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The US defense budget. bowser May 20, 2012 9:25 pm (Flame)

The downside of knowing... FrankC May 20, 2012 5:16 pm (Science Fiction)

Annular solar eclipse TB May 20, 2012 9:21 am (Space/Science)

Eternally shifting sands of Obama's biography TB May 20, 2012 9:04 am (Flame)

Never trust a still photo TB May 20, 2012 8:25 am (Flame)

The Whitening of the Planet. RobVG May 20, 2012 8:23 am (Off-Topic)

You're fishing with dynamite, TB. ER May 20, 2012 6:06 am (CurrentEvents)

To Petition the Emperor ER May 19, 2012 6:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

How do you view how Nixon handled the end of the Viet Nam War?n/t Jody May 19, 2012 2:40 pm (Flame)

Banks like cookies TB May 19, 2012 1:44 pm (GeekSpeak)

Hoyles' " Frontiers" Online ER May 19, 2012 9:24 am (Space/Science)

Meanwhile, in the real world... ER May 19, 2012 7:05 am (CurrentEvents)

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How are Webpages written these days? by RobVG December 17, 2011 1:04 pm
  • About the same by Robert 2011-12-18 12:27:28
    • Thanks for that Robert by RobVG 2011-12-18 14:14:39
      • Dude... by Robert 2011-12-18 17:20:54
    • I just upgraded my Adobe suite, and now I've got Dreamweaver. by TB 2011-12-17 14:38:28
      • Oh, oh. One of the first signs of older age. What was once attacked as new opportunity, a ... by bowser 2011-12-17 14:26:14
        • Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain... by Tommy Test 2011-12-26 10:54:41
          • Cool. Now correct that misspelled word. by TB 2011-12-26 11:07:33
            • Wait just a damn minute. Is that a pencil icon I see? by TB 2011-12-26 11:08:08
              • It works! by TB 2011-12-26 11:09:25
                • Hmmmm....well, I seem to be editing this comment. And a second edit. by Tommy Test 2011-12-26 11:40:29
                  • a comment by Robert 2012-01-04 17:51:53
        Blog test 3.1 by podrock December 30, 2011 6:59 pm
        • Test on Test by RobVG 2012-01-03 18:59:15
          • posted on podrock's blog page no cross ref or anything like that by FrankC 2011-12-31 23:42:51
            • test by Rita Book 2011-12-31 21:39:52
              • test by Tommy Test 2012-01-04 17:35:26
              • curiosity by FrankC 2011-12-31 15:54:19
                • If you post once more, you'll see the "pyramid" layout kick in. by Robert 2011-12-31 11:37:06
                  • And when we do, I get to see the initial formatting bug, and fix it. by Robert 2011-12-31 12:41:19
                    • asdf by Tommy Test 2012-01-04 17:40:18
                  Frost by RobVG December 31, 2011 1:53 pm
                  • Nice picture, Rob. Thanks. by bowser 2012-01-01 09:45:11
                    • The view from the driveway n/t by RobVG 2012-01-01 11:51:10
                    Refreshing by TB December 14, 2011 10:19 am
                    • Uh, Tom... by Robert 2011-12-14 16:15:45
                      • If an overseas tech support guy can perfectly fake an American accent, command of the language, and knowledge, what difference ... by TB 2011-12-14 17:01:15
                        • I have to admit to some frustration myself. While the people who are providing customer service are trying very ... by bowser 2011-12-15 16:03:24
                          • It's important to remember that the person you're talking to on the phone in these cases, whether it's tech support, ... by TB 2011-12-15 17:17:22
                            • I bought a computer for a friend from Dell. He was paying for it, wanted me to order the ... by bowser 2011-12-15 17:39:10
                              • I guess I get used to it. by TB 2011-12-17 11:26:29
                      Anyone have any experience with an OS for PCs besides Linux or MS? by bowser December 12, 2011 2:49 pm
                      • Unfortunately, Linux, OS X, and Windows are the OS's you MUST choose to retain compatibility with the virtual world. ALL ... by Jody 2011-12-14 09:28:32
                        • What version of Microsoft's OS are you using? 32 or 64 bit? by TB 2011-12-12 16:07:43
                          • Right now it's Vista Home 32 bit. by bowser 2011-12-12 23:28:52
                            • Bowser...don't do anything yet...I will ask the computer geek who lives in this abode. by Jody 2011-12-13 12:16:29
                              • See what his opinion is on Vista. by TB 2011-12-13 14:18:44
                                • Reminds me of a story I heard on the radio one time. Obscure little station. Fellow drives into ... by bowser 2011-12-14 01:27:57
                              • Step one might be an upgrade to Windows 7. by TB 2011-12-13 00:01:53
                            • I worked with CP/M in the 1970s. by Robert 2011-12-12 15:49:03
                              • Thanks, Robert, TB. I'm buying Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, I think. I'm supposed to be able to ... by bowser 2011-12-13 02:09:34
                                • Make sure you have a 64 bit machine first. by TB 2011-12-13 10:59:13
                                  • The machine will handle it, BUT it's considered a "clean upgrade". That means a complete uninstall of the former ... by bowser 2011-12-15 03:21:08
                                    • If you do a clean upgrade ther is no problem in restoring documents from whatever source. There is no way that ... by FrankC 2011-12-15 13:08:21
                                      • Usually, I grind the hard drive down to bare metal and start from a new formatted partition before doing a ... by TB 2011-12-15 13:45:33
                                        • LOL, I'll need instructions on what angle to hold the grinder. Seriously, I have never partitioned a drive. Seems to be ... by FrankC 2011-12-15 21:26:27
                                          • There are two ways of formatting a hard drive. by TB 2011-12-16 14:22:58
                                      • If you're running Windows, you get used to the idea of having to re-install everything from the ground up every ... by TB 2011-12-15 10:49:04
                                This serves no meaningful purpose...I want this in my life by Jody December 7, 2011 7:13 pm
                                • Look me in the font, Jody. Do you REALLY need this? Do you? Side bit of geekery here: ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 17:42:14
                                  • There is a company called Stardock that specializes in desktops like this. Your example is a very nice one. I was once ... by FrankC 2011-12-07 23:46:49
                                    I have a post to Bowser that I can't edit. by RobVG December 6, 2011 11:40 am
