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    Watching TV on PC

    Just got a Dazzle USB video adapter and I'm wondering what the best software would be for watching full-screen video? It came with Pinnacle Studio Center but that's not really cutting it. Any good alternatives to look into?
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    It's a Woot-Off

    Starting out with the slingbox classic for $70 EDIT: Oh I'm so ashamed
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    Gallon Challenge Champion

    This here's a bragging thread, just finished the gallon challenge (1 gallon of milk in under an hour w/o puking) about 3 hours ago, and feel fine. 47 minutes! Any stories/gruesome vomiting pictures? I was the only one to finish, and man there was some spectacular puking!
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    Network issues

    Howdy, YAF(raternity)N(etwork)T here. I'm currently in charge of the 30+ machines we have connecting to the network at any given time, and I'm having massive problems. We have a router straight out of the modem that serves as the DHCP server, which then runs to a switch and from there to 3...
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    The Covenant Trailer

    What's the rock song at the end, that's all pumped-up and stuff? I've never heard it before. Added bonus question: Who is the protagonist in that movie?
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    Robosapien Remote

    I got myself a RoboSapien V2 in the latest BOC from Woot!, but unfortunately it came sans remote control. Does anyone know where I can pick one up? I e-mailed Wowee, but have yet to get a response.
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    YAW(iii)T - Wii Thread #8 billion

    Yes, it's yet another Wii thread. Until very recently (like this morning), I have been highly looking forward to the Wii as a breath of fresh air from the current skewer towards producing bigger and better graphics and nothing else. And then I read this. On Call of Duty 3 for the Wii...
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    What are possible causes of hallucinations?

    So lately I've been experiencing (what I think) are hallucinations. When I go to bed at night, I can hear music playing, but there's none anywhere in the house or anywhere in the near vicinity. I didn't think much of it, but then today I was out driving, coming on a cross-street towards a hill...
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    YAP(izza)T

    So I had the most supremely enjoyable altercation at work today, and I just thought I'd sure with all you. I was out delivering in the boonies, on a paved road with enormous speed bumps that are more like rectangular prisms of concrete thrown on the ground with the edges only slightly...
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    What's the name of the optical illusion....

    If you hook up a video camera to a television, and then shoot the television you get a picture that seems to stretch to infinity. What's the name of such an illusion?
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    FOX does iTunes

    FOX has announced that it will start selling 16 shows on iTunes, including shows from the FOX and FX networks. A list: Firefly (woot!) Buffy Lost in Space 24 Prison Break Unan1mous Stacked The Shield Black and White It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 30 Days
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    Laughing/making a joke about the dead

    Inspired by this Fark thread... People are getting all upset about the fact that someone made a joke about a marathon runner who died at Disneyworld after completing a marathon. Just wanted other opinions on the subject. I personally don't see anything wrong with it. I mean, they're dead, right?
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    ATX 2

    I haven't built a new system in awhile... Do all new PSUs come ATX2-equipped? I ask because recently I had to upgrade the internals of my box because my old mobo died, bought a new one, and the PSU wouldn't work, so I went and bought a new one. If I buy a new case w/ PSU in it, what are the...
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    If you are a student....

    The following are my experiences with my laptops, from the perspective of a student. So college time was upon me, and I decided that I needed a laptop. I had always been fond of Apples (have been working on them in school ever since elementary school, system 7 through OS X), so I decided on a...
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    Now showing on iTunes Music/Video Store..n

    Check it out... Looks like they finally got some networks to sign on... EDIT: I now get the same error. The networks listed were ABC, NBC, Disney, SciFi, and USA NBC: Conan & Leno, Law & Order, Knight Rider, and a few other vintage shows USA: Monk SciFi: Battelstar Galactica & a spin-off
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    Does Wal-Mart sell returns as new?

    So I went down to the local Wal-Mart today so I could get my hands on a Nintendo DS, since I've been debating between it and a PSP and decided I do enjoy having some money. So I waltz in, buy it, and take my baby home. I plug it in, and it charges for about 3 minutes before it stops. I'm...
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    So my computer died last night

    So lately I've been having problems with my main desktop rig. I assumed it was a fauly stick of RAM or slot, but really didn't have the money to replace it so I just left it in and hoped for the best. I'd been getting random system crashes, and upon re-booting the BIOS would hang at memory...
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    Adult Swim commecial

    All of you Adult Swim watchers out there! Have you seen the commericals both for ADAT and GetGoatz.com? They're these weird commercials that don't seem to mean anything, don't advvertise anything, and seem generally pointless. Links: ADAT Get Goatz A Whois on botth of these turns up that...
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    WTF is up with FedEx?

    I've got two orders currently within the FedEx system, one FedEx Express and one FedEx Ground. Both have gotten to the "Left FedEx distribution center stage" (nearest major city to where it was shipped from), and both haven't moved since. One's on two days, the other's on three. Are they really...
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    So I had this idea

    So I was sitting here playing Call of Duty, and I remarked to my roommate after a jab at my Nazi-killing skills, "Gimme a break, I'm not Jesus, here. Sheesh." This got me to thinking. Wouldn't that be the greatest game ever? Jesus killing Nazis. It fits so perfectly! Call it The Jew Strikes...
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    I HATE APPLE!

