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Importing txt file (no delimited) into a database
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:09 pm
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I need to get a rather large amount of data into a database. I'll probably use Access, but I could also use MySQL5 on one of the servers. I really...
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I was able to import it into an Access database without any trouble.
Thanks,
Chas.
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Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:55 pm
Linux newbie questions
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smyrna »
Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:03 pm
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I recently read with amusement the thread about how to identify Linux users on the forum and realized we have several IT personnel or other tech savy...
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The XPS one ($800 cheaper) wasn't clearance.
However I did hear about the $800 laptop from apple. That would for sure be interesting :)
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Last post by Russell
Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:48 pm
Houston High Speed Internet Service Providers
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tomneal »
Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:08 pm
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My Hal-PC hosted DSL seems to be dying.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
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Glad to hear it. ;-) And, Whole-Home DVR is coming soon (if you haven't already gotten it.)
The advantage on U-Verse is it is powered from the...
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Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:13 pm
Windows server backup software
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Russell »
Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:16 pm
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This goes out to all the Windows server admins. I am looking for some recommendations on software you guys are using for backing up multiple windows...
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For the internal development server downtime after 5 is not too big of a deal, but I reckon since no one is ever here over the weekends, I am just...
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Last post by Russell
Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:06 am
Photo-hosting services?
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quidni »
Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:44 am
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Whom do y'all recommend as far as free photo-hosting services go? I need to set up a basic account that will host an unknown number of pics, able to...
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You can also use onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; which is the old Yahoo! photos.
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Last post by Keith B
Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:32 am
Question about the forum
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slickchick »
Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:41 pm
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I can honestly say I'm not the most savvy person when it comes to forum software and how it works but I can't seem to find something that i have...
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Thank you very much guys on the suggestion. What is the ol phase, if it was a snake it would have bit me. I've been around it many times but it never...
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Last post by slickchick
Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:32 am
Brand new web browser to be released today
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by drw » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:00 am
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Just announced: . After reading to explain the browser, I'm pretty excited about this new browser.
It is supposed to be available for download early...
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I've been using it for a week or so now and am sold on the speed and interface. It pleases me. :mrgreen:
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Last post by wilder
Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:05 pm
The Police and MY Network
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TexasComputerDude »
Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:07 am
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just wondering if any of yall have ever heard of this.
Last night around 3am one of local police officers pulled a guy over right in front of our...
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LOL you cant go to walmart or anywhere near the bridge to dibol (anyone near lufkin knows what im talking about) then huh? LOL.
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Last post by TexasComputerDude
Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:07 pm
Virus recovery tools & techniques
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45ACP »
Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:09 pm
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I wrote this article to share what I learned as a result of having to deal with a computer virus recently. Basically, my familiarity with virus...
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I heard about the hard drive failures in Apple laptops but I didn't know it was that bad. :shock:
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Last post by boomerang
Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:24 pm
looking to form BF2142 squad
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TexasComputerDude »
Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:59 pm
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hey all,
just seein if anyone would be interested in forming a BF2142 squad.
Must have a microphone. Heavy emphasis on tactics.
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btw, if yall do buy the game we will help you gain rank as fast as possible. Also you must have teamspeak to get the full experience, cause the in...
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Last post by TexasComputerDude
Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:15 pm
Logging in
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Walkin' Jack »
Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:40 pm
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For the last 3 or 4 weeks I have to re log in each time I visit the site. I alway check the box to remember me next time but for some reason I always...
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Geeks.
Anygunanywhere
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Last post by anygunanywhere
Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:49 pm
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Last post by Excaliber
Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:12 pm
MySQL database
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:05 pm
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For next year's TexasCHLforum Day at PSC, I would like for people to be able to register on-line. I was hoping to use a particular software package...
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Unfortunately I don't have the free time right now to create a web application like that for you, however once this summer semester is over I don't...
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Last post by Russell
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:26 pm
I need help finding investigation software.
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TexasComputerDude »
Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:49 am
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hey yall, I am looking for some software that can help organize an investigation. It needs to keep track of names families and friends and where they...
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free??? thats got my name written all over it.
thanks alot to all who responded.
