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Topic: How to..... on CIH
Posted By: musicman
Subject: How to..... on CIH
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 12:39am

In this topic, short as it might be, we will discuss how to do certain things to enhance our posts.

 
The first is, how to insert a YouTube video into your post.  Instead of just a boring link to it.
 
First, find a cool video that you want to insert into your post.
 
For our first example we will use one of Nathan's CIH videos.
 
Go to the address bar and copy the whole address on to the clipboard.  Control C "CTRL" "C" is the easiest way.
 
Then paste this link into your post. "CTRL" "V"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7d1S6rBTKg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0J9A-H4ygQ
 
As you can see it creates a nice, but boring hyperlink.  What we want to focus on in this hyper link is only the part after where it says "watch?v=" the last part.
 
Make a copy of that part and paste it again. T0J9A-H4ygQ
 
Now to make it appear in your post as a cool YouTube video link simply type:
 
[tube   ]  paste the link again T0J9A-H4ygQ then [/tube     ]  Note: You will have to leave the extra spaces out as well as of course my instructional text.
 
That's all there is to it.  Now the video will show in your post.  I demonstrate here.
If you want to see the actual format. Just quote this post and you can see it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 12:52am
I've tried this three times over the past month.  It worked the first time.  The last two times, however, all that posted was the text (the brackets/"tube" stuff), and I ended up just posting the link.
 
 


Posted By: Spicy_Meatball
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 2:26am
When I posted this thread, the youtube screen just showed up in my post and I didn't have to do any of that. Embarrassed I still don't know how it happened!  Sleepy http://forums.commercialsihate.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=302 - http://forums.commercialsihate.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=302

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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 2:31am
Spicy, how many times must I say it?  Computers are magic!!  http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSYYYYYYDHUS">Magic%20Wand




http://smiley.smileycentral.com/download/index.jhtml?partner=ZSzeb095_ZSYYYYYYDHUS&utm_id=7923 -  


Posted By: Big Momma
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 3:29am
I'm really just learning how to use a computer, so, you might just have to put up with boring links from me, sorry!Unhappy


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 3:30am
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

I've tried this three times over the past month.  It worked the first time.  The last two times, however, all that posted was the text (the brackets/"tube" stuff), and I ended up just posting the link.
 
It took me several times to get it to work, but once you do, it's simple.
 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 3:33am
How do you put an image in your sig line or at the bottom of your posts?
 
Been meaning to ask that for awhile.
 
Thankfully someone created a thread for that very kind of question.
 
 


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 4:28am
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

I've tried this three times over the past month.  It worked the first time.  The last two times, however, all that posted was the text (the brackets/"tube" stuff), and I ended up just posting the link.
 
 
 
Like I said in my previous post, you can't put the whole youtube address in there. It won't work.  You have to only put in what comes after the = sign.


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 4:32am
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

How do you put an image in your sig line or at the bottom of your posts?
 
Been meaning to ask that for awhile.
 
Thankfully someone created a thread for that very kind of question.
 
 
 
If you go into your Member Control Panel, go down to where it says signature.  You will see something that says BBCodes.  Click on that. It will tell you how to do different types of signatures.


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 6:19am
I've nothing constructive to add other than to say this is a really good thread, MM-00; thanks for cranking it up. I've found a few useful hints right from the start.
Personally, I do appreciate it!  


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 6:31am
Originally posted by Big Momma Big Momma wrote:

I'm really just learning how to use a computer, so, you might just have to put up with boring links from me, sorry!Unhappy
 
 
No problem Big Momma.  Ironically I was just using hyperbole (I think that's the word I want) to make a boring instructional post sound more interesting.  Big%20smile


Posted By: kat
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2008 at 5:57pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

How do you put an image in your sig line or at the bottom of your posts?
 
Been meaning to ask that for awhile.
 
Thankfully someone created a thread for that very kind of question.
 
 

[IMG  ] image URL, which you can get by right clicking your image and hitting "properties" [/IMG   ]

take out the extra spaces of course.


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Posted By: shadow
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2008 at 1:24am
Did you know......

