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    DTV Service Outage in Chicago

    Is anyone else having issues with all the local channels being down? In Chicago, mine went out about 40 min ago. Way to ruin Sunday football DTV! Also, they have a nice message on every channel saying "no need ot call."
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    Going to Whistler, BC 28th-30th, what are hotspots at night?

    Me and a couple of friends are heading up to Whistler before the new year. None of us has been there before. Needless to say, the day will be spent skiing. Any recommendations for night life?
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    Gigabyte: GA-K8NXP-SLI $107.99 on microcenter.com

    I found this deal while digging around microcenter's website. I froogled it and the closest new from someone reputable was around $160 Link
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    Credit Card Debt: Is my mom liable?

    Long story short, my parents are going through a divorce (actually my dad abandoned us and left the country and my mom is getting a divorce). He made over 100,000 in charges (spread across 10+ cards) to various accounts he had in his name only. However, one account somehow has my mom on it and...
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    Craigslist, are emails your get from usa.com scam emails?

    I put some stuff on craigslist and I keep getting responses from domains ______.usa.com with the blank part a state or city. Are these scam emails or some system craigslist uses?
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    Goin' car shopping next week, help we with my choices

    I am going to be shopping for a new car next week and I have narrowed my choices down to this list (open to suggestions). I want to keep the price around 17,500 or less. I have contacted some dealers through the web. Only a hyundai dealer responded. How does this quote look: I have both a...
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    Besides Michael Vick, who are the current left handed starting QB's in the NFL?

    After the Hall of Fame ceremony a couple weeks ago, I got to thinking who in the NFL is a QB and Lefty. I can only think of Vick. Can anyone name someone else? I know Brunell is but I think he retired.
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    Amazon Cell Phone Rebates

    I just switched from tmobile to cingular through Amazon and took advantage of the free razr offer. I plan to keep my current phone which is sim unlocked and sell the razr on eBay. Has anyone sold their "free" phone while processing the rebate before? I am curious because the rebate form says...
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    Normal Speedstep and Celeron M

    The processor runs at 1.3 regardless of power source. I have tinkered with all the power options and downloaded the quickset program from dell to no avail. Any suggestions?
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    GeForce 6600GT Video in, how do I view it?

    I have a PNY 6600GT with vivo functions and I want to view my Direct TV on my monitor. I installed the WDM drivers but I am lost on how to actually view the video. Thanks for the help.
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    Poll: That McDonalds commercial, is it McGriddle or Mc Griddles

    Seriously, the chick keeps calling a McGriddle a McGriddles. I thought that when they were introduced a sigular McGriddle was a McGriddle not a McGriddles. The only rationale I see is that there are 2 McGriddle cakes per sandwich. Anyway, lets hear some thoughts.
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    Columbia Jackets

    I recently left the fleece liner to my columbia jacket at a bar. Sure enough, its gone. Where can you buy replacements. Ebay was pretty much useless. Any suggestions?
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    How to install programs to SD card for a PDA

    For a pocket pc PDA, how do you intall programs to the SD card and not the main memory of the PDA? Thanks in advance.
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    Memory speed identifier

    I have a gigabyte motherboard based on via's K8M800 chipset. I know the memory runs at the frequency of the system bus with athlon 64 processors. However, I just ran memtest and it said my memory is running a DDR200 not 400. Is there a program I can use to check the speed? Note that I am...
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    Which is better, GeForce 2mx 32mb or SIS integrated GFX

    Basically, will a Geforce2 MX outperform the integrated graphics of my SK41g? Thanks!
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    My new HTPC/Entertainment PC :)

    I sold my laptop and bought my self this rig: A64 2800+ Thermaltake Venus7+ Heatsink Gigabyte GA-K8VT800M mAtx 2x512 Geil PC3200 200 Gig WD SE AverTV PVR 150 Coolermaster ATC-620C-BX1 Case Enermax PS 9700 Pro will come from my SK41g All for $686.00 not too shabby huh, what do you all think?
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    Maybe Hot: Refurb Geil Value Series 512mb PC3200 at Newegg $51.75

    I just ordered some, thought I would share. Figured it was worth a shot. Link
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    Going to the bahamas, what can I bring back

    I am going to the bahamas for a week in about 2 hours. Are there any rules on what I can bring back into the U.S. such as cigars and rum?
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    SK41G and the XP-M, will it work?

