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    Building a task specific new computer for a friend

    My friend needs a new computer. He needs this computer everyday for mpeg 2 video encoding/capture with windvd creator. Converting the satellite tv signal to mpeg 2 and then burning the converted file as a dvd movie. I really don't have much experience in regards to mpeg 2 encoding computer...
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    US Appliance

    I'm about to start a major home renovation project and was looking at new kitchen appliances. I went over to pacific sales in southern cali and they gave me some quotes on the appliances i was looking for. I came back and searched around and stumbled onto their website HERE, I've never heard...
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    Aynone ever hear of NSCS?

    I received a nomination to become a member of NSCS on the basis of my GPA. It has 75$ lifetime membership and says it has a whole network of helpful connections after college. Grad school app, job placement etc. Anyone here a member or know if it is as good as advertised?
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    anyone ever do business with this website?

    My mom wants to buy some nutitional supplement from this website. The site itself looks rather simple. Never heard of it before till my mom found it googling her supplements. When she placed her order, she was given a phone number to call and give them the credit card number. I called, and...
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    Wedding Crasher

    I strongly recommend this movie if any of you guys want a good laugh. Absolutely hilarious. . . i was laughing so muhc my sides hurt.
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    Rant: Korean TA can't speak english!!!

    so i'm taking macro econ class over the summer, and my TA is this Korean chick. Hard to pronounce non-english first name and heavy accent. The accent makes it difficult for us to understand her but yesterday, we were talking about opportunity costs and comparative advantage when she said...
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    anybody know of a good site for

    I'm making a simply webpage for my computer science course and I'd like to make it more interesting with some animated .gif files. The thing is i don't know of any good place to find them. I tried googling gif files but there were way too many. anybody know any good sites?
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    just really curious . . .

    nef seemed to be some really taboo work around here these days. . . what does it mean? I'm really confused.
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    To all those who do not know yet . . .

    i strongly recommend the white chocolate macadamia cookies, the oatmeal raisin with nuts are great as well. 160 calories worth of pure bliss that lasts for ten seconds. Once u open a box, you can't stop . .
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    Will A-Rod ever be considered a winner?

    First off, I'll be the first to admit that I'm a hardcore red sox fan. However, last years postseason and now this year makes me seriously wonder if A-Rod will ever be considered a winner. When he was in Seatle, they didn't win. He left Seatle and Seatle wins 116 games. He goes to Texas...
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    Ever wonder why girls always wear sweats to work out??

    I was at the gym of my school the other day and noticed that practically all the girls on the cardio machines and in yoga/ cardio kickboxing classes were wearing sweats. I never understood why so I asked some female friends of mine why they always do this and this was their response. 1)...
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    anyone ever ship a car to china?

    I doubt anyone here ever has but just in case, has anyone shipped a car to china before? I live in LA right now and my parents are thinking about shipping our 98 Mercedes to China. Wondering what we would need in order to do it and how to do it. Anyone have any clue?
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    Outlook 2003 problems

    I've recently decided to combine my gmail and schoo email accounts and set both up to download to my outlook to save me time in checking my email. I followed all the directions of both my school's tech site and gmail on the configuration of email on outlook and i can now receive email fine but...
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    rant/impressions with Microsoft

    so i had just swapped out some parts on my rig late last night and was in the process of reformatting. When I had everything installed, I tried to reactivate windows. Normally, I click on the activate over the internet icon and it's all taken care of in 30 seconds. This time, however, i was...
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    need to activate windows to log on?

    I changed the motherboard on my computer and when I restarted the computer, it said i needed to activate windows in order to log on, but it can't connect when i try to connect to microsoft to activate. Do I need to call Microsoft to explain this to them?
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    weird problem

    I'm building a computer for a friend and i'm encountering a problem. Windows setup copies all the files on to the hd but when it restarts to start the installation process, it can't boot off the hd and stops and press any key to boot off CD . . . . anybody know whats wrong?
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    Fantasy Baseball League

    I'm looking in to starting a fantasy baseball league and was wondering what site is the most fun/best to use. Yahoo runs free leagues which i used for fantasy football and wasn't too impressed. How is the ESPN $29.95 league? Is it 29.95 per team or 29.95 for a whole league? How about the...
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    YANRT

    I ordered some stuff from newegg on sunday night. The order was processed and shipped from NJ on Monday via Fedex Express Saver. I live in Cali and my order is on fedex vehicle for delivery already! The scheduled deliver was thursday, I thought if i was lucky, I'd get my package on...
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    firefox crashin

    anyways, i'm running firefox on my laptop and desktop and lately, whenever i go to espn.com to check sporting news, the browser crashes. espn.com loads fine on internet explorer. anyone else have this problem or no what is causing it?
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    do you have cell phone insurance?

