Search results

  1. C

    Car engine damaged - oil drain plug missing

    I own a 2011 Hyundai Sonata with ~40,000 miles. I was driving on a highway and suddenly there was no response from the engine (i could feel the car decelerating). Then the engine started responding again. A couple minutes later, again there was reduced response but this time I got a bunch of...
  2. C

    Someone hit my parked car

    My car was parked on the street and someone hit it. I came out of the house to find that there was major damage to the car. The driver was there, and the police came in and took a report. How do I proceed with it. Do, I contact my insurance or should I wait for the police report and contact...
  3. C

    Cop wrongfully ticketed me for skipping a red light

    I was ticketed by the police for running a red light. I was on a highway travelling at around 45 mph around 10-15 feet from an intersection when the traffic light became yellow. There was no way I could stop in time so I crossed the intersection (the light was still yellow when I crossed it)...
  4. C

    Carfax report: beware of curbstoner

    I found a car on craigslist and ran the carfax report. The report says : " Are you buying this car? Then make sure you are buying it from a licensed dealership. Otherwise, you could be a victim of curbstoning, which is illegal. A curbstoner poses as a private seller to sell vehicles for a...
  5. C

    ABS and Trac Off lights lit up

    I hit a pothole at around 45mph and the ABS, Trac Off and Service Engine lights lit up. Is this a major problem or just because of some faulty connections in the dashboard?
  6. C

    Got Parking Ticket in NYC

    I got a parking ticket in NYC sometime last month and I cannot find the original ticket. I tried finding it on the the www.nyc.gov/finance website so that I can pay but it doesn't show up when I put in the license plate. Is there any other way I can trace it? EDIT: Just found out...
  7. C

    External Hard Disk

    I was trying to hook my Western Digital hard disk to my laptop (in Ultra 3.5" HD enclosure) via USB. Windows does not recognize the hardware when I have the jumper in either Master or Slave position. When I remove the jumper (Single mode) the laptop does detect an external USB device...
  8. C

    Thinking of buying a car

    I am thinking of buying a 08 Hyundai Sonata Limited (2.4L, 4cyl). Any Sonata owners want to share their experiences? Also, is a $21,000 OTD (incl. tax, title, registration, delivery) a good price? <----- Car buying noob
  9. C

    Marking Threads as favorites

    I did mark a lot of threads as favorites but am unable to find an icon for it now... How do I do it? Also, most of my old favorite links don't work. Any reason behind this? Thanks in Advance
  10. C

    Ford escape hybrid

    Any one has any experience with it? Is it reliable or does it require too much maintenance? It would be my only car so I cannot afford it to be in the shop all the time...
  11. C

    place to stay near niagara falls

    Need a reasonable place to stay near niagara falls for memorial day weekend. Cant find anything on the US side for <$180/night. Any ideas?
  12. C

    Whats happening to my computer

    nor do the videos on youtube... But ATOT is working :) I was using IE 6 till now. I downloaded FF and still have the same problem... Strange thing is, it's happening on both my laptops... Any theories and more importantly solutions? Thanks...
  13. C

    Cheap Broadway Show Tickets

    I am looking to buy Tickets for Tarzan... What is the best place online to buy?
  14. C

    Credit score plunged...

    I was checking my credit report and noticed there were 2 payments reported as 30 days late (different credit cards). The information is correct. I hardly ever used these cards and I forgot to make payments beacuse I moved thrice during that time period. As a result, my credit score plunged...
  15. C

    Anyone living in NJ?

    I am about to move to NJ... Any idea about areas where I can rent an apartment (areas to avoid) near Kenilworth, NJ would be appreciated... So far I have learnt that Roselle park and Cranford are good places to live, but I have not been able to find apartments there... TIA
  16. C

    Psychic Detectives...

    So, tonight was the first time that I saw an episode of Psychic detectives.... I still find it hard to beleive that the police does take help of psychics.. Is there any truth to it or its just a fictional show.. Also, if the police uses them are they really of any help?
  17. C

    Currency names....

