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Last Update: July 11, 2006
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Alright, so on my computer we have 3 users, mine, my moms, and dad's. We have windows xp, and netscape for our internet. Netscape doesn't work when I'm under my name but it works on my parents, is there anything I can do about this? How to make it run under my name again? (link)
You might need to have administrator privelages, though I doubt that would affect whether or not you could use Netscape, strange...

Could you please describe how Netscape doesn't work?
e.g. It crashes, fails to start, etc.


Hey my names is Matt and i have problems with my elbow hurting after baseball pratcice.Do u know any stretches i can do 2 prevent injury. (link)
Hmm, not too sure, but I googeled for it and found this:

(note: I found this on a website, it is _not_ my advice)

Home treatment for a minor injury

Home treatment may help relieve pain, swelling, and stiffness.

* Remove all rings, bracelets, watches, or any other jewelry that goes around your wrist or fingers of the injured arm. It will be more difficult to remove the jewelry later if swelling increases.
* Use rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) to treat pain and swelling.
* Wear a sling for the first 48 hours after the injury, if it makes you more comfortable and supports the injured area. If you feel you need to use a sling for more than 48 hours, discuss your symptoms with your health professional.
* An elbow support, such as an elbow sleeve, forearm wrap, or arm sling, may help rest your elbow joint, relieve stress on your forearm muscles, and protect your joint during activity. A counterforce brace may be helpful for tennis elbow symptoms. Follow the manufacturer's directions for using the brace.
* Gently massage or rub the area to relieve pain and encourage blood flow. Do not massage the injured area if it causes pain.
* For the first 48 hours after an injury, avoid things that might increase swelling, such as hot showers, hot tubs, hot packs, or alcoholic beverages.
* After 48 to 72 hours, if swelling is gone, apply heat and begin gentle exercise with the aid of moist heat to help restore and maintain flexibility. Some experts recommend alternating between hot and cold treatments.
* If applying ice to your elbow does not reduce the swelling, talk with your doctor about hydrocortisone gel treatments (phonophoresis) with a physical therapist.
* Start exercises using the MSA process (gentle exercise). MSA stands for movement, strength, and alternate activities.
o Movement. Resume a full range of motion as soon as possible after an injury. After 24 to 48 hours of rest, begin moving the injured area. Stop any activity if it causes pain and give the injured area more rest. Gentle stretching will prevent the formation of scar tissue that may decrease movement.
o Strength. Once the swelling is gone and range of motion is restored, begin gradual efforts to strengthen the injured area. Hand grip exercises can help you regain elbow strength. Using a small ball, such as an old tennis ball, squeeze the ball 20 to 25 times holding each squeeze for about 5 seconds. After 2 to 3 weeks of hand grip exercises, you may begin forearm exercises of extending or bending the elbow.
o Alternate activities. After the first few days but while the injury is still healing, slowly add in regular exercise, such as activities or sports that do not place a strain on the injured area. If certain activities cause pain, stop doing those activities but continue doing your other exercises.
* Do not smoke or use other tobacco products. Smoking slows healing because it decreases blood supply and delays tissue repair. For more information, see the topic Quitting Tobacco Use.


Hope this helps!


does anyone know some good sites to find some 50x50 avatars? (link)
Just go to (http://www.google.com), select "Images", and where it says "showing:" (in the blue box below search box), select "small images".


13, female

i have a friend (guy) and we're keeping in close touch over the summer -- emailing, phone.

i guess this isn't that important, but i still want some advice. well, in his emails he always wants me to call him. and i do.

sometimes i say things like 'im free to talk over the weekend.. call!' but he insists for me to call. no big deal, but he hasnt ever called my house or cell since we've started talking over the phone. and when im constantly the one calling his house, it makes me sound kind of desperate.

i dont want to be rude to point it out to him because maybe he wont call at all on purpose. why do some guys not like calling girls? and what are some harmless clues to get him to call ME?

note: we're friends and only friends! (link)
I don't think it's desperate for a girl to call a guy's house, in fact, that would make me extremly happy!

If he is always wanting you to call him, why not just give him a friendly tip such as: "Hey, sorry, but I can't call you right now, you can call my house if you want to..." or something along similar lines.

Some guys are afraid of talking to girls period, and the thought of calling them makes us very nervous sometimes. Perhaps he'll get over it and call you once-in-awhile.


I'm really tired of my current friend group. They are all fake, not trustworthy,inconsiderate, they always talk about their friends behind their back...they probablly even talk about me. I've talked to them about this problem but they just ignore it, and continue.

I started talking to a new girl at school this year, and we really got along well. We never hung out or anything because she has her own friend group so i was afraid to...

I want to invite her over this summer though and hang out with her. The problem is im really shy and it's kind-of hard for me to talk to new people that i want to like me...and i really really want her to like me.

