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  with the amount of resources they have i do'nt think that's a problem : multisync
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    That's just unfortunate. With a name like theirs I would have expected (and hoped) they would have implod... : Endymion_
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      Yeah, I know when I think about what services to use, the name totally makes a difference for me. : Deathlove
      • You would love my Fisher Price cellphone. : Endymion_
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  whats an example of a company that did that before? : spiderfill
  • Slot of examples I can think of are retail chains so true it is a totally differant setting. Starbucks ca... : DogDharma
  • Microsoft, with the exception that they were successful at pulling it off. : liqker
• I don't think so. The way I see it is Google is in the 'data' business - this would just be another avenu... : csana
• Maps, Chrome, Calendar... : Deathlove
• They make $18bn a year profit, they have to spend the money on something. I don't think they'll be runnin... : jcupitt
• It would make sense if they became a cable provider as well, they have the fiber right? AT&T used MS for... : monikerdaven

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• Was $49 for me the other day. : Thornfist
• $49.99, about the same for us canadians too! : Milleh

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  No, get new firmware for one, drivers for the other. : abrasion
  • well it's a pretty new router I don't really want to go messing with the firmware just yet... I'm figurin... : tunis5000
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  G should be able to handle the N protocol. : Jeepy McJeeperton
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    it does, usually it works fine but my wife says that lately it's been dropping all the time for some reas... : tunis5000
    • G works on 2.4Ghz frequency, so if you have a cordless phone at that same frequency, that could cause int... : Jeepy McJeeperton
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  If its only for your wifes laptop, just set it to broadcast G only, this should fix your problem, if you ... : Vincenoir
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    If he goes N then he should make sure to go 5Ghz too since he's obviously getting interference at 2.4ghz.... : sanchez
    • Well its a similar problem to what my friend was experiencing I.e the router does both N and G but the la... : Vincenoir
  • lol where am I being tight? I just wanted opinions if it was worth getting one of those N adapters, and ... : tunis5000
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  i find it hard to believe there is a n-only linksys router out there. probably just not a good connectio... : papaskot
  • never said it was N-only, the laptop is G-only tho, so to use the N capability I'll need the adapter... : tunis5000

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• I'm guessing this will also coincide with the release of 3D tv sets http://www.slashgear.com/avatar-se... : cptstern
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  So I wonder if there will be a release that includes both the regular version and the 3D version included : Begawkiness
  • Also it's funny that it's coming out in about a month because I just saw it for a second time in theaters... : Begawkiness
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    The 3D version is only rumored, they are not releasing any 3D version until possibly November : Tattoo Trav
    • This pisses me off, but is awesome marketing. : Tattoo Trav
• http://videoeta.com/news/2958 : Tattoo Trav
• I wonder if we're going to see a cheesy version at some point for those of us not buying one of those new... : Jenings
• So where is the lotr style outrage? : skinlab133
• Furry Porn for my PS3 : breadsticks
• looks like the 3d version in theaters is not sold out yet for tonight. might go check it out : vassili_zaitsev
• I'm looking forward to seeing it in bluray. I think I'll enjoy it more with the 3d gimmick removed. I don... : emcea
• Earth Day? Fuckin hippies. : phate81
• I'll wait for the DVD heh : gameagog

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  Oh, have yet to speak with anyone either - 15:30 so far : trOmblyj
  • 20 minutes in and someone is taking my info, I have to get xfered to the entitlement team apparently : trOmblyj
• 2.5 hours and they're going to say you're out of luck. The only way Cisco calls go quickly is if the TAC... : umcpwintermute
• I don't know, but I've got an incident opened with their CSA support folks because something about their ... : daneloire
• I got $10 saying they tell you to call amazon : maulla
• 90 minutes : jonin
• SM me. I don't work in TAC but I might be able to find something out. : .frame
• OK, call took 38 minutes, 22 seconds. They told me the SmartNet contract Amazon has on it runs until 5/1... : trOmblyj

