious...
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    How do they make optical illusions

    How do they make something like this http://www.geocities.com/h2800...n/what_do_uc/index.htm
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    Good phone with Wifi internet

    Right now I have a Sony Ericcson w300i. I like it and it does pretty much everything I need(phone calls, camera, music). However I think that I could save myself $6 a month in internet fees by getting a phone that has Wifi access, because almost everywhere you go anymore has wifi. I know the...
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    Need more wireless range

    I currently have a dlink DI-614 802.11g router, I think it is getting ready to bite the dust because about 3 months ago I noticed a large decrease in the wireless range and now I have to Reset it about once a week becasue I stops giving out IP adresses to my computers. before the troubles...
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    Music CD Settlement

    Do you remember a few years ago when there was a class action suit against the music Cd companies for price fixing and if you bought a cd in the last 5 years you were eleigble to sign up and get $20 back? I know I signed up but I didn't ever get a check. Did anyone get some money? I did a...
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    AGP Video Card w/ HDTV out

    I need a cheap AGP video card that is able to do component out, so I can hook up my old Dell 4600 to my projector. I don't want to spend more then $50, and I won't be doing any gaming. There is currently a Geforce 5200 in there so i think that pretty much anything that you can buy will...
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    Another Ebay Problem

    I bought a boy scout shirt for my little brother on ebay about 10 days ago and I paid using paypal by clicking the pay now button on the top of the auction page the day ofter the auction ended.(~$20). The next day I got an email from the seller saying that she had received an email from paypal...
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    What is an underclassman?

    I did a search for underclassman deffinition and just about every other website gave one of two deffinitions, 1)an undergraduate who is not yet a senior or 2)A student in the freshman or sophomore class at a secondary school or college.
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    IEEE802.1x Authentication

    I am trying to enable 802.11 authentication on a dell gx110 running win2k pro. I read on the microsoft website that I needed to update to SP4 which I did, I also enabled the wireless configuration in under services and it says the service is started, but I still do not see an Authentication tab...
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    Alternate Definition of castration??[Updated]

    I am taking an "Age Specific Competency Test" so that I can volunteer at the hospital. I was reading over the packet they gave out and under "Fears" for preschooler(Age 4-6) is the following: "Boys have a real fear of castration as punishment for real or imagined misdeeds." Is there an...
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    Resetting Wiki article

    Some one went in and put a bunch of advertisments on this wiki article. How do you change it back to the old one?
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    First HTPC Build

    -I am looking at building a new HTPC. I've never built a HTPC before but I have built and worked on PCs before. -I will mainly use it for watching Xvid and HDTV from the hard drive, some DVDs(SD), and some occasional gaming. I also want to put all my music on it so I can play it on my home...
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    Cell Phone Upgrade

    I am going to buy a new phone in the next couple of days. Currently I have t mobile and I don't mind renewing my contract with them but they don't seem to have any phones I like so I am looking at unlocked phones on eBay, specifically the sony w300i. What I want in a phone is an MP3 player(w/...
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    Fujifilm Finepix F30+512mb xD card $204 shipped

    Pretty good deal Text
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    fnint vs normalcdf

    I wrote a program on my calculator that integrates the area under the normal curve. THe user inputs mu sigma and the upper and lower bounds. I then learned that the normalcdf function does the same thing except it is faster and extremely low and high values can be used with out it giving an...
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    Computer for college

    I don't play games a whole lot but will occasionally play an FPS. Will be used mostly for internet/word processing/ lots of multi-tasking. Heres what I was thinking: OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)...
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    Stop autocomplete

    Anyone know who to stop Excel from changing 10/10 or 10-10 into 10-Oct? It is really annoying and I can;t figure out how to make it stop.
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    Cassette to CD

    I want to convert some of my old cassettes into cds. Is there any program theat will stop recording when the tape stops. I want to just let them go over night but with audacity it just records nothing once the tape ends. Is there an option I am missing or a better program to do this with?
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    High School summer job rec

    Can anyone recommend me a good summer job. I am going into 12th grade next year. How do golf courses pay? grocery stores? I'll appreciate any reccomendations.
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    Portable CD/DVD player

    I know that one time in a store I saw a sony cd player that also could be hooked up to a tv to play dvd's. It was about the size of a regular walkman. The reason I ask is bc I just got an ultraportable laptop and I want to get an external dvd player for it. Most external dvd players I have seen...
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    I need new rollerblades

    About a month ago I bought a pair of rollerblades at walmart for $20. They were peice3s of junk and have pretty much fallen apart completly, the bearings are completly ruined, the velrco straps ripped, and te plastic part where the axels connect to the skate have ripped out so I had to put in a...