Linus' House of IT: 15 cents please

Linus · 11-12-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dixielady

I have an HP Pavilion, less than 6 months old. My parents don't have high speed internet so when I try to get online there I have to use dialup. It's worked fine in the past, but recently it won't connect. I log on to AOL and can hear the dial tone. I can hear my pc dialing in but it will not connect. Could it be a modem problem or maybe a side effect of a virus? I even uninstalled AOL and reinstalled a newer version, and downloaded new drivers. Same problem.

It's been a while since I've done modem internet. Since you are getting a dialtone that suggests that the modem is ok. From the time it did work to now was anything installed/added/changed (particular areas to focus on are firewall/AV software)?

Have you also followed the following steps as outlined by AOL itself: http://tinyurl.com/yl3updn

Linus · 11-12-2009, 02:59 PM

Hrmm...

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:09 PM

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?

Quote:

there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

[/COLOR]Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?
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on safari.. should i just use FF? I do like FF

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:53 PM

Ah..

Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly.

And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

evolveme · 11-12-2009, 03:56 PM

Psst.

Will you tell a girl who to properly invisifont in this place?

Please and thank you, Linus.

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girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linus

Ah..

Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly.

And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

YAY FIREFOX!!!

Downloading now. there goes the bandwidth ... thank you!

Bit · 11-12-2009, 04:06 PM

Hi Linus!

Yesterday I came home to find our home page inaccessible and a yahoo wizard open asking me what text message we had received. There were multiple options, all related to changing my password. Closing out of the window did no good; I couldn't access the home page through the button on the navbar no matter what because the wizard kept popping back up. I could, however, access any other web page in any usual way.

Um, do I need to say we hadn't received any text messages at all? Or did you already know that?

Anyhow, we signed out of yahoo, closed down the browser, and ran Housecall. It found six items, all something to do with "root kits" from what Gryph told me; and it says it fixed them.

The %^$# yahoo wizard is still keeping us from using the homepage button. We can go in from a different link, but we don't know how to get this thing off our computer. Am I right in assuming that if I use the wizard, it will still send our password out to whomever hacked us in the first place despite our having run Housecall?

I guess Firefox has gotten popular enough to draw the attention of hackers now.

It's really annoying.

Mister Bent · 11-12-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

I'm a long time mac user, and so the delete (only) button seems normal to me. You'll get used to it - just chant backspace when you use it.

Since the advent of Firefox I've effectively ceased using Safari at all (except on the rare occasion when some bizarre glitch requires a different browser).

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister Bent

I'm a long time mac user, and so the delete (only) button seems normal to me. You'll get used to it - just chant backspace when you use it.

Since the advent of Firefox I've effectively ceased using Safari at all (except on the rare occasion when some bizarre glitch requires a different browser).

I do hope you meant "Cant" backspace.. I do feel kinda funny chanting it.

Thank you!

I am loving my Mac and now Firefox again ... wooohoo

dixie · 11-13-2009, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linus

It's been a while since I've done modem internet. Since you are getting a dialtone that suggests that the modem is ok. From the time it did work to now was anything installed/added/changed (particular areas to focus on are firewall/AV software)?

Have you also followed the following steps as outlined by AOL itself: http://tinyurl.com/yl3updn

No, I haven't made any recent changes. That's why I'm so confused. It sucks because with the town I live in, highspeed internet is few and far between. Dialup is all that's offered in the majority of the area.

Linus · 11-13-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by dixielady

No, I haven't made any recent changes. That's why I'm so confused. It sucks because with the town I live in, highspeed internet is few and far between. Dialup is all that's offered in the majority of the area.

If you've followed the steps that AOL lists, the next option would be to put a call in to them to see if they have other phone numbers you can call. It sounds like either their phone bank is overloaded or not responding.

bonne-maman · 12-01-2009, 08:07 PM

Linus, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to RESIZE (not just crop) photos using iPhoto on my mac. I used to be able to resize photos very easily on my pc laptop, the editing stuff had a "resize" function. iphoto only has "crop." I have tried cropping photos in all kinds of ways and they they still are too big to post here. (over 1000 kb) I know there has to be a way to do this on iPhoto and it is driving me nuts! aghhhhh!

Thanks for listening....

Linus · 12-01-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bonne-maman

Linus, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to RESIZE (not just crop) photos using iPhoto on my mac. I used to be able to resize photos very easily on my pc laptop, the editing stuff had a "resize" function. iphoto only has "crop." I have tried cropping photos in all kinds of ways and they they still are too big to post here. (over 1000 kb) I know there has to be a way to do this on iPhoto and it is driving me nuts! aghhhhh!

Thanks for listening....

I've been using GIMP for years (on Mac, Windows and Linux) so I had to look this up: http://mac-tech-switching.blogspot.c...ze-photos.html

You would export it to a new size. Very weird.. but that's where they stuck it.

