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    clone apps from old phone to new

    Old phone is a Nexus 4. New phone is a LG G4. I used Google backup on my old phone thinking it would back up the apps including any data that goes with them (e.g., configurations for my Locus Pro maps; scores on games; text message history). Not so. All it does is record which apps I have...
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    troubleshoot sync MSOutlook 2010 with iPod Touch 5 via iTunes

    LAPTOP Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1 (build 7601) MSOffice 2010 Home & Business version 14.0.7159.5000 (32 bit) ITUNES version 12.3.2.35 (64 bit) IPOD TOUCH 5 iOS version 9.2.1 I have synced Outlook with iPod in many version iterations for many years; I depend on using both to keep my...
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    older computer needed for project

    i posted this earlier as part of another thread, but was advised to repost in its own thread. i have an older desktop (IBM Personal Computer 300PL) with both 3.5" floppy and CD drives. there is no operating system. i have both Windows XP and 98SE available to install. when i boot initially, i...
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    backup to flashdrive fail

    i have a Dell latitude E6400, 64Gb SSD, O/S WinXP SP3. i want to back up the My Documents folder (~23Gb) to a 64Gb Lexar Jumpdrive. i inserted the stick into a port on my portable; it was discovered and i had to reboot to get it to operate correctly. i use the O/S backup program and get about...
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    iPod touch synch to mozilla thunderbird?

    CURRENT computer - Dell Latitude E6400, WindowsXP SP3 software - MSOutlookXP (2002), iTunes 9.2.1.5 iPod Touch - 30 Gb, ver 4.1 BACKGROUND I owned a PalmPilot for several years and it synched admirably with my previous laptop via serial port. I purchased a new laptop in Januray, but alas no...
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    Maybe retiring Palm IIIXE; replacement suggestions

    [for those responding to discussion please only reference products available IN CANADA. while you may have valuable information about this issue and have USA solutions, I must work within Canada. Please and thank you.] I have recently acquired a new portable computer that does not have a...
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    Solid State Drive

    my trusty dell latitude d600 is 6 years old, and i should probably purchase a new machine. recently i learned that USB flash drives are available at 64 Gb. since my current machine has a 40 Gb HDD, that size of drive would be sufficient. also since windows XP is still available, i know there...
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    USB flash drive challenge

    i use a (Verbatim 2 Gb) flash drive to carry important docs between home and work. it worked friday (just past) on my work computer, and didn't on sunday (yesterday) on my home computer. i tried several different ports on my computer, a couple of ports on a friend's computer, and again this...
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    win2k pro + winxp home

    - i have a problem with an older computer - viruses got in and wrecked the o/s (win2k pro) for which i no longer have the disk. - my solution is to reformat the HDD and install a new o/s (winxp home). - BUT win2k won't let me reformat. - next solution is to re-partition the drive during the...
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    XP home-windows explorer malfunction

    I hope this issue is sufficiently generic to transcend the XP Pro/XP Home boundary. o/s=XP home SP2 HDD partitioned with o/s in C: and other programs/my documents in D: Recently, odd happenings with windows explorer. Every time I open explorer (e.g., my documents, recycle bin) it freezes my...
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    not using available USB 2.0

    i searched T-T for this issue to no avail; please advise if this is the wrong forum. hardware=dell latitude d600 w/ 2 external usb "plugs" o/s=winxp home sp2 my device manager shows no hardware problems. device manager shows following usb 'setup' with no devices running from it: 3 usb univ host...
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    help with gigfast router please

    I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying the holiday season. I am but it is marred by my router misbehaving. My computer is a Dell Latitude D600 laptop running Win2kSP4. The router is a Gigafast WF719-CAPR 4 port wireless router with fixed antenna. My ISP is Shaw Cable in...
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    Att'n consultants (esp. Canadian)

    background A=my company (registered but not incorporated) sole prop. B=the company that pays me a portion of rate X C=the company for whom I do the work; pays B a rate X query Is there anything such as a norm re the portion that I get from B? When I first negotiated the aggreement with B, 50%...
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    need a word

    Documents that I am preparing have a section that needs a heading. Subheadings within include: acronyms, initials, definitions, standards and codes, company internal references, external references, legislation, regulations. Anyone feel up to the challenge? per ardua ad astra
  15. j0ckser

    precise vs. accurate

    i am familiar with the definitions of these words re numbers, but am not so sure about using these with sentences. e.g., "...writing contracts requires very precise (OR very accurate) wording." thesaurus.reference.com isn't very helpful in that the synonyms are interchangable...
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    Currupt a Wish

    i belong to another forum (i know - what nerve!) and they have a lot of fun with this. RULES 1. post a wish. any wish...well keep it reasonably clean. 2. the next poster corrupts the wish in some (usually funny) way. 3. irreverent comments are welcome. 4. since this forum has no edit...
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    UNDERutilized

    i will try to avoid direct references to the company involved, but for those intimate with the industry, this may be a no-brainer to figure out. GENERAL BACKGROUND: northeastern alberta is now recognised as having the 2nd largest reserves of oil in the world and there is a MAD rush to develop...
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    o/s hangs

    hardware = dell latitude D600 laptop about 2.5 years old, built in intel broadcom ethernet controller. software = win2k sp4, i.e.6 background1 = i was having trouble accessing the internet a my new digs. no issue with landlord's allowing access to his router/ADSL modem. i examined the...
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    CAT 5 vs USB

    i was recently supplied with a high speed cable modem. i have a mini network and everything works the way it should, but i noticed when hooking it up that CAT5 and USB were both offered as direct connection options. the network uses a gigafast 4 port wireless router connected to the modem; the...
  20. j0ckser

    duplicate HDD shows in Windows but isn't there

    this is a followup to: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1211347&page=1 wherein i have now fixed that issue only now be confronted with a duplication of my HDD showing in the registry despite my attempts to delete it. Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk...

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