Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
18 Jun 2005, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 6,773
Stumbleupon = BHO
Spyware Guard stops install of Stumbleupon and warns of a BHO (Browser Help Object) having been added.
I left it hanging and googled "Stumbleupon BHO spyware" and decided to remove it.
The first...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
17 Jun 2005, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 6,773
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org)...
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org) (http://www.eff.org/) Keep abreast of cyber legal issues ... encyclopedic links.
Antique Radio Forum (http://www.antiqueradios.com/cgi-bin/forums/index.cgi)...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
16 Jun 2005, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,228
Political poetry
I like all the (what I see as) unintentional humor in the forbidden political threads. Such careful side-stepping.
"Aljazeera News...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
16 Jun 2005, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,521
Another approach has also been suggested. More...
Another approach has also been suggested. More Draconian. Hold the naive user legally responsible and therefore liable for any damage his unprotected computer has caused.
My opinion: this would...
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Forum: Google Gmail Forum
16 Jun 2005, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,532
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Forum: Google Gmail Forum
9 Jun 2005, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,532
Re: Why I Don't Use Gmail
Nice to know someone else is doing this. Of course, it's not only Google that tracks clicks.
For those with privacy, or simply contrarian views, surely there must be software for circumventing...
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Forum: Early Warning...
9 Jun 2005, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,513
LionR - Signup
After following the discussion in the other thread, I signed up. That's an interesting mix of features they offer. I had thought one needed British residency ... guess not. (??)
Now that I've...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
6 Jun 2005, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,058
???
That link is dead. Should have copied. Can you resurrect it, Xbot?
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
3 Jun 2005, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 358
Views: 212,709
Keynote
Keynote does this. Not light weight, but certainly full featured. Acts more like a text editor than a notepad replacement.
http://keynote.prv.pl
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Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous
2 Jun 2005, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,236
Re: iPod
Anything but iPod. I even hate typing it. Too much with the ipods. The only time I like hearing about them is in relationship to street crime/subway theft. No doubt that also increases sales.
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
31 May 2005, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,803
Recipes for Mints with Roots
When you walk into a bistro that serves many Mint Juleps you will find scores of mints growing new leaves. A wonderful smell. Nice to see real plants inside, not plastic or "silk" ...
Now chewing...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
30 May 2005, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,482
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
30 May 2005, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,803
Strong Mint
I presume you have the same herbal mints in Australia that we have here in the US. Whether indigenous or domestics gone wild. Peppermint, spearmint, and so on. You find mint growing wild around...
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Forum: Email Help Needed!
30 May 2005, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,073
You send it dot com
I'm not sure this qualifies but ...
Until last night I had never used this service. Only heard of it. I had no idea that you can transfer up to a Gigabyte at a time. Your target receives an...
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Forum: Google Gmail Forum
28 May 2005, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,699
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Forum: Google Gmail Forum
28 May 2005, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,336
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Forum: Google Gmail Forum
28 May 2005, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,553
Manual Update
I use ePrompter, but not for Gmail. (I pop it to a client.) However, when ePrompter has trouble - gives the red asterisk - I use manual update - and update only the account that gave trouble. Have...
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Forum: Email Help Needed!
19 May 2005, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,354
Good news, thanks. Sounds like an essential...
Good news, thanks. Sounds like an essential utility for Firefox. Should take care of my main objection to Firefox. Reinstall issues.
Mozillazine forums seem to recommend uninstall / reinstall,...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
13 May 2005, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,089
Updating, uninstall req?
I dunno. I've been using Opera more and more lately. I never get around to giving Firefox its due. But I gather from the Mozillaline forums that this uninstall is definitely necessary with...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
13 May 2005, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,860
Cookies
It's not just a matter of right vs. wrong. Most of us would like to know if a website is changing our hard drive. Is it making permanent changes to the registry. Or changing our startup...
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
13 May 2005, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,089
Another Firefox and another and
Yes, I saw this yesterday and still have not acted. I don't want to use my present Firefox now... sounds vulnerable. And 1.03 is what - the third one in six weeks? Once again, it's uninstall...
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Forum: Email Comments, Questions and Miscellaneous
13 May 2005, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,251
Mailbox Exterminator et al
Mailbox Exterminator (340KB) is listed at SnapFiles on their Misc. Email Tools page:
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/comm/fwmiscmail.html
Similar programs also listed there are Buleleng (135 KB)...
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Forum: Early Warning...
11 May 2005, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 6,096
Re: UES Migration
I used Outlook Express, cleanout of Inbox was quick. The rumors of your death have been greatly exaggerated..
Perhaps LazurUES should be considered as a domain choice.
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
10 May 2005, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 17,132
Right click on highlighted text
Opera goes beyond copy and paste. Right click on highlighted text and this menu pops up:
Copy text
Copy to note
Speak
Search
Search With (various choices)
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Translate
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Forum: The Off-Topic Lounge
9 May 2005, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,860
Re: Re: Ad Blocking software - ethics
I particularly like the way AdMuncher works. The white cow head icon sits in the tray. The ad is replaced with "munched" so I know AdMuncher is working. If I want to disable it temporarily, I can...
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