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    AIM away message when pc locked?

    Whenever I lock my computer, the default AIM away message comes on. Is there a way to stop this from happening? I do not want an away message to ever come up.
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    Alarm system moving to new car?

    I have a viper responder, and I am considering getting a new car. If the new car can handle the alarm, is it possible to move the alarm from my old car to the new car? how complicated would this be? Do places do such a thing? Thanks
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    Bullshit, Hypocrisy, & Stupidity -- A Study of Social Acceptance

    Bullshit, Hypocrisy, & Stupidity -- A Study of Social Acceptance Kinda interesting...
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    SNMP Logging

    I just got a router that support snmp logging... Below the router I have 3 computers plugged into it, and 1 switch plugged into it, with 2 other pcs into the switch Will the SNMP log the 2 pcs in the switch? or does it only monitor the pcs plugged directly into the router I'm asking because I...
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    Traffic light red thing?

    I saw that the new taffic lights in houston's 610 west loop has a cylinder like red light that shines red when the lights are red... its like the size of those optical sensors used to see if an emergency vehicle is coming. does anyone know what these red things do??
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    unlisted phone number search

    I really need to find someones home phone number. does anyone know a search online that will let me do this? I did a search on google, but most of the sites seem very sketchy... has anyone ever used a site that will provide unlisted numbers? Im willing to spend like $50 or whatever, i just...
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    Cheapest SSL Certs?

    anyone know a place that has the cheapest ssl certs for IIS ? maybe free? :)
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    The Strip Poker Invitational

    I can only see this as listed as an event on pay per view sites. I never saw it even show up on any programming guides. Has anyone heard anything about this? It was supposed to air July 18, 2004 on PPV. Sun, Jul 18, 2004 Poker and beautiful woman! Join Carman Electra as she hosts this...
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    https certificates in IE

    I am using an expired ssl webserver certificate, and whenever I go to the site, it says do you wish to continue, explaining the cert if invalid. is there a way to hide this window so it never comes up? i tried installing the cert but nothing works
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    Laptop theft...

    I was wondering if a laptop is stolen, and you know the IP address that the stolen laptop is accessing the internet on, is there anything you, yourself can do? I know there are programs that will work with local law enforcement, but if I were to call local law enforcement myself if I had the IP...
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    open website in background

    I want to have a website (http://www.google.com) open up when i start windows, but i don't want it to be visible. Like i want to download the index.html and save it to my harddrive without it being shown. Is there any dos command or something that can just go out and access a file on the net...
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    what internet type do you mainly use?

    what internet type do you mainly use?
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    houston people: whats the best chinese food here?

    anyone know a really good chinese restaurant in houston? i used to go to orient express in the galleria, but they closed :(
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    car alarm system question

    just wondering... i have a viper responder on a ford explorer... when i got it installed, the guy asked me to get the master set of keys and they had to have the chip to somehow install into the alarm brain so it could auto start the car since my keys have those chips in them. in order to do...
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    just got in another accident @#$@#%

    okay.... my car is cursed ive been in 4 accidents in 4 years.... all have not been my fault... all have been a WOMAN driver... all have been the car behind me hitting my back bumper i dont get it... the person didnt have their insurance card with them, and said they just switched companies...
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    You wear contacts or glasses?

    was just wondering how many people out there wore contacts, glasses, or nothin
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    WINDOWS folder in recycle bin

    For some reason when i empty my recycle bin, it deletes everything in it, but the icon still shows stuff being in there. when i go to empty it again, it says folder WINDOWS is in there and asks if i wanna empty, if i say yes, it deletes everything, but the icon still shows that windows folder in...
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    tombstones with lcd screens??

