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    Older software for posable design/animation, eg. Poser 3

    Hi all, I'm trying to find inexpensive software that would allow me to pose models and tinker with lighting, for the digital art that I make. I don't have a lot to spend, and I don't need anything very advanced. Just software that would allow me to pose adult and child, male and female figures...
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    graphics tablet

    I'm looking to buy a graphics tablet but I don't have a lot of money to spend. I will primarily be using it for drawing with GIMP. I looked at the really inexpensive tablets but those seem to be for signatures, not drawing. What is the least I can hope to spend on a graphics tablet for drawing...
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    Advise an Ignoramus about Xbox 360

    Hi all, I'm considering trying to find a good, used xbox 360, because a friend of mine won't let up about how great Skyrim is. I thought I'd get the PC version (I have a good gaming PC) but another friend says the loading screens for the PC version of Skyrim will drive me crazy. It looks like I...
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    software for posing models for drawing?

    Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction here. I'm looking for software that would allow me to design poses, lighting, and other attributes which I could then use as a model for drawings. I am not actually interested in 3D animation, just in a utility that lets you...
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    Need some hand-holding to buy the correct Win7 version for my PC

    Hi all, I'm not completely hopeless when it comes to computers, but compared to you guys I'm as dumb as a post, so please bear with me. Here's my long story: I have a custom built gaming PC from 2007 that's running 32 bit XP. I have 4 RAM, but of course can't access all of it, and want to...
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    Please help me destroy the last remnant of the Sim 3 on my PC

    I really need help. Last night I tried to install (from DVD) the Sims 3 Seasons on my PC. We had a brown out in the middle of the installation. I tried making it run, of course it didn't. So I tried to uninstall. It claimed to have done so, but still shows up in my Add/Remove Programs...
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    Good free anti-malware for macs?

    Hi all, First off, if the tone of this post comes off frustrated, I apologize. I've been running into some walls with this and getting a lot of well-meaning people giving me useless advice. I turn my lonely eyes to you, Anandtechers. Please help. My husband's macbook (not pro) from 2008 is...
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    recommend a graphics card

    Hi all, I play the Sims 3 a lot and have found that with each new expansion pack the quality of my gaming suffers. My pc is 5 years old and was high-end when I bought it, but it needs upgrades. As a result I'm upgrading my RAM and doing a few other things to try and avoid CTDs and errors of...
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    using mac book with tv?

    Hi all, My mother in law would like to use her tv to stream Netflix off her mac book pro. She has an HDTV that's a couple of years old--apparently the model just before the one that could directly stream Netflix. The TV has RCA and VGA ports. It's a Panasonic LCDTV Model # TC-32LX24. The Mac...
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    so frustrated - Kaspersky

    Hi all, I am having a problem with Kaspersky Anti-Virus. For the last two days it's been telling me it can't update, it can't connect to the server. On their troubleshooting site, it says this may be due to my host file. It says to either delete most of the lines in the host file but one, or...
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    best older illustration software

    Hi all, I need illustration software to create book covers. I'm running Windows XP on a pc that was high end about 5 years ago (good graphics card at the time, a GeForce 7800 I think). I have 4 GB of RAM. I doubt it can handle the latest version of something like PaintShop Pro, so I thought I'd...
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    repair corrupted MS Works files?

    Hi everyone, I recently retrieved a bunch of files from an old computer that was dying. These files represent about 6 months of work I did a few years ago. Unfortunately, when I try to open the files (in Win7 Word) about 2/3 of them give me an error message saying they "may be corrupted" and...
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    Hi all, ***The short version: Is it better to upgrade my existing pc to Win7 and to have at least 5gigs of RAM, or to just buy a new pc? ***The long version: You helped me a great deal back in 2007 when I bought my custom pre-built desktop. It's an abs, and it's been pretty good. At...
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    script errors on nearly every webpage?

    Hi all, Thanks in advance for you help, once again. I'm visiting my f-in-law and he has been struggling with a few problems with his pc. These problems all started a few weeks ago and may be related to something Comcast did to update the cable internet account. This is Comcast Infinity...
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    I miss Balder's Gate.

    It's been years since I played a PC RPG game. I don't like MMO games at all. I want a game with a good story, like Balder's Gate or Torment. Are there any out there like that anymore?
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    various questions about anti-virus/anti-spyware

    My mother in law, Pat, recently opened an email from a fellow student, which seems to have immediately struck her with the Windows XP Repair virus (it claims you have a critical failure in your hard drive and tries to get you to pay for their "fix"). She says she didn't click on any links or...
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    notebook for a writer

    Hi all, I'm thinking of buying a notebook. I'm a writer and currently I use my husband's macbook. It's nice, but more computer than I need. Also I think he may kill me in my sleep if I don't quit bogarting it. So here are my criteria, please advise: A keyboard wider than on a netbook. A...
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    mac specs: are they adequate?

    Hi all, You all have been very helpful to me in the past. I'm hoping that you can help me out again. I'm decently knowledgeable about PCs, but when it comes to Macs I'm much more lost. I work in a school, and all of the computers in my classroom as PCs, which is good. Howver, my colleague next...
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    new to networking, please advise

    Hi all, You've been incredibly helpful to me in the past with questions about processors and graphics cards. I come to you today with a new issue (new to me anyway). We just moved in to a new place and subscribed to ATT DSL service. We bought the better of the two available modems because it...
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    iBook questions

    Hi, I have a Mac iBook model number M6497. I use it off and on for wordprocessing, and it works fine. Not long ago, some of you helpful forumers answered my questions about using a flashdrive with it (thanks again). I come to you with still more questions. I went to Fry's hoping they would 1)...
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    probably a silly question

    Hi, I apologize if this is a silly question, but I just don't know much about this. I have an older iBook operating the first version of OS X, and no way to get info on or off it as it has no drive for CDs or anything. I'm wondering whether a flash drive will be compatible with it and my PC...
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    cd drive disappeared

    Hi, I'm trying to help my bf deal with this weird computer problem. I am not very skilled at this stuff but he is even less, so the task of fixing this falls to me. Anyway, apparently he was importing music from some cds he checked out of the library. He uses iTunes. He got to the 4th cd and...
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    help a clueless person

    Hi, My Norton Anti-Virus is up for renewal, and before taking that step, I decided to do a little search on ccapp.exe to see if it was normal that it seems to take all of my pc's resources to run... only to find forum after forum saying how terrible Norton is. And here I thought I was the only...
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    VGA EVGA video card?

    Hi... can anyone tell me whether VGA EVGA video cards are good? I'm looking at getting an abs computer with one. The exact one is: VGA EVGA 256-P2-N636-AR 7950GT 256M
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    your advice on my future purchase

    Hi, You all have a been a great help to me this week, advising me on my future pc. Please have a look at this list of specs and tell me if it looks like a good idea to get this pc. With all the extra little doo-dads, minus the shipping, the total comes to about $1600. I am particularly...
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    advice on buying pc

    Hi... I'm looking to buy a custom built pc, and since I'm not very experienced, I was hoping you all could point me in the right direction. So far, I've ruled out Alienware as too expensive, but I'm considering a computer at abs. Here's what I'm looking for: Intel Core2, 2 gigs of RAM...