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    Monitor has small blue lines on white (HP LP2475w)

    I recently purchased a new monitor (HP LP2475w) and from time to time these odd blue lines appear on anything that is white (and a couple of other shades of gray). It only appears when there is anything dark to the left of the white area. The strange thing is also that it isn't always there, it...
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    Book on parallel programming

    Hey, I'm looking for a book/guide on parallel programming. I had a quick look through "Java, concurrency in practice" and it seemed like a good book, but it is too focused on "how to make sure that things work" rather than "how to implement conventional things in parallel and what the...
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    What encryption algorithms profit most from hardware implementations

    Don't know if this is the right forum, but the Security forum seemed to be a worse fit. Anyways, my university is allowing us to design our own ASIC and will have it produced for us. So I'm trying to come up with an idea for what I could make and I was thinking it would be fun to make an ASIC...
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    Is the suns energy enough?

    The title may be slightly misleading, but this is what I'm wondering about: I watched a documentary yesterday called "Home" and they stated the following: "In one minute the sun delivers enough energy to the earth to feed all of humanities energy requirements for a whole year". Im not sure what...
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    What multimeter

    This is probably the wrong forum, but i wasnt sure where else to post. Anyways im planning to aquire a digital multimeter, but have no clue what to get. Im an electical engineering student, so i dont need it for any professional work, i just thought it was about time that i get one, I still want...
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    Recommend me some books on stock trading

    Looking for some suggestions for books on trading on the stock market? It would be great if the book also had a bit of a mathematical approach (I study electrical Engineering, so math is my strength). I also dont need a book for absolute starters (i had two years of economics in highschool, so i...
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    Vista repair not working, what to try next..?

    I have a vista computer that crashed after an update. When i try to start it up now I get the following two options: 1) Launch startup repair (recommended) 2) start windows normally None of these work (they just get to the windows loading bar and then stop somewhere) So I tried to repair...
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    Vista system crashed. Need program to do backup the recovery

    A friend of mines Vista pc crashed. Had it been an XP computer i would have taken a backup of all the files with ERD commander and then run the XP recovery utility from the XP cd. Im not quite familliar with vista though and as I understand there is no ERD commander for vista, what can i use...
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    Recommendation for website with "fun facts/fun news stories"

    Title sums it up. Just looking for a site with fun news stories of the day from around the world :)
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    quick: clearing hd to sell

    Im selling a couple of HD's, in total over a TB. I dont have any information on the drives that i think would be of interest for anyone, but id at least like to take the minimum of precautions. I dont feel the need to use a program like killdisk, but it would like to clear the table (whatever it...
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    Best tech and science magazine

    I want to subscribe to a technology and science magazine. Im not very interested in the newest benchmarks nor am i very interested in biology and chemistry. So im looking for something that fits the rest. I have heared that american scientist should be good, but I have also heared that it is...
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    Best RSS feeds

    Any opinions on what the best RSS feeds are. Im looking for one that has international news (not centered around the US, seeing as i live in switzerland). I also want to find a science and technology rss feed. Im not too interested in the newest RAM benchmarks and such, more interested in...
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    Considering the nokia E71

    I currently have a curve, but my provider is charging me crazy fees to use blackberry services, and a BB without the email and BBM part is relatively useless. So im considering the E71, hoping i could get some info and opinions from you guys. how does the email on the E71 work, does it pull...
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    program that converts to PS (PostScript) for printing

    My Uni has a website to which i can upload files that are then printed. The thing is that it only accepts postScript formatted files. So i need a program that will let me convert mainly .doc and .txt files to postScript. If there is anyway to do this as a virtual printer, that would be great so...
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    All my browsers have a problem with flash i think (mainly on facebook)

    Ok all my three browsers (opera, firefox & IE) have problems when it comes to facebook. For example ill click ont he next picture button and the next picture will come, i do it for the second time and it gives me the message "something went wrong" I get this message almost everytime i do...
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    looking for the name/artist of a "just dance" remix

    I heared the song just dance on the radio, but when i type it into youtube i get another version than the one i heared. The one on youtube is by lady gaga, the one i heared is more of a techno/synthesizer verstion with less words if i recall correctly. Thanks
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    Tried repairing a MCE with an XP pro CD, now it wants to install XP Pro

    So i thought i would give a shot at repairing a Windows MCE 2002 install on a firends laptop with an XP Pro cd i had because she couldnt find the repair CD, i thought it would just tell me that these are not compatiable if it wouldnt work, but instead it didnt ask me anything before the language...
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    So tired of linux

    Im so tired of trying to get linux to work on my machine that ive given up. first i tried ubuntu, but it only started to busybox, nothing else, changed my cd drive type to AHCI, that would let me install, but would not even boot to GRUB. Then tried openSUSE, it started the live CD without...
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    Outlet stores close to Vancouver

    Hey people, Im flying to vancouver tomorow and would like to go by some clothing outlet stores (Abercrombie, ralph lauren, tommy hilfiger, vans, etc...). We will be driving from Vancouver -> Whistler -> Bell Coola, so anything on the way would be fine as well. Thanks
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    Quick: Marvell 88SE6111 SATA Controller. MSI P35 Neo2-FR

    Im loooking at the MSI P35 Neo2-FR, http://www.msicomputer.com/pro...l=P35_Neo2-FR&class=mb And i really need 5 sata ports and it does have that, but one of them is separate and is run by a marvell chipset, im just wondering if i can use this like all other ports or does it have special...
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    couple of Blackberry questions

