I used tape and my fingers any time it has happened to me,but the next time I will try your way!

Yes, Bean Counter, it was very nice of you to take the time to try to help the folks like me that live in the boonies with only dial-up to get us through the dark and lonely nights. Still, I'm thinking that maybe, speaking only for myself, the cure may be worse than the disease. I really don't think I would want to go to a text-only existence, clicking on the odd graphic now and then to see what might lurk there. Not that I don't appreciate your generous advice, but think I'll just stick with my old way of muddling through and hitting the stop button when there are too many big fat (though beautiful) photos. Besides, I just bought a new modem and I'm consistently seeing connection speeds of 46.6 Kbps. Woo hoo! That's pretty darn good for this neck of the woods. Thanks again, B. C. ThinMan

I am SO glad I saw this! We have the native Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower)and the nativar Lobelia cardinalis "Black Truffles" planted beside Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed) and hummingbirds love all of them and we see them all the time! Unfortunately, Mazus pumilus has grown in the favorable conditions and took over last year. So we dug up the plants, transplanted and 'solarized' the weedy soil down to a depth of one foot. Added new soil, replaced the plants and the weeds started up again this year, although not as badly. Last year we had a "spring-fed" stream installed in the back yard with a waterfall of one foot which empties to a small pond of about 8" and physically connects to a dry creek bed. So, being able to root Lobelia (both types) in the stream will solve the weed issues, provided I wash the roots first. Whenever I place plants in my stream, I pot them in a plastic pot with holes and netting to prevent peat moss from escaping. This way the roots have something to hold on to. The water level is always above the top of the pot, to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs in the pot water, which if above the water line, would remain stagnant. The great thing about the "Black Truffles" variety, even though it only provides 80 percent of nectar as the true native, is that it bloomed first and the hummingbirds came to that and then the true native when that one came into bloom. They both still have a lot of unopened blooms and several stalks came from each plant! The native Lobelia is 5 ft tall! The drooping stalks are "Black Truffles" and both varieties are loaded with seeds, which I hope to propagate. The Jewelweeds are 4 feet tall and as usual, the blooms hide. For the picture I attached a 3 ft yardstick to a 4 ft 'yard stick' which is easier to see in the next photo. Thanks again for the information!

we are not talking about router or wireless passwords we are talking about the password you have to use to get into your computer files and OS, the admin password or if using a user account the password for that. And yes if I reboot or restart I have to enter the password for that account each time. I also am the only one using mine but not all threats are from in home. Having the actual accounts passworded with strong passwords will stop hackers from being able to access your computer, being behind a router with a built in firewall is definitely a big plus for security also. this MS technet article explains why you need those passwords, yes in this case they are discussing an organization but your home should be handled the same way. Strong passwords But with the advice to put a password on your Admin account also comes the warning to make sure you keep that password somewhere safe because you DO NOT want to forget that one! Admin passwords should never be real words, always a combo of numbers and letters and various case, throw in a couple of #$%* to make it even stronger. Or use a password generator. Secure Password Generator