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    Local Car Club pics.

    Went to a local thing in Panama City, FL called Friday Fest. I've been talking with one of the clubs to shoot their events for them. Here's what I shot.
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    Smart Phone question

    I'm really tired of AT&T. We're paying $32.95 for a 1.5mb DSL connection. 85% of the time it's 1.2MB and the rest of the time it's slower than that, as low as half a MB. $65 for Local & Long Distance. We don't have any cell phones. I'm really thinking about dropping all the land...
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    Re-Edit of some old carshow shots...

    I've been going back through all my stuff and organizing. Decided to try messing around with them since I have much more experience in photoshop since taking these. These were all taken with a Rebel XT and various lenses, From a 28-105mm, 10-22mm, to a Sigma 30mm
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    Revist an old pic of a car I used to have.

    I drove this car during highschool. 1999-2002. And a fews years after that while in A school and on leave while in the Navy. Sadly it's gone now. This was in 2004 before I ever had a DSLR. Camera was a Sony DSC-P72 SOOC: PS:
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    Email Problem.....Virus? Spyware? I dunno

    My mother-in-law asked us if we sent her something via email. I had no clue what she was talking about. We go into my wifes email and find a message failed email because one of her contacts closed her account. Also, it was sent to multiple contacts. I think even twice. Otherwise, there...
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    Not a PC gamer, but I might try one if...

    Are there any PC games out there similar to ICO or Shadow of the Colossus. Both PS2 games? I'm not a big gamer besides racing games like Gran Turismo. But, the 2 games mentioned above I really enjoyed. I just upgraded my Q6600 machine. It has an 8800GS Alpha Dog video card, Windows 7...
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    My experience with a "fauxtographer."

    We had some photos taken of our kids a few months back. My wife found this woman on Facebook, who appeared to know what she was doing. She showed up with a 7D and 85mm F/1.2L She positioned us, took a lot of shots, etc. etc. etc. We get the CD a few weeks later and all the shots are...
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    Connect Desktop wirelessly?

    I have desktop that I will be using at home. We have DSL and the only phone line/modem/router is on the other side of the house. I want to connect this desktop wirelessly. trying to see what is the best choice. USB or internal? Pros & cons of each? Also, any links to products would be...
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    Have the funds for the upgrade. Let's do it..

    Here's my setup. - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor BX80562Q6600 -...
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    Suggestions on trading my lens?

    I just bought the 5D II with a 24-105mm F/4 L IS lens Wondering if I can bump up IQ and maybe get 2 lenses without coming out of pocket. Wanna hear anyones ideas. I'm shooting mostly family portrait type stuff.
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    I just scored a deal!

    I've been wanting to get back into a DLSR and start a business. I was looking at 50D's or 60D's. Then a friend comes by and says he saw a camera at a pawn shop. About 3 hours away. He doesn't know cameras. So a few days later I call them. Here's the camera & lens Asking...
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    Deciding if an SSD is worth it....

    Here is a setup I have currently - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor...
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    2007 Explorer Sport Trac

    Posting this for my dad. I've never owned one of these vehicles. He had an '01 in the past. He wants another Sport Trac and has been looking at some '07 and 08's. He's found a 2007 with 68K miles. Limited. 4.6L V8. Price is right at $20,000 He also found other V6's but XLT. Some more...
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    Looking to get into the Photography Business. Need to build.

    I have a Celeron Laptop and it is nowhere near beefy enough for editing RAW images. Much less large JPG's. Camera will probably be a Canon 60D. So, the possibility of Video Editing is there, but probably not that important. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks...
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    Doing a low budget PC build for someone

    Haven't done one in awhile. Business has been SLOW except for repairs. Local Auto shop in town wants a desktop for their shop. Gonna be running ALL DATA and have internet for looking up parts. Nothing really more demanding than that. Was gonna jump on todays shellshocker over at newegg...
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    Anyone have AT&T DSL?

    I had their Xtreme 6.0 service. Which I rarely got 6mbps. Most like 4-5 on a good day. As low as 2.5mbps during high traffic times. I recently switched to the Xtreme service, which is 3.0mbps. The reason was they are offering bundles for Internet, phone and TV which ended up being almost...
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    Anyone restored headlights before? Now with results.....

    I have a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix. The car only has 68,000 miles on it, but this probably actually started around 60,000 miles. The headlights are peeling. Almost like you would see clearcoat peeling on paint. Very thin and crispy. You can chip it away with your fingernail. Under that...
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    Hard Drive sound?

    Just wanting to confirm my guess here. Computer running XP. While running a virus scan, or pretty much anything that gives the drive a little workout, I hear this noise. Almost kinda sounds like that noise you hear in your car when you barely let off the brakes and begin to roll. Just...
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    Upgrading a laptop for a friend....