                                    • Should I wait until it's edited to read it? by bowser 2011-12-06 13:06:03
                                      • You have to wait until Christmas to open it up...just like everyone else. by Jody 2011-12-06 20:47:01
                                        • No, on Flame, it was a Pearl Harbor Day post, not Christmas or Thanksgiving. Rather like the real Pearl Harbor, it ... by bowser 2011-12-09 14:57:12
                                          • Actually, the classic "HZ" maneuver is when people tip the chess board over and then pretend we were playing Parcheesi. by TB 2011-12-09 15:12:58
                                            • Maybe more like setting up the chess board, ,someone throws the dice, the next guy cuts a card, and the ... by bowser 2011-12-10 07:23:12
                                      Help! Msg from Madame Reclus by ER December 4, 2011 8:43 pm
                                      • THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. 'System Restore' seemed to work fine, but it no longer prompts for logon, it goes directly from welcome ... by ER 2011-12-05 06:21:52
                                        • Tweak the "User Accounts" settings in the Control Panel to set up passwords and make sure the account you're on ... by TB 2011-12-05 10:32:16
                                          • She says that's what she was trying to do when she got in trouble in the first place. Still, ... by ER 2011-12-05 14:58:59
                                            • I can do remote control maintenance. Of course, that means letting me into your computer... Heh heh heh... by TB 2011-12-05 15:41:46
                                        • Unless you deleted the old account, it's still there somewhere. Go to your Users folder and see if the ... by TB 2011-12-04 22:55:53
                                          • Wouldn't any new System Administrator supercede an older one, rendering the old SA moot? And if for whatever reason ... by bowser 2011-12-07 13:03:47
                                          • Worth a try. Find "System Restore" and pick a date before you changed the system administrator. It MAY ... by bowser 2011-12-04 22:04:10
                                            HD TV by bowser December 2, 2011 7:31 pm
                                            • Nice setup. A 27" display sounded big when I ordered it, but the reality makes me envy your 40" TV. What's ... by Robert 2011-12-02 20:03:10
                                              • As does TB I have Comcast, but I don't get the little yellow dot. I'm still experimenting with getting ... by bowser 2011-12-02 22:06:22
                                                • Maybe you're not pregnant? by Robert 2011-12-03 18:14:25
                                                • On my Comcast display, when you bring up a low-def channel (down in the usual channel range) and there's an ... by TB 2011-12-02 20:24:40
                                                  • I kinda remember that from when I had a set-top box. by Robert 2011-12-03 18:05:37
                                                If quantum computers become a viable reality - - - - - ? by bowser November 29, 2011 2:05 pm
                                                • Wikipedia has a section on this, does not say how labor-intensive it might be to write a program which would ... by bowser 2011-11-29 17:22:22
                                                  • I see no reason why computers won't program themselves someday. n/t by RobVG 2011-11-29 17:35:07
                                                    • Imagine what it would be like to be dependent upon computers which could only be programmed by other computers? Obviously at ... by bowser 2011-11-30 16:25:12
                                                      • Some say 50 years by RobVG 2011-12-01 11:16:28
                                                        • Sigh. Even fusion power has been only 20 years away for the last 50 years. By extrapolation these ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:35:18
                                                  Firefox crashing by FrankC November 18, 2011 2:46 pm
                                                  • Roboform by RobVG 2011-11-21 18:22:41
                                                    • Firefox has a password autofill pretty much identical to to Chrome. They used to have robo as a plug-in but ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 23:30:59
                                                    • Mine does it frequently. by Eri 2011-11-19 10:00:26
                                                      • I seem to have fixed it by shutting down some unneeded add ons by FrankC 2011-11-20 19:27:36
                                                        • Can you remember which ones? There are so many add-ons and I don't even use most of them. ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:11:26
                                                          • I don't recall Eri. Like you saY there are so many. If you don't recognize it close it. It will not ... by FrankC 2011-11-21 11:31:12
                                                      Heads up for anyone that uses Comcast (Xfinity) email by FrankC November 17, 2011 11:54 pm
                                                      • As cautious as I think I am, I did the same thing with Netflix last week. Convincing site, bill, ... by bowser 2011-11-18 14:49:21
                                                        • Ouch. Bowser, I'm disappointed, you're my gold standard for paranoia about personal privacy, my canary in the coal mine privacy muse. But ... by Robert 2011-11-18 17:15:55
                                                          • They snuck right up in front of me. by bowser 2011-11-21 17:01:01
                                                            • They do that, Bowser. They do that. by Robert 2011-11-21 17:06:25
                                                            • I'm not that concerned about privacy issues but I am reasonably cautious. I have plenty of protection from viruses and ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 18:28:35
                                                          • Good instincts. Everything about that incident stinks to high heaven: Traditional social hacking approach, the phishing site, and the coup ... by Robert 2011-11-18 12:50:59
                                                            • Yes, I should have tried to sign on before even looking at the thing but I let my curiosity overtake ... by FrankC 2011-11-18 13:33:24
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