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    New Photo Editing General Use Build

    Hello, I am looking my first new system in about 5 years, any input would be appreciated. Thanks.. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Photo editing, Lightroom and Photoshop. Otherwise just general tasks email web browsing etc... 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as...
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    Trigger based on new file in a directory

    Does anybody know of a method to monitor a directory, and if a file lands in that directory kick off a script? I would like to avoid using cron if possible, and make the file arrival the trigger a action rather than cron running a script to process the file. Thanks, JD
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    Dual Channel Memory - Which Slots?

    Ok, newb question here... I have this motherboard: ASUS P5Q and this memory: Gskill 2x2GB There are four slots on the motherboard (yellow black yellow black) and I have two sticks of memory. My question - does it matter which slots the memory goes in, and if so which slots should I use...
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    New build...

    Doing my first build in several years and wanted to get some opinions. My budget is ~$550. The primary focus of the machine, other than normal day to day use will be photo editing. No plans to overclock. I already have a Hard Drive, DVD drive and TV Tuner card to use. I plan to pull the trigger...
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    Automatically Email

    Is there any type of software that I can use to automatically send an email based? For example, I would like to check for a file every so often, and if that file exists email it to my self. I can write a batch file to do the checking, but I am not sure how to email the file in the background...
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    Installing Windows on a new HD

    I am replacing my current system drive (40GB) with a new 160GB drive and reinstalling windows. Should I partition the drive, installing Windows on one partition and using the other for data or just use it as one big drive? Would it be a good idea to put the page file on its own partition...
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    LINUX Discussion Forum

    Can anyone recommend a good LINUX discussion forum?
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    HD errors in event viewer.

    OS = WinXP SP2 I suspect that I have a cable issue. I am seeing the following errors in the windows event viewer: The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk0\D. A parity error was detected on \Device\Ide\IdePort0. They only appear at startup. I have ran diags on the HD...
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    Simple Question - Master/Slave

    Simple question, Normal IDE setup, I have two HDs a DVD-RW and a DVD-ROM. Obviously my C drive would be the Master on the Primary IDE, but what is the best way to configure the other drives. Thanks, JD
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    Photoshop

    Is there a way to get a cheaper edition of Photoshop. I would really like to purchase it legitimally, but wow it is a little expensive. Thanks, JD
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    Creating an utility CD

    I am trying to put together a general troubleshooting CD with applications that would help fix/diagnose problems. I would to use as much freeware as possible, here are the apps I have so far: AdAware SpyBot HiJackThis CwShredder McAfee Stringer EverestHome What would you add to this...
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    Creating a shortcut with a batch file

    I working on a application I need to install to a user's desktop (in XP or 2000). I created a self-extracting executable that extracts the necessary files and then runs the following batch file to copy a shortcut (created previously) to the desktop for all users: @echo off copy...
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    Digital Camera Recomendations

    I would like to upgrade my current Kodak 3.1 MP camera. My requirements: 4MP or more. needs to use SD memory cards price $250 - $350. Mostly used for snapshot type photography. Zoom is not a major issue, image quality would be biggest factor. Any ideas? Thanks! JD