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    Lightweight 11 inch or 13 inch laptop for friend less than $500

    Looking for a friend who wants to spend very little on a computer unfortunately. I've tried talking them into spending more, but not much I can do. She's a grad student so won't be doing any heavy work. She likes the idea of a lightweight computer, and even one with a tablet screen that is...
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    Acer S5 - Magic Flip Port Sound (Fan failure?)

    A family friend of mine has a Acer S5 (http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/12/3151427/acer-aspire-s5-review). I think it' a few years old. She contact me the other day to tell me that the magicflip's motor (I think she means the fans, but it could be the actual motor that raises and lowers the...
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    So. Many. TVs. Thoughts? And a good Review Site?

    Let me start out saying I don't care for any SmartTV abilities, as I have a Roku Box, and love it, and don't mind having an extra box next to my TV for this. I also don't need more than 2 HDMI ports honestly. But more is a small benefit. Not worried about sound really, since I use my own...
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    Epson Wireless Printing - Stopping Non-Approved Printing

    Currently, we work in a co-working space where everyone is on the same wireless network. Our office though has a specific printer that only we use. It's an Epson Workforce 845. Unfortunately, it has no ability to password protect the printer or approve/deny printing, so I'm trying to find...
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    Using Router as a Wireless Repeater/Wireless Range Expander

    I was hoping to set up my older Belkin N Router (F9k1002v1) as a wireless repeater/range expander in my living room, connecting wirelessly to my current router, a Netgear. I've googled this and found some guides but it's usually unclear if the repeater/range expander has to be connected with...
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    Want to buy: 1 TB External Portable HD with FireWire 800 plug

    I'm looking to get a portable external HD at 1 TB size, that has a FireWire 800 plug (and a USB plug too). It seems HD prices are rising right now.. So maybe not a great time to buy. Black Friday is coming up pretty soon, so are the holidays. Any recommendations on what to buy and when and...
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    1 router, 2 access points, 1 switch

    I'm wondering what the best way to run my internet is. We have 4 floors. the bottom one is where the modem has to be. Then I have the router wired to the first floor. From there, I have an access point that goes up to the second, and another wire that goes to another part of the first floor that...
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    House of 25 people, internet setup?

    Right now, I am looking at getting our local cable internet at 50 MBPS up speed modem set up in my fraternity house of 25 people. That will of course have 4 ports on the back of its modem. My question now is, should I plug a router into each one of those ports and put them around the house...
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    wifi card on brand new dell laptop is terrible

    I have a WPA-PSK (AES) encrypted wireless network at my house and our two macbooks work fine anywhere in the house. The Dell desktop is connnected to a range expander and works great. The Dell Vostro though, with a dell 1520 mini half card N-wireless card (that has been replaced already by a...
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    reccomendations for a business laptop for dad

    My dad needs a new computer for work. A few questions: is it worth it to get a business laptop over a home computer? I saw a thread on this here today, and sounded like people thought it was worth it, but mostly for when things broke. I guess if I could get a good deal on drop and spill...
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    laptop for cousin - good deal?

    He is looking for a PC laptop $700 and under, 15 or 14 inch screen. He does basic computer stuff, browses the internet, instant messages, etc., but he is also an engineering student, so he does run some memory intensive programs. He also wants it to be fairly lightweight like around 6 pounds or...
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    possible to rent out a studio?

    at my job, we are having a company produce a flash video for us, but to save money, we wanted to do the voiceover (the dialogue going on during the flash) ourselves. Is there anywhere we can rent out a studio? Does National Public radio rent out a studio room (we're in Washington DC)? any...
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    Need a new desktop PC for dad...

    We just need a new CPU (we have a monitor and speakers). It will be used for pretty basic computing: surfing web, word, some basic kids computers games (for 7 year old). My dad is willing to spend just about anything for the computer. However, I do not want them to use vista, at least...
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    Dell XPS 200 motherboard is fryed i think..

    My dad's overpriced Dell XPS 200 wouldn't turn on the other day, so I opened it up and tried to give it a look, however, I'm really not a hardware guy (more of a software/technical support with the OS/spyware removal,etc. kinda guy), so I took it to the local PC repair shop. They opened it up...
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    cant log in to Access point admin... WAP54G w/ comcast business gateway

    I reset a friend's wireless. She has a Linksys WAP54G (Version 2) Access Point and Comcast Business IP Gateway. So, she had a wireless SSID of "linksys" and no encryption. I wanted to change that so that she would have encryption, so I tried 192.168.1.1 and realized that didn't work. Some...
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    Connection between macbook and buffalo router not working

    My mom's macbook (On TIGER operating system, not Leopard) is having trouble getting on the internet. I've deleted the plist for the airport (so that all the wireless networks she has ever connected to, including our home network, were deleted). I also went into Keychain Access and deleted...
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    Router issues - using router as wireless access point...

    So - you can see what my problem was earlier - http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=36&threadid=2240040 Fardingle's post is the current system I am under. However, I set up MAC address filtering so that just me and my roommate could get on the wirless (along with a password). However, I wanted...
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    find/view webpage that no longer exists..

    So i wanted to find a page that no longer exists. Yea, it was a wordpress blog that I deleted myself exactly two years ago. I tried doing a google search for the site, but either google doesn't go back that far or they deleted all the results that used to show up long ago. Is there any way to...
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    how to watch ncaa bball games online later in the day

    I'm gonna be skiing for a week in Utah during most of the tourney, meaning I am going to miss most of the games. We are staying in a condo with "premium comcast high definition cable." Not sure if it has DVR so I could record the games. I know they will have the CBS games online, not sure if...
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    possible to get directv in heavily wooded area?