My question is how should i invite her over, what should we do, what should i talk about, and how to I relax and continue conversation... and have fun =]

thankie thankkkkies!

-Anna, age 15 (link)
Hmm, you're new friend is probably just shy becuase she's brand new to the area or something like that. She'll probably warm up to you eventually.

If you two both got along together so well during the schoolyear, then I don't see anything wrong with calling her up and inviting her over to do something (say, to see a movie, go to the mall, etc.)

Ask what her interests are, and then act upon them. If you both enjoy the things you do together, then you'll both have fun!

Good luck with your new friend :)


okay to start off I'm such an IDIOT! I dumped my boyfriend about a month ago, and we went out for 4 months. i was happpy that i dumped him cuz i wanted to be single. i still like being single but i still like my ex. It made me sad when i figured out the girl he liked. He is still like my friend and stuff but i kno he doesn't like me. How do i get over him? I WILL RATE (link)
It will take time. Stuff like this always takes time to heal. If you guys are still friends, then why do you have to get over him? Give it a little time, go out with another guy, and you two can continue to be pals.

PS: I really don't see how you breaking up with someone just to be single makes you an idiot. You obviously wanted to break up with him, and at least it wasn't for a bad reason (such as jealousy, or to get back at him for something he did). I think you'll do find and that you'll eventually get over him.


ugh everytime i want to keep my away message on or something, i cant because then my computer automatically goes on sleep after about 10 minutes. i know you can adjust the time on the screen saver, but i tried that and it doesnt make a difference. some people leave their away message on for like, a weeke and idk how their computer stay awake that long. how can i fix it? thanks

ps; ooh yeah and i have a windows xp (link)
It depends on the Instant Messenger Program you're using, Most of the time, you can try using the preferences menu or account menu or something similar to set your away time or idle time.

Hope it helps.


How does one become the perfect girlfriend? Internally and externally, how does a girl make her guy feel completely fulfilled?
Thanks (link)
I totally think it depends on the guy or girl. Different guys have different tastes in girls. If you want a guy to like you, try acting the way you think he would want you to. It really just depends on the guy. Some guys like bad girls, some like good. If you really want a guy to like you, just try to appeal to his tastes.


how come when i ask a question that serious and i wanna know an answer people give me these stupid rude bitchy answers? Like go do ur mom or loser etc,. Why do they do that is thei life to bad that they have to make some one elses worse? Thanks (link)
Sadly, the immature people in the world outnumber the mature. The people who feel that they must make fun of other people are just trying to fill in an empty gap. Maybe they have a rough homelife. Bear with them. You never know what someone has gone through until your friends with them. So just be the better person and ignore their rude comments.


okay so i am so very bored right now and i have absolutely no where to go...and i have no friends to hang out with so could someone give me some fun ideas that i could do right now to rid my boredom? thnkx (link)
Here's some fun websites to keep up your spirits!:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=bored&btnG=Search

http://bored.overnow.com/
http://bored.com/

Hope this helps! And don't worry, everyone gets bored once in awhile.


i feel like a HORIBLE friend! One of my best friends...someone who i can tell evrything to even though we hang out with different crowds... told me he was gonna take half a pill of ecstacy... and well i talked to him about and i told him how i felt and he said he would consider it well i found out right now that he did take it since a message on a myspace syas he was doing it right then... and i feel like the worst friend... i dont know what to do.. I mean did i do everything i could. Its like ugh why would u do something so stupid!! I hate my self right now i keep asking myself if I still respect him and i dont know... i need advice cause i feel like the worst friend in the whole entire world since i didnt do a good enough job talking him out of it. (link)
It is not your faul that your friend did something stupid. If you did everything you could to prevent and he still did it then it is his fault. While it may be bad, you shouldn't beat yourself up over the fact that it WAS NOT YOUR FAULT. You should talk to an adult about what your friend is doing. With luck, they will help him with this problem. Unitl then, just continue your friendship if that's what you feel is right.

You shouldn't feel bad. If my friend did something stupid, I would tell him/her that they are an idiot.

It's not your fault.


can someone please tell me a good brand of shoes that i can get for basketball.. that are not too expensive (the highest i can pay is 50) thanls. i rate for good answers. (link)
Nike, Adidas, NewBalance, And1, etc.

