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Edgy DC Dec 18 2006 03:43 PM

I run a bookstore for my association's annual conference. I used to work in bookselling and so I have a clue who the reputable distributors are. This year, we have Paul Rusesabagina speaking, and --- in addition to sellign his memoir --- I also wanted the bookstore to carry Hotel Rwanda. But I don't know which the reputable wholesale DVD distribuotrs are. One distributor is offering the DVD at $6.99 per unit; sounds good, but I'd rather not get the association buying from a distributor that lists its porn titles equally with it's more legit fair. Where should I buy from?

cooby Dec 18 2006 06:53 PM

with you all the way on that decision Edgy.

iramets Dec 18 2006 09:39 PM

You're making us devotees of high quality erotic cinema feel like second-class citizens with your intemperate and needlessly broad implications. "Really, my deah, think nought of spending an extra twenty dollars per disc--we have spared you the degradation of dealing with a distributor of so-called adult films. We shant deign to expectorate on them."

cooby Dec 18 2006 09:42 PM

Worth it.

MFS62 Dec 18 2006 10:01 PM

Edgy, check your PMs. I sent you a lead for a reputable source of CDs. Later

Edgy DC Dec 18 2006 11:17 PM

Thanks. I'll check it out.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 09:21 AM

In Firefox, I accidentally stored a password that I didn't mean to store. I can't figure out how to get it to stop filling in every time I visit the page. What do I have to do to get it to stop filling in this password?

Methead Jan 13 2007 11:05 AM

I dunno which Firefox version you're using, but on mine (2.0) you can click on Tools >> Options, then the Security tab. In there should be a checkbox that says "Remember passwords for sites". You can leave this box checked. To the right of that is a button that says "Exceptions...", and if you click on that, you should be able to add that one website to the exceptions list.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 07:14 PM

That's the step that I can't figure out. How do I add a site to the exceptions list? ON EDIT - I was able to do what I wanted, not by adding the site to the exceptions list, but by going into the stored passwords list and erasing it from there. So you ultimately led me to the right place - thanks :)

cooby Jan 13 2007 07:45 PM

Okay, now that that's solved...can anyone tell me how to get the static electricity out of my hair after I put on sweaters?

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 07:50 PM

[url=http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/staticcont.htm]Here's an answer - [/url] ]Flyaway hair Just the opposite of static cling is flyaway hair. On a dry day, after you comb your hair it can tend to fly up and separate. That is because the hair strands have the same electrical charge, and you know that like-charges repel. The solution to this problem is simply to wet your hair or to apply some hair spray. There are also anti-static sprays that eliminate the problem. [url=http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_143.htm;jsessionid=FBUP1R5F32FWXQFIAJ4HKY4AVABHO3ML]Additional Advice - [/url] ]# Dianna’s Science Advice: Make sure to use volumizing conditioners and styling products containing ingredients like polyquaternium, quaternium 18 and stearamidaproply dimethylamine to prevent static charge build up in fine hair. These ingredients are charged and conductive. That means they help dissipate the static build-up in your hair before it gets big enough to attack your volume. # Danilo’s Style Advice: Prevent greasy build-up and static electricity by choosing the right styling products for your hair and using a clarifying shampoo once a week. Regular use of a conditioner will help prevent static - just be sure to use the right amount for your hair type.

cooby Jan 13 2007 07:52 PM

Yeah, hair spray's not doing it :( I think shaving cream might be an option

cooby Jan 13 2007 07:54 PM

Here's what Bettsi in Citrus Heights has to say: ]• From Bettsi in Citrus Heights: Regarding the problem with static electricity in hair, I keep a dryer sheet (such as Bounce) in my purse in a small Ziploc bag. When things start clinging, I rub the sheet over my hair, and it ends the problem. I also use it on my legs when skirts or slacks cling. Maybe this will help someone. Thanks again!