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Last post by TexasComputerDude
Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:29 pm
Advice needed re: webcasting, Internet radio, etc.
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:43 pm
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I need to pick someone's brain about web-casting, Internet radio, video cameras, etc. If anyone has time, I'd like to visit by phone.
Thanks,
Chas.
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ya, i used to run an internet radio show and have done a lot of research on video streaming for work. I'm happy to help if you dont have the info you...
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Last post by LedJedi
Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:26 pm
Firefox 3 Location Bar History - FIX
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AEA »
Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:50 am
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For those of you that have downloaded and using Firefox 3, you MAY have noticed that it keeps a history of your latest typed in or visited locations...
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Hint for Mac users:
When you change the urlbar.maxRichResults to 0 , you can't use the back button to return to the main list. You have to...
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:01 pm
computer repair
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OverEasy »
Tue May 06, 2008 11:39 am
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Can anybody recommend a computer repair shop, (N.W. Houston to College Station)?
My 2 yr. old Dell with Windows XP Pro won't bootup sometimes and...
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Do what I did. Start buying Macs, and never look back. :mrgreen:
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:30 pm
Yahoo[Bot]
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Txroadcyclist »
Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:31 pm
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Why is there always a Yahoo shown as a user online? Is this spyware or tracking of some kind?
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No, it's the search engine bot for Yahoo. It's reading and indexing the forum so the posts will show up in a Yahoo search. The Google bot is here...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:25 pm
what happened to my browser?
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HighVelocity »
Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:08 am
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Yesterday, I fired up the pc and something has changed. My browser, IE7, has suddenly stopped accepting all redirects. For example, when I log into...
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Okay, I won't tell you to use firefox. Use Opera :lol::
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Last post by Russell
Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:45 pm
How do I attach an image to a post???
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by
red2000vette »
Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:44 pm
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Would someone be so kind as to let me know how I attach an image (jpeg) to a posting??? :headscratch
Thank you.
Bill
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To continue this thread down hijack lane... :)
I didn't know .308 was so new. That must mean that his grandfather was already an old man when he got...
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Last post by drw
Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:37 am
CSV files
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:57 pm
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I am looking at feature to add to to allow people to register on-line for the TexasCHLforum Day at PSC and other events. The data will go into a...
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:iagree: If the option is available to work with tab-delimited files, the advantage is that it becomes cleaner and easier to work with data elements...
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Last post by Skiprr
Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:13 pm
Merging 2 photos into one photo
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:45 pm
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Can Macromedia Fireworks 8 be used to merge one photo into another photo?
Chas.
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I was trying to put a photo of a car into a landscape scene. I decided not to use it.
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:41 pm
Cell Phone Ring tones
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Liberty »
Sat May 31, 2008 8:59 pm
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We changed cell phone companys this week and got 3 new phones. I was trying to pesonalize mine, by giving it a unique ring tone.
Darn those free...
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I've actually purchased songs from Itunes, and accidentally gotten the DRM. To get around it, I've just burned it to a cd, and then ripped it that...
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Last post by KC5AV
Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:22 pm
Wireless internet in your home?
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tomneal »
Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:58 pm
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My daughter has two computers at opposite ends of her house
It's not that big a house but the USB gadget gets a max of 25% signal from her router....
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mac spoofing is a common attack method against wlans. But the nice thing is, since its an active attack, you will notice it. The pc they are spoofing...
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Last post by melkor41
Mon May 19, 2008 9:43 am
Big old printer, new little notebook PC
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tomneal »
Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:20 pm
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I have a very large, very fast laser printer. HP Laser Jet 5si
I am going to use it to print scores for the Space City Challenge.
I use it now via a...
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Don't forget to have the printer use a static IP instead of DHCP.
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Last post by Russell
Wed May 14, 2008 8:46 am
Server Timeouts?
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Keith B »
Sun May 11, 2008 5:45 pm
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Has anyone else been receiving timeouts trying to get to the forum? I am periodically getting 'The page cannot be displayed' messages.
Regards,
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I don't know if it's timeouts, or something else, but occasionally I'll get the Internet Explorer can not display this page like it's an incorrect...
