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    Troubleshooting No Display Problems

    Alright so as of this morning I go to boot up my other PC, but the monitor acts as if its not getting signal. So unplug it from the monitor and try my LCD TV, still no signal so at this point I'll assume thats fine. Open up the case pull out the video cards and it looks like it definetly ha...
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    IPod Classic Is Dying?

    Sorry if this isn't the right forum it seemed liked the best fit but if I am wrong, correct me. I Ended up swapping some files onto my IPod, then after ejecting the ipod and turning it on, my ipod just turns on, loads the menu, does a load click off and then repeats, I have no way to stop it...
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    Teaching/Traveling Abroad After College

    Hey guys, I recently graduated from college and honestly want to get out and experience the world. Peace Corps has been in the back of my mind for a long time and honestly is extremely appealing. The other option with the benefits of actually getting paid and a shorter required...
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    Finance - Equivalent Annual Cost

    Any of you guys familiar with this? I think I am doing it right but my online thing won't take my answer. The problem reads: You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. The Techron I costs $185,000, has a 2-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $38,000 per year. The...
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    Toshiba Laptop Drivers

    Hey guys, a while back I ended up getting a Toshiba laptop from OfficeMax which was a Satellite L35-S2366 model - PSL33U-03W02K. It originally came with Vista on it which I wasn't a huge fan of. I ended up installing a copy of XP I had from my old desktop I bought but I can't seem to...
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    Dell Breakage Insurance?

    My dad was recently looking at buying a notebook from Dell and besides their usual Warranty they have some breakage insurance for somewhere in the neighborhood of $100. Is it useful or is a along the lines of Best Buys extended warranty and the like?
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    Any of you guys go to UVI or have friends that have?

    I'm looking to hopefully go there next year, but looking for input between the two campuses on either St Croix or St Thomas. Hell, even if you've gone to the islands and have a comment on the atmosphere of 1 island vs the other let me know :D
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    Priceline: Name Your Own Ticket Price

    Do they pretty much shaft you on times and give you huge lay overs or how and the heck can they do that? I took a look and its kind of enticing but I'm curious if its even worth the trouble over normal "online booking agents" - Kevin
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    DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

    Started roughly five or so days ago on my computer specs as follows: Asus A7V600-X AMD Athlon 2500+ Abit Siluro TI4200 512 MB Crucial PC3200 WD 80GB HD Offbrand Wireless NIC Originally I was getting the error every 4-6 minutes, at that time my memory usage wasn't slowly climbing...
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    Extracting Files But Unknown File

    I recently got some files that are unknown format. They are "title.001" through "title.093" Is this some type of compression I'm unfamiliar? Winrar doesn't know what to do with it, is there something better?
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    "Out of Country" Tuition?

    Anybody ever leave the country for college for more than just a quarter "studying abroad"? I'm curious as to how tuition would work if youm oved there on a student visa(just saying in general). I know how here there's out of state tuition and its ridiculously priced, is there something similar...
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    Refinishing a pool table

    Any of you guys ever done it? My parents have an old slate pool table sitting in a shed and in my new place I have spare room. Only thing is it needs new felt. Is it a huge pain/expensive? Curious if any of you guys have experience with this.
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    Business Degree Question

    Hey Guys, For those of you in the business world, I was curious which degrees seem to be the most useful now a days from what you can see? I'm at the point where I must choose a major. Personally business anything interests me and I can do it all relatively easily so I have no...
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    Anyone here practice an Eastern Religion?

    For my relgious studies class I have the option of "interviewing" someone who practices one of the eastern religions we studied for a paper option. Any of you guys practice or families practice buddhism, hinduism, or taoism and would be willing to answer some questions via aim, msn or PM...
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    Credit Card Disputes

    Well long story short I order some beadlocks(custom wheels for offroading) and the vendor made some really ****** rims. Based on his past attitude I don't think I'm going to get any thing but grief from him in trying to return them so I plan to dispute it with Citibank. I talked to them about...
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    Credit Card Question

    Hey Guys, I heard somebody mention that cancelling a credit card less than a year after you get it can do something with your credit score, anyone know the truth to that? I have a citibank card and despite almost never having a balance on it, 9% elsewhere sounds way nicer than the 17.9%...
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    Any of you guys been to Puerto Vallarta recently?

    Hoping to head there in June and curious if you guys have any recommendations for me :D
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    Good Foreign Country to Go To?

    For some reason I've been really bored with all this schooling as of lately and I've honestly been thinking of storing all my stuff and moving to a different country and working for a year as a huge break. Can any of you speak from experience of this give recommendations on countries that don't...
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    Quick DVD Burner Question

    Hey Guys, I was wondering if DVD-RW drives use a different laser for both dvd burning and cd burning? I recently bought a Sony DW-Q30A from Newegg. It lists it as an SCSI device in my device manager and nero gave an error abotu SCSI when I tried to burn when I tried it(as well as...
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    Problems with DVD Shrink/Other Recommendations

    I got DVD shrink the other day to try and use to back up some DVDs. When I was putting them on my hard drive it keeps saying when it gets to like 99% that I'm out of room yet I still have like 15 free gigs on that drive. I was able to back up 1 DVD but the other two I tried I got that error...
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    Dental Porcelain Veneers?

