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    Question about the PCI-e slots/limitation on Gigabyte P55-UD3R

    I plan to plug in one video card (GTX460) to the 16x slot, so it'll run at 16x - that part I'm good with. If I plug in another video card (not the same model as the first one) into the 4x slot so I can have triple monitor support, will it reduce both cards to 4x? I'm not attempting to SLI...
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    Biking vs Walking

    I can either walk 2.5 miles to work or bike there. Walking obviously would take longer. Which would would be better for an aerobic workout?
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    Best way to exercise?

    I live about 1.6 miles away from work. Biking takes about 10 minutes but is more strenuous while walking takes about half an hour. Which one burns more calories/gives a better workout?
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    Dishwasher wastes energy?

    At my apartment, water is paid, but I pay for electric. Does using the dishwashing machine waste more electric or water? If you paid both electric and water bills, where would using the machine frequently hurt more? Thanks.
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    Safe to drink Lactaid milk?

    My gf is lactose intolerant so when we grocery shop, we buy lactaid milk for her and regular for me. I was wondering first of all if its safe to for a nonlactose intolerant person to drink it, and secondly if it is safe, does it contain all the nutrition I'd need/get from regular milk?
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    Paying Off Credit Card Question

    I have a Wells Fargo checking account and a Wells Fargo Visa, so I can transfer money from the checking to the Visa very easily through their Wells Fargo Online website. I recently signed up for an Amazon.com Visa for the $30 promotion and because I figured I might as well start earning some...
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    Work Laptops

    Do you get to keep these? Or do they remain the company's property in your possession?
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    Had interview today...stumped by a technical question

    Software engineering position. The interview went well, but there was one technical question I didn't know the answer to. "What is the Object-oriented way to sort a two-dimensional array?" I said to use a double for loop (couldn't think of anything), but the interviewer said that way is...
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    Multithreaded Applications

    I just got a dual-core system and was wondering if anyone knew any multi-threaded applications or sites that list them that would take advantage of the two cpus. I'm looking for anything-encode/decoding apps to games to screensavers. Thanks!
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    Job offer...good salary?

    I just got an offer from a big company to do software development. I'm going to have my bachelor's in CS in June 2006, and was wondering if 48k is a good deal. Salary.com says average in my area (Orange County, CA) is 56k for an entry level software engineer. Are those numbers inflated, or am I...
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    KVM/VGA Switches

    First of all, I was wondering if anyone knows why KVMs tend to be cheaper than VGA-only switches. Is VGA quality higher for one over another? I only need to switch my monitor between two computers. Mouse and keyboard I already have two sets so mouse/keyboard functionality problems don' t...
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    IE opens my .zips file auto

    I accidentally made IE open all zip files when i click on the link, can I change this default behavior? Thanks!
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    Question about Klipsch Promedia 4.1s

    Hi, thanks to anyone, klipsch user or not, who can tell me what the purple colored audio plug is for. The green is for the main sound, and the other round headed cord is to connect to the subwoofer. I'm talking about the three cords coming out of the main speaker (with the volume and power...
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    VGA Switch

    So I dropped my laptop and the LCD is in 5 different pieces...but everything else still works! It's not worth it to me to repair it, so I was thinking of just using the video out and turning it into a stationary desktop. I was thinking about sharing my lcd monitor (which belongs to my real...
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    Something fishy with my C:/ partition

    Hey everyone, a little help would be appreciated with this problem... I have one 80gb HD and two 40gb partitions, C and D. Winxp is on D, as are most of my files. I have some files on C, but when a certain part of it (for lack of a better term) gets accessed, my computer reboots. What I mean...
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    IE address bar in Start Menu Bar

    Does anyone know how to get the IE address bar, where you can enter URLs) into the Start Menu Bar? My coworker has it and she hasn't the slightest how it got there either. Thanks!
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    IE open/save file Woes

    I accidentally unchecked the: "Always ask before opening this type of file" of the dowload file dialogue box that pops up when I clicked on a link to a .doc file. Now whenever I click on a .doc link, it opens straight in IE with no questions asked. Anyone know how to restore the dialogue box?
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    What does quo vadimus mean?

    I can't find what it means, help!
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    overclocking pc2700 with divider

    Hi everyone, I have a stick of crucial pc2700, and a p4 2.2 cpu. My multiplier is locked at 17. No matter what settings I adjust, I can only run it at 166 FSB if my divider is set to 4:3. At 1:1, it isn't stable, only runs Prime95 for a few minutes. Newbie question but, is it better to use the...