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Monitor orientation problem
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:12 pm
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My wife has a new HP laptop that she often uses with her wireless keyboard and a large external monitor. She leaned forward for some files and...
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just after I got my laptop, I got my puppy, and she walked on my laptop and hit something and suddenly my screen was upside-down :shock: my husband...
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Last post by SewTexas
Wed Aug 07, 2013 4:21 pm
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:06 am
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Slideshow software
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Charles L. Cotton » Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:18 pm
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A good friend's son is getting married and they need software to create a slideshow from electronic photos with music background. I know PowerPoint...
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Charles, best bet is to find someone with a Mac and have them import them into iMovie. I do this kind of stuff all the time for friends and its...
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Last post by RottenApple
Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:34 pm
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Multiple webcam video recording?
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Charles L. Cotton » Sat May 18, 2013 11:44 am
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There are some very good webcams available today, including the Logitech C920. We are going to be doing a good bit of video recording at PSC...
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Strange. My Synology file server records four simultaneous camera streams from identical Panasonic ethernet cameras. No audio though, but I can...
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Last post by OldCannon
Sat May 18, 2013 12:48 pm
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I may be new to CHL but not Computers.
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p0werlifter » Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:09 am
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Greetings,
While I may be new to CHL in general (had my first class with member Longtooth on 3/30) I am not new to computers.
I currently do...
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:rolll :rolll
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Last post by RPBrown
Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:27 am
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Forum
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RX8er » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:05 am
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Regarding TexasCHLForum, is there a way to mark all topics as read?
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You don't want to know (or I don't want to admit) how long it took me to discover that. :banghead:
Disclosure: I didn't discover the 'Mark Forums...
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Last post by RottenApple
Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:44 am
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Opening link in new window
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FishInTx » Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:06 pm
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When I open a link in a new window it's half the size of my screen. I want it to take up most of the screen but not Full screen. I can drag the...
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Your'e welcome. you just got back to me first.... I was going to ask if you were holding down ctrl. this seems to be the trick that does it.
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Last post by RX8er
Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:17 am
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How would you sell a M1 Garand and ammo
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tomneal » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:18 pm
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I have a CMP M1 Garand (Springfield) and 327 rounds in Garand clips that hasn't been to a range in years.
How would you go about selling it so that...
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So you want to get paid for having fun? rlol Were you a professional football player in an earlier life? :mrgreen:
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Last post by Jumping Frog
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:25 am
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Firefox Guru Needed!
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Charles L. Cotton » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:50 pm
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Okay folks, I need help with Firefox. I really like the feature that shows a bunch of tiles/links of recently visited websites when you open a new...
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You can sometimes avoid having to flush the cache when you need it to point to a new URL location by right clicking on the tab, selecting Reload Tab.
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Last post by RiverCity.45
Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:59 pm
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IP address presents wrong location
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Mike1951 » Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:36 pm
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The only IP address my connection displays is that for Earthlink, apparently due to my router masking my actual IP address.
This is a good thing,...
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This information is based solely on IP-WHOIS information. That information is published by the RIR based on information supplied by the ISP the IP...
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Last post by ChrisFromDallas
Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:39 pm
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DISABLE JAVA
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RPB » Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:05 am
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LET ME GOOGLE THAT FOR YOU
How to Disable Java
onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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Disabling JAVA in i-phones smartphones etc.
you are on your own ... My phone is not smart
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Last post by RPB
Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:55 am
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Reducing picture resolution?
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T3hK1w1 » Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:49 pm
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Does anyone have any tips on how to reduce the resolution (without cropping) of a picture? Say, for instance, reducing a 7 megapixel picture (3...
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Tks, Grumble. My maternal GGD, Matt Moseley served in the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Generals Braxton Bragg, Joe Johnston and John Bell Hood...
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Last post by 57Coastie
Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:15 pm
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TexasCHL popups??
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Mike1951 » Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:06 am
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A couple of times recently, when I clicked on a thread I got a message that a popup had been blocked.
