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    apple newbie, quick question

    my cousin came over tonight, wants me to reformat her apple laptop. i unfortunately have no experience with macs and would like some kind of guide on how to do this. it was/is not as easy to reformatting a windows pc for me. thanks in advance. corey.
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    computer worth question

    not sure if this is the correct forum for this, but I need some help figuring out how much I can sell my gaming PC for! I currently have a i5 3570k - can overclock to 4.4 corsair i100 liquid cooling kingston 8 gb ddr 3 ram - was bout $90 when I bought it 256 ssd drive - samsung, pro version...
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    ups question

    So I'm looking at getting a UPS because I believe I have really poor electrical wiring in my house and its causing surges or unstable power and crashing my computer. Any suggestions? I just want to hook up my computer to it. It's a 3570k, 2 hard drives, 7970 video card. nothing that...
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    which smartphone? galaxy s 2 lte or nexus?

    I've been out of the phone scene for a long time (blackberry user) so I really have no idea what phone to go for now. any help would be appreciated!
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    history

    I've recently become obsessed with the roman times, medieval, etc etc. and was wondering what key books or documentaries I could get to further my knowledge! any recommendations? any other history book (must haves) would be cool too.
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    new computer speaker recommendations

    Well my old m-audio m30's broke and I'm looking for a new pair of speakers now. I want something that doesn't have too much bass as I'm living in an apartment. Any help? I don't want to re-buy my old speakers as they are $120 in Canada and I don't really care about sound quality that much.
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    excel question

    I'm trying to make an excel formula that subtracts two times from one another to keep track of how long certain job functions are taking around here. 99% of the time the one cell is going be a later time then the other, but I want to make sure it catches the other %1 where the opposite is true...
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    deadlift help

    I've been doing the starting strength 3x5 program for a month and a half now. I've been raising my deadlifts each workout by 20 lbs for the first month and now am slowing down to 15lbs or 10lbs. The only problem is my lower back is starting to round, and I'm losing good form. I've reduced my...
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    crossfire question

    I'm considering picking up a couple 5850s to upgrade my rig a bit. However, I know that one of the pcie slots runs at x16 and the other at x4 times. Is that something I should worry about?
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    looking to go back to school

    I'm not happy with my current job and am thinking of going back to college/university in order to get into the computer field. I have always loved computers and dabbled in programming/networking stuff in high school. I'm wondering what field I should get into? What degree I should go for...
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    workouts for an out of shape girl

    A friend of mine, who is a girl and extremely out of shape wants me to help her out. I'm pretty in shape (do muay thai, run, lift weights, etc) but I'm not sure where I should start with her. I want to start doing some HIIT runs with her and teach her some boxing but I don't want to burn her...
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    rolled ankle

    Well I've rolled my ankle for the first time in my life today, in muay thai class. It's not super bad, its swelled up and its a "little" hard to walk on it. I know the whole R.I.C.E thing but are there any other tips for this injury? I don't want to get out of shape and miss a bunch of...
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    overtraining

    I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on overtraining. I'm curious how easy it is to do and what are the signs. I've recently started muay thai after a 2 month layoff from a lower back injury and I don't want to push it too hard too fast. I love doing it so it's hard not to...
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    Weeds anyone?

    "Mexican authorities have arrested 27 high-ranking officials suspected of collaborating with drug-trafficking gangs in the state of Michoacan. They include 10 mayors, a judge and an aide to the governor of Michoacan. The arrests come days after police detained several suspected members of...
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    scientology tried in France

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8066743.stm "The Church of Scientology is set to go on trial in France, accused of organised fraud. The case centres on a complaint by a woman who says she was pressured into paying large sums of money after being offered a free personality test. A...
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    ipod/itunes question

    How come whenever I play my mp3s on my computer they are in order (like albumwise) but whenever I put them on my ipod the songs on the albums arent in order anymore? I'm trying to listen to pink floyd - the wall but it sucks because all the songs are out of order! any help is appreciated.
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    HAF 932 Upgrade Question

    I was thinking of adding a couple of 120MM fans into the front drive bays that are empty right now. I put my dvd-rw in the floppy drive bay so it appears that I can fit two right on top of each other to fill up all that empty space! I was hoping to get some ideas on how to pull this off or...
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    case upgrade

    I've been reading a lot about the cooler master haf 932 and was thinking of moving my current rig over to it. (p182 to haf932). do you guys think its worth it?
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    New ram

    I'm looking to replace my old ram with some newer 2x2gb ram that will overclock really well. Could you guys give me some recommendations?
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    overclocking gtx285

