I still have a few old friends who prefer AIM so I use it as one of my instant messenger options (though through Adium, not the dismal AIM application from AOL). Problem is, I sporadically get IM messages from porn site owners and other dopes. Blech! How do I block all of these jerks so the only time I ever hear from AIM is when it's one of my friends?...

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Dave, we got a new IT manager and he's forcing everyone to migrate from our long-beloved Lotus Notes application to Microsoft Outlook. He also tells me that there's no way to export my address book from Notes and import it into Outlook, but I just can't believe it. Is there a solution?...

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My kids are constantly harassing me about being able to chat with them via instant message, via "AIM". What's AIM and how do I get started?...

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I've seen some Facebook profiles that have very attractive slideshows of their photographs, rather than a static display of images one after the other. How can I do something like that for my own photographs?...

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I use AOL occasionally to test things, but refuse to download the AOL software as it's bloatware and always seems to screw up my PC. So I go in through AOL.com. But using that, how the $#@$@ do I change my account password?...

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What I was wondering is are their stats on what percentage of users use which search engines. Out of Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN, AOL, AltaVista, AllTheWeb, and LookSmart what percentage does of the users does Google have and so on. Just trying to guage and advise customers on which pay per click medium offers the best bang for your buck. From your book Google is obviously the leader but the others have less viewers and...

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I have no idea how to get a free screen name on AOL. I tried aim and now aol and it's still not working for me. Dave, what do i do, i just cant figure it out?...

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I have no idea how to get a free screen name on AOL. I tried aim and now aol and it's still not working for me. Dave, what do i do, i just cant figure it out?...

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I have been trying to change my darn security question at America Online for weeks now, and every time I get to that area in AOL, it just says "temporarily unavailable. Please try later." What's up with that? isn't there some way I can use the AOL Web interface to change my security question before I get hacked again? Thanx....

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I really don't want to have AOL software on my new Sony Vaio laptop, but I do occasionally need to get to my AOL account to check mail, etc. I can do that via their web site, no worries, but here's what I'm wondering: can I actually change my password and do all that other administrative stuff through their Web site, or does that require the actual AOL software package?...

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I just ditched my old dial-up and got high speed internet. While enjoying this glorious experience, I've had dial-up for a LONG time, my friends and I got into an argument. My friends said that instead of paying $100 dollars every month, I just got out of college you see, I could save up money to pay for the high speed internet while using one of those free AOL disks. I truly pondered on that...

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I am Ben C. Wilson and I want to have my pass word be keyed in automatically. How do I do it?...

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I suppose I should be able to figure this out directly on the AOL site, but I can't, so perhaps you can tell me: how do you take time limitations off of a screename on America Online (AOL)?...

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I have looked all over AOL, but I can't figure out how to change my security question. I just realized that a lot of people know the answer I have to give, if I ever forget my password. I would like to change the question to something more difficult. Please help me, as I can't find how to do this, when I search the AOL site. Thank you very much....

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I want to get the sqeeky door and loud bang off AOL went it first comes up on my computer when I turn it on....

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I'm not using Aol, i'm using Aim. How do I delete my AIM screenname from the AIM program and system?...

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I've been using AOL's Instant Messenger for a while, but I really want to create a new AIM screenname. How the $#@$# do I do that??...

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I just installed the latest version of America Online (AOL) software and man, I'm steamed! All of a sudden AOL's taken over my entire Windows taskbar! How the heck do I get rid of the $#@$@# thing?...

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I typed out my Social Security number while chatting on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). I immediately knew after I did it that it was a mistake since IM is not secure. My question is, can you show me how to wipe out any trace of my Social Security number from any cookies, logs, or scripts (or anywhere else on my computer and my chat-mate's computer where it may be stored) so that someone cannot get...

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I had a friend visit and while he was here he changed my America Online (AOL) settings so that it now automatically logs in to his account every time I turn the system on. This is bad! How do I turn this feature off?...

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