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    Cable help: laptop/HDMI to 30" monitor.

    I have kind of a dumb question, but I have googled it, and cannot find an answer. I want to hook up my laptop (cheap HP AMD A6-4400M processor) to my 30" monitor (2560x1600). Yes, I know that I am trying to hook a $300 computer up to a $1200 monitor. The complication is that this has to go...
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    Forums and mailing lists do not like my new e-mail address...

    Forums and mailing lists do not like my e-mail address. Anybody experts with phpBB? I have a domain that I purcased a couple of years ago, and it looks like this: <last_name>family.org, where <last_name> is replaced with my last name. My last name is 9 letters long, and all standard...
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    Internet Explorer Sucks

    Grrrr. I can't figure this out... My wife put together a newsletter for her business (see my sig), and I massaged the HTML to make sure it is OK. It looked awesome in Firefox (and, when e-mailed, with Thunderbird). So, we sent the newsletter out to over 700 people. Ooooops. It DOES NOT...
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    AGP GeForce 6200 $33 AR

    Yes, AGP is very old-fahsioned, but if you ever wanted to upgrade your old AGP card, they are very difficult to find at a bargain price (well, new at least). Buy.com has a GeForce 6200 256MB for $43 (free ship) with a $10 rebate. http://www.buy.com/retail/prod...?sku=202138367&loc=101 I...
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    Need help picking NAS motherboard/processor

    Hi. First, I have a confession: I have not built a new PC is over three years. I simply have not kept up with the newest processors. The last time I did a full system build was during the dying days of AMD's socket 754. Now, on to the item under discussion: I am trying to build a NAS...
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    Wireless router that plays nice with Nortel VPN?

    I currently have a D-Link DI-524 wireless router. The problem is that if I need to work from home, I have to use Nortel VPN client (on an XP box, if matters, which it probably doesn't). I cannot get the Nortel software to talk through the DI-524, but it works if I plug the modem directly into...
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    Any eBay selling experts here?

    Grrrrrrr.... eBay is driving me nuts!!! I am trying to sell some old cameras. I generated some perfectly valid HTML code (body only). It has about thirty images in it. Each image is a small thumbnail, but also is a link to a full-sized image. Everything works perfectly when I view it...
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    YACT - Should I buy or not?

    I am moving almost 2000 miles from Florida to Colorado, and I am driving. The company that I will be working for is offering me a rather generous lump-sum relocation package, so my wife decided that it would be easier to sell all of our junk furniture and move up there with just what we can...
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    Are there any Echoing Green fans here?

    I am just rocking out to Echoing Green's track called "If I Could..." Wow this is an awesome band. My wife even likes it, and she usually hates my music. Any other EG fans here, or am I the only one? **EDIT** I bet that there are a lot of fans here who just don't know it yet... Go...
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    Can't access restore partition -dell

    So, my brother-in-law brought me his second-hand Dell Precision-330. The Win-2K gives an instand BSOD on boot. So, I need to reinstall everything. He got this 2nd hand from his community college (why a college would sell a perfectly good 1.4GHz P4 is beyond me). Using Knoppix, I found two...
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    Transfer wide-screen video from camcorder

    Well, I finally got a digital camcorder for my wife. It is a shiny new Canon Elura 100, which can record video in wide-screen. My question is this: how exactly is wide-screen stored? I grabbed some files using a DVD-authoring program. The files seem to look normal in that application...
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    Network drives - Windows XP Pro, user names and passwords

    Hi. I have a NAS box that shares a bunch of critical files. Previously I had the box wide-open: no usernames or passwords. Anybody could come in and do anything that they want. I want to change that. So, I added usernames and passwords to the NAS box. It works great with Linux. But now...
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    Samsung Laser multi-function $90 AR

    Samsung SCX-4100 combo laser printer, scanner, copier - $149.99 with a $60 rebate. Free 256MB MP3 player with purchase. Shipping is $19.99, though. At the Egg **EDIT** Linux driver available from manufacturer's website. No Mac drivers. :(
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    Suggest a Linux Distro...

