Ken C.

I looked at Blockbuster.com and Netflix.com and find that they have movies in Blu Ray, but I can't tell if Blu Ray discs are available enough to warrant buying the player yet. Do you have experience with the technology?

I have a FTP server running on a separate computer. Its operation is verified.

I wrote a .cmd file to use with a batch to automate downloading files to the Windows XP Pro computer. The firewall noticed I was using FTP the first time I tested, and it asked if I wanted to Block or UnBlock. I chose UnBlock. I continued and I was able to connect to the server in FTP, but when I tried to download files, it reported errors and sat trying to download instead of actually downloading.

I suspected the firewall, so I disabled the firewall and the files transfer fine. I have left instructions with the user about disabling the firewall, doing the FTP transfer and then re-enabling it, but I only want that to be a temporary work around.

Windows XP Pro experts, tell me what I am missing to make this work while the firewall stays up. I'm sure the user will forget to put the firewall back up and that will cause problems I don't want.

I would like answers from Answerers with Level 3 or greater and with a Best Answer percentage greater than 30%.

Jane Furrows outlined some strategies that I use. What do you do differently than Jane? What have you discovered on your own?

We had an addition put on and the original exhaust was blocked by one of the new walls. We told the contractor that we would convert our vent hood to a filter, but now we want to vent it. Problems are directly above the exhaust is 5 feet from a corner in a bed room. Directly 90 degrees away is in the dining room that my wife doesn't want to modify.

I'm thinking of going 90 degrees the inward direction, the 5 feet to get to the corner in the bedroom and then up to above the new edition's roof line. The inward direction has open cabinet bulk head.

Will it end up with too many turns in the exhaust? Describe the best process for starting and proceeding, then finishing the job. I want to evaluate if the job is too much for my skills. If I do this job myself and I do it well, will it effect the value of the house a lot or only a little, if at all?

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I have 10 months to plan. The wedding was in May, 1987. We like movies, parties and friends. I was thinking about a trip to the Cannes Film Festival or the Sundance Film Festival. Maybe a large party with lots of friends, renewal of vows, etc. Jewelry. Maybe some combination of some of them. We have some budget to work with, but not celebrity money!

What are your ideas?

What else would be good to consider?