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    Where to buy CHEAP furniture for new apt?

    i'll be new to the area, won't meet anyone until a week or so after I move in when classes start
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    Where to buy CHEAP furniture for new apt?

    Well I meant the uhaul to pickup the bigger items off craigslist, I have a small car and don't know anyone in the area yet to borrow a truck
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    Where to buy CHEAP furniture for new apt?

    So I'm living on my own for the 1st time, moving into my new apt in 2 days. I have NO furniture, only electronics (TV, home theater, computer, etc). I'm wondering where you guys would recommend I buy CHEAP furniture. My obvious first thought was craigslist, but after checking out uhaul.com...
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    Ubuntu Refusing to boot on T61 laptop

    THANK YOU worked perfectly. Any idea why it didn't work to begin with? I thought it was working perfectly for other t61 users with this graphics card? Ubuntu installed drivers perfectly for wireless and everything right off the bat, oh well. thanks again, appreciate it M
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    Ubuntu Refusing to boot on T61 laptop

    So I just installed Ubuntu 7.1 (from ultimate edition 1.7 DVD). I installed from the LiveCD, and everything went fine. I must note that I had to boot LiveCD from safemode in order to get my graphics working (Nvidia NVS 140M). Now, whne I boot after installing, I just get a blank screen with...
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    Treadmill vs elliptical machine

    I'm sorry but 30min on treadmill leaves me feeling dead but 30min on elliptical and I dont feel like I got THAT great of a workout. Running at level 6 on treadmil /= moderate intensity going pretty quick on elliptical maybe it's just me....
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    Where to buy (cheap) Furniture?

    craigslist I'd have to go pickup and I have a small car, won't really work. Places online I can get shipped for usually not that much $...and its new yay. But i do realize craigslist is a ton cheaper...its too bad
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    Where to buy (cheap) Furniture?

    So I'm moving into a new appt. soon and need to buy some new furniture since the stuff I have now is going to my brother. I need to buy a desk, dresser, comfortable full back chair, and a mattress, but I think the mattress set I'll just buy locally. Anyway, is a place like Office Depot my...
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    LOL I have that moneybelt sitting right next to me. Cost me like $10 on amazon, great purchase ;) as for the alt sickness, I start my dose of Diamox later today (acetazolamide). Supposed to help you acclimate much faster, hope it works! I was contemplating just not using it and getting that...
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    t-12hrs! :-/ ;)
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    yeah they told us to not touch the water at all except for showers. Dont brush teeth with it, dont have ice, and definately never drink it. Bottled water for everything. Apparently bottled water is about $.20 american a bottle there, niiice.
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    anyone else? ;)
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    cool, thanks for the tips! The alt. sickness meds were recommended by the program, and you only take for the 1st 3-4 days to help you acclimate much faster, should be OK. I bought a money belt on amazon the other day (goes around your waste and has a pocket that goes on the inside of your...
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    Anyone been to La Paz, Bolivia?

    I'm going to La Paz, Bolivia on Saturday to volunteer in some hospitals for 4 weeks through a program my univ. recommended. Just wondering if anyone else has been and has any tips for survival, getting around, things to do in free time, etc. I took spanish in HS and knew it pretty well, but I...
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    Best/Fastest way to transfer money across the US?

    i think we're gonna try out that moneygram thing. It's cheaper than westernunion and he can get the money in minutes if i send online...sweet! apparently CVS and Walmart have them along with a few local gas stations...not bad! thanks for the help!
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    Best/Fastest way to transfer money across the US?

    I looked online and it seemed like I had to go into a branch to do this. However, I'm at school and my bank doesn't exist in this state :( Could they do something like this over the phone or no?
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    Best/Fastest way to transfer money across the US?

    I need to send my bro some $$ a few states away. Are there any alternatives to Western union which charges $25 just to send $180? I wanna be able to send the $ tonight (preferably online) and have him be able to pick it up somewhere by him and get cash. Is this even possible? Western union...
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    The Vista Hive

    is there a way to disable "estimated time remaining" when transferring files? seems like this is severly lagging my file transfer speed as it's always recalculating the time left every few seconds. This is Vista RC2 thanks!
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    The Vista Hive

    is there a way to disable "estimated time remaining" when transferring files? seems like this is severly lagging my file transfer speed as it's always recalculating the time left every few seconds. This is Vista RC2 thanks!
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    ML Disk needed for Vista RC2??

    yeah tried a new burning program and it burned fine. Weird that nero wouldnt burn RC2 but would burn RC1, right??
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    ML Disk needed for Vista RC2??

