But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!

Wash ,'War Stories'


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tiggy - Jan 08, 2009 4:55:39 am PST #8688 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

Is there another (current) extension that will do this? Remembering to Ctl-T every time I want a new tab is a PITA.

word. i actually just switched to Firefox and that's one thing that's driving me nuts.

If one wanted to download a video from YouTube to use in a PowerPoint presentation, how would one go about doing it?

I have the YouPlayer extension in Firefox installed and it does that, Cash. i haven't actually used it yet, but it seems simple enough. [link]


Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 5:45:49 am PST #8689 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Another computer question for the experts here--now that I've got my new laptop and have put all my files/pictures onto a disc for transfer, should I just reformat the hard drive on the old desktop before recycling/sending it to Goodwill?


Tom Scola - Jan 08, 2009 5:47:21 am PST #8690 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

You should do more than reformat.


Kathy A - Jan 08, 2009 5:49:19 am PST #8691 of 25501
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Like what? I thought that would wipe anything.


Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 6:21:38 am PST #8692 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Kathy -- Read this: [link]


Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 6:22:26 am PST #8693 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

On another topic, is there a quick an easy way to know if an iPod Touch is 1st or 2nd generation?


tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 6:23:29 am PST #8694 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

2nd Gen has the external volume control (top left side)?

At least I think that feature was new for 2nd Gen.


Jessica - Jan 08, 2009 6:24:00 am PST #8695 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The 2nd gen iPhones had a slightly different shape - not sure if that's also true for the Touch.


Jon B. - Jan 08, 2009 6:25:55 am PST #8696 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Thanks. Yeah, external volume control and chrome rim on the front seem to be two obvious differences: [link]


tommyrot - Jan 08, 2009 6:27:24 am PST #8697 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Here's more: [link]

The 2nd Gen has an internal speaker! (Crappy though it is....)