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Rudy was using Internet Explorer, and unable to see webpages…

Microsoft Help and Support Article 926431, “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage”, has some great suggestions for when this happens:
Run the Network Diagnostics tool in Internet Explorer
Reset the modem or the router
Use the Delete Browsing History feature
Use the Internet Explorer (No Add-ons) mode
Temporarily disable the Internet security suite or firewall
Test Internet Explorer by using a safe mode startup option that enables networking

Before you consider using System Restore, I suggest you “prepare for the worst”…just in case.

Kevin was having trouble sharing a Brother (MFC-?)7820N printer on a network using Windows XP…

Some articles that might help:
Share Your Printer Over a Home Network Using Windows XP
How to Use Windows XP to Share a Printer with Others on Your Network
and Advanced troubleshooting for network printing problems in Windows XP

We talked to Mike who works in real estate about using Flip Video cameras…

Per their website the resolution is 640 x 480 pixels…VGA (Video Graphics Array)…256 colors at best. Think what Windows looks like during boot up, and in Safe mode.

I found a review at http://www.mightierthanthepen.com/2007/09/my-gear.html

Computerworld posted a video they shot with it:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/review_the_flip_video_camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frSFE6n9G4U

For business purposes, he may want to consider better resolutions.

Bill had asked us about a Canon “9100” printer where the “waste ink tank” was full. I was able to find information about others who had similar issues. Check with Canon about:

Some “reset codes” to try…a particular procedure might work:
1)Turn off the printer. Press and hold the Resume/Cancel and Power buttons at the same time.
2)Release the Resume/Cancel button. (continue to hold down the power button)
3)While continuing to hold down the power button press the Resume/Cancel button 3 times then release both buttons.
4)The LED should now be green. Press the Resume/Cancel button 4 times. The led should be green.
5)Power it off and back on.

If that didn’t work, I have read that a “service reset program” (to reset the “service counter”) might exist.

I have always loved Vintage Aircraft. When I was a kid, I was lucky enough to live in Orange County California where John Wayne (Then Orange County Airport) was just a short ride on the bike. My buddy Paul and I would hang out all day at the airport, checking out the planes. We stumbled upon a museum call Movieland of the Air which was owned by Veteran stunt pilot Frank Tallman. I would hear his B25 Camera plane fly over the house and would run outside to see this awesome looking plane.

I heard a similar sound today, the B17 Flying Fortress as it was doing flights from nearby Marana Airport to raise funds to continue to perserve this flying legend.
Here’s what I saw: