Recent content by Jack Flash

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    Group chat iMessage alternative?

    Google Hangouts works nicely. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
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    C2Q Q6600 vs SB/IB mobile CPU

    Mobile Ivy Bridge should be quite a bit faster. PassMark - Intel Q6600 PassMark - Intel i5-3210M
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    Anyone used a Tiki or Fragbox or x51 as a "notebook"?

    Alienware uses muxes (requires a reboot of the system) to allow you to switch the integrated GPUs off completely, so you don't have to worry about Enduro or Optimus. Also, if you buy an i7-3720QM or higher in an Alienware M17x or M18x you can overclock it.
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    Anyone used a Tiki or Fragbox or x51 as a "notebook"?

    If you're moving it daily there's no question; desktop replacement. Cost really isn't astronomical for the power they have (7970M = underclocked desktop 7870, 680M = underclocked desktop 670) Just beware the muxless 7970M and broken Enduro drivers.
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    EVGA GTX460 - $145 shipped!

    Ordered the EVGA 768-P3-1362-TR. Blind purchase, upgrading from a GTX 260. Play at 1680x1050... probably not worth the upgrade! EDIT: Decided to cancel the order. No reason to upgrade ATM, and the 460 is so far unsupported in OS X.
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    Steam: Civilzation 3 and 4 +expansions 75% off

    I'm upset. I passed on the $10 deal, thinking that my disc copy of Civ IV complete was good enough. Then they roll out Steam for OS X and look what we have, Civ IV is SteamPlay Compatible. Give this one a big ugghh.
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    Seems an ipad competitor is now still born...ms courier dies

    Pen & Paper + Auto-Document Scanner = Searchable PDF's. For me, you get the best of both worlds. There's a tactile responsiveness to pen and paper that a touchscreen can't yet replace.
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    Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

    How are you liking that Mini? I'm really thinking about picking one up. My Mini 10v didn't have the screen real estate I needed and my Quad Core desktop really is vastly overpowered for what I do, so this ION netbook seems a nice fit, especially with the 3GB DDR3 Potential.
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    Official Modern Warfare 2 thread

    PC or PS3 - which should I preorder on Amazon? Need to decide tonight!
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    Macheist nanoBundle FREE! (Shovebox, Writeroom, Twitterrific, Tiny Grab & More)

    Are these full version, upgradable licenses?
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    Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

    Any good PCI-e 1x NICs? :)
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    Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

    This isn't to say that the kext won't work with my Chameleon installation on the EFI partition, is it?
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    Hackintosh 10.5.5 Retail Rig - Starting at $305

    Just installed Chameleon to the EFI partition and then mounted EFI and dragged the Bonour folder over.