    I'm trying to burn the Vista RC2 .iso into a DVD+RW but it keep rejecting the disk and asking for a ML Disk...wtf?? I burned RC1 with the same drive and SAME type of DVD+RWs and it runs great!! Plus, RC1 = 2.6gb while RC2 = 2.5gb! What is going on here? am I missing something? please help I'm...
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    The Vista Hive

    Trader05 - Yup, did a clean install. I figured out that transfer rates between internal HD's partitions were also really low....wtf is going on?? I reinstalled XP and transfer rates are literally 200x faster thanks!
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    Vista High score

    you're overall score is equal to your lowest score of any category...so if you want a higher score just boost the lowest category ;) I stopped using Vista last night cause it wouldnt let me transfer data between HD's or from external usb 2.0 HD to internal HD above 65kb/s...had all the...
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    The Vista Hive

    anyone??
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    The Vista Hive

    I have a Dell XPS m1210 laptop. Problem: USB 2.0 drive only transfers at ~65kb/s!! Wants to take over 30hrs to transfer 20gb from my external HD to new laptop (VISTA RC 1), but in XP this takes about 12min... any ideas? Seems that I have all possible drivers installed. Thanks!
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    ebay scam?? help

    sent ebay an email, with thebuyer email copied. we'll see whathappens already relisted the auction....
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    ebay scam?? help

    so what should I do? how can I get my listing money back and relist?? thanks guys
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    ebay scam?? help

    ok so I just sold a laptop on eBay. It was purchased with buy it now in about 4hrs from auction posting. User had 0 feedback...then I get this email: Hello, Compliment of the season to you.I am Mrs esther clint from NJ, but Presently i am leading a conference in NJ now. I saw your item...
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    Is this a SCAM?

    LOLOL Hello, The address is ; Rotimi Akinwale 1 Araromi Street Itire Surulere, Lagos.23401 Nigeria. When i send the money, i will send you the information to track the money online to confirm that i have sent it, but i will not give you the test question and answer until you...
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    Is this a SCAM?

    haha how can i get scammed though if he sends me $$ via western union? i would have the cash in my hand first before sending anything....???
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    Is this a SCAM?

    I'm tryin to sell my laptop on here, and just got this email from a guy who PM'ed me and told me to email him since he doesn't check PM's often. Just got this as a reply... "Hello, I'm a UK citizen and i want to buy this item for my SON who is studying in college in Lagos , West...
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    Does a program like this exist?

    im not sure exactly what file yet, so just use anything and i'll change it (if done in c++)
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    Does a program like this exist?

    here is what i need to happen: -user opens .exe file -window pops up asking for "wirelessrange" value, user enters number and hits enter -wirelessrange=xxx field in registry file is edited to show the new number (where xxx is the number that was entered by the user) -process is repeated...
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    Does a program like this exist?

    yeah, they'll have permission. These computers wont be on the network anyways. These test laptops are just basic XP pro installs with a special program for the wireless testing... i wish i could just find a program that was already made that can handle this!! i'm not really understanding the...
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    Does a program like this exist?

    its probably going to be run on different laptops which will be taken into the field for the testing... guess c++ is the best way to go then...?
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    Does a program like this exist?

    yeah, its for testing wireless devices where different values for range, etc will be used in the testing and need to be automatically edited in a registry file. any idea where I can get documentation to help me create a program? I only know the VERRY basics of c++ which is barely anything :(...
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    Does a program like this exist?

    I'm looking for a program that will allow me to change several sequences of numbers in a registry file automatically. By this I mean that when the program is run, a window pops up and asks the user to input lets say 4 different values (numbers) for 4 different fields (ie: speed, length...
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    Inspiron 9300 Released

    it appears that I save $50 and get free 2 day ship by ordering from Dell Home rather than small business (35% vs -$750) problem is, I ordered last night via SB. should I cancel that and re order from dell home to save $50? i'm kinda scared the coupon deal will get messed up or something, as...
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    Inspiron 9300 Released

    how bad do you think the True Life reflection is? I REALLLLY want the 1920x1200 resolution, but you guys now have me worried about reflections. The high resolution is one of the main reasons im chosing the dell. I havent heard of anybody else complaining about the TrueLife except when used...