Author Archives: J.D. H.

Upload your prescription to 1-800-CONTACTS

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Recently I ordered a couple boxes of daily wear contact lenses from 1-800-CONTACTS. So far the process has not been very smooth: Problem 1Ā –Ā all the “order codes” or “coupon codes” I tried, even the codes listed on their own site, failed to work on my order šŸ™ Problem 2 – despite updating my doctor information and submitting a copy of my prescription online, they still had trouble processing my prescription šŸ™ To help expedite the order I planned on re-uploading

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Disable Skype Voicemail

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I do not care for Skype’s voicemail feature. I much prefer Google Voice or other similar services. Oddly, I have been unable to find a way to disable the voicemail via the Skype app for Android. However, if you login to the Skype.com site you can disable voicemail at the following page: https://secure.skype.com/account?page=voicemail Woot! šŸ™‚ PS here are a couple screenshots showing voicemail enabled and then DISABLED:

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Branson’s Nantucket Reviews

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Here is a current summary of Branson’s Nantucket reviews on the web (as of OctĀ 2015) Facebook User Reviews of Branson’s NantucketĀ – 4.4 stars out of 5 stars. Google Reviews of Branson’s NantucketĀ –Ā 4.3 stars out of 5 stars 4.3 stars, 8 reviews.   BBB RatingĀ of Branson’s Nantucket:Ā B-Ā on a scale ofĀ of A+ to F Yelp User Reviews of Branson’s NantucketĀ – 3 stars out of 5 stars   Overall combined rating for Branson’s Nantucket, approximately: 4 stars out of 5 stars.

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Slow AutoCAD on Dell M6700 with AMD FirePro [SOLVED]

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Step 1. Uninstall all Catalyst Drivers Step 2. Install Dell Catalyst Pro drivers from the AMD site: Drive download Step 3. Make sure hardware acceleration is enabled: AutoCAD knowledge base article   Other links: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Display-and-Video/Graphic-card-problems-AMD-Fire-Pro-M5100-in-AutoCAD-and/td-p/4867242 http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-2004-2005-2006/no-hardware-acceleration/td-p/2877122

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Catching up to DraftKings, promo code

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So just to tell you how out of the loop I am when it comes to TV and sports these days, the first time I heard about DraftKings and FanDuel…Ā was on a news article about how they were spending upwards ofĀ $150,000,000.00 on advertisingĀ ($150 million). Other sites peg spending for the foreseeable futureĀ at closer toĀ $250 million. Those figures definitely piqued my interest, and thankfully a visit to my in-laws and a vacation to Yellowstone provided enough TV viewing in homes and

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FileZilla message windows font size TINY [solved]

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If your FileZilla fonts areĀ TINY when using Windows 10, like this: Then here are the steps to resolve the font size issue: #1 Go to: Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display -> Change only the text size #2 Adjust the various font sizes to your liking #3 For the FileZilla message font to also be updated, you may need to upgrade to the latest version of FileZilla* *Until I upgraded my FileZilla version (mine was OLD) the changes to Windows 10 font

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