    I pay the accidental theft insurance from Tmoblile, it adds like i think 3$-4$ to my cell phone bill monthly. I recently heard that the only reason people buy this insurance is to go back in 4 months and claim they lost their phone to get a new one for like $15. Is there any truth to to this...
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    audigy 2 gamer & onboard sound

    my front audio connector is connected to the motherboard's front audio connectors but i have disabled onboard audio because i'm using the audigy 2. Is it possible to just enable the front audio connectors while disabling the onboard audio and keeping the audigy 2 as the primary audio output?
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    Fry's/Outpost.com

    I was just wondering if the cpu/mobo bundled deals on outpost.com are available at Fry's. Where do I find the deal in stores??
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    setup won't install

    I'm trying to put together a cheap, web surfing, email computer for the family with some old computer parts and i'm running in to trouble. Parts I had: athlon xp 2000+ dvd rom antec 380 truepower cdrw drive geforce fx 5700 WD 300db 30 gig hd parts i bought, 512 mb corsair valueram...
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    How do write an email . . .

    I can't make it to class tomorrow because I was summoned to report for jury duty tomorrow. I need to write an email to my professor but I don't know how to start it. Dear Professor X just sounds too weird, plus i don't really like the professor anyway. To whom it may concern doesn't seem...
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    Am I the only one . . .

    who gets goosebumps whenever they play the national anthem during pregame shows of all star games, super bowls etc. I don't consider myself a patriotic person, but whenever they play the star spangles banner, it get goosebumps all over.
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    Jury Duty

    Just wondering what I have to do. My group number is called to report on Tuesday after President's Day. Is it mostly just waiting?? Also, can I bring my ipod and textbook to study for my exams while we wait? my lectures are recorded on my ipod so i'd like to be able to listen to the...
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    Is my WD Raptor DOA??

    I just got my WD Raptor from Newegg and i'm trying to install it but i'm running in to some problems. I slipstreamed SP2 and my Silicon Image Raid drivers on my installation cd becasue I no longer have a floppy to install from. XP setup installs the drivers fine, then procedes to format and...
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    Red Sox might postpone opening day ring ceremony!?

    I was looking over at the Boston Dirt Dogs Site when i saw the report that the Red Sox might postpone their ring ceremony on opening day against the yankees. The Red Sox brass don't want to 'rub it in' to the yankees, the team in which they had the historic comeback in the ALCS to ultimately...
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    So my mom needs a new computer . . .

    Being the good son that i am, I thought about my options. I get around 800 from her to build it and i have maybe 200-300 of my own money i can throw in. My current rig is in my sig and here are the parts that I already have on hand. 30GB Western Digital HD 512 MB corsair pc2700 Valueram...
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    All in Wonder cards

    Is there gonna be a high end AIW X800 card coming out any time soon?
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    Front Panel USB

    I have six front panel USB ports, which gives me three headers to connect them. My problem is my motherboard only has one header, so i can only connect two of the six sub ports in front. I was wondering if any company makes pci usb2.0 headers i can buy? OR is there any way i can connect the...
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    Is it a bad idea to

    via the university wireless internet? is it unsafe?
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    Dell Desktops

    I don't know about teh new Dell desktops but they're old beige towers are REALLY quiet. Really can't hear anything except for the occasional hdd spinnng sound which is also relatively quiet. Anyone know how they do it?
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    thumdrives under xp

    If you know that your plugged in thumbdrive is not being accessed or written to. Do you still need to click on the stop deivice on the taskbar first before removing it? I've been doing it out of habit but it gets annoying. Just wondering. Anybody know?
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    CMStacker

    Here is the deal, my old case and PSU are so loud i can't even sleep with my computer on. It is also really crowded and messy in there. CMStacker seems like the perfect case for me, however, none of the reviews i've read mentioned whether or not the included fans are noisy or not. i'm...
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    port replicator

    I recently purchased the port replicator for my sony vaio S260 notebook. I use my notebook for class lectures so i bought a port replicator so i don't have to unplug my power, lan, usb devices everytime i pack my computer. I was just wondering whether or not i have to completely shut down the...
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    Crusie Control

    Just wondering because i've heard conflicting reports on this. Some say that is really bad for the car to use cruise control a lot, setting, disabling, then resetting, they also say its bad to decelerate and accelerate using cruise control. Others say it doesn't really matter. I tend to side...
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    Poll: do you keep your driver cds?

    I was just thinking about this because i'm formatting my hd and i realized all my driver cds were outdated. I just downloaded all my newest drivers and stored them on my thumbdrive. I was wondering if I was the only one who actually still keeps the cds from my original build; considering how...
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    audio loopback question

    I'm thinking of installing a tv tuner card ot my PC, I'm confused as to how I install the audio loopback cable between my Audiy 2 ZS gamer and my speakers. Anybody know how to do this?
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    What Should I have done??

    Yesterday, I was heading over to the mall to buy some books at Barnes and Noble. Since it was Saturday, the parking lot was jam packed, it must've taken me 30 minutes to find a parking spot. Anyway, as I was driving around looking for a spot, I noticed a mall security officer writing a ticket...