If you are annoyed by those animated ads on web pages, you can freeze them by simply hit the Esc button.  This also works for freezing animated avatars.


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was feeling nostalgic


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2008 at 2:34am

Thanks, shadow. I tried it immediately and Big Momma's butterflys stopped flying.

Sorry BM Unhappy



Posted By: Big Momma
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2008 at 2:58am
Oh honey, if they bug you I'll change them! Wait a sec, let me get my net.............


Posted By: Big Momma
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2008 at 3:02am
Got them! All gone!!Big%20smile


Posted By: Skippy
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 12:26am
Next question:
 
Does this site have pic hosting, or do I need to use my bucket?


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 12:44am
Originally posted by Big Momma Big Momma wrote:

Oh honey, if they bug you I'll change them! Wait a sec, let me get my net.............
 
LOL  No, the butterflies didn't bother me, I was just using them as my test case.
 
 
I suddenly realized I misspelled butterflies before. LOL


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 12:49am
bring back the butterflies!!!!!!



LOL


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Posted By: Big Momma
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 1:31am
POOF smaller butterflies!


Posted By: shadow
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 1:45am
Skib stick with your bucket.
That way you can control the file size.
I don't know if Nathan plans on hosting pics.


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was feeling nostalgic


Posted By: Skippy
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 3:39am
Thanks!


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 3:58am
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

 
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

How do you put an image in your sig line or at the bottom of your posts?
 
Been meaning to ask that for awhile.
 
Thankfully someone created a thread for that very kind of question.
 
If you go into your Member Control Panel, go down to where it says signature.  You will see something that says BBCodes.  Click on that. It will tell you how to do different types of signatures.
 
Tried it.
 
Worked.
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Hootman
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 3:59am
Jimbo,  then what is the guy with the beer?


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 5:11am
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

I've tried this three times over the past month.  It worked the first time.  The last two times, however, all that posted was the text (the brackets/"tube" stuff), and I ended up just posting the link.
 
 
 
Like I said in my previous post, you can't put the whole youtube address in there. It won't work.  You have to only put in what comes after the = sign.
 
I tried it again, and it worked.  I'm wondering if I was starting out with = sign when my attempts were failing.
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 5:15am
I thought that when you put something in your signature area, that it would work retroactively---like when you change your avatar.  I see, though, that Jimbo's previous posts don't have the beer guy or anything in the sig area.
 
Computers are magic.
 
 


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 5:27am
how to quote yourself without making an extra post.

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

See? I'm doing it right now!


Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

I'm doing it again!!!!!

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

and again.....

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

look ma no haaaaaaaaands!!!!

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

LOL I could this all night

Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

It's me again


Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!



Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!


Originally posted by Me Me wrote:

Ok that's enough now how you do it.



take a sentence

"this guy said blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah etc...yak yak mumble mumble..."

and surround it with [{QUOTE=this random dude}] [{/QUOTE}] WITHOUT the {}'s and you should get this:

Originally posted by this random dude this random dude wrote:

this guy said blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah etc...yak yak mumble mumble..


TA-DA!!!!!!!


I think you can quote smilies too.

Originally posted by random laughing thingamajig on screen random laughing thingamajig on screen wrote:

LOL




yep.


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Posted By: Wild Starchild
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 5:55am
Just a little note, on MOST sites for those of you with bad eyesight or for those who don't like reading small text, if you have a scrolling mouse, hold down Control and roll your mouse wheel and watch what happens.

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AW DAMN!!!! Wild Shot the friggin TV again!!!


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 6:04am
Originally posted by Ad nauseous Ad nauseous wrote:

how to quote yourself without making an extra post.


 
I've done that when I've wanted to quote someone from another thread.  I'll add in the topic name and sometimes the date.
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 6:06am
If you "block" this smiley, it goes psychotic:
 
LOL
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 6:11am
I've also posted invisible messages.  See below.
 
It's easy.  Just type out your post and change the color to white.  To see the message, just drag your cursor over it. 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 5:01pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

I thought that when you put something in your signature area, that it would work retroactively---like when you change your avatar.  I see, though, that Jimbo's previous posts don't have the beer guy or anything in the sig area.
 