    OK. I probably could have put this in the "operating systems" area, but this is VERY network-centric, so it seems a better fit here. Right now, my network setup is a mess. On my network is a computer that I do not trust. The person using the computer is not very tech-savvy (elderly...
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    Why OpenWRT

    OK. Here is the deal. I have been looking at OpenWRT. I do not actually have anything that can run it right now, but I like having cool toys to play with. So, the basic "white russian" distro looks kind of neat from a geeky point-of-view. However, if I get a WRT and put OpenWRT on it...
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    Wireless untrusted access point on a trusted wired network...

    I was hoping that somebody could give me some help here... Here is my setup... I have a wired network of trusted machines and trusted users in one group. I want to add a wireless access point, but this wireless access point should ONLY have access to the internet, and NOT to my network...
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    "Rite in the Rain" intro kit - $12 shipped

    This is my first hot deal posting -- be gentle! I just picked up the "Rite in the Rain" intro kit for $12 shipped from the Manufacturer: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://riteintherain.safeserver.com/samplerequest.html"><a target=_blank...
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    Need a little wireless help...

    Hi. I have a D-Link DSM-G600 NAS box with a built-in wireless AP/Client. I also purchased used a D-Link DWL-900AP access point. It is only an 11MB/s router, but this thing will eventually be used ONLY for internet access, so speed is not a problem. Here is my setup. 192.168.1.1 -...
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    nVidia Card - Need help enabling composite video out..

    Hi. I have an MSI nVidia Geforce 5900 XT vid card with video in/out. I have a CRT attached to the first video output (15-pin connector). The DVI output connector and TV out feature are not being used right now... Well, now I need to enable the composite video out feature, and I cannot seem...
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    Need advice setting up a commercial site..

    My wife is starting a business. It is going to be a "home party" business (like Tupperware or Mary Kay). I am going to help her get the web site, and I have some questions about setting up a commercial site... She wants to eventually (six months to a year) be able to take orders over the web...
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    Software to watch video on capture card!

    Hi! I have an nVidia card (somewhat older, MSI 5900XT) with a video-in capture chip. I can capture video using some cheesy DVD software that came with the card, as well as "Windows Movie Maker." So, the card works, and all drivers are properly installed. I would like to use my computer...
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    Need roaches!

    Hi! I used to have a program for Win95 years ago that had roaches crawl around on the screen. Then would then hide under a window. When you moved the window, they would go crawling around some more. I thought that I would put a little present on my wife's computer, but I cannot find...
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    Command-line??

    Hi. I am currently playing an older game (Planescape Torment). This game is many years old, and does not need much horsepower. However, I am running it on an Athlon 64 3000+, which has been overclocked from 2.0GHz to 2.32GHz. This is WAY too much power for this game. However, when running...
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    Logic problem..

    I once read this problem in a book... It also gave the answer, but I could not even follow it. So if anybody can figure this one out, let me know. This is from memory, but you will get the idea. A man sends millions of spam emails, and is dragged off to court. It is Saturday. The judge (who...
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    IPX/SPX File sharing on XP???

    I used to have a tiny network in my house (years ago), and I used IPX/SPX to run the file and printer sharing using Windows 98. I used this because I know for sure that IPX/SPX packets will NOT survive a trip to the local ISP. This means that there is absolutely NO WAY for anybody to hack into...
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    Looking for internal fan controller.

    Hi! I have an Antec Performance II SX1040BII case, decked out with four Vantec Stealth 80mm fans (with an Athlon 64 3000+). The problem is that it is still too loud for my taste. I have small children, which is why I got something with a locking door over the buttons/drives. But I still do...
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    Question about external USB hard drives...

    Hi. I am currently putting together the specs for my new system, but I need some backup storage. My plan is to get an external USB or Firewire hard drive to do weekly backups, but I now have a simple question. External hard drives available at retail outlets are usually over $150 for 120MB...