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    remote admin Win7?

    Good news, everyone! Parents got a win 7 desktop, and it tends to be chugging along well. Since I'm half a continent away, I'd like the ability to remotely access the computer and install or remove programs, tweak e-mail settings, and similar. This will be done only with the consent of...
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    earthlink/windows live compat. mail client?

    Windows live compatable e-mail client??? I'm trying to transfer 3+ years of old e-mails from 'Earthlink Total Access' [utter shit] to a newer desktop for my parents. Earthlink's export tool has created a compressed folder with attachments designed to import into windows Live mail, and...
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    need apartment/share quickly - Winchester VA

    Hi. The short version is I've been splitting a townhouse a few near work for 18 months. Last week he stopped me for a quick chat as I was heading out the door to say 'hey, nothing big, but I won't be renting any longer. If you can get out in the next 10 days I'll give you September's rent back...
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    Leaving Apt - what to tell landlord?

    Hi. New situation, I was hoping the hive mind could help. I'm leaving my apartment; the lease is up. I have an option to go month to month, but will not do so. I have 9 weeks left in my current place, but the new one (signing tomorrow) is much closer to work. 1. Should I say...
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    New handset w/ verizon

    I beg of your experience and indulgence. Almost three years ago, I got my first "real" cell phone. It went well with the nomadic, military lifestyle. Said handset has been beaten to hell, and frequently fails to receive any useful signal. I'm currently month to month with Verizon...
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    Going away -apartment

    Hi everybody, I'm Dr. Nick. Later this week I leave to see a friend. Should I advise my landlord that I am leaving for most of the month? Nothing could possibly freeze, the fridge is clear, and I'm not sure what other concerns may arise. Just send the check, or send it with the...
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    American Military University/American Public U.

    Hi. I'm interested in taking classes @ AMU/APU. I've already got a BA, double major in history/law. Turns out that isn't good for much except 'I've got a BA' or going to grad school. Those who have experience hiring, do you recognize AMU as a 'real' degree, or think less of it? Those...
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    How do I disable this phone?

    My best buddy in the world has a very young son, and another on the way. His son, let's call him Trey, loves to play with cell phones. He's amazed, they are his favorite toy. Trey can tell if the battery has been removed, and isn't interested in anything like that. The only problem is...
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    HL gungame servers?

    Saving to pad my IRA. Choice between Cable TV / really fast internet connection. So, can anyone recommend good GunGame servers?
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    How to collect money?

    About a year and a half ago I helped a 'friend' buy a laptop from dell. He was 18 and had no credit. I effectively co-signed on the loan. He deserted from the marines about a month later, showed back up, etc. Well, unsurprisingly we both got assigned to different bases a little while...
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    West, NoVA, what to do?

    Hi. I've just relocated 600 miles from my family, and old friends. My military buddies are scattered around the globe. My situation is shared by a few of my new acquaintances at work - we're all under 30, are somewhat short because of relocation and timelag with pay, and don't know the...
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    New area, am bored, what to do?

    P. J. O'Rourke wrote that when they first venture out into the world and are on their own, batchelors go a little bit crazy. That's been happening for the past few days. Got a good job, moved 500 miles south......and now I'm in the apartment that I got short term. It's cheap, small...
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    Cell handset for a quaker?

    In the heady days of my youth at the Defense Language Institute, I grabbed a cheap flip phone with a verizon contract two years ago. It has been beaten up, does not have bluetooth capacity, and is clunky for what it is. I want a new handset. I am not sure if I want a new provider, so I...
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    Security clearance jobs?

    Hello. Due to a confluence of events, I have a security clearance and my time with the military is drawing to an end [honorably!]. Where / how do I go about finding a job? I have a BA, but it was a dual major in humanities / law. The skills I acquired don't really translate well into any...
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    Toshi A135S4477, Vaio vgn N250E, or another one? Pro/Con?

    Howdy. I'm TDY for the next 4 - 5 months, and don't have room for my desktop. Looks like I'm buying a laptop in the next day or so. I've used a buddy's A105 4334 before, to great effect. I'd like to keep things under $1400....this one should come in at about $1100. Spec sheet here...
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    Rate potential purchase

    Hi, I've been out of it for a few years. I'm looking at purchasing this, or a similar system from ibuypower. I really don't know enough to intelligently compare current video cards, or between intel/AMD cpus. Are there any serious flaws in it, is it unbalanced or unduly bottlenecked in...
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    Dispute between Western medicine, herbal medicine in Korea?

    Hi. Friends keep referencing the dispute that Korea had brewing a few years ago between Western medical practitioners and traditional medicine. Can ANYONE shed some more light on the subject? I've been googling and checking journals, but I'm coming up without anything of substance, simply...
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    Anyone from / at the DLI?

    Hello. Wondering how many people here are at the DLI, if at all. Nothing particularly motivating this, other than a Sunday.
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    Where to buy used hardware?

    Hi. I'm looking for used computer components, or a reasonably priced used system. I'm a cheapskate, and won't use my computer much; just wondering where I can get some slightly outdated hardware. appreciate any help
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    When is it depression, when is it just being in a funk?

    So, is there a hard and fast line between someone having a bad week, being down, etc....and actually having depression? If so, how do you tell?
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    What do you do for fun?

    I'm in tech school for a prolonged period of time. Every few weeks or so, we get a new group of people in fresh from basic training. The first weekend, they come to the rec center..look around....and stand there, being confused. Some have forgotten how to have fun. Some just never did...
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    Win2K - enabling asian characters w/o install disc?

