HPoirot36

Thanks for all of the advice. Part of my problem is that I have a neurological disease that causes my eyelids to droop a bit and I have to make an effort to see things that are not brightly lit. Got some stuff going up on ebay soon that just might buy me a new monitor.We shall see. Oh,and you people are great!

Ok so I'm getting old and lately have noticed that I don't see like I used to.After a few hours on the computer I am getting headaches and my glasses don't seem to work anymore. I am thinking eye strain. So.....could a few of you that have or do use BOTH give me some advice as to whether a flat panel LCD would be easier on my eyes? Not looking for brands or links,just opinions based on your experience. Bear in mind that I am NOT a gamer,so don't factor that in. I've also posted this on the CFH board but don't expect much from that area. Thanks in advance for any help.

Pete,glad to hear your take on this. personally,I don't think the CFH boards have a future.And no one seems to want them to just die with dignity,rather than go out with a wimper.

I got my ear pierced 25 years ago when nobody but Willie Nelson and Rock Stars had them. My first tattoo was 20 years ago and everyone I knew was shocked. Now my older brother has his ear pierced and more tattoos than I do. I think everyone should have at least one. As for what i got....last year it was a drum set (finally,at age 50) and this year it was a full-sized keyboard. Sams club had a trip to Vegas to see Jimmy Buffet with backstage pass,etc,for 5. I think the price was 30K but I talked myself out of that. I haven't done the golf clubs in the trunk/country station on the radio thing ye

Actually I wasn't referring to you. I agree on the two posters that you mentioned,they don't have a clue.BUT the boards aren't barrooms and they aren't construction sites. I am 51 and My mother is 83 and I can honestly say that I have NEVER heard her use profanity...BUT she can sure get her point across without it. Forunately,I don't have any children but if I did.... while I would encourage them to seek knowldge on forums,I certainly wouldn't want them exposed to that type of language. But,its really more about language. While profanity is appropriate in certain contexts (as you have mentione

How low are they going to let the boards sink before somebody does something? Allowing profanity (and vulgar profanity at that) on a forum that is not only accessible to kids,but frequented by then,just isn't acceptable.PERIOD. I mean,you can say the "F" word all over the place,but I couldn't post 'www.walmartwatch.com because t.w.a.t. is in the middle of it.

Well said and well put. Thats it,in a nutshell.

It seems to be the 'seasoned helpers' who are the worst.BUT if you check their posts,mostly they just post nothing of value or just a link or two. When it comes the time that an older person who should know better,jumps down the throat of some 15 year old kid for no good reason...then its time for those forums to die. I am just plain disgusted with the whole thing. It used to be a good,happy place where kids could go. NOW,if I had a kid,I would block the site. And as the other poster said,its about upbringing. I am 51 years old and would never say the "F" word in public,let alone on a public f

is it just me,or has the CFH forum been taken over by a bunch of mean,foul mouthed idiots? I mean,they post if they have anything to say or not and the language is awful. And,God Forbid a Noob should ask a simple question they jump on him/her like they were idiots? Maybe they are trying to see how far they can go? And some of the worst are on these boards too and they know who they are. I've stayed on to try and offer what help I can but its like swimming in Jello.

Small problem with Windows Media player.When I play regular DVD's everything is fine. When I play DVD's that I have burned,there is no sound. I know the DVd is OK because it plays fine in my DVD player attached to the TV. I am thinking its a codec or setting but according to M$ I have all the latest codecs.Any help would be appreciated. On a side note,the same DVD's with no sound in WMP play fine with sound when I use VLC player I already posted this on the CFH board I was wasting my time. Not a single reply in an hour.Hope someone over here can help.

Not sure if I remember how it works in 98se but in XP,right click on My computer,then click on Manage. Then click on disk management. If the drive is there,right click on it,and click on mark partition as active or change drive letter and paths.Honestly its been so long and I've only done it once but thats where I fixed it.

Not always, lots of mexico is hot and dry. But last I checked they were still using lead in their gasoline. One tank and you are buying a new Catalytic converter if you ever want to get another emissions inspection sticker. Also , lots of their pumps have the oversize nozzels which require you to punch out the fill hole and then you need a new filler neck to pass a safety inspection. What all this points out is that after all the BS about forming a Department of Homeland Security to coordinate things and be ready for a major terrorist attack , we just have a bunch of beaurocracy , not a func

welcome to the world of Opera! I'm a long time user and I love it. With the built-in mail client,you can get rid of one more M$ app(Outlook).

