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i got a laptop last christmas, its fairly new but lately it's been kind of slow lately. im mostly on the internet when i use it, so thats where ive noticed it being slow. we have dsl though so thats supposed to be kinda fast. i have a lot of pictures on here from my camera when i upload them, so could that be part of it? or am i doing something that makes it slow down? could elaving it on like over night or during the day make it slower or damage it? thankss
Well one very important thing to do if you think it has a virus is scan it for them. No, the photos you've uploaded only share files or documents and could not interfere with your internet speed. I find, sometimes that if I'm in one part of the house, it's slower than others depending on the connection. Do you have a lot of programs running at the bottom of your screen? If so, maybe close a few. Because if there are around 3 or 4 it slows down. And finally, make sure you've been on safe sites. Porn etc. will make your computer slow down or ruin it. Don't click on any popups such as the ones that say "YOU ARE THE 100TH VISITOR TO THIS SITE CLICK TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT!" or "NAME THIS CELEBRITY AND WIN A PINK RAZOR CELL PHONE FREE AND A LAPTOP OF YOUR CHOICE!" They ruin your computer. Good luck!
I just got a laptop and it's fine and I can use it and all that. My problem is that when I first used it, the icon in the bar on the lower right hand side of the screen that shows internet connection/wireless connection was showing up. However, today (and yesterday when I restarted it) the icon is not showing up. It's not a huge problem, but it's kind of irritating to not be able to see when the internet is connected/how strong the wireless connection is. Does anyone know how to get these icons to show up again?
Well I think there is a small arrow at the bottom of the screen where it tells you what time it is. Click on that. If that's what you're talking about, I'm not sure if that's what you mean
this is really long but interesting!! okay, i'm in 9th grade and he's in 11th. i know that there isnt a chance of us getting together..not much anyways but i can still really like him =P but anyways the things he does confuses me. like he puts his arms around me-in a nice way, hugs me when i don't expect it, has a nickname for me,says i'm pretty and cute sometimes, and stayed after with me twice even though he was going to get in trouble. once was when i was really sad (long story) and at lunch he noticed and even my bff didn't notice at all. so he waited for me way after lunch just to walk with me to class and made sure that i was okay with his arms around me. the other time was when he would've gotten in a lot of trouble. he's a drum major and our school's band takes everything so seriously. i'm in strings btw. but anyways, we had a little school concert for the middle schoolers and after that, he was suppose to go to the band room right away but he walked with me to strings class anyway..well almost there becuase the other drum major appeared in the hallway and in a really strict tone told him to get in the band room right then and there. all those things he did as i've mentioned above gave me a sense that he likes me butt...when the drum major appeared, he took his arm off of me immediately as if he was embarrassed to have his arm around a 9th grader? or maybe it was because he didn't want the drum major to think he ditched band for a girl. idon't know. and right before winter break, i asked for his number (in a friendly way. not a 'omg i luv you!' way) and he wrote i don't know. but they may have been because there was the jazz band playing 2ft away from where we were at lunch.
anywhos, does anyone have a pretty good guess about as to why he wrote "i don't know" and took his arm off of me right away? do you think he likes me?
Well...let's see here:
-He puts his arm around you
-He seems embarassed?
-He wrote i dont know?
Well it all adds up to me, he may just wanna be a friend. Here are some ways to tell.
1) He might've taken his arm off you quickly because he didn't want the band teacher person to think you guys were "you know".
2) See how he acts around his other girls that are friends. Does he act the same?
3) Don't ask him for anything personal like his number. Be mysterious but flirt casually and only sometimes!
I hope I helped and good luck
17/m I liked this girl for really long (several years) and just recently I admited my feelings for her (card on christmas gift). But she pretty much said no.It was quite annoying cuz she said she liked me earlier on, and then decided that it wouldnt work because we are too good of friends. now i have been trying to put her in a friend zone of my brain as opposed to where she is now. and seeing her....does not help at all. we went to the movies with friends and the entire time she was laughing and whispering with my other guy friend, who i think also likes her and it bothered me throughout the entire movie. my friend who sat next to me told me that it was pretty obvious to her why i was fidgeting so much. i need advice on how to move on from this crush, it's so hard! please help!
This is a perfectly normal emotion to feel. But, some things to get your mind off her are...
1) Hang out with a bunch of your other guy friends
2) Do stuff YOU like instead of when hanging out with her you may have had to compromise
3) Remember that there are many other girls out there so don't keep your eyes closed because she said no! When one door shuts another one even better opens.
