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    Web Design software suggestion

    Any suggestions for a friend of mine that needs to design a website. Must be pretty user friendly. I'm a hardware, o.s. kinda guy, he's a musician. I can do a little hand coding in html if needed but from what the project he envisions sounds like it's out of my limited experience. Hopefully...
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    Extend battery life on Laptop

    If I am going to be using my laptop on an ac adaptor most of the time would it be better to remove the battery and only charge/discharge it when I plan on going mobile. (lookd thru archives and didnt really see anything on this topic) Additionally if I don't have a power conditioning...
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    Motherboard Fried?

    Had a friend drop off his comp for me to look at. He said it was working and he heard a pop and smelled something like it was burning (never a good sign). First thing I noticed was alot of dust in the case.. and a definately burned out powersupply. So I replaced the powersupply. The...
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    Network File Transfer Question

    So i got 2 computers, sitting next to each other. running thru a netgear router. one computer sucks at downloading bittorrents. (playing around w various versions of linux and need to d/l iso's of the live dvd's). The other does fine (from what I've been able to find out its a Netgear issue w...
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    DVD burning noobie needs help

    So after reading all the reviews here and abroad I purchased an NEC 3520A DVD burner. I had an AVI file that is about 700mb (i think its a divx copy of a dvd). I used Roxio DVD builder to make a menu and selected the file and started burn process. Something like 100 hrs later (well it seemed...
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    Different Kinda case mod

    I have an entertainment center that houses my DVR, home theater system etc etc. Unless I keep the doors open (which ruins he look of the entertainment center) it tends to run very warm in the AV cabinet and I would like to cool it down a bit. I purchased from new egg some case fans to attach...
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    Windows 98 Boot error

    When I boot Windows 98 right before the desktop loads I get an information box that pops up with an i (i suppose meaning information) but no other text. I have tried looking in the startup list in msconfig to try and figure out what is causing this popup text box to appear but have had no luck...
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    Graphics Card Cooling Question

    After looking online and thru the forum I see alot of cooling solutions that require you remove the stock heat sink and replace with the new heat sink and thermal paste, thereby voiding the manufacturers warranty. I have an ATI AIW non-pro that I would like to add additional cooling to. Its...
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    Cooling Solutions

    After looking online and thru the forum I see alot of cooling solutions that require you remove the stock heat sink and replace with the new heat sink and thermal paste, thereby voiding the manufacturers warranty. I have an ATI AIW non-pro that I would like to add additional cooling to. Its...
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    Hi Gain 6dB Omni-Directional Wireless Antenna $9.99 AMR

    Found on Microcenter.com Hi Gain 6dB Omni-Directional Wireless Antenna $19.99 $10 Manuf Rebate. Final Price $9.99 + s/h $5.99 -- Link -- Vendor: Hawking Technology SKU: 960047 Description: Hi Gain 6dB Omni-Directional Wireless Antenna Rebate Amount: $10.00 (PDF)...
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    ATI 9800 pro

    I have been reading this forum for weeks trying to decide which card to buy.. Got a budget of about $250 Got a couple of few questions. 1. I play MMORPG ie. Everquest, Starwars Galaxies.. I see a great deal written about Far Cry and Doom 3 numbers but not much of anything written...
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    Steals and Deals

    Since there is now a sticky for the Video Card FAQ's, has anyone thought of having a sticky of currently found steals/deals to consolidate all the cards people find on sale/cheap. just a thought flame away. Q
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    Softmod difference?

    I've been looking for a new video card for a while, Everquest and Doom3 being a killer on my old clunky Nvidia Geforce4 card. As the wife has given me a pretty limited upgrade budget I have settled on getting a Powercolor 9800SE and softmoding it up to the 9800. I see the best price is...