    Hi. Just got my computer set up in the dorms. All of my discs, including the legitimate Win2K disc, are on the other side of the continent. I need to be able to display Hangul (korean characters). Is there any way to set win 2k up to do this, without the install disc? Thank you very...
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    In the military - changing state of residence?

    Hi. I enlisted last november. Ran into someone who said that lots of USAF change their state of residence to Texas, because there's no state income tax. Wondering if anyone here knows something/anything about this, how to do it, etc. Many thanks from an E-3 at tax time.
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    Learning a second/third language

    Raised on English, did 4 years of spanish in HS and one in college. Now I'm trying to learn Korean. Anyone have any advice beyond study hard, brute memorization, writing vocab out a dozen times each, and studying more?
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    Panasonic Replay

    Hi. My father's Panasonic PV HS 1000 (several years old, but quite nice) died recently. Hard drive dead, head was knocking on the case. Have read on this site http://rtvpatch.sourceforge.net/ about general upgrades, double disk mods, etc. Wondering if anyone out there has an image...
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    Need advice, insight on car purchase

    Hi all. My car died. I now have a loaner, but I must obtain a replacement within 3 weeks. I need to buy, not lease. My commute to work is pretty far, and I would exceed any lease travel allowance. I would like your thoughts on what cars I should try for. Essentially, I'm looking...
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    How to ignore other wireless lans?

    Currently work in 6 story office building. Several other offices have wireless access points. I use a netgear MR814 and Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 running XP. Laptop has internal wireless card. I have set up my access point to restrict to only my MAC, and encrypt transmissions...
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    Good used laptop source?

    Hi. I need a laptop for work. Basic word processing, spreadsheets and making one or two access databases. Budget is about $600, but there's some wiggle room. I've looked around, searched the forum. The BB toshiba deal is apparently dead. Does anyone have an outstanding source? I need to...
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    no info transfer over NIC/modem. WTF?

    OS - win2k pro Modem - agere 1648 chipset winmodem NIC - Linksys LNE 100TX (v5) I'm having connection problems. I dial into earthlink, dialer logs in and connects. However, there is no transfer of information (e.g. can't pull up a webpage, e-mail, etc) when I picked up the phone while...
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    Winmodem - no data transfer? What?

    OS - win2k pro Modem - agere 1648 chipset winmodem I'm having connection problems. I dial into earthlink, and connect. However, there is no transfer of information (e.g. can't pull up a webpage, e-mail, etc) when I picked up the phone while connected, there was silence. No DTMF, no...
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    Win ME rehab?

    Gentlemen, I need to rehabilitate my parents' computer. It's an HP Pavillion, P3 @900 Mhz or so, running windows ME. As it's running WinME, things have become increasingly buggy. I'm tasked with making things work properly. My ideas thus far were to: use norton ghost to back the entire...
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    Research paper topic list

    Hi. There used to be some decent lists of potential research paper topics online. My old links are dead, and I've been unsuccessful searching. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thank you too much
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    palm addressbook reader for windows?

    Is there software out there which can read a plam pilot address book? Can't get palm desktop to install without a palm pilot actually attached to the computer...so I can't get the info I need from an old backup. Thanks for looking. -Ben
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    emule and other p2p apps - requesting assistance

    Hi. Like everyone else here, I use p2p file sharing clients. My preference is for e-mule - great content, used in conjunction with sharereactor/filenexus...darn nice. However, since I'm back at college my net connection is not my own. Owing to some complete dip filing a petition to allocate...
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    Really slow boot w/ win2k pro.

    Hi. My xp 1700 running windows 2000 professional has been getting steadily slower to boot. It used to come up in 30 seconds. Now I'm over two minutes. I've tried defragging, using norton utilities (speed disc, error check to check/clean registry). No real hogs installed to run in the...
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    Clothing questions...I'm a dork

    Hi. I'm a dork. For most of my waking years, I've lived in jeans & a T-shirt, changing them as required. I'm going to a wedding in New Mexico over the summer, so I've already started getting some decent clothing for that. I need to start dressing better, on a day to day basis. So, where...
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    Is my AGP slot dead?

    Hello. Santa has been slaving over two new computer upgrades. One is for my brother. Situation is thus: MSI KT3 Ultra2. No video signal -- have tried two different video cards (Geforce 2, Radeon 8500). No signal from either; monitor does not display the 'no signal, check cable' message...
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    suggest christmas mobo

    Hello all. I'm tasked with selecting parts for my brother's christmas gift, a motherboard/cpu/ram upgrade. Use: Papers, web browsing, casual MP3 playback....nothing too intense. He has been using a PII 233Mhz for the past five years. So, anything will be an improvement. Requirements...
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    suggest christmas mobo

    Hello all. I'm tasked with selecting parts for my brother's christmas gift, a motherboard/cpu/ram upgrade. Use: Papers, web browsing, casual MP3 playback....nothing too intense. He has been using a PII 233Mhz for the past five years. So, anything will be an improvement. Requirements...
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    Bizarre squeal @ startup

    Hello all. I'm stumped. Problem thus: Aunt's computer emits a LOUD squeal upon bootup. Her computer is a 3 year old HP (Cel 500) running Win ME. Complete budget box, onboard sound. I have no idea what is causing it. Only solution offered at this point is to unplug speakers. I have...