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i have a movie & a tv show on my computer that i downloaded from a different source instead of itunes. i need a program to convert them into something that will enable them to be opened into itunes and put onto my ipod. what program do i need and where can i get it?

Videora iPod converter.
Just go to www.videora.com

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ok....how do i get i tunes on my computer??
also does it cost anything to just have it??
i know the songs cost money but im talking just about the program itself Whelp thanx

iTunes is free, and you can get if from:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

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I have the new AIM 6.0 & I can't figure out how to delete a buddy. I right clicked & it should say delete & I hit actions-nothing. HELP!
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select the buddy, then click delete near the bottom of the window.

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I know that there is some microsoft word program like perfect word 12 or word perfect 12.
It's version 12.
Does any one have any idea what it is because I forgot & also where can I download it?
Thanks.

If you mean Microsoft Word, that's something different. WordPerfect isn't made by Microsoft.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832106011

It also costs money. It's normally 200 dollars but if you get that one (it's for students or teachers) it's only like 65 bucks.

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is there any way to get cars on the sims 2 if you don't have nightlife? if so, how?

I believe you need to buy nightlife for cars, but if you look around on sites like gamespot and google for sims 2 mods you might find something that makes the taxi look like something else. It's still a taxi, but you might be able to make it look nice.

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one of my friends told me that you can transfer music from limewire to itunes to put on your ipod, without paying the itunes price for each song.is this true?.if you can transfer songs from limewire to itunes, how do you do it?

thanks!=]

yes, you can. please consider what the previous person said. Limewire isn't just a fun program that gives you what your heart desires. It lets other users access documents on YOUR computer. It also has an ungodly number of viruses. I've had a friend get "dead-computer" because of limewire. but if you must, even though it's a bad idea, you just have to drag the files you download on to your desktop from the limewire library, then go into iTunes and click file then import then go to your desktop and select the files you want. Then just transfer them to your iPod. Just be careful with limewire

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is there anyway i can get my music from my old computer's iTUNES to my new computer's iTUNES???

-greatly appreciated♥

if your old computer burns CDs, go into iTunes then click edit then preferences, then advanced, then burning options. Click "data cd or dvd". Then click apply and ok. Then just drag your whole library into a playlist, and burn a cd. It might take 2 but it'll be a data cd so you can fit hundreds of songs on each cd. It won't play in a reg. cd player, but it'll go onto your new computer.

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hey, i did the itunes thing, and it worked until i tried to play all the songs, then in which it said for every song that the original file could not be found. so the songs show up on itunes, but are not being able to play. do you know what else could fix that? thanks for all the help!

Well what you've just told me confirms you did it right, actually haha. Okay, what you want to do is find the file that you dragged all your music into. Then open the folder. Then with that folder open, also open "my computer" and find My music>iTunes>iTunes Music. Then open iTunes and highlight your whole library, and delete it. The songs will all disappear, but don't worry you didn't delete them. Then go back to the original file you had with your music imported from the iPod, highlight all those files and drag them into the iTunes music window. Then in iTunes click file, add folder to library, then go into
My music>iTunes>iTunes Music and select the iTunes music file. Then click ok. WHEW!
You no longer need that empty folder on your desktop, everything should just be in your library and iTunes will work the normal way from now on.

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OKay, si i recently got a macbook computer i used to have an hp pc.
i have site on myspace for layout making and i always used to use paint for what i had to do. Now since i have my macbook i dont really have a program similar to that so, i was wondering what would be a good CHEAP equal to paint that i might already have or be able to download without viruses.
THANKS!

download the program GIMP on download.com
Here is a link:

http://www.download.com/The-GIMP/3000-2192_4-10526419.html?tag=lst-0-1

It's a freeware photoshop type program that can edit photos as well as do what paint does. It should work on Macs, although I'm not sure it does. If not appleworks is a good solution but it costs money

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i just got a laptop for graduation, and i got itunes on it, but i cant transfer my music to it. i plugged my ipod in, but then when it says to transfer the music, it deletes my library on my ipod cus the library is blank on the laptop. its pointless to have my laptop without music on it, cus i wont use it much. my friend told me to download "ipodcopy" which is supposed to help you transfer songs, but it didnt work for me. i can play music with my ipod plugged, in, but i cant have my ipod plugged in the whole time. please actually tell me how to get music on, instead of just saying keep your ipod plugged in. thanks a lot.

Yeah, you're not supposed to be able to transfer music on your iPod to music on your computer. However, I have had this same problem when I got a new computer and there are ways of doing it.

http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=415673

read what I wrote (I'm haloguy btw).

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I tried to upload a picture on my advice column but it said it was over 15kb, how do you make a picture smaller?

You can open it in paint, then click image, then stretch/skew, then put the percent of its original size you want the image to be in the two fields.

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does anyone know of a free spyware blocker?

You can download AVG from here:

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10543927.html?tag=lst-0-2

And to detect/delete spyware or adware you have:

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1

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I have and ipod nano video and I was wondering if there is a way to put videos onto your ipod for free without purchasing them on itunes. Can't you like download them from something like lime wire, drag them to itunes, and connect your ipod and it's already there for you? I tried that and it didn't work but is there a different way?

will rate 5s.

You can't put videos on an iPod nano. You can only put videos on an iPod video which is the one that costs 300-400 dollars and comes in 30 or 60 gigabytes. But if you do have a video, and not a nano you just drag the videos from in iTunes and connect your iPod and drag them into the iPod logo

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I need a really good layout for my myspace

any sites that i could go to to find a layout?

myspace.nuclearcentury.com

hope I helped

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I found out that someone was looking up porn on my computer. It wasn't me, but how do I get rid of it? If my dad found it he wouldn't care, just make fun of me. Uhh

I'll rate 5's

Send anything you find to the recycle bin, then download these 2 programs for free:

http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2144_4-10547048.html?tag=lst-0-1

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1

Those will clear anything else away. However, the crap cleaner program will clear your internet browser history, and saved passwords. Make sure to take down that info before using it!

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How do you get the like bar on the bottom of your screen with all the things that you are doing, to the right hand side going vertically upward?

Hold the mouse button over the bar, then drag it to the right or left or top or wherever you want it. You can also make it thicker by just dragging upward.

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i just got a myspace and i need a lot of help
but right now all i want to know is how to upload a picture (pathetic i know) and how to get a layout or backround, my friend is coming over tomorrow to help me out so its not that urgent but if you have any suggestions than i'll take them

First off, heres a good layout site:

www.myspace.nuclearcentury.com

Heres a place to make a custom contact table:

http://www2.blibs.com/mytheme/myspace-contact-table.php

And here's a place to put photos on the actual myspace page, instead of in ur photo gallery:

www.photobucket.com

For better instructions, google how to copy and paste html or in your feedback ask me a question and i'll edit my answer.

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I'm playing Tony Hawk's Wasteland on xbox 360 and I cannot figure out what a 'Gap' is. Some bum keeps saying, "I'll throw down some gaps. If you can find them, I'll give you cash."

I've done a search on Google and found nothing.

A gap is a jump, or grind, or place where you do a specific move in a specific way in a specific place. It's hard to find em all, so if you must you should get a strategy guide or it will take forever!

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How do you put a picture from photobucket on to your myspace?? thankyaa ill rate really high ;)

upload the pic you want, then copy/paste the "tag" of that photo into whatever part of your myspace you want it in.

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