    Laptop is a Toshiba X205-S9349 I downgraded this laptop for him a long time ago to XP 32 bit. It's now acting up. I suggested maybe upgrading to windows 7 64-bit, more RAM, and possibly an SSD. Current specs: 2GB DDR2 RAM 2 x 120GB 5400RPM Hard Drives Windows XP Home 32-bit...
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    Cadillac Announces CTS-V Black Diamond Edition

    Cadillac Launches Black Diamond Edition CTS-V GM pioneers new paint technology with special edition V-Series. http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f70/cadillac-launches-black-diamond-edition-cts-v-100078/ February 2, 2011 By: Nick Saporito Today Cadillac announced that it will offer a...
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    Dell Inspiron 9400

    It has Vista Business I will just explain the problems it's having. Computer would freeze at the windows loading screen. It was show the scrolling bar for a little while and then just stop. Inserting a Vista DVD and it shows "Windows is Loading files." That bar completes and then it shows...
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    Work computer Running XP Pro to be used as a home pC

    I thought there was a way to do this. But, this Dell PC has XP Pro on it. It was used somewhere(school, business, etc) and has a bunch of networks to login to. There is no known password even for the PC itself. Is there a way to by pass all of them and create a new login account? Even booting...
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    About time to upgrade the TV

    Here is the TV we have now http://www.crutchfield.com/p_305TXP2...ures_and_specs The picture is great, but the size sucks. Anyway....We've been getting a lot of hand me down stuff from the in-laws. That we needed. Like a practically new mattress. And now, it's gonna be her moms...
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    Want to eventually get better tires...

    It'll be awhile since the tires on the car still have quite a bit of tread on them. But, being in Florida, I'm tired of All-Season tires. Today it's going to be almost 70 here. lol. I want to switch to a good performance tire. Something that I might even see a drop in times on the drag...
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    Help me find drivers!!

    http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherboards_d/MSI/RS482M-IL%2B%2528MS-7145%2BV2.1%2529/ Looking for drivers to this board. I need to do a clean install.
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    Office Home & Student 2010 Installation Issue

    I built a new PC for someone and they started out using Openoffice. They didn't like it(didn't try) and decided to go to Best Buy and buy Office 2010. The first copy gave her a "product key is no valid..." Sat on the phone with MS for hours. No luck. She went back to Best Buy. They gave...
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    Activating XP Pro....No installation ID!!!

    What gives? I have a COA on an old laptop and I'm reinstalling XP pro on it. It says it can't connect to the server to activate. But, I have internet connectivity. So, I choose Telephone and there is no Installation ID!!
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    Want to reinstall XP, but no drivers on HP Site.

    Trying to reinstall XP on this old laptop. Here is the link to HP http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...&product=81299 The computer runs, but is HEAVILY fragmented. Runs extremely slow. I don't want to reinstall until I'm sure I can find all the drivers to make it work. If I can't...
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    Installing XP with a Home CD....Laptop has an XP Pro Key

    Yeah, I didn't realize it until I went to install it. I have an XP Home CD but this laptop has an XP Pro COA on it. Anyway to make this work?
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    HP DV9000 Laptop. Charging only to 94%

    This laptop has a brand new battery. Not OEM. Battery charges fine to 94%. And lasts an impressive amount of time unplugged. Is this possibly the computer not "seeing" it as 100%? The OEM battery that was replaced was doing the same thing, but not holding a charge anywhere near as good as...
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    New York Times Review of Canon S95

    http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/a-love-letter-to-a-camera/?nl=technology&emc=cta2
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    HP M8300F - Replace Mobo with OEM or go with new/different brand?

    I've got an m8300F. Mobo is dead. Swelled capacitors. The rest of the system is great. The mobo is a MCP61PM-HM (Nettle2) Should I replace it with another one or go with a something else. Is the ease of the OS already installed worth it? Also any recommendations on what mobo to go with...
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    HP DV2 notebook. Won't boot to windows

    I can get into the System Recovery window. But, it sees no Windows Installation. When choosing the Command Prompt it starts at X:\windows\system32 If I go to startup Repair, it will ask if I want to load drivers. I can see "Drive D and Drive E." But, when I double click them, it says...
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    OEM Vista install tied to original Hardware?

    Is it like XP? Got an HP m8300F, with a dead motherboard. Thinking of just getting a new, better quality board, but will I lose the ability to activate Vista? I kinda don't want to use the same board because it looks like the capacitors popping is pretty common on these.
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    Vista install. Trying to repair. Different problems...

    HP M8000 Desktop PC At first it would blue screen after the green scroll bar. A few reboots and It would go into windows ONCE. Mostly the scoll bar mentioned above. It will also go past the scroll bar and then blue screen. Crash Dump or something and then reboot. The latest time...
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    Trying to sell my 40D, would like to get a compact...

    I'm not sure what to get. I need to sell my 40D, but I'd like to at least get a nice compact that the wife can use, since she has no desire in trying to use or figure out how to use the 40D. I have an A80 that I got for cheap, so that will be mine for awhile. But, I hate to sell a 40D and not...
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    PC getting stuck at bios splash screen...

    Trying to figure this one out. Trying to fix an HP S3321p. One of those Slimline PC's. It powers on and then just hangs at the BIOS flash screen. Sometimes it will go past that and then say, "disk boot failure. insert system disk and press enter" I plugged the HDD into my XP machine here...
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    Install Vista with contrasting COA and DVD?

    I have a tower that has a COA For Vista Home Basic. My friend I built a tower for has Vista Home Premium. Will I be able to reinstall Vista using his DVD and my Vista Basic COA?
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    Recovery console or Repair Installation for XP with SATA HDD

    Computer is a Gateway MA7 Blue screens after the splash screen STOP: 0x00000024 (00190203, 0x86D82800, 0xC0000102, 0x00000000) Things I've tried. Slipstreamed XP Disk. Gets me to the partitions, but no Repair Option. Ran recovery console on same disk, but it does not see the...
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    1st gear hits Rev Limiter....in an Automatic...

    Took my '05 Grand Prix GTP to the track the other night. It's an 1/8 mile track so I was only shifting from 1st to 2nd and no further. It was 95 and humid here. (I'm in Florida) Anyway, after a few runs the car got a little warmer than usual. After that every launch with the shifter in...