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    Password protection for files/folders...

    I recently bought "Folder Lock" to provide password protection for the personal and financial stuff on my hard drive. I've been able to set it up for data on the hard drive, but I can't - for the life of me - figure out how to exercise the USB/CD part of the program. The instructions are...
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    Seagate HD died...

    ...On my Asus Essentio desk unit. Six year of daily use, then one morning last week (leaving it on overnight) I found it locked in mid-boot. (So why did it try to boot itself..??) The Asus recovery disc loads, but the system can't read the HD (sees it as 0 MB in bios), so I am unable to recover...
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    Burning audio CD's from downloaded music...

    For years I used a program from AVS4U to create audio CD's from downloaded music. Looks like the Hollywood types finally got to the software writers as this program no longer will accept my mp3's or wmv's, as it used to. And Windows media player is (has always been) particular about what it will...
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    Lawn tractor - hydrostatic transmission...

    I'm wondering if anyone has dealt with the issue of service life of one of these devices. I've got a Deere - Sabre lawn tractor with a Tuff-Torq K-55 hydrostatic trans, and it's been running fine for about ten years now. Last fall though, just before winterizing the unit after mulching leaves...
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    2011 Ford Ranger 4.0 V-6 ...

    Getting a "Check Engine Light", and the code is low engine temperature. The temperature gauge in the cab is at about 1/3 scale. Plenty of heat coming into the cab, even in zero weather. Gas mileage doesn't appear to have changed, and she runs smoothly and without disruption. The only sign of a...
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    Electric and hybrid vehicles...

    Opinions on these? Concerns include gas mileage of course. Also trip radius when beginning with a fully charged battery and a full tank of fuel. What is your experience with battery life? Battery disposal? I have an acquaintance who is considering a hybrid and we have discussed these...
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    Windows 10...

    Well I imagine that by now there are a number of you who have some experience with Windows 10. I've got a desktop running Win 7 and a laptop running Win 8. On the Win 8 unit, I work exclusively off the desktop - even boot to it. My computer use is mixed among work (Excel, Powerpoint, and Word...
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    Teeth whiteners...

    My 74 year-old mouth is looking its age... I have a number of crowns, some natural enamel, but all with discoloration. The routine dental cleaning helps, but not nearly enough. When I inquire about options with my dentist (and my prior dentist) I get a litany of prohibitively expensive options...
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    Mulberries - Millions of 'em...!

    Anybody got a good recipe for mulberry _____ ? I've got two trees in my back yard that began spontaneously some years ago. Now they're full grown and each summer they literally cover the yard beneath them with mulberries - except for those "used" berries which the robins deposit all over the...
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    Odorless aerosol bug spray...

    The lady loves gardening. Loves it maybe a little too much...! Beginning in March, which in Wisconsin is still cold, she begins to regenerate the old bulbs and roots she salvaged from her flower gardens the previous fall. This occurs in a section of my workroom, in the basement. (Still a couple...
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    Cleaning all history from a computer...

    I've got two old computers - a laptop and a desktop - that I want to donate to a charitable organization. The problem is that each has been used by several teenage grandsons for quite some time, and there's no telling what the browsing record would look like. (And, frankly, I don't want to...
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    Has anyone converted...

    ...From incandescent tail-light bulbs to LED's? I've been researching this and can't find anything definitive on how they would work with the flasher control or whether an external resistor is needed. Some mention the resistor, but I don't understand why an LED made for 12 volts would need a...
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    Cataract Surgery...

    I'm sure this is old news to many of you, but cataract surgery is AMAZING...! In about ten minutes on the table (heavily sedated and unaware of the activity) I recovered the vision I had thirty or so years ago. My left eye had begun to fog up about nine months ago - just a nuisance when...
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    ?To protect your privacy, Thunderbird has blocked remote images in this message.?...

    Using T-Bird for my email app. Does anyone have an idea how blocking me from seeing something protects my privacy? Seems to me that it's protecting the privacy of whomever sent me the "remote image". Mozilla support says this: Remote content is a privacy concern because it allows the message...
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    Colonoscopy...

    Well, here we go again..! The five years is up. This coming Tuesday I'll be watching myself on the TV monitor. I've had the procedure twice before and it isn't bad. But OH THAT PREP...! No solid food all the prior day. Beginning at 5:00 PM the night before, "Drink one large (8-10oz) glass...
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    Winter getaway...

    HI guys. I'm contemplating gathering up the lady and flying somewhere south and warm for a few days in January. Not 62 or 64 degrees warm (New Orleans or San Antonio), but 75 or 77 degrees warm...! Want to go somewhere that provides some attractions close enough to walk to/from a hotel (or at...
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    Had enough of my cable company...

    I've been (over)paying just under $153/month for TV, internet, and phone for the past year. Now I've been informed that it's going to $172.22/month as of December, so I'm looking for an alternative. I can't use a dish because of the surrounding trees, and the reputation of the only other major...
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    Universal Garage Door Keypads...

    HI guys. I've got a Craftsman belt-drive door opener, which works just fine. But the keypad that came with it was always erratic. Seemed to require that you really force the number keys in, and then wait a couple of seconds between numbers when keying in. And even then it sometimes didn't take...
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    Floor mats and carpeting in a northern vehicle...

    I'm in Wisconsin, it's February, and I've got four months worth of salt and ice-melt residue from streets, parking lots, and my own driveway on the floor of my truck. Those of you who live in the north understand what I'm saying. In years past I've tried ammonia mixtures, commercial carpet...
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    How in the _-_- do you get to it?

    Buddy has a '97 Caddy Deville on which the passenger side wiper has stopped working. Nudges a little when turned on, but won't complete a cycle. It looks like they started with the wiper drive system and built the car around it...! How on earth does one get to the drive system - gear box and...
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