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    Seagate Freeagent External Hard drives 250/320/500GB - @79.99/99.99/139.99

    take a look at Cobian Backup. its a free app that does just what you want.
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    Newegg is ridiculous

    ah, i thought you meant how ridiculously useful their product database and reviews were. even when i order from zzf or some other vendor i still swing by newegg to read up on the product.
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    Situations Bookcases Half Off at Staples

    i have two of these from their prev half-off deal. good for the price.
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    hard drive switch

    all good suggestions, thx, everybody. i'll prob go with the swappable caddies since it seems the easiest (being lazy, no time for fun mods).
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    hard drive switch

    i have a dell 8400 computer. i want to put in two sata hard drives and be able to power down and switch back and forth. i'm not concerned with looks--drives can sit outside the computer for all i care. has anybody seen such a product?
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    Carpal Tunnel and RSI injuries

    love my "broken" (ergo) keybd. my hands/wrists ache after using the standard flat ones.
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    Buying Guide For Those Confused About a New PC

    nice list. sharkey used to do something similar, not sure if they still do http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/index.php you might want to indicate that this is the best for gaming rigs, not necessarily all computing needs.
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    3rd Annual AT Tax Time Thread

    actually, now i am curious how that pans out. say i paid 10k in interest this yr and entered that in the standard mortgage deduction part. then it asks in the home office part what i paid in mort interest again, and again i enter 10k, i would hope the software is smart enough to handle it...
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    3rd Annual AT Tax Time Thread

    hmm, a log of all it's use is a tough requirement. even somewhat laughable from a tech standpoint. i suppose i'd be screwed if they requested that. i could run pct of files that are work related vs recreational. or relate number of hrs i work vs hrs in the day left for goofing off.. i am a...
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    3rd Annual AT Tax Time Thread

    wise advice. i regret typing in all my info in online. i've used the desktop version of taxcut the last cpl years, so i may just go buy it to do different combos. i've also often wondered why these pacakges dont have an option that lets you see the differences if you file maried/independent...
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    3rd Annual AT Tax Time Thread

    thx again for this thread. we had another kid this year and i got booted from my office (upstairs bedroom). so we built an office in the basement (same exact size as bedroom office). i work full time from the home for a company (not self employed). i also teach some classes online from the...
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    Nvidia viral marketing with AEG exposed !!! *UPDATED* *Poll Added*

    my thanks for all this material to use in my beginner's ecommerce class. my students should get a kick out of using this as background for their viral marketing segment.
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    upgrading to 2 gb--2 pairs of 512 or 1 pair of 1 gb?

    which is more desirable? i have a dell 8400 with 2x512 mb. should i just buy another pair of 512 sticks or should i buy 2x1 gb sticks and ebay my existing?
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    Whatever happened to RDRAM?

    can't say i fault the ram mfg for price fixing if it did occur. it's not as if intel doesn't play the monoply card when they want/need to.
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    laptop sees wireless router, but can't get ip assigned??

    decided one more time to retype in wep key and that did it. i think i mistyped the letter O for a zero (new hex, eh?)