Computers are magic.
 
 
 
I thought it was coffee.
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2008 at 3:34am
For those of us who use Internet Explorer 7.
 
If the text is too small or a picture is too smal to see, look down to the bottom right of the window.  You should see a plus magnifying glass then 100% then a down arrow.  Click on the down arrow, you can select any size to magify the whole internet explorer window.
 
 
 


Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2008 at 5:59pm
I have ie 7.0.5blablabla and I don't have that icon (maybe I hid it, it's happened before).
 
However - I discovered that ctrl++ or ctrl+- does the same thing.
 
That's the control key and the plus, or minus key.


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Let's try not to be boring, mkay?


Posted By: FaithSF
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2008 at 6:12pm
Originally posted by HollyRock HollyRock wrote:

I have ie 7.0.5blablabla and I don't have that icon (maybe I hid it, it's happened before).
 
However - I discovered that ctrl++ or ctrl+- does the same thing.
 
That's the control key and the plus, or minus key.


Very cool, Holly! Thank you so much.

Also, if you go up to your browser's toolbar and click on View, then hit Text Size, you can increase or decrease it.  But the CTRL++ does the same thing, a lot easier!


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2008 at 11:17pm
I don't have a huge monitor, and all the junk I have on it (such as my toolbars, search bars, Smiley Central, and all that other stuff on top) makes the space for the actual website and email and other programs even smaller.
 
As I need that stuff, and didn't want to get rid of any of it, I figured there's gotta be a way to temporarily hide it all.  So I started playing with my function buttons (F1 to F12).  Voila!!  F11 is the key!!  Hit it once and it goes away.  Hit it again and it returns.
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2008 at 11:36pm
Or you could just get a bigger monitor.
 
They're cheap as hell anymore.
 
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: ForumAdmin
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 1:23am
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

The first is, how to insert a YouTube video into your post.  Instead of just a boring link to it.
First, find a cool video that you want to insert into your post.
For our first example we will use one of Nathan's CIH videos.
Go to the address bar and copy the whole address on to the clipboard. 
Then paste this link into your post. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0J9A-H4ygQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0J9A-H4ygQ
As you can see it creates a nice, but boring hyperlink.  What we want to focus on in this hyper link is only the part after where it says "watch?v=" the last part.
Make a copy of that part and paste it again. T0J9A-H4ygQ
Now to make it appear in your post as a cool YouTube video link simply type:
[tube   ]  paste the link again T0J9A-H4ygQ then [/tube     ] 
Note: You will have to leave the extra spaces out as well as of course my instructional text.


Sometimes when you copy a link to a YouTube Video, you get some extra characters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7d1S6rBTKg&feature=user
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdvL3FBwHEc&feature=related

You only need the part of the link IN BETWEEN watch?v= and &feature=xxxx.
So, in the examples I posted above, you only need R7d1S6rBTKg and bdvL3FBwHEc.
These are the YouTube Codes for the videos.
Put that code inside TUBE tags, and you're golden.


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 3:00am
Yeah????
 
How many karats?????
 
I hear gold is really going for a lot these days.
 
I could sell myself.
 
Make a fortune.
 
But then they'd melt me down, so that's no good.....
 
Hmmmph!!! Always something.
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 3:53am
I have a jar of gold flakes.  Unfortunately, it's one of those tiny little jars I would've put my white stash into years ago.  And, sitting at the bottom in water, it's only about 1/32 of an inch high.  The sum total of all my goldmining expeditions.
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 3:58am
I have an old broken Swiss watch that my mom bought my dad when they were dating in Germany in 1948. The inside of the back of the case is stamped .75 oz. of 22 karat gold.
 
I'm not sure if that's just the back or the entire case.
 
But at today's prices, that thing is worth a pretty penny.
 
Sentimental value just won't let me sell it.
 
Yet.
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2008 at 4:14am
Probably worth more as a piece of jewelry, though.  Not only is it worth the weight of the gold, it also has value as a collectible.
 
