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Most "regular" users have been conditioned to adapt to the computer's needs and wants as opposed to having it adapt to their needs. It's a really disturbing trend that I hope will go away one day. But we are nowhere near there yet. Edit: To clarify ... it's not like that they had a choice!

Now this is just too damn cool!

Well, I think the symantec site does a pretty good job of outlining what shopnav does. There are several ways to run a program automatically in windows. The most commonly used method is by placing an item in the following registry locations: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run there is also the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run So the first thing to disable this bug would be to stop it's associated processes, remove the entries from the registery that will make it start the next time you reboot, and to delete (or replace) the affected DLLs. The link above does a nice step by step. For shopnav, if you see HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Srng HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kugoo you sould remove them from the registry. --- somewhat techy info below --- When you reboot, the contents of your RAM become meaningless. Interestingly enough, we did some experiments with DRAM in one of the project classes I was supervising and the contents can sometimes stay in there for up to 24 hours without power!!! But tha doesn't make a difference ... the operating system will not go and execute random code from memory unless specifically told to do so. And if there is already malicious code in there that is going to make it do that, then it might as well start doing all the bad things it was going to do anyway and not rely on content of RAM.

Oh way to distract guys like Domino. But I'm going to stay objective no matter what other tactics you try

You can say it as you wish but they simply do not meet the basic requirements to receive a driver's license (yes, just like you, I'm setting myself up for you making the leap to gays but this is not the example to do it with).

This discussion is going completely the wrong way. Domino was NOT comparing blinds to gays. Domino was saying just because he doesn't think the blind should drive doesn't mean he is a blind hater or a blind non-sympathizer. Similarly, thinking gay unions do not constitute "marriage" doesn't mean one is non sympathetic to homosexuals or doesn't find their unions just as "special" as hetero unions. But if you are trying to say Domino should receive an ass kicking, I'm all for it ... no reason or justification needed.

Because they do not meet the basic requirements for earning the priviledge of driving, set forth by the governing body (aka DMV). And it's not just the "blind" ... it would be anyone who can't pass the basic driving test. That is why they can't. To answer the question why they "shouldn't" ... in case of blind people it's because they literally can't drive. In case of someone who has been convicted of drunk driving or speeding a few times and had his license suspended or revoked, it's because they have demonstrated repeatedly they are not fit to have driving priviledges even though they may have the ability.

This argument keeps revolving around the theme wether marriage is a right. Driving is definitely a priviledge. That's why the blind person argument works.

On the same token, if we extend my position, I would be for letting them drive, just as long as we don't call the thing they have a "driver's license"

Some info here Basically, proves my old theory that Germans love David Hastlehoff ... eh, I mean AOL sucks.

I like how you think ... but I will settle for the LCD for now

Armat, here is the info on Shopnav. It is actually classified as spyware and not a virus. Looks like Norton will remove it for you but follow their directions. They also provide a removal tool on the shopnav website here. --- Edit: Link updated.

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Except when you hear ring ring and everyone reaches for theirs

Interestingly, she was only sitting outside her room, in the livingroom. And jug, don't make me put your "I'm a girl" quote in my signature.

I know many new phones can be updated using software from Future Dial. I have used their SnapSync to syncronize the phonebook in my Samsung A530 with outlook. I have also used SnapDialer to use the phone as a modem. Their SnapMedia software can be used to download ringtones and images into phones. I have not used it yet so I don't know how well it works. Also, it will depend on your phone whether it is supported or not. Note that in addition to the software, you'll need a cable. Most computer stores and radio shack carry this software and most popular cables. --- Edit: Their website seems to be down at the moment for me.

I know no else did, but I sure missed you a lot. Great pics!

Dr. C. S. Fun, Associate Professor More details: http://www.ns.nie.edu.sg/faculty/chewsf.htm She ranks pretty much up there with this guy.

Well, at least I have something else stuck in my head

Well, thanks to you, I have that song stuck in my head now ... so I hope someone pops up with a Maral song and very soon. Either that, or "Amman Tello" but sung as "Maral Tello" ... doesn't make sense but has a nice ring and "Maral" is better than "Amman" anyway.

Does this count? Hey Jan Maral Jan, Hamov Hotov Maral Jan, Hey Jan Maral Jan, Hamov Hotov Maral Jan ... I just came up with it!

tar doesn't compress. It just packs files together for archiving. Then you can use gzip or zip the tar. There may be an option to delete the old files not sure. But the way I do it, it just creates an archive in addition to the files. To tar all the files in a directory: tar -cvf tarfile.tar * to untar tar -xvf tarfile.tar I tried it in Solaris and it preserves file dates. The other option maybe to export the ftp directory and actually mount it as part of the file system. Then to move the files.

Off the top of my head, an easy solution may be to tar the files, ftp, then untar.

Yes that you are. (Notice my lack of civility and sense of entitlement)