Here's a list:

Adidas - Men's Paintmaster
Reebok - Men's Answer VII Lo
Adidas - Men's Clima Cool Response
And1 - Men's Triple Double II
Nike - Men's Air Dual D
Nike - Men's Franchise Mid
Nike - Men's Franchise Lo

There are more at this site:

http://search.famousfootwear.com/?Query=Athletics+Mens+Basketball


ok my best friend (hes a guy) was hangin out with 2 of his friends. he said to his friends "swear to god not to tell anyone but me and (my name) banged last night" and they believed him! and they were aaskin him a whole bunch of questions and he didnt even bother to say he was just kidding. Why would he tell them that when nothing would ever happen between us? he eventually told them that he was just kidding but rumors coulda started off of that! why would he tell them that though when it wasnt even true? (link)
Us guys can do and say some pretty dumb things sometimes, myself included. The problem with us is that we like to brag to make ourselves look cool or maybe to get attention. It sounded as if your friend was trying to be accepted by the group. Even though he said that he was joking, you should confront him and tell him to never say something like that again. If he is a good friend, he will comply and hopefully respect your wishes. Hope this helps! :)


this guy we have been together kinda for about
a month .. he is almost 21 and im 16. over this
month he has been showing he loves me and he
misses me (hes in the navy on base right now)
but since last weekend when he had to come back
for court (long story with my ex and him) well
we hung out and did shit .. and now he hasnt
been keeping in touch .. i try to call him he
never answers .. i leave a message he never
replies .. i talk to him online sometimes but he
says its just that hes exhausted and stuff from
work and shit .. but see that didnt stop him b4
you know .. its just not the same and i want
to know how to fix it .. like he also says
that it hurt him that i used to tell him that
i thought he was using me and that he hated
me or some shit like that .. but i mean idk
Boys please help me out on what to do about
this situation .. thanks -Nikky Alese- (link)
I really hate to break it to you, but the guy might just be a . You said he kept making execuses whenever you tried to talk to him? Tell him that you need to have a serious conversation with him and then list out all your problems. If he really is just a , then I'm terribly sorry. You seem like a nice person, so I don't know why he would do that, but some guys just act stupid. Maybe he really is exhuasted from the Navy. He probably is just going through a phase. I'm sure that sooner or later he will get over it and come back to you and say he's sorry for not talking and whatnot. Good Luck!

On the other hand, he's 21! You're still a minor and that is against the law. If he does try to do anything to you, it's considered a crime if you don't want it to happen.


i need to loose my belly & thighs, what's a good way! it doesn't need to be quick, but i need a way, i'm sick of being self concious!
thankss (link)
Try some fitness programs, not like the ones you see on Telvision(most of those don't work) but try going to a local gym or working out on fitness equipment. The most important rule of losing weight is to NOT SNACK!! You can eat at meals,(three times a day) but do not snack in-between. Also, eat healthly food(like vegetables) and always eat a good breakfast.

NOTE: A breakfast consists of something like cereal, toast, and eggs with a glass of milk or Orange Juice, it does not consist of French Toast smeared with Syrup.


I recently took the hard drive out of my old computer and put it into a new one. My mum had a user account on the old computer and she wants to keep the stuff that was stored in there. However she made her files private. Now i can't access her user account to get to the files. Is there any way I can somehow make it not private or access the files in it? (link)
If you had to re-install Windows, then it will block off your mom's account from the new account's on Windows, if not, and if the computer is working normally, then have your mom access her account normally.


ne one konw ne thing about diabloII (non expansion) ne one konw that i could play with out cd or ne way that i could update my cd key cause i update my computer once i play with my game it says non game version and i konw is b/c my diabloII cd key is old plz ill rate 5's for all the usefull answers (link)
Try Daemon Tools, it mounts Logical Drives on your computer so you can play stuff(games) without the discs.

http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/index.php


How do yu delete a myspace? (link)
If you wish to permanently terminate your MySpace account, start by clicking "Home" in the top navigation menu from any MySpace web page. From your personal home page, click the "Account Settings" next to your default picture. From your "Change Account Settings" page, click the "Cancel Account" link, found just above the "My Account Settings". On the "Cancel My Account" page, click the "Cancel My Account" button. Check the email account that you used to create your account. Follow the instructions in that email to delete your account. Keep in mind, cancelling your MySpace account will PERMANENTLY REMOVE all of your profile information from MySpace, including your photographs, comments, blogs, and your personal network of friends. This information cannot be restored. You may re-register with your current email address after canceling, but you will need to rebuild your personal network from scratch.


if i get fingered am i still a virgin? (link)
A Virgin is defined in the dictonary as:

# a person who has never had sex
# Virgo: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
# being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"
# Virgo: the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
# pure: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

Technically, having not had sex yet, you are still a virgin, in some socities, you might not be considered a virgin because many people believe that ANY sexual act is considred a "loss of virginity" but you still are a virgin.


where can i get cute computer wallpaper
of like lips and cool diff colors and stuff (link)
http://www.cardfountain.com/wallpapers/

I really didn't check out most of the content so forgive me if their is something bad on there. It seemed like a cute thing. Hope this helps.




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