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    Best software for Windows to make some beats

    Anyone recommend good music creation software to lay down some tracks and make some beats? Nothing full on professional, but a good consumer version.
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    upgrade cpu or memory?

    I currently have a home built system with an Intel 2.6ghz processor, 1gb pc2700 RAM, Geforce 6800 graphics card running XP. I'd like to try and get a little more oomph out of the system for gaming and heavy photo editing for the next 8 months but can't really afford to upgrade everything right...
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    Software to make great looking slide shows on DVD

    I've tried Photoshop Elements 3, and Nero Express, but both compress photos too much when creating a photo slide show to view on DVD. I'm shooting with a Nikon D70 in RAW and then saving as a JPEG without resizing. So the photos are very high quality to begin with. Anyone know of another...
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    MP3 player question

    I know some MP3 players also have an FM tuner, but are there any that also have an AM tuner built in? I like it for some talk radio.
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    Trouble getting Mac to connect to print server

    I have a Linksys PSUS4 wired print server connected to a Netgear wireless G router. I have a Canon s820 connected to the print server. Finally, I have an XP box connected directly to the router and a Mac G4 laptop running 10.3 which is connected wirelessly. I followed the setup...
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    Might be a stupid xbox question

    I want to use a great pair of Sennheiser headphones when playing xbox (with a baby sleeping, it's a necessity at night). The xbox has no headphone jack. My home theater has no headphone jack. And my TV has no headphone jack. Am I outta luck?
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    USB 2 or Firewire

    As I understand it, USB 2 is 480 mbits/sec and Firewire is 400 mbits/sec, correct? If I hook up an external hard drive, USB 2 will give me the faster transfer rates of the two, right? I always thought firewire was faster....
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    SATA and IDE questions

    I have XP installed on an ATA/100 IDE drive. That will stay the same. I also have a second IDE hard drive I use for photos and video editing. I'm looking to replace this drive with a SATA drive. My motherboard supports it. My question is, are there any conflicts or problems with using...
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    hard drive recovery services?

    I have an external Firewire/USB Western Digital 250gb hard drive. Lately, I've been having trouble getting it to mount via firewire as oulintined in this thread. As you can see in that thread, tonight, a little white smoke came out of the back of the hard drive and while it still gets power...
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    WD USB/Firewire lighted drive won't show up

    I have this 250gb WD external usb/firewire lighted combo drive and cannot for the life of me get windows to recognize it when connected via firewire. I have a PCI firewire/USB card connected. The USB ports work just fine. In Device Manager, everything appears normal. When connected via...
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    weird drive letter setup

    I reformatted and reinstalled XP. My system has two internal ide hard drives (neither partitioned), a DVD drive, CDRW drive, and an internal memory card reader. The weird thing after the install, is that XP assigned the main drive with the system on it, letter H. The second drive was I. It...
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    HDTV question

    I'm looking to buy a new TV that is HDTV ready and will support the Xbox 360's Hi-Def features. I don't have a huge budget so I'm looking at a 27" HD ready box. Something like this. So my question is, will a tv like this offer the support the Xbox 360 offers? I assume so, reading the...
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    Problem with chipset fan

    I've had an Abit IS7-E since November '03. Lately, I've been hearing one of my fans sounding rather, irregular. The fan will speed up, then slow down, like it's working really hard. I checked out the board, and noticed it's the chipset fan spinning fast, then slowing down very slow...and...
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    Best video editing and dvd authoring software?

    Looking for a good solution. I can get my video imported no problem, but I'm looking for a good editor and dvd authoring program like iDVD for the Mac, but I need something that can do similar functions on the PC. I messed with the free Windows Editing software and it's pretty simplistic and...
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    Password programs

    Anyone know of a program to store passwords that will work on one of those keychain drives? I have a 256mb thumbdrive and am looking for something to keep track of all my passwords (the thumbdrive is password protected in case it's lost). I could just do an excel spreadsheet, but I'm looking...
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    those digital lcd photo frames

    Looking for one of those digital lcd photo frames...you know, where you can download digital photos to it and it acts like a screensaver in a photo frame? How are those, what do they run, and where's a good place to get one?
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    Wow, what a difference a video card upgrade makes!

    Yes, I know, of course it makes a difference. But man, what a difference. My system: Abit IS7 moboard P4 2.6ghz 800 fsb 1gb Crucial 3200 RAM WinXP Nothing on the system is overclocked. My original video card was a PNY Ti4600. Doom III benchies: 1. HQ, 1024x768, no vsync, no AA = 9.6 fps...
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    How to make a WAP site?

    I'd like to make a WAP version of an existing site of mine. Is there an easy way to go about doing this or do I have to recreate the entire site for wap? Same with email. My host provides web access along with POP access. If they don't offer a wap version of email, is it possible to install...
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    web hosting question

    I'm looking at signing up for different web hosting...the place I'm looking at offers Linux or Windows hosting for the same price. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Not sure which I should go with for a photography website with some possible e-commerce. Thanks.
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    Looking for website templates

    Any good sites that offer well made web site templates for download? I'm looking for good flash templates for photographers. Doesn't have to be free either. I've searched around but not much has really caught my eye for photography sites.
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    Donate your Gmail invites to the troops

    There's a site setup whereby you can donate your gmail invites to troops overseas who might find it useful for keeping in touch. Yeah, there are plenty of other options, but it's a nice gesture. I did it and even started up some correspondence with a soldier stationed in Mosul because of the...
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    How do you pick email usernames?

