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    Looking for a picture...involving taxes...

    I saw a picture of tax protesters standing on a corner and someone edited the photo to point out everything in the picture (e.g. roads/sidewalk) that taxpayer $$ supported. Will provide a reward to whomever can find the photo!
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    Voter intimidation? No problem!

    From Washington Times: "Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day...
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    d-link dwa-140 usb wifi adapter and windows server 2008

    My computer had an old pci wireless adapter, but I ditched that when I moved into my new apartment. Unfortunately, I do not have an ethernet port in my apartment. The wireless router is upstairs and I just grab the signal from down here. I bought a dlink dwa-140 usb adapter at best buy...
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    Windows 2008 Server Install

    I returned home tonight ready to watch a movie instantly on netflix and my computer was acting funky. It wasn't reading my main harddrive and booted off of a different one. The one it accidentially booted off is a better HD but it's a long story and I had to use the older IDE HD for this...
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    question about the Alltel Hue by Samsung

    I just picked up this phone today and I'm currently waiting for my # to port over to the phone. I'm switching from Sprint, which has been pretty reliable so I'm hoping Alltel is just as good. But I picked out the phone because it was cheap and also functions as an mp3 player...which is...
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    Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlik

    This fight is finally here. I'm really excited for this, it should be the fight of the year. Pavlik had the audacity to talk shit to Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor and now he's going to get an ass whooping. It's good that they are showing it on HBO too, I don't enjoy shelling out $$ for...
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    Rutgers player sues Don Imus

    Text Imus, along with MSNBC, NBC Universal, CBS Radio, CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., Westwood One Radio and Imus producer Bernard McGuirk are named in the suit. I'm sure most people here won't be fans of this lawsuit. I think it's pretty frivolous myself, but really...is anyone surprised? I...
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    Transferring HD from old comp. to new one?

    I'd like to transfer my 20gb HD from an old computer into my Dell comp. I wouldn't be able to reformat the HD before I transfer it to my new comp. because the computer that the 20gb HD is in is effectively dead. The HD's are both running WinXP but the 20GB isn't updated at all...pre-SP1 i...
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    Thinking about setting up wireless in my home...

    I'm thinking about making my house wireless and i was wondering if 802.11g is going to be the best technology out for a while? I'm not exactly sure how a wireless network works, but I'm assuming I just need a wireless modem (router if i want to connect 2+ computers?) and network cards for...
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    WoW causes a BSOD...need help

    As an undead mage, I gave the pumpkin to the guy in the cellar and right as I get the XP points and such, my computer crashes and I get a blue screen that says: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and one of the messages is 0x000000000D1 (+/- a few zeros). My GF4 Ti4200 is using the latest drivers...
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    YAFFTT: Dominick Davis and Chad Johnson for.......

    I'd be getting: D Davis C Johnson for: E Moulds C Chambers T Brady I have: QBs D Mcnabb T Green T Brady WRs T Owens I Bruce E Moulds C Chambers RBs P Holmes M Faulk R Johnson T Henry B Westbrook I think it's a pretty good deal but I'm not 100% sold on...
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    Drop down box in Firefox?

    In IE when I type in a letter, such as "L", the links I have in my favorites that begin in L drop down. Is there any way to add this to Firefox? Example Thanks
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    Which NIC to buy?

    EDIMAX Gigabit PCI Ethernet Adapter INTEL PRO 100 S 3com 10/100Mbps PCI Ethernet Adapter I need a good, fast NIC that doesn't use too much of the CPU. My old NIC had a problem with too many incoming connections and would often crash whenever BT was open. I'm not sure if I should go cheaper...
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    al-Qaeda 18,000 strong?

    But I thought we had crushed al-Qaeda? Not sure about the accuracy of these reports, but if they are even remotely accurate, this is bad news :( Text Another BBC
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    Random Restart - Windows related? Please help!

    UPDATE 4/30: Just installed Azureus BT Client and have gotten 2 BSODs since install. They are of the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_EQUAL_OR_LESS" variety. I went to Linksys.com and tried to download drivers for the LNE100TX v4 and chose WinXP as my OS. I downloaded the drivers but when I opened the driver...
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    Watching DirecTV on my PC?

    UPDATE2: Pics (bad qual :( ) 1 2 UPDATE: from what I hear watching DirecTV on my PC is possible yet I don't have any of the software/cables. So do I need to buy a TV Tuner or is there a place to buy the cables I will need? I recently got a 3 room DirecTV system because I got a really good...
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    Uninstalling MS Virtual Machine?

    I can't find MS Virtual Machine on the Add/Remove programs list and its been giving me some trouble ( @ sportsline.com, whenver I try to go into Gamecenter for any game my computer randomly restarts instantly ) and I'd like to just use J2RE now. Is this is a MSVM problem or something else? If...
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    Random restart (w/ BSOD)?? Help please!

