Has everyone seen this documentary on ARPAnet from 1972? It's quite cool (and free, from Google Video).
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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Jessica - Mar 19, 2006 6:41:21 am PST #7609 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Zenkitty - Mar 19, 2006 7:00:09 am PST #7610 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Whiney question: Why do I need Webroot Spy Sweeper? When I got my computer "fixed" the geek at BestBuy put it on, and I had to pay for it. Everytime I bookmark a site, it pops up an annoying window and makes me click to reassure it that I really meant to do that. As far as I can tell, that's all it does. I have Norton, and I have AdAware, so do I really need this pest? Can I just remove it?
esse - Mar 19, 2006 10:47:46 am PST #7611 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Zenkitty--you don't. I personally swear by AdAware and Spybot, which are both free and don't have the sort of pop-ups you're describing. However, it's worth noting that SpySweeper has caught some spyware that both AAW and SB missed before, which it why I did use it for awhile, until I got System Mechanic. (Though I still run SB and AAW first.)
meara - Mar 19, 2006 12:07:05 pm PST #7612 of 10003
So, normally if I'm viewing a PDF on my powerbook, I just use Preview, because, well, it works, and no sense in downloading extra stuff.
But I want to type in a form (my 1040) and Preview doesn't seem to let me do that. Is there a way, or do I just need to download Acrobat, or...?
esse - Mar 19, 2006 12:50:56 pm PST #7613 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
PDF is a (more or less) high-res image file. Acrobat Reader only allows you to view it. To edit PDFs you can use the full version of Adobe Acrobat, but it costs some moulah. You probably should just print it off and do it by hand.
Ginger - Mar 19, 2006 12:53:49 pm PST #7614 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
IIRC, the 1040 online is an interactive form, so all you should need is Reader. You'll be able to click in form fields to fill it out and then print it.
Dana - Mar 19, 2006 12:54:00 pm PST #7615 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
But if the PDF lets you enter data, i.e., is a form, you don't need the full version of Acrobat to do that. You should be able to do it with Acrobat Reader, because we do (on a PC).
I can't answer nothing about that confusing Mac stuff.
Jon B. - Mar 19, 2006 1:28:27 pm PST #7616 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
My PC is sluggish. Looking in Windows Task Manager at the Processes, it looks like java.exe is using a lot a CPU cycles. How can I find out what is calling java? Does iTunes use java?
Jon B. - Mar 19, 2006 2:28:23 pm PST #7617 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Figured it out: it was the galleon.tv service I've got running with my Tivo. It's a cool app, but what a resource hog!
DCJensen - Mar 19, 2006 5:34:52 pm PST #7618 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Has anyone posted this?
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