And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.

Angelus ,'Damage'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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megan walker - Feb 19, 2011 8:32:26 am PST #16087 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Has Norton made it any easier to completely uninstall their tenticles? I remember it being VERY difficult a few years back.

Well, I used these steps, but there wasn't much to find, which I'm hoping is because I hadn't fully activated it yet.


Typo Boy - Feb 19, 2011 12:58:05 pm PST #16088 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I have a netbook - 1.66 GHZ chip .99 Gig of memory. XP home as OS. Will Microsoft essentials be faster and less obtrusive for me than Norton?


Sophia Brooks - Feb 19, 2011 12:59:30 pm PST #16089 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Does anyone know how to get rid of the annoying MacAfee that came with my netbook?


Typo Boy - Feb 19, 2011 1:13:46 pm PST #16090 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Here is a link to some instructions:

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Vonnie K - Feb 21, 2011 5:55:38 am PST #16091 of 25501
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Quick camera question.

I have a newish Canon Rebel XS that I've been using to learn how shoot in a manual mode (I was a click-and-shoot girl before.) Over the weekend, I played a bit with shutter speed, trying out long exposures with a slow shutter speed, trying out manual focus, etc. No problems with the camera at all. Then this morning, I can't shoot anything at all. When I press the shutter, it 1) does not focus despite the fact I have the button back on automatic focus, and 2) the shutter makes these weird... um, shuttery sounds, 2-3 times, without depressing all the way down or taking a picture.

I think this is something obvious that I should be able to fix, but damned if I can figure out what.


Stephanie - Feb 22, 2011 10:17:53 am PST #16092 of 25501
Trust my rage

Bluetooth headset question:

Because I value the Buffista opinion...

I have an iPhone and right now I'm using the little earbuds that came with it. But I want something Bluetooth and comfortable for the long phone conversations I have in the car. Any recommendations?


Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2011 11:20:23 am PST #16093 of 25501
brillig

I'm not sure if this is truly tech or not . . .

I have a new Nook, and I have a txt-to-pdf conversion utility. However, when I have the file on Medium font size, the words will split in the middle at the screen edge instead of between words. Is this a failure of the PDF format or of a cheap converter utility? If I set the file to Small size (unreadable) I see a lovely block of text with the lines ending at the line breaks.

I'll be happy if I can just get the lines to break between words.


Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2011 11:24:27 am PST #16094 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Does the txt-to-pdf utility let you change the dimensions of the page? Maybe you can set the page to the size of the Nook screen, instead of 8½ × 11.


Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2011 11:38:49 am PST #16095 of 25501
brillig

What it does is set up a virtual PDF printer. That's a good idea about the page size. Off to experiment!


brenda m - Feb 22, 2011 11:49:56 am PST #16096 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Nonian, I don't know if this will work for you, but I picked up a little gadget for $4.99 at CVS that plugs into the headphone jack and the phone then runs through the car radio.