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are there any websites or programs that are free that will update my drives for free

The only driver you should regularly update is your graphics card driver, and only if you are an avid gamer. Update others only if you're having a problem. Programs like driver magic are absolutely unnecessary, which is why there aren't any free similar programs available.

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What era is the movies like Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice supposed to be from? Is it the 16th century?

They are in the 1800s, but that would be the 19th century. Centuries are one more than you'd think because year 0 was in the first century, 100 was in second century, etc.

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Okay, so I want to get the lovers blood vials from www.bloodvials.com

I think it would be sweet to put my blood in one and have my boyfriends blood in one and then swap so we each have a necklace with eachothers most precious gift.. blood.

I need anticoagulation fluid to keep the blood from drying up in the vials. Does anyone know what I can use to do this or where I can actually get some?

Please don't say have a doctor do it for me, thats not an option right now, i know what i'm doing.

Search the web or a vitamin store for EDTA. You'll probably see it sold as a "chelating agent", this is the kind you want. I believe just mixing EDTA with blood will cause it to not coagulate. The blood will probably still rot after time, though.

Of course, you'd be better off seeing a doctor...

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when i try to put a picture of myself on my profile in the profile settings it says You tried to upload a picture, but it was greater than 15K in filesize so it wasn't uploaded. what does this mean and what should i do to make it smaller???

thx!!!

Upload it to http://imageshack.us , then give Advicenators the image URL(bottom text after uploading in imageshack). Then you can upload images up to 1.5MB. That's 1537.5KB!

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i have windows XP and my dad was really gay and made this side bar that like pops out every time you roll your cursor over to the left of the screen. It is like gray..with little dots and stuff. It just has a bunch of programs that we barely use. He did it cuz he wanted the desktop to be more clear, but have those programs in reach.

any way i could get rid of it?

or another way to keep programs close, and not on my desktop, or start up list?

THANKS!

I made you some videos.

This shows you how to move the taskbar:
http://www.divshare.com/download/1308565-0b1

Unlock it, then drag it(click and hold mouse on taskbar, then move the cursor to where you want the taskbar).

This shows you how to activate quick launch, which is an easy method many people use to access programs:
http://www.divshare.com/download/1308566-1a5

Right click the taskbar, unlock it and select "quick launch". Move the sliders so there is space, then drag a shortcut or exe to it.

To remove something from the taskbar, right click it and select "delete". This will remove it _only from the taskbar_, and it will still be in the start menu etc.

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i was wondering how you get a Q: and A: for all your questions on the advice column..i asked this girl and she kinda didn't tell me where i could make it like that. And some people have like get advice, or ask a question..how do you change that. Also..where is a good site for some good layouts for advicenators?! You said you were good at computers

thanks!

You have to get a paid account to be able to modify the layout. DangerNerd might make my Tri-Star theme(the one visible on my column) available for everyone. Maybe you should make the suggestion he do that, by clicking the suggestions link on the left :)

There are a few premade themes available(obviously they pale in comparison to my awesome theme) here:
http://www.advicenators.com/style.php
You can also change colors on that page. See my guide on hexadecimal color codes for help with the colors:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=113&userboard_id=38985

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ok guys.
i was just wondering,
one day i went to this girls site,
and clicked to look at her pictures
(this is all on myspace)
and when i looked at her pictures
she had background music playing on them.
so i really want to know how to do this.
dont tell me to ask her for the code.
because i did already and she dinnt answer.
i know this can be done, because i saw it for myself.
does anyone know how to or atleast the code?
please and thankyou

Put this in a picture caption:


This only works in IE, and the URL needs to be short for it to work.

Music on pages is really annoying, though. I wouldn't use this.

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Okay so I have an Nextel i560 and I was wondering what site I could go to, to download nextel ringtones. I hate them complimentary sites because I always read that small little writing an come to find it doesn't support nextel. Also I am not looking to downloading any from the nextel site itself they are way to expensive. So if their was any way I could get a free site or something that offers them at a cheap price I need sites!!! Thank you for any help, I Appreciate it!

-MYXER tones I already tried it def works but wont let me save it onto my ringtones I called nextel an they said they dont support that site so yeah if any with that site dont bother because I have tried an it doesn't work-

only search advicenators.com


http://www.nextpimp.com/ seems legitimately free, though I don't have any experience with them.

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hi. im looking for a camcorder, and was wandering if there was an mp4 player that recorded like a camcorder or vice-versa, out there in the market. thanks.

http://tinyurl.com/yp5bpn

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I have dial up ( I know I need to upgrade but I can't at the moment, how can I make my computer faster?

My slow computer guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=223&userboard_id=38985

That'll just speed up your computer, nothing can speed up dial-up internet.

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I will be on my comuter and the task bar will disappear and then I have to shut off my computer using the ctrl+alt+ +delete button, why is it doing this?

That sometimes happens when the computer is really slow, or infected with malware. Follow this guide to speed it up, and remove malware:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=223&userboard_id=38985

To bring back the taskbar without restarting, press ctrl+alt+del. Then go to file>new task. Type:

explorer

and then click ok.

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I have tons of popups whats a good free program I can download?

Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

If the popup problem isn't solved by firefox, you have malware. Run these scans:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://spybot.info/
http://www.superantispyware.com/

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can people know youve seen their myspace or facebook profile?

No, absolutely not.

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Hey :]
My moniter is being weird. It will randomly start getting darker, then black out. When this occurs, I have to unplug it for about 2 hours for it to work again.
Any idea what is wrong?:]

Old monitors do that after a few years, you just have to get a new one. Good luck!

**Update for those reading this from Google, or from my column. The asker contacted me via IM and we resolved the problem. It was a driver issue, uninstall your monitor and Graphics Card drivers, then install them from the manufacturer's site.**

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how do you make a myspace layout ? and how do you get the code?

http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=502944

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why do those afro guys on habbo hotel block doors on the game? there must be a reason. also, why do the repeat these random things like AIDs and stingrays and the french prince of bel-air? Also why do they talk about having sex with horses? that's disgusting. I don't get it? Also how do they GET ALL THE GUYS to come on at the same time? Do they have a forum or something? Ok Thanks..

There's AIDS, stingrays, and diabetus in the pool, so it has to be closed. Do you want to be swimming in that!? It's the guys from ebaumsworld who do it, talk to them if you don't like it.

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So I was searching Limewire before for some music from the early 90s and a few things came up, but there weren't enough people downloading them or something to work.

And I desperately want these songs so I came here to ask a question.

What are some good programs you can download, so you can download songs? I used to use Bearshare and that worked a treat before that upgrade happened...

It doesn't even have to be a program, theres some great websites you can use to download songs but I don't know these websites, that's the problem.

My peer-to-peer guide:
http://www.advicenators.com/talkaboutmetopic.php?t=130&userboard_id=38985
Like I mention there, audio.altavista.com will often find older songs.

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how come when some people say stuff all you see is random letters and dots? like
h.. m..sy..y..sds..f
lol or something

and what is bobba???

thanks lol.

Bobba replaces offensive words. People circumvent this by putting do.ts bet.wee.n le.tters.

Also, POOLS CLOSED
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when you edit an answer does it show up in the other person's page as "Your Questions (1)"

NO, it does not! People are not notified of your edits, and you are not notified if they add extra info.

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in the universe, whats the difference between white holes and black holes?

A while hole is another name for the Big Bang, since it was the exact oppositve of a black hole. The Big Bang expelled a bunch of stuff, black holes devour a bunch of stuff. The term "while hole" is usually only used on TV.

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