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Re: Does this exist? Electrical outlet to 'pass-thru' extension cord for temp power to barn? - 11 years ago

Did I miss where he wanted a VGA signal in his barn?

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Re: Does this exist? Electrical outlet to 'pass-thru' extension cord for temp power to barn? - 11 years ago

How far (in feet) is the barn from the nearest outlet? What you propose would work, but an extension cords with 2 male ends would have to be home-made, and would be dangerous in the wrong hands.

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Re: how about a meltup? - 11 years ago

Reliable info re the incident: MIT NSE Nuclear Information Hub

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Re: All you can eat internet buffet about to get stuffed-AT&T will cap DSL and U-Verse internet, impose overage fees - 11 years ago

Just stream Netflix several hours a day. My earlier post: Charter Internet

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Re: How to keep the fizz in the soda bottle - 11 years ago

Make sure the soda is chilled before opening the bottle the first time.

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Re: 2nd gen AppleTV owners - what's your opinion now that you've used it a while? - 11 years ago

This is related, because I would like to have an ATV too, but.... Back in January, we got several voicemails from our ISP, Charter, concerning some "security issues". I finally returned the call and the CSR had to look up the reference number from our voicemail. She came back finally and asked what we were doing on our internet, because in November we had used over 500GB of data down

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Re: Any devices to beam OTA signal from one part of the house to another? - 11 years ago

This would be a "MacGyver" approach and would only work for an audio signal be it FM or TV. Build one of these, and connect it to the audio line outs of an FM or TV receiver tuned to the channel you want. Then tune other FM receivers in the house to the frequency you set in the transmitter. I built one of these and the output quality is very good. The signal coverage is adequate for

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Is this pirated stuff? - 11 years ago

Stumbledupon this: theurl If it looks to good to be true...?

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Re: What is this wire sticking out of the wall? - 11 years ago

Is there another one in a corner on the adjacent wall? Might be stereo speaker wires.

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Re: Car won't start when it's cold... - 11 years ago

The cold start injector was separate from the air flow sensor/fuel distribution unit.

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Re: Car won't start when it's cold... - 11 years ago

I had a BMW 320i '78 vintage with Bosch Continuous Fuel injection. When it would not start cold, I found the cold start injector to be the problem. It was a single injector that sprayed fuel into a plenum that fed to the intake manifold when the engine was cold. It was a simple test to check it, simply unbolt it from the manifold and place it in a glass. Crank the engine when the coolant is cold,

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Re: Firewire compactflash card reader for my eMac - 11 years ago

I have an old Microtech FW card reader, I cannot find OSX drivers for it. The company seems to have gone out of business or was bought out. I haven't seen one recently. You may see one on eBay.

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Re: It's 2011... Have you adjusted your compasses ? - 11 years ago

---At Elections Or- True Virgins Make Dull Companions- At Weddings

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Re: It's 2011... Have you adjusted your compasses ? - 11 years ago

Just remember-- "Shift happens!"

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Re: What key combinations give me the command key symbol? - 11 years ago

In the "WingDings" font, it is the "z" key.

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Follow up: Follow up: Can you uninstall a security update? - 11 years ago

Original threads: Can you uninstall a security update? Follow up: Can you uninstall a security update? Turns out there is an incompatibility in the OS 10.5.8/PPC G5/Flash Player 10.1 mix. The Adobe Flash Player website indicates that the PPC version works with up to OS 10.4. By selecting my OS version as 10.3, I was able to download Flash Player 9, which seems to work now. Adobe stated tha

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Follow up: Can you uninstall a security update? - 11 years ago

Original post: Can you uninstall a security update? As mentioned I was able to get Firefox working, but when I re-enabled plug-ins, the problem returned. By the process of elimination, the culprit turned out to be the Flash Player plug-in. After trashing the Flash Player plug-in from the Library/Internet Plug-ins folder, Safari seemed to work ok. Just no more YouTube! BTW these were the

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Re: ADAPT or die?!....another Radioshack clearance deal.... - 11 years ago

QuoteDoc Does it work as a Mac USB/WiFi adapter? I took the one from my son's XBox 360 (like the one in the picture) and plugged it into the USB port on my MBP. It shows up in the System Profiler under USB as a Microsoft network adapter. When I opened system prefs and went to Network, it did not show up in the list. I suspect it needs a driver. A google search did not find any.

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Re: Can you uninstall a security update? - 11 years ago

Doc, Thanks, I had google's DNS servers set, so I deleted them. I also reset Safari and Firefox. Now Firefox seems to work ok, but Safari gets into an infinite loop trying to load Amazon.com.

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Can you uninstall a security update? - 11 years ago

Since installing the latest Apple security update on 10.5.8 on my G5, Safari and Firefox, both latest versions, hang (spinning beach ball) on loading some websites like iGoogle and Amazon and require force quit. Anyone else seen a problem like this?

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Re: Paging Paul F.: Keep or toss this yogurt? - 11 years ago

I'd eat it if it looks and smells ok. It's already fermented, and people have been eating it long before we had refrigeration.

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Re: Wifi in hunting stand? Directional antenna? - 11 years ago

Does he want wifi for an ipod/ipad/iphone or a laptop? Build one of these: Long range antenna For the former, hook to an access point and aim it at the hunting blind. (This probably violates FCC rules regarding directional antennas on routers.) For the latter, hook it to the wireless adapter/laptop in the blind and aim it towards the airport/access point.

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Re: Schneier on airport security and the TSA - 11 years ago

The TSA is little more than a new WPA funded by the traveling public. They should all be replaced by dogs. They would be much more effective and efficient.

by flareslow - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

What's wrong with this picture (deal)? - 11 years ago

From the other website: Raid Enclosure It looks pretty good as is, but if you scroll down to the combo deals, Newegg throws in a little lagniappe of a Seagate 1TB drive for free. Is this a RYF (if the fools need a raid enclosure)? Mike

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Re: Rainmain (movie) - I recall a Qantas stat - almost blown now - 11 years ago

Looks like turbine blades ripped through the wing. On most large aircraft, the wings are fuel tanks. Those folks are lucky (to be alive)! Left wing

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Re: Help with font identification - 11 years ago

Thanks for the help! Those look like great choices, and I was not aware of that "Whatthefont" website. Thanks again, Mike

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Help with font identification - 11 years ago

Is anyone familiar with this font? Unknown Font TIA, Mike

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Re: A small iTunes problem - 11 years ago

Cmd-click checks or "unchecks" all.

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Re: OK electricians, need a hand with a switch/dimmer in series. - 11 years ago

Were there any DIP switches on the ceiling mounted receiver?

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Re: waterboarding at 4 AM - 11 years ago

My wife has had success with a home-made synthetic fleece insulating cover for the hose. It also helps if she has the machine lower than the top of the bed so condensation in the hose runs back down into the machine.

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