Recent content by roofles

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    Dimension 9150 PC w/19" LCD $699

    Yeah what's with all the Dell hate, anyone who says they can provide exactly what is in a Dell package (even minus warranty) is a liar. There is no way you could build a machine like that, with LCD and VALID licensing for OS / software for that price. But if there is, please feel free to let me...
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    Need advice on a budget laptop

    I was on the Lenovo site looking at thinkpads and it said the Z series line started at $799 which I thought was an awesome price for a widescreen laptop (14inch). I would suggest this, if it actually was possible to price a laptop at 799, I clicked the link and even with celeron proc it was like...
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    inphonic cellular family plans? Anyone have any experiences?

    Well as for the minutes I never go above 300 mins or so (peak) so even if I could get double the minutes for $20 more it'd be money wasted. I havent seen any family plans that were cheaper than this. I was going to split this with my sister who also doesn't use too many minutes. I was wondering...
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    inphonic cellular family plans? Anyone have any experiences?

    I found the following deal and was wondering if anyone has had experience with inphonic. It's for the Cingular Nation FamilyTalk 500 w/ Rollover plan, and 2 Motorola RAZRs free after rebate. (4 rebates, 2 for $100, 2 for $70)...
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    ONLY $179 - RIO Karma 20/90260461 Karma MP3 Player with 20 GB Hard Drive - RIO-KARMA20GB

    It is 189.99 +free ship at http://www.computers4sure.com/product.asp?productid=1798314
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    Best protection for connecting to a a wireless network that's not secure?

    most routers have wireless access lists, where you can add the MAC address of a card, and permit only those MACs to access the network. This shouldnt be a problem unless you arent around and she wants to connect extra (unknown ) machines.
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    Windows XP SP2 wireless

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help me out, I want to run my Linksys WRT54G with SSID broadcasting off, however windows xp sp2 does not seem to allow me to connect to such a network. I created a new connection with the proper SSID that I entered, but it won't let me connect? I know...
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    need to change a Router into an hub/switch.

    All you need to do is plug the cable modem into a LAN port rather than the WAN port of your Belikin router and it will become a switch, anything plugged into the remaining 3 LAN ports will get IPs from your modem/router combo device.
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    Why doesn't my laptop detect the network?

    I am not sure if you are having the same problem I am, but I am using the Linksys wrt54g router, and I can't connect to my router either unless SSID broadcast is enabled. I am using the built-in windows wireless support, and I am patched up to SP2. I don't know why, but once I turn SSID back on...
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    breakout box for soundcard

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew specifically of a breakout box that I could buy without having to buy a soundcard. I would like to be able to have 2 sets of RCA stereo inputs. It's just for me to plug two consoles into so it does not need to be of exceptional quality, I would like to feed...
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    Maxtor 300GB HD w/16MB Cache $149.99 w/free shipping

    does anyone know if this comes with brackets for a 5.25 bay? its been a while since ive bought a retail drive :) usually i get WD OEM drives but this seems to be a pretty good deal. The last maxtor i bought was a 40gb that came with mounting brackets [it was retail from staples] so i was just...
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    Need a wired/wireless router that will limit bandwidth to users

    well from the site when they list features they seem to list 'bandwidth allocation' separately as opposed to 'QoS' so I assume they mean other than prioritizing bandwidth it will also allow you to do what TheLizardMan wants, which is to limit bandwidth based on MAC/IP/Port. Or a combination...
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    Need a wired/wireless router that will limit bandwidth to users

    hmm now that i look at the forums it appears that sveasoft firmware will let you allocate bandwidth as well as do QoS. I'm not a big fan of flashing fancy customer firmware to my stuff when I don't need it, but it's definitely something you could look into.
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    Need a wired/wireless router that will limit bandwidth to users

    well, i don't think there is a cheap solution to what you want, but what you can do is get a linksys router that is in the WRT54g family and obtain the sveasoft custom firmware for it. I don't think it will let you split the bandwidth but it will let you prioritize your traffic over his :) so as...
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    Best MP3 players?

    hmm the neuros looks nice, first time i ever heard of it, im also looking for a new mp3 player. Though i was a little nervous when you said it was a 20gb/USB1.1 device, looked it up and glad to see its usb2.0 :) anyone have any experience with the iriver H320? I saw a deal for it on bens'...