Baxter

With a budget of $40 can I purchase software that can rip copyrighted DVD's onto my hard drive. Once I get to that point is is possible to take clips or chapters from multiple DVD's and burn them onto a single DVD that can be played on a standard DVD player or a PS3? Will that require additional software or can that be done with Windows Movie Maker once the original DVD's have been burned onto my hard drive?

I'm not a techie so if you can give me some tips on file formats and all that stuff it would be helpful. I do have some DVD+R discs to use to make the final product, will those play in a DVD player or the PS3?

Since I'm sure somebody out there will mention the legal aspect of all this I'll point out that I'm not asking this because I want to make pirated copies of Hollywood films to sell on E-Bay or even to give to friends and family. I want to cut a few clips from movies and paste them into a home movie of sorts for my wife for Valentine's Day, and I've paid for all the movies I plan on using and will make no money in doing this.

I had an MRI without contrast of my lumbar spine last Friday. Yesterday I received a call from a nurse at my physician's office telling me that I had a bulging disk but now needed to go back in for an MRI with contrast. Unfortunately the nurse was not of much help in answering any questions and my doctor was not in, she had relayed the message to me from home via her nurse. So, what is it that the contrast material may show that the first MRI would have missed? Thanks for your help.

I recently input my 2008 tax info on TurboTax. If you're familiar with TurboTax then you know that as you enter your info online there's a little counter at the top of the page that shows you how everything you input effects your return. Well, I was asked to input the amount my wife and I received from the economic stimulus plan last year, it states that the fact we received that money will have no impact on our return. So, I enter $1200 and watch my return drop by exactly $1200, so what am I missing.

I appreciate any advice or insight, I'm not a tax expert so perhaps I'm just misunderstanding what's happening but if there's anybody who can explain it to me that would be great.

Thanks

I grow apples in my town but have recently learned that there are other fruits to be had. If you want to exchange fruit and get some apples growing in your town let me know, here's the info.

Friend Code: 2922-2838-0867

Name: Shawn

Town: Ireland

I usually only open the gates while I'm playing but if there's a specific time that somebody wants to stop in for some apple picking let me know and I'll try to remember to elave the gates open for you (can't make any gaurantees givenmy memory but I'll try). Please be kind and don't cut down any trees or raid the flowers. See you later.

I'm not really that tech smart so after reading through Nintendo's online directions for getting a Wii online I'm still not 100% sure what I'm doing.

I have a DSL internet connection, I have a modem that was sent to me by my internet service provider that is connected to the wall jack and then to my PC via an ethernet cable. I do not have a wireless router.

My Wii and my PC are in two separate rooms and bringing them closer together isn't very likely given space issues in my apartment.

So anywho, after reading online my understanding is that all I need to do is purchase a compatible wireless router and I'll be good to go. Am I understanding this right. Also, is there any other equipment I need to buy to connect a router to my PC or the modem or whatever it is the router is connected to?

If all I need is a router can anybody direct me on where to go to find an inexpensive one that will work?

Thanks for the help.

I'm not really that tech smart so after reading through Nintendo's online directions for getting a Wii online I'm still not 100% sure what I'm doing.

I have a DSL internet connection, I have a modem that was sent to me by my internet service provider that is connected to the wall jack and then to my PC via an ethernet cable. I do not have a wireless router.

My Wii and my PC are in two separate rooms and bringing them closer together isn't very likely given space issues in my apartment.

So anywho, after reading online my understanding is that all I need to do is purchase a compatible wireless router and I'll be good to go. Am I understanding this right. Also, is there any other equipmentt I need to buy to connect a router to my PC or the modem or whatever it is the router is connected to?

If all I need is a router can anybody direct me on where to go to find an inexpensive one that will work?

Thanks for the help.

Me and the little lady have a couple cats that have been with us for a while and we just adopted a new cat from a coworker who felt she didn't have the time to care for her properly with a new baby in the home.

Anywho, we got the new one yesterday and she's been very aggressive towards our current cats. One of them has been pretty good about it and really won't even hiss back at this new girl unless she actually takes a swipe at him, which she has a few times. Our other cat is a bit more disturbed by her presence and seems to want to keep an eye on her at all times, while hissing of course.

Prior to meeting my ladyfriend I was more of a dog guy (still am really, just can't have dogs at the moment, one of the crappy aspects of apartment life) and I really don't know how introductions between new cats usually go.

Any suggestions on how to ease the tension for all three and how to keep them from spending another night hissing and howling at each other, I need some sleep.