Computers & Internet - 15 September 2006

the toolbar bit at the bottom of the screen where the green start bit is takes up nearly a 3rd of my screen. My friends little darling brat was mucking about with my computer and done it. How do i get it back to the original size

2006-09-15 11:42:50 · 10 answers · asked by kaingirls 2 in Monitors

My situation
I really need your suggestions, info, links, et cetera to get me break away from this computer addiction please. I have been living with computer since its advent, and I have been too long in this bit and byte world. I have almost no problem with my family and/or social matters (maybe), but certainly, I have problems with myself. I realize that my addiction to computer and internet has seized big values of my life. Please do not assume that I am addicted to the gaming, gambling, chatting, or sexual leisure online. I think I have really got the most of the computing and internet, I got answers for my quests in life: history, languages, hobbies, health, skill improvement, and other eye-openers, but I realized that at the end I just barely do not recognize myself. I knew that before the PC arrival, I was a simple human with a romantic and artistic mind inside, and then later I evolved to such a robot, to be precise: a slave of the technology. The internet had made me more tied to the PC, at first it delivered me the news of the world, marvelous things found there within the clicks and so on, but then made me deep drown into the pond of information.

The cost and the lost
Having knowledge to computer hardware made me always upgrade my gears. It made me spend big cost just to fulfill my lust over those times. My room is full with the old gears, gadgets, and things from online stores. My PCs and notebooks are full with MP3s, PDFs, and many things downloaded both free and paid. I also spent for many external/ portable harddisks for backing up and traveling. I do not mean to showoff, I just tell you how worse it was from time to time during about 20 years. I sometimes think about the lost time for repairing my gears, updating my softwares, browsing; and how many books that I have not read completely.

There was a break
One time, in two straight months last year, I spent my times with my son playing Tamiya, small racing cars in small tracks. It was wonderful that it made me totally forgot my computers. We have had most of the time together for racing, modifying, winding the wires for the tiny motors, etc. My wife was so amazed that the toys have made me away from the PC. It ended because of the coming rainy season that made us packed and boxed back the tracks and cars, and I simply switched back to the old routine.

In search of healing
I remember a precious phrase: Two kinds of those who lost; they are who looks for wealth and for knowledge. This phrase sometimes wakes me up but bad habit is addicting and I found myself always returned into that path. I think it is just similar to drug addiction. As the internet is an endless resource, I search through it for the cure, and I have found some articles about it and tried to implement them, but it always hard for me to liberate myself from my habit. I really hope that finally I find it in this forum, especially from you.

Your helps, Please
I know that some of you are familiar to manage some types of dependence, or maybe you have healed from the same situation. Whether you have some psychological, spiritual expertise, certain medication, or exercises, please share your advice, I need it badly. I do not want to clog the rest of my life in that digital world. There must be somebody else also in pain from the same thing, your kind suggestion will be very valuable and it will save some life. Thank you very much for sparing your time reading this lengthy note. God bless you.

PS:
I post this in Computing & Internet, Health, and Social Science with time interval, hoping to net more inputs.
Please do not waste your time to put any unpleasant or unnecessary words, consider it will not only read by me but also by the other fellow readers. If you are not in the same situation with me, you perhaps still have the advantage of knowing the answers. Thank you, again.

2006-09-15 11:42:41 · 6 answers · asked by Taufiq 3 in Other - Computers

who invented the internet??

2006-09-15 11:41:43 · 6 answers · asked by BAMF!(: 2 in Internet

I have an ATI Radeon X1800 GTO with two dual-link DVI monitors attached to it. It's configured to act as one large screen. The background image doesn't stretch across both screens though; it just centers itself on each monitor. I know it's possible, but I can't see an option for having a picture stretch across the background on both screens. Could anyone help me?

I would also like to know if I can have a different background image on each screen. Thanks.

2006-09-15 11:41:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

2006-09-15 11:40:50 · 2 answers · asked by joe p 1 in Software

Aside from Dell, HP, gateway, etc...

Are there new hardware components needed to run Vista? processers, chips,???

2006-09-15 11:35:46 · 4 answers · asked by Gravy B 2 in Software

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voip? telecom? panama canal zone?

