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    I haven't had any trouble getting online and signing into PSN in the sense that I can sync trophies and see my friends. But I get error codes whenever I try to access my account info or log into the PlayStation Store.
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    "Me, Grimlock, not kisser! Me, Grimlock, king!"
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    This. I have a vacuum that I use to get dust, hair, etc with. I pull the rubber floor mats out, hose them off, and let them air dry. I do have a bottle of Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer that I wipe down the vinyl and plastic with from time to time. But the big thing is, don't bring any messy stuff into the car and there won't be any mess in the car.
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    Question about ereaders and ereading apps... I have a decent collection of books in the epub format on my computer's hard drive. I've been using an app called Aldiko to read them on my Android phone, but I have an iPad and have been contemplating getting an Android tablet as well (I was actually set to buy an Acer Iconia Tab, but wound up buying tires instead). I already enjoy the iPad's larger screen for reading magazines and comic books, I figure I might like reading books on it, too. Now, I've noticed that Amazon advertises their Whispersync thing, were if you start reading a book on the Kindle app for Android or iPhone that it'll mark your place in the cloud so you can pick up from their on the iPad or on an actual Kindle. Sounds great, but it only works with Kindle books. So I'm asking you guys if there are any apps or services that I can use to sync my last page read or sync a bookmark between devices with epubs I've loaded from my computer rather than bought from a particular ebook vendor. I like Aldiko, but I'd give it up for a less-polished ereader that had some kind of sync ability. I don't have an ereader preference on the iPad.
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    I liked VII, VIII, IX, and X enough to finish them, but almost certainly never replay them. I couldn't even finish XII or XIII.
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    I use Meguiar's too... too lazy to check if it's still there, but last time I needed some I ordered it from Amazon. If shipping's a thing, you could always buy it with something else you were going to buy anyway, or buy $25 worth of it, and get the Free Super Saver shipping option.
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    Bah. I've long ago lost any interest in any Final Fantasy past VI.
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    Yep. You're saying it's wrong any way you slice it. And I agree. I don't know if I'll buy him or not. Depends on the pricing, I suppose. Realistically, I was never going to shell out the money for the Japanese release anyway, and I could always repaint him to be more toon accurate. I just hope that Hasbro makes the trailer available in some form, if only through Hasbrotoyshop.com
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    I love how they name him Rodimus Prime on the box, and display him with the older face... while eliminating the trailer that's needed for Rodimus Prime's alt mode.
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    PMed you.
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    Yeah, but how can you take anyone seriously who believes the second "piece of cake" is better than the first? If the first is a delicious strawberry shortcake, the second is a Twinkie.
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    Saw it today. They had some decent trailers (X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Cowboys and Aliens, Dark of the Moon), but the movie itself was kind of meh. Too much time spent on new characters, and too much time having Jack getting chased by someone or other. It's hard to get too many amusing Jack Sparrow scenes when either not on screen or running from British soldiers. And I do mean running in the literal sense, with the legs and all, and definitely not as an expression that might indicate fleeing by ship. For a movie about pirates, a surprisingly large portion of the film takes place on land.
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    Stopped at Target today, and I looked at their toys on a whim. They actually still have one column of peg hooks for Deluxe-class Generations (helpfully labeled something like Transformers Deluxe 2). They didn't have anything but a few Skullgrins and a solitary Cliffjumper, though. Place was crawling with DotM figures, though. No Leaders, but they had several Voyager Prime, Megatron, and Ironhide, Deluxe Skids, Bumblebee, Topspin, Starscream and Ratchet, and some other assorted figures. They actually had one Deception... it was under the Human Alliance banner, but it wasn't bigger like the RotF ones, it was maybe a Scout class. Anyway, it was pretty cool. It was a snowmobile, but the bot mode sort of reminded me of Nightbird from the G1 cartoon. EDIT: Checked online, the toy I'm thinking of is Sgt Chaos with Icepick.
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    I refuse to buy a single DotM figure until I get the rest of the Generations/RtS figures I should have had two months ago.
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    Yeah, I think I'd tried both back in the days of Firefox 1.5, and didn't care for them for some reason. Guess it's better to suck it up and use them anyway. It's either that, run my browser in a virtual machine, or use my Windows computer for gaming and do my web browsing from a Linux box. Like I said before, though, at least I know what I'm doing here, so instead of being out $200 and having Staples fix it, I'm just out a few hours of downtime. I'm already mostly back on my feet (I just like a few all-clear scans). *EDIT Had to restore Windows to three days ago, because the virus deleted all the Start Menu shortcuts (it also disabled the Task Manager and marked every file and folder on my C drive as Hidden, but those were quicker fixes). MSE and Super Antispyware Portable are both reporting the system is clean, and I'll let it run one more full scan with Malwarebytes overnight. Did a little poking and found that although Windows, Firefox, Flash, and MSE were all up-to-date, I was a little behind of Java (Version 6 Update 22 instead of Update 25). I did install AdBlock Plus, which seems fine, and NoScript, but I found NoScript to be too intrusive.
