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    Sharper Image Wireless Speakers $80 with coupon

    FWIW, you can opt for in-store pickup, which kills the cost of shipping (if you're reasonably near one... but shipping was only $10 to my location) Plus, coupon code "DAD07" takes 20% off
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    True Color in Windows 3.1?

    Thanks for the info, all. I'll ask the guy I got the laptop from to see if he knows for sure about the video ram (it doesn't list it on bootup, but it does give the other basic info... processor speed, ram, harddrive space... When I had MuLinux installed, I do recall opening a picture of my...
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    True Color in Windows 3.1?

    hmm, the spot on the bottom of it for model number doesn't have anything written in it... it does have a serial number though... 96380075
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    True Color in Windows 3.1?

    First some background: I've got an old WinBook FX laptop (Pentium 133mhz, 32mb ram, 2gb harddrive) and I've installed Windows 3.1 on it in an attempt to make myself a digital picture frame. I found a piece of software that runs a slideshow beautifully and everything is great... except it...
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    How(for what), do YOU use your home network

    My network is pretty "normal" I guess. I have 4 regular computers wired to it, a shuttle PC on there that's a fileserver for the local network, and usually 2-3 laptops that connect via wireless. My network consists of the cable modem, a Linksys WRT54GS router hooked to that, and a WRT54G...
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    best way to transfer data?

    you could either get a cross over cable and connect the 2 computers and transfer that way, or get a SATA->IDE converter and slave the old harddrive and copy the files over
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    Drive will not boot.....?

    correct, I can boot fine off of another harddrive and have the original drive slaved. I can see all the files just fine on the original drive and open them up. I'm running a full system scan as we speak to make sure there are no viruses on the drive.... what are the boot files I should look for?
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    Drive will not boot.....?

    For some reason, one of my computers just will not boot off of it's main harddrive. One day my father was using Photoshop and closed it, and when he did, the machine completely shut down. He rebooted it and it would not boot. I had an old drive just sitting in the case with Windows on it, so...
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    D-Link vs D-Link

    I have the B2 revision of the DI-624 and it doesn't give me any problems with disconnecting or anything... I used to use a Netgear router that would disconnect 2-3 times a day. Also, Amazon has a used one for $59 after rebate.... or J&R has a new one I think for $60 plus shipping.
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    Setting up wireless access points?

    yeah thanks, I appreciate the info you were able to give... just that I was hoping someone with more knowledge on the matter than me would be able to either tell me what I'd need to do, or point me to a place that could tell me... I've searched around a bit myself on Google, and as you said...
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    Setting up wireless access points?

    I'm quite self-sufficient.... but I won't continue this. Thanks for the input
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    Setting up wireless access points?

    well thanks for the links... but didn't need the patronizing, I was just asking for a clarification of what you meant.
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    Setting up wireless access points?

    Mind giving a little more info on that? I'm quite n00bish when it comes to wireless and routing in general.
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    Setting up wireless access points?

    So I've got a D-Link DI-624 802.11g router that I've been using for a while. All 4 of the wired ports are currently being used on it by desktop computers. Right now only 2 laptops are being used on the wireless portion of it, but they have integrated 802.11b capability. I'm not sure if it's...
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    Can you make mydocuments exist on a seperate drive from the OS?

    yeah, right click the My Docs folder and go to properties, then choose a new folder on the D:\ drive named My Documents. All of the computers built and sold through my university has the folder on the D:\ drive for easy backup or in case we need to reformat the C:\ drive.
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    4-port KVM switch issues

    Thanks for the suggestions.... I don't see anything in the documentation about being able to reset it, or anything else similar. In the troubleshooting section the only thing it really mentions is to make sure the mouse port is securely seated, and that it is a PS/2 mouse... or if it's a combo...
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    4-port KVM switch issues

    Last week I bought this KVM switch from Newegg, and it came this week, so I set it up this weekend. I've got 3 computers running on it right now (my main Windows XP Pro machine, a shuttle PC running XP Pro, and a computer running Red Hat 9) and everything seems fine for the most part. However...
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    Song lyrics... anyone got em?

    yeah, tell me about it... my search continues.....
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    Song lyrics... anyone got em?

    Please actually read all of my post next time... I said I've tried Google to no avail... no one has the actual lyrics that I've seen on there... if you can find them, please prove me wrong. And tdalton thanks for the link... the album is on there, but The Crown is one song that doesn't have a...
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    Song lyrics... anyone got em?

    :confused:
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    Song lyrics... anyone got em?