Even gold nuggets are that way.  People will pay lots more for a gold nugget than it's weight would justify.
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Skerlnik
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2008 at 1:13am
Goldkit!!!  AUUGHHH!!!!
 
 


Posted By: 8 Track Single
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2008 at 3:54pm
Thanks for the thread...I'll use it for future reference.  It's been enough of a headache trying to learn how to put my new Milhouse avatar onto the site.  (BTW--it's good knowing I'm not the only Simpsons fan in this forum, thanks to VioletLightning's Mr. Sparkle logo and Mayor Quimby quotation.) 


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 1:45pm
How to post ♫ to indicate lyrics to a song or whatever.
 
I use the character map and copy the notes that are in the font list and then paste them in a sentence.
 

I got them from the Arial Black font list.  It's the third from the last character.

If you don't know how to find the character map, simply go to the start menu then look for search, then search 'character map'.
 


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2008 at 1:48pm
Originally posted by supercalifragilisticexpialidocious supercalifragilisticexpialidocious wrote:

 
In honor of Ad nauseous
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 2:00am
say Hi to yourself.

Originally posted by Ad nausesous Ad nausesous wrote:

HI!


HI!

Originally posted by Ad nausesous Ad nausesous wrote:

HELLO!


HELLO!

Originally posted by Ad nausesous Ad nausesous wrote:

HELLO AGAIN!


HELLO!

Originally posted by Ad nausesous Ad nausesous wrote:

HELLO!


HELLO!

Originally posted by Ad nausesous Ad nausesous wrote:

HELLO!


HELLO!
LOL


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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off


Posted By: Hootman
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 2:29am
Ad....


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 2:35am
what? I was bored.LOL

I shortened it BTW.


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One good thing about TV-you could always turn it off


Posted By: Hootman
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2008 at 2:46am
thank you sir..


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2008 at 10:32pm
Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

I've also posted invisible messages.  See below.
 
It's easy.  Just type out your post and change the color to white.  To see the message, just drag your cursor over it. 
 
 
 
Aaaha!!!  LOL


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2008 at 5:28pm

I wonder if you're the first person who'd noticed I'd done that.  Big%20smile

 
 


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2008 at 8:47pm
Originally posted by Wild Starchild Wild Starchild wrote:

Just a little note, on MOST sites for those of you with bad eyesight or for those who don't like reading small text, if you have a scrolling mouse, hold down Control and roll your mouse wheel and watch what happens.
 
What a considerate suggestion, WS! Great!Clap
 
I'd like to jump on your 'bandwagon', here...another way to assist the visually-impaired - XP Magnifier:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/magnifierturnon.aspx - http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsxp/magnifierturnon.aspx
 
 


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2008 at 8:54pm
Vista doesn't have a run box. Unhappy


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2008 at 9:40pm
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

Vista doesn't have a run box. Unhappy
 
First - RUN for VISTA
 
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68218 - http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68218
 
 
Second - magnifier for VISTA
 
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/07/11/enabling-the-magnifier-in-windows-vista/ - http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/07/11/enabling-the-magnifier-in-windows-vista/


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2008 at 10:09pm
Originally posted by PaWolf PaWolf wrote:

Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

Vista doesn't have a run box. Unhappy
 
First - RUN for VISTA
 
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68218 - http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68218
 
 
Second - magnifier for VISTA
 
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/07/11/enabling-the-magnifier-in-windows-vista/ - http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/07/11/enabling-the-magnifier-in-windows-vista/
 
Thanks Pa
 
The key is to simply type magnify in the search window on the start menu.  No other key is required other than enter.


Posted By: The Fondler
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2008 at 8:14pm
I used Vista for about 2 hours.

I had to stop because I didn't want to choke on my own vomit.


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2008 at 8:51pm
'Vista' is not ready for prime time...still a bit of 'blue sky' in progress...(sorry - gotta edit this...).
If you ARE a computer scientist, enjoy. Or maybe be VERY disappointed.
M'soft never understood the difference between multi-user and multi-tasking, or the correct melding of both - they understand 'presentation' - which is what YOU bought.
Some of us either retrofit, or re-engineer the product for business purpose. 


