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Re: CVS bought Target Pharmacy, right? Now Walgreen buys rite Aid - 7 years ago

Our local Rite Aid is one of the few pharmacies in this area that are open for prescriptions 24-hours a day. LyleH

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Re: Is the Canon SX50 refurb at $150 a slam dunk? - 7 years ago

I have the SX40, and my main regret is not having the GPS feature. I don't believe the SX50 does, either. LyleH

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Re: So, where is El Capitan? - 7 years ago

QuoteDP Ah, jeez... OK, there's an "OS X El Capitan" folder but the size is only 125kb. Last night I had the same folder of 125kb until the 6.09GB "Install OS X El Capitan" finished downloading - then it disappeared. LyleH

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Re: Plumbing Predicament - 7 years ago

I'd suggest going to your local "plumbing store" and see if there aren't shallower garbage disposals available. That way you'd have what you have now without any mickey-mousing around. LyleH

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Re: Ant invasion on dishwasher - 7 years ago

If when you crush one and smell it, if it has an odor similar to coconut, they are probably odorous house ants. I don't believe they eat wood, and usually come in from outside, and exterminators can often trace the long trail they have on the outside of the house, usually on the concrete footing. Just search for "odorous house ants" online for the best exterminating solutions. LyleH

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Re: Where to buy house numbers to install on the front of my house? - 7 years ago

I prefer the silver reflective type of numbers as they show up in the dark - Might be a cheap way to go until you get your new mailbox. - LyleH - Here's a link to Ace Hardware's selection:

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Re: What browser extensions are you using? - 7 years ago

1-ClickWeather MLB.com Toolbar InvisibleHand YouTube5 PriceBlink Incognito The Tracktor Ghostery ClicktoFlash FlashToHTML5 Reload Button 1Password ClicktoPlugin Adblock Plus ScamZapper Currently have MLB.Com Toolbar and 1-ClickWeather disabled. May have some redundancy in these. Never seem to get beachballs, so why not... LyleH

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Re: Trying to fix shredder - not fuse...what else to check? - 7 years ago

I'm sure you moved the switch to Forward and Reverse. And checked to be sure something isn't jammed in the cutter blades. That's all I've got. Be careful when messing with the cutter blades when it's plugged in.............. LyleH

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Re: After all the hummingbird threads... - 7 years ago

Quotemrlynn Coincidentally, a few weeks ago my son and DIL gave me a hummingbird feeder for Father's Day. I finally got it hung up outside the window last week and— Nary a one. I know there are hummingbirds around, as I've seen two recently, but so far they're studiously avoiding the feeder. Maybe it's the flock of sparrows (and grackles) that in the nearby regular feeders are distracti

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Re: Spotlight misses a lot of blatant docs. What alternatives have you all found ? - 7 years ago

QuoteGGD Quotetuqqer QuoteBlack Let me know if you like it... Will do. So far, a quirky interface; it's also missing words clearly typed in simple Pages doc files, but I may not be setting the parameters correctly. Pretty sure that EasyFind just searches based on file names and not the contents of the files, sort of like how the Mac OS would search before Spotlight. You might want to try f

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Re: What should I do with my trusty ol' lamp iMac? - 7 years ago

Digital Photo Frame??? LyleH

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Re: Best Cheap Used iPad? - 7 years ago

From JemJem - CLEARANCE - Refurbished iPad 3 Wifi Black 16GB (MC705LL/A) w/Case. I've never bought from them. Read all the fine print!!! LyleH

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Re: Keyboard, stand, charger for iPad 2 - 7 years ago

A month ago I got the New Trent Airbender 1.0 Wireless Bluetooth Clamshell iPad Keyboard Case with 360 Degree Rotation and Multi-Angle Stand for iPad 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2 - Black and Silver when it was on sale for $26.00 ($11 off) from Amazon. Over 4000 reviews on Amazon with 4.5 stars. To me it's just okay, but is very versatile in how you can set the screen in portrait or landscape with a

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Re: Cleaning car Interior and Tires - 7 years ago

QuoteRAMd®d I want a tire treatment that makes the tire look like new tire, freshly cleaned. The super shiny, wet look annoys me big time. Even shiny annoys me. Clean black, matte finished tires is what I'm after. So far just cleaning them with soap and water comes closest to what I want. As they age, they look slightly gray, not black. I'd like to use something that protects the tires

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Re: Cleaning car Interior and Tires - 7 years ago

I've used Black Magic Tire Wet for quite a few years. It lasts much longer than any other product I've tried. It even says it "lasts longer than any other solution" on the bottle. It comes as a spray bottle and is available many places, and not very expensive. My experience is it lasts for at least 2 weeks - other stuff I've tried lasts for a day or two. I use a 2.5" paint b

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Re: What to do with old, worn out shoes - 7 years ago

