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    Thinnest/lightest notebook with 14.1" or greater screen??

    T42 is the best
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    Cannot Access IBM Recovery Partition After GRUB

    That's the fix I tried. It still gives a BSOD.
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    Cannot Access IBM Recovery Partition After GRUB

    Can anyone help me with this? After creating a new partition with Partition Magic 8.0 and installing Fedora Core 3 with GRUB, I cannot boot up into the IBM Recovery partition. I searched and found that I needed to change the bootloader configs but doing so gives me a session manager BSOD upon...
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    Good NTFS Resizer

    Can anyone recommend me to a reliable NTFS Resizer that works without fault? Are there any free solutions?
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    Really weird thing happened at windows restart...

    the "foreground window" sounds like someon started the Window Accessibility's Narrator feature Start->Programs->Accessibility->Narrator
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    What's the best Linux distro for beginners?

    MEPIS is very good for beginners. It provides all the drivers and plugins needed to replace Windows XP. The only problem I had was Firefox's tendency to crash with a segmentation fault everytime I visited a multimedia heavy site.
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    linux suggestion for old hardware?

    try vector linux for the Pentium Pro 200
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    Is IBM really worth the extra money?

    I think I'll probably go with the T-series. There's a low end express model that's within my price range. (T42 2378R4U) I'll stick in at least another 256MB of RAM. From what I've read, T-series with 6 cells can last 4.5 hours. Is that true in real life?
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    Is IBM really worth the extra money?

    Well, that certainly explains why there is no mention of the cover material on the R51 specifications page.
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    Is IBM really worth the extra money?

    I'm in the market for a 4-6 pound laptop with Pentium-M and at the very least a 30GB HD. Is this IBM Thinkpad really worth the extra money? For the same price, I can get a decent HP nc6000 at eCost. ThinkPad R51(IBM Think Express Program) 2883ELU $1,034.10* Microsoft Windows XP...
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    Mac vs. Windows

    is there even anyway to spawn an unix shell in OS X? i was playing with those powerbooks at compusa and had a lot of trouble finding somewhere to run commands
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    13yr old girl to address Linux conference

    those debian people are overrating her abilities
  13. J

    Firefox Memory Usage

    Is this a common problem? Does Firefox have a memory freeing problem of any sort?
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    The best Operating System for you!

    windows 95? wth
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    Linux Distro on Notebook

    I'm thinking about wiping out my notebook HDD and installing a linux distro on it good or bad idea ?
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    Generating random numbers in Perl

    dont forget to seed it by putting srand; at he top of the script
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    Best environment for linux

    fluxbox and blackbox are the best for an older computer with around 128 MB of RAM
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    sliencing my proc fan

    what ways are there to make the proc fan's rpm go lower? everytime i boot up into a non-XP system, the fan screams at full rpms
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    Differences between TCP/IP with and without NAT

    Oops, I forgot to specify, I mean to say what is the difference between the packets.
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    Differences between TCP/IP with and without NAT

    What is the primary difference between those two?
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    Is it safe to install XP SP2?

    XP SP 2 is really annoying. It adds several "security" processes that downloads updates and a security wizard. Since I disabled my firewall, the stupid security item keeps alerting me that my computer is not safe. If you are gonna turn off the firewall, don't install it.
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    SharpDevelop vs. Visual C# Express Edition

    I'm thinking of learning C#, which IDE is the better of the two?
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    Dell Latitude L400 Cannot boot up

    My Latitude L400 can power up but the screen doesn't turn on. The CPU fan is running at full blast, there is no harddrive activity? Any ideas?
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    J# Compiler/Editors (IDE)

    Are there any free J# IDEs out there?
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    Fedora Core 2 Problems

    its a Asus TUSL-LV Socket 730(Celeron) with Via Chipset OEM from Sony. (I know, I know, its crap)
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    Fedora Core 2 Problems

    Everytime I boot up my computer (which was optimized for WinXP) to FC2, my processor fan's RPM will not decrease. It is really getting annoying. Is there anyway I can decrease the RPM's in linux?
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    phpMyAdmin/MySQL Error

    I can't seem to find the databases I created on phpMyAdmin when I use the winsqladmin tool. The error message I get on phpMyAdmin is Can anyone help?
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    Strange Server Binded to localhost:110

    yea, it was trend micro's pop3trap thanks for the help
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    Strange Server Binded to localhost:110

    I hope I put this on the right forum. On my computer, localhost:110 (TCP) brings up a strange POP3 server that I did not install. It only prints out the OK READY message and stalls. Can someone show me how I can detect which program uses this port?
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    DNS Server for Home Network

    A top level DNS server is too powerful for my uses. I think its better to rephrase my question. If I register a domain name such as www.sample-domain.com, can I map that domain name on the DNS server I have on my network? Will people from the external WAN be able to find...
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    DNS Server for Home Network

    I was thinking of running a DNS server on my home network. Is this a good choice or is it not worth the hassle?
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    How to dissable Belkin Spam Ad on Router

    i read many posts similar to yours concerning the router hijacking URLs, but i own a belkin wireless 802.11b router and i never experienced any problems like that. what's up with that
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    Memory Support on Motherboards

    yea
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    Memory Support on Motherboards

    Are all DDR SDRAM motherboards backward compatiable with PC100/133 SDRAM?
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    WLAN Monitors

    Are there any third party software that can show you detailed aspects of a Wireless network?
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    PC100/PC133 SDRAM Computers

    I have several extra PC133/PC100 SDRAM memory and I was wondering if there were any computers that are still for sale that use those type of generic memory.
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    Connecting to my father's pc over the internet

    try tunneling VNC (www.realvnc.com) through routers
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    Connection dropping on wireless lan

    are you using any encryption? sometimes, high encryption can bog down and stall the cpu in the routers causing drops in connection i had problems with my cheap belkin router at 128bit encryption
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    Headless XP Home

    yea, ill try that, thanks
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    Headless XP Home

    yea, it is