    Link very strange... i wouldn't want that on mine... just seems very stange
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    whats the first day of the week?

    i know calendars show the first day in the row being suday, but doesn't the weekEND include saturday and sunday, making those days come at the end of the week... so is the first day of the week sunday or monday?
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    lets see some more of those funny pics

    come on and post away! :) 1 more hour to go at work
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    car alarms useful or useless?

    i understand that when an alarm goes off, theres very rarely anyone running to your car to check it out. however, do you think it deters theft at all? if a robber is going to break into a car, will seeing an alarm or hearing a warning sound scare them off and have them pick a different car...
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    physically locking my xbox to something

    I am going to be living in a frat house next year, and I'm a little afraid that my xbox might get stolen cause people will see what it can do, and I'm not always there 24/7 Does anyone know a way to physically lock down the xbox to something? like chain it to something? I cant find a good place...
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    you hear about best buy today??

    ha... made you look! haha i bet you all wanted to start a flame war im bored at work... almost done, 1hr left
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    Submit some funny pictures

    post some funny (safe for work) pics... gotta get through this day with some fun :)
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    case of the mondays...

    is it just me or is everyone having a case of the mondays today... gotta go do my tps reports...
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    you working your full shift today?

    since its so dead here, we get off 2 hrs early :) anyone else sorta lucky?
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    windows media center

    anyone here use it? if so, do you convert the dvr-ms ? theres only one prog that i can find,and it takes like 10min for a 30min video... i wish the xbox media center would just play dvr-ms files :(
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    24hr fitness.. going a little too far?

    the 24hr fitness by me is redoing their roof, and the place is full of tar fumes... however, because they are "24 hour" fitness, they remain open. when you take a step in there you almost wanna throw up and pass out from the strong tar fumes. shouldn't they close while they do this?? i mean, i...
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    best webcam for ~$50 ?

    i've only had one webcam in my life, and it was a crappy logitech quick cam, that was $40... is this the best camera you can get for that price? i need it for motion video capture (security camera) all cameras seem to be the same VGA size, so i don't see why some are $25, yet some are $200...
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    grille guard... worth it?

    i drive a navy blue explorer sport, and i was thinking about getting a chrome grille guard... i look online and see them going for like $800, but i went to a store and they had a similar one for like $420... what do you think of them? it's kinda just for looks... i mean yea it makes your car a...
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    cell phones inside buildings/homes

    does anyone know of a method thatll work for tmobile and cingular that will let me use their service inside buildings and homes that dont normally get service? i looked online, and saw devices that range from $300 to $1000, but not sure what the right thing is... itll be in a home that is...
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    Bittorrent and seeding?

    Why is it when i download programs(legal ones of course) that it says like 175 people seeding, but when i connect with my program i only see 5 people seeding. i am behind a firewall, yet that has never stopped me from downloading. is it because i have no open port fowards to my ip? it doesn't...
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    What's your favorite torrent program?

    No, I'm not talking about downloading illegal programs, I'm asking which bit torrent program do you think is the best...
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    hdd enclosure

    I got an enclosure a while back and put an 80gb hdd in there... worked fine... i just got a new 250gb hdd, and put it in the old enclosure swapping out the hdds, and now i see problems.... it says delay write failed in windows whenever i transfer files to the new hdd... is it possible some...
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    IEEE1394 Enclosure problem?

    I got an enclosure a while back and put an 80gb hdd in there... worked fine... i just got a new 250gb hdd, and put it in the old enclosure swapping out the hdds, and now i see problems.... it says delay write failed in windows whenever i transfer files to the new hdd... is it possible some...
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    ipod mini... what do you guys think of it?

    i am thinking about getting the ipod mini... i will be using it to workout, so i need a small mp3 player... what do you guys think of it? any cons? the ipod is just too big :\
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    Best mp3 player for exercising with...

    I need to get a new mp3 that i will be using while exercising... I was looking at the ipod mini, because the size seems great, but its $250.... Price isn't really a huge deal with me, as I am willing to spend around $300 for one, but i was just wondering if there is one better that will be...
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    You gonna see Fahrenheit 911?

    Was just wondering how many people have been waiting since they heard about this movie to go see it...
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    Religion... why??

    Don't wanna start a huge war over the existence of god, cause I know it'll get nasty. But I was just wondering how someone could be so religious that they change their way of life just to "please" jesus or god. There is NO scentific proof of the existence of a supreme being. Why would you...
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    Webcam software

    Does anyone know a webcam software that will stream a video and archive the live video to a file (preferribly avi or mpeg) that is good... I would like one that does not use a lot of CPU power, however I am just really looking for a reliable one... I'd prefer mms windows media streaming, but...