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    Odd DNS issue

    Sunday evening our domain name renewed (yearly renewal). Now, anywhere inside our office, the website pings to a GoDaddy IP address and if you go to the url, it redirects to another website hosted on our server. Everywhere else in the world (or the 7 places I've checked at least) show the...
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    Help me make my decision. Canon 50D kit

    I'm looking at upgrading from my Canon XTi and am interested in getting the 50D. I'll be selling my XTi and the two lenses I currently have. There are two auctions on ebay for these with varying lens packages. One of them has the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS as the only lens included and...
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    Restart locked up router remotely

    We have a router (fvs114) that is hosting our websites. About once or twice a week this router will lock up and we will be forced to reboot it. This is in a remote location, so no one is ever there to reboot instantly. Does anyone know of anything that we could plug into it that would allow us...
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    Batch script to parse a text file

    We have a backup software that creates log files every time a backup is run. We want to email a portion of that log file to each customer so that they can see if their backup was successful or failed each day. I found a program to email out the text files, but now I need something that will pull...
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    Name our software!

    My company has created (yet another) backup software and need a name for it! We are looking for ideas. Not sure if there will be a prize for the winner, but I can certainly push for it. It doesn't matter if it has backup in the name, but it needs to make sense. We're looking for something witty...
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    FTP web client and server for Linux

    We are looking for a FTP server that either has a web interface for the client/admin portion of it or something that we can customize to display the information. Our client wants a FTP server, but they also want a webpage that displays the files/images from the server with a description, file...
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    Online Data Storage

    Here at work we are wanting to get all of our websites backed up outside of the office as somewhat of a failsafe if anything major happens to the backups we have here. The servers are all Xserves, so we really need a solution that has Mac support (if it is an application). We were thinking about...
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    Which monitor should I get? Help me decide!

    This monitor is going to be plugged into my MacBook Pro as a second monitor. All of the specs look almost identical to me. Both have a 3 year warranty. The BenQ has a "5 egg" rating with over 500 reviews. Tell me which I should get!! BenQ FP202W Dell E207WFP
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    Xbox 360 headset audio problem

    I can talk through the microphone, but the sound does not come through the headset speakers. For some reason, all sound from people in xbox live play through the tv speakers.
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    Y-adapter for iPod

    I purchased a 5th gen iPod that I am using in my car. The problem I am having is that my damn tape player is too smart for the tape adapters. I've had to purchase 4 or 5 adapters just to find one that actually works. The one that works connects to the bottom of the iPod instead of the headphone...
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    Action could not be completed. Mail error from Entourage

    One of my clients received an email last night that showed up as a Mail Delivery error and it has very strange characters in the subject. I've never seen the characters before. It doesn't look like ascii characters at all. Anyway, each time you click on this email, an error message...
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    Kenwood DPX-MP4070 car stereo problem

    I just purchased this double din unit a couple days ago and just got it installed tonight. I'm having a problem with the tape deck accepting a Cassette adapter for my iPod. I've called Crutchfield and they said that it is because the tape player is too smart for its own good. It can't find the...
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    Program to Zero out data

    I'm looking for a program or possibly something that is already built into the OS that will allow me to zero out the data on my laptop hard drive. Does anyone know of anything that is bootable or that I can call from the DOS prompt that will allow me to accomplish this? Does Microsoft have a...
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    Run Windows XP on Intel-based Macs

    CUPERTINO, California?April 5, 2006?Apple® today introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®...
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    2 - 3 tech support positions available in ATL

    The company I work for, LANscapesLANscapes is looking for 2-3 new employees. Check out our website and email your resume to jobs@lanscapes.com. We are located off of Northridge Rd (exit 6 on 400). Send me a PM if you have any questions.
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    Need suggestion on new DVD burner

    It is my birthday this weekend and to treat myself, I am planning on getting a new DVD burner. I currently have a Lite-On SOHW-812S that has begun to stop working properly. It will still burn DVDs, but it will not read them after they have been burned. It will also not read or write CDs at all...
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    Purchasing a DVD Burner. Need suggestions

    It is my birthday this weekend and to treat myself, I am planning on getting a new DVD burner. I currently have a Lite-On SOHW-812S that has begun to stop working properly. It will still burn DVDs, but it will not read them after they have been burned. It will also not read or write CDs at all...
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    Need help: Hardwire iPod to car stereo

    I'm trying to figure out a way to connect my G3 iPod to our aftermarket car stereo (JVC KD-LX10). I believe the only input jacks we have in the back are for amps and cd changers. Does anyone know of any cables or adapters that can be used to connect to the cd changer? I'm looking for a cheap...
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    where are background images stored in Win 2000?

    If I right click on an image in my browser and choose 'set as background', where does Microsoft store this file? I would like to retrieve the background image and put it on another computer.
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    Format->modify style option in Word 2002

    One of my clients is using Word 2002 SP3 and has a 'style' and 'modify style' option under the Format menu. Her assistant does not have this option (but she does have the 'style & formatting' option). Does anyone know how to add these to her menu?
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    Cannot find antistatic bag. what else can I use?