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    Freaking A, I got a virus. Something like "Windows 7 Recovery". I swear, there's more and more of these fake antivirus viruses, and they're getting easier and easier to catch. I mean, I keep Flash, Firefox, and Windows up-to-date. I regularly scan my stuff with Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Could be worse... at least I can fix these things without paying through the nose for some kind of professional service. And in the meantime, I've got two tablets, two laptops and two other desktops I can use (and the two Linux computers are looking especially good right now).
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    Amusingly enough, I just changed it Monday. And I already forget my new password.
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    No, Windows 7 should absolutely remember the size and position of your open Windows. I know this because I have Firefox set to stretch from the top of the screen to the task bar vertically, but about two or three inches in from the edge on the left to the edge of the HTC Sense-style weather/clock widget I placed in the upper right corner. I don't recall having to find any special setting for it, and it works normally on the three computers I use with Windows 7. Just to be on the safe side, I opened IE, moved it around and resized it, closed it, opened it again, moved it and resized it again, closed it, and opened it. Every time I closed it and reopened it, the window was the size and position I left it. There are only two instances when Windows might forget. The first is if you open three Windows Explorer windows... say My Documents, My Pictures, and Program Files. You set each to a different position and size, then close them all. Later you reopen one of the folders, and find that it's in the size and position of the last folder closed before. That's normal behavior for Windows, because it remembers folder settings globally instead of individually (but that shouldn't be affecting your program windows) If you want to change this behavior, a program like ShellFolderFix might help. Second, if you have stuff open, and then logout (or perhaps if the computer sleeps, if you have it set to go to the lock screen when it wakes up), the Windows may have moved when you log back in. This is actually a bug, and there is a hotfix for it. I'm not sure what to suggest about your whole font-size thing... that was a problem for you in Windows XP, I recall. But then again, I'm content with everything at the default settings on a 1680x1050 22" monitor about two feet in front of me. If you have Windows set globally at 125%, then open IE and hit Ctrl and the - key, does the text become too small in IE, then? I haven't used a "Classic" style start menu... well, ever. I like Windows 7's start menu the way it is, although I see what you mean about the hovering vs. clicking thing. But if you use a lot of programs regularly, I'd suggest pinning them to the task bar, which is kind of similar to the Mac OS dock now. Not only will it gain you quick access to the programs you use the most often, but right-clicking a lot of them will display a jump list that will show recently used files, among other useful things. For example, if you were working on a spreadsheet in Excel, and Excel is pinned to the task bar, right-clicking the Excel icon might show that document in the jump list. If there's one spreadsheet you work on a lot (my wife keeps track of all our finances in an Excel sheet), you can actually pin it on the jump list so that it always shows. I really only use the Start Menu to get at certain folders or the Control Panel now (which I do use Classic View for). As a test, I went to Droid Life and downloaded an apk file. The popup appeared at the bottom, and I clicked to save it. It didn't scan or evaluate it or whatever at all, so I wonder if you just have to change a security setting somewhere? I'm sorry I'm not more help with that, but I'm a Firefox user. But yes, without clicking the drop down box and picking "Save as" it does automatically save it to Downloads, and no, I have no idea how you'd change that. But that's really more an IE thing than a Windows 7 thing.
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    Well, I was able to get on, change my password, and see my friends list, but the PlayStation Store is still "down for maintenance." I'm bummed. Users are supposed to be able to pick two free games out of a list of five, and believe it or not I never got around to playing inFAMOUS or Little Big Planet, so yeah, there's my two. If I can actually get to them.
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    None of the stores in my area have a 3DS out for display. Well, I saw my cousin today who happened to have bought one, and he was kind enough to show it to me. The only game he had was Pilotwings, which seemed pretty boring, but the 3D effect was pretty cool. I mean, at first it was blurry and hard to focus, but I eventually found a sweet spot. It was really interesting that, instead of popping out like a 3D movie, that it sort of falls inward. I could see the 3D effect being pretty cool in some games (like the Ace Combat game they're making), but I could also see myself turning 3D off to save batter on others. I was also surprised at how heavy it was. When he handed it to me, I asked him if he had that Nyko battery case on the back of it or something, and he told me that it was just the system. Still, while the tech is neat and while it does feel less... plasticky, I guess, than the DS Lite, I'm not convinced it's worth $250, especially with absolutely no games I want for it yet. Maybe I'll feel differently when Ace Combat or a new Castlevania comes out for it... and maybe I'll get lucky and find a used one or a price drop by then.
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    Yeah, and it was great, too. Before you even see him, just his hands reaching for a weapon. Pauses at the gun, goes for the bow instead, and I start bouncing in my seat going, "Hawkeye! Hawkeye! Honey, it's Hawkeye!" My wife, who's never read a comic book in her life (and forgets the details of movies she's seen minutes after leaving the theater) looks at me like I'm crazy.
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    Finally saw it, and I really liked it. Way better than I was expecting, and Chris Hemsworth might be the best actor I'd never heard of (or at the very least, a perfect Thor).
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    Fixed it for you.
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    Thanks GT. You got me all excited to play it now! Maybe I'll replay Assault Skies on the PSP...
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    I swear, I must be the boards only Raptor fan.
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