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    Need a device to power external DC fans

    Hello, I'm looking for some sort of minimalistic device to power DC fans (4-pin molex or 3-pin) without use of my computer's power supply. Right now I'm using a external hard drive enclosure to power some fans, but I'd rather have something more suited to this purpose. I borrowed my...
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    Reliable, online secure backup solution for sensitive data?

    Hi all, I need a good backup and file sharing solution to share with my firm online. I checked out idrive.com/ibackup.com and it seems pretty good. Anyone know of any better solutions out there? It must be secure (sensitive data) and it preferabbly has a good user interface and is fast. Also...
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    Win XP: How to remove image for folder?

    So I had downloaded a bunch of album art for my mp3's... turns out they are too small for my liking. So I used Windows search on my My Music folder and deleted all the icons. However, when I open My Music folder the images (if you view folders as thumbnails) still show the old files. I had...
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    Soundcard, USB device, or similar PCI card that has coaxial and optical outs? NO BREAKOUT CABLES

    I'm looking for a card that has coaxial and optical outputs, which I'll be connecting one of them to an external DAC. So all it has to do is send the digital signal through one of those mediums to the DAC, it doesn't need a DAC itself. Anyways, it can't have a breakout cable (I'm through...
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    Website for creating online surveys? (or software?)

    Hello everyone, I'm looking to create a survey/questionnare online. It's going to be sent out to a couple hundred participants and needs to be up for a few months or so, or until all participants have responded. Does anyone know of a good preferabbly free or fairly inexpensive pay-to-use...
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    Any aesthetically pleasing font out there (sans serif)?

    Hello, Is there any aesthetically pleasing font, san serif, out there? In particular, I'm looking for something similar to Arial but more "solid" if you know what I mean. Edges maybe a bit more rounded but not too much more rounded, and perhaps a bit thinner. Thanks!
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    Recommend a storage device for sensitive data?

    OK, I have some sensitive data I need to store, not much of it, but it needs to be password protected, etc. and portable, so I can take it around with me. A few gigabytes. A few I have considered are: - Lexar Jumpdrive TouchGuard (max 256MB?) - Sony MicroVault Biometric (max 128MB?) -...
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    Recommend a "fast" phone

    Hi, I currently have a Motorola Razr V3 black, and it's way too slow. There is a few second lag even upon receiving text messages, and scrolling through contacts there is also a delay. In my old Motorola V600 the text message lag wasn't there but the scroll lag was. The best phone I have...
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    Memory Stick Benchmarks?

    Anyone have any memory stick benchmarks? Looking to get some new memory sticks for my digital camera (Sony) since my SanDisk Memory Stick is much too slow (and possibly corrupt). It also takes Memory Stick Pro Duo's. Thanks!
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    Thin, small Digital Camera Recommendations

    I'm looking for a high quality, thin digital camera. Just for taking basic pictures, doesn't need to be extremely high quality, but it must be small and it must be thin. Must be at least 3.2MP, preferabbly higher. No Creative 1.3MP cameras or camera phone quality cameras. Being stylish is also...
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    Expanding wireless network?

    So I have two wireless routers. A Netgear 54g WGR614v3 and a Linksys 54g WRT54GL. The Netgear is currently plugged into the DSL modem and providing the internet service. Is there any way I can configure my Linksys (has HyperWRT Thibor 14 on it) pick up on the wireless signal and expand on it...
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    HP PSC 1350 AIO -- Or new AIO?

    I have an HP PSC 1350 All-in-One printer/copy/scan. HP drivers are ridiculous -- hundreds of MB. I downloaded and installed them, relunctantly, after a recent format of my HDD, but I still can't scan things. I need another horrible, 170MB program called "HP Director." Is there a way to just have...
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    Any professional designers out there?

    I know these BB's are filled with creativity, so any professional designers out there interested in making a logo for an educational/engineering/racing cause? Please PM me and I'll give you more information.
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    Solidworks/Windows XP problems

    I'm trying to run Solidworks 2005 student edition on my computer. It installs fine, but when I try to run it I get the following error: Failed to initialize Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). I'm thinking this is Windows XP related. Any fixes?
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    Internet cutting out -- what's the problem?

    I've got SBC DSL internet up here (Berkeley, Bay Area Calif.). It cuts out much too often for my liking, at least once every week. I can connect to my router just fine, sometimes it has difficult resolving IP addresses and whatnot. Any thoughts? Is it the router, ISP, or something else?
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    Can anyone identify this font?

    I like the font that the actual lyrics are written in: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pink-floyd/108645.html To be clear, the font I'm after is the font used in these words: Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air ... And starts to climb towards the light Can anyone...
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    Camera randomly erases photos - help!

    I have a Sony DSC-F717; great camera, but it randomly erases pictures. I took ~100 some photos -- checked the memory stick and verified that they were on there -- took several more and then when I checked back the previous 50 or so were gone. This is not the first time this has happened...
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    Do you use the For Sale/Trade forum?

