Sarah81

Ooooh, poetry. I'm more of a haiku person myself.Astahost, great fun.Read posts, learn amazing things.I am addicted.See? I'm brilliant. I should create a page on my Web site devoted to Xisto haikus.Or not.

I've visited this site a few times just for comparison checks and such. One site that I've liked for years is isellsurplus.com - they have all sorts of stuff, great sales and overall low prices. I also like their "product find" tool - if they don't have something I want, I can put out a request for it and I usually get a fairly fast response.

What exactly do you mean by "from HTML"? Are you trying to play MP3s on peoples' Web sites without downloading them? Are you trying to build a Web site with built-in sound but it isn't working? I'm not sure what you're trying to do here. But no matter what's going on, one thing I would try would be to load the stuff from a different computer - just to be very, very sure that the problem is actually on your computer and not on the Web site's end, or something. You can also try with a different browser on your own computer.

The competition is definitely a good thing for both companies. I'd love to see AMD continue increasing in sales shares, though, because I've always been more satisfied with their processors price- and performance-wise.But hey, Intel's an institution unto itself, so they aren't disappearing anytime soon. *grins*

Actually, I just learned yesterday that Amazon.com offers tons and tons and tons of free music downloads. Some are indie, some are big-label, and there are all sorts of genres (from rock and pop to rap and gospel) so there's probably something for everyone. You usually don't get the full CD (of course) but sometimes an artist will upload the whole album for you. And if you like what you've downloaded, buying the CD from Amazon is extremely convenient.

I tried Frontpage a year or two ago but hated everything about the program. And several years before that, I tried HoTMetaL, which was okay but still not what I really wanted.So, I eventually figured out that I'm just a Notepad type of person. But that's really not as time-consuming as you might think. When I go to create a new Web site, I set up a template in Notepad, then just "Save As" instead of "Save" so that I always have the basic layout ready to go when I want a new document.

I find it very, very interesting that, when I smoke a cigarette, people are more than happy to inform me that I am slowly killing myself.But when I see a really, really large person eating three Big Macs in one sitting, and I'm tempted to say something, I can't because someone would accuse me of being totally insensitive (or, worse, someone would kick the snot out of me).What's the difference? If you're putting your health at risk, then you're putting your health at risk. There's no difference between smoking every day and eating at McDonald's (or some other fast-food restaurant) several times a week.

Does HTML programming/coding count?If it does, then I've been doing very basic Web sites for over a decade now. When I say "very basic" I mean that I don't know anything beyond "straight up" HTML coding and a couple of very simple JavaScript commands. (I could probably learn more if I wanted to do more, but the sort of sites I come up with just don't require any advanced work.)So ... I'll just keep writing fiction, as it seems that I'm far better at this than at programming. And when I'm a world-famous novelist, I'll pay someone lots of money to create the sweetest author's Web site ever *grins*

We just need to find a cure. I don't know if we'll actually see that anytime soon ... but I would love to still be alive when the last AIDS patient is treated.I know, I know - that's insanely optimistic, but I have to hold out a little of that good old hope about a *few* things in life. *smiles*

I don't see how Apple thinks this feature is a good thing. Am I the only one who would become seriously, severely annoyed by the sound effects? I mean ... I'm the one who, when I first install Windows, has to disable all event sounds because they drive me completely nuts. But maybe it's just me?

I'm so glad that Microsoft has finally figured out that many of us really, really like the convenience of tabbed browsing. As for my site being IE7 compatible ... it's just a bunch of text and a couple of simple frames, so if IE7 can't handle that, then it's a downgrade, not an upgrade. *grins*

Actually, there are still plenty of regions - even here in America - where dial-up is the only service available. That's what I use every time I go home on break from school. It drives my family crazy - to the point where they will actually call me on my cell phone and say, "Hey, could you jump online and look this up for me?" because my connection is so much faster. So ... I think that Google might be thinking of those people when they came up with this accelerator. Or the people who are still using older computer systems.

