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    How does charging for bandwidth on the internet work?

    As I think about "net neutrality", it seems that a lot of the debate comes down to how we price bandwidth. But I want to make sure that I understand how bandwidth is currently priced so that I understand the costs involved. My understanding: On the internet, one pays bandwidth costs in order...
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    Difficulty copying files from memory card: crashes in Windows, Command Line

    I have a 4GB SD Card with photos and videos from my Christmas vacation. I want to copy the files to my computer. The problem that I am experiencing is that the copy is failing on certain files and this causes Windows explorer to crash and/or the command line (when using xcopy) to stop...
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    Does one need a dedicated router to share internet or can it be done in software between two computers?

    I am using a laptop. My roommates have an iMac (that they bought last year). Today I bought a wireless router in order to get wireless internet on my laptop. But it occurred to me - I'm sitting on the couch next to their iMac - isn't there a way to share internet access without a separate...
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    Wanted: program to silently take and save a picture from a webcam on a daily basis

    I had an idea that I would like the webcam on my laptop to take a picture of me each day. I would want the picture to be taken automatically and silently saved to a folder on the computer. I would want the picture to be taken while I am actively using the laptop. It would be sufficient to...
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    Want to extract audio from Quicktime MOV files, received audio in AIFF or MP3 format

    I have a couple dozen Quicktime MOV files. I want to extract the audio from the files to generate audio files (in a small format like MP3, though AIFF would do). I tried opening them in Final Cut Pro and exporting the audio to Quicktime, but this took a really, really long time (exporting audio...
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    Copying files off CD causes Windows Vista to crash; how to copy from a CD with some errors on it?

    I have a cd that I burned some of my files onto as a backup five years ago. I want to copy all of the files off of it onto my hard drive. The problem is that when I select all of the files and folders in Windows Vista and drag them to a folder on my hard drive the file copying dialogue box...
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    Error message every time I start Windows

    Whenever I start Windows I receive the following error message as a popup: http://clip2net.com/clip/m6907/1221703438-clip-15kb.jpg I click 'OK' and my computer appears to work properly. How do I get rid of the message when I start mycomputer? I tried searching google for 'tuvUKExy.dll' and...
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    Easy way to check if my network card does support promiscuous mode?

    I want to monitor the network traffic on my network. I thought that I would use this tool: Network Probe 2.6 at http://objectplanet.com/probe/deployment.html In order to use it, it says that I need a network card which supports 'promiscuous mode': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promiscuous_mode...
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    Should I Be Concerned about Security: Sending Personal Information over Email

    I work at a church. Today, a volunteer who sends out birthday cards to the kids who are members of the church asked for a list of upcoming birthdays, with the kids' names, addresses, phone numbers and some other information. I will go into our membership database, output this information as an...
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    Wanted: Way to increase Windows desktop size beyond size that normally accords to monitor's resolution

    I am looking for a software utility that would increase the size of my Windows desktop beyond the dimensions of my screen. I've seen this by default with Linux installs that I've used before (via KDE, Gnome). I want the "virtual size" of my desktop to be something like 3000 pixels across and a...
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    What are the adverse effects (if any) of using a larger SD Card than my camera supports?

    I just bought a cheap digital camera: a Digitrex DSC-3500Z. The camera's box says that it supports SD Cards up to 256MB in size. I have a 1GB SD card. I have inserted this 1GB memory card into the camera and saved some pictures to the camera, apparently without problem. What are the...
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    Windows XP Search does not find text in files: Why?

    I am doing a search using the Windows XP search feature. I am searching in a directory, searching for a "word or phrase in the file". This directory contains Microsoft Word files. I use Word 2003. I know that the word I am searching for is in several of the files in the directory. When I do...
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    WindowsXP cannot read CDs from CD Drive (does not detect CD in drive)

    My decade-old brand-name Toshiba 4x CDROM drive is able to read both data and audio CDs. My newer no-name 36x CDROM drive is able to read audio CDs, but not data CDs. My newest Samsung 48x CDROM drive is able to read audio CDs, but not data CDs. Suggestions on how to get the newer drives...
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    MS Excel: Modify files that open on program start

