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    Another Maxtor Bites the Dust

    My newly installed maxtor 200Gb HDD suddenly failed. It was bought new last September so it's only 7-8 months old. This makes 3rd Maxtor I had failed in the last 2 years. Am I just unlucky?
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    SBC telephone customers

    I was having problems with my line at a new house and called SBC to cancel the account. Apparantly as part of customer retention against defection to Cable phone providers, SBC has a unspoken policy to allow $6 off each month for 6 months to anyone that calls to cancel their phone line and claim...
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    How to take HD out of dead laptop and recover files?

    Main board in my laptop died and now the computer won't start. I need a way to get access to the files, which the HD itself is okay. My understanding of Win2000 is that I can't just take the drive out and expect to use it as a simple external even with an enclosure because of security features...
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    Help victims of Asia disaster

    UNICEF Money spent on a night out can help some poor kids in Asia get fresh water and food for weeks. Every little bits count.
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    Any good review sites on plasma TVs???

    Anybody know of a good review site for comparing plasma TVs? I know for cameras, nothings beats Steves digicam. For general hardware, neweggs' user review is pretty useful. Does such site exist for Plasma TV???? Input appreciated!!
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    Dick Cheney for president!!!!

    How many people think Dick is running the show?
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    How does a dumbass C student get into Harvard Bus School??

    No preferential treatment? R U Kidding me?
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    Assult rifle ban to expire!!

    I am all for a safe society. I vote Democrat. But I think it is wrong for a law biding citizen like me to not be able to buy a mechanically sophisticated piece of modern machinery. Cars kill more people in a year than guns do, if I can go out and buy a H2 Hummer that can plow thru a crowded...
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    IBM A/C Adaptor recall

    http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TPAD-RECALL
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    IMO: Thinkpad X31 better than X40

    2 months ago I was debating between the X40 or the X31. The X40 was amazingly small for what it can do, but I couldn't find a place that had it on display. I did see the X31, and like it a lot. SO I bought a X31 1.7 and loaded it to the max that my wallet can afford. Yesterday, I saw the X40...
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    Do you think someone is stealing my cable?

    My cable is spliced into 2 cables, 1 goes to the modem and the other to my AIW9600 so I can watch TV. I pay for both data and basic cable service, so I'm not "stealing"anything. Recently I have been getting dropped signals on my modem. I found the problem to be the spliced signal. Where it...
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    Time travel?

    When I was in college, my math prof said that time travel is possible by the mathematic proofs involved. I never asked him to show me how, does any one here know?
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    junior member

    was wondering if any body can tell me how to move up the ladder from being a junior member?
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    How Much RAM do you have?

    I am thinking about adding to my Thinkpad X31. I have 512MB installed now and there is another open bank I can add to. Anyone feel that another 512MB or more will have any difference? Newegg sell a 512MB module for less than $100. 1 GB module is about $220. I do mostly web browsing, with...