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

    Thanks, I'll check it out.
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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

    Thanks all!
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    graphics tablet

    Thanks for the response. I'm trying to stay under $100. If it's not possible to do that, I'll have to wait a few months while I save up.
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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

    Okay, thank you guys! I am glad you confirmed that for me, that was my sneaking suspicion.
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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?

    Thank you, those links were extremely helpful.
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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

    Here is one of many threads on moreawesomethanyou.com. It's a forum built around a mod for the Sims 3. Be aware, if you go on it, that it has a nasty culture of flaming. http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,21765.0.html I tried everything suggested on this thread, to no avail.
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    Need some hand-holding to buy the correct Win7 version for my PC

    Thanks for the responses! I have 4 slots for RAM, and currently each has 1 gig. They can each hold 2. I know my PC is aging. :( But to buy the kind of gaming computer I would want would mean a long time of saving. Currently I play the Sims 3 mainly, and while I wouldn't say I'm addicted (since...
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    Need some hand-holding to buy the correct Win7 version for my PC

    Thank you both. This is exactly the information I need.
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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

    Thank you both! Off to try this. ETA: I love you Anandtechers. You are the absolute best. If I could figure out how to include a smilie owing down to you, I would, but just know, the sentiment is there.
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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?

    Thanks everyone. I'm trying out some of the steps CA19100 advised and I'll come back around if that doesn't work. Thanks again for responding.
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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

    Awesome. Thank you.
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    recommend a graphics card

    Hi Moonbogg, thanks for responding. I'll be upgrading to 8 gigs of RAM. My CPU is a dual core, but I can't tell you more than that because the computer is over at someone's house for the upgrade. It was a good computer 5 years ago. Thanks!
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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?

    Thanks, both of you! MiL is out of town this week but I'll revisit this when she gets back. I really appreciate the help!
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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, Thank you so much for all your advice and help. The Kaspersky people got back to me and had me uncheck "use proxy server" under my update settings. And it worked, so I'm all set. What a pain! But it really means a lot that I have a place to go for advice like this. Thanks again! Sophia
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    so frustrated - Kaspersky

    Hi guys, I just checked my pc (I was on my laptop when I wrote you before) and it is ALSO not connecting to the proxy server or whatever. Neither machine has been able to update Kaspersky since June 3. I have a request for customer service in to their website. But it seems weird that this is...
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    so frustrated - Kaspersky

    Hi Keith, Sorry to be a dunce about this, but I tried to dl the latest version and there are a couple of issues. One, it looks like the same version I have (12.0.0.374)--would basic daily updates not change the number? and also when I try to install it, it wants me to uninstall the existing...
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    so frustrated - Kaspersky

    Hi all, Thank you so much for the advice! I tried the flushing thing, didn't fix it. Did a full scan with malwarebyte, didn't find anything. I'll try downloading the updates manually next. Thanks again! Sophia
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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?

    I don't have Works on any of my current computers... is that something I can dl, or do I have to buy it?
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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.

    Thank you again Cougar, and thanks, Random. I appreciate all of your help.
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    Cougar, thank you so much for the patient and detailed explanations. I really, really appreciate it. I'm aiming to upgrade the ram to 8 gigs as you suggest, as well as upgrading the card. I'll have to figure out what the power supply is at... perhaps if it looks good I'll upgrade the CPU too...
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    Okay... just poked around a bit, and am I looking at this right? The video cards I'm seeing are in the $50 range (on ebay). Is that right? Have video cards come down that much??? Also, looks like about $60 for two DDR2 2 gig RAM sticks versus about $30 for two DDR3 2 gig sticks. Is there any...
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    You are correct about the current configuration. Why do you recommend going to 8 gigs? (This is so I can justify it to my husband...) As I understand it, my video card is stand-alone. It's an NVidia Geforce 7950 GT from 2007. Unless the cost of video cards has decreased dramatically...
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    Thank you Matt, uOpt, and Denis. So let me see if I understood you. I can and should upgrade to 64 bit. My motherboard is okay to do that. I can't go with a Core 2 Quad but don't need to, as long as the OS is 64 bit. Then if I add another 2 gig stick of RAM I'll have 5.25 available gigs (the...
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    upgrade or new PC? Advice please.

    So it's not because I'm running XP, like the tech said? What do I need to do to fix it if it's the 32bit Windows? If it's the graphics card, I imagine that means if I buy a 2 gig stick and install it in the final slot that would upgrade me to 5.25? How do I find out which is the issue?
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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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    I miss Balder's Gate.

    Thanks, all. I too love Planescape. The artwork! Sigh. I haven't tried Dragon's Age although I did like Icewind Dale. I found Neverwinter to be too combat heavy--I really am a plot person, I guess. I'm going to go back through this list and take notes.
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    script errors on nearly every webpage?

    Thank you. That fixed everything, looks like! :D
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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...