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I've been asked to create/install some kind of simple file hosting service by a company I'm doing some freelance work for. I'm pretty sure what I'm after is already out there, but I don't know what such a thing is called, so I don't know what to search for. The company transfers documents, at...

I know some of the guys on here are extremely knowledgable re nutrition etc. Would anyone mind taking a look at the page and LMK what you think? The first thing that springs to my mind is - how can they suddenly 'invent' a new fruit/berry? To be fair - they are not marketing it to cancer...

hiya i was reading up on futures for another thread - and i have a question about leverage - how is the percentage calculated? If I have $4000 for an initial margin what factors determine how big a contract i can enter into? Is it generally around 5%-10%? Does it fluctuate in volatile...

Jari Iivanainen has wrote very interesting article about marriage advice: http://koti.phnet.fi/elohim/help_to_marriage When a man or a woman find a spouse for themselves, they may marry thinking, that they will live "happily ever after". They may think, that nothing can disturb their...

Hello. I'm wondering if anyone could advise me on a cheaper alternative to silica aerogel for insulating my new computer. I'm building a new computer and I'ver just begun work on the case. the case is actually a "case within a case" there is a tank within the case whcih will contain the...

Hi, A friend just told me that she quit taking her HIV meds because, "the chemical onslaught is worse than the disease. Detoxing from the meds is dreadful, but it shouldn't last too long (I hope). I am now exploring immune strengthening (sp?) methods, healthier eating, etc... no quackery snake...

Just what the title says. I've had a pretty major system crash which has highlighted my need for a reliable hard drive backup system. I need something at least on the 120 GB level (although more would be handy). Any advice on brands? epinions doesn't get much in the way of reviews on this...

I would really value any opinions or advice on this, whether from vets, animal lovers or anyone who's interested. My situation: One of my beloved German Shepherd dogs (Harry) has recently started to suffer quite badly with pain and stiffness in his hips and back legs. He’s only 7, and I love...

I am not computer savvy, but I do know how to at least use an anti-virus system, keep it up to-date and run it regularly. Even a small firewall and a spy checker thing. My work computer/system is infected. I mean INFECTED! I know I have only been in the job two days but please I have had to...

I am buying a laptop and I was hoping for some advice. I am a software engineer and I am taking a contract position. Te laptop will be my development computer. I will commute with the lap and it is likely that I will use the computer during commutes on a ferry e.g. on a table in front of me...

OK, thought I'd turn to our resident skeptical tech-geeks for help. I'm running an emachines W3052 with a 3000+ AMD Sempron processor, 120GB HD, NVidia GeForce4 MX on the motherboard, 512 MB of DDR SDRAM, running Windows XP Home, and a GForce soundcard (not sure exactly which card). I play...

Ok, so my 4 year old is addicted to computers. He loves the Noggin and PBS kids web sites, and loves recieving e-cards from his grandparents. I want to build him a PC, and in fact already have Compaq P4 (from a few years ago) for him. This machine is running Windows 2000, with all the...

Okay, what causes chest congestion? For days now, I have had this ...well, not really a "cough". More of a constantly clearing my throat. Occasionally it is productive, but more often it isn't. (it's much more effective at annoying my wife, but that's another problem.) My nose is a little...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1811332,00.html The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect “total accuracy” from the Bible. “We should not...

Hi all, I have a very severe fear of spiders, to the point where it is actually very disruptive to my life and pretty debilitating. It rules my everyday actions and emotions. For instance I cannot go into the bathroom without sending my husband in first to check, I cannot sit on the floor or...

How do I automatically forward a browser from the index page to another directory eg when someone clicks http://www.example.org it goes to http://www.example.org/subdir ? Thanks

I'm thinking about buying a 9800pro graphics card. But my motherboard only supports 4X AGP. Is that a problem? I currently have a ti4200 graphics card (64mb version). I have an XP1800 and 768mb of RAM. So will I have any noticeable difference if I went up to an 9800 pro?? Also do these...

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I had just received a sales letter in the mail today advertising Marc Salem's "PSP - The Art of Para-sensory Persuasion," which from the typical smooth-talker salesman tone and vocabulary, appears to me like a complete bunch of woo-woo nonsense. I usually throw this kind of junk mail in the...

I'm thinking of either replacing my current PC with something better, and using the old one to play around with linux etc on, or buying a new, crappy one to play around with Linux on, or buying a new one that I can boot to either windows or Linux on, and selling my old one. Budget: absolute max...

Can anyone suggest a good resource on setting up and running a lab? Something with advice regarding management of personnel, resources, funding ...that sort of thing. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed Thanks TS

This may sound like a strange request, but here goes. I'm new on this board, but I have been reading the posts for a while, and I am glad to have found a place where people are mostly level-headed and clear-thinking. I'm thinking that many of you can give me advice. I recently got engaged...

I have a friend who will shortly be undertaking the 'confirmation' cereomony of the Christian Church. I myself undertook this a few years ago before I became an Atheist. I suspect that having been raised in a Christian household, and not seriously exposed to any other beliefs, that in later...

well, maybe a pep talk? I am in the process of revising a manuscript for publication, and i am trying to decide on several different paths. Good news is that the reviews were good, and only minor changes suggested. Bad news (but also, really, good news) is one of the reviewers pointed out a...

Okay, without getting into too much detail, the company I work for has 4 branch offices that have old Novell 4.x boxes that we want to get rid of. Everyone is on XP Pro, but they're still using the Novell box for network storage. Each user has a home drive storage area on it and there is also...

I'm currnetly gathering the software tools I'll need to create a reverse auction website for my current employer and we have decided to use ASP and SQL Server on our own webserver. I've gooten nearly everything I'll need but there is one tool I can't seem to find. What I need is a tool for...

I was given a .com url for my birthday. Which was lovely but I don't know the first thing about creating a web site. Advice, tips, hosting, idiot instructions needed please. Whistler. Forgotten to add on. I'd like to do a community forum web site. If possible that is?

OK, I've been working with Windows for a long time and have built many systems of every Windows OS flavor since 3.1. I have no Linux experience and I figure it can't hurt me professionally or personally to check out the greener grass on the other side of the fence. So, I have 3 spare boxes...

I have a special friend who is 8 years old, but is going on about 29 years old. Just a really bright young guy. He has been reading since he was 3, and knows more about astronomy than most adults. I just found out that he is almost obsessed with magic tricks, and is learning as much as he can...

I'm a vociferous contributer to a forum here in the UK called 'Most Haunted' - it's a spin off from the TV series of the same name(supposed investigations into haunted houses etc). Lately, we have had a chap posting on there giving 'readings' - and I have managed to find out that this chap is a...