You know given how you spelled A2 Squared I wouldn't talk. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I type in the dark and occasionally miss my typos. Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'm going to go invade somebody that's totally irrelevant. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If we are killing terrorist, it is never irrelevant. Personally I like my picture better <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know where you get your news,but as far as Iraq is concerned,it seems to be the terrorists who are doing the killing. 1870 American soldiers dead at last count.All we seem to be doing is making them mad. Anyway

You know given how you spelled A2 Squared I wouldn't talk. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I type in the dark and occasionally miss my typos. Thanks for pointing it out. Now I'm going to go invade somebody that's totally irrelevant. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If we are killing terrorist, it is never irrelevant. Personally I like my picture better <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know where you get your news,but as far as Iraq is concerned,it seems to be the terrorists who are doing the killing. 1870 American soldiers dead at last count.All we seem to be doing is making them mad. Anyway

Well,here's an update. I close my browser at night and this morning,not a single dhs.gov in the traffic log. Then I did a bit of research.My home page is my local TV station web page,and I had it open in the background all the time. I THINK it is that web page,checking with the dhs.gov periodically for alerts,etc. If I close the page,it stops. If anyone wants to go there and see if they get the same thing, it is : www.wate.com Thanks for all the help.

well,I'm going to deal with it tomorrow. I'm behind Sygate and a router as well.Nothing incoming from them,just outgoing. If I worried about the government keeping an eye on me,I would have worried myself to death a long time ago. I guess I've been on their list since that arrest back in '71 at that Viet Nam war protest. By the way,love that 3 stooges thing on someone's post but hey,you shouldn't insult the stooges that way.

I have scanned with Avast,also Spybot,Adaware,and M$ spyware. Looks like another scan is in order. But it could be that DHS IS watching me. I've been known for my Bush-bashing.

well,it couldn't be all those 'nice' things I said about George W.,could it?

Ok,,I switched from Zone Alarm to Sygate today. I was checking the traffic logs and I am seeing outgoing traffic to : www.dhs.gov, which is the website for the Dept of Homeland Security. Weird thing is,this only happens when I am on the g4 forums.When I log out,it stops.Anybody have any ideas on this?

I've had back problems for 34 years,since a car wreck at 16. I've been in hospital,had every kind of therapy that there is. All the pain killers too.NOTHING helped as much as the chiropractor. The last bad spell I had,my back hurt so bad I couldn't walk.Had to go from room to room on my knees. Emergency Room sent me home with 5 pain pills. The newxt day,I went to the Chiropractor,and after the first visit, I was able to walk. 2 visits later,I was feeling fine. I also sent a friend with shoulder problems,and he fixed her up to. My mother,who is 82,goes once a month,every month.She goes bowling

HPoirot after the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot,created by Agatha Christie and introduced in the book "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" in 1920. Currently seen on the Biography Channel is the Series starring David Suchet as Poirot. The 36 is for the year 1936 (not the year I was born) Had to add the number as there were other HPoirot's on AOL years ago when I created it. It goes where I go,from board to board.

As someone who stayed on with the CFH board, I can tell all of you who didn't stay that you aren't missing a thing. Foul language,posts by idiots who came from God knows where....its just not a friendly board anymore and certainly not suitable for anyone under 16. So I'm here,and at leoville as well. Still behind you,Chappy.

well,due to my 'singular affliction' I am forced to be inside when the sun shines,so I spend my days here on the computer. I am learning html and how to build websites.When I get tired, I go to the boards. They are,literally,my main contact with other people.So you can understand why I have been so disheartened over what has happened to TechTv and the boards. Anyone needs help.I try to offer what little knowledge I have. I'll be here,and still be there too....as long as Pete C and Sultan, ProDriver,and a few others stay.

What a difference a day makes.Now that Tech support is re-named CFH I've never seen so much about-faces in my life. People who were ranting and cussing the mods 3 hours ago are now defending them. "they didn't really lie,they just weren't given the facts" Thats a load of horse shit if ever I've heard it. Miss Fae went out of her way to make you look like a fool and in the broadest sense of the term,surpressing the truth is the same as lying. Chappy,I'm standing up for you over there until the almighty Fae bans me too. I've never kissed Ass in my life and I'm not about to start now. You did wha