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What I meant was, I don't know how much help I would be with other things... NOT that I would be upset if you asked a non computer question!


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I am on diversion and I am supposed to take a drug test before two days from now. I was clean as a whistle...but wasnt thinking and took a 20mg a dderall this morning. I am wondering if anyone knows the best way to naturally clean my system of adderall within two days?
I take cranberry pills and am drinking hellaa water..i weigh about 130 and im 5'8 if that helps ha.
just dont wanna get f-ed over for having amphetamines in my piss
please and thanks!! (link)
Hi there

This is only going to be posted once, no matter how many times you submit it. This is your original post:

http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=590705

... and it will be shown on the site in the order it was received. My suggestion is to go here:

http://www.advicenators.com/register.php

... and sign up for an account so that when you ask questions you will get an e-mail as they are answered.


so my girlfriend, 4th time being my girlfriend. shes cheating on me like its nothing. i think shes using me. im suicidal and would like help. any advice? im 16 and male. shes 15 (link)
Absolutely wasting your time. The best woman on earth isn't worth killing yourself over, and this isn't the best one.

Anyone who cheats like that is only using you for something she isn't getting someplace else. Reforming a serial cheater is something you can NOT do. They have to hit rock bottom and realize they have ruined their life before they will change.

Trust me on this one: You do NOT want to be waiting around for that day to come. There is always another excuse, another lie, and another guy. Always.

There is a free hotline you can call and talk to someone when you are feeling suicidal:

1-800-273-8255

... please don't hurt yourself. Nobody is worth hurting yourself over.

Get away from her now, while you still might not have the diseases she is out busy collecting.

I am sorry she did this to you. You are not alone. It does get better. The hurt does go away, just hang in there.


what are the things i can saved in CD-ROM? (link)
You can save whatever you like to a CD-R. Pictures, videos, whatever. They only hold a certain amount, so should you want to store more than 650-700MB per disc, you should use DVD-R instead. If you only have a CD-R drive, then you can use a utility to split up the data over multiple discs.


How do you wash hand painted toms shoes ?
what kind of paints do u use to decorate toms
what kind of sharpies (link)
Hi there,

The washing would depend on the type and brand of paint you choose, but, typically, once you paint them they are pieces of art, and aren't really functional as everyday shoes.

Once you paint TOMS shoes, they aren't meant to be washed or cleaned beyond dusting them when they are on your shelf.

Here is a link to the "How To Have Your Own 'Style Your Sole Party'" website:

http://www.toms.com/style-your-sole

... on that page there is a link to download a checklist that has all the paints, markers sewing stuff, etc... that they suggest for making your shoes into art.

If you have further questions after reading that page, then

You can contact TOMS by clicking here to call their style your soles hot-line or e-mail the styles person:

http://styleyoursole.tomsshoes.com/

... and they will probably have all the answers.

Oh, and before I forget, I found this good forum thread about how to decorate TOMS shoes:

http://www.subeta.ws/forums/view/717122

Have fun!



how to remove a theme of cursor which is taken through cursormania site?
(link)
Smart decision to remove this. :-)

This is here right now: http://smileycentral.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2355/session/L3NpZC9sNFBJcDJtaw==/p/62/r_id/162/sno/0

... but they seem to make it hard to find, so I will post the removal instructions here as well:

To uninstall the My Web Search toolbar:

(Please note that once you have removed the toolbar, you will no longer have access to Smiley Central, Zwinky, My Fun Cards Popular Screensavers, Cursor Mania or Webfetti)

Windows XP

1) From your computer's 'Start' button, select 'Settings', then 'Control Panel'
2) Double-click on 'Add/Remove Programs'
3) Select "My Web Search" (Product name)** or the "Product Name" you downloaded (ex Webfetti)
4) Click 'Remove'.
5) You must reboot your computer to completely remove the toolbar.

**This will be the name of the site that you downloaded the toolbar from."


Windows Vista

1) From your computer's 'Start' button, select 'Control Panel'
2) Double-click on 'Programs and Features'
3) Select "My Web Search" (Product name)** or the "Product Name" you downloaded (ex Webfetti)
4) Click 'Remove'.
5) You must reboot your computer to completely remove the toolbar.