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Last post by Monkey404error
Mon May 12, 2008 4:02 pm
Texaschlforum address line on Firefox
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Lumberjack98 »
Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:09 am
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I use firefox as my browser and nomatter what I'm looking at on texaschlforum.com it always just shows in the address line. Due to this, I'm unable...
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Going directly to doesn't work corectly go to
That address works much better.
Good luck.
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Last post by Liberty
Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:19 pm
Stuck PMs
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Kalrog »
Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:21 pm
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I don't know exactly what is causing this, but I seem to remember that after sending someone a PM, it will stay in the outbox for a few...
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Okay. I did notice that they went to my sent items folder right after I posted that... and wouldn't you know it, but Charles responded at the same...
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Last post by Kalrog
Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:47 pm
Surveillance
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KD5NRH »
Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:26 am
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This seems a bit more on topic here than in General...
It seems WalMart is no longer carrying the little $25 B/W surveillance cameras, so any...
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Go to . They have what you need. Nice folks, too. :smash:
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Last post by Reloader
Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:52 pm
Search Engine Optimization
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Kalrog »
Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:00 pm
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AKA - Get people to vote for Nathan Deckinga for Leander ISD school board place 6.
Help! How do I get this site seen by everyone searching for...
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I have done some of that, and I have also done the MSN submission now as well so I am about done with what I can do on my own.
Any volunteers?
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Last post by Kalrog
Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:28 pm
We are wireless!!!
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by
stevie_d_64 »
Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:40 pm
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Be afraid, very afraid!!!
Inspiron 1720!!!!
I need to hear some grunts!!!
Yes, it is a Merry Christmas!!!
Hope y'all have one too!!!
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Not to be a downer, but I would go with Verizon as the network of choice - so far, they have the fastest consistent speed.
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Last post by Jarod
Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:02 pm
Best laugh I have had all week...
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BrassMonkey »
Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:51 pm
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A hair off topic, but this is just too funny to pass up...
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Yes sir, Way off topic & we do not have an off topic forum.
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Last post by longtooth
Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:09 pm
Question Regarding PMs
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Opie »
Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:14 pm
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I'm not sure if my PMs are actually being sent. I composed the PM then clicked on Submit. Is there something else I need to do? I have two that are...
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PM sent. Welcome to the forum Opie.
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Last post by WildBill
Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:22 pm
RSS Feeds for texaschlforum?
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by
atxgun »
Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:30 pm
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Anyone know if there's a way to get an RSS feed for this forum? If not any admins want to add that functionality :)
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The last time I checked the phpBB website, the RSS mod was not yet blessed by the support team.
Chas.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:43 pm
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES 2008 ???
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by
DOCTORWHO »
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:43 pm
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I RECENTLY PUT THE 2008 VERSION ON MY LAPTOP. IT IS SUPER PROTECTIVE, BUT I CAN NOT GET THE SPOPTSMANS GUITE SITE IMAGES. I'VE USED THE SITE FOR 5 OR...
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Maybe borrow LedJedi's sonic screwdriver?
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Last post by KBCraig
Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:10 pm
Pay Pal and Firearms
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tomneal »
Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:54 pm
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Does Pay Pal have any issues with Firearm related items?
Do they have any Anti-gun political positions?
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Yes and yes. I've bought a magazine rack via Paypal though.
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Last post by propellerhead
Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:14 pm
PM's not working
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SkipB »
Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:50 am
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My pm's don't seem to be working right. If I read a message and click the PM tab at the bottom I get a conpleat quote of the post I click on....
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If you want to send a new PM (not associated with an existing thread) to someone, you can click the person's name in the message board. That takes...
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Last post by seamusTX
Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:05 pm
Sizing Photos & Graphics
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by
Mithras61 »
Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:45 pm
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I've noticed that many folks here put up some HUGE graphics & photos.
So big in fact that in many cases they do not fit on my screen, and I run at...
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I stand corrected. I thought that BSD was just another distributor of Linux interfaces, like KDE, or Gnome. Shows how much I know about it. :mrgreen:...