I don't recall that happening before.
Any...
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True, but not knowing what it was, I never allowed it.
Next time it happens, I'll change the setting to allow it.
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Last post by Mike1951
Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:45 am
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Animation Software
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WildBill » Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:52 pm
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I have been tasked to produce a short video/presentation at work. Is there any animation software that is cheap and has a very short learning curve?...
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Have you looked at Windows Live Movie Maker? I know you can add movies and images and add all kinds of animation. I think it came standard with...
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Last post by RX8er
Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:02 pm
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SourceForge Free Reloading Program
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daddySEAL » Mon Dec 10, 2012 6:48 am
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Has anyone gotten it to work?...I can't~
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Windows 7
Is that the problem?
Since it work for you...Again, do you think the Load Data there is forth all this, friend
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Last post by daddySEAL
Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:32 pm
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Video viewing help
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TxD » Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:59 pm
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Here on the forum when trying to view an embedded You Tube video, the video is playing but is whited out.
It is like watching ghosts.
Any ideas. :???:
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Try an alternate browser and see if the problem persists.
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Last post by Jumping Frog
Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:55 pm
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Full Screen
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DonJ441 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 1:37 pm
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For those that are subscribers to Glenn Beck's The Blaze TV program, I'm having some video issues. When watching Beck's daily program, the bottom of...
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Websites have a lot of choice in how they present content. It sounds like The Blaze changed how they present streaming video.
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Last post by tacticool
Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:30 pm
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Any PC gamers here?
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Russell » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:56 pm
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Just curious if there's any PC gamers on here. More specifically, and Left 4 Dead or Day of Defeat gamers :cheers2:
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Mechwarrior is still out there?
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Last post by Purplehood
Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:25 am
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Last post by tamc9395
Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:48 pm
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Diablo 3 is out!
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74novaman » Tue May 15, 2012 4:21 pm
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If you're managing to actually get on and not get an error 37 that is. :mad5
Shoot me a pm w/battlenet info if you play and we can do some dungeon...
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you still playing D3?
i have thought about getting back into it.
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Last post by sepiid
Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:46 pm
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Macbook Air Question & Wifi
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snatchel » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:30 pm
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I get this message all the time when i'm on the wifi at work. What does it mean? After the message pops up, my wifi immediately switches to another...
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The IP is on the 10 net (ie, 10.x.x.x) which is non-routed (RFC 1918) address space used for private networks. Record the IP, then open System...
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Last post by DocV
Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:26 pm
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Anyone write iPhone/Android apps?
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Charles L. Cotton » Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:50 pm
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Does anyone write apps for iPhone and/or Android?
Chas.
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Try onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; they have a cookie cutter app you can build/tune to your needs. then you can release android,...
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Last post by G.A. Heath
Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:29 pm
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Forum Display Problem
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WildBill » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:55 am
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Why does the display font size keep changing? This started happening two days ago.
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I've noticed it too. I thought it was just me.
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Last post by tomtexan
Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:57 pm
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Facebook Experts HELP!
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:10 pm
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I have a Facebook page that I rarely use. I looked at it today and it and was shocked to see it showed that I visited PSC and 3 other locations! How...
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You say that like it's a bad thing. :biggrinjester:
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Last post by bizarrenormality
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:59 pm
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Canon VIXIA HF M31 camcorder problem
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Charles L. Cotton » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:52 am
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My Canon VIXIA HF M31 camcorder is arbitrarily splitting longer videos into multiple shorter clips. For example, Jim and I recorded a 48 minute...
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Some cameras and software have scene detection on. And when it recognizes a cut, a jumpframe, or even possibly a single drop frame glitch in the...
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Last post by lipstickandlead
Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:00 pm
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MacBook Air 13" or Toshiba Portege Ultrabook 13"
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snatchel » Thu Jun 21, 2012 1:26 pm
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Ok, let me start out by saying I am not a computer person. Zero experience, hate them. However, they are an essential tool for daily life now-a-days,...