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2008 at 9:01pm
Eh, for the most part, Vista is really no different than any other windows operating system.  Other than the side bar with the analog clock that looks almost identical to the one I have in my living room.
 
The search feature is definately a plus.  It pre-indexes so that when you search, the results are instantaneous.  Unlike XP where you have to go take a lunch then come back for your results.
 
Really other than that Vista is pretty much, same old, same old.
 
 


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2008 at 9:51pm
Not really, MM-00.
The indexing is available for XP.
The graphics are available.
The driver portion of the I/O subsystem is not the same, nor as good. THAT counts.
That's only the start.
Where do you really want to go with this?
 


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2008 at 11:52pm
So, you have Vista Pa?


Posted By: PaWolf
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2008 at 12:13pm
Got it on a few machines in our lab at the office; have a team trying to stabilize our standard business suite on it.  

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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2008 at 11:21pm
Originally posted by PaWolf PaWolf wrote:

Not really, MM-00.
The indexing is available for XP.
The graphics are available.
The driver portion of the I/O subsystem is not the same, nor as good. THAT counts.
That's only the start.
Where do you really want to go with this?
 
 
Wasn't trying to cause a dispute.  I mean, I use Vista, but I'm no techno geek that would have found the error to the million power like they did on that flawed pentium chip.
 
I use it to surf the net, watch YouTube and banter about on CIH and Oh yeah play a game here or there. 
 
For me, I just don't see any huge difference between it and XP, however as I mentioned earlier, another plus of Vista is that when you shut it down, it shuts down. 
 
Every computer I have ever had with XP on down, would lock up under most conditions and require a manual OS override to shut it down. 
 
There, now I said it. LOL
 
 


Posted By: Ad nauseous
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2008 at 6:54pm
http://imageshack.us">

how did I do this?

I took a picture of a normal error message from the internet, put it in Powerpoint, blocked out the text with a white box, so it looked blank, replaced the text with a text box, set it to 14 point Microsoft San Serif (don't sue me), typed what I want, fit it in grouped it, saved it as picture, uploaded it to imageshack, tested it in previews repeated that couple of times, until I got the right shape, uploaded it to imageshack, and voila, it's done.


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2008 at 3:10am
Originally posted by Ad nauseous Ad nauseous wrote:

http://imageshack.us">

how did I do this?

I took a picture of a normal error message from the internet, put it in Powerpoint, blocked out the text with a white box, so it looked blank, replaced the text with a text box, set it to 14 point Microsoft San Serif (don't sue me), typed what I want, fit it in grouped it, saved it as picture, uploaded it to imageshack, tested it in previews repeated that couple of times, until I got the right shape, uploaded it to imageshack, and voila, it's done.
 
There are web sites that allow you to create your own error messages with pre programmed software.
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2008 at 3:56am
Well, I guess I'll have to repost this question again since it apparently f**king disappeared after I posted it the first f**king time.
 
What I asked earlier is if there is anyway to merge your Outlook inbox, sent items, drafts etc. from one computer to the inbox, sent items & drafts on another without losing the emails from the target computer.
 
Do you need special software, or can it be done from within Windows?
 
There used to be a DOS command that allowed you to merge data from one file into another file of the same type.
 
Anyone know anything about this?
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2008 at 2:23am
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

Well, I guess I'll have to repost this question again since it apparently f**king disappeared after I posted it the first f**king time.
 
What I asked earlier is if there is anyway to merge your Outlook inbox, sent items, drafts etc. from one computer to the inbox, sent items & drafts on another without losing the emails from the target computer.
 
Do you need special software, or can it be done from within Windows?
 
There used to be a DOS command that allowed you to merge data from one file into another file of the same type.
 
Anyone know anything about this?
 
 
 
Are you wanting to have access to the same emails on 2 different computers simultaneously?
 