    Could someone give me some starting help with overclocking my new card? I've never overclocked a video card before and I'm not sure what to do....thanks.
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    285 is blocking sata ports

    hey i just installed my gtx285 today and to my dismay i had to disconnect my dvd/dvd-rw because this huge card totally blocks off all the ports except for two (which my hd's are connected to) i was wondering if anyone had some suggestions? my rig is in my sig.
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    computer crashes randomly in games

    So my computer has been running just fine for over a year now but just recently I've been getting problems. While playing games my monitor will stop displaying and say "no signal detected" then it will go back to windows and blue screen and crash. It's not happening often enough for me to...
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    using ps3 to watch videos/movies on flash drive

    I was wondering if anyone can give me some tips on how to use my flash drive to watch my shows on my ps3 instead of my old method (convert shows to dvd format and play on a dvd each time) I just bought a new 8gb flash drive so I'm not interested in streaming or anything. Basically, can I...
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    speakers for apartment computer use

    I just moved into a new apartment and am in need of some new computer speakers. I got rid of my 5300's because the bass was way too loud and boomy and I knew it would bother my neighbours. Any recommendations for something with some decent sound but not out of control bass?
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    buying new card. can't decide

    I'm selling my 8800 GTX for $200 and using that money towards a new card. However, it's not as clear which card I should get as it was when I bought my 8800. Could you guys help me make the decision on which high end card to purchase?
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    overclock failing after a year

    what does it mean when your overclock has been stable for over a year and all of sudden you can't even boot into windows unless you have default settings.
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    computer wont display anything out of nowhere

    My computer has been running perfect since I put it together 1 year ago. All of sudden it won't display anything on my monitor. The board isn't making any warning beeps or anything, it just says no display detected! I am totally confused how this can happen out of nowhere as I have good parts...
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    Looking for a new TV.

    Well I'm really starting to get into console gaming and love watching blu rays on my monitor. However, I would really like to get a new tv to do this on. Could you guys help me figure out what tv to get? I am going to use it mainly for gaming and Blu-Ray watching. I am looking for...
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    upgrading ps3 hard drive

    I recently purchased the 40gb version of the PS3. After installing a few games and seeing all the upgrades/downloads you can get I was thinking I'll need a larger HD. Can anyone recommend a good HD to replace the stock one? And possibly a guide or some help on how to do this?
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    TRUE push/pull configuration question

    Hi, I bought another fan today today to hopefully setup my TRUE heatsink in the push/pull configuration. Could anyone help me figure out how to install a second fan on this kickass HS?
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    New hard drive. Looking for some advice.

    Hi, I just installed a new Seagate 1TB 7200.11 drive. I am looking for some advice on what you guys would do in my situation. Right now I have Vista installed on my 500GB drive with about 20GB of space left. I am thinking of re-installing windows but I also want to keep about 300GB of...
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    Gaming PC for gf - around $800

    Hi, I am looking to build a gaming pc for my gf. We are looking to spend around $800, not including monitor. She doesn't need a lot of HD space or is she looking to run vista. Any suggestions welcome!
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    swiftech h20-220 compact + Antec182b

    I was thinking of getting into the watercooling game and this kit is on sale at ncix right now ($150). Is my case compatible? Could you give me any info or comments on this setup please?
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    new mid range gaming rig for friend

    My buddy is looking to build a new computer to tide him off until the end of 2008. Could anyone throw some potential builds my way for him please? He's looking to spend about $1000 or possibly less then that if possible. Gaming is the main priority. thanks guys.
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    dsl latency

    Hi, I figured I would try to figure out my problem with you guys seeing as my ISP doesn't seem to understand that my latency problem is NOT due to my graphics card and cpu configuration... Ever since I upgraded my DSL service from 3mb to 5mb my ping times in all my games doubled! My...
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    total newbie to wireless networking

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help me setup a simple network between mine and my girlfriends computer? I'm using my Asus P5k Deluxe Wifi as the access point. I've tried installing the software but all I could accomplish was getting a simple networking going without internet sharing...
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    case cooling idea

    Hi, I've had my computer setup right in front of my window for a long time now. Keeps it cool when I run my air conditioner in the summer and leave the window open in the fall/winter. What I'm thinking is, what would happen if I changed my fan setup so that I'm blowing all the air from back...
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    pwm temperature?

    Could anyone help me figure out why my pwm reading in SpeedFan is always at 122 degrees?
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    home networking question

    Hi, I've never setup a network before, and I need a little advice/direction and how to do so. I have a AsusP5K Deluxe motherboard and would like to hook my girlfriends computer up to the internet through mine, however, not via wireless. So I was curious what steps and what stuff I need to...
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    Q6600 G0 idle and load temps

    I was wondering if some of you guys who run at 3.4-3.6GHz could post your idle and load temps for all your cores. Thanks.