    Does anyone have a definitive answer on whether the XP-M Bartons will work on a SK41G? Thanks in advance.
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    Will this processor work in my sk41g

    I have an sk41g. I was hoping that this processor would work in it. AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2400+, 266FSB, 512K Cache - OEM Any idea? Thanks!
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    Inspiron 4100: mini-pci wifi

    My dad is being kind to me for x-mas and swapping my inspiron 3800 for his 4100. His has a Pentium III 1133 vs. my 700, Pc133 vs. pc 100, GeForce 2go vs. 8mb ATI, 14.1in vs. 12.1in, etc... I noticed on dell's website that is has a mini-pci slot. Does anyone here know if dell's true-mobile...
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    DHCP Client table, weird things show up

    Me and my roomates are connected to SBC DSL through our Linksys BEFSR81 router. Lately, our connection seems to drop out every 20-30 minutes and then come immediately back on. Also, there are 8 computer connected to the router (it has 8 ports), therefore there should only be 8 DHCP clients...
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    Maybe Hot and YMMV: Walmart B&M, Blitzz BWA611 Wireless Router $40

    I was at walmart today and found this for $40 Blitzz BWA611 NetWave Base G4 802.11b 4-port Router & Wireless Accesspoint Wireless Router I picked it up to add wireless to my wired network and it works great. I was worried about it being an unfamiliar brand but I get full reception...
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    Can you deactivate winXP?

    Is it possible to deactivate WinXP? The reason I ask is I got a copy of XP pro for my laptop and want to replace XP Home. Thus I can sell the copy of XP home.
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    USB Cables, does an "L" shape type exist?

    You know how a standard cable has a straight plug, I was wondering if a A to B cable exists where the B side has an "L" shape connector as opposed to the normal straight kind? The reason I ask is I bought the external soundblaster Mp3+ and it would fit better on my desk it the conector was an...
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    Please delete, missed the prior thread

    They got out of the inning, but Lofton caught it, furcal should be out at second, and there shouldn't be a run...stupid umps!
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    Can I share an internet connection over bluetooth or wifi

    I want to share my internet connection in my room between my laptop and desktop. If I buy 2 usb bluetooth adapters, can I share my internet connection between them? If not, how could I do this using wifi? Specifically, my desktop is connected to a wired dsl network through a linksys router...
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    NFL Week One: Who's the worst team

    My vote, The Bears...and I'm a Bears fan
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    Wireless internet sharing, equipment recommendations

    I read this article on toms about sharing a wired internet connection wirelessly. Link They don't recommend any wireless pci cards or pcmcia cards. I want to share my desktops connection with my laptop. Basically, what brands should I look for and is 802.11g worth the price premium over...
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    Buying more memory, need some help

    I have a dell inspiron 3800 that uses pc100 sodimms. I was going to buy this module from circuit city Link It is pc133. It says that it is not backword compatible with pc100. I always thought that all memory was backword compatible. Should I buy it and see if it works? Thanks!
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    XPC accessories - black cover

    Is there any place to buy a black cover for my shuttle? The shuttle site only sells blue, yellow, red and green. I want it to match my mx duo and monitor. Thanks!
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    Logitech is the best company

    My receiver on my cordless elite duo crapped out to the point where the mouse would only work if the receiver was 6 feet from it. After going through the usual tech support step with logitech, the sent me a brand new MX duo free of charge! All companies should provide this kind of service when...
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    GTA Vice City, choppy/sound issues

    My friend has a Pentium 4 (2.4 533fsb), Audigy 2 Platinum, and Geforce TI 4800SE 128mb. I think his system is plenty good enough to play this game at 1024x726x16. However, whenever the sound is enabled the game plays extremely slow and choppy. So far we have uninstalled his video drivers, ran...
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    Overclocking the sk41g

    Based on the bios of the aforementioned system, when you up the fsb I assume the pci and agp speeds increase. My question here is, how high have people taken the FSB on their Sk41g and maintained stability? Thanks!
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    laptop battery...best places to buy

    I want to get a higher capacity battery for my dell inspiron 3800. Where is a good place to go on the web for one?
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    what to buy to record tv on my pc?

    My B-day is comming up and I am building my self a small multimedia machine out of one of those shuttle SFF. I have a radeon 8500LE in my current pc and wanted to know what type of card I need to pair it up with in order to record tv programming?
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    USR Soundlink...any good?

    I was looking for a solution to send audio from my computer to my stereo downstairs. Anyone have this device and can comment on it? Link
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    Warm: ATI RADEON 9700 PRO 128MB AGP DDR (Retail)

    Mwave has the radeon 9700 pro retail for $315.00 Here This seems warm, I searched the forum.
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    bios checksum error

    My roommates computer was running fine then it wouldnt turn on and it gave this error: Bios checksum error keyboard error or keyboard not present detecting floppy drive media disk A please insert system disk and press enter what is going on here? The board is a chaintech 7aja2 or aja2e...
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    analog to DVI

    I recently bought a samsung 171v which is an analog LCD. Would I see any benefit if I got a analog to dvi connector for it? My video card is a radeon 8500le.