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    Apple causing rise in E-Book pricing with iPad

    Didn't know if anyone's heard about Amazon pulling all of Macmillan Publishing's books (apparently e-books and print editions) over a pricing dispute stemming from the fact that Apple/Jobs are letting them price e-books in the $15 range on the iBooks store for the iPad. Amazon Pulls Macmillan...
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    Stephanie Tubbs Jones goes crazy on NPR (On Point w/ Tom Ashbrook)

    On Point is one of the NPR shows I download as podcasts so I'm always a day behind, so I apologize if this was brought up before, but I think it's a crazy listen. It's pretty civil up until the last ten minutes or so where Tubbs goes stark raving mad and shows the true colors of how desperate...
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    Possible to "re-activate" an XP install?

    So I've just bought an iMac on which I want to install a copy of XP under bootcamp for some rudimentary stuff I still need to do under XP. I've given my father my old PC, but in the interest of time and sanity I'd prefer to just leave the current XP install on that PC instead of having to do it...
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    Trouble getting old NF7-Sv2 to POST

    So I'm putting together a linux box from some stuff I had sitting around. It's an NF7-Sv2 with an AthlonXP mobile, Radeon 9500Pro, 512MB PC3200, using onboard sound, a Western Digital WD800JD SATA HDD. When I turn the power supply on (as in the switch in the back) a red LED on the NF7 comes...
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    24-Pin PSU, but 20-Pin Motherboard

    I bought a cheap case, with a cheap supply (Rosewill) to put some old hardware in (NF7-S w/ AthlonXP CPU) to run ubuntu. The power supply that came with the case has a 24-pin ATX connector, but the NF7-S has a 20-pin ATX receptacle. It seems Newegg only carries 20-pin to 24-pin adapters...
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    Cheap, small(ish) ATX case?

    Hi all, my primary gaming rig is an Athlon X2 deal that I have downstairs in the home theater. I upgraded that from an older AthlonXP Socket A rig that used an ABIT NF7-S mobo. So right now I have this mobo, CPU, and a Radeon 9500 Pro sitting on a table doing nothing. So, I figure, why not...
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    Sempron 3400+ to Athlon64 3200+ worth $30?

    So I'm pricing a Dell C521 for use by my grandparents. It's probably more than they really need, but I would like it to last them a good long while, so I figure why not. Anyway, I priced one with the Sempron 3400+ and one with the A64 3200+. The price difference turns out to be only $30 so...
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    Difference between Panaflo fans??

    So I'm looking to quiet my case down since I'll soon be moving it into the theater room. I've got a Kingwin KT-424 case with the stock fans which are somewhat loud. I want to replace them with panaflo fans but am unsure which to get. I was going to get some L1A fans, but noticed that SVC...
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    Can you use an IDE->SATA adapter on an optical drive?

    I have an SATA native harddrive, but an IDE DVD burner. I do have an IDE-to-SATA adapter that came with my motherboard like 3 years ago (NF7-Sv2). I was just wondering if it would work on the DVD drive? I can't see why it wouldn't since it's all IDE, I just wanted to check and make sure no...
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    Completely confused over S939 cooling

    Geez, the choices here are abundant, I'm like completely overwhelmed. In any case, it's either going to be an A64 3500+ or an A64 X2 3800+, and I'd be hoping to overclock either of them at least a bit, I never go hog wild overclocking anyway. It will be on the Asrock 939DUAL-SATA2 as well...
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    Can someone explain 5.1 vs. EAX 3, 4, etc.

    Ok, so I need a sound card. X-Fi, X-Plosion, Montego DDL, what to get? I'm a little confused over how positional audio works in EAX 3 and EAX 4. Does EAX actually include hardware positional audio encoding on X-Fi? For instance, say I'm playing "Dreamfall." Currently on my SoundStorm...
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    Question about Omega ATI Drivers

    I just did a clean reinstall and figured I'd try out Omega drivers again on my new X800GTO (AGP) since I haven't tried them in a while. In any case, I noticed it came with ATI Tray Tools, and I'd used that before to do all of my 3D setup and didn't bother even having the ATI control panel...
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    Is a WD Raptor worth $100 more?

