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Weird number on my cell phone
Weird number on my cell phoneDue to popular request, I am moving this issue from Q&A to the discussions.The other day I looked at my cell phone and it said I had a missed call. When I displayed the number, it showed up as "1 234 567 890". There was...
Tags: cell phone, ITgirli, off-topic, telephone, Thanks!, weird stuff
Discussion threads 2006-03-02

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Active Desktop
I have the "Restore Active Desktop" When i first log on. It never restores.Now its really weird but my documents are showing up as my desktopI can click and go to my pics and stuff.its weird I think its kind of funny though,I ran a virus scan and it didnt...
Tags: determinedxlove@..., Active Desktop
Discussion threads 2007-10-29
Iomega external hard drive making weird noises & not reading
Ok so my iomega 500GB external hard drive has started making weird noises, loud clunky noises as well as a noise like a marble dropping very odd when I hold it at a different angle it whirs really loudly but still doesnt read. I have no ideas about computers, so...
Tags: kirsten_fenwick@..., Iomega Corp., hard drive
Discussion threads 2007-10-23
Free sci-fi story - 'Victory or Death'
A few months back I let folks preview a sci-fi short story of mine called "Victory or Death". Well, after it got rejected by Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, I took another look at it and realized that the concept was good, but it needed a major rewrite. Like, the...
Tags: E-mail, Blogging, Online Communications, Internet, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-09-25
Video: Classic (and weird) Atari Centipede commercial
kilopedesI don't know - Atari is pretty weird without the centipedes. If evolution is a fact and not a theory why then are there no kilopedes?
Tags: wdobni@..., Atari Inc., video
Discussion threads 2007-03-30
monitor behaving oddly on start up
HI, Been having a weird problem lately: If my computer is shut down for any length of time, when I turn it back on again , the monitor will show weird patterning... sometimes just vertical lines.. but this last time, the...
Tags: computer, hardware, marci@..., monitor
Discussion threads 2006-12-29
Free Stuff Search (gg)
Search and find all the best and coolest free stuff on the Web. No junk, just totally free stuff online. Thousands of offers from the most popular free sites including mobile stuff, samples, wedding stuff, adult stuff, birthday and christmas gifts, paid surveys and other freebies. This version is the...
Tags: Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing
Software downloads 2008-01-09
Weird Technical Question
Weird Technical QuestionThis reads like some of the worst written dialogue from your favorite 1950's low budget science fiction movie:http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11186-0.html?forumID=75&threadID=187109Either that or some serious drugs w
Tags: BFilmFan
Discussion threads 2006-01-03
Adam (zip)
Adam is your computer friend. He is a self-learning computer bot, who gets smarter as people speak with him. He's synchronized to the web, so everytime someone teaches him something, his brain grows. So teach him lots of weird stuff, or just laugh at all the funny things other people...
Tags: Computer, Adam, Productivity
Software downloads 2007-03-30
INF file installer, handle is invalid.
I attempted to install Win XP on a new drive, only to have this error appear. also, the ting is taking hours to install... weird.Any other Stop messages?BSOD messages?Off the top of my head, I would say an issue between the hard disk controller drivers and XP, but that is...
Tags: adbrown@..., CD, Microsoft Windows XP, RAM, windows
Q&A 2005-01-28
Spam filter appliance
Quick question for everyone. What does your company presently employ for a spam filter appliance?We presently use St. Bernards EPrism but it's going away soon so we are looking for viable alternatives. Thanks.we use BarracudaIt prefaces email with [Bulk] if could be spam. and blocks others.I don't like it...
Tags: Cyberthreats, Ben Damper Leto, spam, e-mail, spam filter
Discussion threads 2007-04-27
XP Home on a laptop has buttons jumping
Any and all buttons, OK and Cancel among others, will do a weird rapid switching like something is clicking them really fast. It even happens in Safe Mode. Other weird things like windows opening and shutting, or not wanting to shut are happening also. I scanned with AdAware SE, Spybot...
Tags: itek4u@..., laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Q&A 2005-04-09
forced
You mean, if you knew me better, you'd force stuff on me like everyone else?— It's possible, I said. That's how people live in the real world: forcing stuff on each other.— You wouldn't do that. I can tell. I'm an expert when it comes to forcing stuff and having...
Tags: User Submission
Blog posts 2006-03-06
Shared Stuff (gg)
Share using Shared Stuff and view the most popular stuff. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Release, Stuff
Software downloads 2008-01-09
Interop '07: Roundup of WLAN, municipal wireless, and WiFi developments
Someone had the cooperative AP stuff 3 Interops agoSomeone had the cooperative AP stuff 3 Interops ago. They even got their stuff embedded in to some Netgear stuff but it never really took off.
Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, WLAN, georgeou, wireless, Interop
Discussion threads 2007-05-29
My last creative writing post...sorta
As I threatened last week and last year I've finally set up The Written Weird, a separate blog to archive my crappy attempts at science fiction. I'm also committed to attending the local sci-fi writers group tomorrow, and if it's to my liking, I'll have a monthly deadline for...
Tags: Story, Science Fiction, Blogging, Internet, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2006-05-02
Video: Classic (and weird) Atari Centipede commercial
Take a strangely catchy 1980s synth-pop soundtrack, mix in some stock footage of assorted weirdness, and ice it with a giant university-mascot style Centipede costume (that kidnaps a genuinely terrified teen playing an Atari 5200 console), and you've got a vaguely surreal TV commercial for the ages. And if you...
Tags: Stock, Video, Atari Inc., Investment, Corporate Communications, Finance, Marketing, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2007-03-27
I want to do a complete system restore on my Dell 6400
I'm not good with this computer stuff, but my laptop has been running really slow, and weird programs are running on my taskbar. I'd like to do a total system restore, like to the way it was when I first got it: simple and fast. So how can I do...
Tags: khokokat@..., system restore, Did-It, Dell Computer Corp.
Discussion threads 2007-10-08
495 Amazing Free Stuff Sites And Directory of Freebies (exe)
Gives you a big list of free stuff portals on the Internet. Never have to go through the hassle of searching for free sites through search engines anymore! You get 495 free stuff sites all in *one* ebook! And as a special bonus, you'll also find a selection of handpicked...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Site, E-books, Portals, Personal Technology, Internet
Software downloads 2002-03-15
Weird Error Message for Weird Things Thread
When you click on that thread, you get this lovely error message:"You have reached a restricted page, click here to continue."Carl Jung Lives!TPG Insiders threadIt is a TPG Insiders thread. TPG created a private forum similar to the TR Insiders; however, it looks like those threads are intermingled in the...
Tags: TPG, TPG Insiders
Discussion threads 2005-05-18
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