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• not a great movie in any D : boring gegtik
• No, not at all. : CrustaR
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  It was very unnecessary. I didn't even notice anything 3-d at all. : Clasifyd
  • I stopped noticing the story after a while as well. : CrustaR
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    i think the point of modern 3d movies is you're not supposed to notice. i really don't want things throw... : dantastic
    • I had thought about the whole seamless 3-d scenario, where you're not supposed to notice, but the whole m... : Clasifyd
• The story is a good story, but still the same story. As far as the 3D aspect of it I would say no. Of c... : SgtPepper78
• No, would working perfectly well non imax in 2d : alnya
• I wouldn't pay the Imax levy for it. The 3D is a processing effect; it wasn't filmed that way, and it sho... : Conan
• i've only seen it in imax 3d. i had low expectations of the movie and i am no alice in wonderland buff b... : dantastic
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  the movie was ok, but it could've been so much better. you can just tell that it was castrated. so many t... : mindmann
  • It was a hollow experience for certain. : CrustaR
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  No because it was never made as a 3d movie. They fudged it in a post process that fakes it and looks like... : Cubictoast
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    Bleh, I was hoping for something along the lines of the amazing 3D in Avatar. Maybe Clash of the Titans ... : deadhorse
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      Pretty sure Tron is going to be the next movie that was actually filmed for it. The rest will be similar ... : Conan
      • if you go see the movie in imax 3d you get to see the tron trailer in imax 3d : dantastic
      • I can't imagine how awesome Tron will be in 3D. : deadhorse
    • Clash of the Titans will be as bad as, or worse. They are adding 3d in post for most movies because Av... : lodit
• Eh... it was okay and enjoyable enough movie... but the 3D didn't work nearly as well as in Avatar. : ChibiJosh
• do imax theaters still ban all food & drink? : EvilDolemite
• I don't understand the mediocre reactions -- it was a great movie. Go see it. : lotus2133
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  The only thing I enjoyed while watching Alice in Imax was the seat. Fucking comfortable, it was. : Home Nugget
  • I think Imax is well worth the $15. : deadhorse
• I enjoyed it in the "Real-D" 3D. IMAX would be overkill. It was a cool movie with cool 3D, but don't go i... : at0micgarden

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  i am so done with that game : boring gegtik
  • i am so done with that game : azenmaster
• I'm done with the game but still playing. Just going to build armies and take cities, but I don't actuall... : pyros
• where do you get to input the code ? i can't see any place : barichnikov
• i started again on the NA server... : devpaul

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  Who the fuck is Lady Gaza? : mrvandelay
  • http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/74391047.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D03BF954... : pigvomit

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• Or you could pick up a sweet AMD machine for $91 that will smoke that computer : pancake humper
• They need to open up a store in my area. : ant_hillbilly

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  Can you delete it and re-add the contact? : cjcharv
  • I could, but it would require reauthorization and shit I'd rather avoid : Omning
• IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY : Omning
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  Trillian still adds useless features that nobody ever asked for or use? : foo
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    Astra is fantastic in every way except I can not figure out how to get this contact back into the contact... : Omning
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      I really am retarded and I figured it out. (apparently the theme I'm using isn't set up to have the X ... : Omning
      • *cough* : foo

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• haha, that's awesome. : Deathlove

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  You need more than 100 posts? : Klebold
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    I know that. But the first day it was acting different, more like what I'd expect. It would actually gi... : SgtPepper78
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      Maybe it's learning. : Klebold
      • Like Skynet kinda learning? : ) It's not my first day on the interwebby. Something seems to be wrong... : SgtPepper78
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  Not working for me either. : Saman
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    So just me and Saman are experiencing this problem? : SgtPepper78
    • I think my host decided to restart the servers on me or something. Anyway it's up now. : ieGod
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  Mine is working : pancake humper
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    oh wait I thought you said Blizzard authenticator : pancake humper
    • There was no need for that :( : Klebold
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  Worked for me! : VectorJKL
  • The registration or slot request? : SgtPepper78
• comment search wasn't working for a little while yesterday so maybe that was the problem. : ass-street
• SM iegod, tell him the problem in detail. He'll fix you up. : Arctic Fox
• I just registered for you and entered your BC2Name as "SgtPepper78". You'll have to change that here: htt... : ieGod