    Isn't Apple's customer service supposed to be "legendary"? After 4 hours on the phone with these people, as well as e-mailing their "customer service" e-mail address, I can come but to the one conclusion that they don't give a rat's ass about their customers unless they fall under the guidelines...
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    Secondary Display (TV) is stuck in the 50s

    I'm running a GeForce MX 4000 on a P1.8 Celeron system, and when it starts up, both the monitor and the tv show color, everything's fine. Then Windows kicks in, and everything on the tv goes black and white. Does anybody have any ideas?
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    South Park - now with 323.2% more poll!

    Oh boy.. Anybody else see tonight's episode? It's so freakin' topical... God I LOVE IT! EDIT: Not the politics of the thing, just that someone has the balls to make fun of this crap like the rest of us do (in private)
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    Pleonastic's Wallpaper Pack

    Shoot! Apparently I missed the feeding frenzy a while back and missed out on this most awesome wallpaper collection. I checked the old thread, and no one's links still seem to work. Can anyone point me in the direction of a link, or, if you really love me, host it for a while so that I and...
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    All English-inclined people

    Alright, since I can't seem to remember my high school english, i need any english majors to tell me the literary term for the 18/19th century thing where a person's inner beauty/ugliness is reflected in their outward appearance? Thanks if you can help...
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    New PowerBooks

    My fellow Mac aficiando AT brethren (all 3 of you), I officially guesstimate that the new PBs will be announced this week! But why, you ask? Check the listings at BestBuy. Notice that EVERY SINGLE PB is out of stock! Yet, all the iBooks are in... So I checked CompUSA, and to my...
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    I hate to brag, but...

    Recently got all my crap up and running (minus portable DVD player to be purchased next week), and wanted to share it with all of you guys. Sorry about the crappy quality of the pics, they're from my combination camcorder/digital camera. Overview 1- 20" Flat Screen TV 2- 100 watt subwoofer...
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    Anyone tried Picasa?

    Just downloaded it to try and organize my pictures somewhat, and it seems like a robust little program. I especially like the timeline thing; doesn't work for my pics, but if that was an actual OS "desktop" (Albeit with clearer pictures), that'd be pretty sweet, imho.
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    My DVD burner hates me

    So this is kind of a semi-update to a request I made last night. Previously I could not get the computer to boot from a CD. So I switched out my old CD-RW drive, managed to install an OS and all, only to find out that the DVD drive will not read ANY media. DVDs, DVD-Rs, CD-Rs. regular CDs, nada...
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    Can't boot w/ CD

    Using a MiniQ from Jetway, Nu dvd 16x double layer burner, and for some reason I cannot get it to boot from a CD. I've used Knoppix, a Knoppix/MythTV combo deal, Win98 and WinXP, and it continues to boot from the hard drive. The BIOS options have 1 as CDROM and 2 and 3 as disabled. Any...
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    For fans of the Badger Badger....

    Potter Potter Potter Only because I hate that Weasley kid so much and that's exactly what I expect him to be doing- standing around waving like an idiot.
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    Northwood? Prescott? Huh?

    'Cuz it was cheap. First thing I noticed is that the clock speed is 1.80A gHz. Now, while I'm not too concerned with this, I'm looking into getting an SFF for this mother, but the one I want only supports P4s with a Northwood core. I have looked high and low, and have no idea how to figure this...
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    At my wit's end with new rig

    Alright so I recently purchased PCCHIPS M916 Mobo Intel Celeron 1.8 GhZ Socket 478 256 MB PC2100 266 RAM (Generic) Biostar GeForce MX4000 64 MB DDR And am using Maxtor 40GB Envision 7100Si monitor Old (can't remember manufacturer) 4x4x12 CD-RW I bought this to try to learn Linux...
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    Somebody help!

    Agh... I was lying down in my bed, pushed myself forward to turn off my computer and the minute my ankle went from a 90 degree angle down i got the tightest muscle contraction on the back of my calf ever. Anyone know what I can do to stop it?
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    Quick Q

    Hola! I have been building my own systems for quite some time now, however, exclusively within the AMD realm. Recently a friend needed a rush-job, and the cheapest I could find were the Intels. I bought a Celeron (P4-based) w/ HSF, along with This. Unfortunately, now I'm not so sure it's...
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    YAHT: Homework (survey)

    Greetings and fair weather! I have here a mini-survey that I would be very appreciative if a few of you nice folks would fill out. Normally I wouldn't think there'd be many daytime talk show enthusiasts on a computer board, but since must of you spend your life here anyway, I figure you might...
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    Ashlee Simpson iPod

    Pretty funny stuff Here
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    And people wonder why some are misinformed on technology...

    So I'm trying to figure out what is the best Windows video editing software out there for when I get my new DVD burner, so I won't have to go use my old middle school's Mac lab (sadly the best lab in the city, probably county for video editing). Feeling lucky, I type "Windows video editing" into...
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    I had an interesting experience today

    So lately when I boot up my computer in the mornings it keeps hanging at the "Memory testing" stage in the BIOS. It occurs seemingly at random, and is fixed when I unplug everything and unseat/reseat the RAM chip. So it hasn't happend for about a week until this morning. Being pissed as I...
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    I am the first victim of Mt. St. Helens!

    For starters, I live about 40 miles north of Seattle, which puts me I'mtoolazytolookitup miles away from Mt. St. Helens. Yesterday I had woken up about noon, and after some time spent messing around on ATOT I went to go make myself some breakfast. I went over to the counter, which is beneath two...