Diva · 12-01-2009, 10:09 PM

Linus....
I LOVE You for THIS ~ ~ ~ ~ >

<sigh> All is right in my world.

MsDemeanor · 12-04-2009, 11:59 PM

Two questions, please *dropping thirty cents in tip jar*

Question 1
Mister has an old Dell laptop. It's used for web surfing and pretty much nothing else. It keeps getting slower and sllloooowwwweeerrrrr, even though there's practically nothing on it. Why do computers get slower as they get older? I know that it's the computer and not the DSL because I have two other computers on the same network, one for home and one for work, that run screaming circles around his laptop when it comes to internet response time.

Question 2
I want to get Mister a new laptop. What is the correlation between processor and net surfing speed? I'm wondering if I need to go over my budget for an Intel Core 2, or if a cheaper Intel processor give the same result. I've been looking at the Toshiba Satellites; they all seem to have good reviews and there are plenty of low price models available with the cheaper Intel processors. We might occassionally hook it up to the HDTV to watch stuff, so an HDMI port would be a nice bonus. I know that a netbook would probably meet his needs, but we're both too old for 10 inch screens.

Oh, wait, third question *tosses in another 15 cents*

TigerDirect has this MSI notebook on sale this weekend for $419. It has the Intel Celeron T3100 and an HDMI port, so it seems to fill the bill. Do you know anything about MSI Computers?

11-12-2009, 03:56 PM	#7
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bonne-maman Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: All right SPA. I am single. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 147 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 39 Thanked 158 Times in 61 Posts Rep Power: 2494	grrrr Linus, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to RESIZE (not just crop) photos using iPhoto on my mac. I used to be able to resize photos very easily on my pc laptop, the editing stuff had a "resize" function. iphoto only has "crop." I have tried cropping photos in all kinds of ways and they they still are too big to post here. (over 1000 kb) I know there has to be a way to do this on iPhoto and it is driving me nuts! aghhhhh! Thanks for listening.... __________________ http://www.sakshamimpex.com/images/logo_bonne_small.jpg

11-12-2009, 02:59 PM	#2
Linus The Planet's Technical Bubba How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him/Geek Relationship Status: Married to my forever! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,929 Thanked 10,727 Times in 3,172 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Hrmm...

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11-12-2009, 03:53 PM	#6
Linus The Planet's Technical Bubba How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him/Geek Relationship Status: Married to my forever! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,929 Thanked 10,727 Times in 3,172 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Ah.. Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly. And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

11-12-2009, 04:06 PM	#9
Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	Hi Linus! Yesterday I came home to find our home page inaccessible and a yahoo wizard open asking me what text message we had received. There were multiple options, all related to changing my password. Closing out of the window did no good; I couldn't access the home page through the button on the navbar no matter what because the wizard kept popping back up. I could, however, access any other web page in any usual way. Um, do I need to say we hadn't received any text messages at all? Or did you already know that? Anyhow, we signed out of yahoo, closed down the browser, and ran Housecall. It found six items, all something to do with "root kits" from what Gryph told me; and it says it fixed them. The %^$# yahoo wizard is still keeping us from using the homepage button. We can go in from a different link, but we don't know how to get this thing off our computer. Am I right in assuming that if I use the wizard, it will still send our password out to whomever hacked us in the first place despite our having run Housecall? I guess Firefox has gotten popular enough to draw the attention of hackers now. It's really annoying.

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12-04-2009, 11:59 PM	#17
MsDemeanor Member How Do You Identify?: queer stone femme Relationship Status: Happily married to MisterMeanor, the man of my dreams Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 703 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 165 Thanked 1,852 Times in 511 Posts Rep Power: 2698180	Two questions, please dropping thirty cents in tip jar Question 1 Mister has an old Dell laptop. It's used for web surfing and pretty much nothing else. It keeps getting slower and sllloooowwwweeerrrrr, even though there's practically nothing on it. Why do computers get slower as they get older? I know that it's the computer and not the DSL because I have two other computers on the same network, one for home and one for work, that run screaming circles around his laptop when it comes to internet response time. Question 2 I want to get Mister a new laptop. What is the correlation between processor and net surfing speed? I'm wondering if I need to go over my budget for an Intel Core 2, or if a cheaper Intel processor give the same result. I've been looking at the Toshiba Satellites; they all seem to have good reviews and there are plenty of low price models available with the cheaper Intel processors. We might occassionally hook it up to the HDTV to watch stuff, so an HDMI port would be a nice bonus. I know that a netbook would probably meet his needs, but we're both too old for 10 inch screens. Oh, wait, third question tosses in another 15 cents TigerDirect has this MSI notebook on sale this weekend for $419. It has the Intel Celeron T3100 and an HDMI port, so it seems to fill the bill. Do you know anything about MSI Computers?