Export the files in .wav format. It should work. Under file, once you have completed and saved your Audacity work, click Export as .WAV.

Yes. AIM, as well as AOL does have spyware.

It's called viewpoint.

To get rid of it, there is a simple process to follow:

1. Enable your settings to view hidden files (do this through the control panel).

2. Go to My Computer.

3. Open the C Drive.

4. Double-click on Program Files.

5. Look for a folder on top labeled AIM. Open the folder.

6. Look for a folder, near the top, labeled 'Sysfiles'. Double-click it.

7. Look for a swirling vortex icon labeled Viewpoint. Right click the icon and press delete.

Repeat this step if you have AOL on your computer. Instead of looking for AIM, you look for America Online 9.0 (or whatever version you have). Open the hidden folder labeled 'Jiti'. Delete Viewpoint.

You aren't quite done yet. What you just did is eliminated the program that reinstalled viewpoint every time you opened AIM or AOL. Now you must find and delete all of the other viewpoint files.

You can find these files in three places:
1. Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs - Delete the viewpoint media player and viewpoint toolbar if there is one.
2. My Computer > C Drive > Program Files - Locate the Viewpoint folder and right click it and delete it.
3. Run a search in your entire computer for viewpoint. You can findÍ!he search icon inÍ he star!Ímenu. This will help to find any other traces as well as cookies.

After you've followed all those steps, you can use AIM and/or AOL freely without having that bit of spyware on it. Why was it dangerous? It took up massive amounts of system resources, reinstalled itself even after you deleted the main files, was installed without your consent, tracks internet browsing, and tracks key strokes. Hope that helped and good luck.

At that age, age doesn't matter. I'm sure you know that the gap between a 15 year old and a 19 year old is much bigger than 20 year old and 30 year old.

You aren't too young. You shouldn't put somebody down because of their age. You are both adults, so I don't see the problem. Is it weird? Not really. It can work, but as I said, age (in this case) shouldn't be a factor. You are both old enough to know what is going on and make your own choices and everything. Hope that helped and good luck.

Talk to your guidance counselor. They are pretty knowledgeable about the whole process and would be more than happy to point you in the right direction. If they are unavailable, seek the principal. Also, you can visit www.collegeboard.com to get an idea of how to prepare. That company administers the SAT exams, and also have a guide for applications, financial aid, etc. Hope that helped and good luck.

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I remember feeling the same way you did - I never had a girlfriend and was afraid I would never really get one. So I just stood by and became an observer, taking notice of all the things people tried, what worked, and what didn't.

First off, you should never find a boyfriend for the sake of having one. In most, if not all cases, that will end up falling apart since the girl (you in this case) would feel so happy and so great at first, only to have your dreams shattered because nothing is what you expected it would be. In other words, your happiness would turn out to be short-lived and when things break off, you might even feel worse than you did before anything happened.

You find each other. Honestly, and I speak from experience, to have a lasting relationship, it has to start off from a strong, lasting friendship. You should be really good friends, be able to take a joke from each other, and feel comfortable. Yes, that does take time.

Trust me, and I hope you aren't the only one to read this, but that whole "I saw him a few times and he was looking at me and smiled, so I have a crush on him but I've never talked to him so let me find a way to ask him out" relationships are fragile and will end just as quickly as they started.

I've been dating the same girl for three and a half years now, and I've learned a lot. I'm not perfect. She's not perfect (but pretty darn close =P). But that doesn't matter. We are each different - so different that you'll never find what you are looking for on the spot. You have to spend less time looking for the right person to love, and spend more time on being a loving person. Why? Because ultimately, any good friend you are close to will change for you, to your liking. I changed a lot and my girlfriend did too, but not because we forced each other to. It just happened.

So nothing is wrong with you. Friendships are something I put great value on. I can see you do too. Don't go looking for love, because if you do you'll end up finding everything else but that. Work on developing your friendships. Please, be honest and straightforward with a guy if you do have feelings for him. Keep things simple. If you have any other questions, just let me know. Hope that helped and good luck.

All guys are different, so there isn't one general answer. Some guys see past the outside and really do look at personality. Others are mature enough to look at both. Still, there's a group of guys that will decide in the first three seconds whether or not you are worth talking to. You can't tell who is who on the spot, but I'll let you decide which one is worth it.

Get him out of your mind. Don't let the break up get to you like that.

As for the self-confidence part... don't worry about your looks. With me, I hated the way I looked and wanted to change so badly - I knew I was never the talk at the girls table. When I get hit with problems, I try to be as optimistic as I can, which is what you should try to do.

Lets say I could look like any guy I wanted to, change my features and make myself look better than the stars. I thought to myself: wow, wouldn't that make things so much better...wouldn't the girls actually like me? But I thought about it some more and realized that I'd hate that, I'd hate that a lot.

Now I accept the way I am and I'm happy about it, regardless of what others think. I've had a bunch of girls tell me that they aren't as pretty as some other girl, so they aren't as popular. They thought that was bad, but I told them it was good. For the things that really matter (sorry if you aren't into that kinda stuff), why would you ever want somebody to like you for what you look like? You don't. At any rate, if anybody did like you, it would be for better reasons than just the appearance.

The hottest guy at school could turn out to be the meanest, coldest, unloving, unforgiving, filthiest person you could ever imagine. Changes the image a bit, doesn't it? So do looks matter that much? No. Should they? Nope. Does Hollywood, the media, and society agree with that idea? Not at all. They immortalize people who (to them) look good. Why? Envy, spite, and because they can make money off it.

