Recent content by bragac200

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    New Apple Keyboard in Windows

    Hey has anybody tried hooking up one of those new Apple keyboards (the wired USB one) to Windows Vista? If so how usuable is it? Are there homemade drivers that let you use all the keys? I kind of want a metal keyboard...
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    Dell Inspiron 1405 and Vista Aero

    I am thinking about getting a Dell 1405 for a family member and I want to make sure that it will run Vista Aero (glass) reasonably well. I found this on Dell's website: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/glob...tions/en/vista_pcs?c=us&cs=&l=en&s=gen I was wondering - has anybody tried...
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    The Real Story on Vista Delay

    Oh, I didn't realize.
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    XP Pro Crashing - Can't identify why

    I ran into something like this recently. I am not sure if it is the same, but see if this applies to you. My computer was freezing sporadically but only when I was using it (I leave it on all the time). It turns out I was accidentally pulling one my two monitor cables with my feet and it was...
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    The Real Story on Vista Delay

    OK so according to Paul Thurrot Vista was not actually delayed. What happened was it's getting released in October and that is too late for the *lazy* hardware manufacturers to ensure a "great out of box experience", which Microsoft wants them to be able to do. Hence the consumer delay...
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    PS3 Hack?

    I think it's going to boot off the hard drive, which means updates would have to go through the software stack. This means once it's been compromised, hackers could even conceivably block any updates they didn't want...
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    PS3 Hack?

    I was just thinking - if the PS3 ends up running Linux like Kutaragi keeps saying it will, then does that mean it will be vulnerable to various software mods? I'm not incredibly knowledgeable with Linux but it seems that the standard desktop and server versions are not really designed for...
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    Toshiba tablet PC vs Dell 710m?

    I have an HP tc1100 which is an ultra-compact convetible Tablet PC. I take it to class every day. I have a beefy desktop so at this point I mostly use the tc1100 for taking notes in class and cruising the net - I do most of my high performance stuff on my desktop. I think the important...
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    360 Hard Drive Upgrade Idea

    Hey Guys - see what you think about this idea. OK so you can take apart the 360's hard drive and inside is a regular notebook hard drive (this we know): http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=2610&p=5 So why not do the following: take apart your hard drive, buy a 100 GB drive...
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    The Waiting is the Hardest Part

    Review sites say that, but it's not really as though $399 is that expensive. Consider that an iPod cost $299, at least last time I checked, it's hardly overpriced. Plus Perfect Dark and PGR3 look quite good.
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    The Waiting is the Hardest Part

    I have to play it NOW because the Microsoft marketing machine has turned me into an Xbox 360 buying zombie.
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    The Waiting is the Hardest Part

    I pre-ordered an Xbox 360 in early July and I didn't make the first shipment at the EB Games in downtown Providence. Now I have to wait while lots of *assholes* are sitting around playing their 360s. The injustice. It reminds me of when Homer Simpson gets a gun but there is a 3-day waiting...
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    Linux Server Distro Question

    Hi, I'm pretty much a Windows-only developer. I want to set up a Linux box just for fun, though. The box would ideally just be for serving (PHP), and so what I really want is Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Enterprise Server 9. The problem is these products AREN'T free. What the heck is...
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    Google in trouble?

    Hey CitizenDoug - what OS do you use? Seriously?