**This will be the name of the site that you downloaded the toolbar from."


Windows 7

1) From your computer's 'Start' button, select 'Control Panel'
2) Click the "Uninstall a Program" option found under the "Programs" category
3) Select "My Web Search" (Product name)** or the "Product Name" you downloaded (ex Webfetti)
4) Click "Remove"
5) You must reboot your computer to completely remove the toolbar.

**This will be the name of the site that you downloaded the toolbar from



Macintosh (Firefox Only)

1) Open your Firefox browser
2) From your browser's menu bar select 'Tools' and then 'Add-Ons' from the drop down menu
3) Find and click on the MyWebSearch Toolbar listing and click the Uninstall button.
4) Confirm the uninstallation by clicking Uninstall in the confirmation dialog box
5) Click on the 'Restart Firefox' button at the top of the Add-Ons dialog box.




After uninstalling the My Web Search toolbar, you may need to restore your browser's homepage back to its previous setting. For instructions on how to reset your homepage: http://smileycentral.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3634/p/62/r_id/162/sno/0

To reset your homepage back to your desired choice, use the following instructions that correspond to your browser of choice:

FOR INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE:


1. Navigate to the webpage you would like to set as the home page.

2. Click the arrow to the right of the Home button Picture of the Home button, and then click Add or Change Home Page.

3. In the Add or Change Home Page dialog box, do one of the following:

To make the current webpage your only home page, click Use this webpage as your only home page.
To start a home page tab set or to add the current webpage to your set of home page tabs, click Add this webpage to your home page tabs.
To replace your existing home page or home page tab set with the webpages you currently have open, click Use the current tab set as your home page. This option will only be available if you have more than one tab open in Internet Explorer.

4. Click Yes to save your changes.


FOR MOZILLA FIREFOX USERS:


1. Navigate to the page you want set as your home page.

2. At the top of the Firefox window on the menu bar, click on the Tools, and select Options.

3. If it isn't already selected, click the Main icon. The Main options panel is displayed.

4. Click on Use Current Page. (If you have a group of tabs open, the entire group of tabs will be set as your home page.
You can also use the Use Bookmark button to set one of your bookmarks as your home page.)


5. Click OK to close the Options window




here's the information you wanted for what i saw when my computer said media disconnected...i would like to know how to connect it back.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\windows\system32>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.la.comcast.net.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.la.comcast.net.
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::48f4:8814:d85e:bf9f%11
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 174.50.54.213
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 174.50.48.1

Tunnel adapter isatap.hsd1.la.comcast.net.:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.la.comcast.net.

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:1847:19e0:51cd:c92a
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1847:19e0:51cd:c92a%12
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter 6TO4 Adapter:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.la.comcast.net.
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:ae32:36d5::ae32:36d5
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2002:c058:6301::c058:6301

C:\windows\system32>
(link)
In the info you provided, your gateway address is not in sync with your IP address. Did you manually configure the connection? If not, this is very odd. Your gateway (or IP) is malformed. This is something that usually only happens when someone sets up their IP address info manually and makes a boo-boo.

Is this a wired or wireless connection? If wireless, can anyone else connect successfully?

If you didn't do any settings manually, then it is possible that your router is set-up incorrectly. If your router is from comcast, then you should contact them and have them sort this out for you since they were the ones that made the error most likely.

If that doesn't solve your issue, then here are some things to try:

----------FIRST, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE: CREATE A RESTORE POINT!-----------

Start with opening a command prompt and entering each of the two lines below, pressing enter after each one:

ipconfig /release

ipconfig /renew

... and see what happens.

If no luck, do this next:

Open a command prompt as an administrator (right click > run as administrator) and enter this:

netsh int ip reset

... press enter. Enter this:

netsh winsock reset

... hit enter, restart the computer and see what happens.

If this doesn't do it, there is a slightly more hardcore reset protocol:

netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log press enter

netsh int ipv6 reset reset.log press enter

netsh winsock reset catalog press enter

... Enter each line in an elevated command prompt (run as administrator) and press enter after each line.

Restart the machine and see what happens.

If you still have problems after all of this, please let me know and we will go from there. I am betting heavily on the mismatched gateway at this point. Even if there is another problem, this still needs to be fixed.

Good luck!