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My last Apple was a IIe. I'd buy the toshiba out of the 2. :-)
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Last post by JeepGuy79
Thu Aug 30, 2012 7:21 pm
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Microsoft Outlook 2010
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:57 am
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My wife and I both run Outlook 2010 with the preview pane on. On her machine, the sender and subject line are displayed, but there's also an annoying...
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Thanks guys, that led me to the problem. It was already set to compact, but something must have changed some settings. There was an option to reset...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:17 pm
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Compatibility Mode for Task in Windows 7
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Dragonfighter » Sun Aug 05, 2012 7:55 pm
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Hi all,
This is an odd one for me. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium on an HP Pavilion P6-2100, new and reinstalling a lot of previous software. I...
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I'm going to give it a try. The wife is the only other one that uses this machine. Thanks for the input. Simple solutions and all that.
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Last post by Dragonfighter
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:29 am
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Photos
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ANG201 » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:21 pm
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How do you post a photo? I wish it were as easy as uploading on fb. I went to upload attachment , then, add image , but the site tells me something...
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onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
Think that will work. Let me know
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Last post by Fire1141
Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:42 pm
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Viewing Bookmarked Topics
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LikesShinyThings » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:07 pm
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Anybody know the answer to this? I successfully found and clicked the Bookmark Topic button at the bottom of a topic's page. Now how do I find that...
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That does indeed help. Thank you very much!
:tiphat:
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Last post by LikesShinyThings
Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:39 am
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Internet Darwin Award?
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tbrown » Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:27 pm
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onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
If you think you...I mean your relatives...might be infected, you can check by clicking this sketchy...
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Oh, if there's a list of freedom and gun loving domestic terrorists floating around somewhere, I'm sure to already be on it. :cool:
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Last post by 74novaman
Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:38 pm
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The Wonderful "Ctrl +Z"
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steveincowtown » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:00 pm
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Frequently when typing a post I may actually delete part of some else's quote when posting, or delete my own post on accident, or what to back up/...
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I was showing a co-worker how to change the font of part of a document in Word and she highlighted and deleted the whole thing, she has a tendency to...
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Last post by jimlongley
Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:39 am
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Excel: "Cell not emply" question
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Charles L. Cotton » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:40 pm
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I need to use an if/then function dealing with an empty cell, but nothing I try works. Here is what I need to do:
If(A1 , A1, XXX )
Any suggestions...
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Thanks, that worked!
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:07 pm
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Email troubles
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JLaw » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:11 am
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My wife and I are having minor trouble with our email accounts, mine is GMail and her's is AT&T.
OS is Win7.
After we read a message, when you...
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I believe in Gmail under settings there is an option for files to be marked as read or unread after reading. I don't know if this ever got answered...
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Last post by lipstickandlead
Thu May 31, 2012 10:35 pm
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Cotton has another Excel question
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Charles L. Cotton » Wed May 30, 2012 2:02 pm
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Can a control panel/page/sheet be created in Excel that can be used to launch macros? I'm thinking of something like the Access switchboard. I've...
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You may already be aware of the following:
What version of Excel are you running? In 2007 and up, if you click on the big office button in the top...
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Last post by terryg
Wed May 30, 2012 9:17 pm
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Remote access to your computer, from somewhere else
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RPB » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:14 pm
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Another post I just made about a children's hospital WIFI reminded me ...
Neat little program similar to Remotely Anywhere ... except it's free for...
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TeamViewer trumps LogMeIn Free in every way!
We use it at my company to support over 1000 machines :)
The file transfer feature in TeamViewer...
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Last post by uthornsfan
Sun May 06, 2012 12:31 pm
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Storing movies on hard drive
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:06 pm
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I've been poking around TomsHardware.com trying to find information on storing movies on a computer hard drive and streaming them to the various...
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I've been using one of the LG NAS boxes, has a gig + a dvd/rw for backup. Plug and play into your home network and supports all the major media...
