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    Check out this site. Seems to be useful.

    http://www.techselector.com/ Found this the other day looking around at sites for different prices on a new camera. Thought the selection process for what product was best suited for you was smart. Just wanted to share if anyone was interested.
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    Battlefield 2 Question

    I was reading on here either last week or the week before and I read that a lot of people were having problems with the new patch for BF2. Thus, I have put off downloading it. Have they addressed the problems and fixed the patch or is it still really messed up? Just trying to decide on...
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    Sad day for me today

    3 weeks ago my gf and I went to a humane society in the town where we went to school. We wanted to adopt a cat for our other cat that was having to spend a lot more time alone than usual because of our schedules. We went there and decided to adopt the cat that was next to be put down. We...
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    Appropriate Gift for 3 year anniversary

    I have been dating my girlfriend for 3 years this Saturday. Im trying to think about what is an appropriate gift. I have given her jewellry (braclet, necklace, and a ring) and a digital camera that actually died on her after a year. So I was thinking either a new camera, earrings, or a gift...
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    Matt Leinart and Paris Hilton?!?!?!?!?!?

    What the heck is this? That boy better strap about 10 on before he gets into bed with that girl! She does look hot in that photo though. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/s...03/truth.rumors.nfl/index.html?cnn=yes
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    Wifi Signal Booster

    I am installing a Wifi router in my gf's house this weekend but her room is on the complete other side of the house than her family room and her sister's room. They both want to be able to use the wireless. I wanted to get some peoples opinions if I should first by a booster (and if so...
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    Think you have some pimp rims?!??!?!

    Definitely a cool idea but a little too much for me. What does everyone think? Like or dislike? http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/25/...t-the-spinners-pimp-rims-go-high-tech/ Let's here your thoughts? Not for me though!
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    I need a new TV

    Ok, Im moving into a new apartment and where I plan on putting my TV is a very small space. Say about 8 inches. Thus, I am going to buy a flat screen. A couple guys at work are saying to go plasma over LCD. I am thinking something like 36" to around 40". What brands have people been happy...
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    DirectSound Question

    I am having trouble getting an audio player I wrote to play back well. Right now the beginning of the song is played back fine and then after about 2 or 3 seconds (I buffer up 3 secs) it starts to skip. Sounds like a scratched cd. My first question is about IDirectSoundBuffer8::Lock. For...
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    Saving a Macroflash and then burning it to a DVD?

    I want to download a macroflash and then burn it on to a DVD to be played back for my business. Is this possible with a macroflash and if so could someone please tell me how? Thanks. N
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    PHP help

    Trying to start doing some php and I have downloaded PHP 5.1.2 zip package from php.net site. What else do I need to do to be able to write scripts and display them in a browser? Do I need to download Apache? Any suggestions on an editor (freeware)? Any help would be greatly...
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    Think you are good with the mouse?

    http://www.winterrowd.com/maze.swf
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    American Idol

    There is all the hype that American Idol has gone too far. What does everyone think? I mean the majority of the people suck and are doing these pathetic shows to try and get on tv and when they are told they suck all of these organizations are now saying it has gone too far? Has it?
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    Only 15 min left......

    Of work and then a fun 4 day weekend. Going to see family then going to do some riding on my dirtbikes and hopefully hit up the boat. What are everyone's plans? Have a great Thanksgiving
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    Lifted Trucks

    I have a 2005 F150 and thinking about putting 33's on it but I commute a total of 2 hours a day to and from work and not sure if I should do it. What is everyone's opinoin? Lift it or keep it stock? Have a lifted truck, post it
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    new gift ideas for girlfriend

    Trying to come up with something to do for my girlfriend. I will randomly buy her flowers and choclates (which she has some of the craziest cravings for sometimes) and gifts if I am around something that I think she might like. But I want to try to do something different for her that will...
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    Job Profession Question

    Im currently a Software Engineer looking for different alternatives out there. But I need some ideas. Im going to go back to school to get my MBA and then I am not sure. I am very energetic and like interaction with people. Been doing programming for a while now and its just not that...
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    Solicitors keep calling me at 7 and 8 in the morning

    I swear if these people keep calling me I am going to get even more pissed and I dunno if I can. They call so early in the morning and its freaking rediculous. Does anyone know of that list you can join to where they cannot call you anymore? Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone tell me where to...
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    Dirt Bike Info - Conversion

    I ride a YZ125 yahama dirt bike and today I was on my way to work and I saw this guy who put a side mirror and road tires on his suzuki 2 stroke and this is the second time I have seen him riding it around town. Is this legal. If I put a mirror and road tires and register it with the DMV can I...
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    BF2 Question

    Ok, sometimes when I start playing BF2 and just after I get into a game my computer freezes. I have a fast enough video card, eVGA 256-A8-N344-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card, and 1.5 GB of RAM. And its not overheating because it happens only sometimes when I first...
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    Looters, Snipers, and Shooting - Zero Tolerance

    What is wrong with these idiots down in New Orleans? I mean don't you think that the people have been through enough? I mean they think oh well we just had a this enormous hurricane come through lets shoot some people too! Come on! I agree with Bush and there should be zero tolerance for...
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    Anybody drive a Volks. Jetta or Golf?