    Some of us just like to chat. Some of us just like to read. How many of you come here to use the For Sale/Trade forum?
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    Need help choosing a credit card

    Hi folks, Believe it or not I've never owned a credit card. I've made all my purchases either in cash or with my debit card! So, I believe now is the time to choose a credit card. What I usually spend money on is, in order of increasing frequency: 1. Dining (daily) 2. Buying...
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    Problem with WinXP Icons

    Here's the situation: I just IconPackager to customize my Windows XP icons. It works great minus two icons, the C: system drive and the desktop icon, which are permanently stuck as some custom icons. In the Right Click -> Properties -> Icon tab it says that the icon set to Windows default...
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    IBM dead pixel hell

    Hi folks. I'm partially writing this to vent and gather some advice. I purchase an IBM Thinkpad X40 brand new from my university store back in December. When I finally got it, it had a dead pixel about 1'' from the center of the screen. Unsatisfied with this result, I waited another few weeks...
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    Quick help with Microsoft Word 2003

    Hi folks. I probably just pressed a button somewhere on my keyboard and now I can't figure out what happened in Microsoft Word 2003. When I highlight words which I intend to overwrite with new words, the new words I type just end up immediately in front of the highlighted words, instead of...
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    Mini Review: Zalman VF700 on X800 Pro

    Well, here she is: Pictures 1/6 2/6 3/6 4/6 5/6 6/6 Inside my Rig I installed this heatsink yesterday on my Sapphire X800 Pro. I run mine at 5V although it is possible to run it at 12V. Installation I've heard many horror stories of Zalman products destroying video cards on top...
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    Best wireless home networking choice?

    Hey folks. I need to link up the home network wirelessly. 54g preferred. I've had some decent experiences with Netgear, but I'm open to try new companies like Linksys or D-Link. Anyone have any opinions, suggestions, or experiences they'd like to share? Thanks, David
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    IBM X40 or Sony TR3A?00

    I need to pick between these two: IBM X40 ~$1600 Processor Pentium M LV 1.2 GHz Display / Resolution 12" TFT XGA Hard Drive 40GB Memory 512MB Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Modem 56 K V.90 modem Wireless Centrino b/g Ports Infrared, two USB 2.0, Parallel, VGA, S-Video ports...
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    Netgear WG511 Wireless 54g PCI card

    I have this card on the back of my rig and the antenna comes right off. Anyone else have this problem? I'm thinking about returning it to NewEgg but if all the cards are like this then, well I guess I'm SOL.
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    New ThermalRight NB-1C

    http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=56&type=expert The NB-1 was the aluminum mini version of the ALX-800, now here's the pure copper version. Just what I was waiting for!
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    Lost Setup CD for Netgear Router!

    Hello! I seem to have misplaced my setup CD for my Netgear WGR614 v3 802.11g router. Now I cannot install this software and therefore cannot set up my home network. I tried visiting www.netgear.com but they only have firmware downloads. Does anyone know where I can obtain the setup files...
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    What's hidden below

    Pic1 Pic2 I cleaned out my old keyboard to find that hideous mess. Check yours, it probably looks similar. Don't chuck out your keyboard just yet! I cleaned up everything with lots of gloves, paper towels, and Q-tips. Now everything is good to go![
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    Best thermal adhesive

    I'm looking for the best thermal adhesive to mount things such as a SB heatsink and memory heatsinks. It may or may not be permanent... preferabbly removable later. Thanks in advance.
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    New Thermalright XP-120

    http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html It's so beautiful :). I could see it using some copper base though.
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    Building a Shuttle for mom

    Well, my mom has an old system, and I would like to put it in a shuttle, or another small form factor PC (barebones): Right now she has: P4-a 1.7GHz 1x512 Stick PC133 SDRAM GeForce2 MMX200 80GB HDD Justlink 12x10x32x CD-RW I would like to know what is the optimal small form factor PC or...
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    Can you write on the Shiny Finish DVD's?

    Is it OK to use a Sharpie to write on the Ritek G04 DVD-R (Shiny finish). I'm not sure if this is safe for the disc or not. I know that it is OK to write on the Matte finish. Thanks in advance, daba
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    XP "Welcome Screen" Hangs

    Here's what happened: I haven't made any modifications to my computer (at least none I can remember) and now everytime I boot XP up I get an extremely long Welcome screen, which took a few seconds earlier. Now it takes about a minute. My computer isn't slow, and it's configuration settings were...
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    Pentium 5... Nehalem

    I've heard and read so many things about the Pentium V processor... some that it would be based off the Pentium M chip, that it will be around the neighborhood of 4-7GHz (up to 10.20GHz as a matter of fact), and others on the completely opposite side saying that it would be at a lower clockspeed...
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    Taking my computer with me on the plane

    I plan on bringing my computer as carry on through Los Angeles Int'l across the country (domestic)... but I'm not sure if x-rays or unforseen hazard will cause me trouble. I don't want it to be manhandled by the airport security, so carry-on is my only solution. What do you folks think of this...
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    Is this memory any good?

    http://www.hardcorecooling.us/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=462 I actually have that memory, with the P4P800-DLX BIOS 1016 which doesn't let me change the memory clock speeds, and it's at 2-4-4-8 right now. I had to buy it because it was a great price when I bought it for $180, and...
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    So ridiculously hot

    Right now I have idle, CPU 28-29C, Case 34C. It is so hot outside that I'm sweating in my room. Time to turn pu the fans full blast.
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    Problems with TT Smart Case Fan II

    I just purchased two of these fans from a reputable vendor today, and they were working fine. I installed them correctly and allowed them to be used in "manual" mode with a control knob. A few hours later, one of the fans decides to have a mind of its own and will not turn down; it is stuck at...
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    New wiring job... before and after!

    I got an SP-94 today so I spent several hours rewiring everything. I know it isn't the best, but it is a LOT better. BEFORE (Warning: Not for everyone!) Before #1 Before #2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER SP-94 installed! After #1...