    I am using a computer in an office that was used by someone before me. Whenever I start the program "Microsoft Excel" (97) a series of documents open. Where in the program can I modify what documents open when I start the application? The current system is most annoying because, for every...
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    Prevent chkdsk from appearing on boot under XP with FAT32

    I am using FAT32 with WinXP Pro. Every time I boot my computer, chkdsk appears to scan the hard drive. I would like to prevent it from ever appearing at startup. Where is the setting?
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    Why do Address Books suck? (aka synchronization issues with PDA/PC/Web and across programs on a Windows PC)

    I have five different digital Address Books: I keep contact's names and numbers on my Palm Pilot (and corresponding Palm Desktop app) Microsoft Windows XP address book (used by Outlook Express) Microsoft Outlook XP address book (Why isn't this the same thing as the Windows Address Book? What's...
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    Why does Windows use Virtual Memory when I have free RAM?

    http://prowsej.no-ip.com/pics/1GBvirtual.PNG In the picture: I have 228012K of RAM unused. I have 185808K of virtual memory (on my hard disk) being used. This happens almost all of the time: I have lots of unused RAM and Windows is extensively using Virtual Memory. Wouldn't it be faster...
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    How does Windows Networking work?

    I'm using Windows XP. I'm in residence at a University so everyone on our floor with a computer shows up on the network. We can share files, printers, etc. My computer workgroup is set to "workgroup." Other people have their set to "mshome." (they are the defaults for WinXP Pro and Home...
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    Computer Randomly crashing with Windows XP after clean install (bluescreens)

    My computer is consistently crashing and putting up a multitude of error messages. It is a new computer less than a month old. I formatted the hard drive, booted from the Windows XP CD and ran the install. Half way through the XP Home installation, I got a blue screen of death and the...
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    Reboot WinXP and not entire computer

    Under Windows98 I was able to hold down the shift keys while selecting restart computer to just restart Windows and not go through my BIOS. This saved me about 30 seconds on my boot times and I liked the feature. Doing the same thing doesn't work under WinXP Pro. How do I just restart the OS...
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    Ysing copy with wildcards (*.*) in WinXP Recovery Console

    By default the Windows XP Recovery Console does not allow wildcards to be used with the copy command (why!?!) I need to use wildcards to copy a large number of files. How can I do so? It doesn't appear that I can run a program like xcopy.exe to bypass the Recovery Console. Suggestions?
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    Windows XP Recovery Console Restrictions

    I'm having problems with my computer and I'm trying to do repairs using the WinXP Recovery Console that I access by booting from the Windows Setup CD. However, by default the recovery console gives me very limtied access to my computer (windows directory,root folder,etc.). Apparently there is...
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    Yet Another Bloke Who Didn't Realize The Power of XP's Passwords (data loss). How do I backup that which I can't access?

    I was using XP and I encrypted two folders. I then reinstalled the operating system and I've lost access to those folders (2.5GB of data). I'm told that I'm essentially SOL for getting the files (even though I remember the password, because I don't have the key), but I'd like to backup the...
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    Windows XP Help Lists hardware as "Not Supported". What does this mean in real terms?

    In Windows XP Help the "My Computer Information - Hardware" page produces the following list for me. Most of the major hardware on my computer is noted as being "Not Supported." Could someone tell me what this means? Is the hardware's driver not compatible with WinXP? Does the hardware not...
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    Windows disallows file names starting with period like .htaccess, I want to allow them

    When I try to create a new file by right clicking, selecting new, and then selecting a file type like plain text, I'm unable to name that file with any name that starts with a period, such as '.htaccess'. This is an annoyance because files with that name are needed by Apache. How can I relax...
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    Win2000 encrypted folders. How do I access them from another Windows install?

    In Win2000 Pro, I encrypted some folders (by checking the encrypted option on their properties). I know what the password is. My Win2000 install is majorly screwed up and will not boot. For about three months I've been using WinXP on another partition. Now, I have some really, really...
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    Win NT: I want files of a certain type to be automatically moved from one directory to another

    I have: /dir1 My file-sharing programs save files into this directory. The files will be everything from .exe, .move, .mp3, .jpg, etc. I would automatically like *.mp3 to be moved from /dir1 to another folder, say, /mp3s I would automatically like *.jpg to be moved from /dir1 to another...