Nike will accept ANY shoes for recycling - even if they are completely worn out. Here's a FAQ with the details about their program. The only caveat I have had at our local Nike employees store is the shoes should not have been worn for the last 24 hours before donating them. Not sure why that is, or if it's still in effect. LyleH

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Re: strong magnet appears to have killed a hard drive...any possibility of recovery? - 7 years ago

Maybe for future problems have an external drive for Time Machine. A $60 USB external drive is cheap insurance. I presume he could have an external drive at his office or home. LyleH

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Re: We have the cheapest Comcast net/TV plan. Do we need a new modem? - 7 years ago

QuoteFilliam H. Muffman QuoteLyleH Quote$tevie My friend just had her modem replaced and she has two WiFi signals (not by accident, the modem has the names and password on the side of it). I was wondering if this is because one is for sharing and one is private? Just trying to think why she would get two. One signal is for ANY Comcast customer to use - they can log in with their own Comcast ID/

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Re: We have the cheapest Comcast net/TV plan. Do we need a new modem? - 7 years ago

Quote$tevie My friend just had her modem replaced and she has two WiFi signals (not by accident, the modem has the names and password on the side of it). I was wondering if this is because one is for sharing and one is private? Just trying to think why she would get two. One signal is for ANY Comcast customer to use - they can log in with their own Comcast ID/password. Here's a writeup on this

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Re: My Turn 1: Spring in Back Yard - 7 years ago

Very nice pics, but the bottom 1/3 of that bird feeder looks kinda green and nasty. LyleH

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Re: On this day in 1980... - 7 years ago

We were coming back from golfing in Central Oregon that day and when we hit the Columbia River Hwy. around Bonneville Dam we could see the ash cloud. We hadn't had our radio on so were completely unaware of what had happened. Also happens to be one of my son's Birthday, too. That was one candle he couldn't blow out. LyleH

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Re: So how's 8.3 on the 4s? - 7 years ago

From iDownload Blog: "If you use desktop file managers such as PhoneView, iFunBox, iTools, iExplorer and others to browse app folders on your non-jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, you have another reason to stay away from the latest iOS 8.3 update as it prevents those programs from functioning properly." And here's the link for more complete information: Haven't tested

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Re: 2012 Mac Mini SD Card slot no worky... ? - 7 years ago

Do you have a USB - SD/SDHC Card Reader that will let you plug an SD card into it? That would help to prove it's the SD card or the slot that's misbehaving. I have a Vivitar VIV-RW-3000-BLK Reader/Writer that lets me do that. LyleH

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Re: Retiring! - 7 years ago

Congratulations Pam !!!!! My son officially retires from Intel today. He has a house in Florida (paid for) and will be moving there permanently in October. He's young enough that he will get a job in Florida for a few years - but has LOTS of outdoor activities planned. LyleH

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Re: 1st Generation iPad ? - 7 years ago

Quotesekker I don't understand your complaints about older versions of mobile Safari - the version in iOS5 is really not all that much worse than the crappy modern Safari we get today. Honestly, 256MB of RAM is fine for looking at one site - are you planning on opening a ton of tabs? If so, move along and use a real computer! My main issue with that iPad is that there are likely excellent a

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Re: 1st Generation iPad ? - 7 years ago

I use mine as a digital photo frame/display - have 1500 photos on it and just use the Photo app to randomly display pics. Has high enough resolution, and to-the-side viewing is much better than most commercial digital photo displays. And, can be used temporarily in some cases instead of my other 2 iPads. LyleH

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Re: Please school me on the Prius. - 7 years ago

This link describes the different Prius models in maybe a little more detail than billb's link. Here's a link to a 2011 Consumer Report article testing battery life of a 9-year-old Prius. The battery held up very well - but this was only one car. LyleH

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Re: I am more like the Millennials than my Baby Boomer generation - 7 years ago

We moved into an "independent living" retirement facility a year ago - with the limited storage & wall space we had lots of fun deciding what can't come with us. Just one example, I digitized just 1500 of our pictures/photos and threw away several boxes (all) of the hard copies. We now have only 4 pictures on display. But these 1500 are on an iPad we use as a digital photo fr

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Re: Even fewer toilet flushes in California - 7 years ago

QuoteUncle Wig QuoteBuck QuoteM A V I C I'm surprised that home usage gets so much attention when most of the water wasted is via irrigation and agriculture. Irrigation and agriculture is not waste. When you're growing fruit and vegetables in the desert, it kind of is. Mega-agriculture in the Imperial Valley was brought about more by the politics of big money and water back in the 30s, rather

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Re: The Ocean Mugged Me for my iPhone and HTC One phones - 7 years ago

Quotevision63 QuoteSpeedy Quite the sad story. But I'm glad you made it!! Unfortunately your pics didn't. You can't see any photos? I can't see them either :-( LyleH

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