boertji

@boertji (17)

South Africa • Age 38

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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What do you consider a reasonable price for PC repairs

oogabooga66 @oogabooga66 (19) • United States 9 Sep 10

I have been out of the US for about 6 years, now that I am back I was thinking about getting back into PC repair. I have tried checking out the rates locally, but they seem to be almost random. What do you think is a reasonable...

hourly rate

pc repair

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boertji So if I understand you, people is not going to expect good service for $80, and thus will not come to our friend?

11 Sep 10

What do you consider a reasonable price for PC repairs

oogabooga66 @oogabooga66 (19) • United States 9 Sep 10

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boertji Wow, $150 is expensive in rand value in RSA. In RSA is costs about R80 which is estimated $560 per hour. I would say to start a business and build a client base, maybe ask $80 per hour labour. If it is only your labour at first, it costs you nothing. Maybe...

9 Sep 10

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Which one is the best internet browser? Internet Explore? Mozilla? Chrome?

smashraful @smashraful (129) • Bangladesh 9 Sep 10

I always use Internet Explore for browsing internet. It's simple and fast. And like the classic system. But one day one of my friends suggests me to use Google Chrome. After using it I got some problems. Also I remove it. After...

chrome

explore

mozilla

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boertji I agree to Xazz, Inernet explorer is very very slow. Google chrome is much faster, its just that not all websites are compatible with with google crome, but thats minimal.

9 Sep 10

Tell Us About Scam Site

risadaz @risadaz (9) 7 Sep 10

Anyone have any idea or stories about experience of scam site, this will be helpfull for us to be carefull. To anyone who wants make money from internet?

make money

opportunity

scam

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boertji Here in South Africa we had a lady believing the lottery emails. In the end the guy got R1,200,000 out of her for the R1,000,000 that she won, before relising that it is a scam! That was so funny to see how bumb people cant. Just wonder where she gor...

9 Sep 10

what's the difference in rugby & football..??

pessimisticsachi @pessimisticsachi (86) • Philippines 4 Jan 10

i really wanna know the difference between these two sports...to tell you the truth i became addicted to football because of anime & manga of eyeshield 21..it is all about playing football...and there are some that mistakes...

football

rugby

sports

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boertji There is also American football which is completely different from soccer, and more like rugby, just more physicall. Much more padded and helmets and stuff, where rugby has minimal padding.

9 Sep 10

Do you eat while watching movies or outside after the show?

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 8 Sep 10

Hello guys, I remember during my younger days. Watching movies were one of our vices after classes or during holidays. It was our customary ways of bringing some junk foods inside, eating while watching. As what I had observed,...

eating inside

junk foods

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boertji There is nothing better than watching a movie with a BIG box of popcorn and coke. For me it just dont feel right not to eat in the movie.

9 Sep 10

What do you do when the dentist leaves you alone laying in the chair?

thedaddym @thedaddym (1731) • United States 9 Sep 10

I am often left lying in a dental chair for several minutes waiting for my dentist to return. I look around and then usually nap, what do you do while sitting there in the dentists chair alone in the room for several minutes?

dentis chair

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boertji I normally first smile for myself in the mirror above, then when that gets boring, I play with the tools, obviously the dentist not very happy, but I test everything next to me on the table.

9 Sep 10

A new car, whitch is the best?

dovis95 @dovis95 (9) • Lithuania 16 Aug 10

I am going to get my driving license soon, and I dont Know what car I should buy, maybe you guys could offers my?

auto

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boertji I am not sure in which country you are, but I will definitely recommend Volkswagen Polo. Its a great car, light on fuel, looks sporty, and has a lot of luxuries. And the service at Volkswagen is amazing. Its a bit expensive, but worth every...