    So I'm juggling around my HDDs. I've currently got a 150GB Maxtor as my main HDD in my PC, with a smaller 20GB HDD just there for some storage. What I'm thinking of doing is getting rid of the 20GB HDD (give it to my brother or something), and moving the 150GB Maxtor to an external enclosure...
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    Video upgrade recommendations for my PC please!!

    Hey all, I'm looking to get some boost in the graphics department. My current rig is as follows: Athlon XP-M 2500+ OC@2.2Ghz NF7-S Mobo (AGP) 700+ PC3200 (not quite a gig) Soundblaster Live! (the old Gamer5.1 or something like that) Radeon 9500Pro I know the newest thing is the...
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    Call 911 and be ignored

    This is such a sad story. What's more infurating is someone tells me that the local news said that the woman who ignored the child wasn't fired due to how long she'd been employed there. Ridiculous!! Story here on CNN
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    Who needs a draft when you can just kidnap kids to be soldiers??

    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/paynter/227497_paynter08.html I don't think the attempts to prop up unjustified military action can go much further into the realm of lunacy.
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    Laser Printer: HP 1012 vs. Samsung ML-1740

    I've decided I really need to get myself a printer, if just to have hard-copies to proofread, since I can't do that worth crap on the screen - I miss everything. Anyway, I want a laser since I only really print text, but I can't seem to decide between the two above printers. I put the Samsung...
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    Can't write a Postscript file in OfficeXP, help!

    It's really a very simple issue. I want to print to a postscript file, but Word won't even let me open the 'print' dialogue because I don't have a printer installed. Is there a way to get around this? Should I just install some generic printer driver or something even though I don't actually...
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    Which power supply in which system??

    In the neverending saga of my current upgrade cycle I realized if I'm going to keep my old system running as a linux box (might end up a win98 box, not sure) I need an extra power supply. The PS in my current rig is an Enermax EG451P-VE. I believe it's rated at 430W, and this is the rail info...
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    Netgear WGR614 Problem

    This has happened to me twice. Basically, the wireless option of the router will simply just die suddenly. I'm not sure if it's the signal or the actual functionality of the wireless broadcasting itself. However, unplugging the router for a few seconds will generally fix it and when it powers...
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    Problem partitioning during WindowsXP setup.

    OK, this is starting to annoy me, so I hope someone can help. I'm reinstalling Windows XP, and before I had two partitions, C: & D:, C: for the OS and "productivity" apps, and D: for games. However, I want to combine the two partitions and just have bigger C: partition now. I'm not looking to...
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    Linksys laptop ethernet card on WindowsXP, help!

    My brother has a Linksys PCM200, which I believe is something like an "Etherfast 10/100 Cardbus Card" or something. Anyway, XP refuses to recognize it or find a driver for it, and the driver I download from the linksys site doesn't seem to work either (there isn't an XP folder in the unarchived...
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    How can I tell if a Windows NT Workstation PC has a service pack installed?

    I'm moving to use a Windows NT Workstation machine here at work because we have some development software that only supports it and Win98. Some of the other software also works on it but most of it requires Service Pack 2 at least, but I'm not sure what is on there. How can I tell what service...
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    What's wrong with my dial-up setup???

    OK, this is really starting to piss me off. I've moved to my grandparent's for a couple of months while I intern. Anyway, I've had to return to dial-up from this hick ISP out here in the boondocks. I can dial-in with my laptop or my grandparent's computer fine, but my main desktop has stopped...
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    Out of the loop: What current CPUs for a Iwill KK266

    Hey all, I've been out of the motherboard/CPU loop for a while now and don't really know what's up. I was just wondering if someone could give me a quick rundown of what current CPUs the Iwill KK266 motherboard supports. I currently have an Athlon Thunderbird 1.2Ghz. Of course, the mobo just...
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    Does MSI Ti4200 128MB include a DVI-to-VGA adapter?

    I know the 4400 and 4600 MSI cards include the DVI-to-VGA adapter, I just wasn't sure if they include that with the Ti4200 card or not. I'm just wondering, because if it does come with it I'm probably gonna try and get one of those for slightly more than I was expecting to pay. If not, then I...
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    Programming help please, character array problems

    Can someone please explain to me why the code below crashed before the end of execution: #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> void main() { char *DestinationString; char *SourceString; int k; DestinationString = new char[]; SourceString = new...
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    Can't play audio CD's that have enhanced CD content! Help?

