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Home network question
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:24 am
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We have a combination of wired computers and wireless laptops and other devices. We recently switched form Uverse to Comcast and had/have a problem...
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If I read this properly, it sounds like you have separate subnets for the wired and wireless side. You don't have to have separate subnets on your...
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Last post by Russell
Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:20 pm
Forum errors
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Flightmare »
Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:09 pm
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I have been getting the following error many times tonight;
Anyone else seeing these?
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It's definitely behaving much better today than it was over the weekend.
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Last post by Flightmare
Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:18 pm
PM stuck in Outbox
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Gnamaree02 »
Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:06 pm
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OK this is probably been answered 1 million times, but I've never done this before. I'm trying to answer a PM in another form and I can't because my...
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Yep. That's right!
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Last post by Pawpaw
Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:43 pm
New pop-unders
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:01 pm
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I hate pop-unders!!! I've noticed several websites now that have a new type of pop-under. Until this new development, I could put my cursor on the...
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Just thought I would revisit this thread for others benefit. I downloaded adblock for chrome and the quality of my life has improved dramatically....
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Last post by mojo84
Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:48 pm
Does anyone really know what time it is?
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RSX11 »
Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:40 am
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Is the time on this server an hour off? It's 11:37 or so and the time on the system says its an hour off from that.
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A man with one watch always knows what time it is.
A man with two watches is never sure.
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Last post by oohrah
Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:24 pm
Microsoft Hijacking
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Sig Texas »
Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:10 am
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I willingly upgraded to Windows 10 last year. By the time I figured out that I really didn't like it, I had already passed the 30 day option to roll...
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I guess its still a Mac but I heard MS will replace the 2 GB of code they currently call Win10 with true Linux but of course a' la MS. I have not...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:13 pm
Spam email from China
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Mike S »
Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:46 am
I'm curious if any other instructors have been receiving spam from Lily Lee from WellSucceed Embroidery in Guangdong China via email submissions on...
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Last post by Mike S
Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:46 am
It the Display Different?
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WildBill »
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:06 am
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I noticed today that the font size seems smaller than usual.
Has anyone else noticed?
I haven't changed any of my computer settings. :headscratch
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Try holding your CTRL key and bumping your mousewheel up a notch or two. That changes universal font sizes.
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Last post by imkopaka
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:41 am
How to do a search on this forum
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rotor »
Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:57 am
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Can not figure out how to search for the term Remington R1 . Is there some magic way to do this that I am missing? The R1 gets ignored.
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Thanks for the responses. Does not look like there have been many Remington R1 posts.
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Last post by rotor
Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:18 pm
Skype for Linux?
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:41 pm
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We have an older HP laptop running Vista Business. My wife used it for her real estate work until it became essentially unusable. It has a 70GB hard...
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We used to use Skype a lot to see and talk to the grandkids out of state. Our daughter suggested getting an iPad and using the app called Facetime. I...
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Last post by Countryside
Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:48 pm
Calling all MAC experts!
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat Jan 16, 2016 5:09 pm
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I don't know squat about MAC computers and I need some help. One of our instructors is having trouble printing CHL-100s and CHL-8 from their Excel...
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Here's an update. He has two MAC's one desktop and one laptop. The desktop is the one with the problem and the best he can do is get the form to...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:36 pm
Are there any Linux users on this board?
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bmwrdr »
Mon Nov 11, 2013 1:54 pm
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I'd like to find out if I am the only one or if there are others as well. Thanks for the reply.
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You could use Google Voice to filter spam calls. It works verywell for me and international rates are veryt low.
The Google voice number will cost...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:56 pm
Online Reverse Phone Book
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:35 am
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Does anyone know of a free online reverse phone book? The one I used years ago no longer exists and all seem to be fee-based now. I don't use one...
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Interesting. I didn't download any app and it works for me. Even gives cell phone data. At least the few I have looked up including my own.
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Last post by gljjt
Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:41 pm
AVI to MOV File Conversion Utility
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Dad24GreatKids »
Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:25 pm
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I have several .avi files that I'd like to convert to .mov (Apple Quicktime). These are primarily home movies that I would like to be able to access...
