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Hey you guys, you know how you have a DVD player or a Video player? How you gotta put 3 cables in, coloured red, white and yellow?

Is there like a splitter thing where you can put 2 sets of those cables and you can just like switch around between them??

Because im gonna get a ps2 and i need a set top box too, and i just hate having to change the cables again and again.. so annoying!

So if there is, please let me know and also please tell me the name of it, and if it is sold in very common places if it helps, im in Australia.

THANKS!

Yes, look for an RCA selector. You'll probably be able to find one in an electronics store, it's a common device. If you can't find it in a store, try Google Product Search:
http://tinyurl.com/2zjg5a

RCA is the name of the red/yellow/white cable and also the name of a company which makes these devices. You don't need a selector made by RCA, just an "RCA selector", a component made by many companies.

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Is it ok to whitewater kayak with a recreational kayak like the necky manitou??

Yes, that's fine.

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has anyone...ever published yourself

only search advicenators.com

I've heard good things about lulu, the first result there.

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I downloaded corel snaprfire and then when i rebooted my computer it got un-installed.
I lost the installing serial number for it.
Does anyone have it, or know anyone that has it?
If they could tell me that would be awesomee =] lol

Thankss,
Amber xxx

We aren't allowed to give you software serial numbers(I was banned for doing that). Search google for "snapfire keygen". A key generator(keygen) is a downloadable program which outputs a valid software key. Sites that carry keygens are unsafe, be careful.

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okay so i have a heavy sweating problem and it's really embarrassing and i really want to know how can i get rid of it... i tried all types of deodorants and my friend told me it was a good idea to put baby powder but nothing seems to work...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhydrosis#Treatment

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how do i make an active link with an image ???

If you want to make an image link(like the advicenators logo in the top left):


If you want to make an ordinary text link:
text

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umm how does youtube/google choose videos to feature???

The staff chooses which videos to feature. There isn't an automatic algorithm.

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if you delete something & press empty recycling bin, is there any way you can get it back?

Yes, easily. If you want to recover something you deleted, you have about two weeks to do so before you have to hire a professional. Use this tool:
http://www.recuva.com/

If you want to prevent people from using tools like recuva, use this tool:
http://www.fileshredder.org/
Select "shred free disk space". Change passes to "simple 1" or "simple 2". After it's done running, everything you've deleted so far is unrecoverable. Everything you delete in the future will still be recoverable.

When you put something in the recycle bin, you're simply moving it, it still takes up the same amount of space. When you empty the recycle bin, your computer says "the space this file is occupying is now free, if any program wants to overwrite it, go ahead", but the data from the file still remains. If any program does overwrite it(usually after about two weeks), the portion that was overwritten is unrecoverable. Professionals can recover parts that weren't overwritten, but that's expensive.

**Matt reminds me that System Restore will recover certain files(executables, mostly), even if you use file shredder. It usually won't restore music, movies, or text documents. To delete restores(do this before you shred), go to start, then run. Type:
sysdm.cpl
and press ok. Go to "advanced", then "system restore". Press "settings". Check the box that says "turn off system restore", and then press ok on all windows. All restores are now deleted. I recommend you turn restores back on and set a manual restore point after you shred free disk space.

Don't count on system restore, it's extremely unpredictable. Sometimes it will even delete your files. Use it only as a last resort.
**

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Everytime I go on to a site, such as myspace this is what comes up:

"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player."

I press the click here & I dowload it and it even says its completed, but it STILL doesn't work. I turn my computer off (like it says) but nothing happens. A while ago it started working i don't know how, but now it stopped. Its so fustrating you cant even listen to music or anything. Please help me :)
thanks.

Here's my diagnostic tool for this problem:
http://support.theymos.com/js.html

I use the same method that all sites use to detect flash, so if it says you don't have flash(even if you do), that's what every site sees.

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every time i try to open limewire its says i need a new verison of java what do i do

I answered this before:
http://www.advicenators.com/column.php?u=theymos&mode=qview&q=495756

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ahhh i dont know what to do!! ok so i need advice and i need it fast.....

last semester i messed up big.... i tried a joint for the very first time (not so pleasant!!!) so after three days (wen the effect was dun) i emailed my best friend who lives in england with all the details... before i say what the problem is i have to mention that i was at a party and i kind of did things my parents would KILL me for. seriously i really messed up the rules and stuff. but before you guys start saying anything i really do feel guilty about them and promised myself not to screw up next year so that i don't loose their trust.... my mum knows about the drug.... though she thinks i've been drugged and thats about it no details. and she's forgiven me.

this brings me to the satan in my life... my sister. she such a brat she's 2 years younger. i don't even know how to begin. she is so righteous. she believes i sold my soul to the devil because i am friends with people not of "our class". anyway, i found out (well she told me) that email i sent to my frnd... i accidentally sent it to my sister. or so she says. knowing her i knew if she has it she wont delete it!!!!
she has three emails as far as i know. 2 on gmail one on hotmail. i dn't know if she cud have sent it to another one. anyway, i need to get rid of them before she decide to show it to my mum if she notices her verbal blackmails aren't working and my parents don't believe her.... i can't come clean with them... seriously they will kill me. how can i delete them??? can i hack into her account or can i hire someone to do it or something?????

help ASAP!