    I just sold a graphics card, but cannot find an antistatic bag for it to go in. What else can I use to ship it out in?
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    Problems with Ditto command on 10.4 server

    We recently just purchased a new Xserve to be our file server. Our old file server is now our web hosting server. We used ditto to copy the files over to the new machine (we do not have a raid). The problem is that many of the files and folders that were moved over are not visible from...
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    Enter direct path to a document

    We are trying to access a document that is on a network drive (xserve OS 10.3) and several folders down. On the Windows side, you can type in a direct network path and open the file without navigating through the folder tree. Is there any way to enter in the full path to a document in Office...
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    Very strange XP & Tiger Server problem

    We just upgraded our Xserves this past weekend to Tiger (from Panther). Everything is running fine on the Mac side, but on the Windows side we are having a very strange problem. One of the XP Pro computers will not allow a user to save a document. This document is inside a folder that is...
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    Problem viewing streaming video on Firefox

    Every time I attempt to watch a streaming video or listen to music through Firefox (v1.07), my internet connection gets dropped. I haven't tried Explorer, but it also happens with Safari. I have to then unplug the router for a few seconds and plug it back in to get it back up. I have Bellsouth...
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    Problem viewing streaming data. internet drops connection.

    Every time I attempt to watch a streaming video or listen to music, my internet connection gets dropped. I have to then unplug the router for a few seconds and plug it back in to get it back up. I have Bellsouth DSL with a Westell modem connected to a Linksys Wireless Router (WRK54G), but the...
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    Scoring Certification Exams question

    I'm getting ready to take my first certification test next weekend. How do they grade the questions with multiple answers? Do they add every question up and then divide by the total number of answers that were to be given or do they mark it wrong if you missed one out of the three required...
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    ACHDS (apple certified helpdesk specialist)

    I'm currently studying for my ACHDS exam and wanted to know if anyone has any test questions or documentation that would aid me in my study? Anyone taken this test for Tiger? Is it very difficult? I'm reading a book that I received, but its going over very basic OS X items. Doesn't seem to dig...
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    Flash question

    my company is looking at animating their logo. I can do html stuff, but when it comes to flash or animated gifs, I'm at a loss. Could someone take a look at their logo and see how difficult it would be to animate it? What program should I use? Would Flash be over the top? Could I go with...
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    Flash or animation guru please come

    my company is looking at animating their logo. I can do html stuff, but when it comes to flash or animated gifs, I'm at a loss. Could someone take a look at their logo and see how difficult it would be to animate it? They basically want the 5 "computers" to be rotating around along with the...
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    Troubles connecting ibook to linksys wireless router

    I just purchased a Linksys WRK54G wireless router last night. My HP laptop is connected just fine with the wireless card, but I cannot get the iBook to connect at all with the airport card! I've tried connecting it with encryption turned on and with it completely open. It will connect to the...
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    Error when attempting to install printer on Windows 2003 Server

    I'm having a problem attempting to install a print driver on my Windows 2003 Server machine. Every time I run the installer, it tells me 'Existing print driver may be in use. Please restart and try again.' I've restarted, but that makes no difference at all. it gives me the same message as...
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    Car overheating question

    coming home from work today, I noticed that my car was getting extremely hot (water temp gauge rose all the way to H). It never started smoking, but when I got home I noticed that the reservoir was nearly empty. I'm not sure where this all went, but I'm heading out to put some coolant in it. Now...
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    What does a Field Technician need with him at all times?

    I recently acquired a new position at a help center and will be starting next week. I will be working on troubleshooting Macs and PCs either at the Customer's office or remotely with VPN, ARD or Timbuktu. This will include desktops, laptops, servers, routers, etc. Basically their entire IT...
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    Revert Java on Macintosh OS X

    My company has software that was written in Java v1.3.1. Now that Java v1.3.1_16 has been released, our software has stopped working. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to revert Java back to a previous version on OS 10.3?
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    Problems with Canon Powershot S1 IS

    I just purchased this camera as an upgrade to my Canon A70. I thought I needed the 10x optical rather than 3x optical. I'm having three problems with this camera: 1. Will not focus at all if the item is within 2-3 feet of the camera. Every shot comes out blurry. With the A70, I could take...
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    PCI-Express AGP port question

    I have a Dell Dimension 8400 that came with the PCI-Express GeForce 6800 card. If I pulled that out, would I be able to put a regular AGP card in its place or will I need anothe PCI-Express card?
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    Running Windows XP in a different language

    We are having problems with our customers running Windows XP in German with our software. Does anyone know of an easy way that I could add German language to my XP machine so that I can reproduce the problem?
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    Running Windows XP in different language

    We are having problems with our customers running Windows XP in German with our software. Does anyone know of an easy way that I could add German to my XP machine so that I can reproduce the problem?
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    Export messages in Outlook

    I'm trying to export my email messages from Outlook 2002 into a tab delimited file so that we can import them into our database here at work. The Export works fine, but it doesn't export the date and time!! How could Microsoft have forgotten about this information? Does anyone know how I can get...