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Last post by The Annoyed Man
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:36 pm
Firefox Add-ons
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Lumberjack98 »
Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:22 am
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I've been using firefox for a while and really like it. I had some add-ons that I really liked.
They switched out my laptop at work yesterday and...
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Another vote for Adblock Plus.
I also use User Agent Switcher for lame websites that say they require Internet Explorer. I can fake 'em out, as long...
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Last post by nitrogen
Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:36 pm
Small 'plaint about "View New Posts"
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by
ELB »
Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:35 pm
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Not the end of the world, but I have noticed something annoying (to me) about the View New Posts function on this forum, both before and after the...
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Charles,
So far it seems to be working better for me, the original complainer. I am back in the same situation - - been away for a few days, came...
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Last post by ELB
Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:35 pm
Need coding help in php
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:32 pm
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I want to add the Join the NRA logo and link to the header in the forum. People using smaller monitors can't afford to lose the space taken up by the...
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I would really like to simply put the NRA logo and link on the right side of the current header; i.e. opposite the current TexasCHLforum logo. I...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:23 am
Spyware
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HighVelocity »
Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:14 pm
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I am happy to be the first to post in the new section. :D
If anyone gets infected with Spyware I may be able to help. Last year I got hit hard with...
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Actually there is a cheaper deal out called which is a linux distro that turns an old computer into the eqivalent of a Cisco PIX...it works very well...
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Last post by WarHawk-AVG
Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:32 pm
Blog software?
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:06 pm
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Does anyone have a recommendation for blog software? I want to run it on one of my websites, so I'm not interested in the hosted blog websites like...
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I will still recommend Blogger. It works just fine on a hosted site, and its free. Will run fine on a windows Sun or Linux platform. One can set it...
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Last post by Liberty
Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:49 pm
Need computer & advice
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Charles L. Cotton »
Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:42 pm
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My 6 year old Gateway in my office is dying! I'd like to build my next machine, but I don't have time to research motherboards, etc. Do any of you...
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In the words of Paris Hilton, That's hott! :grin:
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Last post by atxgun
Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:54 pm
Internet Explorer 7.0
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40FIVER »
Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:33 pm
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I've been using Firefox for the last several months and am quite happy with it. But I installed IE 7.0 today and it seems to be pretty decent.
Is...
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Gotcha. Might want to try it though. It works for me on pages that don't like Firefox and changes it to show just like it would in IE7.
My bank for...
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Last post by Kyle(Houston)
Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:35 pm
AT&T High Speed Internet
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OverEasy »
Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:15 pm
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Hi all,
* I don't know much about anything computer*
When HSI became available out here in the woods I signed up for the $14.99/ mo special. My year...
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Yup,
16 cents a day!
I lose more than that every time I sit on the couch.
Keep it.
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Last post by flintknapper
Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:40 am
500 Server error?
Replies: 16
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BobCat »
Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:48 am
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Last night (Monday) at home, and this morning on a different computer in another location, I've gotten the following error message:
500 Server...
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FYI for anyone interested on the tech aspect, 500 is an Internal Server error. The system is perhaps really overloaded or somethings messed up w/ the...
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Last post by atxgun
Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:13 pm
Inserting URL Links
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CHL/LEO »
Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:43 am
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Once again, what is the proper procedure for inserting URL links into a body of text? For example, if I wanted to reduce an extremely long URL link...
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To make a clickable link.
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Last post by flintknapper
Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:12 am
Looking for file hosting site
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BadSpeller »
Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:11 pm
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Can anybody recommend a good file hosting site? I have a small file (about 200k) that I would like to post but I don’t have a web site to host it....
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Your information sounds useful.
- Jim
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Last post by seamusTX
Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:14 pm
Malfunctioning Printer
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casingpoint »
Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:41 pm
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The drum warning light stays on and my Brother HL1440 laser printer will not feed a piece of paper. Been through this one time before. Wiped the drum...
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Thanks Sarah, I have replaced the Brother with an HP 1020 laser printer. $179, on sale at Office Depot for $99. A new drum for the Brother was $150....
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Last post by casingpoint
Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:31 pm
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