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    Best Printer for printing graphics?

    What would you say is the best printer for printing graphics (8.5x11) be? I currently have a Canon MG6220, and a Canon Pro-100. While the MG6220 does decent, the Canon Pro-100 prints excellent as far as sharpness, but authentic Canon ink just plain sucks. I went with some generic ink for it...
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    External 5.25 floppy disk drive?

    I can't seem to find an external 5.25 floppy disk drive that connects via USB. I have found empty external drives with IDE inside. Will a standard 5.25" floppy drive work in these types of enclosures connected via USB? I have an old commodore 64 that I want to mess around and do a little...
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    Anyone using a Seiki SE65UY04 (65") as a monitor?

    Just wondering how this thing will do with gaming? I am currently hooked to a 46" Sony and looking to upgrade. The Seiki SE65UY04 is a 4k TV. Just not sure how it would do with gaming, pc or console wise. Thanks
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    View all of a notification on Galaxy S4?

    Anyone know how to view the entire notification on a Galaxy S4? If I swipe left/right, it goes away, if I just click it opens the app, and if I long click it just wants to give me the app info. Say the mini golf in the pic. Thanks
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    What kinda connector is this?

    What kinda connector is this? Its coming from a USB cord, 5 wire one. Thanks
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    Mounting PC Speakers near motherboard/hdd safe?

    Building a bartop mame machine, so space is kind of an issue. I purchased some 2.1 PC speakers, Logitech S220. Was wanting to take the sub out of the box, and mount it on the back, inside of the cabinet. It would sit around 6-8" away from the motherboard, and 5 or so inches away from the hard...
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    Want to keep your @insightbb.com email from Time Warner? TELL THEM!!

    Sign the petition to tell Time Warner Cable you want to keep your @insightbb.com email! Some people have had their email almost 15 years and have way too many accounts, forums, etc connected to them! Sign the petition...
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    Adding Favorites BUTTON/Drop Down Box to IE10?

    Is there a way to add the favorites button/drop down box in IE10? I am still using IE8, upgraded to 10 and could not figure out how to add that button. Find it really convienent. Thanks
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    GizzyGames.com has 10% off using code ANANDTECH

    Not sure when it expires. They have alot of hard to find retro games too. http://www.gizzygames.com
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    How to stop PC from booting from specific drive?

    Is there a way to stop my pc from booting from a specific drive in Windows 7? Right now I have my normal drive...I have alot of stuff on it, but no place to back it up to. I had purchased another hard drive, and plan on making it my main/boot drive. Is there something I can do to my current...
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    Program to copy/rip etc a message board for archives?

    One message board I visit quite frequently will be closing down in a couple months. There is ALOT of good information on the site. Is there a program or anything that I can run that will go and kinda make a copy of it, just want a read copy of the boards. Thanks
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    Force Thunderbird to open and take focus?

    Since ive formatted and reinstalled Thunderbird, my Thunderbird will open, but it opens behind every other program that is open. I have it set to open with a G key (Logitech G19 keyboard). It worked fine previously. Thanks
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    1 PC, 2 ISP + Virtual Machine = problems HELP!

    Ok heres what im trying to do. I have Windows 7, using Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard. It has 2 NIC built in. I have Cable internet as well as a DSL connection. Im wanting to use the Cable for my normal desktop, web, gaming, etc. I want to use the DSL connection for my Virtual Box (VMWare)...
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    SSD for OS drive only (platters for games) run games faster?

    Would updating just your OS drive to a SSD, help other programs/games that run on 7200rpm drives run any better, as far as gaming etc goes? I have a several 2TB drives of games, would it help with those running smoother etc? Thanks
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    Why do Airline Pilots have to go through security?

    I was wondering this while in LAX the other day in the security line, and noticed that they made the pilots go through security. They are at the controls of an airplane, they can easily take it down or do whatever and need no knives or weapons. Kinda Silly.
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    WMP12: How to stop auto open last played file

    Every time I load up WMP12, it auto loads up where I stopped watching when I closed the player. How do I stop this? Thanks
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    Newegg: 8GB (2x4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600 PC3 12800 $75

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231428
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    Best CPU Cooler for 1155 (i5-2500k)

    Plan on doing some overclocking but not much. Whats the best CPU cooler to buy for the i5-2500k? A heatsink or one of the self contained liquid cpu coolers? Any models/brands?
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    P8P67 Deluxe - Tiger Direct, pushed back to March 18th

    I ordered one a few days ago because they stated they ship in 48 hours. I called and now they will not be shipping until March 18th. The guy told me I will get $20 store credit for the troubles, and connected me to someone else. The new guy said I have to pay and join some rewards program to...
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    Just got i5-2500k, Batch 3102c226, it a good batch?

    I seen alot of people asking which batch their CPU is. I just got mine in, and its batch 3102c226, it a good batch?
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    P8P67 Deluxe - What would you recomment for Power Supply?