    For business, I understand the need to use your real name in an email address: First.Last@emailaddress.com But what about personal email? Do you use your real name? Why or why not? Privacy issues for not using your real name? I'm about to open a Gmail account and want to get this right...
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    Rear projection TV's

    Been looking at those big rear projection HDTV's lately in Best Buy. Not bad prices. Most hover around $1600 for 42" - 55". Can't afford plasma :( Anyone got one of these? Opinions? I know that angle of view plays a factor, and so does ambient light. Those are a little concerning, but not...
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    Question about credit reports

    Those are the three credit agencies...upon being denied credit recently, I ordered a free copy of my credit report from Experian as instructed. After reviewing it I was shocked to find a fraudulent claim which was in collection. I also found a name listed on the report I've never used, and an...
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    Yahoo responds to Gmail

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=77&e=1&u=/mc/20040514/tc_mc/yahootakesongooglewithextramailstorage You have to pay to get the big storage (it says "virtually unlimited" but who knows what that means) but free accounts will get 100mb. I already use SBC Yahoo DSL so...
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    Have a ti4600, will 9600xt improve much?

    system specs: P4 2.6ghz 1gb 3200 ram geforce 4 ti4600 win xp I'm looking for a temporary video card upgrade to tide me over for a few months...the .ATI 256mb 9600xt is affordable, but wondering what kind of boost I can expect from the $175 card? Is it minimal or night and day? Thanks
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    Password protect those USB flash/jump drives?

    Is it possible to add a password to gain access to those usb flash/jump drives? They're very easy to loose and I"d like a way to protect the data on it if that happens.
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    Win2k log in

    I have two accounts that can log in to my laptop. One is me, the admin. When the log in screen comes up, the user name and password have to be typed in. How do I set it up so the user names are already there, and you just use a pull down menu to select and then just type in the password? In...
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    Getting an Athlon 64 FX for free

    Yeah, I'm getting one of these for free from a friend who has a connection to AMD. Currently I'm running an Intel P4 2.6ghz and I know I need a new motherboard of course. So my question is, what board is recommended for this processor? I also currently have 1gb of PC3200 RAM from...
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    Those portable USB flash drives

    Does anyone use those little portable USB flash/jump drives? They typically come in 128mb, 256mb or more. I've been looking at them and thought it might be good to have one on my keychain...but not really sure just how useful it is to have one...anyone can't live without it and explain how you...
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    WinME & Win2k dual boot - delete one?

    I have Windows ME and Windows 2000 setup as a dual boot on my laptop. I wanted to see if it would run Win2k and it does just fine. Is it possible to now delete WinME and just use Win2k? I need the space on my hard drive. Can I just delete the old Windows folder for WinME? And in startup just...
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    Lost on which Intel moboard to go with...

    I'm looking for an Intel based motherboard that supports both 533 and 800 fsb. Has to do this has my 2.6gh P4 is 533 but I want options for future expansion. Also needs to support pc3200 ram. Other than that, I'm pretty flexible. There's just so many options out there, I've been reading all...
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    Does 1gb of RAM make much difference over 512mb?

    I'm primarily concerned with gaming...I'm looking at purchasing 512mb of pc3200 ram. But am also considering 1gb. Probably going with Crucial. My question is, is there any difference between 512mb and 1gb of RAM? Is it worth the extra expense for whatever added performance I may or may not...
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    memory compatibility question

    Will PC2700 memory work in a board like this? http://www.ecsusa.com/products/l4vxa2.html I don't plan on keeping this memory for long, but for budgetary reasons, I'd like to be able to use this ram for a couple weeks and then replace with DDR400. thanks.
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    computer won't boot suddenly

    All of a sudden today, my computer stopped booting. Yesterday all was fine an no signs of problems. But today, when I went to turn it on, it wouldn't even post. I turn it on, the fans power up, and nothing else happens, screen is black. Bios doesn't even come up. Could my moboard be fried...
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    Which would you use-9700pro or ti4600?

    If you had your choice of a Geforce 4 ti4600 or Radeon 9700 pro to use in your system, which would you choose? Cost is not a consideration. I play mostly fps, and certainly want to be ready for Half Life 2 to look it's best. Thanks.
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    question about ntfs and fat32

    I'm reinstalling WinXP and used to use Fat32. Reformatting the system drive as NTFS. I have a second hard drive I haven't reformatted that just contains data, but it's Fat32. will I be able to move the files from the fat32 drive back on to the system drive which will be ntfs and work with them?
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    question about building my computer

    I've built computers before, but usually from scratch. I'll be upgrading my current system with a new ECS board and faster cpu. I'm currently running WinXP. Now I realize I'll have to wipe my system and reinstall - I've already begun backing up so that's not a problem. Question is, since my...
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    Much of a diff b/t Athlon 2400+ and 2600+ ?

    The 2400+ operates at 266mhz and the 2600+ at 333mhz. The 2400+ retail at newegg is $135. The 2600+ retail at newegg is $234. I'm planning on getting an ECS L7S7A2 which can handle either processor. Currently I have 512mb of Crucial pc2100 DDR memory and won't be upgrading that just yet...
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    Recommendations for cheap, reliable moboard?

    Looking for a new one but don't care about oc'ing or anything too fancy. Just want something that'll handle at least an Athlon 2400+ and is reliable. Primarily used for gaming. You can see all my current specs below so onboard sound is not an issue. Any recommendations?