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2006-09-15 11:27:56 · 6 answers · asked by Nay-Nae 1 in Other - Computers

2006-09-15 11:27:54 · 3 answers · asked by bekkahcbear 1 in Internet

its got a bunch of stuff custom paitn ati and amd whit logos on side panels with red back ground and black front back and top all donr by me. red elwire outlines the front with toggle switch built into second floppy bay cover- 10gig HD-40gig HD-2.0 gig sempron-512mb ram-hp cdrw-floppy-ATI Radeon x800(256mb/400mhz) it has xp-pro on 10 gig HD and vista beta 2on HD2 (40gig) it will be upgrade prolly tommoroew to vista cr2.
it has a lot of pottential and i just got started but my car broke and i need that more then i do my baby (my comp)

2006-09-15 11:27:10 · 9 answers · asked by Kody M 2 in Desktops

I can't turn on my other computer. It only let's me turn it on once in a while which can even take months. It just keeps on beeping every 2 seconds. There is nothing on the screen. Doesn't even show anything on the monitor. When I do turn it on it will freeze and I have to turn it off in the back.

2006-09-15 11:26:17 · 8 answers · asked by ljt x 1 in Computer Networking

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HOW TO SET MY COMPUTER SO MY KIDS CANNOT VIEW RESTRICTED SITES AND CANNOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING W/O PERMISSION

2006-09-15 11:19:24 · 4 answers · asked by kimnhunter03 1 in Internet

i need a software that plays dvd on your com, and please don't tell about a trial version, and please be kind, by giving me the link, thank you

2006-09-15 11:15:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

I just got it about 3 days ago. And it says that I'm infected with Trojan and I don't know how in the world I got it! And I have McAfree security system but that just keeps telling me to download other software!!and I'm afraid of losing all of my info on my computer!! PLEASE HELP! I have no idea whats going on! And it's frustrating!And theres this 404 error that keeps popping up!

2006-09-15 11:15:18 · 7 answers · asked by coconc93 1 in Software

I just got it about 3 days ago. And it says that I'm infected with Trojan and I don't know how in the world I got it! And I have McAfree security system but that just keeps telling me to download other software!!and I'm afraid of losing all of my info on my computer!! PLEASE HELP! I have no idea whats going on! And it's frustrating!

2006-09-15 11:13:35 · 10 answers · asked by coconc93 1 in Software

does anyone know a site where i can track the people who view my myspace and gives me a link to there own myspace? thanks

2006-09-15 11:10:51 · 4 answers · asked by Krystal 2 in Internet

is it safe?
my 16yr old sister has it and i spy on her...is it ok?

2006-09-15 11:10:09 · 4 answers · asked by Daisy 1 in Internet

2006-09-15 11:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

i know about freewebs but i want a new site on some other hosting site or something...*im confused too*

2006-09-15 11:06:40 · 2 answers · asked by Claudia 5 in Internet

HI i ve asked this question earlier but got no good answer .my task bar is on the topof the screen. my kids were playing with computer and they clicked some thing or ... and the task bar went to the top of the screen plz tell me what i do but plz before you answer me check my questions and you will see the question before i asked and you will know i got 7 answers but didnt help hope you will give me new idea

2006-09-15 11:03:11 · 12 answers · asked by mmyy sseellff 2 in Other - Computers

ive tryed to transfer files from an old win 98 to xp laptop via flash drive, doesnt work, usb to usb cord cant be found
whats next??

2006-09-15 10:55:14 · 3 answers · asked by divot61 1 in Computer Networking

That you can keep on your desktop and run whenever you want as NOT to have 2 conflicting running at once? i. e. 1 always running for protection and a different 2nd one to run as an occasional scan from the desktop?

2006-09-15 10:51:36 · 7 answers · asked by bart4play 3 in Security

this thing called virus bust keeps poping up sayin we got a virus and it wants us to run their virus scans to "get rid" of the virus....but we ran several virus scans with mcafee and is says we dont...what should we do?????

2006-09-15 10:48:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

how do i get a facebook account?

2006-09-15 10:47:40 · 5 answers · asked by shabookie 1 in Internet

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I can't access ebay website . I tried to log in but after loading it says Errors in Input Data . My current problem is that I cannot access ebay. I can reach the front page but that doesn't finish loading completely. If I try to search for something or go to any other area of the site it just doesn't go anywhere.

2006-09-15 10:44:17 · 9 answers · asked by aznmee 2 in Internet

only for online message sending/receiving? or do i have to go to sender block to block emails?

2006-09-15 10:42:06 · 6 answers · asked by ria k 2 in Internet

so go ahead type yes or no

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