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  1. Growing Grass

    by Bruinator
    • 1 reply
    • 632 views

    When it comes to growing new grass in spots where it is needed, what do YOU do to keep the birds from eating the seeds? TIA

    Last reply by +primortal,

  3. Excel - Increasing Date Help

    by Sir Topham Hatt

    I have a speadsheet with a weeks worth of dates in each row. Is there a formula that I can use in the first one so the 6 below will automatically increase their day by 1? So if I put 01.04.21 in the first box, all the others will automatically change to 02.04.21, 03.04.21, 04.04.21... etc ? I have tried a few but it doesn't seem to work and even highlighting the first date, then dragging down and using the little autofill square (that appears next to the cell) doesn't have a "date" option.

    Last reply by Brandon H,

  4. Electric razor

    by Bruinator
    • 11 replies
    • 1.8k views

    Which type of razor does you guys use to get a good , close shave between a foil or circular head razor? Opinions wanted plz.

    Last reply by Bruinator,

  5. Looking for foot traffic data or software

    by BusinessGrower
    • 0 replies
    • 869 views

    Hi all, I have a brick and mortar shop and I've read some articles on how you can use foot traffic in your local business to analyze and optimize your business. I've seen some foot traffic data providers but they seem to be more enterprise focussed. I just need basic data to see at what time of the day / week my shop is most busy. I can use my POS payment data for that, but I'm mostly interested at what time nearby competitors having more or less foot traffic data. This way I know better when to run my special events/ marketing campaigns. Does anybody know any services that might be able to help me with that? Maybe the tech guys here can help me.

    Last reply by BusinessGrower,

  6. Major injuries you had as a kid.

    by CastletonSnob

    What was the worst injury you ever had as a kid? When I was a kid, I touched the hot part of a gas heater and got 3rd degree burns.

    Last reply by Brandon H,

  7. My Local Walmart has the Google Home Hub for $35 - Check yours.

    by +warwagon

    If anybody wants a google home hub (the first version before it was named "the Google Nest hub") they have them at my local Wal-Mart for $35! May want to take a look at your local Walmart too!

    Last reply by +warwagon,

  8. Share your oldest screenshots 1 2

    by Elliot B.

    Here are some of my oldest screenshots: June 1999. I was about 13 years old. Windows 95's Control Panel on our Packard Bell MultiMedia 9030. April 2003. Unreal Tournament 2003, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Battlefield 1942. They take me back. I'm surprised I was using IrfanView, even back then (I still do, daily), and even more surprised that the logo/icon hasn't changed! I still use Winamp daily, too. June 2003. Looks like I was messing around with Serious Samurize. February 2004. KaZaA Lite, FlashFXP and Nero Burning ROM! March 2004. A photo of my system, including Planet Quake! …

    Last reply by ozgeek,

  9. Better way to Share Email?

    by Sir Topham Hatt
    • 0 replies
    • 831 views

    My wife and I have our own separate Outlook.com accounts. We both want to be able to access an email account that is set up for joint things, so we set up a 3rd Outlook.com account. It seems when adding an Outlook.com account to another, it works for me but my wifes account just says the joint account needs IMAP access. I can't figure out how to do this as Outlook.com just mention POP not IMAP. And besides, I haven't changed anything with my connection to it - I just added it and that was that. Is there an easier way to do this?

    Last reply by Sir Topham Hatt,

  10. What Do You Put in Your Pockets? 1 2

    by Sir Topham Hatt

    Just wondering. Generally I have: Front left: Phone Front right: Wallet Rear left: Temporary place for rubbish Rear right: Car keys

    Last reply by +DonC,

  11. Anyway to setup auto login for 2FA?

    by Mockingbird
    • 14 replies
    • 1.2k views

    My university set up an annoying Two-Factor Authentication for all logins. Now, if I need to log in to anything, I get a phone call from the University 2FA and have to press a number (i.e. 1). It gets very annoying when it has to be done multiple times a day. ___________________________________________________________________ Is it possible to setup so that anytime I receive a call from the university's 2FA, the phone automatically pickup and dial 1 ?

    Last reply by Good Bot, Bad Bot,

  12. Facebook data leak was NOT publicly scraped data

    by Steven P.

    @fufl0registered here to educate us that the "hackers" only scraped publicly available info from facebook in a news comment, but this is not true As can be seen, my mobile number is not in my About page (it is known to facebook for 2FA and verification) and my email address is and was always set to "Only me" yet both my mobile number and email address was exposed in the April 2021 hacker dump breach from Facebook. Don't let people tell you otherwise, it is a far more serious problem.

    Last reply by Steven P.,

  13. Grease on Cabinets

    by Bruinator
    • 1 reply
    • 920 views

    Does anyone know of a product that works really well that takes grease off kitchen cabinets? I tried dawn and greased lightning which didnt work. TIA

    Last reply by jnelsoninjax,

  14. Anyone here from the Alamogordo area?

    by +Biscuits Brown
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views

    I originally posted this in the subscribing member area and apparently we don't have anyone from the Alamogordo area so let's try the general population. My wife and I are considering the Alamogordo area as our retirement destination (partially astronomy related). We have family up in Albuquerque and over in San Diego and think that area would be a better location for us than here in north Dallas. We've lived in the desert before (Scottsdale area) so the hot and dry aren't new to us. We have more questions than we have answers about the area and getting info in the age of covid (and the New Mexico travel restrictions) has been a challenge.

