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Forum: Software 06-04-2011
Replies: 42
Views: 13,950
Posted By etalmar
Why am I not surprised to see your reaction to my...

Why am I not surprised to see your reaction to my post about a decent free program.

Some of us are not in the habit of dropping $$$ on every little "this is the absolute greatest program for......
Forum: Software 06-02-2011
Replies: 42
Views: 13,950
Posted By etalmar
Save your money. A very good uninstaller program...

Save your money. A very good uninstaller program called MyUninstaller (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html) is offered as freeware by NirSoft. I have used it for years and it works very well.
Forum: General Discussion 05-21-2011
Replies: 12
Views: 1,259
Posted By etalmar
"An RFID tag was scanned at a distance of 69...

"An RFID tag was scanned at a distance of 69 feet, (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2005/07/_defcon_rfid_wo.html) and that was back in 2005, the possible reading distance now is probably much...
Forum: Security 05-13-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 1,677
Posted By etalmar
I would have chosen SAS as well. I know that MBAM...

I would have chosen SAS as well. I know that MBAM receives rave reviews here, as well as on several other tech forums, but from my experience running it every day, I am not convinced that it is even...
Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2011
Replies: 12
Views: 1,259
Posted By etalmar
RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010 All...

RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010

All cell phones will come packed with an RFID chip by next summer — giving your phone the possibility of also becoming the keys to your car or house.
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Forum: General Discussion 05-06-2011
Replies: 12
Views: 1,259
Posted By etalmar
All cellphones come with two types of built-in...

All cellphones come with two types of built-in surveillance/tracking (http://web.archive.org/web/20031023023223/http://www.microlink.co.il/fs_12.html) devices: Transponders...
Forum: Software 04-21-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 1,550
Posted By etalmar
Most likely the Charter search portal page is a...

Most likely the Charter search portal page is a redirect (or hijack) from your ISP (Charter Communications) whenever you mistype any URL. Any error will automatically take you to Charter's search...
Forum: Software 04-05-2011
Replies: 57
Views: 3,823
Posted By etalmar
FF 3.6.16 is stable and works very well with most...

FF 3.6.16 is stable and works very well with most add-ons, so I'm sticking with that for now.
Forum: Software 03-27-2011
Replies: 57
Views: 3,823
Posted By etalmar
I only have 3 gigs of memory, so that may have...

I only have 3 gigs of memory, so that may have something to do with the excessive pull on my system. That notwithstanding, I never encountered any issues installing and running FF4. I just...
Forum: Software 03-27-2011
Replies: 57
Views: 3,823
Posted By etalmar
I already deleted FF4 and reverted back to 3.6.16...

I already deleted FF4 and reverted back to 3.6.16 as it runs much smoother and plays much nicer with all of the extensions that I am currently using.

Besides behaving strangely in general, I also...
Forum: Installation, Setup and Updates 03-21-2011
Replies: 9
Views: 4,750
Posted By etalmar
My vote goes along with Ian's ... IESpell...

My vote goes along with Ian's ... IESpell (http://www.iespell.com/). It was easy to configure and did a splendid job of catching most common spelling errors, that is, when I last used IE as my...
Forum: General Discussion 03-16-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 6,149
Posted By etalmar
I have already hidden the KB976932 SP1 update...

I have already hidden the KB976932 SP1 update until I can make a system image. I did that the day it first appeared on patch Tuesday to ensure that I would not install it without having a reliable...
Forum: General Discussion 03-16-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 6,149
Posted By etalmar
Yes..the system restore rollback feature....

Yes..the system restore rollback feature. Exactly. Right now, I do not have an external hard drive to create a system image with, prior to installing SP1, so until I can purchase one and create a...
Forum: General Discussion 03-16-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 6,149
Posted By etalmar
Restoring a system restore point will still leave...

Restoring a system restore point will still leave some of the SP1 files on your OS. That is one of the quirky flaws that I have noticed about Win7. While it has many excellent features, I have...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-16-2011
Replies: 57
Views: 4,342
Posted By etalmar
Windows 3.1 running on a Compaq ProLinea 4/33 486...

Windows 3.1 running on a Compaq ProLinea 4/33 486 desktop with a 33 MHz processor, 8 KB RAM and a massive 120 MB HDD. Considered state of the art system in 1992.
Forum: General Discussion 03-16-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 6,149
Posted By etalmar
So glad (actually relieved) that I decided not to...

So glad (actually relieved) that I decided not to install SP1 until later. Installation issues and unexpected weird behavior such as this confirms that my decision was prudent.
Forum: Software 03-15-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 2,387
Posted By etalmar
Click on the Bing icon. It should open a dropdown...

Click on the Bing icon. It should open a dropdown menu where Google should be listed as well. Then just select Google and the icon should change and you should be able to search with Google now.
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Forum: Software 03-12-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 2,387
Posted By etalmar
I am running Firefox 3.6.15 and in the advanced...

I am running Firefox 3.6.15 and in the advanced section (Tools-->Options-->Advanced button) under the updates tab I have the "Automatically check for updates to:" section completely unchecked, so...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-12-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
Yes, 25 MB for mailbox quota is considered very...

Yes, 25 MB for mailbox quota is considered very low by current email provider standards. FastMail offers a 25 MB "Guest" account so that people can try their service to see if they like it well...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-11-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
Cat, Received this notice when I logged in...

Cat,

Received this notice when I logged in to Opera Mail today. Since you said you were still waiting for your messages to be transferred from their old servers, I thought I would post the update...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-10-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
FastMail is an e-mail service from Victoria,...

FastMail is an e-mail service from Victoria, Australia that was bought out by Opera Mail in 2010. Its servers are located in New York City with a backup in Norway.

I have had a FastMail account...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-10-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
No, I do not have any messages showing in my...

No, I do not have any messages showing in my account, but that's only because I wasn't using my Opera Mail account as even a secondary email address. I opened an account a while back, but rarely used...
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-10-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
Cat, I took a screenshot of the login page I...

Cat,

I took a screenshot of the login page I receive when I access my Opera Mail account via this link ... http://www.operamail.com (http://www.operamail.com/)

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Forum: Off-Topic Discussion 03-10-2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3,299
Posted By etalmar
Cat, I just logged into my Opera Mail...

Cat,

I just logged into my Opera Mail account without any issues, but I did notice that they have recently gotten away from their traditional red and white login page and are using a new site that...
Forum: Software 03-10-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 2,387
Posted By etalmar
Which add-ons have you kept? I may be able to...

Which add-ons have you kept? I may be able to help you to determine which ones may still be contributing to the Google images slowdown, although I'm starting to think that you could also have a lot...
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