    People have come out to my dad's house twice to see if we could get directv. They have both said it's just too heavily wooded (trees are very tall and there is only one decently size good view of the blue sky in the backyard). Is it possible to get maybe a third party that could set up an...
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    headphones are gargling sounds/talking/singing especially.

    I was watching an episode of 24 with my Bose QuietComfort headphones, and then i believe I paused it or maybe the jack fell like half way out or something, anyways, something must of happened, because now the sound is distorted, when talking or singing happens u can barely hear anything, it...
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    password for shared printer? Where to find password?

    When I try to add my printer that is connected to my dell desktop -from my mac, my mac asks for a username and password when connecting to the computer on my workgroup. No matter what I put in, it still gives me access to the printers available, but it ends up not printing (the dell printer acts...
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    wirelessly print to dell computer from macbook

    There aren't any lexmark drivers for the dell printer (supposedly this is who makes their printers). Is there any way to do this? The dell is directly connected to a PC all the time. I could get a wireless printer router, but I was trying to avoid that. We have a wireless router connected...
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    need the adapter to connect to projectors and such with macbook

    My step mom has a macbook (not the newest ones, but the older model - the white and black ones), and needs an adapter to connect to projector's cords. I am pretty sure it is the mini DVI to VGA connector, correct? So I need this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9320G/A
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    my stepdad needs a new computer, should I get him a mac?

    My stepdad has had PC's all his life, however, all he really does is use microsoft office and use the internet. To me, that screams "he needs a mac." I have a mac, and love my mac. However, I guess what worries me is he has been in and out of businesses, and right now he travels a lot to...
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    Looking for a new laptop for dad, want a good deal!

    I might get him a mac, but if I wanted to get him a PC, I am looking for a good deal. All he does really is use office (word, excel), and use the internet. Probably looking at a 15 inch screen laptop. Any deals you guys have come across?
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    inexpensive external hard drive for mac?

    Does it have to be a mac external hard drive (for example, from the mac hard drives section on newegg?). I was trying to find a cheap one. She really only needs like 200-300 gb one, but if its any bigger that's fine. I would be willing to shop online, but I would rather just pick it up before...
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    inexpensive external hard drive for mac

    Does it have to be a mac external hard drive (for example, from the mac hard drives section on newegg?). I was trying to find a cheap one. She really only needs like 200-300 gb one, but if its any bigger that's fine. I would be willing to shop online, but I would rather just pick it up before...
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    anyone have any bright ideas on how to record phone calls on iphone? or other alternatives?

    Believe it or not, there is not an app that will actually record phone calls. You can record all the voice memos and to do lists you want on the iphone, but cant actually record a phone call. I was thinking of getting an audio splitter (it has to be the irregularly long one because i have...
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    microsoft word needs "tabbed browsing"

    I kid you not. I hate the navigation between documents in mac. Its a pain.
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    getting on the bigger network, but still having a wireless router

    Here at school, in my dorm hall, we almost all use Mojo, a program that allows us to download eachothers music off shared libraries. However, when I got a wireless router for our room (so I could roam around wirelessly, i realized that now this router was blocking me from seeing this local area...
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    Time Machine and SuperDuper, or just Time Machine

    First, a little about what I have" 500 gb My book external hard drive 250 gb hard drive on macbook pro, only using about 100, and probably won't get much bigger than 150 GB - but you never know could get bigger. So let me get something straight: Time machine doesnt give you a bootable...
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    external Protection for macbook pro

    It seems the macbook pro can get quite dirty mighty fast. I am personally having problems with my wrists and bottom of my palms laying against the computer on the left and right of the touchpad. After a short while, my wrists kind of stick to it, just from a small bit of sweat. The Marware...
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    External hard drive?

    I want to get an inexpensive external hard drive ( i guess newegg would be good to check). I have a built in 250 GB hard drive internally in my Macbook Pro, but want to be able to use time machine. Plus, an external HD to put extra stuff on would be nice. So, i was thinking a 250 GB size or...
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    Decisions, Decisions...

    From Macmall Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz, 15" TFT, 2GB DDR2, 250GB SATA, Nvidia GeForce 8600 512MB, 8x SuperDrive, Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR & iSight, OS X 10.5 Leopard GLOSSY +2 more gigs of kingston memory (total=4) and the servicenet laptop protection...
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    choices, choices...

    AppleCare - 3-YEAR APPLECARE PROTECTION PLAN FOR MACBOOK PRO OR POWERBOOK (INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR AN APPLE DISPLAY) The AppleCare Protection Plan extends your computer's 90 days of complimentary support and one-year warranty to up to three years of world-class support. Part #:951380 $349.00...
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    how could i set up a blog where...

    How could I set up a blog where there were like 6 different pages, and each page was a seperate blog. Maybe this isnt possible just through a blog and would have to be managed through another site that is a home page and when you clicked on those pages it would go to the blog you clicked on...
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    Buy a MBP... now or later?

    If I order a MBP through my school before the end of April, it can be delivered to me directly when I'm there on june 10th when I go for summer welcome. However, June is also the month that there are rumors there will be a small upgrade to the macs. So, should I just hold off and wait till...
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    Sound in videos in IE and Firefox not working

    Youtube works and all those video sites work. However, when I try to load, usually, any kind of news story, that is a video, i get the picture but no sound! I can remember trying cnn, netscape.com news story videos, nbc, etc. etc. etc. Wondering what could be the problem. I have Windows...
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    friend's computer - certain keys not working - must enter password with those keys

    My friend spilled water on her apple powerbook, and this was like last week, so whatever damage is done - is done. So, she needs to get some files off the computer, but cant enter the password because one of the keys in the password is one of the keys that does not work - all of them work but 5...