    Im going to canada in a month and am considering getting a blackberry bold (if they are avaliable when i go), first i have a couple of questions though. Does blackberry offer any international warranty (eg. if i buy one in canada and take it back to switzerland will i be able to send it in to...
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    Building new system. What do you guys think

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Mainly schoolwork, but also some photo editing, modeling, etc... Also I want it to last for app. 3 years 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread...
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    What smartphones offer best compatiability with different OS's

    Im thinking of either getting a blackberry, iPhone or a HTC. Thing is i need it to be compatiable with different OS's. I run OS X Leopard on my notebook and linux-ubuntu (mainly) plus vista on my desktop. I really need it to be compatiable with a callendar/organizer programs. So who is best?
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    P5QL mobos (iP43)

    Im buying a new computer soon and ive been looking at motherboards and ive found some motherboards with the iP43 chipset, specifically some of the P5QL series (eg. P5QL-E) I'm wondering how these perform in comparison to the lower end iP45's or mid range iP35's? I know ram is slightly limted...
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    Arg, stupid Disk Utility ... How to recover a partition

    Ok, i did something stupid, i had two partitions on my backup/external drive and i wanted to format the smaller one with Disk Utility, so i went and formated it and that worked fine, but guess what, Disk Utility went ahead and removed my other partition, I didnt ask it to touch that partition :o...
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    Whats is the next power connector we will see

    In the last 2-3 years or so the following have been updated: (hd)molex -> thinner sata 20 pin mobo -> 24 pin mobo (gfx)molex -> 6 pin 3 pin fan -> 4 pin wpm 4 pin cpu -> 8 pin cpu So whats next or is it time for a a break (i personally hope so, means that my psu will last longer)
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    What graphics card for a non gamer

    Im building a new computer and im not a gamer, ill be using it for schoolwork and probably for some modeling apps (starting my electrical engineering degree in a few months). I was thinking that i could save a bit on the graphics departement and spend a bit more on cpu/ram, etc.. What would you...
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    Sony Ericsson p5

    I want a smartphone and have considered the iPhone, but im guessing its not going to be cheap here in switzerland (in comparison if i extend my current contract for a year i can now get the p1i for 190$). So im thinking about the sony ericsson smartphones. Seeing as the p5 is coming out...
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    Current powersupplies in 5 years or so

    I realize that the really high end computers use more and more power for each "generation", but my general impression is that mid ranged computers tend not to increase their power requirements very much from year to year. So im wondering if i for example buy a corsairs PSU today, how long is it...
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    Xigmatec vs. Arctic Cooling

    Im building a new system in around a month and ive started to do a bit of research on parts. Im not quite sure if the xigmatec (the one everyone keeps talking about) or arctic cooling (freezer 7) would be better suited for me. Ill get either the q6600 or e8400 and plan to overclock it slightly...
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    New harddrive for MacBook

    Im upgrading the ram and HD of my Macbook 13" Second Gen. I have found compatiable ram on the kingston website. Im not quite sure on the HD front though, im assuming that there shouldn't be any big compatiability issues. Im looking at the WESTERN DIGITAL Scorpio WD3200BEVT, 320GB Any advice?
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    FTPES server stops at LIST command in Filezilla

    Im running an FTPES server at home and i tried to connect to it from a remote client (ie. computer not on my home network) and i get the following: -------------- Status: Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xx:21... Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message... Response: 220 Welcome to...
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    How do i get to the web interface my firewall

    My mom got a firewall from her job that i need to install (for her to be able to access her job email) anyways the firewally zywall 2 plus is pre configured by the it departement at her job. They did give me the password for the firewall, but the problem is i cant access the web interface. they...
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    Looking for feel-good song for slideshow

    My dad is turning 50 this weekend and ive made him a picture slidshow, but i need some music to go with it. Some type of feel-good song. For my mom's 50th I used Queen: We are the champions. It preferably has to be between 2 and 3 minutes, and preferably a relatively well known song. Any...
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    Drive to record Files onto an MD

    Did anyone ever make any drive like a a 5.5" CD drive that could record data onto an MD or Hi-MD? I know you can get Hi-MD players that can do this, but is this this the only method?
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    What happended to the "help choosing linux distro" thread

    Hey guys. I remember something like half a year ago there was a stickied thread on what linux distro to choose. I'm wondering what happened to it? In the near future Ill be installing a version of linux on my PC, but don't know what distro to choose. My biggest requests are compatiability...
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    Best non-wireless router

    We just got a new Modem from our ISP, but this one does not have a built in router like the last one, so now i need to buy a separate Router (with integrated 4 port switch. Im looking for a reliable one, but not too expensive. how about the LINKSYS BEFSR41 or D-LINK DIR-100? This is my...
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    Semi OT: Age policy in canada for car rental

    My grandparents and I are concidering visiting Cananda - British Columbia this summer and renting a car. I am currently 19 years old and live in Switzerland and have a Swiss drivers licence, my grandparents both have a drivers licence. My grandparents would obviously be the main renters of...
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    Quick question: difference between HD - Ready and Full HD

    We want to buy an HD television, but im not completely sure as to what the difference is between Full HD and HD ready. I understand that Full HD means that the screen can display video at 1080p, whilst HD ready can be anything above 720p. Does Full HD however also mean that there is an HD...
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    Alternative to sleep mode MacBook

    When my macbook is in sleep mode and the battery runs out, the computer saves the contents of the ram onto the HD (at least it think it does) and then copies it back onto into the ram when i connect it to the power plug again. Is there anyway to get my macbook to do this whenever i put it into...