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My dad is in the market for his very first PDA. The main issues: he wants to be able to synchronize with my mom's outlook address list. He secretly hopes for wireless internet access, although he won't admit it. He wants to be able to find useful software on the internet for free. I'm sort...

I went to the ATI website and checked out the product information, went on google and looked at reviews, they all made the 9600 look pretty good. But when I tried to actually find one to buy, I discovered that they don't seem to actually exist. I assume they just haven't been released yet, but...

This summer I got a good paying job from hell. In an attempt to not strangle my boss, I am buying myself a present with some of the money I'm earning. I was thinking about getting the WinTV-PVR, and I was wondering if anyone out there had one, and whether the bells and whistles are worth the...

I'm about to head off to college, and since I suspect I am going to be the only person in my dorm who enjoys watching CSPAN, I was thinking of getting a TV. But then I thought, wait a minute, I've got a perfectly good computer here, I'll get a TV Tuner instead. Now, some years ago I got an ATI...

[root@localhost antieuclid]# rpm -qa |grep samba /usr/lib/rpm/rpmq: error while loading shared libraries: librpmdb-4.0.4.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory [root@localhost antieuclid]# When I try to run the rpmDrake thing in the Mandrake Control Center, nothing...

I did install everything, at least everything it asked me about, and when I look around in assorted directories I can find a directory for samba, which contains a couple of config files, but I can't find anything remotely resembling an easy to use program. Also, what does one use to set up sftp?

This is slightly embarassing, but I can't find samba. Anyone know where it is in Mandrake?

about file sharing: I've got Mandrake installed (thanks for all the suggestions!) and i'd like to set up an easy way for the other computers to access files before I move all my hard drives over. I'm thinking probably ftp. Is that the way to go? if it is, how do I set it up?

I am a college freshman with more hard drives than I have hard drive bays. This has motivated me in recent months to begin aquiring components to build myself a file server. By file server, I mean a computer that will sit quietly and dispense data, working on SETI@home in it's spare time. I...

Most (non-Mac) laptops these days are either black or some shade of grey. I was wondering if it would in any way hurt the laptop to paint it some other color. I'd obviously stay away from spray-paint or any other method that might get paint in places where computers don't like paint, but if I...

My dad is putting together a coalition of relatives to get me a laptop as a graduation present. I haven't really been keeping up to date on laptop technology recently, and I was wondering if people had any suggestions for companies/features/models. Here's what I'm looking for: 1) It doesn't...

no, I mean will having purchased a drive and gotten the rebate at CompUSA prevent me from getting the rebate if I buy another drive from Staples

and if you got the rebate when CompUSA was doing this, you can still get another one when you buy from Staples?