Where can I get some metallic looking borders to put around a video? Like, you know how on those wrestling shows like WWE they go into replay for a moment by showing a small video on the side and it's bordered by a metallic design. Where can I get a design like that? Also, where can I get sound effects that can go with the design? Something like a mechanical moving noise. (link)
Hi there,

I searched for some time on the idea that there was a place you could just go and download Sony Vegas borders... and I can't find anyplace that has more than one or two, and none like what you are asking for at all.

Here is what I did find: It is really easy to do your own borders. Not only that, but there are a fist full of easy to follow Sony Vegas tutorials and help videos on YouTube.

As for that mechanical sound effect, I think I found the perfect one:

http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/sound_effects_WAV/mechanical_wavs.html

Look for the one called "mechanical_1.wav" and see if that is what you were thinking.

Also, I found a bunch of neat effects on this site full of royalty free sound effects:

http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/interface_sounds.html

... listed under "Interfaces." I particularly liked: "Interface Sound 38"

If these don't suit you, here is the google search I used to find them:

only search advicenators.com


... and there are many more places listed.

Oh, before I forget here is a search for the Sony Vegas border tutorials I was talking about:

only search advicenators.com


... click the "video" link to show them all.

Good luck with your video editing project.


I went into a store to purchase a phone, I meet with the woman behind the counter and she was working alone. I discussed with her the price of the phone and decided that i wanted to buy it, i gave her my cc and she stated that she did not accept cc, so i left went to the ATM took the money out and went back. I had to swap my information over to the new phone an gave her my personal information and she walked away from me I stood there for a while waiting for her. While I was waiting I saw some on the other side of the counter reach behind and take a phone out and put it in there pocket. The woman behind the counter walked right over to him and didn't even notice what he did. He then walked pass me and asked me if I was buying a phone. I pointed to the phone that I was about to purchase. He grabs the phone and walks out the store. I was so scared didn't know what to do because I didn't see the lady so I walked out the store. When I got home she had someone else call me to tell me that the phone was missing and that I came into the store with the guy and one of us took the phone, she has it on camera and that she was going to call the police. I then went back to the store to inform the lady that I didn't take the phone, as soon as she saw me she started saying give me back the phone and something about the guy she has it on camera. I explained to her that I would not give her my personal information an then steal the phone. Could I have warrant? What should I do (link)
I hope you realize that the problem looks like this: On camera, the thief walks up to you, talks to you (if they have sound recording it could help you,) then you point at a phone, which he takes... then you follow him out of the store.

So, remember, to someone watching the tape without sound, it looks like you two were working together.

Now for the good news: Nobody is dumb enough to go into a place and give their real information, then steal a phone. I would go to the store and insist on speaking with the boss or owner. If this fails, I would go to the police and tell them what happened.

A note for the future: If someone commits a crime in your presence, don't run away... it makes you look guilty of working with them. Had you stayed standing there until the woman came out, or better yet called for her to come out and tell her what happened, this would not have turned into a problem.

I hope this all works out for the best.


Hi I'm the person who said something was wrong with their computer and it was asking for a port number and address but I think the problem is that my media state is disconnected, whatever that is. Do you know of a way I could get it connected again?
Thanks in advance! :) (link)
Hi there,

Well, usually that error has to do with your wired or wireless network adapter. The port number issue is really strange to me. I would like to know which service is sending that error. That would help, but probably no easy way for you to find out on your end.

If it is network related, then you probably wouldn't be able to use it to write these questions since you wouldn't be able to connect to the internet. :-)

Can you tell me what, exactly, you are doing when the error comes up? Any details will help. It does this all the time? Only when you do a certain thing? It just started doing this? Did you make any changes to the computer? New hardware or software?

Anything you can tell me about this would be great. Also, please tell me which operating system you use.

If you are using Vista, please right-click on your network icon in the system tray, and click "Diagnose and repair." See what happens. If it asks you to reset the network adapter, go ahead and say yes.

Also, that screen capture I asked for would be really handy if you can manage it.


F/15I have told my parents I was thinking of having sex for he first time with my boyfriend we've been dating for about 5 monks and He is really sweet my parents agree with me and hy say it is ok to have sex with Alejandro (boyfriend) I don't understand why they said yes but me and my boyfriend are pretty happy abou them saying yes along as we use protection why did my parents say yes I dnt get it (link)
Well, here is a thought: Most of the time when kids tell their parents something bad... it is because they have already done it, but they don't want their parents to know they did it.

