retrac1324

@retrac1324 (227)

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2009: Did You Make Any New Year's Resolutions?

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 2 Jan 09

Yes, I did and it will probably take a full year or beyond to fulfill, if ever. Besides losing two pounds a week I'll be working on doing everything the Disciple Peter told us to do in his first letter. Chapter 2 if you're...

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retrac1324 My resolution is that I would keep in touch with my family more and not waste so much time but instead being productive and learning/training/etc

3 Jan 09

The Time and Date in my PC change once I switch it off, Why??

jakes9 @jakes9 (215) • India 31 Dec 08

The time and date in my Pc change once i switch it off. The next time i turn it on i get a page saying that -CMOS wrong settings, date and time are set wrong. Then it gives an option to press f2 for running the setup and changing...

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retrac1324 This means that you CMOS battery is dead. This is how your computer knows what time it is even when its not connected to the internet and has been off. Its like the battery on a watch. Its small and circular and fits on your motherboard, you can talk to the...

3 Jan 09

How to Upload Files to the Internet?

gothmetal89 @gothmetal89 (56) • Netherlands 2 Jan 09

Most people have no problem downloading from the Internet. You usually click a link, then tell the browser where to store it. But how do you get a file from your computer up to the internet?

internet

x files

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retrac1324 You need to use an uploading service like mediafire, rapidshare, megaupload, etc to upload the desired file. The service will return a link back to you that you can send to people who want to download the file. The file will be stored on their servers for...

3 Jan 09

which ringtone do you have?

priyarameshkumaar @priyarameshkumaar (82) • India 2 Jan 09

hey friends,we all would be having ringtones in our mobilephones when someone dials we hear our favourite ringtone and attend the call,i have selected tanha tanha from the movie Rangeela as my ringtone because i could hear that...

tones

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retrac1324 I am using a ringtone of a theme of a podcast I enjoy. I used audacity to cut the portion I wanted and boosted the volume.

3 Jan 09

Has your cellphone ever dropped to the ground?

youless @youless (112481) • Guangzhou, China 2 Jan 09

Last night my cellphone was dropped to the ground badly by a mistake. The cover split and then I forced them to cover again. The cover was broken a little. At for the few minutes, it had problem to boot. I rebooted it several...

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retrac1324 I've dropped my phone on the ground several times. Sometimes the battery cover even pops out. There are some scratches on the bottom but it still works fine.

3 Jan 09

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what is the brand of mobile that you use and reason for using it?

prasanna1990 @prasanna1990 (816) • India 2 Jan 09

I am using samsung SGH i450 it has many features like 3g,dual slide with slide both up and down a special navigation wheel screen rotation,bluetooth,gps,and also mobile tracker .the main feature of it is it works on s60 platform...

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retrac1324 I am using an LG Shine (CU720) with a 4GB microSD card. It has 3g (although I don't use it), slides up, and has a navigation orb. The screen turns into a mirror when it is inactive. I also have an unlocked iPhone 1st generation. Its also jailbroken and has...

3 Jan 09

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SMS,MMS or others

henryjoe @henryjoe (249) • Malaysia 2 Jan 09

When you send your greetings and wishes using a mobile phone to your family,friends and peers,which do you use?.Is it a SMS,MMS or others?.I still prefer the old faithful SMS method.It's fun,simple to use,smaller file...

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retrac1324 I only use SMS since MMS requires a different plan and I never have the need to send pictures to another cell. SMS is pretty much the standard for text.

3 Jan 09

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Do you charge your cellphone everyday??

uditpanda @uditpanda (1023) • India 2 Jan 09

I have a nokia cellphone. For the nature of my work, my cellphone finds a lot of use in a day.So to avoid any charge out symptom I charge my cellphone everyday in the night before going to bed. Do you charge your cellphone...

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retrac1324 I charge my phone every other day since I don't use it that much but its battery life is poor. I keep it off as much as possible.

3 Jan 09

iPhones

xomgitskamax @xomgitskamax (937) • United States 2 Jan 09

I have an iPhone and i love it. Any one who has an iPhone. Do you love it? I think its the best phone ever. :D

iphone

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retrac1324 I have an original iPhone that I bought from a friend. I jailbroke it and unlocked it using QuickPwn with the 2.2 firmware so I can use any SIM card of any carrier and don't need to pay for apps since I did the mobileinstallation patch. Its a good phone...