4) She at least tried to put it nicely that she only wanted to be friends, right? If not, there are better girls out there for you and you wouldn't want to waste your time with her.
5) If she is on and off about liking you, what's the point of trying to be her boyfriend? I mean, she likes you one day and not the next? Find someone loyal.
6) You finally have more time to be independent and the longer you waited to tell her how you felt the more it would've hurt you.
7) Sorry. But she doesn't sound worth being a girlfriend over to me.
8) And finally...look on the bright side! Y
Is there a website i can get free porn videos?
welivetogether.com has some. Not sure if they're free but you can check it out. BUT BEFORE YOU GO THERE, it might have something that could ruin your computer so be sure you want to visit it.
Is it weird that I'm really attached to someone I met in a chat room? He's 5 years older than me, I have never seen him in real life, I've talked to him on the phone and wrote him a letter once, we've talked on the mic, yahoo messenger, and he got on his cam a lot (rated G mind you). But I feel like I'm really close to for the big reason of him knowing a great deal about me. In a good way that is. I could tell him everything without the fear of losing him and now he's my only support that's there. But I haven't been able to talk to him for a long time and he finally go on yesterday and I was talking to him but he seemed really tired. But it was like he didn't care about me at all. Maybe I'm being overdramatic. But yeah, what is your view on this?
Alright well, relationships you never see each other in means that the guy you're talking to could be lying about everything. So don't cancel out everything else in your life for him. Because then, he will be the only one you can turn to at one point (if you ruin other relationships such as family etc.) and he may turn on you then. For all you know, he could be an 80yr old internet predator or he could be a really nice guy around your age in the 5-yr range. But to look out for some things predators do, is...
1) They slowly lie about their age. First they'll be like, "Oh cool I'm that age too!" and then a week later they'll say "Well it was my birthday now I'm older" and little by little they will get to the part where they lie over and over and say "Well I actually lied about that. sorry, im actually (however old they are) continuously.
2) They go on websites you wouldn't expect them to go on, such as childrens' sites.
3) They will want to meet you somewhere but if they do bring someone with you.
...And finally,
yes it is perfectly normal to feel attached to someone you talk to online. But how long have you been talking to him? Can you REALLY trust him?
-Hope I helped. Ask me anything!
-Lauren
there is this guy at school and i don't know him that well personally but i know a lot of things he does and it isn't good.....drugs and violence. I'm scared to try to help him because i don't want him to think i stalk him or anyhing because i just found out that stuff from one of his closefreinds and his freind showed me evidence so i know it's true....what do i do do i just leave it alone or try to help because he is really nice and i'd hate to see him get hurt
If one of his friends is showing you evidence he is trying to hold you responsible (most likely) because he needs help to help his friend. You cannot control what he does, all you can do is hope and pray the best for him. Talk to a school counselor and tell them to talk to him about it but tell them not to say you came in. He might find it somewhat insulting you've taken the time to investigate his personal life but it was at the reguards of his saftey which is a perfectly acceptable excuse! And as for the violence, maybe (calmly if at all) talk to him about what this can cause and you only want to help. Tell your parents, a teacher, a counselor whoever you trust! Even if he hates you at first for it he will thank you in the long run.
-Hope I helped
-feel free to ask me anything else
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im super flat,its not even funny. how do you get bigger boobs, without getting plastic surgery and such. is there anything natural you can do?
and please don't say i should just accept myself, and live with it.
Well hmm..that's a tough one but it can be done! Are you skinny? If so, that could be the reason. See, most people who are a little over-weight have over-sized boobs and skinny people have flat chests. But neither are considered "unattractive" to guys nor girls. Some people just feel self-consious because they think people have so much better looking features about them when those people don't and actually envy others. Maybe, you could just put on a little weight. No, not 50000000 pounds but you know what I mean! Good luck. Hope I helped
well i have been going out with this guy for eleven months and our relationship has been pretty good but only problem is i feel like i have gotten bored of him. i feel trapped cause he hates me partying hanging out with my guy friends etc. i feel like i cant have fun anymore and ive felt like that the past eleven months that we have been going out. and theres this other guy that ive liked for a reeeeeally long time.. longer than ive liked my current boyfriend. the guy ive liked for a long time is my type of guy. i have so much fun with him and i like him so much. i love the way he treats me its hard to resist him. but i jsut cant break up with my boyfriend. he would kill himself because he loves me so much. he is so serious about me.. he is erious about marraige with me in the future. he is already out of high school but problem is im still in hs. he is going to the army in a month and he told me not to break up with him cause he plans on marrying me when he comes back. he gave me so many expensive presents for xmas and if i broke up with him how big of a butt would i be?? i dont want to break his heart bcause he doesnt deserve it but i also dont think he deserves me. idk what to do cause i know id be happier without him but i sometimes have to ask yself if i really would be happy without him. idk what i should do.. what should i do?