Phishing e-mails can look so authentic that we don't even realize we've just followed a fake link and have given credit card or other sensitive information to some crook.These scam mails are becoming more popular. I've received two in less than two weeks claiming to be from PayPal's customer service department. The gist of the e-mails was that I needed to click on links within the messages so that I could log into my PayPal account, which is linked to my bank account, and view some questionable credit-card activity. In other words: the senders were trying to scare me into following the links without thinking about what I was doing.The main problem is that a lot of phishing e-mails look VERY authentic. The crooks duplicate from real e-mails from the real Web sites so that there is no difference in appearance between the real and the fake. The clickable links in the fake messages take you to what looks like the company's real Web site, but isn't. You're giving out sensitive information to the wrong people, and you don't even know it until you've been ripped off.The e-mails that I received from "PayPal" (in quotes because they turned out to be fake, as PayPal confirmed after I forwarded the e-mails to their abuse department), looked just like messages I would really receive from the company. The reply address was correct. The clickable links looked VERY similar to the URL that I would see if I went to the real PayPal site. But you can figure it out if you think about what you're doing before you follow links or give login information to Web sites. There are several ways to protect yourself - and none of them require you to download software or do anything special.1. NEVER follow clickable links in e-mail messages. When I received these fake messages, I opened a new browser window and manually typed in PayPal's Web site. Pay attention to what you're typing so that you don't misspell or transpose letters or numbers.2. If you receive an e-mail that you think could be fake, go to the real Web site (using a new browser window, of course) and look for information on how to report abuse. In PayPal's case, it's a "Security" link near the bottom of the main screen. Here I learned that I could forward the messages to PayPal's fraud/abuse e-mail address. (Incidentally: I received replies on the same days that I forwarded the messages. Many companies really want to go after phishing scams, so do your part and report them when they show up in your in-box.)3. When you report a message, be sure to include full headers. This is vital if you want the company to track down the crook. Many phishers can alter the "reply-to" address (which is what you see when you aren't viewing the full headers) so that it looks authentic. However, the full headers include plenty of information that will help the real company trace the e-mails.Look in your e-mail client's "options" or "settings" menu for message header settings. You can always change it back to "abbreviated headers" after you report the fake message. It's okay if you don't understand most of the data that's in the full heading: what's important is that you report all of it to the company's abuse department. 4. Familiarize yourself with the real company's policies and anti-fraud protections. When I went to PayPal's Web site for information about reporting the fake e-mails, I learned that PayPal has several security measures in place to combat phishing. I learned that real e-mails from this company will always greet customers by either our full names or by the business name that we've registered. The phishing e-mails didn't do this, so that's when I knew beyond any doubt that they needed to be reported.5. Use your browser's password-saving features to your advantage. Let's say that you've saved login information for PayPal. If you click on the fake link in the fake e-mail, it won't auto-complete your login details. That's when you know something is wrong and that you need to investigate.Nothing is foolproof, unfortunately, but these tips should make it very, very difficult for phishers to get your information.

I wouldn't say that I'm being paranoid so much as considering the possibilities. I'm essentially broke, so if *anything* goes wrong (theft, accident that's my fault, major data crash, or even just the monitor dying on me), I'm basically up the proverbial creek without my life jacket. My question about anti-theft devices wasn't even asked with any urgency. I don't remember if I wrote this in the original post, but it's something that I'm thinking about for later ... not something that I'm absolutely and totally convinced I need to do right this minute. I'm not, you know, freaking out over here over thoughts of what could happen to my stuff while I'm in classes or whatever. As for "trust and be trusted" - not around here, man. *sighs* I love this school, but we have a fairly annoying theft problem. There are even times (several per semester) when people will go to the school's parking lots in the middle of the day, break car windows, and rip off everything of value in the vehicles. It sucks, but there's not much you can do about it other than not leaving valuable-looking stuff where people can see it when they walk past. And as for the employees ... I'm not best friends with every single person who has access to my apartment (there are well over two dozen people who can come and go whenever they want), so I can't vouch for every single employee's goodness and morality. It's only paranoia if there's no reason behind it. *grins*

Wow. I had no idea that there were any hitchikers games. Then again, I didn't even read the books until last summer, because a friend convinced me that I had better read all five of them if I didn't want her to hurt me. (It was a good idea. I really enjoyed them.)