You might be able to check the box that allows the mail to stay on the server for a couple of days.  Allowing you to download it on to different computers.
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2008 at 1:43pm
No, I want to take old emails that I've not deleted, but put into the "Sent Items" & "Drafts" folders & sub folders that I've created & saved on a flash drive, & merge them into the same folders on another computer without replacing or overwriting the emails that are already in there on the target computer.
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: aleen
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2008 at 12:43am
OK, I'm guilty as charged for posting youtube links without embedding them. I've tried a few times and had no success, but I'll get it right dagnabbit!  I'll embed the video for "Something Better Change" by the Stranglers.  An apropos song in title alone!  Here, let me try again:
 
 
Cross your fingers!
 
Cool!  I did it!!!  Smile


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2008 at 3:17am
The key to embedding the YouTube videos is to leave out the v= also leave no spaces between the tube /tube.

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Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2008 at 12:36pm
Sometimes the '=' is followed by a '-' or a '_'
If your video doesn't show up, check for that, as you'll need to keep those.
 
Also, please remember to use the video icon, so those with slower connections will know what to expect when they open your thread.  If you want to use a different icon, please put (video) at the end of the thread title.
 
I'll go in and edit thread titles/icons when I see if they're needed; which unless you're the OP you are unable to do anyway.  I'll also turn your links into embedded video(s), as Nathan has asked.  Not a problem for me, there's only that delay between the time that you post it, and the time that I see it.
 
I'm sure you all would rather embed your own video, though Big%20smile.


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Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2008 at 8:16pm
You forgot to explain if the youtube is "related", HollyMod.Wink 


Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2008 at 9:53pm
I'm having a weird day, not sure what that means.
 
Is it something I'll figure out tomorrow?


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Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 1:00am
Tiz Tube Tute ......."related"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&feature=related
 
"un-related"LOL
 
drop the "= related"


Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 1:05am
Also the "&feature"

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Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 1:28am
Originally posted by HollyRock HollyRock wrote:

Also the "&feature"
 
Quote my reply, Holly. "& feature" is still there.


Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 1:42am

No kidding - huh.

Guess it doesn't matter, after all.


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Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 1:42am

Here's a good tip on how to show videos in higher quality.

Put &fmt=18 at the end of the YouTube link.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 2:40am

I'm not noticing a difference, musicman.  Maybe it only works on some videos.  I'll try it on others, but it doesn't seem to work on this one

original:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc
 

amended:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc&fmt=18   
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 2:51am
I even tried it on the guy's video, and no difference.  Those trees look the same to me.  Anyone else?
 
original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mb_AyzGyQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mb_AyzGyQ
 
 
amended:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mb_AyzGyQ&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mb_AyzGyQ&fmt=18
 


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 3:09am
 
Maybe you did it wrong.  I tried it and I see a huge difference.  Here are the screen shots.
 
 
 
 
M
 
 
 
 
 
Plus without that ending videos are in monaural with it they are in stereo. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 6:51pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&fmt=18
 
testing.......falalala
doesn't sound like Yosemite's pistols are in stereoEmbarrassed


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 6:58pm
Originally posted by Tiz Tiz wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eo0OY8GOuc&fmt=18
 
testing.......falalala
doesn't sound like Yosemite's pistols are in stereoEmbarrassed
 
Yeah, I guess the original upload needs to be in stereo.
 
I have videos that I uploaded in stereo, but with the normal playback they play in monaural.
 
If you add the ending they play in stereo.


Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2008 at 7:08pm
The Cars........"Moving in Stereo"
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q&fmt=18
 
Whatcha think, MM? Question


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2008 at 1:25am
Originally posted by Tiz Tiz wrote:

The Cars........"Moving in Stereo"
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q&fmt=18 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7PFoTeC-Q&fmt=18
 
Whatcha think, MM? Question
 
 
Did you notice that the first Moving in Stereo ironically wasn't in stereo?
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Posted By: HollyRock
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2008 at 2:05pm

Including pictures and video within quoted posts takes up space and is often unnecessary.