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I use Basic YTD to convert.. You have to read the setup very carefully or they will sneak some search bar and change your search to Yahoo.. but It...
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Last post by TxLobo
Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:38 pm
What the heck is going on with all the spam lately?
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Taypo »
Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:12 pm
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Does it seem like the site is getting more spam posts than normaln the last couple days?
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Scott B,
Thank you for information.
I'm currently reading a book called Future Crimes by Marc Goodman and there's so much crime associated with...
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Last post by Abraham
Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:47 pm
Arduino Experts?
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dcphoto »
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:19 am
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Any Arduino experts out there? Looking for help with a project.
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Cool, I see there was already some response. My expertise would not have been a help in this case but in less the requirement is stated you can't...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:03 pm
Android: How to find the "open with" feature
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat Jul 04, 2015 2:11 pm
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We bought several new HP Slate 7 tablets that we are going to use to run Practiscore for scoring our IDPA matches. I need to import the registration...
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Thanks, I was able to make that work. I downloaded the Dropbox app for Android, then shared a single folder I'll use for that purpose. I had to go...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Jul 05, 2015 3:58 pm
Adware plague with audio.
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bmwrdr »
Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:29 pm
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Did anybody else experience an annoying issue with audio playing on the PC after a web browser is started?
I had this going on a few times so far....
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I am sorry if you take this personal and my comment was not meant to offend you. I just have not had an issue with a Linux distro but several issues...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:40 am
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Last post by 92f-fan
Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:02 pm
I keep getting this error message on some topics
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RPBrown »
Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:18 am
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Return to index page
General Error
SQL ERROR
Too many connections
An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator...
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It's a website issue, not a browser issue. Phpbb using a free MySQL db will have this problem occasionally. Just refresh the page.
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Last post by Wes
Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:52 pm
Samsung charging port replacement, where can I go?
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Charlies.Contingency »
Sun May 24, 2015 9:47 pm
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The title abou explains it. My work/personal laptop is a samsung np-qx411L, and the charging port is damaged and no longer taking a charge. The...
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uggg. I don't know anything over there, I'm sorry. I'm Northeast. There's a good place in Schertz and another on 1604 not quite to 281 that's really...
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Last post by SewTexas
Mon May 25, 2015 11:41 pm
CNC Gurus: I need some information
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Charles L. Cotton »
Fri May 15, 2015 5:46 pm
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I'm going to build a CNC machine for special projects using . (This guy is great, especially for a someone who know little about machining and...
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You might want to look at Vectric's Aspire. It has a good reputation for being able to import scanned images and convert to programming. It's been...
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Last post by fire128
Sat May 16, 2015 6:16 pm
Fighting the spam email battle
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat Mar 21, 2015 4:56 pm
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I get around 1,500 spam emails every week at one of my email addresses. I use a server level spam filter that is set pretty tight now and I use a...
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BigGuy, not knocking your product but anything that you have to purchase, then let it run on your network side is a waste of money. You are bogging...
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Last post by uthornsfan
Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:45 pm
Proxy servers
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mojo84 »
Sat Mar 21, 2015 10:59 am
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Another thread got me to thinking.
Do you guys that use a proxy server use it all the time or just as needed? Is there a charge? Do the proxy...
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I am a frequent user of Hola, another free service. While it does allow me to bypass any web filtering that may be present (for example, while...
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Last post by n5wd
Sun Mar 22, 2015 1:44 am
Webinars (video): Web hosts
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:55 pm
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Does anyone have first hand experience with hosting services for video webinars? I'd like some recommendations, prices, etc. Also, I would need to be...
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Another club I was part of used Vimeo for this use and it worked very well. We posted them to a member only forum and limited the playback within our...
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Last post by Wes
Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:59 pm
Wireless router advice needed
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mojo84 »
Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:56 pm
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I need to change out my Netgear WNDR 3700 v1 N600 wireless router.
I am looking at Netgear or Asus N900 models. I think the throughput of N900 is...
