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  • Skype downloaded from main website has virus in it?

    My antivirus kept on giving me annoying notification as the following:

    "Guard: Malware found

    A virus or unwanted program 'TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen' was found in file 'C:\Program Files(x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe'.

    Access to this file was denied"

    As a result, as long as the antivirus is activated, I cannot log in into my Skype. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing many times, and the results are the same. So about two weeks ago, I uninstalled it again and downloaded the Skype from another website and voila, everything was good. But then a few days ago, my Skype updated itself and somehow the problem returned!

    How can I fix this? Please help!

    p/s I'm using Avira.

    3 AnswersSoftware8 years ago
  • Teens: Are you pro-choice or pro-life?

    What is your opinion on abortion and which is your stand? I'm pro-choice btw, but I'm here to do some kind of a survey. Detailed explanation will be greatly appreciated.

    25 AnswersAdolescent8 years ago
  • Are you pro-choice or pro-life?

    Which is your stand, and why? I'm here to hear your opinion on abortion. I'm pro-choice btw. Detailed explanation is most welcomed.

    12 AnswersPolls & Surveys8 years ago
  • If you can choose your own name, what would it be?

    Mine would be either Nova or Azalea as my first name, then my current name would be my middle one. In reality, I don't even have a middle name, which sucks.

    21 AnswersAdolescent8 years ago
  • I really want a tattoo, should I go for it?

    Yeah, I know this is totally up to me in the end but I'd like to hear some opinions.

    It's like this.

    I came from a Christian family and I'm from a country in Asia where Islam is the country's "official" religion My dad is a religious person but he's very open minded about things. I've never asked him about tattoos though but my boyfriend (who is the son of a fellow church member) has two tattoos on his forearm and they seem to be fine with it. My boyfriend's parents, upon seeing his tattoos for the first time, reacted positively and even said "It's okay son, we don't mind. It's an art after all."

    It was a totally unexpected reaction to us since we (my boyfriend and I) really thought that they're gonna freak out or something because his parents are very religious too. We both came from different ethnics - I'm Bidayuh and he's Iban. The Ibans are well-known for their traditional tattoos, so I guess that's why his parents were not angry about it.

    Now I already have two tattoo design in mind - one is a bible verse, Joshua 1:9, which I planned to do on my wrist. The second one is something bigger that I plan to do on my right arm. I really want to flaunt them, but I still have the fear of being judged by my church members and especially my own family members. I recall my grandma telling me: "I heard that your boyfriend has "scribbles/drawings" on his body. Don't you know that in our time, people fear those who have "drawings" on their bodies?" I thought it was funny and brushed it off but then on second thought, maybe she's saying that she doesn't like people with tattoos. However, my desire to have them is so strong and it's been really bothering me.

    What's your opinion?

    4 AnswersTattoos8 years ago
  • What would you do if you have the talent, and you'd love to improve it, but...?

    ...you don't have the resources and support to do so?

    Since I was a kid, I realize that I can sing. But I have one weakness..I can't quite hit the high notes. Every time I sing songs like "Hurt" Christina Aguilera, I had to adjust it to a lower note. In church, instead of singing those high notes like the other girls, I harmonize.

    I would really love to improve my talent because I'm tired of adjusting the song all the time..however, I don't have the means to attend vocal classes. I'm in college now, and in a city far away from my home town and I need to save up for more important things.

    My boyfriend enjoys my singing but he's always afraid of me improving myself in singing because he's afraid that I'd get famous and forget him. It's ridiculous, I know. I just wanted to improve myself for my own satisfaction. I love him but I feel hurt when he's always trying to stop me from improving myself in something that I love to do.

    I always wonder - what's the use of having this talent but I can't do anything much with it? It's frustrating. Can someone help me?

    3 AnswersSinging8 years ago
  • I always take at least an hour and a half to get ready and it's not because I wear so much makeup...?

