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Reply to DUST KILLS COMPUTERS in Windows 7 WinCustomize Forums

That's my problem - my ex used to do all the hardware fixing. I'm good enough with software, even dealing with nasty malware issues, but taking Max Invicta apart would be a nightmare. I only have the barest idea what does what not how to clean the stuff properly or disconnect the IRQ cables and stuff like that. And I'm too proud/embarrassed to whine to my ex about it, I am never really going to be able to get over him unless I stop hanging around him, and his n

I have bought Object Desktop twice plus other items separately... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I notice on my profile only my first purchase is listed, which is understandable since there was a bit of a glitch with that and so it must not have shown up. I bought the new Cursor program and also the Dream and Sound programs before purchasing my second OD - so why am I still not allowed to download skins? I would like to design some, some day, but what with all the moving and working I have had to do lately, I've just not had the time. I finally up

Reply to I love you! (Just don't get fat!) in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

There is a deeply disquieting anti-fat culture gaining headway among the teen/twentysomething crowd. I've seen some truly scary things that show that in the doublezeroes, being fat is the new 'racism'. When I say that I mean in its ugliest way, meaning the attitude is diving from "Fat is unattractive" to "Fat is subhuman, fat is sign of moral decay, fat people should be fined, for being a strain on society, and yes, I've seen hate groups directed at

Reply to Take that file-swappers! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

So what you are saying is that middle age people with disability or illness should get things for free. If you'd read the rest of my comment you'd have seen I didn't say I thought of it as a "should". I said in my case, in my life, I weighed the options and decided that doing without was not going to help anybody very much, if at all, since it wasn't a question of whether or not my decision was going to affect anyone's gain or loss.

Reply to Take that file-swappers! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I used to be a paying Stardock customer. Then, the admins of this site and others connected to Stardock started to become more and more heavily into "intellectual property". That attitude of yours made me decide to take what little money I have and spend it elsewhere. You have people here charging for bloody cursors and icons. What started as a fun pastime is now all about "premium" this and "pro" that. It figures you would hate file sharing so muc

Reply to Love, sex, marriage, and relationship observations in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Though your ideas on communication are spot-on, you seem to assume that everyone "in society" plays by the same set of "society's rules". In actuality, there are sub-societies with very different sets of rules, especially in this area. I'm almost 40, and have spent the last 11 years with a guy who is so wonderfully bizarre, beautiful, healthy, intelligent, hot-looking, wise, loves the kids (read: cats) and did I mention that "hot" thing? W

Reply to Wage your campaign for President with The Political Machine in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I am surprised this isn't getting any comments. I'd be interested in playing or at least checking out this game if I wasn't so poor these days I couldn't even afford to renew my OD sub this year - and since everything in OD this year is mostly only for XP users now anyway...[shrug] Anyway, I am commenting mostly because this blurb mentioned polls and yesterday I finally got Called By a Politic

Reply to Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9-11 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It's difficult to be calm in these times. That we have an unelected president STILL IN OFFICE speaks volumes about the current state of our democracy. I disagree with Michael Moore on a number of issues but he is the only media figure asking some questions about GW Bush that no one else is asking loudly enough. I want to know how much he and/or his friends had to do with the 9/11 attacks. There, I said it. I think the American people have not aske

Reply to A Yaoi Story in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

Nice to see a yaoi that's not fanfic for a change! :-)

Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

Coincidentally enough, I just got finished opening up a blog here devoted to this very topic: it's called: The Ones Who Said Yes http://drugs.joeuser.com SuperBaby: Your conclusion about people giving drugs to children is unfounded. Just because some of us find spiritual solace in recreational chemistry does not mean we would also believe that this woul

A Note On This Blog in Misc JoeUser Forums

JoeUser seems like a pretty straight place. I've had a look around and it's kind of unnerving. I realize that I'm walking into a hornet's nest here, bringing a very controversial issue that very few understand the way I do, into this fray. I'm here to learn as well as to teach. A little background on myself. I'm an ex-junkie who got off heroin in 1992 and since then have gotten myself on something of a mission. When I

A Rambling Rant: State of the Drug User Psyche in Welcome JoeUser Forums

a spleen-fest about drugs and those who love them and those who separate people from drugs they love, and then ask for a medal. MAY NOT MAKE PERFECT SENSE. THIS IS NOT ENTIRELY "LINEAR". Skip if you prefer your blogging to be perfectly, 100 percent cohesive and coherent. Special guests include:

Reply to Blogging on JoeUser.com in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I like all the syndication features but when I went to use it I realized that I had no enthusiasm to create anything there. It's because I can't warm up to the domain name at all. JoeUser? Surely you could have done better than that...almost anything would have sounded better than "Joe User". I'm trying to figure out a way I can create a username that will sound goofy next to that and redeem it, but I can't seem to for the life of me...Oh well. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smi

Reply to GIMP. The best things in life are free. in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Gimp would be a lot more useable if it just had a menu bar like every other program instead of that galling right-click centered interface. I know, I know you can tear off the menus, but then I have torn-off menus lying all over the place which really gets in the way of whatever I am working on. Photoshop is still the only program with that wonderful "Fade Undo" feature - and that keeps me pretty much glued to it as a graphics editor. But if Gimp took PS plugins AND got rid of the right-click

Reply to Attention All Combat Missions Fans! in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

I think I'll pass...WebPhace is kind of expensive, I just renewed my OD subscription a few days ago so the idea of spending another $25 for a skinnable browser with what looks like some equivalent to Netscape 6 sidebar functionality does not appeal to me. There is apparently a free ad-supported version but I am finding my tolerance for adware has been going down lately. (If I did want one of these things, I think I'd stick with Neoplanet.) Also my tolerance for being reminded of the war

Reply to WinCustomize Submission Guidelines in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

I am relieved to see that you will not 86 really good art on the grounds of inclusion of nudity. I am also relieved to see that you're acting to discourage the glut of XP related wallpapers. In general I think (and yes, it's just my opinion) that Microsoft just doesn't need free advertising from skinning artists...and I just don't understand why so many folks seem to want to glorify Windows XP. I won't get into all the reasons why I'm less than enthused about it as it would take up way too mu

Reply to We have new feature added in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

I never understood this clamoring for bigger fonts - I never have trouble reading dinky Verdana, and always thought it made pages easier to read (it amounts to tighter pages, more data in smaller spaces therefore less scrolling.) I have been nearsighted since I was six years old...but even with the bad eyesight, I still find 8 and 9 point Verdana attractive. Wincustomize is obviously done by real artists with a good eye for screen design. It doesn't end up looking like a first grade pr