    I have a truck and I do a lot of driving. Pretty much spending anywhere from 120 to 150 dollars a week on fuel and the way gas prices are rising I am going to buy a diesel jetta or golf. Does anyone own one and can comment on them. I bike alot to so whichever one i get i will have to get roof...
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    Need a new video card

    Currently I have the ATI Radeon 9600 video card which has proven to be great for me so far. However, I am getting into BF2 and I need an upgrade from what I can tell and from what I am hearing from others. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which card is good choice? I want to spend...
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    Sending files in java

    Does java provide a way to send entire files as bytes at once or do you have to read each line and write each line individually?
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    Where can I find information on reliaable data transfer code with UDP in java

    I need to implement a system (sender and recipient) that implements reliable data transfer of files (text and binary) using the UDP protocol. Problem is I need somewhere to start. Does anyone have any sites or books that I can reference to get started on this? Or any information that anyone...
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    XP Pro vs. XP Home

    I know that XP Pro is supposed to be more secure and better for networking but for your novice user is it really that much better to get than Home edition?
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    Need to write to browser from proxy

    I have created a proxy that is connected to the browser and to the internet. I have set it up where I can block webpages and I need to display a stream of text saying: "403 Forbidden" or something. I have created a BufferedWriter blocked = new BufferedWriter(new PrintWriter(outToclient)); //...
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    Need to send a 403 (forbidden) message from proxy to client

    I have create a List that contains URL's that I want to block from the user. Once I search that list and see that the requested URL is in the list, I need to send a 403(forbidden) message. Does anyone know if I can just send a "HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden" Header back to the client in bytes from my...
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    reading in input from a user

    I am waiting for a few different user actions. One of them is if they hit the "enter key" and nothing else. How can you check if the enter key has been pressed? In java and I am reading the input in through a BufferedReader
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    Need to write URL

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    Need suggestions for logging to a file

    In java, I need to write URL's to a file when my browser sends the request. I have tried the "Logger" and really don't understand that. So I went to using the FileWriter object and it works but my problem is that I need to append to the File. Anyone know of a better way or if I am doing it an...
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    Converting String to int??????? (Java)

    I am reading in a value from the user as a string. But I need to use that value as an int value. Can you parse a string to an int? Or can someone tell me another way I should be doing this? Thanks
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    Byte Class in Java

    I am trying to create a byte object in Java. I do not understand the byte constructor. This is what the parameters are: Byte(byte value) Constructs a newly allocated Byte object that represents the specified byte value. I do not understand what "byte value" is to be. I...
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    Proxy in Java Question

    I have written code that allows me to talk to a server through a proxy, then the server sends the information back through the proxy to the browser. However only the text is showing. No pictures are transfered. Anyone know how to get the pictures to transfer as well. Do we have to use...
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    Mutex and Progess Question

    I am given the usual Producer Consumer model with 2 while loops for each. the producer looks like (in and out initialized to 0) while(((in+1) % n) == out); change value of in then some actions while the consumer looks like while(in == out); change value of out and more actions...
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    Mouse Pad on Laptop software

    I have an HP laptop that has a touch pad for the mouse. Right on the side of that pad there is an area where you can move your finger up and down and it will move the current page up or down. The other night I turned on my computer and there is a tab on my screen that says: C:\Program...
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    Web Proxy Question (Java)

    I have to create a logging web proxy. I have to implement URL - based filtering and logging. The sender will run a basic java call with a specified port number. Anytime a browser connects and sends a GET, HEAD, or POST HTTP request I have to check to see if the URL is in the request log...
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    Anyone know how to uninstall Eclipse?

    I know that Eclipse is not actually a program so you cannot go to add/remove applications and remove it. I have searched the directory it is in and cannot find anything. I just installed cygwin and it doesn't recognize it. So, I think i need to uninstall it then reinstall. Any have any...
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    Need a Java, C, C++ Editor

    Can anyone suggest a good FREE editor. I need it to be able to do C and Java. Does JGrasp do both? Thanks
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    motherboard question

    A few weeks ago my teacher said that the clock speed on the AMD board is not actually as fast as the clock speed on the Intel board. Anybody have any input?