Recent content by SnailBoy

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    Looking to build new linux machine, need input

    Mmmmm . . . Mandrake. Forgot about Mandrake.
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    Looking to build new linux machine, need input

    You might want to try Gentoo. It's very customizeable (perhaps TOO customizeable :P ), and probably one of the best source-based distros out there, and you can tune it to your hardware and such (though I'd don't know a lot about running it on an nForce 2 - I've been meaning to put it on some of...
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    Which video card for under $100?

    OK, I've changed my mind, in a sense. If you're really trying to be penny-pinching, get the Radeon 9100. If you're trying to get every last drop of juice out of those one hundred dollars, get a Ti4200 or even a 4400. Just my four cents :P
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    WinXP Pro SP1+, Win Update never has updates for me?

    I assume here that you like being part of every marketing database you can possibly be added to. Is it really so hard to even conceive for you that WU might be a bad thing in some way? Or is this just some sort of residual anti-snail sentiment? That's cool. Us snails have been fighting racial...
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    is it possible to recreate the win2k installation disc?

    I've heard of apps that can make a liveCD from an existing windows installation, but they only work with the hardware they were created on . . . beyond that, I don't think there is a way :(
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    WinXP Pro SP1+, Win Update never has updates for me?

    This is the part where the thread ends, yes?
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    wireless network card and mouse question

    I've used a wireless mouse (a logitech, don't remember the model, but it was an RF-based one) with a WiFi setup many times with no problems. Although i've not heard about RF-mice using the same frequency with BlueTooth.
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    Which video card for under $100?

    For a little more on newegg (60-70), I'd get a Radeon 9100. The preformance is about the same, but the 9100 has better image quality. The again it could be personal bias :P
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    WinXP Pro SP1+, Win Update never has updates for me?

    We're not talking about end users, now are we? Oh, and SP4 for Win2k does fix the RPC bug. Thanks for the lecture, spyboy. I'm more informed now of . . . something.
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    Is this what I need to extend the range of my Orinoco card?

    Yes, but how does that help you when you want to wardrive :P ?
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    What are the disadv. of overclocking?

    Advantage to OC'ing : You saying, "Me overclock CPU" :-) Disadvantage (to not OC'ing) : You saying, "Me not overclock CPU" :-(
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    T40: SXGA+ LCD: Fish Screen Saver

    Mmmmmm . . . fish screensavers.
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    About to purchase 17" Powerbook.... opinions?

    Oh, yeah, definately. People are going to become irate because your laptop takes up three more inches of space beyond the size of a typical one. I bet that happens ALL the time.