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Just in case you need a way to determine where the bottleneck in an active connection is you could use a relatively new tool included in Windows 7 or...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:48 pm
Interesting modum/router issue
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:06 pm
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We have AT&T Uverse for both TV and Internet. Our computers are connected using Ethernet cables, except for my laptop and a couple of tablets that...
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100% agree. Disable the 2Wire wifi and get a third party solution for much better results.
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Last post by bigity
Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:44 pm
Need old computer
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:30 pm
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I anyone has an old computer they'd like to get rid of, I'll take it. By old I mean a 286 or 386 machine and a dos-only one would be even better....
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Charles did you ever find the computer you were looking for? In the attic the other day and saw one I stashed up there about 14 years ago.
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Last post by OldGrumpy
Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:32 pm
How does one get rid of pop-unders.
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dutchman »
Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:24 pm
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NewsMax is one of my morning misinformation sources. It also delivers four or five darn popunders. It is no real problem, but it is annoying.
I...
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Here is a useful link to address the issue in Firefox. Most of those unwanted pop ups/unders are addressed here but the marketing companies and the...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:21 pm
streaming video
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1s1k52 »
Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:21 pm
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Ok so the computer i am forced to use for the next little while has a 2.1 dual core processor 3 gb ram Windows 7 32 bit and the intel chipset 4...
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Ha ha hopefully. Don't have cable so trying to watch epidsodes of Southland and The Wire. Also started the show Hannibal.
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Last post by 1s1k52
Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:38 am
Best Virus Protection / Firewall software
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tomneal »
Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:18 pm
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My current subscription is up.
I need to upgrade two pc's.
Any recommendations?
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I used McAffee and Norton in the past and got rid of both.
At this point I run Linux on my main machine and Windows 8.1 on my business and daily use...
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Last post by bmwrdr
Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:26 am
reformatting using windows 8
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1s1k52 »
Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:59 am
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Ok so apparently i am not up on things anymore. With prior builds/reformats I always gutted my HDs and used an enclosure with another computer to...
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Nah, I'll just turn my dual-boot into a tri-boot. Win7, win8, win10. Course I'm keeping the desktop win 7 & linux.
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Last post by sugar land dave
Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:58 am
Showbox/Movie Box
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1s1k52 »
Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:37 pm
Anyone use it and actually get high quality? I have consistent download speeds of 13-14 Mbps since something is usually using the internet. Well my...
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Last post by 1s1k52
Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:37 pm
Gun safe and home surveillance!
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bmwrdr »
Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:54 pm
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I finally decided to add some security to my home. There are too many stories in the news about burglaries and the thugs getting away with it because...
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There is a case and search in progress in the Dallas area now where a thief was captured taking a package off of a porch and was captured by a video...
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Last post by RPBrown
Thu Dec 18, 2014 10:29 am
How to view blocked websites at work!
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LSUTiger »
Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:18 am
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Texaschlforum.com is blocked at my place of employment. A way around this is to enter the web address using google translate. It will mask the web...
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If you want to get out to the internet disable the proxy settings in your browser. Give it a try, if it works your company may have weak security....
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Last post by bmwrdr
Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:46 pm
Processing cores.
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1s1k52 »
Sun Nov 16, 2014 1:32 pm
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I was struggling to explain this to a friend. I think it is either A. Because I really don't grasp it myself or B. I'm just bad at explaining...
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Yeah all the black friday sales were crazy with SSDs. I know the performance is insanely better but I can't justify with the lack of space for any...
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Last post by 1s1k52
Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:51 pm
Leading zeros on CHL application PDF
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Yale »
Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:47 am
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I'm having trouble getting some leading zeros in a field to show up on my chl application. I have a number I have to put in that starts with zeros,...
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Leading zeros can and are dropped and this is not a problem.
Welcome to the Forum.
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:22 am
couple slow mo of .45 FTX
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RetNavy »
Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:31 pm
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just trying out the slow motion on my Iphone.... .45 cal FTX
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had this link on the first post dont know if could post two videos on one post wasnt showing as a link
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Last post by RetNavy
Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:36 pm
Problem with Firerox "Back" button/arrow
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:36 pm
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I'm not sure how to describe the problem I'm having with Firefox. When wanting to go back to a prior page, all you have to do is click on the back...