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 07:54 PM

[url=http://www.ehow.com/how_172864_prevent-static-hair.html]Additional Strategies - [/url] ]How to Prevent Static Hair in Cold Weather comment digg it del.icio.us print email Rate This Article: Thanks. Your vote has been counted. Difficulty: Moderately Easy Static hair can be a big problem during the winter when the cold, dry air dehydrates hair. Here are some ways to calm those electric locks. Instructions * STEP 1: Deep-condition your hair regularly. (See Related eHow "How to Deep-Condition Hair".) Properly moisturized hair is less likely to be affected by static. * STEP 2: Use a "leave-in" conditioner on your hair after you wash it, or apply conditioning hair gel. These products help to weigh the hair down. * STEP 3: Spray your hairbrush or comb with an anti-static spray before you run it through your hair. * STEP 4: Keep a fabric softener sheet handy and run it over your hair when it starts to get out of control. Carry it in your purse so you can use it several times during the day if necessary. * STEP 5: Avoid hair products that include ingredients that will dry out your hair, such as alcohol or harsh chemicals such as sodium lauryl sulfates. Overall Tips & Warnings * Spraying an anti-static product into hats and hoods will reduce with flyaway hair. * Using a wooden comb or brush helps reduce static electricity.

cooby Jan 13 2007 07:56 PM

Bettsi and Step 4 match! That must work! (A wooden hair brush? Toothpicks for bristles?)

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 07:58 PM

I'll leave you with this - if you wish to discuss the topic with other flyaway hair sufferers, [url=http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/Forum15/HTML/001076.html]I found a forum on the topic[/url].

cooby Jan 13 2007 08:59 PM

People will talk about anything, won't they?

ScarletKnight41 Jan 13 2007 09:03 PM

I think this group proves that point every day ;)

Rockin' Doc Jan 15 2007 07:42 PM

I'm looking into purchasing a portable external hard drive to store mp3's, digital photos, and financial files. Is anyone using such a device? If so, how hard is it to set up and use for those of us that aren't highly tech savvy?

metirish Jan 15 2007 07:48 PM

Several times explorer will just close down..I believe it's something to do with Add Ons..what the hell are they and should I have them turned on?

ScarletKnight41 Jan 15 2007 07:51 PM

IE suxx. Do yourself a favor and install Mozilla Firefox. I keep IE around because there are the rare sites that won't operate properly except in IE. But, for the most part, Firefox is a much better browser.

metirish Jan 23 2007 09:55 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 23 2007 10:10 AM

I'm thinking about upgrading to Windows Vista when it comes out,anyone else excited about it?,Slate has this to say about it,I run a Dell Dimension E520 that I bought last year, I think I can upgrade for a fee...any experts on Vista that can give me some insight please. http://www.slate.com/id/2158037/?nav=tap3

Yancy Street Gang Jan 23 2007 10:08 AM

I'd wait until it's been out for a while. In fact, I'd wait until you grow dissatisfied with XP or have some compelling reason to upgrade. Early releases from Microsoft are often buggy and quickly exploited by the virus mongers.

metirish Jan 23 2007 10:14 AM

Two very computer savvy people I work with said the same thing when I asked them about Vista....I'll wait I suppose,as I said above though I get kicked of XP quite alot because of some Ad On that's running from Adobe(flash),it's so annoying.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 23 2007 10:18 AM

My daughter needs a new laptop desperately. We're waiting for Vista to come out, because we figure that the price on XP lappies will drop at that time.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 30 2007 08:38 AM

Does anyone here know anything about TEI encoding?

SteveJRogers Jan 30 2007 08:04 PM

ScarletKnight41 wrote: IE suxx. Do yourself a favor and install Mozilla Firefox. I keep IE around because there are the rare sites that won't operate properly except in IE. But, for the most part, Firefox is a much better browser. Also there are rare sites coughESPNRADIO.COMcough that will only allow you to download certain stuff (Podcasts, ect) with IE only

ScarletKnight41 Jan 30 2007 08:10 PM

That's why it pays to keep both browsers. I use Firefox 95% of the time, but sometimes I need IE (like for my favorite [url=http://www.geocities.com/cryptogramcorner/]cryptoquote site[/url] ).

seawolf17 Jan 30 2007 08:50 PM

And like a moron, I just spent five minutes trying to figure out why I couldn't get the cryptoquote site to work in Firefox.