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• wonder if this is another case of bioware listening to whiners about how hard origins was (which it wasn'... : dantastic
• I could never do the catch-the-ball QTE. : Omaha
• Origins was too easy on nightmare near the end too :( : veras

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• Speculation about Topview Persists Now that the relationship between IBM and Microsoft has jelled, pro : eldersveld

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• send me a key and I'll be glad to play with you :) : jonin
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  drunk post ban! : liqker
  • Tipsy at best! : abrasion
• Hey abrasion i'd love to get some games goin with ya later this WE. Unfortunately, i'm at work now ;/ : wurt
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  I will play with 1 eye open. : abrasion
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    gripping your pillow tight... : Old_Fart
    • exit light... : onji
• lost the firsto ne :( : abrasion

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  Is that the big spiral path where you keep getting barriers on both sides and the fights just keep coming : Omaha
  • I couldn't begin to guess how many times I had to retry that portion on TITAN. Sheer stubbornness made m... : Wadmaasi
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  is that before the sisters of fate or after? : xxiv
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    After, and I thought they were hard =( : bozer
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      i'm playing 2 on easy, fuck it. you don't get a hard mode trophy or anything and i just want the back sto... : xxiv
      • really? Oh shit well fuck that, easy it is! : bozer
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  exactly where i'm stuck too. Its so tempting to drop it down to easy, but I'm desperate to make it throu... : alnya
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    and GoW3 just got delivered this morning, which doesn't help! : alnya
    • My copy came this morning also, just about to start playing :) : Cowburn199
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      Ive had it for days and GOW2 is neverending : bozer
      • Heh, I really really enjoyed GoW2 though : alnya
      • you litterally have like 30 minutes left. : barichnikov
• Speaking of GoW2, more specifically the GoW Collection: there's a Kmart coupon for $10 off anything $20 o... : ateam311
• Yeah, I'm in the same boat except I'm playing it on hard. I managed to get up to the cyclopses, but they... : Frank_Mackey
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  I never had a problem with that game until the very last QTE : gmd
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    press X to not die, and you can game over at every step of the way. last qte is stupid... expecially sinc... : barichnikov
    • they make up for it in gow3 because the final QTE is so satisfying : gmd
  • yeah that was the hardest QTE of all time : wtf242
• use magic and titans' rage alot !!! I just did it yesterday, and I surprised myself doing it in 1 shot. ... : barichnikov
• i had the hammer leveled up to max and it was not very difficult at all. this thing rocks : wtf242
• I too getting fed up with the amount of time/replay to get pass GoW2. Not proud to say, but I did also d... : Gunzee

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• It was pretty damn good, yes. Kept me interested all the way. That's the spirit! : Syrek
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  I don't see it on netflix! : CrustaR
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    (or is it a game?) : CrustaR
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      It's in Alice's writeup! : Deathlove
      • Oh, I see! : CrustaR

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• How about a superhero game? : deadhorse
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  i'll take a straight remake of Tribes 2 in a modern engine : devpaul
  • that's what it totally reminded me of in beta. : RogerDandy
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  It is a pretty sweet engine. http://developer.amd.com/assets/Andersson-Tatarchuk-FrostbiteRenderingArchit... : gooblerampling
  • WTF is going on in that very last page? : AgentPothead
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  Instabuy for me : onji
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    Yep, wonder who owns the ip now. : DogDharma
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      Activision 8-) : spiderfill
      • Oh god. Well that's that. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Man that would be awesome. : Godhatesfatpeople
• I'm ready for a new tribes game most definitely. : mastermike569