So, when a parent hears: "I want to have sex."

... what they might really be hearing from you is: "I already had sex, but I want to see how badly you react before I tell you the truth, so I will tell you I am only thinking about it."

999 out of 1000 times, the kid will be lying. In your case, you are telling the truth, but being parents, the only reason you would tell them this, in their mind, is probably because you feel guilty for what you already did.

I don't know your boyfriend, but I have been around a little longer than you, so please, PLEASE watch for danger signs:

Now that your parents said yes, if he starts talking about marriage, then makes excuses why he can't marry you, but still wants to have sex, "FOR NOW until we can get married" this is a really bad sign.

If he starts getting REALLY sexual with you where he wasn't before your parents said yes, this is a bad sign. Usually it starts with you show me yours and I will show you mine, then once you did that, he would move it one step further until you are having sex.

The usual thing they say is: "You already did the last thing, so the next thing I wanna do is ok too, right?"

If anything like that happens, you are being used for sex. No other way about it.

Please use your head. Just because your parents said "yes" doesn't mean this is a good idea, and you know it... otherwise you wouldn't be on here asking this question, right? :-)


I haven't been on here for awhile .but when. Try my user name and password it saya its invalid and puts me on a screen to reset my pasword so I click on it .and it says it will e-mail me a new pasword but I don receive the e-mail so what do I need to do .I'm a moderator my username is bigunored1 my email is charlestaylor1971@yahoo.com thanks . (link)
Hi there,

Please check your spam/junk folder for that message.

Also note that yahoo can take HOURS for a new message to appear in your inbox. Consider upgrading to gmail if it gets annoying for you.

Let me know how you make out with all of this.

DN.


Does anyone have the recipe for Oreganos Fat Free Sweet Serrano Sald dressing? (link)
Hi there,

I spent quite some time researching this, and as far as I can tell, the recipe for Oregano's Fat Free Sweet Serrano Salad dressing is NOT in the wild. They have been able to keep this under wraps.

I don't know if it is a trade secret, or just that nobody has asked them yet. I once asked for a recipe I didn't think someone would disclose and they just scribbled it down on the back of my bill. With that in mind, it is worth asking. Especially if you live somewhere far away from their nearest location. :-)

Here is the phone number and other contact information for Oregano's Pizza:

Oregano's Cheesequarters
7217 E. Shea Blvd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480) 829-0898

guestservices@oreganos.com



My computer keeps asking for a address and port number but i have no clue what they are. Is there anyway i can find this information or what? please help! if this helps i have a toshiba windows 7 and im connected to the internet through comcast. (link)
Hi there,

I am afraid we will need more info for this. In what context is it asking? Is it asking when you try to print, or...?

Does this happen with a certain program? If so, which program is asking for the information?

If possible, please upload a screen capture to tinypic.com or some other image host so that we can see what you are seeing and give you the best answer possible.

Thank you.


I'm entering a shakespearean monologue contest.

And I was wondering, are there any female monologues from any of his plays that include lyrics to be sang?

Singing is a strong point of mine, and I want to do well. (link)
Hi there,

There is a list of female monologues here:

http://www.shakespeare-monologues.org/

... which is well organized and designed by actors for actors.

You might read through them and see what you can find there. I don't recall one set to music off hand, but that doesn't mean there isn't one, or that someone hasn't arranged one for a vocalist at some point.

Here is a contact form for the people that run that rather complete list of Shakespearean monologues:

http://shults.org/shakes/contact.php

... and they invite questions, so feel free to write them.



16/f
Yesterday (1/24) I went to the doctor's and found out that I had bronchitis with the beginnings of pneumonia. He prescribed azithromycin (Zithromax) for me to take for 5 days. The first day, I experienced diarrhea and slight vaginal itching. I brushed off the itching because it wasn't bad at all. The diarrhea passed, but when I woke up today (1/25), I was experiencing a lot of discomfort, itching, and burning with urination. My mom called the doctor's office and they told her that I had to drink unsweetened cranberry juice (which I have been doing), yogurt (I drank homemade) and I took a probiotic supplement from Mrs. Green's that promoted vaginal health. I tried applying Vaseline but nothing seems to be working and I am honestly reluctant to go to the bathroom because it burns so much to pee. I also have midterms this week and it's so inconvenient to feel such discomfort. Almost all of my bronchitis symptoms have gone away, but now I have this vaginal infection. Has anyone had this before due to antibiotics? Any remedies or suggestions? How long does it last? Any advice will do. Having these two conditions at the same time really depresses me and it's hard to focus on studying.

