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Archive for January, 2009

make files unsearchable?

sooooo
what if you have some files on your computer you don’t want your girlfriend to see. Besides hiding it in a deep dark secret folder, is there a way to make those certain files unsearchable?
I think my girlfriend did a search for ".avi" or ".mpg" and came across some naughty stuff
help a noob [...]

Two XP choices on startup - only one installed

Ok, its now my turn to be called a noob and a dumbass, because I have a stupid problem I cant google.
I just got a laptop, dell 5100 from the parents. its an old 2.4ghz unit that needs a reinstall of windows. I reinstalled XP pro, everything went smoothly. Then when I restarted the dell, [...]

Can’t download torrents

I can’t download any torrents, I’m on a university wireless connection, at one of the libraries, and i can’t seem to get any torrents to work. i can’t ping the trackers, utorrent says the trackers are offline but they’re not (i can see the website and the list of seeders/leechers), any idea?you’re school’s network [...]

Need help with some js

I need to implement a looping slideshow, onmouseover, similar to the ones you will find on porn tube sites.
I already have the sequences of images ready, and I simply need to turn the frames I already have into a looping sideshow onmouseover.
My filenames go like this:
ef34g45_001.jpg, ef34g45_002.jpg, ef34g45_003.jpg, ef34g45_004.jpg, ef34g45_005.jpgi know js but i don’t [...]

Help with Excel charts?

So, I have a chart I created. X axis comes from column A and Y comes from column D. I want to create a second graph that is identical to the first but now I want the Y to come from column G. Is there any sort of find and replace that [...]

Dell Dimension E310 Booting

I have a Dell Dimension E310 computer with a bad DVD CD ROM drive. I need to reload XP. How can I boot XP installation CD ROM off an external USB DVD CD ROM? Is this even possible? Thanks.Plug the drive in, go into the BIOS during startup (usually Del, Esc, [...]

For Firefox users.

Ok, this might be old news to some of you but it’s new news to me. I use my Firefox browser pretty heavily (at least 7+ tabs open at any given time), and Firefox starts to slow down my computer… I was running Firefox 2… so I just upgraded to Firefox 3 and HOLY SMOKES [...]

firefox question

anyone know if there is a way to adjust the order items show up in the smart bar? I’d prefer that bookmarks show up first and then history and so forth, but i don’t see any options…

Not entirely sure if this is what you want.
Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Bookmarks Toolbar > Drag and [...]

Please help.

well here.

this sounds good, right?
but i dont really understand how this stuff works.

i don’t even know which version to download.
i build basic html websites, and have been using mal’s ecommerce which intergrates with my html website to become a shopping cart. it’s easy to use but has no traditional backend, and also requires a lot [...]

New monitor looks like shit…

Acer AL1916 LCD 19"…
I installed the driver and everything.. Text is all fuzzy and distorted looking. I know its the monitor because I just switched from an old CRT 17" Dell. Help please!

EDIT: nevermind folks.. i should of restared my comp before posting (dur dur dur).. thanks anyway !Is it a DVI monitor, by [...]