In my opinion, if you are constantly thinking about him in negative ways he isn't the one for you. But you have to figure it out on your own. (Not trying to be rude) but we don't all have "fairy God mothers" that tell us what to do and how to do it right when we need help. My advice is, if he is being a birden explain to him that if you will continue dating he MUST accept the fact that you have your own life too and guy friends that won't be more than that. He has to accept that especially if he has girls that are friends too and expects you not to become angry with him if he has acted this way around you and your guy friends. As for marrying the man, everyone has doubts and that's nothing to be afraid of. But to me, 11 months is just too short to tell what kind of a person he is. I know you've known him for a very long time on many different levels but it depends if you are ready for the committment. Talk to him about how you're feeling. If he's sensable he will understand and wait for marriage if you are un-easy about this.
Hope I helped!
Ok I dont mind if people (mother, fathers, sisters, brothers, etc) have their own opinions but I dont like them forcing them on someone else (meaning me). Any suggestion(s) on how I not get upset when someone (meaning a family member) does that to me?
Kindly explain to them, that you are an independent person and you have your own opinions of things and they have theirs. Say you are willing to accept their differences in opinions if they are okay with yours. ;) But if it's your parents, understand that they know what's best for you in most cases and are only trying to influence you because they may have been independent during that age too. They want you to make the right decisions and they aren't trying to agrivate you. If you feel, they are really getting under your skin with this maybe you shouldn't go out of your way to say what your opinion in something is. If you are standing up for what you believe in--don't keep those thoughts quiet! Let the world hear them! Your parents will eventually understand you are your own person and cannot be kept under their influence forever.
Hope I helped.
How do you look more feminine?
I'm not talking about clothes or anything related.
I'm talking about the face. Any makeup tips or hair styles (heart or oval shaped). Eyebrow shapes? PICTURES PLEASE.
Every time I look in the mirror.. I don't feel or look like a woman.. even though I have C cup boobs and whatnot.
It's just my face that's bothering me. I was never mistaken for a boy .. I don't know what's wrong with me.
For the make-up department remember one thing --don't overdo it. The secret to wearing makeup is to make it look like you arent wearing any after all! maybe put some casual perfume on, try out different sweet scents from your favorite stores. put on some light shades of eye-shadow, BUT LIGHTLY and don't get carried away! maybe put on a touch of blush or foundation etc. As for the hair, you could put some curlers in or perm it if your hair is straight and you dont like it. If you feel the color is boring gets some high-lights to liven things up a little! Express yourself through your crowning beauty--your hair. Maybe add some clips or barettes and get funky with different styles you can make up. Me, myself spend hours in front of the mirror creating new styles and it's so much fun! Try it sometime. Good luck. I hope I helped.
whats an orgasm?
A peek of sexual excitement and pleasure caused by either masturbation or having sex with your partner.
I always am thinking about food, even if i'm not the leastbit hungry. I always want to be eating. CAn you please tell me some good ways to keep food off my mind.
If you are always thinking about food even when you are not hungry and you simply MUST have it try a healthy snack instead. See how your body reacts and see what you like and what you dont. If you watch tv while eating or watch tv alot, think about becoming physically active, and drinking lots of water. like maybe join a sports team you like or think is fun. to get rid of your cravings, maybe talk to a doctor. they can surprise u and come up with great techniques. if you are embarassed to go see a doctor maybe talk about it with a sibling, cousin, aunt, uncle, grandparent, friend, or cousin. maybe they can relate. also, maybe have friends over more often and do fun things together. or try out a new hobby like scrapbooking and looking back on something funny that happened. or maybe keep a journal of what you've done so far in your day or whatever. write poems, songs, or stories about how u feel or whatever. maybe take a trip to the mall with some friends or siblings or cousins or whatever and check out some new music. it could develope into a hobby of listening and judging the music and seeing what you like or dont like. I hope I helped and good luck!