9 Sep 10

My computer keeps unexpectedly shutting down?

sxpython2222 @sxpython2222 (23) • India 9 Sep 10

I have a Dell dimension 4600 and i recently upgraded from windows XP pro to windows 7 ultimate, There is one issue that is getting really annoying because it keep happening.If i leave my computer on for a while it shuts down and...

intel

radeon

ram

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boertji If you leave your computer on for a while without touching it, isnt it a power saving setting? If you right click on desktop and select personilise and screen saver, a window comes up with a change power setting option. When clicking on that, it takes...

9 Sep 10

Get rid of landline, you can't send fax anymore, is it truth?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 18 Jun 10

Okay, most people would opt out of landline nowadays, because the outrageous cost of it, and most people would rather go for Magic Jack, or other voice over internet options. But the question I have here regarding to fax machine....

fax

magic jack

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boertji Fax to email is the newest trend for receiving faxes. You get a free fax to email number starting with an 08 number and it is sent to your email. I see other people gave you free fax to email websites. Here is another...

7 Sep 10

Tell Us About Scam Site

risadaz @risadaz (9) 7 Sep 10

Anyone have any idea or stories about experience of scam site, this will be helpfull for us to be carefull. To anyone who wants make money from internet?

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boertji I have a scam story. Got a sms saying I won R95,000 from Nokia promotions. First they wanted me to buy MTN airtime for cellphone, and I had to give him the pin number. I didnt do it, I'm not an idiot. Then he wanted me to pay R1,800 over to him for...

7 Sep 10

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how can i lose weight if i cant stop eating ?

azrin82 @azrin82 (1) • Brunei Darussalam 16 Jun 10

fasting makes me starve.exercise makes me exhausted . ????????

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boertji I have the same problem, I cant go half a day without eating. The smart people says that if you go on a diet, and stop the diet, you get fat again. Exercise works for me, but TIME TIME TIME..... You get pills like Simply Slim, not sure where you from,...

7 Sep 10

favorite subject

mastermindskt @mastermindskt (1050) • Pakistan 7 Sep 10

what is your favorite subject? my favorite subject is biology.

biology

subject

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boertji I loved math, there is minimal to learn, you just do a bunch of math problems while learning. And now maths is helping me with my work.

7 Sep 10

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understanding girls....

oogygalla @oogygalla (3) • Australia 7 Sep 10

I've always wondered if a girl liked because of what she was doing and i'm wondering if someone can help me? i really like someone but don't know how to tell her that i love her. can someone please help?

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boertji If you send her a sms, it will be awkard to see her face to face afterwards. If you cant tell her you love her the first time, how will you do it after that. I am not sure whats the facts, but if you and girl is not dating yet, DO NOT tell her you love...

7 Sep 10

Do you use Google earth frequently?

xorticanz @xorticanz (377) • India 7 Sep 10

I use google earth almost daily. I use it track my friends in it and also find important malls in and around chennai for their routes so that i can travel using my bike. I am sure it is a great invention but it has its drawbacks...

google earth

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boertji I dont use google earth alot. Its heavy on my cap, and after receiving a R3,000 bill viewing google earth all month, I bought myself a GPS for R3,000, and saved a lot of money after that. But my GPS will never be up to date as google earth, or have the...

7 Sep 10

Child in the office. Unprofessional?

ddaguno @ddaguno (3107) • Philippines 7 Sep 10

I like children but not when I am working. My boss' wife is a teacher and his older son has music lessons. So he has been bringing her 4 year old daughter to the office. She is not the type who will just sit in a corner...

office

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boertji I agree 100%. You cant manage a child in the office. There is nothing for them to do, and you consistently need to after it. It is definitely unprofessional if you have to attend to a client, and every 5 minutes see to the child.

7 Sep 10

Waking up Before Time of Alarm

mlhervas @mlhervas (482) • Philippines 6 Sep 10

I find myself waking up before the time alarm sets off. But I still wont get up and just lay on the bed like sleeping. Then after a few minutes the alarm goes off! That's the time that I get up....

alarm

alarm clock

waking up

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boertji I normally wake up before the alarm on weekends. I then stand up immediately. I cant just lay in bed longer than me sleeping.

7 Sep 10