    A friend of mine was letting me listen to the song The Crown by Ja Rule ft Sizzla. I'm not generally a big rap fan, but this song has a decent beat to it... further, at one point I think he mentions something about "russian wives"... I can't really understand what all he's saying right there...
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    Font issues....?

    yeah, it occurs while just previewing as well. I was talking with the guy and he said he had tried deleting the font on the client machine and copying a copy from his comp to it, and still nothing... I haven't talked with him in a few hours though, so I'm not sure if he's got it sorted out or not
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    Font issues....?

    it's saved in Word. Also, I think it's just that one font that is adding the spaces. After collaborating we've thought about deleting/recreating the normal.dot file to see if that might be screwed up on the client's end since it works on our guy's computer. I'll update with more info as I get...
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    Font issues....?

    A guy at work emailed us all asking this question... no one's come up with an answer yet, and I was wondering if anyone here might know something.... this is the email he sent: _______________ Hello Everyone, I have a user with a font problem that I can solve. I am looking for anyone who...
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    New virus/trojan on the loose: Trojan.Fwin

    Good point. While I don't plan on doing tech support as a career, while I'm going to school, I work part-time as a tech on campus.... if it weren't for the viruses things would be going A LOT slower around there....
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    Compact Flash Cards

    I have a 256MB Kingston CFC for my Canon PowerShot G3. I had gotten it because I heard decent things about it, and I was able to get it for $49 plus a $15 MIR (~$34 after everything, basically). I've been using it for a couple months now and have no complaints.... it works really well and I...
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    New virus/trojan on the loose: Trojan.Fwin

    LOL :) I think that was probably part of it at least ;) I ran spybot on a good deal of the comps because they were also noticing slowness after the viruses were gone, and it found sextracker, and other similar things.... :o
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    For the record, and those who doubt it, "USB 2.0 cabling" appears to be a marketing ploy.

    I've also heard from various people that they used their old USB1.1 cables on USB2.0 devices and get the same speeds as the USB2.0, or thereabouts. I don't see why the cable would make much difference, because it's how it goes into the computer and gets read anyway...
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    fastest scanner available

    Yeah..... I had to go work on a computer that was having issues recognizing a scsi scanner (an older fujitsu I think it was.... I later looked it up online, but forgot the model #.... it was like $2,500+ though). This thing had a feeder on it you put the paper on... from the time it grabbed it...
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    New virus/trojan on the loose: Trojan.Fwin

    Yeah, this shouldn't be as bad as the ones we've recently dealt with.......
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    TI Calculators: Am I the ONLY one that can kill them on a regular basis?

    I think you should just learn to take care of your stuff better.... I mean, almost $100 per year on a new calculator is ridiculous.... I've had my TI-86 calculator for about 5-6 years now and it's still good as new, albeit some wear on the "clicking in place" of the case......
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    Java Compiler?

    Thanks alot for all of the input. He currently uses (and I did at when I tried taking a class before dropping) JBuilder. We have a license we can use for the course, but it expires after about a year I think, so he'd have to get the full licensed version to continue using later. I'm not...
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    Java Compiler?

    I don't do programming (I started doing Java in college and my professor taught it in such a screwed up manner myself and about a dozen other people were completely lost so some of us dropped it rather than fail it). Anyway, a friend of mine is looking for a java compiler (and I'd like to use it...
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    Sketchy question...

    As far as just being able to figure out when both of you are free to hang out, I don't see much of a problem But if he's doing it to keep an eye on everything you're doing, then definitely watch out.... especially if he's given you reason to distrust him.
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    2 OS working together at the same time ?

    Quick question about all this..... I have WinXP installed currently.... would I be able to install a 2nd harddrive, install Linux on it, and use VMWare to have Windows as primary and Linux as secondary? How stable would something like that run?
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    Can Samurize show your MAC address?

    I know he could do that, but I was wondering if there's any way to get samurize to pick it up..... I'm guessing there probably isn't.
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    Can Samurize show your MAC address?

    Just something to do, I guess.... I think he basically wants to be able to show all the information possible on his desktop.....
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    Can Samurize show your MAC address?

    I've been running Samurize on my machine for quite a while, but I just have text on the right side showing a few things, nothing very special.... it does what I like to see, and nothing more. However, I have a friend who would like to use it.... he's working on figuring out how to configure it...
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    Help a Lunix noob choose a distro

    This is definitely the best option in almost every situation like this... the only downside to this is the download times, harddrive space taken up while downloading them, and time taken to install each distro and trying it out for a little bit...