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    Is there a bluetooth mouse that can also be wired?

    Just wondering if anyone knew of a bluetooth mouse that could also connect via usb to be a wired mouse. The Iogear Wireless Bluetooth Mini Mouse is the closest thing I could find in that it uses USB to charge the batteries, but I haven't found a mouse that can actually function as a wired mouse...
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    Is there a bluetooth mouse that can also be wired?

    Just wondering if anyone knew of a bluetooth mouse that could also connect via usb to be a wired mouse. The Iogear Wireless Bluetooth Mini Mouse is the closest thing I could find in that it uses USB to charge the batteries, but I haven't found a mouse that can actually function as a wired mouse...
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    anyone know good forums for asp.net programming?

    I just figured I'd ask here because because it's familier and happy. Currently I'm aware of the asp.net forum, developer fusion, 4guysfromrolla, and Wrox. So any others that people might know of would be great! As an fyi, here's the info I'm trying to get: I'm trying to find an easy...
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    Anyone use their MacBook primarily on windows?

    It's probably a weird question but I like to think of OSX as a "bonus" to mess around with but am going to be using Windows 90% of the time. Anyone in this situation? and is it worth the hassle. Some issues I've heard so far that I don't know of work arounds are: 1) no right click (can you...
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    Is there anyway to derive an IP address from a domain?

    This is probably a silly question but I have connected to our server via remote desktop using an internal ip address while connected to our LAN. And I connect to our ftp server and mail server using a domain name mapped to our server's ip address. However now I need to remote desktop to our...
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    Options for a 14" Widescreen High Resolution Laptop (>1280x768)

    Does anyone know of a laptop that has a 14in widescreen and a resolution higher than 1280x768? The typical is 15.4 and 1680x1050, but I would love a 14" with the same resolution. I believe my eyes will be able to handle it as I calculated the pixels per inch to be about the same as my...
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    Will my Klipsch 5.1's work with this receiver?

    I'm having a hell of a time trying to find a Klipsch DD-5.1 or Creative DDTS-100. So I've sort of given up and am just looking for a cheap regular receiver. I found this Sherwood RD-6500 at CC for a decent price, but I'm just worried about impedence and pre-outs etc. So if anyone has experience...
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    Can crossover cable work with a hub/swich/router?

    I know that crossover cable allows you to connect 2 computers without a hub but I was wondering if it also works as straight cable to connect to a hub if I needed to. I ask because I'm wondering if I have to bring both a crossover cable and straight cable along with my laptop for either...
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    Do any video cards other than radeon cards that support overscan with tv-out on the secondary monitor?

    It's a specific question but yeah i was wondering if any video cards other than radeon support overscan with tv-out on the secondary monitor? i remembered nvidia cards didn't without tvtool but i'm not sure if that's changed. And I'm under the understanding that the earlier ati rage cards don't...
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    Do any video cards other than ati support overscan with tv-out on the secondary monitor?

    It's a specific question but yeah i was wondering if any video cards other than ati support overscan with tv-out on the secondary monitor? i remembered nvidia cards didn't without tvtool but i'm not sure if that's changed
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    DVI and TV-Out

    I have a radeon 9700 and I was wondering if there was any way to use dvi as the main monitor and tv-out as the secondary at the same time. I know that vga and tv-out work and vga and dvi, however i haven't been able to do dvi and tv-out
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    Strangest Thing

    I'm having the weirest issue. Ocasionally my screen will go black however it doesn't loose signal (my monitor still detects a signal). So I will wiggle the cable connected to the video card and then it will sometimes get signal for a period of time then it just won't anymore. So I figure it's...
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    Help me do some market research =)

    So i'm thinking about starting a business and was curious as to what the current state of the market is. So here a couple questions about chosen purchases (ie non-necessatities: ...food...gas...rent...etc). 1.) What was the last thing you purchased? (Where did you purchase it) 2.) What is...
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    Help me do some market research on purchasing

    So i'm thinking about starting a business and was curious as to what the current state of the market is. So here a couple questions about chosen purchases (ie non-necessatities: ...food...gas...rent...etc). 1.) What was the last thing you purchased? (Where did you purchase it) 2.) What is...
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    Averatec Restore Disks

    For those who have an averatec laptop: The hard drive on my Sotec 3120x is dying and i was wondering if all the restore information is located on the cd's (as opposed to a partition) so if i replace the hard drive i can still restore the OS
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    Will an HP 4M Plus Take a 32mb Simm?

    For those of you that have this printer will an HP 4M Plus Take a 32mb Simm? I as because it says it has a 32mb max and hp only sells 16mb for it
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    Setting up a printer through a router

    Hi, I just got a HP 4m+ with jetdirect ethernet card. I was told I would just be able to plug this into my wireless router. However I don't know what else I have to do b/c it's not showing up as a network printer. And I'm using WinXP
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    S.M.A.R.T Status Bad, Backup and Replace

    I'm getting S.M.A.R.T Status Bad, Backup and Replace in the bios of my laptop. I was wondering if using fujitsu's utility to set the hard drive to all zeros will wipe the recovery partition I need to restore the os.
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    Are there any PCMCIA Wireless Cards that Sit Flush?