    Hi all, I'm trying to play some CDs on my PC while I'm working (specifically the Lord of the Rings soundtrack), but it is an enhanced CD and the PC only sees the autorun file, the exe files, etc. It doesn't recognize it as being an audio CD so I can't play it using winamp or anything. I also...
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    Linux Mandrake install problems, can anyone help?

    Hi, I'm trying to install Mandrake Linux just so I can play around with it. Anyway, I want to do a dual-boot with WinME. I have the WinME partition and in the Linux install I let it take some space from the Windows partition and break it up into the root, swap, and home partitions. It seems to...
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    Stupid question concerning floppy disk formatting

    I just bought some floppies today but didn't notice they said &quot;Formatted for Macintosh&quot; on the box. A floppy is just a floppy though isn't it? So I should be able to just reformat them for a PC right? Just wondering before I open them and can't take them back if I need to. Thanks guys.
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    Can someone help me with overscan information?

    I know that in normal 640x480 resolution the actual range on the video signal is 800x525 and the excess is used for overscan and blanking and the like. Does anyone know the full range for 1024x768 resolution? I can't find this information anywhere on the web and it's really starting to annoy...
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    Is my 1.2Ghz Athlon to warm at idle?

    Just wondering. The VIA hardware monitor utility that came with my KK266 reports a usualy idle temperature of about 42*C on my 266FSB 1.2Ghz Athlon (not overclocking or anything). Others are reporting much lower numbers from what I can tell so I'm just wondering if this is cosher. I'm using a...
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    Odd problem with Promise ATA100 card

    Hey guys, This isn't really a problem since it doesn't seem to be hurting anything, but it is rather . . . odd. I've been running both of my harddrives off of this Promise ATA100 card my father got me for Christmas (BH6 = only ATA33). Anyway, everything was working fine, but for some reason at...
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    Odd problem with Promise ATA100 control card.

    Hey guys, This isn't really a problem since it doesn't seem to be hurting anything, but it is rather . . . odd. I've been running both of my harddrives off of this Promise ATA100 card my father got me for Christmas (BH6 = only ATA33). Anyway, everything was working fine, but for some reason...
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    So much RAM, which to get?

    I'm looking at the Crucial listings for RAM and there are so many different varieties and stuff. Which should I get and what should I be looking for? Is CL=2 meaning CAS 2? Is CAS better when its higher or lower? What about the RAM timing? Ugh, soo confusing, any help? I just wanted to buy...
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    Just ordered KK266, 1.2GHz Tbird, Taisol, and AS2 -- now, do I get one of those shim things or not?

    I was just wondering what people thought of those shim things that are supposed to lay over the CPU and (I guess) protect it from pressure from the HSF. I've never installed a HSF before and, quite frankly, all the talk about how bad it is getting these things on the AMD chips is making me...
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    Is it worth $40 more to get a 1.GHz TBird tested at 1.33?

    Particularly if I don't plan on overclocking immediately when I first get it? I'm just wondering what people's stances are on this. I was going to get an OEM 1Gig at NewEgg, but they're currently sold out, but other places have some pretested AXIAs for about $40 more than NewEgg wants for...
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    Decided on Iwill KK266 and TBird 1.0Ghz 266MHz, now, what HSF?

    Hey all, In my eternal quest to replace my aging BH6 and the Celeron2566@850 and Slotket that was butchered by a dying PSU, I think I've finally decided what to get. I've got my Enermax 430W (yeah, I know it's no longer &quot;recommended&quot; by AMD, but screw them! :) ), and I think I've...
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    Which KT133A mobo with 6 PCI slots should I get?

    I'm so terribly conflicted. I cannot decide which motherboard to get. I want one with 6 PCI slots though so that eliminates the ASUS, but that leaves the ABIT, the MSI (without RAID), and the IWILL. I've had great success with my ABIT BH6 but I've definately heard about their flakey...
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    NIC hardware conflicts, any suggestions.

    Well, my dad just got cable and we're both hooked up via a Linksys router/switch. I'm using a relatively older Kingston NIC (KNE110TX I think, been discontinued in any case). Right now I have it in the last PCI slot on my BH6. My problem is that I can't get anything to reside in the slot...