    UPDATE4: did system restore to 3/20 (don't have any earlier points :( ), just a second ago my computer restarted without a BSOD. AGhhhh so frustrating. Help is really appreciated ;) UPDATE3: Still getting them. What should these settings be in my BIOS? AGP Aperature Size - 128MB or 64MB? (I...
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    More new computer problems...

    Sorry about all these posts...not sure why I'm getting all these problems. My problem now is that I can't get on the internet. The IC7 doesn't have onboard lan so I'm using a Linksys LNE100TX ver 4.1 ethernet card. Windows XP shows the card under Control Panel > Network Connections...Under...
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    Win XP first setup problem... NEED HELP!!

    Midway through setup i get an error that says: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. DRIVER_CORRUPTED_MMPOOL If this is the first time...apears again, follow these steps: Check to make...updates you might need. If problems,...Select...
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    New computer problem (CD-RW)....Help Appreciated!

    Finished building a computer today, and being relatively new to building computers, I have come across a problem that has stumped me. I have 2 IDE drives: a 48x Optorite CD-RW and a 80GB Maxtor HD The CD-RW isn't being detected so I can't install windows XP. I'm pretty sure the CD-RW is on...
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    Scratches in Intel Retail HSF?

    I found a really hot deal on a refurbished 2.4C, since it won't come with a HSF and the only other HSF I have is an intel retail 2.8C one, i have a question... The 2.8C Retail HSF has a few scratches in the area where it would make contact, by few i mean 4-5. They aren't extremely deep, I...
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    How much impact does a NIC/ethernet adaptor have...

    My motherboard (IC7), does not have onboard lan, which forces me to buy a NIC. Before I purchase one though, I'd like to know if there really is a PRACTICAL difference (in things such as downloading files, playing online games, maybe actual browsing) between an expensive and a cheap NIC...
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    Car trouble

    First of all, I live in Arkansas and snow is pretty rare. Today we've gotten ALOT of snow (for us), 4inches+ i think. I was going to a friends house to hang out. Get in my Jeep (not 4wd) Grand Cherokee and start heading down my alley, slipped once so i was like screw this im going home. I...
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    ZZF 2.8C BS

    Ordered a 2.8C from ZipZoomFly a few weeks ago and it arrived broken. Sent it back and they said it was "phsyical damage" and they could not replace it. When the CPU arrived the little plastic box it was contained in was broken, I really didn't pay much attention to it so I took the wax...
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    Windows ME Help!

    I really need some Windows ME Help.... The other day i came home and turned on my laptop to find the message: Could not find system.ini, boot from emergency disk and type scanreg /restore. I did this and i got my laptop to boot into windows and i can get on the internet and other certain...
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    4 sticks of RAM and dual channel...

    I currently have a P4 2.4C with 2x256MB Corsair XMS PC3500 RAM. It's running dual channel but I could use some more ram. So my question is, if i get 4x256MB XMS PC3500 will performance slow down? Will it run the same speed as it would at 2x256? If not, how much of a difference would it make...
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    Need new fan for video card...

    I need a new fan for my Gainward GF4 Ti4200 64MB card. I'd like a fan that is easy to install and can give some headroom for OCing... Thanks for the suggestions
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    Abit IC7 or Asus P4P800

    Which board would you reccomend? I plan on getting a 2.4C and taking it to at least 3GHz. I know the IC7 doesn't have onboard lan but that isn't a problem. What are the bois' on the 2 boards like? which is the better OCer? I know from using the Asus board before that if you OC too high and the...
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    Antec TRUE380 PS...

    Has anyone OCed with this power supply? I'm thinking of buying one but I need to know if it is a good PS for OCing, because my last power supply died when I tried to OC. If anyone has any other experiences with this PS feel free to post :) thanks
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    Best card under $60..

    What the topic says.... I'm building a computer for a friend and he specifically told me not to spend more than $60 on the video card so does anyone have any suggestions on the best card under $60? Thanks
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    AMD 64 motherboard...

    Just got an AMD 64 3000+ the other day and now i'm trying to decide on what motherboard to buy. I'd like a good motherboard, not too expensive, but still be a good overclocker. Does anyone have any suggestions and results from your ocing? Thanks
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    Dell Dimension XPS

    I was wondering if anyone knows if you can OC the XPS safely. From looking at it, it appears to have really good cooling but i've heard Dell doesn't want people OCing so the cooling isn't that great. Anyone know? Also...does anyone know what motherboards the XPS uses?
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    A few questions...

    I have been a long time reader of anandtech yet this is my first time posting on the forums because I am in need of some specific help. I have a Pentium 4 2.4c, Asus P4PE-X mobo, and 512mb Corsair XMS PC2700 RAM. Due to the fact my RAM is only PC2700 the FSB on my 2.4c is 533mhz. So my first...