3 Jan 09

Firefox "not Responding"

Connie @connierebel (1557) • United States 2 Jan 09

I recently started having a problem with Firefox. When I try to check my Hotmail emails, Firefox freezes up. At the top it says "Firefox not Responding" so I just close it out and use IE. It has only been doing this for the past...

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retrac1324 Try disabling/uninstalling any extensions/themes that you have. Also try going into Firefox's safe mode by going to start, run, then typing in Firefox -safe-mode

3 Jan 09

How to buy a new computer

momtrying2makeit @momtrying2makeit (3270) • United States 2 Jan 09

I would like to buy a new computer and I was wondering if your credit is not great where would you turn? I got my first computer from Rent A Center I love it and still do but my online business has a need for a new one as...

computer at rentacenter

computer credit

computer for free

online business

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retrac1324 Credit is irrelevant when buying a computer (unless your renting it or something, which is generally a bad deal). You can get a really cheap desktop from a major manufacturer like HP, Acer, or even Dell. Or use sites like Newegg and Tigerdirect.

3 Jan 09

How you protect you keyboard from crumbs?

mfbz78 @mfbz78 (189) • Malaysia 2 Jan 09

How you protect you keyboard from crumbs?

crumbs

keyboard

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retrac1324 Try not eating directly over it, using a plate, covering it with a hankerchief, or using one of those desks with a slide out tray to put the keyboard/mouse. Some places sell keyboard covers though they only work for one specific keyboard each.

3 Jan 09

Would you trade your desktop for a laptop?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 30 Dec 08

I had a desktop and I found that I was tied down to my room most of the time as I spend a lot of time on my computer, but sitting glued to the computer in a single room can be boring and you can tend to get isolated from teh rest...

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retrac1324 Since I have one laptop and one desktop, I would not trade the desktop and have two laptops. Its nice having one of each because you can only use one computer at a time, and the desktop is more powerful so I can do video editing/encoding and keep it on...

3 Jan 09

Do you eat at your computers ?

ronnyb @ronnyb (6113) • Jamaica 30 Dec 08

Be honest we all know it shouldnt be done but sometimes isnt it unavoidable ?.Sometimes you may be in the middle of something important such as mylotting and cant move and just want to grab a little tiny weeeny snack.Aint nothing...

eating at computers

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retrac1324 I eat at my computer but not while I'm using it. Normally I'm watching a movie/podcast or listening to something while I eat so I don't get the keyboard dirty. I also clean the keyboard regularly (use a screwdriver and pop out all the keys, put them in a bag...

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Do you have a premium accounts in any file-sharing sites?

vishnu_badlapur @vishnu_badlapur (560) • India 30 Dec 08

I have a broadband connection and I download lots of stuff everyday from file-sharing sites like rapidshare,megaupload,etc. But still, I have never though of buying a premium account for any of the site.But many of my friends who...

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retrac1324 I have two hosting plans for the two websites I run so I have tons of storage space/bandwidth on those with full FTP access, but I also have a Rapidshare Premium Account. A friend of mine collected over 5 million points so he can create 1 Month Premium...

3 Jan 09

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Blind typist

zackyo7 @zackyo7 (301) • United States 30 Dec 08

Can you type without looking at your keyboard? I can type at 40 wpm without looking. I am currently typing in the dark right now. How about you?

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retrac1324 I can type fine without looking (its called touch typing). I just put my hands where the f and j keys have an indent and keep it on the home row. I also have Dragon Naturally Speaking which lets me use a headset and I talk into the mic and it transcribes it to...

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How do you back up your PC hard drive?

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 31 Dec 08

How do you back up your PC hard drive? I know you put it on disks, but my problem is I do a disk and then copy my C: drive and it tells me not enough space on the disk. I don't back up any games (my grand daughters have a few, and...

back up pc

disk back up

hard drive

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retrac1324 you don't need to copy your entire c: drive because it has unnecessary files like the Program Files folder, the WINDOWS folder, and parts of the Documents and Settings folder. You should only need to backup your important documents/photos/music/videos because...

2 Jan 09