P.S.- I am not, nor have I ever been, sexually active. I also have never had any genital problems in the past. The last time I had bronchitis was a few years ago, and I never experienced the diarrhea or vaginal infection. (link)
Hi there,

If this is still going on, it is important that you go see your doctor... preferably your gynecologist.

All manner of yeast, and other, infections are common side effects of taking antibiotics.

I know someone who used to get UTIs every time she turned around, and what did wonders for her was GSE (grapefruit seed extract.)

It comes in a white bottle with a red cap, and most good health food/vitamin shops will have it.

10-15 drops in a small amount of water, 3 times a day worked for her.

Don't just do the GSE, go see your doctor to make sure what is going on, and pick up some GSE for the future.

I am sorry you had to go through this, and I hope you are well and healthy soon.


Hey,
i dont know this person,
but i know who they are! :)
and i followed them on twitter.
and wrote to them, but they cant see it
until they follow me!!?!???
how do i get them to follow me.
never met this person btw! (link)
Hi there,

In every twitter account there are two features that will let them know about what you wrote:

The mention list and the person's timeline view of their account.

They will see it there, and they will follow you if they feel like it.

You can also e-mail them if they post their e-mail, or if they have a blog, you could comment there.


In my history class, I need to create a piece of original artwork that reflects the new art forms that appeared in the 1920's. Any ideas on what I can draw? (link)
The biggest thing to come out of the 1920's, style wise, in my opinion, was the art deco movement.

Here is a link to a good starting point for the history of all things art deco:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Deco

... The funny think about this, is that almost everyone seeing a good example of art deco design will be attracted to it even if they don't have any idea what the style is called or when it originated.

The number of things you could draw in this style are almost without limit. Because it is more of a style than a medium, you could do anything you wanted from current pop culture in the art deco style and have it be a hit with your teacher.

Good luck, and if you decide to do this, I would love to see what you end up with: dangernerd@gmail.com

Unless you do a Justin Bieber album cover, then you don't need to send it. Oh, fine, even JB would be acceptable in the art deco style. ;-)


how to enable/disable locks
(link)
Hi there,


Please see this eHow article entitled:

"How to Disable Automatic Locks on a Honda Accord"

http://www.ehow.com/how_7803819_disable-automatic-locks-honda-accord.html

... it is easy to disable the automatic door locking on Honda cars.


These are my options - Nurse Anesthetist, Neonatal Nurse and Family Nurse practitioner.

I keep on going to website after website searching for a clear understanding
they always say.. u need this..bla bla bla.. and also this


i was wondering if i could have the total number year of school that i would need from lamar university to become either a neonatal nurse, nurse anesthetist or family nurse practitioner.
i am interested in all of them, and all i ask is for a clear amount of years of college schooling before i can go straight into the workforce and receive payment.
thank you! (link)
Hi there,

There are too many variables to give you a true answer here. The only people who will be able to answer this will be the folks at Lamar University.

Why? Because there are courses you may, or may not, need based on what you took in high school, or subjects you are either weak or strong in.

Here is the general contact information numbers for Lamar:

General Information
(409) 880-8888

For assistance please call
(409) 880-7011

... and here is the directory for staff in the nursing program:

https://ssbprod.lamar.edu:9000/btdb/bwpkedir.P_DeptDirectory?dir_indx=N&next_row=1&prev_row=0&searchtype=D&cur_orgn=&ButtonSelected=

Good luck, and I hope you do well in your programs.

P.S. Remember that you CAN do the work in less time, or more, depending on your skills. I do know people who have earned BS degrees in two years or less.


From time to time this bar vanishes from the top of my screen. How do I get it back?

tatpaul1@hotmail.com (link)
Right click on one of the other toolbars and place a check mark next to "menu bar."

That should do it. Some web pages will disable certain toolbars for display purposes. As soon as you leave that site, the toolbar should return.

Also, make sure you go to:

View > Toolbars

... and make sure that "Lock the Toolbars" is checked.




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