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Last post by mjoplin
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:24 pm
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Facebook privacy settings
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Charles L. Cotton » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:38 pm
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Neither my wife or I are Facebook experts. Heck, we're not even Facebook novices yet! This new timeline format is bothering me when it comes to...
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When offered the opportunity to upgrade to the new timeline format, I declined. I still have the old format version. But like many, I don't post...
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Last post by v-rog
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:21 pm
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Photobucket Guru's - Quesiton for ya.......
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AEA » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:31 am
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Attached is a screenshot of my Photobucket Album.
You can see that somehow I managed to mess up the way the page displays.........
Notice the...
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That did the trick! The mouse over thingy is obviously what I got messed up somehow before.
Thanks for the help. :tiphat:
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Last post by AEA
Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:30 am
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reloading excluded
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george » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:50 am
Charles, are you aware that the reloading section is omitted in the active topics search.
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Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:50 am
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:24 pm
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SOLVED: Cotton Has Another Excel Question
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Charles L. Cotton » Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:16 pm
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I have a spreadsheet I use to set up squads for our IDPA matches. One sheet has a 140 rows with 5 columns, 3 of which reference cells on another...
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Ok, I see now ... that makes sense. Thanks for sharing the resolution.
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Last post by terryg
Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:03 pm
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Firefox problems
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Charles L. Cotton » Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:23 am
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Firefox is my favorite browser primarily because of the web developer tools available as an add-on. In the last several weeks, I have had the...
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Chrome updates as often as Firefox, you just don't notice it because the plugins for it are basically greasemonkey scripts.
They both have their...
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Last post by koolaid
Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:55 am
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Excel Gurus: Cotton needs help again!
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Charles L. Cotton » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:49 pm
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Okay, you guys bailed me out of a bind earlier, so I'm back for more help.
I use an online registration system for our monthly IDPA matches. The...
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Bob, do you have any relatives in upstate NY? You talk just like the young lady that taught me Excel, in 1993.
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Last post by jimlongley
Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:47 pm
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HELP!!! Laptop has died and need to recover RAID 0
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olafpfj » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:22 pm
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My wifes laptop died. Appears to just be the MOBO and the hard drives power up and seem to be fine. Went to Frys to get an external RAID enclosure...
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Get yourself a dropbox account and keep your files on there that you can't live without. I just create a truecrypt container on the dropbox account...
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Last post by Russell
Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:43 pm
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Excel formatting question
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Charles L. Cotton » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:49 am
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I'm using Excel 2010 and I'm setting up the new CHL-100 in my class spreadsheet. I have to adjust the height of several rows to make it match the one...
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I am now on a MAC but as I recall there was a paste option that allowed the format of the from fields to be used. :patriot:
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Last post by CHLnVet
Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:43 pm
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Excel: Can one cell include information from 3 other cells?
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Charles L. Cotton » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:05 pm
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Is there a way to import information from 3 cells one sheet of an Excel spreadsheet to a single cell on another sheet? My online class registration...
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You can also use the =CONCATENATE function in Excel
CONCATENATE(text1,text2,...)
Argument
Description
text1,text2,...
1 to 255 text items to be...
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Last post by CHLnVet
Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:38 pm
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Wikipedia and others down for 24 hrs
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JJVP » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:32 pm
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onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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If only they could shut down the Hollywood tripe that provides the income to Hollywood and the bought Congress Critters
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Last post by Liberty
Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:20 pm
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For sale section
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gwtrikenut » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:05 am
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Need a FOR SALE/WANTED section for items other than gun related.
I know, it is never ending. But had to ask.
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Sorry, we only allow fireams and firearm related items to be sold on the forum.
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Last post by Keith B
Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:53 am
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Bailing out from Go Daddy
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Liberty » Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:13 am
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I have a Wordpress blog on GoDaddy, Because of their support of the SOPA thing I want to change host providers. I have used Go Daddy for about 7...
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Great! Just let me know if you run into any trouble with them. I left several communication channels open to the higher-ups there, I can get your...
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Last post by Russell
Tue Jan 03, 2012 12:31 am
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