zuzu70

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zuzu70 replied to the Parents and Expecting Parents board. 12:35 AM

Re: Handling awakenings during tooth fairy visit

DS1 just turned 6 and has Santa Claus figured out. DS has not lost any teeth yet. I don't know if I should even attempt the tooth fairy or if he'll group the fairy in the same bucket as Santa automatically.

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zuzu70 replied to the Parents and Expecting Parents board. 12:30 AM

Re: 6 year old waking up nightly

Night terrors? When he's crying, does it seem like nothing you say is getting through to him, almost like he's still asleep? When DS is overt-tired when he goes to bed, or something overstimulating happened that day, he'll sometimes wake with a night [more]

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zuzu70 replied to the Help with this STUPID computer! board. 12:28 PM

Re: which boots faster: win7 home or win7 pro?

Hi exeter17,

Windows 7 home - use the extra money for an SSD.... is what I actually did do. Thanks. Sorry you're taking such a blasting on my account!

As to those who are wondering why I'm so obsessed with boot time, it's [more]

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zuzu70 replied to the Living Below Your Means board. 1:05 AM

Re: bacteria in ground turkey

I have problems with the 99% lean ones sticking to the pan. Then I have to add vegetable oil which frustrates me cuz it seems like I'm defeating the purpose of using low-fat meat.

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zuzu70 replied to the Living Below Your Means board. 1:03 AM

Re: Long term care insurance questions

One bonus surprise for us was that premiums were waived once the policyholder went into assisted living or nursing home.

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zuzu70 replied to the Living Below Your Means board. 1:00 AM

Re: New Blender

My Oster blender is too weak to make something thick like hummus. Does that mean that my blender is sub-par, or will a blender only do thinner (more liquidy) stuff and I'm just expected too much of a blender and should get a food [more]

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zuzu70 replied to the Living Below Your Means board. 12:58 AM

Re: Purchasing Appliances

Have you looked at newspaper classifieds?

If you're buying new, check for energystar appliances to save $ in the long run.

You can always sign up for ConsumerReports online and cancel it after the first month...just enough time to [more]

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zuzu70 replied to the Help with this STUPID computer! board. 10:11 PM

Re: which boots faster: win7 home or win7 pro?

Thanks, Ken. Do you have specifics on how much longer Win Pro will be supported, or are you just saying it's typical for business systems to be supported longer?

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zuzu70 replied to the Help with this STUPID computer! board. 10:09 PM

Re: which boots faster: win7 home or win7 pro?

I'm comparing the two OS's with the same hardware system. It's around $70 to upgrade from win home premium to win pro. I like the idea of Win Pro being supported longer than Win Home, but if Win Pro is going to be loading so many more services & [more]

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zuzu70 posted to the Help with this STUPID computer! board. 2:58 PM

which boots faster: win7 home or win7 pro?

I realize that Windows 8 is the fastest boot time, but I'm getting a new computer and sticking with Windows 7. I don't really need any features of Win 7 professional, but the extra money is immaterial to me. Does anyone know which boots faster, [more]