To delete a picture, within QUOTE tags:

  1. Click on the picture once
  2. Tiny squares (or handles) will appear at the corners and sides of the picture - this lets you now that you've selected it
  3. Press the delete key
To delete a video

Highlight the entire TUBE tag, it should look like this:

  1. Press the delete key


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Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2008 at 2:54pm
Originally posted by HollyRock HollyRock wrote:

Including pictures and video within quoted posts takes up space and is often unnecessary.

 
Yeah...especially unnecessary when the original is just a few posts up the same page.
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2008 at 2:56pm
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

 
Yeah, I guess the original upload needs to be in stereo.
 
I have videos that I uploaded in stereo, but with the normal playback they play in monaural.
 
If you add the ending they play in stereo.
 
I've been putting a lot of Youtube songs into my iTunes...and, yes, even if the original is not in stereo (as might be the case with really old songs), the sound quality is better with that &fmt=18 added on at the end.
 
 


Posted By: meinga
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2009 at 2:43am
Is there a way to save what you have typed while you are writing a reply?   There are so many times I have some how wiped out a big long reply. 


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2009 at 3:37am
Originally posted by meinga meinga wrote:

Is there a way to save what you have typed while you are writing a reply?   There are so many times I have some how wiped out a big long reply. 
 
I know, I really hate that. Angry   
 
Whenever I write a really long reply, I highlight the whole thing then Ctrl C then open a blank note pad then Ctrl V before I hit the post button.
 
That way if it gets wiped out, I have a backup copy.  Sometimes I just leave the notepad open, sometimes I save it to the desktop.
 
 
 


Posted By: meinga
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2009 at 3:50am
Thank you MM.  I'll have to try that.  I have done this so many times and sometimes I re-type it and sometimes I just say screw it.


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 1:35pm
He got that from me, ya know....
 
I've been doing that for a long time.
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 1:39pm
How to close a chip bag without a bag clip
 
 
How to make a home made metal detector
 
 
You'll all thank me for this someday.
 
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 3:00pm
Originally posted by meinga meinga wrote:

Thank you MM.  I'll have to try that.  I have done this so many times and sometimes I re-type it and sometimes I just say screw it.
 
I open up a new email, and copy/paste into it.  This is especially helpful when typing a private message, as sometimes, people's in-boxes are full, and then that PM you just typed is gone. 
 
You can also copy/paste into an email if you want to use a font that CIH doesn't offer.  I don't care so much about fonts, but I've done it a few times, like for birthday or milestone comments.
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 3:10pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

How to close a chip bag without a bag clip
 
How to make a home made metal detector
 
You'll all thank me for this someday.
 
 
I like the idea of the metal detector, but I'm really trying to imagine an accasion when I'd use it.  If I had the need, I could just borrow a friend's real metal detector.  They let you know if your target is junk or coins, and approx how deep you'll have to dig for it.
 
 


Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2009 at 3:14pm
Originally posted by musicman musicman wrote:

Here's a good tip on how to show videos in higher quality.

Put &fmt=18 at the end of the YouTube link.
 
 
 
 
I see that now, Youtube offers the option of "higher quality" in some videos.  Now, you can just click on "high quality" in their options box for those videos. 
 
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2009 at 8:16pm
What does anyone here know about removing a partition from a hard drive?


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States


Posted By: musicman
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2009 at 9:46pm
Originally posted by Jimbo Jimbo wrote:

What does anyone here know about removing a partition from a hard drive?
 
I know that you better back up all the information on the partition first.  I'm fairly certain it will wipe it clean if you do it.   PaW?
 
 
 
 


Posted By: Tiz
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2009 at 12:21am
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+partition+from+my+hard+drive&start=0&sa=N - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+partition+from+my+hard+drive&start=0&sa=N
 


Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2009 at 1:49am
Originally posted by Tiz Tiz wrote:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+partition+from+my+hard+drive&start=0&sa=N - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=remove+partition+from+my+hard+drive&start=0&sa=N
 
Yea, I Googled it already & came up with the same stuff. I even downloaded a program from CNET called "Partition Zapper", but I was hoping for some personal insight before I try running it.
 
 


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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender

C'mon, man!
Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States



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