    Looking for one prob in the 750w range, only plan on having 1 video card, and may do a tiny bit over overclocking. Thanks
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    X58 worth getting, or wait? Building new rig

    Building a new rig, just bought a case, and was getting ready to pull the trigger on the EVGA X58 Classified. Should I go ahead and do it or wait for a newer board to arrive? Going to use it primarly for gaming, single card, and possibly overclocking. I need at minimum 6 SATA ports (Have 5...
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    Delete first 5 or 6 characters of a huge list of files?

    I have over 2000 files that are numbered starting 0001 - 0002- up to 2750- I want to strip all of those numbers, is there a program or a dos command that will strip the first 5 or 6 characters all at once? Thanks
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    Password Protect folders w/o encryption program?

    Im using Windows 7, and looking for a way to password protect a slave drive w/o encrypting it. I format several times per year and dont want to take a chance at losing all my information. Is there a program that will run in the background that will password protect a drive/folders w/o...
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    HDMI vs DVI connection

    Heya, my video card (GTX 280) only has the DVI connections, though im using a DVI to HDMI adapter to run a display to my tv (just for movies), and I use the DVI connection to my monitor. I just looked at the back of my monitor and noticed it also has a HDMI cable connector on the back. Since...
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    If you had $75 for a PCI-E card, what would you get? (gaming)

    My little brother (15) needs to buy a new video card for his pc since it went out and only has $75 to spend....What would you suggest getting in that price range for a PCIE? He plays counter strike source alot
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    Who is this??

    We went on a cruise a couple months ago, and there was this picture hanging in the bathroom on the ship. Does anyone know who this is??? Thanks! Who? ---->
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    Deleting files off slave drives in Windows 7 x64

    Ok, I have 4 drives in my PC. For whatever reason, Windows 7 will not let me delete alot of my files on some of these drives. They have never been encrypted or anything. Im able to view files, copy to drives, etc...but alot of them wont let me delete them. I download some little hack that...
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    Program to take permissions of files in Win 7 x64?

    Is there a program that allows you to take permissions in Windows 7 x64? Ive looked at some tutorials of ways to do it, but none seem to work. Thanks!
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    Reinstalling Windows via USB External CD Drive (Laptop)

    I have an older dell laptop that has windows 2000 on it. It does not have a cd drive built in. If I were to buy an extranal USB Cd drive, are you able to boot off those on laptops to install windows via the cd drive? It is a Dell PPO1S. Thanks!
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    Php script to keep track/display things?

    What im doing is making a site for a RPG online game. I know nothing about PHP, mysql etc. So what im looking for is, not sure if the wording is right, but a php script? that will allow me just plug in what I need on the site. Link I want a section that has "Quests" "Items" etc. I want to...
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    SATA II "Raid" Cards...Does it HAVE to be used for RAID?

    Or can it be used to just add 2 extra SATA II hard drives not in raid configuration, just used for normal storage? Like this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&cp=1&id=1188561245880 Thanks!
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    x64 Vista - Sound Recorder Issue

    Sound Recorder worked great in Vista x86, after I upgraded to x64 the built in sound recorder is not working correct. Everything it records just sounds like a bunch of garbage. I also downloaded and installed a few other sound recording programs, and they all sound the same way. Any ideas on...
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    Lexmark P315 - Prints per Ink?

    We just purchased a Lexmark P315 4x6 photo printer. There is only 1 ink cart with it. Does anyone know approx how many pictures you can get on a cart of ink? THanks!
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    Vista 32 bit + 8 gig ram = ?

    Ok, Im using Vista 32 bit, and I have 8 gigs of ram installed. It is showing I have 8 gigs installed, but being a 32 bit version of Windows, does it actually USE all 8 gigs, or is it still limited to using only 4 gigs, even though its reporting 8 in the system? Thanks!
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    Iphone 2G and 3G differences?

    Im looking to purchase an unlocked Iphone. I really wont be using it much on the web, just more for applications, games, etc, as well as a phone of course. My question is, what is the differences between a 2G and a 3G? I know 3G is on the 3G network, and also has a black back instead of a...
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    adding ebay links to website?

    Ive seen this on several sites, so I know its a script or something, but does anyone know what its called? You go to a website, and on the website it has embedded ebay links from a sellers store or catagory etc. I put an example below, any help is appreciated. Thanks! eBay store...
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    Best "Pop-a-Shot" for the home?

    Anyone have any good recomendations for the pop-a-shots for home? (the basketball goal with the smaller balls like at the arcades) Ive read a review of a few of them and they were not all that great (like the sportcraft bankshot, reviews state it wears out quickly). Would prefer one that uses...
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    HostPC.Com Review - BEWARE!

    I just wanted to give everyone a review of HostPC.com for your webhost. Things started well about 4 years ago when I started with their service. Ever since then, things go slowly downhill. A little outage here, a little server lag there, etc. Since then, it just continued to steamroll. Site...
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    Set Speakers to 5.1 - Now AIM sounds are messed up...

    Im running Vista Ultimate, using AIM 5.9 (this does it with the newest version as well). My speakers were in 2.1 mode, so I switched them to 5.1 like they are supose to be, and all sounds work fine, except for sounds in AIM. They are all muffled and make a cracking noise. I went directly to...