I've never heard of using panty hose before. Great idea. I haven't been into photography in a while ... I had to take a couple of classes in college but didn't have my own equipment, so when I finished the classes that was basically the end of my time with it. But when I get into it again (i.e. whenI can afford my own gear) I'll keep this suggestion in mind.

Actually, that's not too far-fetched. America sent up a bunch of junk into outer space ... sketches of what human beings look like ... a gold-colored record with someone speaking in different languages ... that sort of thing. The idea? Just in case other intelligent life comes across it, they might learn a little bit about us.But this is pretty weird if you ask me. Even if we did know that intelligent life (aliens) exist somewhere out there, we wouldn't be able to get replies to our messages. We'd be dead long before the aliens even got our original messages because travel time would take so, so very long.I wonder how many people have already tried doing this?

Mods: please kill my last post - I was wrong. Anyway ...okay, I see what you mean now that I've *seriously* resized the window.I looked at your source code and it looks like you've left the frame widths in a variable state by using an asterisk (*). That might be the problem.Just to see if that really has anything to do with it, I checked my site by re-sizing my window. I use frames too, but I give them specific definitions (20,80 percent is usually what I go with - but I'm only using a nav frame on the left and a main frame on the right, not as many as you're using).So ... I think that you can try definining frame widths with specific percentages. You might have to experiment a little to get what you feel is the right ratio for each frame, but it should work out.

Okay ... now that the link's working for me ...What do you mean, the right frame is blocking the main frame? It shows up fine on my computer.Or do you mean that you want to kill the scrollbar? I'm confused.

Ah. So this is what my Mom meant by "thinking outside the box." interesting ... it isn't as if we *have* to set up clickable stuff all over web sites, but we're so used to that ... fascinating.I've run into this site before, but never really paid much attention to it until you posted the link. Thanks.

Yes, Vaseline works. My suggestion is that, before you smear it all over your camera, put a piece of Saran wrap (shrink wrap) over the lens. That way you can just peel it off and (hopefully) not get any of the Vaseline on your camera. And if you apply the shrink wrap correctly, so that it's spread tightly across the lens (i.e. not wrinkled and bunched up) it shouldn't interfere with the "smooth" effect of the diffused photo. Or, you could take the photo without all of that, scan it into your computer, and use Photoshop's filters to create an effect.

Here we have beggars who stand on street corners with "Will work for food" signs. Some of them get creative and write "Why lie? I need a cold beer" on their signs instead, and people seem to give them even more money. (Reward for being honest, I guess.) Anyway ... what's interesting to me is that even homeless people can do something productive and take care of themselves to an extent. Dumpster diving, as distasteful as it might seem to some of us, is actually a pretty interesting (and self-reliant) way to take care of yourself. Has anyone ever read an essay called "On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner? He was a homeless guy in Austin, Texas for years but never resorted to begging or handouts. (I say "was" homeless because he's back on his feet and is in an apartment now.) Instead, he found all of the things that he really needed in Dumpsters - and then wrote this essay about the experience, which is actually a really fascinating piece. I would link to it, but I can't find it published anywhere on the Internet. It's been anthologized, though, so you might be able to track it down on his Web site. But at the same time, his essay is about the wasteful nature that many of us have. We toss out all sorts of perfectly good stuff every day, which means that people like this guy can come along, get the things, and put them to good use. Not that sharing is bad, but why do we just throw stuff out like that? Anyway, that's a different subject, I suppose.

I tried, but it says that your URL can't be found. (I tried with and without http:// and it doesn't work).

I like what you've got going on with this site so far. It's simple, isn't hard on my eyes, loads quickly ... and pretty easy to navigate.I'm not sure if you should keep all the ads clumped together like they are right now, though. (One at the top ... one at the side ... then another one right there to the right). Maybe that's just my thing, though.

I never thought about being able to change fonts on a cell phone.I'm with a basic model right now (can't upload or download anything but text messages), so I can't try this even if I really want to.I'm not sure that I would download files that I don't understand. Or ... at the least ... I'd have to know the person who wrote them so that I could be fairly sure nothing too terribly bad would happen to my phone.