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- Pot Calling the Kettle Black
- For those of you who have been around more than 40 years, you might understand what the title US colloquial expression means. Along with the topic of this thread.I see that Jimmy Carter has voiced that GWB has ruined the US reputation in the World through failed foreign policy decisions....
- Tags: TheChas, GWB
- Discussion threads 2007-05-20
- Football, You Bet
- I am hoping that the third try is a charm.I honestly want to understand why people get so worked up about watching sports in general, and the Superbowl in particular.I can accept that some people find sports to be entertaining, and I do not wish to detract from their enjoyment...
- Tags: football game, pity people, TheChas, A-grade, sports, off-topic, boredom, superbowl, football, game
- Discussion threads 2007-02-01
- New Name for GMT
- We received an announcement the other day from our corporate office in London. The announcement was dated and stamped with the GMT for when it was released.This got me to thinking about the meaning of GMT, which sent me off on some random ramblings.GMT, Greenwich Mean Time.is there:GST, Greenwich Standard...
- Tags: GMT, humor, networking, off-topic, TheChas, time, time zone
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- Time to End the US 2 Party System
- Well, not the party on Friday, party on Saturday system that lets one have 2 parties each weekend.It is time to throw away the outdated Republican and Democratic political parties.We should replace them with a number of parties so that candidat
- Tags: TheChas
- Discussion threads 2006-10-07
- The Passing of a Peer
- No question here.Yesterday, I learned of the passing of one of our peers in these forums.sbhuck Wilbur Huck had a thirst for knowledge about how to best use his personal computer, and asked a number of questions here.He was one of the best question askers in the forum as he...
- Tags: sympathy, Cha
- Q&A 2006-04-19
- install windows xp for every chipset?
- How to install windows with drivers for every existing chipset, not only for a present configuration ? Not to put every possible drivers but only for MB chipset, namely Intel, nForce, Via, Sis. So when I change my motherboard with Intel chipset with another motherboard with...
- Tags: chip-set, chipset, koki777km@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, TheChas, windows
- Q&A 2006-01-25
- coke in my laptop
- hi guys, recently my freinds son spilled some coke in his laptop, it still works fine but he is scared that it will corrode or damage the components. im familiar with taking laptops apart but am unsure of what to clean the motherboard with. some one has suggested Alcohol. any...
- Tags: alcohol, big_bosa@..., board, hardware, laptop computer
- Q&A 2004-11-03
- Did I miss something
- Did I miss a change announcement?I notice in the TQ&A section a number of questions with a "null" and "undefined" for status and points.When I click on the link for a "null" question, I get an error message.The error message in IE reads:"
- Tags: Cha, feedback, TheChas
- Discussion threads 2005-05-16
- The Pope and the Catholic Church
- The Pope and the Catholic ChurchRather than risk corrupting Oz's positive thread in respect of Pope John Paul II, I am starting this thread for open comments on the teachings of Pope John Paul and the Catholic faith.On sexuality:Catholic teaching on sexuality provides that sexual relations are a gift from...
- Tags: Catholic Church, sin
- Discussion threads 2005-04-03
- Which JAVA to use?
- Sun released a security update to JAVA 1.4 today bringing the latest version to 1.4.7There is also JAVA 5.0, actually 1.5.2The question quite simply is:Which version to deploy?And why is your selected version a better choice than the other?Or, do you not install JAVA or run some other virtual machine...
- Tags: Java, JDK, JDK 1.5, programming, TheChas
- Discussion threads 2005-03-29
- No Smokers
- No SmokersI don't know how many of you have seen the news stories about companies who are not hiring and even firing people who smoke.My sister works for Weyco who made the CBS news Friday for firing 4 employees who refused to take a breath test.She is interested in your...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, TheChas
- Discussion threads 2005-01-31
- Traffic Laws
- Traffic LawsRather than continuing to corrupt another thread, I thought I would start a new thread. Especially after seeing some of the more interesting comments on traffic laws.First off, I admit to being a reformed speeder. As such, like a reformed anything, we tend to be a bit more zealous...
- Tags: lane, left lane, off-topic, TheChas, traffic law
- Discussion threads 2005-01-27
- slow computer
- slow computerI have a laptop computer and it is really slow for some reason.It is slow when opening programs and surfing the net.It has windows XP loaded on it with 1.0 ghz celeron processor,128 mg of ram and 56k modem.The computer is approx 3 years old and has not had...
- Tags: brown4225@..., computer, MAKE SURE, RAM, TheChas, window
- Q&A 2005-01-24
- Page File stored in the middle of my HD
- Is the Page File supposed to be stored in the middle section of the hard drive. I've used Doskeeper to attemt to move it to the front but to no avail.The page file normally ends up near the middle of your hard drive because it is not created until after...
- Tags: hard drive, page file, poprocks4u, TheChas, windows
- Q&A 2005-01-14
- Power switch/supply connection calls for color consciousness
- When attaching your computer's power supply to its power switch, be careful not to make the wrong connections. As long as you keep your colors straight, powering up should be no problem.Connecting a power supply and the switch that regulates it is a fairly straightforward procedure. The process isn't complex—that...
- Tags: James Detwiler, TheChas, power supply, prong, power switch
- Technical articles 2002-12-19
- Rescue a bad hard drive by swapping controllers
- Don't let a bad controller stop you from retrieving valuable data from an old hard drive. In this From the Technical Q&A, a TechRepublic member attempts to track down a hard-to-find Western Digital drive to save the stored data.The contents of a hard drive can be worth millions; especially in...
- Tags: James Detwiler, hard drive, TheChas, Western Digital Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-12-05
- Support PCs in the dirtiest of environments
- Desktops are designed for use in relatively clean settings, but that doesn't mean computers can't function properly in dirtier settings. Keep your PCs up and running even in the harshest environments with advice from fellow TechRepublic members.When you first decided to go into PC support, I'm sure you thought your...
- Tags: Desktops, James Detwiler, TheChas, Member Srineer, PC
- Technical articles 2002-09-12
- TechRepublic members offer tips on removing a broken pin from a PS/2 port
- Bent or broken pins in peripheral connectors are infrequent hazards associated with maintaining PCs, but they can create big headaches when they do occur. If you're unprepared for such problems, they can also be difficult to repair.In a posting in our Technical Q&A forums,Choywg reported that a pin on a...
- Tags: Choywg, pin, PS/2, TheChas, Wax Tadpole Writing Services
- Technical articles 2003-10-09
- Don't let old data come back to haunt you
- Before you donate that old PC or return it to the leasing company, consider what's on its hard drive. Find out how and why TechRepublic members clean their hard drives before letting them go.In today's IT world, upgrading equipment is a continual process that presents several challenges. One question that...
- Tags: James Detwiler, Anna777, ASyscoKid, old equipment, hard drive, boot-disk
- Technical articles 2002-02-14
- Check for a sticking button when a PC mysteriously powers up after shutdown
- TechRepublic member MiracleMax has a bewildering problem, and although it's tempting to blame mischievous computer gremlins or the angered ghosts of former support techs, there must be a rational explanation. After shutting down his NEC desktop, it will mysteriously reboot on its own a few seconds later. This is an...
- Tags: BIOS, James Detwiler, MiracleMax, PC, power supply, TheChas
- Technical articles 2003-01-23
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