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My mind is in low gear today. Have you tried using the arrow keys? Command+left_arrow on a Mac. Alt+left_arrow or ctrl+[on a PC.
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Last post by DocV
Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:57 pm
Universal remote for TV/DVR etc.
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:11 pm
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I need to get a universal remote to control our TV, DRV, etc. I'm going to do a little research but first I want to see if anyone has already done...
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Someone dropped or stepped on my harmony and the screen no longer works. Seeing Charles' op made me start thinking about replacing it. Thanks for the...
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Last post by mojo84
Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:08 pm
Best free host for a few photos?
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mojo84 »
Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:26 pm
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Any recommendations? I only want to use if for a few photos that I want to link to on here and other forums. I already have all my photos backing up...
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can you just copy the link say off facebook to upload pics to profile there and use here or other forums?
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Last post by lithium398
Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:39 am
tiny umbrella
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1s1k52 »
Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:21 pm
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anyone used it or get it to work?
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I backed my pictures up to an app before I did this. problem is in the process of trying to sync the app with itunes in order to transfer everything...
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Last post by 1s1k52
Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:07 pm
Samsung Galaxy S4 -- Unwanted tones
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed May 21, 2014 1:58 pm
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My Galaxy S4 periodically makes a hard to describe noise. It's like a two-tone popping noise. It's not notifying you of a new email, text message, or...
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Swipe down the top menu and touch the settings icon (the gear), then touch My Device, then touch Sound. Go through each entry under 'Ringtones and...
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Last post by BenGoodLuck
Sun May 25, 2014 5:57 pm
Excel Question re: counting duplicate entries
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue May 13, 2014 11:18 am
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I need to be able to count the total number of duplicate entries in a table. I know how to do this with a pivot table, but that won't work for our...
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Okay, I guess I was being a little too cryptic. To renew your PSC Membership, one must watch a safety video and pass a related exam. All of this is...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Thu May 15, 2014 11:17 am
Uploading docs to dps via iphone
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EnigmaEvo8 »
Thu May 01, 2014 3:17 pm
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My question is, has anyone here uploaded their documents for the chl via an iphone? I have the ability to email the docs to my email and save them to...
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Nevermind I found an app that converts pictures taken to PDF files and I can email them to myself and upload them that way.
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Last post by EnigmaEvo8
Fri May 02, 2014 2:29 pm
ethernet HD enclosure
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1s1k52 »
Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:34 pm
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I have a bunch of 3.5 HD laying around. Some of which have never been in a computer. I already have a 20.00 USB 2.0 enclosure on one. I currently...
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:iagree:
These rock! They are simple to setup and use. It's worth the $$$ to safeguard your data. And this makes the storage available to any...
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Last post by Dad24GreatKids
Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:19 pm
Heartbleed Vulnerability
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Skiprr »
Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:46 pm
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Upfront, let me note that this does not affect the Forum, so no worries there.
However, if you haven't seen the news about this during the past day...
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Probably nothing to worry about but if you haven't filed your income tax return yet, either because you owe money or are a devout procrastinator,...
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Last post by apostate
Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:26 pm
Needed: Access Database expert
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:30 pm
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We may need to hire someone to build an IDPA scoring software package around Microsoft Access. We've been using Jane Fleming's excellent ForScore for...
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Sent you a PM.
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Last post by SQLGeek
Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:49 pm
How do you convert a Word file to PDF?
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nightmare69 »
Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:04 pm
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I got a 30 page application email to me that no one can open. You download the attachment and it freezes when trying to open microsoft word. Ive...
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I can't create a pdf from Word, but the nice thing about CutePDF it can be used to create a pdf in any software package, or when printing from a...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:39 pm
Strange scripts on the forum?
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tbrown »
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:19 pm
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Has anybody else noticed other sites trying to run scripts when you visit the forum?
scripts.jpg
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Thank you gentlemen. Between malwarebytes and a fresh install of my browser, the strange scripts are gone.
I'm not sure why I was only seeing them...
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Last post by tbrown
Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:03 pm
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