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Re: Shopping carts - 16 years ago

Or the people who walk away from their cart when they leave the register so you have to move their cart and yours when you leave. The new thing I see is to just leave the cart behind the car next to theirs when they leave. I once came out to see this happen to my car and I just moved it behind their car and watched as they backed into it. As they got out of their car to move it, I backed out and

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Re: So, at what point will iTunes be able to do what Toast could 6 years ago? - 16 years ago

I just make a playlist for the iPods that are to small to sync everything and just sync that playlist. info is then at the bottom. I keep several different playlists for my wife's and change them from time to time for her.

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EASY way to change NTSF Boot Camp hard drive icon. - 16 years ago

Just download the demo of Paragon's NTSF for Mac 6.0 from here Then just find a new icon and use the copy then paste of the icon in the finder. Same as you would change any Mac icon. Couldn't be easier.

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Re: Garage floor paint-- cover for use? - 16 years ago

Or the posters will slow the drying and might stick to paint that feels dry but really isn't. I vote NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Re: looking for a portable hard drive - 16 years ago

I bought a 160 WD Passport drive on black Friday for $70 at BB. In and out in 15 min but that's another story. I swapped it into my MacBook and put the year old WD 120 into the case. The WD ran great and didn't have any problems with it. I just wanted more space. They also had a WD 250 for $150 but I went the cheap route. I have the 500 WD MyBook for backup at home and will use that for Time Mach

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Just how much Ram does that goat have? - 16 years ago

And did you get the ram from OWC? ;>)

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Re: Good God... My kid has become very devilish in the last two weeks... - 16 years ago

For me, it was the terrible sixes. 6 kids, need I say more.

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Re: Gearhead challenge! Identify this, uh, part... - 16 years ago

Looks to me like tulip-maple tree hybrid. Oh, that rusty thing under the leaves, sorry can't make it out.

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Re: OMG, Geek Squad, wow - 16 years ago

Chuck gets $11 hour????

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P.S. I'm a carpenter not a carpeter - 16 years ago

;>)

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Re: more carpetry ?s - roofing substrate and fasteners for cladding - 16 years ago

30 LB felt with plenty of nails. Furring strips will greatly increase durability. Galvanized finnish nails will work because they will be nailed on an angle. If you are worried about damaging the surface you could rent an air nailer. It will make short work of the nailing and after a few practice shots you should be able to nail it every time. Pre-finished tongue and groove siding should not be s

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Buy a good screwdriver for the ram install - 16 years ago

With the money you save on the ram. Makes the job so much easier and you won't strip the screws. Save it for when you upgrade the hard drive. That's also easy.

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Racer Re: R.I.P Paul Tibbits, pilot of the Enola Gay - 16 years ago

Bockscar, sometimes called Bock's Car or Bocks Car, is the name of the United States Army Air Forces B-29 bomber that dropped the "Fat Man" nuclear weapon over Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, the second atomic weapon used against Japan.

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Re: disable stacks????? - 16 years ago

Sorry, Misread as spaces.

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disable stacks????? - 16 years ago

Just go to system prefs and to Spaces pane and uncheck

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Re: Canon Rebel XT remote question - 16 years ago

I bought a generic one on ebay for around $8 I think. I use it for some action shots around 2nd base in my son's baseball games. It allows me to watch the game and just push the button when he makes a play at second. I have it prefocused and set on a tripod. It works fine for me.

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Re: BWW-okay, taken few hundred with my D50...I think they are underexposed - 16 years ago

They look fine to me. One thing I seem to notice in these shots is that it looks like a cloudy day. You can experiment more by doing what others above have said and/or try some more shots on a bright sunny day to compare results. My Canon has a cloudy white balance setting I use if I am in a hurry but I normally shoot a custom white balance shot when I first arrive anywhere. Pron can help when he

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Re: Song From For The Love Of The Game - 16 years ago

Come Around by Kim Richey. iTunes has it. That's what I remember. Have to watch it again to see.