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  I like how he rhymes "out" with "out" : manero
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    Go ahead and respond to this post with some of your rap : boomstickah
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      I'm tired of shacknews and white guys thinking they can rap : ryuuseki
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        White people should know their limits : boomstickah
        • Rhyme fail. : ryuuseki
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          Don't make be break out the TPain App. : Phil
          • if the results are anything like last time then go right on ahead : boomstickah
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  When I was younger, I wanted to be LL Cool J. Then he started making records for the girls and shit. So I... : ryuuseki
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    Given how much my wife wants to bang LL Cool J, I think it's still ok to want to be him. : riptyde
    • I don't want to bang your wife, you're a shacker! There's a code man. A code. : ryuuseki
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    It does stand for Lady Lover though, not like we didn't see that one coming. : AgentPothead
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      Ladies Love Cool James : xxiv
      • Wow I always thought it was Lady Lover. I guess I learn something new everyday. : AgentPothead
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    Now I'm going to have to listen to some atmosphere today. : Ctrl-Phreak
    • :D : ryuuseki
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  Why was his mama so angry? : CapnChaos
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    Before "Mama Said Knock You Out" was released, many people felt that LL Cool J's career was waning; his g : AgentPothead
    • Ha, that's actually a good bit of trivia. : ImageOmega
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      I was under the impression that it was another entry into the "feud" between LL Cool J and Kool Moe Dee. : djustifier
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LL_Cool_J_vs._Kool_Moe_Dee_feud : djustifier
• A fine choice in good hip hop my friend. : ghost hacker
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWToxPni6Ic&feature=related : sludge vohaul
  • The parodies are the only part of In Living Color that aged well. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_... : AgentPothead
• What's up with the quality on that video? Youtube looks all different and the video quality is ridiculou... : Syrek

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  Is BC2 not available on Steam in your country? You can use Paypal with Steam : AlexXdude
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    Steam won't let you buy some games period... regardless of your payment method. I know... cuz I live i... : Nullzero
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      Exactly. Also I would like to have the US version. : Johnnsen
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        I'm pretty sure there isn't any kind of censorship stuff between the US / EU versions... : jbury
        • I had bad experience with it in the past, with it automatically changing to a localized version and stuff... : Johnnsen
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      Any idea why that is? : wytefang
      • No, but for example, all GTA parts are not available on Steam except GTA 4, although they are all availab... : Johnnsen
      • Same backwards thinking that went with region locking for DVD players. That and, I think they just wan... : Nullzero
• So, can anyone help me? : Johnnsen

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• Bump for justice. This is good, seriously! : Rehevkor

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  YEAH TOAST !!!! : ghost hacker
  • French TOAST! : SgtPepper78
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  What's the deal with this side scrolling mod? It doesn't look fun. You just run through a map? : ImageOmega
  • But it's so hip! : CrustaR
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  Have they fixed the viruses issue yet (Gamefly, not Valve)? : Phil
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    I take that as a no. : Phil
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22431378 : multisync

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• I might get the X stuff. I don't know. Iffy week, but that's why there's RBN <3 : Deathlove

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• haha, nice spot. : trelain
• Ahaha, lol : loboca
• "as often as practical" Seems far too loosy-goosey to me! : kek

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• Fool needs some traditional schoolin' : one random winner
• "What's a poem?" "Please step this way in to the sterilization pen." : Dynotaku
• Wow. The rest of the site is going pretty well too : chazums
• i hate stuff like this. i always say to myself "gotta be fake, no one's that stupid" but then i'm always ... : waxthirteen

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  By mistake I right-clicked on an Adobe InDesign file and chose "Open With Adobe Photoshop" and of course ... : MatthewPhillips
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    Make InDesign reassociate or you can delete the association in the registry (under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/.ind... : TheStupidOne
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      (Not knowing much about editing the Registry files) what will happen if I do START > Run > Regedit, and t... : MatthewPhillips
      • Delete the whole .indd key. It'll just make Windows lose all memory of the association and you can start... : TheStupidOne
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    Try control panel - folder options - file types, and restoring INDD files to default. Or, if that doesn't... : at0micgarden
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      Option 2 worked, thanks man. Weird. I had been trying all of those things since yesterday. The ... : MatthewPhillips
      • No prob, I had weird stuff like that happen here at work where we have Office 2003 and the 2007 compatibi... : at0micgarden
  • Maybe there's an option with InDesign to reclaim file associations? That would probably work. : Sapiens
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  Use the right-click > "Open With" option on any .indd file, then select "Choose Program..." and select In... : mn3m0n1c
  • ...I should really start reading posts before replying to them. brb, more coffee required. : mn3m0n1c