    Any of you guys ever had them? I've been considering them lately but have only talked to a handful of people. They decently durable/affordable? I didn't get a price from the people I talked to but one local dental office(small town) said something like $995 a tooth which seems a little...
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    Things to do in Hawaii?

    Well I just dropped a big penny on a plane ticket to Hawaii to see a friend of mine for a week. I figure I'll probably play on the beach, go snorkling/scuba diving. Go to some bars and enjoy some fruity drinks. You guys got many suggestions? If it matters its the island of Lihue.
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    Subaru/Car value Question

    I was curious, firstly, on Subaru's, do these guys get a good deal of mileage out of them? A friend of mine was looking at one, its a 97 with 155k, they have any engine/tranny problems in that area? Its a 97 Impreza if it matters. The other was out of Kelley Blue Book, NADA and Edmunds, which...
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    Any of you guys know anything about bedding?

    Well, my bed offically sucks. This girl I work with whose bed kicks ass suggested I get this memory foam goose down mattress pad from Costco. Like this one Adding on a shipping fee and the price its a little much so I was looking at overstock. Do you think I would notice much of a...
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    Tips to breaking in shoes?

    I know they say you should never have to, but I have wide feet so I seemingly ALWAYS have too. Its been almost 2 years since I've got shoes. All I remember is wearing them for a few hours at a time, anyone else have tips? I hate new shoes but my old ones were falling apart.
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    Sub/Amp Recommendation?

    I'm looking into getting a little something to add to the back of my Jeep to add some umph so to speak. I found a Pioneer TS-W255C for $50 so I was thinking that plus a cheap box, and what for an amp? I'm a car audio idiot :D
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    Metamucil?

    Since my doctor decided its probably likely that I have IBS, he told me to take more fiber int he form of supplements like Metamucil/Benefiber and stuff like that. Taking metamucil will just make me more regular correct it won't make my stools really loose by any means? I just ask it says its a...
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    Anyone know what I just finished putting in my Jeep?

    this I'll give you a hint, its the shiny thing in the middle :D It was a pain in the butt to put it, I had to take EVERYTHING apart it seemed like with the expception of the pinion for those of you who are car literate ;)
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    Question about Colonscopy prep

    I was wondering, if you're taking a ton of laxatives, and your bowels are cleaned out, do you squirt water or does your body just stop it?
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    Question About Telefile(taxes)

    About how long does it usually take to get your return? I just filed via Telefile and I'm having them do direct deposit, just curious how long of a timeline I should plan on for spending it :D
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    Good DIY Audio Forums?

    I remember I was on one a while back when I made my subwoofer but I can't seem to find the site I was on before. Anyone have any recommendations, I was thinking of maybe looking into some speakers, can someone recommend me a good forum? :D
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    LCD Rear Projection vs DLP Rear Projection TVs?

    Hey, We were out Christmas shopping today and we ran into a 50" LCD projection TV, in all honestly my pants started fitting a little tighter, that thing ruled!!! What are the advantages of a DLP over an LCD and vice versa? I believe the DLPs have bulps that will go out every 4-8k but...
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    What's it called when a company paints your car?

    Me and Munchies were talking about it but neither of us can come up with the "correct" term for that, can anyone help us out? :D
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    My Jeep is nearly complete

    Just got this puppy standing on its own tires tonigth :D Tomorrow gotta bolt up the DS, fill the axle with oil and go drivin assuming the discs I put in the rear work :x! Not too much though, gotta let the near gears break in :D You can thank upscillion for posing for the picture. Jeep...
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    Any of you guys own 92-94 Crown Vics?

    If so, are you able to tell me how the calipers on the rear brakes are, ie, is the drivers side caliper on the back or the front and the same for the passenger side. Just for reference, I'm not retarded, I already went to the dealership and their service department had no idea, good thing they...
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    Any of you guys know of any movies about DVDs?

    I have a presentation to do and we are able to use 8 minutes of video. Do you guys know of any videos about DVD/DVD Players that I might use? I was looking for maybe something put out by THX but I didn't have any luck. Anyone? :D
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    What's that song from Starsky and Hutch?

    I listened to the soundtrack but I didn't hear it. They played it when Vince Vaughn was on when they were photographing him and the main theme was cocaine, anyone help me out? :D
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    Good cheap racing seats?

    Is there such a thing? My stock seats are shot and I'm looking to get something different. I've looked into Mastercraft Rubicon and Corbeau seats but most of the ones I'm looking at are $200+ a piece, you guys have any suggestions? :D
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    Any of you drive newer Cadillacs? Plus electrical question :D

    Hey, I was recently at the junk yard and they had a dang new Cadillac, 2000+, sedan, CTS I wanna say. I was thinking about stealing the seats out of it as it is bound to have tons of goodies. I assume Cadillac seats are comfortable, is this true? For the electrical question: Would it...
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    So I just signed up for Netflix

    Do you think I'll wanna keep using it? :D As well what movies should I rent? I already picked out Punisher as I want to see it, but not buy it :o