Linus' House of IT: 15 cents please

dixie · 11-12-2009, 10:51 AM

I have an HP Pavilion, less than 6 months old. My parents don't have high speed internet so when I try to get online there I have to use dialup. It's worked fine in the past, but recently it won't connect. I log on to AOL and can hear the dial tone. I can hear my pc dialing in but it will not connect. Could it be a modem problem or maybe a side effect of a virus? I even uninstalled AOL and reinstalled a newer version, and downloaded new drivers. Same problem.

Linus · 11-12-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dixielady

I have an HP Pavilion, less than 6 months old. My parents don't have high speed internet so when I try to get online there I have to use dialup. It's worked fine in the past, but recently it won't connect. I log on to AOL and can hear the dial tone. I can hear my pc dialing in but it will not connect. Could it be a modem problem or maybe a side effect of a virus? I even uninstalled AOL and reinstalled a newer version, and downloaded new drivers. Same problem.

It's been a while since I've done modem internet. Since you are getting a dialtone that suggests that the modem is ok. From the time it did work to now was anything installed/added/changed (particular areas to focus on are firewall/AV software)?

Have you also followed the following steps as outlined by AOL itself: http://tinyurl.com/yl3updn

Linus · 11-12-2009, 02:59 PM

Hrmm...

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:09 PM

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

Mac

Hi there Linus! lol

Loving my new Mac but have a couple of questions..

when I highlight to change font color all the HTML code shows.. also shows on other peoples posts etc... i cant find where to change this

Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?

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there is no backspace button.. the delete button moves backwards and I miss the delete button sitting still while all the crap i want to delete magically gets sucked up into this delete button.

any thoughts?

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

girl_dee · 11-12-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Linus

[/COLOR]Do you mean when replying? As for seeing the code, you may need to change the editor being used. Which browser is it? Safari or Firefox?
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on safari.. should i just use FF? I do like FF

I don't understand what you mean by this. Do you mean what the backarrow would do (move the cursor) or did you mean something different?

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

Linus · 11-12-2009, 03:53 PM

Ah..

Yes, use Firefox. Safari sometimes doesn't render all HTML properly.

And an extended keyboard might be the answer. You can get a USB external or re-learn life without. I never used it before so I don't miss it (I do miss the page down buttons).

Mister Bent · 11-12-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sassy_dee

There is normally a backspace button.
I dont have one now and use the delete button but it doesn't function the same. THis part is not a biggie

I'm a long time mac user, and so the delete (only) button seems normal to me. You'll get used to it - just chant backspace when you use it.

Since the advent of Firefox I've effectively ceased using Safari at all (except on the rare occasion when some bizarre glitch requires a different browser).

dixie · 11-13-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Linus

It's been a while since I've done modem internet. Since you are getting a dialtone that suggests that the modem is ok. From the time it did work to now was anything installed/added/changed (particular areas to focus on are firewall/AV software)?

Have you also followed the following steps as outlined by AOL itself: http://tinyurl.com/yl3updn

No, I haven't made any recent changes. That's why I'm so confused. It sucks because with the town I live in, highspeed internet is few and far between. Dialup is all that's offered in the majority of the area.

Linus · 11-13-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by dixielady

No, I haven't made any recent changes. That's why I'm so confused. It sucks because with the town I live in, highspeed internet is few and far between. Dialup is all that's offered in the majority of the area.

If you've followed the steps that AOL lists, the next option would be to put a call in to them to see if they have other phone numbers you can call. It sounds like either their phone bank is overloaded or not responding.

bonne-maman · 12-01-2009, 08:07 PM

Linus, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to RESIZE (not just crop) photos using iPhoto on my mac. I used to be able to resize photos very easily on my pc laptop, the editing stuff had a "resize" function. iphoto only has "crop." I have tried cropping photos in all kinds of ways and they they still are too big to post here. (over 1000 kb) I know there has to be a way to do this on iPhoto and it is driving me nuts! aghhhhh!

Thanks for listening....

Linus · 12-01-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bonne-maman

Linus, I have been trying and trying to figure out how to RESIZE (not just crop) photos using iPhoto on my mac. I used to be able to resize photos very easily on my pc laptop, the editing stuff had a "resize" function. iphoto only has "crop." I have tried cropping photos in all kinds of ways and they they still are too big to post here. (over 1000 kb) I know there has to be a way to do this on iPhoto and it is driving me nuts! aghhhhh!

Thanks for listening....

I've been using GIMP for years (on Mac, Windows and Linux) so I had to look this up: http://mac-tech-switching.blogspot.c...ze-photos.html

You would export it to a new size. Very weird.. but that's where they stuck it.

Diva · 12-01-2009, 10:09 PM

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