    ...but it's because of my obsession about my hair. I wear the same hairstyle to class everyday, which is in a casual, "effortless" hair bun. I know it sounds stupid but as long as my hair doesn't look they way that I want it to be, I'd undo it and fix it again and again and again. I know it's a waste of time but I just can't help myself.

    This had been going on for years of my life for as long as I could remember and I would always need to start getting ready at least two hours before leaving the house. And the only thing that I do to myself while getting ready is groom my brows and use some lip balm and sunblock. That's it.

    How can I get rid of this obsession? I'm so angry at myself for being so foolish, but I really need help...

    2 AnswersPsychology8 years ago
  • I always take at least an hour and a half to get ready and it's not because I wear so much makeup...?

    ...but it's because of my obsession about my hair. I wear the same hairstyle to class everyday, which is in a casual, "effortless" hair bun. I know it sounds stupid but as long as my hair doesn't look they way that I want it to be, I'd undo it and fix it again and again and again. I know it's a waste of time but I just can't help myself.

    This had been going on for years of my life for as long as I could remember and I would always need to start getting ready at least two hours before leaving the house. And the only thing that I do to myself while getting ready is groom my brows and use some lip balm and sunblock. That's it.

    How can I get rid of this obsession? I'm so angry at myself for being so foolish, but I really need help...

    4 AnswersOther - Beauty & Style8 years ago
  • What type of business ownership does Blake Mycoskie (TOMS Shoes) has?

    Is it sole proprietor, partnership or corporation? I've been thinking of partnership since in TOMS' official website, they did state that they had over 57 partners worldwide but the maximum number of partners for a partnership is 20. Anyone can help? I need this information as soon as possible as I am in the middle of an assignment... Thank you.

    1 AnswerOther - Business & Finance8 years ago
  • I sweat when I wear my hair down - even when the weather isn't that hot. Why is this?

    I live in Malaysia and it's hot and humid all year round. Some days are REALLY hot, but most of the time, it's bearable since it gets windy. My problem is that I sweat every time I wear my hair down. I feel very uncomfortable with this since I always seem to be the only person who sweat a lot in any occasion. Other girls would be so chill with their hair down, while I'm sitting in the corner, fanning myself, wiping the trickling sweat off my temple and neck.

    It's so embarrassing. I always wonder if I have some kind of a disease or something because this is definitely excessive sweating. But I'm unsure because some people say that "bigger" people sweat more. I'm a chubby girl but I swear, other chubby girls in my college don't sweat as much as I do when they wear their hair down.

    I just don't get it. What could be my problem? Opinions?

    3 AnswersOther - Health8 years ago
  • Leaving home for college soon, but my mom and boyfriend don't think that I can take care of myself?

    So next week I'm starting my first day in college. The college I'm going to is about 6 hours journey by car. It's a big city and I'm going to live there alone. I have some relatives about an hour away but they have their own families to handle. I'm kind of excited because it's my first time being away from my family but in the same time I also feel scared because the city I'm going to live in is notorious for its crime rate...especially robbery and murder.

    I've always wanted to be independent, and here's the chance for me, right?

    But then came my mom. She always told me that she doesn't trust me living alone. She said that each time she's mad at me about something. She told me that I can't do my chores right and I'll only embarrass them in front of my housemates. That's ridiculous because all these years, since I was a kid I was trained by my mom to do chores - do the laundry, clean the house, cook, etc etc but she was the one who was never satisfied of my work. She's a perfectionist and in her eyes, everyone else makes mistakes except for her.

    My boyfriend, in the other hand, is too worried that I might end up being one of the girls who's always drinking and clubbing and he's especially afraid of me cheating on him. I've never cheated on my boyfriend, I love him so much. But he never really trust me. He's very insecure and he's always been afraid that I'd look for another better-looking guy.

    I feel really stressed about them, they make me feel worried about myself and now I'm losing confidence about myself. I mean, none of them seems to support me. My dad is always there for me but my mom and boyfriend - they're both bringing me down! What can I do?