    OK... it seems like as a million countries have their currencies named Dollar, a million others have pound, franc, rupee, dinar or peso.. Why can't they think of an original name... Is choosing a name for your currency so damn difficult?
  18. C

    The weirdest movie you ever saw

    I just watched the The Crying Game last night. It was unusual from its handling of kidnapping, toilet humor to sexual relations.. What's the most unusual movie you have seen?
  19. C

    Amish girl asked to be shot to save others

    Wow this takes a lot of courage, , especially from a 13 year old. Rest in peace... Searched for amish, sorry if this is a repost.
  20. C

    YACT: Starting problems

    My 1990 Camry does not start. It just cranks once before the lights on the dashboard go out and the engine does not start. I have to wait a few minutes before dashboard lights come on if I turn on the ignition switch. It seemed to me that the starter wasn't working. I got it tested at...
  21. C

    $117,000 average salary

    Longshoremen.... read it in Wall Street Journal today... Time to look for a new career ;)
  22. C

    Spam email

    So, I am no stranger to spam.... From organ enlargers to nigerian scammers... from ebay sellers to paypal phisers.. But this got me thinking...wtf does this mean... Sub: Dbaccarat qcounterattack when tinkle some beachcomb may bundoora in kettle but assignation on drum as chandelier a...
  23. C

    NTLDR error

    When I try to boot my XP home laptop I get the error "NTLDR is compresssed". I tried to boot from my windows CD and Barts PE cd, but it hangs after displaying " ....is checking your hardware configuration". I cannot boot in safe mode either... Any solutions..TIA...
  24. C

    Dll error

    XP Home Edition I tried to install a D-Link wireless adapter and my laptop gave me a BSOD.. I used Barts PE to run the chk disk and it corrected some index enteries and said "not enough memory" Now, when I try to boot up I get the following error dll c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll...
  25. C

    "

  26. C

    Book summaries

    I have to turn in a book review on " A random walk down the wall street" in a few days. I don't have the time to read through 450 pages, However I also don't want to cut paste reviews directly from websites. Any place I can find condensed books or book summaries?
  27. C

    Case interviews

    I have case interviews scheduled next week for a mktg analyst position at a financial firm... What kind of questions should I expect.. Any tips?
  28. C

    Allocation of funds in a portfolio

    .....which give reasonings for asset allocation amongst Fixed-income, Equity, REIT's and the sub-sectors for equities for 2006. Or may be a few funds which have their allocation strategies on the web. Googling wasn't very useful.....
  29. C

    Restroom Graffiti

    Found this in my college restroom: Here I sit broken hearted, I tried to sh1t, but I only farted.... Later in the day I took a chance, I tried to fart but shat my pants... oops Post your own....
  30. C

    How to update stock quotes on your webpage

    I am a webpage design noob.... How do I create a feature in my website where my portfolio automatically updates prices by linking them to Yahoo Finance/ S&P etc... Thanks in advance
  31. C

    Any Solid Edge users here

    Could't find this in the tutorial.... Is there any way to reposition the origin in the draft environment in solid edge... I can do that in part environment but not in draft environment
  32. C

    What is the most frequently used reply on ATOT?

    ?? Updated....
  33. C

    Another boot-up question

    I was getting a \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file missing error when I boot up my computer. I was not able to change the registry hives using the method outlined on the MS website because the XP-CD did not allow me to boot. So, I made a Bart PE bootup cd and got into the command prompt...
  34. C

    Barts PE question

    I am trying to burn a Barts PE bootable CD on my laptop-1 to bypass the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM error I am getting while booting up my laptop-2. I have to copy the contents of my XP-cd for this. I have Windows XP-Home installed on both my laptops. I just have the recovery cd's...
  35. C

    In at last

    Yahoo!! I am now able to log in AT after 2 LONNNNNNNNNNGGGGGG months... The proxy IP I was using was banned and my account was locked :( Now, I am able to post again :)
  36. C

    Booting problems

    I get a \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file missing error when I boot up my computer. I tried changing the registry hives using the method outlined on the MS website. When I boot with a XP-CD and get into the recovery console it and choose the number "1" for instalation locations I get a...
  37. C

    YART: Court case due to roommate

    My dumba$$ roommate collected rent from me and promised to mail the check to the owner. Two months later I get an eviction notice from court saying I had not paid rent for two months ( I am the primary leaseholder). My roommate used the money for god knows what, and did not mail the rent...
  38. C

    How to write a profile?

    I am in college and everyone in my program needs to send their profile to some executives in different companies. While writing my profile, Do I address myself in third person (as most profiles I have seen are written) eg: " Compnovice has a graduated with a degree in.... His interests are"...
  39. C

    GPS receiver for palm T5

    I am looking to spend ~$100 for a gps receiver for my palm Tungsten T5, but have absolutely no idea about them. Can anyone suggest some good ones? TIA
  40. C

    GPS receiver for palm

    I am looking to spend ~$100 for a gps receiver for my palm Tungsten T5, but have absolutely no idea about them. Can anyone suggest some good ones? TIA