Edgy DC Jan 30 2007 10:14 PM

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KC Jan 30 2007 10:18 PM

I wouldn't rush to upgrade, just to upgrade. I have one coming in the next day or so for my work laptop, but only out of curiosity, and to familiarize myself with it. XP Pro is a decent operating system. XP Home sucked.

metirish Jan 30 2007 10:47 PM

Another reason not to upgrade or buy a new PC right now....Intel is coming out with a new processor,apparently it won't be out until the end of the year...... http://www.d-silence.com/story.php?headline_id=23611&comment=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/technology/27chip.html

metirish Feb 06 2007 10:21 PM

So ever since I upgrades to IE7 I have been having problems while online,I would get this error box that would appear and ask me to send the error report,then it would close all windows,fucking annoying I tell ya,so tonight I call Dell tech suppport and the tech gets remote access to my PC and tells me I need to go back to IE6 cos IE7 is really only for Vista....since going back to IE6 it's running real fast,so no point in getting Vista.

Rockin' Doc Feb 06 2007 10:39 PM

I've had virtually no problems since upgrading to IE7. I have experienced no speed issues and it performs quite well. Still, my son keeps telling me I need to change over to Mozilla Foxfire. I have heard nothing but good reviews for Foxfire, but I've never actually used (or seen) it. Maybe someday.

ScarletKnight41 Feb 06 2007 10:51 PM

Listen to your son RD. Firefox beats IE by a mile (except for those rare sites that require IE, which is why I keep it installed). Here's my tech question - over the last couple of weeks, I have had three instances where my computer has shut down when I plug in my USB Flash Drive. When I reboot, the computer said that it experienced a "thermal event." WTF does that mean, and how can I avoid that? I've tried grounding the Flash Drive to reduce the risk of a spark, but the computer shut down yesterday even after I did that.

metirish Feb 06 2007 10:56 PM

SK,call the maker of the USB Flash drive,the last thing you want to do is damage your PC,the DELL tech told me I should get FIREFOX..says it's great..maybe I will try it again...but right now I am happy that things are working fine.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 07 2007 06:21 AM

I never had any problems with IE6, but IE7 was a disaster for me. (I'm on XP Home.) Bookmarks would get lost. Every instance of the browser would take forever to open. (The tab would say "Connecting..." for about a minute even though my home page is about:blank.) So I tried Foxfire and it's been much nicer. I especially like the feature that lets you search for text on a page. Much nicer than in IE.

ScarletKnight41 Feb 07 2007 08:37 AM

The thing about the flash drive is that I've been using it well over a year, without any problems until about a week ago. Weird.

ScarletKnight41 Feb 07 2007 02:28 PM

I did call Dell, maker of the flash drive as well as the computer. The reassuring thing was that I was told that this is unrelated to my hard drive, so my files won't be damage if this recurs. If it does keep happening, I'll either need to replace my processor fan or, if that doesn't work, the motherboard. The warranty has expired (I bought the computer in 2004), so Dell won't fix anything. They suggested that I buy the component parts and then have someone install them, if the problem keeps occurring. It's a hassle, but at least it doesn't sound dire.

KC Feb 13 2007 03:59 PM

So I upgraded my work issued laptop today from XP pro to Vista Business. This is not for people in a hurry, it took about three and a half hours. The machine isn't a blaze of glory but it's a Pentium4 2.8xGHz with 512MB of RAM so three and a half hours is a long time, I think. It totally hates Norton Internet Security, and it warned me (and I don't listen well), so that's an open issue. I'm pretty sure Symantec has ways around this but it's just gonna add to the 3 1/2 hours. It did request that I remove the DVD program that came installed on the machine which was fine. I guess it comes with a DVD player it rather you use, but I haven't poked around that much. It's pretty, it works ... I opened all my Adobe programs ok ... but right now my first impression is, "eh, you can wait for Vista until you buy a new com- puter and you ain't missing anything."