Sorry to digress. Back to your question on how to get your old self back. Try to have fun! It seems like you always tried to make the best of a moment and just get a good laugh. Do that again. Do the funny crazy wild things you used to do, and don't even think about what others might say. You didn't before and you still had fun. Don't spend time feeling sorry for yourself. People are remembered and loved for who they are and the things they do - not the clothes they wear or the looks they have. Hope that helped and good luck.

Talk to "them".

Who said you had to choose between them? With your best friend, confront a group of them (or even one by one), and ask them how they feel about the situation and why they say the things they do. Tell them what is really going on, that you two are still friends and are OK with that, because rumors might have gotten started or something.

From what I remember, real friends don't make you pick and choose who you are friends with. If that group continues to make you feel uncomfortable and they don't stop after you ask them to, then I would just let them go and ignore what they say. Hope that helped and good luck.

Give out as many answers (on what you know about) as possible. Write like a human... nott lyke duh tEn yr. oldz. Be polite, but don't sugar coat things. Eventually, because yes it does take time, people will see your name more and more and more and more and as people start to see you more, you'll get more questions. Hope that helped and good luck.

Lack of warm air. In a basic sense, thunderstorms usually occur when it is humid. Snow cannot.

I hope I'm getting this right...

Thunder snow as some call it does happen. It is certainly uncommon, but not rare. Its been reported in New England and in the Sierras in California.

Snowstorms are cold and cold air doesn't rise and create big thunderstorm clouds as readily as warm air does. That's why hot summer days are the predominant breeding days for thunder and lightning. But if there is enough energy in the atmosphere, and a lot of moisture, thunderstorm clouds can form and drop snow instead of rain when the temperatures are just below freezing. Hope that helped.

www.pandora.com

Type in those bands into the music player and really give it a shot. After about an hour of songs, you should find something you really like, maybe even a song from somebody you've never heard of. It is a lot of fun. Definitely use their rating system to help sort out your style. Hope that helped and have fun.

Hmm to a certain point, but no.

There are some STDs which require a specific test, not a usual one. Those don't show up on a standard test. You can talk to your doctor about getting specific tests done. So yeah you are safer, but not completely. Hope that helped.

Talk to your mother. She's there, she knows your father and your brother, so she seems to be the closest one to help.

Talk to your brother about it - let him vent and share his feelings to you. I know it's not easy for guys to do that, but if you can reach out to him it would help him a lot.

And as for your father, I'm not too sure. Maybe he never had that father/son relationship when he was younger, so doesn't know/want to how to deal with it.

See if you can try to get your brother to treat your father differently, or better...just to see if that really is why your father treats him that way. Don't let things get to you that way. You didn't cause any of this to happen, so don't be too hard on yourself. Talk to your brother and be there for him. Hope that helped and good luck.

It's a trend thats been picking up momentum lately, and not in sight of stopping. Unfortunately, yes...

Healthy? No. Discouraged by the media and peers? Absolutely not. Everyone wants to grow up way too fast. When I was younger, paintballing on the weekends was always a blast. Now everyone feels obligated to spend the night in somebody's basement with a ping-pong table. I think it's wrong, but nobody wants to take responsibility for it.

Mac

You get a discount for being in college, and some colleges even offer an additional discount.

They are lighter than most PCs, so easier to carry around. You can still wire Microsoft Word onto it, so typing papers is still easy. It takes a bit to switch from Windows to Mac interfaces, but once you've made the transition you'll love it. Hope that helped.

Tell him. If you really do want to spend the rest of your life with him, then why would you keep anything from him?

Tell him the whole story and be completely honest. Wouldn't you want him to confront you if he was in that same situation? Don't be afraid to tell him and don't expect the worst either. Tell him you are sorry and that you won't let it happen again. I'm sure he'll understand. Hope that helped and good luck.

I read an article awhile ago about some people heading down to the south of Chile (South America). From the coast, they would go on a relatively small ship and visit the ice waters of Antarctica. They say it is worth it and spectacular, so I would definitely opt for that. Make sure you go during the time of year there there is light all day - although I'm not sure when that is, I do know it lasts a few months. Hope that helped and have fun.

I applied to NYU. I live pretty close so I visited. When you say music business, I'm not sure if you mean performance or selling/instructing.

If it is to perform, they hold auditions. You want to contact them specifically for what it is you are interested in. I'm not too sure for singing auditions, but for instruments you can audition or send them a CD of your playing. If you are looking to perform to make money, then I would say you need to be good at singing or instrument playing - it is very competitive here in NY alone.

If its the musical industry itself in terms of selling instruments/music, lessons, recording, then you should ask them specifically. I know they have a course called music composition, which is basically learning to write music. Call their admissions office and ask to speak to somebody directly for what it is you want.

They have their own school where you can choose your own studies. See if it interests you and what you are looking for. If you do want to go into performance, then you would be applying to Tisch School of the Arts. Hope that helped and good luck.

It sounds like it can't be fixed by normal methods. Call Apple directly and ask them what you can do. They provide service to you if you have a warranty protection plan for free. If you don't, you can still send it to them for a diagnosis of what the problem is. After they find out what the problem is, they will charge you accordingly, be it a software or hardware problem. You definitely have to pay for shipping, which is around 20 dollars. After that, the price is up to them. Hope that helped and good luck.

Yes. My friend was in a similar situation: he just didn't care about grades until he realized they mattered. Colleges will notice the improvement, and it is always better to go up than to go down. That shows them you are capable of doing the work and doing well.

Like you said, your choices, unfortunately, are limited. Keep in mind that colleges look at several aspects for admissions: three year average [freshman, sophomore, and junior]; SAT and/or ACT scores; personal essay(s); letters of recommendation; extracurricular activities; community service/volunteer work or jobs. Most colleges don't look at just SATs or just your grades, so if you have a more solid foundation in other aspects, then it will help to balance out your grades. Hope that helped and good luck.

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