JDoors

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  1. If you still have a system with Internet access you might go to McAfee's site first to find the correct uninstall procedure. Anti-virus, etc. programs insinuate themselves deep into the OS and may require more steps than just using the Add/Remove programs applet (or, you may wish to print out the manual steps in case the Add/Remove Programs applet causes problems like leaving stuff behind). For example, there is this at their site:
  2. a.) I love the whimsical nature of that! b.) I'd hate to hear what it sounds like in a rainstorm. c.) I especially love the musical instrument part. d.) In the lower middle there's a funnel with nothing directing water into it. Huh?
  3. Trucks are used for everything; basic transportation (commute to work), luxury (night out on the town), hauling (trips to Home Depot or Sam's Club), everything. So they're equipped to handle everything now, whereas in the "good old days" you bought one only if you needed it for hauling. You can still buy a stripper if that's what you want (probably have to order it that way though). I don't know anyone with a pickup that hasn't used it to haul a load of manure, firewood, furniture, whatever (and the bane of all pickup owners: To move their friends, families and co-workers). ALL vehicles are d
  4. I don't think we need to worry about meeting people over the Internet when everyone's talking about a common hobby. It's when everyone's flirting with each other that there could be ulterior motives involved. Never heard of the term "touge."
  5. Not if you keep the tip to yourself ...
  6. Then I have earned the title of "Honorary Southerner" because I finally have come to respect those older drivers -- I'm gonna be one soon enough and I know fer a fact I'll still want to drive, so now I give them their space and respect their ability to drive -- at all.
  7. Wow! Nice "old man" rant there bub: "They don't build 'em like they used to, no sirree sonny!" Trucks are no longer the exclusive domain of lumberjacks and construction foremen, therefore a nicer interior SHOULD go along with the changing demograpics of truck owners. Along with a nicer ride, better styling, etc. And just as an old Civic cost under three grand and a new one can run a LOT more than that, new trucks cost more too -- then again, they DO more than they ever did (like not rattle like a can of rocks or turn your kidneys into mush). I own an SUV (and a pickup before that) and
  8. He's already mentioned it but most car or truck "of the year" competitions are solely for vehicles that are basically or completely new for that year. It's more like a "Best New Vechicle Of The Year" award. There are dozens of other tests and awards that include vehicles that haven't changed much ("10 Best" is a familiar one). The GM trucks have been well-reviewed, but unfortunately the market is, at least temporarily, turning away from the largest trucks on the market, many are turning to smaller or more car-like trucks, while at the same time Japanese companies are introducing their largest
  9. Good use for the shreddings and a good deterrant! I've always wondered how they handle shredded paper at the recycling center -- Most paper is separated into various quality levels so the better quality papers can be sold for more. They can't do that with shredded paper, so what DO they do with it? I wonder what kind of mess it makes for them. Re: Signed Credit Cards. Like others have said, NOT signing it is an invitation for someone to steal it, sign it, then pass the card off as theirs -- after all, it HAS their signature on it so who would question it? Sign it. Another thing though is my s
  10. As long as you put that engine in an early 70's Honda body, yeah, you have basically the same thing:
  11. Went to change some e-mail settings and came across this graph. Though I have made changes in my settings over time, the number of "known" SPAM e-mails shown should be accurate. The drop-off in SPAM tracks exactly with the date you first posted:
  12. Merchants are always liable for fraudulent presentation of cards. That's why they use confirmation services, check signatures, etc. If they weren't liable they'd have no reason to check anything at all.
  13. GM tried various times to sell Opels here, from around 1970-1975 they sold German Opels through Buick dealers. Buick didn't appear to want to sell them, didn't promote them, didn't learn to service them, and by 1975 the German Duetchmark made Opels too expensive compared to comparible American iron (not that anything America made, or makes, can directly compare to German cars -- The Manta, for example, was comparible to -- get this -- the Chevy Vega and Ford Pinto). I don't know the exact dates but sometime in the 80's Isuzu used the German design to assemble an inexpensive version of the Opel
  14. ... was a German Opel Manta. I found a YouTube video where the owner of a Manta put in an engine with nearly 600 horsepower ... Holy Cripes! It's a sure bet I would've killed myself if I had had that car (I came close enough too many times with just a 2.5 L four!): Opel Manta Magic
  15. Love that line. Wish I could figure out how to use that kind of logic in a tough spot.
  16. There HAD to be some kind of collusion among prosecutors, judges and defense attorneys if the defense attorneys were unable to have equal access to evidence ... that doesn't even make sense. Yeah! Go Amerika!
  17. What Pete said; If you use a verification service (which costs money to use) they assume the liability (that's why they charge). If you accept a card for payment without verifying the card through such a service and it was presented fraudulently, it's your responsibility, and your loss. The confusion lies with charges made to the consumer on their monthly statement, something we're more familiar with. If the consumer can prove the charges are fraudulent, then the consumer is protected by law (no more than $50 liability, often waived as a good-will gesture). If you think you'll be accepting q
  18. Note: Many orginal X-Box games will work fine on the 360, some need a download to the hard drive to make it work, and only a few will not work at all. The Official X-Box site has the list of compatible or modifiable games that will work on the 360. The 360's still too expensive, but you won't entirely lose the investment in original games.
  19. You're assuming the BIOS has the necessary instructions to recognize hard drives other than the original. The BIOS in older computers, for example, simply don't know how to recognize hardware they weren't designed to run (there's a limited amount of memory available, so they put in the necessary instructions to get running, and no more). The X-Box is likely similar regarding a limited BIOS, plus, the formatting likely differs greatly from standards for PCs. That's all conjecture, I have NO IDEA how the drive or BIOS is configured in an X-Box, but the issues and others (like, Microsoft intenti
  20. Figured this thing out, not as funny as I thought. SKIP ME!
  21. I played solitaire while listening to the video. After the absurd first scenario I lost interest in the "entertainment value" and just listened for the educational value, glancing at the video occasionally (the party scenario reminded me of some mistakes I'd made in the past ... ).
  22. I think they've been saying it depends on the age of the child, their level of maturity, and the level of trust earned by the child. Certainly a twelve-year-old who's been known to decieve their parents in the past needs someone to watch what they're doing on the Internet, while a fifteen-year-old who's comfortable with the Internet and shows a respect for the potential dangers and has shown no reason to be mistrusted can be given much more leeway. Now, which are you?
  23. ??? I can't figure out how what you are saying has to do with the video (did you watch it? have you already seen it before? did you watch ten seconds of it and jump to conclusions?). Essentially it says, "Keep your mouth shut under almost all circumstances." How is that taking away your Rights? It's encouraging you to EXERCISE your Rights -- Or am I getting that wrong? When an officer says, "Do you know why I pulled you over?" You don't have to say a thing. That is your Right. I'll bet 99.999% of people don't think of it that way, they think the officer's just being conversational, or they ar