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 Nov 30 2004, 08:21 PM
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 Bleep Bleep!  Group: Admin Posts: 31,601 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3  |
For example if you type cnn in your address field and press enter, it will automatically get to www.cnn.com. Try it with bleepingcomputer and you will see what I mean! -------------------- |
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Nov 30 2004, 09:07 PM
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 Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Emeritus Posts: 19,461 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
Dear "Grinler",
After playing with all of Jason & Friends, I've become "gun-shy" so to speak. I spent 3 or 4 minutes searching your post for the "hidden" item. Something I was missing in your post. Boy! Was I surprised to find that really does work! But, didn't I (read We) already know that? Or am I assuming something that I don't know already? Paranoia rains..... Argh! 
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Nov 30 2004, 09:44 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 31,601 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Nothing hidden here..just giving a tip and trick for those users who do not know about this
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Nov 30 2004, 09:59 PM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Emeritus Posts: 19,461 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
Whew,
Thanks for the reassurance. I don't feel like I'm pounding my way through a dark hall at the moment. 
-------------------- The only easy day was yesterday.
...some do, some don't; some will, some won't (WR) |
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Nov 30 2004, 10:22 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 31,601 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
LOL....paranoia runs rampant through BC....sounds like a line from a tv show trailer
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Nov 30 2004, 10:37 PM
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 Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Education seems to run just as deep, though. The antidote, kinda. Is this part of the Domain Name Server (DNS) service? (Is service what ya' call it?). Seems like a step in the process of converting a name to an IP Address. Which step, well... thats where the Compedia comes in, I guess.
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Nov 30 2004, 11:10 PM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Emeritus Posts: 19,461 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
What?
I've no idea what idea you were trying to impart upon us...Phawgg... Or am I still in the overlapping mist of the ... conversation? 
-------------------- The only easy day was yesterday.
...some do, some don't; some will, some won't (WR) |
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Nov 30 2004, 11:14 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 31,601 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
Yes it takes the word you type in and does lookups for www.word.com etc
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Nov 30 2004, 11:23 PM
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Bleepin' Conundrum Group: Emeritus Posts: 19,461 Joined: 26-April 04 From: 65 miles due East of the "Logic Free Zone", in Md, USA Member No.: 235 |
Ah, Grinler,
I caught what you were saying immediately, and I've done that for a couple of years now, I guess. I'm not sure about what Phawgg was trying to say. Sometimes - verbosity is ..... -------------------- The only easy day was yesterday.
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Dec 1 2004, 12:12 AM
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Learning Daily Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Washington State, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
It does that.
Sorry.  Don't need any more depth.
-------------------- patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...
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Dec 1 2004, 12:01 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 11-October 04 Member No.: 3,520 |
i donno if its because i'm using the stone-age IE but this won't work with IE5 because of Microsoft's "brilliant" (sarcastic) idea to help people use the search engines even with Auto-Search off if you would put in cnn i would come up http://cnn/ thus not directing to the site
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Dec 1 2004, 12:16 PM
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 Bleeping Diva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Why are you still using IE 5? When IE 6 is available. It works with IE 6.
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Dec 1 2004, 12:26 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 11-October 04 Member No.: 3,520 |
IE5 is what's on the computers here at work. I don't download IE6 because its not really needed, on these computers here at work. if however someone oneday request they have IE6, i'll download it and install it on their machine. some people live in the stone-age in the busness world. heck i have a user that still uses DOS and Win3.1!! (why i'll never know)
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Dec 1 2004, 12:42 PM
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Bleep Bleep! Group: Admin Posts: 31,601 Joined: 24-January 04 From: USA Member No.: 3 |
You really should download IE6. It has security updates that IE5 never had updated.
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Dec 1 2004, 12:59 PM
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Bleeping Diva Group: Members Posts: 7,479 Joined: 25-April 04 From: As always I'm beside myself ;) Member No.: 228 |
Curious as to why IE 6 is not really needed on 'puters @ your workplace?
OMG Do you all check for and install any updates? Doesn't IE 6 show as an update option? If I were you I'd have a serious talk with whomever is in charge. I'm no expert, but it seems to me that the system is being left wide open to attack. IMHO This post has been edited by scarlett: Dec 1 2004, 01:06 PM -------------------- |
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