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    Programming Demo standards

    Hello all, I am a recent graduate and I am looking for a programming job (or tester/documentation) and I am preparing a program sample. However, I don't know what sort of things employers look for in code samples. I know good readable code with good documents are the first thing. Here...
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    What happened to Creative's MP3 Zen line

    Hello all, I have the Creative Zen V Plus 8GB and would like to upgrade it to 16GB or 32GB flash mp3 player. However, there are no new Zens out. Is there a similar mp3 player that I should look into? The ones I find online and stores are mostly up to 8GB so they're not really an upgrade...
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    Video problem on eMachines m6809

    Hello. So, a couple of weeks ago, I ran my laptop (eMachines m6809) on for the night with the lid closed. When I woke up, I noticed that there were video artifacts. I left it off for a while and I turned it back on. I still noticed video artifacts on the bitmaps and stuff, but it has gotten...
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    eMachines m6809 problem

    Hello, For a couple of months now, hardware problems have been popping up on my m6809. They are: -LCD screen flickers or turns black. Seems to be a connection problem because if I adjust the screen, the screen goes back to normal. I haven't gotten the cracked hinges fixed yet, though...
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    Wacom Grapphire 3 Jitter problems

    Hello, I had trouble reinstalling the Grapphire 3 tablet and now I have it working...but... I seem to get jittery cursors, both from the stylus and the mouse. I notice that when I use the stylus to hold (the stylus is touching the tablet), I still get some jitters, even though the stylus...
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    Laptop LCD flickering

    Hello, I have the eMachines m6809 and I'm posting here so non-m6xxx users can read it as well. Are you guys experiencing some flicker effect on your LCDs? The LCD flickers from on/off for a couple of seconds; it doesn't flicker from dim to bright though. I usually see it when I open the...
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    How to turn on/off m6809's wireless card

    Hello, I am using eMachines' m6809. When I did a clean install of WinXP Pro and Linux (Knoppix, Mandrake 10.1), the Broadcom wireless card wouldn't turn on, so I couldn't install/use it. The "e" (wireless) light wouldn't go on too. I tried that "RF" option in BIOS and set it to "Enable"...
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    Any experience with Linux on AMD64 laptops?

    Hello, After getting an AMD64 laptop (eMachines), I am considering on multi-booting WindowsXP and Linux on it. I will be doing some C++ or Java work on it, as well as some internet, music, school stuff. Windows crapped out on me a couple of days ago (I even got a stop error when I tried...
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    MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION BSOD. Wiped all my files.

    Hello, I have the m6809 notebook from eMachines. I keep getting the MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION error whenever I do any major installation. For example, I tried doing CHKDSK, Ad-Aware, Norton to see if I have any infected/corrupted files. But CHKDSK and Norton keeps getting that MACHINE CHECK...
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    Modifying WinXP Pro's shell.

    Hello, I would like to try out different shells for winxp pro and I don't know how much the performance will be affected. I am looking at installing CrystalXP. Try out the aesthetics.
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    Wacom Graphire3 "THE TABLET DRIVER WAS NOT FOUND"

    Hello, I recently got a Wacom Graphire3 tablet and I've been having some problems. Yesterday, I unplugged the tablet from the usb port of my notebook because the usb port stopped working. (Turn off feature of the notebook, I think.) I plugged it into another port on the notebook but the...
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    Video adapter not detected on laptop

    Hello, I recently upgraded from WindowsXP Home to Pro version on my laptop. However, the video card isn't being detected by Windows so my resolution/refresh rate is set at a maximum of 1024x768 instead of 1280x800. Under device manager, there is no display adapter information available, and...
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    How is Sophos Anti-Virus

    Hello, The Norton Antivirus which shipped with my notebook will be expiring in a couple of weeks. I am a student and my school is offering Sophos Anti-Virus for free. It's just that I do not really see many people talk about it. Is it any good? Thanks
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    Handwriting transcriber software

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone could recommend to me a good handwriting transcriber software for windowsXP. Microsoft's transcriber software only works for PocketPCs. I am currently trying out OneNote 2003 for winxp and i would like to know if there is a way of transcribing my handwriting...
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    Mozilla Firefox scripts/plugins to dowload.

    Hello, Since it is now school time, I need to look up course contents, comp. accounts online. I have several web pages to visit and it is very time consuming to check each one. Also, sometimes I forget to check some important sites because there are too many of them. Does anybody know of any...
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    Notebook can't connect to network

    Hello, I've been trying connect a notebook to a router but I need to have the network floppy to connect to other computer. But the notebook doesn't have a floppy drive. Any ideas around this? I'm new to this networking thing so I am not really sure. I posted this in this forum because there...
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    MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION error in eMachines m6809

    hello, My new eMachines m6809 has been crashing and a blue screen saying,"MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION has caused the computer to shut down, etc..." This happens when I install games/files or when the Norton Antivirus, which came with the notebook, is scanning a big file (Far Cry Demo zip file...
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    MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION error in eMachines m6809

    hello, My new eMachines m6809 has been crashing and a blue screen saying,"MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION has caused the computer to shut down, etc..." This happens when I install games/files or when the Norton Antivirus, which came with the notebook, is scanning a big file (Far Cry Demo zip file...
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    counter-strike annoyances

    ummmm. I have been playing it for a long time and this is the time ive had the time to write about it. 1) Does anyone know how to make the counter-strike game even brighter?? ive maxed the brightness/gamma/textsort/textgamma/lightgamma and i still cant see properly in some maps.(some servers...
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    Driver update?? dont know where to get it

    okay: I want to update the drivers of the motherboard. But, I dont know where to get it. Programs (SiSoft Sandra and 3dMark2001SE) say it's a Seanix motherboard. But it says in the extended mainboard (SiSoft Sandra) that its from MSI. the model name is MS-6385. I tried looking around but I...
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    Radeon 9500Pro power requirements

    Umm. Im not sure if the computer I'm using is compatible with the Radeon 9500pro. Specs: P4 1.4GHz 128 MB of RAM (upgrade in spring '03?) 20 GB hard drive TNT2 m64/m64pro AGP w/ 32MB 250 Watt power supply CD burner intergrated sound card 56k modem (i use cable internet) NIC card floppy drive...