    Hey I was wondering if there are any PCMCIA Wireless Cards that Sit Flush? I have a 3com one with XJack which may be the closet thing however it doesn't sit COMPLETELY flush and it's kind of annoying to HAVE to pull out the attenna to have it work. So I'm just lookin for more options
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    Compuker takes a long time to post

    Here's a weird thing that I haven't encountered before: My dads computer starts randomly rebooting and now it will randomly take a long time to post (up to like 5 minutes). I thought it was the power supply so i replaced it with a new antec. But now it's doing it again, could it be the board?
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    Random Reboots

    Hi, I'm sure this is a problem that comes up a lot but hopefully you guys can think of some suggestions that I haven't thought of. Scenario: My dad's computer has been running stock and running fine for like 3 years now. Now randomly the computer will reboot, no blue screen, no freeze just...
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    Laser Printer advice

    K, so I'm making the switch over to laser after many dead inkjets and cartridges. So far I've narrowed it down to an old school HP (IIIp, 4L, 5L etc) because supposedly they are built well. Or a new budget one (Most Likely the Samsung ML-1740.....tho I'm also considering the Brother HL-1440 or...
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    Any Freeware Programs Like Ghost and Partiton Magic?

    So are there Any Freeware Programs Like Ghost and Partiton Magic? I have my WinXP install on a different partition but it looks like I need more space. I kept an extra partiton free to install Linux or whatever but prolly won't use it now so I would like to combine them without formating. Either...
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    Music and Video Slow Down

    Hi when I play music and video there will be an annoying digital slow down causing sort of a "whaaa" sound (i don't know how to describe it) when the cpu is being used. I can make it sound its worse when I run dxdiag. It happens on all media players and regardless of ram/cpu speed. My specs are...
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    Is there any way to get broadband without a landline or cable?

    Is there any way to get broadband without a landline or cable? I just use my cell and don't watch tv
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    Converting Mpegs to VCD

    I have several mpegs of a concert that I want to put together on a vcd. The different songs are on different files, will I have to combine them all into one mpeg to make it a vcd or is there some way to make "chapters" like a dvd?
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    Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad?

    Any one know of one? also anyone know why it takes so long for bluetooth products to come out? is it because of liscencing? or are manufacturs waiting on wusb or something?
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    Is there any reason to get a 100m Bluetooth Dongle?

    I'm just wondering if there's any reason to get a 100m Bluetooth Dongle vs. a 10m. Because don't all the perpherial devices (phones, headsets, pdas) only go about 10m? If you have a different use for bluetooth please post =)
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    Most reliable/stable networking brands?

    I'm looking to get a new wireless router and usb adapter. I was just wondering what the best brands are in terms of network reliablilty/stability. I am always hearing about linksys, netgear, and d-link as either being great or sucking. So is there any difference? or is there a different brand...
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    Good wireless router for streaming video?

    I currently have a cheapo belkin wireless router that I got for $10. I am using a dsl connection that is connect by cat5 to one computer and wireless for the other. However when I watch streaming video it will pause for both the hardwired one and the wireless one while the videos will stream...
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    Wireless signal strength indicator

    I was wondering if anyone knew any programs that can graphically reproduce wireless signal strength. I pretty much just want the same thing as the built in indicator in WinXP but resizable or smaller or something or maybe an add-on to coolmon. I've tried netstumbler but that's not exactly what...
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    Non-standard Resolutions and refresh rate

    I've got a 9700 using omega drivers (2.544). I can run 1600x1200 at 75hz refresh but when I switch to 1400x1050 I can only use 60hz. It seems as though I can change the refresh rate for the standard resolutions but the add in ones can only be at 60. Is there any way to fix this?
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    Wireless Instability

    I'm wondering if there is anyway I can make my wireless connection more stable. I am using cheapo hardware (Belkin Router and Gigafast USB adapter). The adapter and the router are only about 15 feet apart yet the wireless connection status goes from 3 bars to no signal all the time (even as I...
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    Non-Standard Resolutions and Omega Drivers

    I've got a 9700 using omega drivers (2.544). I can run 1600x1200 at 75hz refresh but when I switch to 1400x1050 I can only use 60hz. It seems as though I can change the refresh rate for the standard resolutions but the add in ones can only be at 60. Is there any way to fix this?
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    Are the keyboards for a 14.1" and 15" thinkpads the same?

    Just curious if the keyboards for a 14.1" and 15" screen thinkpads the same because I know the 12" x-series keyboards are smaller than the 14.1" T41's but I haven't been able to see the 15" T42's in person
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    Resolution Question

    I was at the store as i'm in the market for a new laptop and I wanted to see what size screen and resolution I should get (I would like to run 2 browser windows on the smallest screen I can get and still be legible). But an interesting issue arose: I was testing how much screen size I could get...
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    Leadtek Winfast TV2000 Deluxe Help

    I've been trying to get this thing to work but the new version or PVR freezes on the splash screen and now I can't uninstall it. I can't get Dscaler to work either. I'm using WinXp
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    Stuck on bios screen

    Can you guys help me? I've never had this problem before but when I boot up it'll go to the bios and I can enter the bios but it doesn't go past that it just stays on the bios screen. I've tried setting the bios to default and clearing the cmos and taking out the battery, removing the power plug...
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    Wireless: Usb vs. Pci

    is there any benefit of one over the other for a wireless adapter?
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    Programs for secondary Monitor

    I just got a small lcd that i'm using for a secondary monitor. I need some suggestions for programs to run on it. It currently only has winamp and coolmon on it