    3 AnswersAdolescent8 years ago
  • Leaving home for college soon, but my mom and boyfriend don't think that I can take care of myself?

    So next week I'm starting my first day in college. The college I'm going to is about 6 hours journey by car. It's a big city and I'm going to live there alone. I have some relatives about an hour away but they have their own families to handle. I'm kind of excited because it's my first time being away from my family but in the same time I also feel scared because the city I'm going to live in is notorious for its crime rate...especially robbery and murder.

    I've always wanted to be independent, and here's the chance for me, right?

    But then came my mom. She always told me that she doesn't trust me living alone. She said that each time she's mad at me about something. She told me that I can't do my chores right and I'll only embarrass them in front of my housemates. That's ridiculous because all these years, since I was a kid I was trained by my mom to do chores - do the laundry, clean the house, cook, etc etc but she was the one who was never satisfied of my work. She's a perfectionist and in her eyes, everyone else makes mistakes except for her.

    My boyfriend, in the other hand, is too worried that I might end up being one of the girls who's always drinking and clubbing and he's especially afraid of me cheating on him. I've never cheated on my boyfriend, I love him so much. But he never really trust me. He's very insecure and he's always been afraid that I'd look for another better-looking guy.

    I feel really stressed about them, they make me feel worried about myself and now I'm losing confidence about myself. I mean, none of them seems to support me. My dad is always there for me but my mom and boyfriend - they're both bringing me down! What can I do?

    2 AnswersFamily8 years ago
  • Boyfriend is driving me nuts?

    We've been together for almost two years now. He's 22 and I'm 18. Yeah, there's a four years age difference between us but that's not I'm going to talk about.

    So my boyfriend is a sweet guy. He's extremely dedicated to our relationship. He does what he think is best for us, ie, after high school, he had no intent in furthering his studies and in fact he was helping out his dad with a low salary job but after being in a relationship with me, he was willing to be far away from home (and me), alone, across the country to get his degrees. He said that he wanted to get a better job because he doesn't want me to live in a poor condition. He's also a spontaneous person, he can make lovely surprises, he gives me the warmest hug and he KNOWS how make me smile and laugh just seconds after I get mad at him.

    But the problem is, he's a very jealous person. Once, before we started dating, I messaged this dude that I used to have a crush on on facebook. A few months later when we started dating, my bf insisted on reading my inbox and when he read our message, BAM he was mad as hell. He said I was cheating on him and started saying sh1t like "I know I'm ugly and I'm not as handsome as he is, just go with him if you want to" and it made me cry a lot because I love my boyfriend and that message was so long time ago yet up till today, when we have ugly arguments, he'd bring that sh1t up again.

    Sometimes he's just really irritating. You see, because we are always far from each other, we filled the gap with texting the whole day. Not literally 24/7 but whenever we have our hands free. Earlier today, I was texting him and I heard a text from him coming but I didn't instantly grab my phone because I was folding my clothes. When I replied his text FIVE MINUTES later, he got mad. He became suspicious and even when I told him the truth, he was all like "I don't believe you, you must be texting some other guy" and I CAN'T EVEN WITH THIS GUY. It was FIVE MINUTES, FIVE FREAKING MINUTES, and he exploded. I told him the truth yet he ignored my explanation and still bombarded me with stupid accusations. And of course I get mad too because just because of me making him wait for FIVE MINUTES, this whole sh1t came up. It's ridiculous!

    And just now we talked over the phone and he's like, "Let's make it up again, OK?" but I was still pissed at his attitude and I talked coldly and he's dissatisfied that I'm still not okay and expects me to just brush it off too. I told him "Well, I'm not a robot, I can't change my feelings in a few seconds just in a snap," and he replied "Well how about me?" Then he began talking about me seeing/texting other guys. I snapped and I get mad and then he's all "I'm disappointed with you"

    WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?! Can someone help me out? This scene had happened over and over again and it's really frustrating me!

    3 AnswersSingles & Dating8 years ago