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  1. Boomyal

    Tracking cookies?

    I am being inundated with tracking cookies on my surfing PC. This is a pretty recent development. The computer gets so sluggish that when I type I am always several letters ahead of what is showing up on the screen. The opening of web pages are also slowed way down. I can run...
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    USB A/B switch?

    Anybody using one? I want to use one for my two PC's to be able to share my new Brother Color Laser Printer. I do not want to try to set it up thru the network. I have successfully been using a parallel port A/B switch to share my old HP 2100 laser printer that I use for business work orders...
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    Determining aspect ratio of an lcd computer moniter?

    I have a ViewSonic LCD monitor that is NOT wide angle. Its screen measures 13.25 wide x 10.75" high. It has a diagonal measurement of 18 inches. I need to get an additional monitor but slightly and proportionately larger. Looking on line, I cannot tell what is what so I cannot pick which one...
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    Junk calls on my cell phone!

    I have recently been plagued with calls from strange area codes. I used to answer them and they were usually robo calls, so if I do not recognize the area code, now I do not answer them. The strange thing is I keep getting them and they usually only ring a couple of times, then quit. I have...
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    Looking for the best Mozilla FireFox Forum.

    For some time now, FireFox has taken forever to open for the first time after a reboot. Once the first FF browser opens, subsequent additional browsers would open quickly enough.. I usually have 4-6 pages open at any one time and any links opened off of displayed sites worked well. If I wanted...
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    Stop Leak?

    Any one know of a tried and true stop leak that does not cause other issues? The aluminum radiator in my E150 is starting to weep where the top tank attaches to the alumimum core. It is not severe but enough to smell it when you walk past the front of the van. The sad part is that the...
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    Epson Printers?

    Any one using the All-in-one Epson L210 inkjet printer with ink resevoirs, or the wireless version, the L355? You can buy a set of Epson refill bottles $78 or a set of generic bottles for $35. I am tired of paying HP's prices for their cartridges and have not had any luck with various brands of...
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    Can't update or install Adobe Flash Player?

    For some time I have been getting a message that firefox has prevented the outdated plugin Adobe Flash from running. I have tried to use the FF check add-ons page but nothing happens. It just sits there with the little circle spinning. I tried to update AFP and the file will download but it...
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    Removing an obstinate O2 sensor?

    I am trying to help my not so mechanically inclined Son In Law remove a downstream oxygen sensor. From his picture it appears to be mounted in a cast exhaust pipe flange, just below the catalytic converter. He borrowed a one piece socket wrench from autozone and has the car up on ramps, so...
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    Forums for boat brands?

    What happened to the forums for specific boat brand? It used to show up at the bottom of all the other forums.
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    FireFox extremely slow to open?

    Any ideas out there? After a reboot the first opening of a FireFox browser page takes forever. Once one is open, subsequent ones open very quickly. It's just that first one. On the other hand, I can open Outlook Express, after a reboot, and it opens right up.
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    Topic participation indicator?

    Isn't there supposed to be some kind of indicator mark, on or around the little file folder at the beginning of a thread topic, that denotes that you are a participant in that thread? Furthermore, I also thought that if you participated in any thread, whether you initiated it or not, that you...
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    PMing on iboats?

    Just received my first PM since the new forum software. It appears to be set up similar to other email client programs. However, I see no provision for 'replying' to the sender's message. What am I missing?
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    Open Office Writer?

    Any opinions on this? All I want is the Word Processor. There are a bunch of links to download it but if it is any good, I do not know which one to pick.
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    Oxygen Sensors?

    Looking for suitable O2 sensors for my Daughter's Mitsubishi Lancer. There are a considerable number of brands and prices. One of the better known names, with pretty decent prices is Bosch. They claim them to be OE so I assume the connectors are plug and play. Does anyone have anything...
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    Finding a Folder in FireFox Bookmarks?

    How do you find a Bookmark Folder that has disappeared? I had a folder titled BBQ and I cannot find it. It is way too easy, in Firefox, to accidentally drag a folder to some other location. I am sure it did not get deleted. It is just hiding somewhere. I have a rather elaborate cataloging...
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    Texting a picture on an Android Smart Phone?

    I have never sent one before. Is it normal for it to take nearly 5 minutes for a picture to be sent out? It is a picture that I took with the phone, then included it as an attachment to a text message.
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    Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007

    Seems like something weird is going on here. This is in Win XP When I either click on a .doc file or just click on the icon to open Word, this is what happens. First a normal logo is displayed denoting Microsoft Office Word 2007. The logo goes away and another box opens with the statement...
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    Windows 7 file/folder search function?

    I don't get it. XP made this a snap, ie find files and folders. In Win 7, I type in the name of a file and/or a folder and it comes up with nothing. But yet, in this case, I go to 'pictures', in the 'library' and I find the folder with the name that I tried to search. What is going on?
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    Online Backup?

    Is anyone using I-Drive for online backup? Online backup seems like a good idea and I-Drive seems like a good provider, especially when you have multiple computers in the home.
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