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• 24 Hour Support Helpdesk is an all purpose helpdesk to answer your questions on computers, software, internet, email etc. We may not have all the answers for you but we can generally point you in the right direction if we can't answer the question. We need regular subscribers to this group to help answer questions. Purely volunteers so just do the best you can. Those posting advice should simply post in good faith.

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• A-Helping-Hand - AHH - Whether you are completely new to computers and the Internet, an experienced administrator or something in between, A-Helping-Hand is here for you!

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• Broadband Planet Tech Links - Shell Extension City Daily Update - Tech Info Links - Tech Help Group Links

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• Build A Computer is an invaluable source of information for beginners and experts! BAC is a Technical Support Alliance Charter Member, which is moderated by a international team of Professional Technicians, so you will always be treated with decency and respect here. Tech tips, public service announcements and artilcles of interest may be posted by moderators as a "heads up". If you need "on topic" help, feel free to post as there are no stupid questions. All computer related questions are considered "on topic". If you have some "on topic" info you want to contribute, feel free to post. Private party sales are OK but NO dealers and NO haggling over prices on the list. If you are not sure if something is appropiate, please send it to a moderator for pre-approval BEFORE posting, as spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Computer Builders 2 is for people who want to learn about building computer and computer related questions. Also for pros who want to learn more and/or share their knowledge. Please, no profanity as this is a family list, so please don't post anything that you would not want your children to see or read. This group is rated as a Child-Safe site labeled with ICRA. The list is set to plain text so HTML will be converted to plain text with no attachments, in an effort to prevent the spread of virus and worms. If you are not sure if something is appropriate, please send it to a moderator for pre-approval BEFORE posting, as spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Computer Help and Discussion - CHAD - Our forum is for asking computer related questions and for sharing websites and ideas. Please read our policy on the posting of virus alerts. Small talk is always welcome, but any aggressive ridiculing of other board Members, bad language and general harassment IS NOT tolerated.

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• Computer Help On Line - CHOL - Building - Repairing - Troubleshooting - Hardware - Software - No problem unsolvable - Feel free to post any computer related questions. No flaming and stick to the topic.

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• Computer-Support is a great way to stay informed on your favorite computer topics including news, downloads, internet, games, web development, IT management etc. An invaluable source of information for beginners and experts! Computer-Support is moderated by a international team of Professional Technicians, so you will always be treated with decency and respect here. Tech tips, public service announcements and artilcles of interest may be posted by moderators as a "heads up". If you need "on topic" help, feel free to post as there are no stupid questions. All computer related questions are considered "on topic". If you have some "on topic" info you want to contribute, feel free to post. If you are not sure if something is appropiate, please send it to a moderator for pre-approval BEFORE posting, as spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Computer Tricks and Tips - CTT - This is a Family Group. YOUR YAHOO NAME MUST BE CLEAN. No names of an adult nature will be Approved. The concept behind the creation of this Group was to provide Computer help for anyone who may need it. We are a friendly, helpful group and we will not allow any material not suitable for all ages.

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• EZ 2 Compute - This group will post any general questions about computers. Feel free to post any questions, even if they are easy questions. No one will criticize you. Please no flaming in the message room and stick to the topic.

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• Freespire is a community-driven, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community driven, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit. Linspire, developer of the popular commercial desktop Linux operating system of the same name, offers a no-cost version of their operating system called Freespire. With Freespire, the choice is yours as to what software is installed on your computer, with no limitations or restrictions placed on that choice. How you choose to maximize the performance of your computer is entirely up to you. As part of the Freespire project, Linspire's flagship CNR (click and run) technology (a one-click download and install software management system), will be open sourced to facilitate the building of a truly "free marketplace" for all Linux software, including proprietary, open source, free, or commercial. This new group is to introduce, support and discuss Freespire as many computer users have never experienced Linux. Any Linux OS discussions are welcome.

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• KRC Bulletin Boards - Kevin's Resource Center is a BB on computer related topics. Feel free to browse around and post your messages in the appropriate categories.

