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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 15, 2007, 12:12:44 PM »
Well, I'm finished with the test. I'll get my results in about a month. I'm hoping I passed everything. 8)
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 11:13:33 PM »I've got a cold, too.. Aparently the whole back to school / work thing does this to alot of people at this time of year.. sigh.
Yup. Its only natural that it happens. People cough, sneeze, etc. in buildings occupied by hundreds of people. Germs spread faster than fire.
Anywho, I took the Math and Science portions of the GED test tonight, and both were relatively easy. Tomorrow I take the remaining portions (English, Reading, Soc. Studies), and then in a month or two I'll get the results, and (hopefully) my high school diploma. 8)
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 14, 2007, 02:51:10 PM »
Well I go this evening from 4:30 till 9:30 and tomorrow morning from 8 to 2 to take the GED test. I'm extremely nervous. I hope I studied enough! 
Wish me luck guys! 8)
Wish me luck guys! 8)
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Local Forecast / Re: Weather Channel CD
« on: September 14, 2007, 02:49:06 PM »
Thunder, if anyone knew it I'm sure they'd share it. 8)
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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: STAR Database??
« on: September 14, 2007, 12:30:13 PM »
It's 100% real. I haven't announced it here yet though because there may be some changes made to it, because as I told Kyle, its not exactly what I had in mind.
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 14, 2007, 08:31:38 AM »
Yeah somewhere on your laptop there is a light that indicates that it is charging. As furball said, it will stay on while the battery is charging and go off when it is finished.
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Local Forecast / Re: A Cool Song
« on: September 14, 2007, 12:08:12 AM »Do I hear VOCALS in the song!?>
Only background vocals, not lead vocals.
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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central '07
« on: September 13, 2007, 11:12:58 PM »Well I did.
It never got close to Cat 2.
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TWC Today News / Posting songs
« on: September 13, 2007, 11:11:19 PM »
Alright, it occured to me that I probably ought to lay out some rules regarding what can and can't be posted as far as music is concerned, since there appears to be alot of confusion about it. So, here are the guidelines:
What you may post:
-Links to any site LEGALLY offering clips/full songs-there are many of these, such as freeplaymusic.com and others that legally have full songs from independent artists. It is fine to post links to these sites, or to share with us clips OR full length songs from such sites.
-2:00 or less clips-you may post clips of ANY song so long as the clip is no longer than 2 minutes.
What you may NOT post:
-Links to any site ILLEGALLY offering full length songs. If it is not the site of an artist or that of an independent music service, then chances are it is not legal and will not be permitted.
-Full length songs-sharing full length songs is illegal. However, as stated above you may post clips.
-Sharing of ANY music obtained illegally, be it through a website, or a service such as Bearshare, Kazaa, Limewire, etc.
In addition, conversations regarding the illegal procurement of music will not be permitted.
These rules are NOT all encompassing. Situations will be evaluated on an individual basis, and action will be taking at the administrations discretion.
Thank you for your cooperation.
What you may post:
-Links to any site LEGALLY offering clips/full songs-there are many of these, such as freeplaymusic.com and others that legally have full songs from independent artists. It is fine to post links to these sites, or to share with us clips OR full length songs from such sites.
-2:00 or less clips-you may post clips of ANY song so long as the clip is no longer than 2 minutes.
What you may NOT post:
-Links to any site ILLEGALLY offering full length songs. If it is not the site of an artist or that of an independent music service, then chances are it is not legal and will not be permitted.
-Full length songs-sharing full length songs is illegal. However, as stated above you may post clips.
-Sharing of ANY music obtained illegally, be it through a website, or a service such as Bearshare, Kazaa, Limewire, etc.
In addition, conversations regarding the illegal procurement of music will not be permitted.
These rules are NOT all encompassing. Situations will be evaluated on an individual basis, and action will be taking at the administrations discretion.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 13, 2007, 10:58:02 PM »
Trust me, there's nothing wrong with it. Nor is there anything wrong with Stephen's. 
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:56:55 PM »
I doubt there's anythign wrong with it. He probably just needs to drain it completley and then charge it completley, and then charge it completely every time he has to recharge it. But also be sure that the battery is fully drained before charging it fully.
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The Game Room / Re: Say Something Random
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:46:25 PM »
furball, just let it go.
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:23:43 PM »In Vista, if you click the battery icon in the system tray, you can set it to "Power Saver" to save some battery life. There is also a link on that popup for the "Windows Mobility Center" there you can set things like the Display Brightness. If you put that on the lowest setting when on battery power, you can save some battery life because the LCD back-lightning doesn't have to be on full-strength.Thanks for those tips, Billy.
Also, you can change some power things in Control Panel > Power Settings. There you can change around all of the power settings, again like display brightness, when the computer goes to sleep, and when the computer display shuts off.
Also, if you don't need to be online when on battery power, some laptops have the option to turn off the wireless signal; wireless uses a lot of power.QuoteOne tip though: are you certain your charging the battery 100% fully? you've always got to do that to maximize the battery.Nope, but very close, around 98 or 99 percent.
That extra percent won't make much difference in terms of extending the legnth of time your battery can run, BUT you do need to charge all the way to 100 percent EVERY TIME, because partial charges (even to 98%) will KILL that battery in the blink of an eye.
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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Battery Life
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:06:54 PM »Nope, that's about normal. 8)Really? I thought laptop batteries could go up to 2-3 hours on one charge.Then again, I've never owned a laptop before, so I'm not an expert at this.
You'd be lucky to get three hours out of any battery. 2 is a possibility, but 1 is the norm. That's why when I use mine around the house I use an AC adapter as opposed to the battery.
One tip though: are you certain your charging the battery 100% fully? you've always got to do that to maximize the battery.
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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: September 13, 2007, 08:01:49 PM »
You may post links to LEGAL mp3's. Those are legal, and so not a problem to post.