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  1. What does an eBay phishing attack look like? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I got an email from an eBay buyer saying that he had a question for me about an auction, but it's not an auction I'm running. Will I get into trouble with eBay if I don't...

  2. Is Last Minute Bidding (Sniping) the only Way to Win an eBay Auction? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 3 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I've been trying to add some new stamps to my collection by looking on eBay, and while I am amazed at the range and variety of what's available for us philatelists, I'm...

  3. How do I figure out an individual Twitter status URL? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 5 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I have been using Twhirl as my Twitter client and am pretty happy with it, but I'm baffled by one thing: recently someone sent me an email that included a URL on Twitter...

  4. How do I delete an iPhone application from iTunes? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 5 days ago by Dave Taylor

    Now that I have a shiny new iPhone, I've gone a bit wild adding applications from the iTunes Application Store. So many applications that it's out of control. Now I want...

  5. How can I figure out how well a movie did in the box office? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 6 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I follow your awesome Twitter movie news and trivia channel @FilmBuzz and figured you'd know the answer to this question: How can I find out how much money a movie, like,...

  6. How do you stop someone scraping / stealing your blog content? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 7 days ago by Dave Taylor

    Hi Dave. I'm a follower of your blog..its wonderful that you answer so many questions. I'm in a trouble and hope you will help me. :-) I have a blog on Blogger. Recently...

  7. How do I get bloggers to write about our research results? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 8 days ago by Dave Taylor

    Hi Dave, love the blog. My question for you is what is the best way to get bloggers to utilize and write about my research. I work for a company called VideoBloom and I...

  8. How do I read prior lines in a text file? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 9 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I want to compare a line in a file with zero(0) and if its more than zero i want to print the prior two lines, can u please help me in solving out this... please Continue...

  9. What's the history of July 4th, Independence Day? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 10 days ago by Dave Taylor

    What are the best sites to visit to learn about the history of holidays like Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc? For that matter, when did people start...

  10. How do I upgrade my Apple iPhone to firmware 2.0? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 13 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I'm excited to add the many new capabilities and improvements to my beloved Apple iPhone, but have heard that the jump from 1.1.4 to 2.0 completely wipes your phone. Can...

  11. How do I download iPhone apps from the Apple iTunes store? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks ago by Dave Taylor

    I just downloaded the latest version of iTunes, all excited about being able to finally get to the Apple Applications Store and grab some new stuff for my iPhone, but...

  12. How do I get an OpenID account? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 1 day ago by Dave Taylor

    I was visiting a friend's Livejournal blog and to leave a comment I needed an "OpenID". But I have no idea what that is and where one registers for an Open ID. Does it...

  13. How do you watch NBC Olympics streaming video on a Mac? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 2 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I'm excited that the Olympics are coming up and thrilled that NBC is going to have thousands of hours of additional video footage available on its Web site NBC...

  14. How much would it cost to program Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 3 days ago by Dave Taylor

    How much would it cost if someone made me my own grand theft auto: san andreas my style like [ no prostitutes, better looking cars, customize any vehicle, no missions,...

  15. What are the best Web sites for film fans? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 3 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I've heard that you are a big film aficionado and I'm wondering, what sites do you read and where do you talk about films? Also, do you ever write movie reviews for your...

  16. How do I restore my Apple iPhone? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 5 days ago by Dave Taylor

    My iPhone is being very weird: when I plug it into my iMac the computer doesn't seem to recognize it any more. How do I fix it so I can be a happy iPhone user again?...

  17. How do I remove inapproriate searches from my Lijit search cloud? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 2 weeks and 6 days ago by Dave Taylor

    I recently enabled a search widget from Lijit on my blog and it works awesomely well, except for one little problem. Apparently some people are searching for weird and...

  18. How do you keep track of comments in Twitter? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 3 weeks ago by Dave Taylor

    Now that I've learned about Twitter, I want to start monitoring what people are saying about both my company products and those of my competitors. Is there some decent...

  19. How do you avoid writer's block? details »
    www.askdavetaylor.com Posted 3 weeks and 1 day ago by Dave Taylor

    I want to get into blogging, but I hear from my friends that it's really hard because after a few weeks you start to suffer from writer's block. I generally like to know...