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• Linspire - Lindows is now Linspire, 'Lin' from Linux and 'spire' which means pinnacle. This new group is to introduce, support and discuss Linspire as many computer users have never experienced Linspire (Lindows). This is NOT a "chat list" or "safelist". Respect to be shown to all members. We DO NOT tolerate (on or off list) rude, offensive behavior, flame wars, foul language, misinformation, advertising, jokes, spam, virus warnings and off topic posts. No Cross Posting between Groups. Remove extraneous text when posting or replying to messages

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• Martha's Web - Are you new to computers and the Internet? My site is devoted to my main Internet interests: e-mail, PC security, learning more about Windows and great pictures. I hope that you will find the answers you are looking for on my site. I made it for all of my friends that are new (and confused) and I hope you will use the information provided here to keep your computer running smooth as new, to become better informed about scams and be safe while surfing! - Martha Bagwell

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• Mike's What's News - MWN E-zine will try to include the latest updates, patches, and drivers from the various manufacturers. I will also be posting Antivirus info, provided by HackFix, and the recommended updates. There will be links to software which I discover, or subscribers send to me, which I will try to provide some variety. I will also seek out the unusual sites, and programs that will appeal to all interest groups, but not necessarily at the same time. I'm in hopes that the list will evolve with your input. This E-zine will be a family newsletter. - MikeBike

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• PC-Technical offers help to those that may have need of help upon a computer that cannot afford it otherwise. All here, are "Students," but with different levels of skills to be shared with all who become members. You will always be treated with decency and respect here.

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• Personal-Computer-Tutor - Free Tutorials - Reviews - Up-to-date Virus News - Linda F. Johnson

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• Pro Tech - Our goal is to provide you with a Think Tank Forum for "cutting edge" discussions, articles, and mini-dissertations on "all things tech". This club is dedicated to an "expansive and progressive view" of what constitutes "tech" which encompasses a far larger knowledge and inquiry and all categories in which "tech" is used. This means everything from the use of "chips" in airplanes to how-to set up a ultra-responsive "stereo system" to how to swaps chips in a car, to "you name it".

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• Safe Kids is dedicated to you providing you, as parents, with a wealth of information and resources which can protect your children while simultaneously advancing their education. All programs, applications, games, learning tools, sites, chatrooms, and other materials that are recommended and reviewed here have been scrupulously reviewed for "safe, healthy, non-violent, non-sexual, non-racist and positive content" by us and our respective families, and are thus entitled to carry the certified "Child Safe" label. Let us know how we can help. We're 100% committed to doing so.

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• SkyMaps - Tech support for Sony and Etak GPS SkyMaps in a supervised environment. Private party sales are OK but NO dealers and NO haggling over prices on the list. If you are not sure if something is appropiate, please send it to a moderator for pre-approval BEFORE posting, as spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Special Needs - As professional educators and professional techs, we are dedicated to helping any and all people with "special needs:" those who are sight-disabled, have MS or Cerebral Palsy or Parkinson's, are deaf or infirmed, are quadri or para-plegic, have learning disablities, or any other kind of Special-Ed needs. There are no boundaries here. Our goal is to provide you with the highest caliber of resources and help. Please know that people with special needs are very special to us. And we mean this from the very bottom of our hearts. Please let us know how we can serve you. We will do so to the utmost of our collective abilities.

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• Take A Tip - Leave A Tip - Our mailing list is a great way to stay informed on your favorite tech topics including news, downloads, internet, games, web development, IT management and ohh...Pick up a tip along the way! If you are not sure if something is appropriate, please send it to a moderator for pre-approval BEFORE posting, as spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Vista_OS - Windows Vista is arriving in early 2007! Vista OS list is a great way to stay informed about Windows Vista OS, formerly Windows code name "Longhorn". Vista enables a new level of confidence in your PC and in your ability to get the most out of it. Vista introduces clear ways to organize and use information the way you want to use it. Vista seamlessly connects you to information, people, and devices that help you get the most out of life. Vista_OS is moderated by a international team of Professional Technicians, so you will always be treated with decency and respect here. Spam is STRICTLY prohibited!

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• Web Help - This group is meant to be a place where Web Site Builders can go to seek help with any of their web construction needs. We will work together to come up with answers to any questions about web construction from HTML basics to the advanced aspects of building web sites. Share ideas, comments and related interests. No question is considered dumb. We all have to start somewhere and for those who are more advanced remember how much we wished we had the support from others

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• What Error Messages Really Mean - WEMRM - We are dedicated to helping you understand error messages and solve the problems they convey. Sometimes trying to decipher an obtuse error message can be a bit confusing. Helping you understand what these cryptic messages are really all about is what this tech group is all about. If you have problems with error messages, you can look here for solutions. If you discovered some solutions, please share them with us. This is a cooperative, communal effort on everyone's part.

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• Windows Errors Archives - Archived Windows messages from What Error Messages Really Mean.

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