Rockin' Doc Feb 17 2007 03:50 PM

I finally broke down this afternoon and downloaded Mozilla Firefox 2.0. This is the first time surfing the web with it. Quick first impressions is that pages do seem to load quicker than they did with IE 7.0. I will be interesting to see how it performs over the next few days.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 18 2007 02:02 PM

Few questions including some potentially dumb ones. Looking for an external hard drive to store photos/music. 1. What size should I get? 2. How much should I spend? 3. All of my USB ports are used by other things right now. Am I screwed?

Yancy Street Gang Feb 18 2007 02:09 PM

You can get a USB expander thing. It's kind of like a power strip with multiple outlets. I've never bought one, so I don't know what they cost, but I'll probably need one one of these days myself.

SteveJRogers Feb 18 2007 02:15 PM

I have an old (pre 2000) PC with no USB ports and the CD drive is for reading data only. Yet before I put it out of it's misery there is about 100 or so files (mostly pictures at this point) that I need to get out and onto my laptop Is there a way of doing so without using floppy discs a process that would probably last a couple of hours?

KC Feb 18 2007 02:35 PM

I have two LaCie drives, I think methead suggested them sometime ago ... they're very reliable. Steve, gmail has free storage, open an account and email the files to yourself.

SteveJRogers Feb 18 2007 02:58 PM

KC wrote: I have two LaCie drives, I think methead suggested them sometime ago ... they're very reliable. Steve, gmail has free storage, open an account and email the files to yourself. I would, but sadly its not hooked up to my internet connection anymore, nor is it compatable with any sort of wireless network and I do not have any desire to lug it up to where my connection is.

KC Feb 18 2007 04:05 PM

I don't know how comfortable you are with the inside of a computer, but ... if it's just files and not programs, take the drive out of the old computer and stick it in the new computer and copy the files.

metirish Mar 15 2007 01:51 PM

Got an email today telling me that my McAfee will expire soon,the computer experts that I work with tell me that they don't have any virus thing and would never have one because they just slow things down,should I renew McAfee,what do you guys use.....the experts I mentioned say that microsoft is enough to have.

TheOldMole Mar 16 2007 12:11 PM

I use Trend Micro -- have never heard it suggested that you don't need an anti-virus program. I'd like to know more about that.

TheOldMole Mar 16 2007 12:29 PM

My computer genius grandson tells me that Vista has some antivirus protection, but not good enough. He recommends two free programs -- AVG and Avast. He says he uses AVG, which has more hands-on control, but he's going to install Avast in his Grammy's new computer, because it works pretty much completely behind the scenes. He also says he's heard good things about ClamWin, another free program, but has not tried it.

TheOldMole Mar 16 2007 12:32 PM

Why has my Outlook Express suddenly stopped working? I can't get any incoming mail at all, and when I try to send something I get an error message saying that my SMTP server has determined that the address I'm sending to doesn't exist.

KC Mar 16 2007 12:45 PM

I know I pound the anti-Microsoft drum a lot, but my advise would be (to everyone) is ditch Outlook (or Express) and use this.

Yancy Street Gang Mar 16 2007 01:28 PM

Using Outlook for e-mail is a terrible idea, if for no other reason than that virtually every e-mail borne virus is written to exploit Outlook's weaknesses. If you don't use Outlook, you're therefore less vulnerable. I use Eudora and I like it well enough.

KC Mar 16 2007 05:00 PM

Since installing Vista on my laptop, when I open Firefox the page up and page down buttons don't work nor do the arrow keys to make things go up and down. If I minimize the window and then go full screen again with it they work.