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Renne: Hello! Thank you for choosing Time Warner Cable Road Runner Internet Technical Chat. My name is Renne F. How may I assist you?
Julian: I just need to know the DNS server IP’s
Renne: Julian, as RR support DHCP connection.
Renne: The IP and DNS addresses are set to automatic
Julian: I understand that. I sitll want to know what the server ips are
Renne: Julian, you can type ipconfig/all in command prompt to find out the present IP and DNS address
Renne: Please click on start run cmd then you will get a black screen
Renne: There type ipconfig/all
Julian: I am behind a router, so that points to my gateway.
Julian: i would prefer to enter the ip dorectly to windows
Renne: May I know if the Router is purchased from Road Runner?
Julian: that has no bearing on my question
Julian: I am not asking how to configure anything. I just wan the DNS IP’s please
Renne: Julian, as Road Runner supports DHCP connection.
Renne: The option is set to Obtain and IP address and DNS address as automatic.
Renne: So there is not fixed IP and DNS address
Julian: not if I am using a static IP in windows
Renne: Julian, you can type ipconfig/all in command prompt to find out the present IP and DNS address
Renne: Please click on start run cmd then you will get a black screen
Julian: No you cant
Renne: There type ipconfig/all
Julian: as I stated before if you are behind a router it will show your gateway
Renne: But you can find out the IP and DNS address when you are not connected directly to router
Renne: I will request you to bypass the router and then check?
Julian: or you can just tell me and I wont have to change my network to get the answer to s imple question
Julian: *simple
Renne: Julian, as I have said before we do not know the IP address assigned to you.
Julian: I didnt ask you for my IP
Renne: You can find out by bypassing the router and typing ipconfig/all in command prompt
Julian: DO you understand what DNS is?
Renne: Julian, the DNS server addresses are set to automatic
Renne: They are set to automatic
Renne: Yes
Renne: I do
Julian: 24.91.163.33 and 24.94.163.13 are the old dns servers I was aware of. Are these still in service?
Renne: I will request you to contact our other office at 800-627-2288 who will help you with this
Julian: Wow. This is going to be hilarious when it ends up on the internet.
Renne: For your information, you can visit this link anytime to get more help and knowledge about the products and services offered by Road Runner : http://help.rr.com and check for online FAQs.
Renne: Is there any thing else that I can assist you with regarding Road Runner products and services?

Happy birthday to me!

So I was watching Mad Money this afternoon, and it was one of Cramer’s “Guide to Investing” shows (it was from May 23rd..I’m a little behind). Regardless of your opinion of Cramer’s antics (if you’ve ever seen the show, he comes off as completely insane), he has quite a few good tips, especially for the new investor.

Anywho, the discussion was about how to sell stocks, and how to identify what’s justifiable selling due to problems with a company, or just market volatility (which in turn makes stocks cheaper to buy more of!). One of the topics in particular caught my attention. He mentioned that every Friday (after the markets close) he takes and rates all of the stocks he owns (well that his charitable trust owns…he’s not allowed to own stock per say due to the show) and all of the stocks he wants to own from 1-4.

1, Want to buy at the current price. Plan to buy already.
2, Want to buy more of if there’s a slight pullback in price (he goes for 5-7%).
3, These are stocks you own, and would sell if there’s a slight rally (5-7%) on price.
4, Would sell right now, at current price.

Now, these ratings are for today. If there’s a big sell-off, it might bump up the ratings on your stocks, as a 2 might become a 1 simply because its gotten so cheap. If there’s a big sell-off, it’s time to dump the 3’s and 4’s (hopefully at the start of the sell-off) to raise capital to buy 1’s and 2’s. The idea is, you’re going to sell off your 3’s and 4’s anyway, so circle the wagons and get rid of them before the drop too low (don’t wait forever for a bad stock to go up). Focus on stocks that you really like and circle the wagons around your 1’s and 2’s.

While I have a running watch list of stocks that I keep an eye on, I can honestly say I don’t do this now. Obviously, the key to these ratings is being honest with yourself. It’s human nature to up these ratings to avoid facing the harsh truth that maybe you bought a bad stock. I think I’m going to plan on doing this in the very near future, maybe even this weekend!

No this isn’t a sex guide for guys with small utensils! It’s just a rant on living with a gamer chick.

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Microsoft Surface. It’s a hot new item. Set to debut in the public realm on April 17th at AT&T Stores, where it’ll help sell products.

When MS first demonstrated the Surface system, they showed off many other commercial uses as well. I don’t have much interest in most of that. My interest in Surface is much more frivolous. I want to play games on it.

But not just any games; I want to play board games on it. Badly.

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