    Last reply by +Biscuits Brown,

  15. Spring lawn

    by Bruinator
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

    Just wondering what you guys do to get your lawn thick and green for the summer and fall months? What products do you use? TIA

    Last reply by Bruinator,

  16. The legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker has passed away.

    by +Jumping Jacinta
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

    RIP Murray, for me your voice will always be the voice of Formula 1.

    Last reply by He's Dead Jim,

  17. Marvelous Marvin Hagler

    by +Jumping Jacinta
    • 0 replies
    • 745 views

    Simply a terrible week. Murray Walker and Marvin Hagler. A legend passes away, RIP Marvin!

    Last reply by +Jumping Jacinta,

  18. Indeed asking for a reference

    by Bruinator
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views

    Is anyone familiar with indeed prompting a reference letter. I'm not sure if this is something the company requested or if indeed is just trying to get me to waste time. All it says is 'request a reference letter from one of your connections. This reference letter will be sent directly to the employer of this job. Anyone have any idea?

    Last reply by Nick H.,

  19. Desktops Thread: 1Q 2021

    by Barney T.

    Welcome to the 2021 Desktops Thread Desktops Thread is split into 4 threads over the course of a year to reduce clutter. 1Q - January through March. 2Q - April through June. 3Q - July through September. 4Q - October through December. Posting Guidelines *The file size for image previews (or embedded images) should be no larger than 750 KB. *Images linked externally should be no larger than 3 MB. *Please use reduced-size thumbnails, where possible, out of respect for people running on lower bandwidth or screen resolutions. *Off Topic Posts will be edited or removed. Please support our rule set no matter how yummy yo…

    Last reply by +Frank B.,

  20. Inkjet Sticker Paper - anyone use?

    by Izlude
    • 0 replies
    • 828 views

    Hey again! I've been wanting to make my own stickers for a while. I watched some YT vids about it, everyone kept leaning towards this brand called LD (and their glossy sticker paper). I encountered another brand called Koala (matte)... I ended up going with LD's gloss first. They look great, but er... the ink scratches off pretty easily. It's not about wet ink or smudging, the ink is dry.. it just scratches off with the slightest abrasion. Putting the stickers on a phone case and into the pocket = big no-no.... What the heck am I going to do with 95+ sheets of this stuff? It only cost about $18, no big loss. What real world application merits such sticker pape…

    Last reply by Izlude,

  21. Math is racist now? 1 2

    by neufuse

    Has anyone seen this going around? https://nypost.com/2021/02/12/adding-wokeness-oregon-promotes-teacher-program-to-subtract-racism-in-mathematics/ showing your work is now considered racist? I thought this was a joke at first until I saw it on multiple reputable news orgs....

    Last reply by devHead,

  22. Spotify HiFi; worth the premium?

    by kiddingguy
    • 2 replies
    • 757 views

    Spotify is introducing Spotify HiFi. A nice add-on, but it is worth the premium price? (rumor has it between 5-10 $/€ a month extra) And.... do you really hear the difference between the standard/current Spotify and its HiFi on (a) AirPods Pro and/or (b) Sonon Play:5 Or it is just a gimmick to be in the race with Tidal and alike....

    Last reply by Mindovermaster,

  23. Interview Question opinion wanted

    by Bruinator
    • 22 replies
    • 1.6k views

    I had a zoom interview with the dept manager on monday and sent him a thank you email saying how interested i am in the position. He said he was hoping to make a decision on yesterday or today but it might not be until early next week. Since it is mid day friday now, do u think it is a good idea to reiterate my interest again in a another email today just to let him know i am very interested in getting the position? Tour thoughts plz? TIA

    Last reply by Good Bot, Bad Bot,

  24. The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest 1 2 3

    by Steven P.

    If you aren't catfished into clicking on BS headlines that claim something and then end up being nothing more than clickbait with nothing of what is claimed in the headline (like for example "Air date for Strange New Worlds" and then it ends up claiming "sometime in 2021" those sort of articles). I immediately block these sites from Google News, which is mainly where it happens for me. Here are some annoyances in no particular order Random captchas showing up on sites I visit every week (like for example my local supermarket order online) without VPN, why then? North American sites denying entry for visitors from the EU (seriously F*** YOU!) …

    Last reply by Steven P.,

  25. Help! What bit me ? Very painful

    by Janae
    • 10 replies
    • 3.9k views

    Recently small red bites have been popping up all over my body & they were super small so I thought they were flea bites. Then I woke up to a set of two giant ones on my buttcheek & a giant one on my other buttcheek. I have spent hours trying to google what they could be and cant figure it out. Help!

    Last reply by Marujan,

  26. Sending a file question

    by Bruinator

    If i have a file that is around 55 MB in size, what would the best way to send it to a person via either email, 3rd party software or some other method which will take the least amount of time? Also, the easiest method to do this? TIA

    Last reply by techbeck,

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