**I don't know of any keylogger that runs on OS X. OS X is based on Unix, a very secure Operating System. There is no easy way of accessing a password-protected Mac/Unix/Linux computer. You might try hiring a private investigator, they'll probably have the necessary skills to do what you want.**

Go to her computer. Download and install the free version of this keylogger:
http://www.rohos.com/kid-logger/
If she has an antivirus application, it will probably tell you this is a virus. Just tell it to ignore.

After installation, right click and delete the shortcut in the start menu(start>all programs).

The keylogger will now record everything she types, including her gmail password. ;)

To retrieve everything she typed, go to "my computer", then C:, then "program files", then "teslain kidlogger". There will be a folder there with her computer username, enter it. Inside are HTML files, open these with your browser(IE, firefox, etc.) Look for green text with "google"(for gmail) or "live"(for hotmail) in it, she enters her password near this point.

If you have no access to her computer, you're out of luck. Even "hackers" need to have the "victim" willingly download something.

Good luck!

P.S. I don't think this is illegal in the US, but you should check to be sure.

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is there anywhere i can read joseph elli's Founding Brothers online. thanks/.

No, it's hard to find books on the internet. Scanning an entire book is incredibly difficult and time-consuming, no one bothers with it. That book is still under copyright, so it would be illegal anyway.

Look for it in your library. Founding Brothers has been around for a while, so they'll probably have it.

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You know how bands have that player thingo on their MySpace? Are there any sites that let you download the songs that are on them?

I know some bands let you download their music but for the ones that don't is there anyway to get the music like through a converter from a site or something?

Download and install Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Press "record" in audacity, and then play the song. It'll record it. When you're done, "stop" audacity, go to file>export as wma, and save to where you want it. Done.

You need to have audio mixing enabled for this to work. It almost always is by default, look in the settings for your audio card if it isn't.

It isn't illegal to copy songs like this, but it might be illegal to distribute the song you copied.

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so the internet on my psp is working. as a matter of fact i am using it right now. well i am trying to go on myspace but it only says bad request. why is that? can i fix it?

No, you can't. It might be fixed in the future, regularly update your PSP firmware.

Error 400:Bad Request occurs when you use a browser, OS, or internet connection the server doesn't know how to handle. This is partly the browser's fault, and partly the server's fault. On the PSP, there's nothing you can do. On PCs you can use a different browser or contact your ISP.

From what I've heard, all PSPs can't access myspace. I doubt this was intentional, there are probably just quirks in the PSP's browser that myspace's server doesn't like.

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well im not sure yet, but i think i might be pregnant... but i have had unsave sex with 2 different guys... is there a way to take a paternity tests before the baby is born.. a few months into the pregnany, would i be able to get a test done? or would i need to wait until the baby is born to get a test?

Yes, after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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I have GIMP 2 and I'm trying to do selective colorization. I have this link

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Selective_Color/

but it makes absolutely no sense to me.. I think it's because I have gimp 2 not gimp. Or maybe I'm just stupid haha. But could someone explain it better for me? For someone with gimp 2?

thank you sooo much! :)

I've made a video for you:
http://www.divshare.com/download/1417555-15b

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Hey

i have so many pop ups. i deleted lime wire and there still there.
Please help. but dont send me a link bc i suck at technoligiy. i would really appriate a step by step help!

plus my firewall is on!!

weird i know!!


Thanks

xx

My guide on this problem:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=333&userboard_id=38985

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does anyone know of a volleyball club or camp around maryland?

Google to the rescue!
http://tinyurl.com/343ly6

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how do you edit a picture so that everything is black and white but there is one thing that's in color. basically like the do through out the whole entire movie of sin city

This question is asked very often :) . Here is a guide for doing it with the GIMP(which is free, by the way):
http://mmmaybe.gimp.org/tutorials/Selective_Color/

There is probably a similar method for photoshop, try searching:
only search advicenators.com

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okay, so ..I'm going to a conference thing in Washington D.C (on which my parents spent a lot of money on) and we have to take clothes and stuff, because it will be a 10 day trip (we're staying at a university). Okay...not only are we going to meet new people and all, but we also were told that we need to bring a laptop to do homework and to write research papers (or type, haha). Okay...and so...I have a problem. I have two laptops. One is a mac book (like 3 months old...the white one) and one is a Compaq Presario..(about 3 years old). Both are in good condition but the Presario is a bit worn out and dirty...with two keys missing. But I don't know if I can trust myself enough to bring the mac. Which one should I bring? O_O

15/f. Thank you.

As far as I know, Macs don't come with an office suite. However, you can easily use OpenOffice, an office suite which rivals MS office:
http://www.openoffice.org/
OO runs on OS X, it will open and save MS documents(in .doc format), and it's 100% free.

Just in case of mishap, you should bring your install disk with you, so you're not stranded without a computer. If you're running smoothly now, don't worry about speed and stability later.

BIOS and windows account passwords are ridiculously easily to bypass. Don't bother setting a BIOS password at all, any fool can remove it by resetting CMOS(only a bit more difficult in a laptop); it's just a hassle for you. Windows passwords aren't needed for accessing the filesystem, and only prevent someone from logging onto windows. They can also be reset, though this could take up to two days. If you have sensitive information, use truecrypt:
http://www.truecrypt.org/
Truecrypt will protect all of your data, and behaves just like a USB drive. If you're paranoid, you can encrypt your entire hard drive using compusec(in my opinion this is unnecessary):
http://tinyurl.com/33aa66
The encryption(and decryption) process can take up to *three days*, be warned.

I would definitely bring a windows laptop, since that's what they'll expect you to bring. If you're more comfortable with your macbook, bring that also.

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