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Re: Why wouldn't a MacBook start up from a Tiger install DVD? - 16 years ago

What Forrest said. Same reason a MacBook won't boot from an OS 9 disk either.

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Re: is DHL incompetent? - 16 years ago

Reminds me of the time my wife's company shipped an important package to China. Guaranteed Wed became Thur and then after she called again and talked to someone higher up in the chain, They promised by 8 AM Friday Chinese time. When it didn't get there she called again at 6 am Eastern Standard Time they told her that it wasn't even Friday in China yet because they are 12 hours behind us. Huh. Sh

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Re: Can a retailer charge a fee if no merchandise was received? - 16 years ago

Sorry if I didn't read your mind, but I read the thread. I was giving you advise on what was stated in the thread at the time without having all your past shipping information available to me. If telling you what works for me is acting superior, then sorry. But I think I must agree with Don Kiyoti. Maybe I shouldn't have tried to offer and suggestions. Again, sorry

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Re: Can a retailer charge a fee if no merchandise was received? - 16 years ago

Pay the fee. As in you are stuck with the restocking fee. To Quote you. "So, I get an e-mail finally with a 10% restocking fee taken off the refund." As most have said, shipper and shipping company did what they are suppose to do. Problem was on your end. I think a little planning or a phone call to UPS might have solved your problem. The way I made easier for me was to order

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Re: Can a retailer charge a fee if no merchandise was received? - 16 years ago

Sorry, but if you couldn't be home for delivery then why did you have it shipped in the first place. You could have shipped to work, friends house or have someone stay at your house at exactly 2 PM. I work construction and have delivery problems too, so I usually opt for overnight shipping when I know someone will home to receive. Pay the fee and order with better options for receiving your pack

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Re: Two teenage sons and car insurance........ - 16 years ago

Insurance is the key. You (and kids) have to be covered. I made mine pay (give me the money and i paid for insurance) first. They may drive someone else's car (with or without your knowledge) even if they don't have one of their own. You must be covered. Your junker (safe) is the same method I took. One of the cars got passed through three of my 6 kids. Once they get out of high school and don't

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Re: Two teenage sons and car insurance........ - 16 years ago

Two cars means they will be both full time drivers on each car thus higher insurance cost. I had more that two drivers most of the time but no one took a car to college. All my kids got part time jobs as soon as they could and I made sure they paid their own insurance or they couldn't drive. For the most part, they shared the car/cars with little problem. High school kids drove to school togethe

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Re: Two teenage sons and car insurance........ - 16 years ago

I am on my 6th child with this arrangement. Two girls and 4 boys. Handed down our old car and/or bought a sub $2000 car mechanically sound. I didn't reduce coverage but I also didn't insure car.(comp) They knew if they had an accident, it would mean no car or THEY would need to repair or replace. On maintenance for the boys, we would split costs and I would help/teach them how and do the repair o

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Re: How Do I Rescue My Photos from iPhoto? - 17 years ago

What iPhoto? The new iPhoto can automatically divide your existing photos by week or day into events that you name . I had over 9500 photos and it was great way to finally get myself better organized. You can split or merge events to better sort them the way you like. Then in event view you can scrub the event to see thumbs like coverflow in iTunes. It took me a little while to fine tune my even

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Re: OT: Molding Around New Kitchen Cabinets - 17 years ago

Scribe mold is generally used as needed. Your old cabinets may have been nailed to wall thus causing them to pull away from wall. If not, it could be just general movement from settling and studs drying out over the years. Ask about scribe mold to match cabinets. Most companies send several 8' pieces for just that reason.

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Re: how to add anniversaries to Addressbook - 17 years ago

preferences in address book-- template and add field. it will show in drop down menu

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Anyone know someone with a Plays For Sure device? - 17 years ago

I've never seen one and my six kids don't know anyone with one. With all the NBC-Apple-Amazon news the last few days, I was just wondering. I would never pay to download a TV show but why would anyone pay to download for a TiVO when you can record it for free. Also, how many Play For Sure video players are out there and aren't they more money? Doesn't seem like a good move on NBC's part even with

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