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P.M. Marc - Jul 07, 2005 10:27:55 am PDT #3619 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Jilli, talk to Paul. He's Camera Research Man, and can suggest models that best fit your needs.


Atropa - Jul 07, 2005 10:32:11 am PDT #3620 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Jilli, talk to Paul. He's Camera Research Man, and can suggest models that best fit your needs.

Keen.


BridgetS - Jul 07, 2005 2:01:34 pm PDT #3621 of 10003
Mercy is the mark of a great man. [beat] Guess I'm just a good man. [beat] I'm alright.

Flash question?

Dana:

Go to the very last frame of the movie and right- or control-click; select Actions, and find Stop under, I think, Movie. (It's been a few months since I used Flash, but the stop command should be somewhere in the Actions window.)


dcp - Jul 07, 2005 3:57:29 pm PDT #3622 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

...a digital camera. I want something that is relatively inexpensive, decent quality, and *small*. Something that I could just cart around in my purse.

The Concord 5040 looks like a pretty good deal for the features you want. The only hitch I can see is that a memory card isn't included in the package -- budget at least another $50 for that.


Deena - Jul 07, 2005 7:40:05 pm PDT #3623 of 10003
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Hivemind Question(s):

How could someone have disabled my task manager without me knowing it, and how can I get it back, and for what purpose would this hypothetical someone have done this thing?


tommyrot - Jul 07, 2005 9:12:05 pm PDT #3624 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

google 'disable task manager' (no quote) - there are some registry settings that turn it on and off.

So far I don't see why someone would disable it, just how to do it.

eta: One reason an administrator might disable it is to prevent the user from knowing when the admin is running software that spies on the user.


Dana - Jul 08, 2005 5:46:44 am PDT #3625 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Thanks, Bridget. The good news is that I can hopefully convince higher-ups that a plan involving me learning Flash from scratch isn't their best idea.


Deena - Jul 08, 2005 7:42:35 am PDT #3626 of 10003
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Tommy, thanks. I am the administrator. The regedit has also been disabled. I haven't yet found a way to restore them. I ran a system restore to 24 hours previous and they started again, but are gone again this morning. I'm thinking virus now, even though my security software isn't coming up with any viruses. I can't think of anything else that would disable them again as soon as I restarted the computer.

If you come up with any ideas, I'd be grateful.


tommyrot - Jul 08, 2005 7:55:17 am PDT #3627 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Yeah, I'm thinking virus now sounds to be the most likely. 'Cuz you pretty much need regedit and the task manager to kill viruses/malware/etc.

Actually, does your security software check for malware? (Adware, spyware, etc.)


Deena - Jul 08, 2005 7:59:33 am PDT #3628 of 10003
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Yes, it does, and it didn't find any. Thanks.