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    Moving my 42" Plasma crossed country

    So I'm moving from the East Coast to back to the Midwest. I'm doing the move myself. Planning on getting a couple of PODS and having them transported for me. My question is what the heck do I do with my Plasma TV? I've seen Uhaul sells a TV box for $85. Is that my best bet? Or would I be...
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    AVG Update Server Down?

    My AVG Internet Security is failing to update today. Other sites load fine. I can get to other Security sites, and my spy ware apps can update, so I don't think it's a virus. Just wonder if anyone else is having problems right now?
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    Battle of Lowend CPUS

    My bothers old 1.8 Ghz Celeron P4 gave out. He only uses his system to surf the net, occationaly burn a cd or dvd, and chat on Skype. He's on a VERY tight budget. My question is do you think I could get away with setting him up with an Atom based system. What I'm looking at
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    No Video but system boots

    I'm trying to diagnose this over the phone for my brother and out of ideas. His computer is a hand me down from me. It's been working fine for the most part, up till yesterday. Yesterday morning he turned the system on, heard the windows xp start up chime. When he went to use it the...
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    Cannon Nifty fifty

    Finally getting around to buying a replacement for the "kit" lens on my Rebel XS. Going for the nifty fifty because it seems too good to pass up. my question, which would you buy. Just the lens Here or a small packaged deal Here? I have no UV filters right now, and no lens cleaning kit...
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    Any Ghostscript users out there?

    I posted this in programing. Someone suggested I might have better luck here. I've been working on a script to convert text files to pdf, then slap the newly created pdf onto the last page of an already existing pdf document. The script works fine. I wrote it in PERL. I'm shelling out to...
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    Not really Programming per say... But

    I've been working on a script to convert text files to pdf, then slap the newly created pdf onto the last page of an already existing pdf document. The script works fine. I wrote it in PERL. I'm shelling out to ghostscript to merge the pdf's. The problem is when ghostscript merges the two...
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    DVD creation Software

    I'm in the market for new video editing software. For a couple of years I've used Ulead Video Studio. It's served me well, but it crashes more then I would like. I've read the Corel version has the same problems. So my question is what are other people using. I'm thinking I'll give...
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    Old system, no post...

    About 5 years ago I built a system for my mother. It's an old Socket A AMD Athlon XP system with a ASUS MB, 512MB crucial memory, and a Nvidea 440 video card. The system has worked great without so much a hicup for 5 years. Then a couple of days ago my mom called to say when she turned on...
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    AVG Internet Security any good?

    I've been running a copy of Norton Corporate ED 11, I got while going to college. It's getting pretty long in the tooth. I also run Kerio firewall and a couple of anti-spyware programs like Spybot search and destroy. To simplify things an all in one suite would be nice. My question, is AVG...
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    BSOD now no Parition tables

    All: System has been running fine for a while now. This weekend I went to shut down my system at night. When I shut it down it said it had 14 updates to install. Next morning the PC was still on, and said it was on update 1 of 14. I manually turned the system off. Things were ok till...
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    Automated PDF to Image Conversion

    I've been working on automating a project at work. The one thing I can't get around so far is converting a PDF to an image format (Jpg, png, I don't much care) without opening Arcobat and manually converting them. I know there has to be a way to automate it. The thing is it has to be open...
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    Content filter

    My in laws own a small business. Their employees are abusing their internet access spending lots of time on sites like Ebay and Craigslist. They asked my opinion on a solution. I've looked a Net Nanny, and think it might work. However I thought I would ask people here their opinion. I know...
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    SD Write Speed...

    As I mentioned in another thread I just bought a Canon XS. It's my first SLR. I'm now looking to buy a big ol' SD card. My question is how fast do I really need? Is Class 6 (6MB a second) good enough, or should I go with a 15Mb/Sec or 30/MB a second card?
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    Help me improve the cooling on my HTPC case

    I've been running a HTPC for 5 or 6 years now. When I built it I splurged on what at the time was a very nice HTPC case, the Ahanix D-vine 4. The thing is by today's standards the cooling is very bad. Link to Inside of Case With only 2 60mm fans (middle left in photo) the inside of...
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    DSLR around $600

    I'm on my 3rd Digital camera right now. All three have been the "Ultra" zoom type. My current camera is a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6, 12x zoom 6 megapixal. I've had it for a few years and never been too happy with it. I now have a toddler I'm always shooting pictures of and the speed on this...
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    USB Flash drive Partition

    My wife has a 2GB Staples USB flash drive she transfers files from one computer at work to another. Things were ok till one of the computers was replaced with a new one. The new system is running Vista. Now she can only use the drive on that Vista computer. When it is plugged into an XP Pro...
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    Brake Light mystery (2000 Honda CRV)

    I've got an odd one. Hoping someone one here might have an idea before I take it to the shop. My wife's car is a 2000 Honda CRV, manual trans. It's got about 85K miles on it. Well last week the weather got a little cool in the mornings here in New Jersey. My wife commented thast her...
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    Abit IP-35E Audio Issue

    I'm having an issue with the OnBoard Audio with on my Abit Ip-35E. It isn't recognized in Windows. It shows up as an unknown PCI devise in the devise manager. Installing the lastest driver on Abit's site doesn't help. It worked under SP2. So I'm thinking it's a driver issue with SP3...
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    Monroe Quick Strut?

    I need to replace some worn struts on my 2000 Honda CRV. In the past I have hated the process of compressing the springs, then replacing the strut. I just stumbled upon the Monroe quick strut, which is a strut premounted with a new spring. It seems like my salvation. I've asked my gear head...
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    Sticking moon roof

    The other day I opened the power moon roof on my 03 forrester. When I got to my destination I attempted to close the roof. It ran smoothly till it hit the support brackets for the wind deflector, then reversed itself. I have made sure the track is free of debris. I have also lubricated the...
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    TIM on a Xigmatek HDT-1283

    I'm been trying to find directions specific to the Direct Touch Heat pipe coolers. So far I haven't found anything. Do I apply the TIM any different? Not that it probably matter to the topic, but I am using Tuniq-tx-2, and have a E2180. Thanks...
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    Case Edging Source?

    I have a quick question about moding my Antec 900. As I've mentioned in another post I have been cutting up my MB tray to aid in cable management. Now I want to put some rubber edging on the hole to give it a more professional look. My question is can anyone suggest a common local...
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    Putting Holes in Cases...

    I'm planning to mod my Antec 900 MB tray to allow for better cable management. My question is am I better of using a Unibit (Stepbit) or can I get away with using a hole saw? Anyone want to weight in?
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    Please Help me Decided on Ram. I'm going crazy

    I have all the parts I need for a new build expect the ram. I'll be running the Abit IP35-E MB, a E2180 CPU. I hope to over clock it to around 3GHZ. My GPU is a XFX 8600GT XXX. So what Ram should I go with. I was thinking of the Crucial Ballistix because of the price after rebate, but...
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    Better XIGMATEK CPU Fan?

    I'm debating the merits of these two coolers. Xigmatek HDT-D1264 or Xigmatek HDT-S1283 I have been planning to pick up the 1283 because of the great reviews. Then today when I went to order it I saw the 1264. I'm wonder which will work better for my situtation. I'll be OCing a...
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    MSI P35 Platinum Combo North Bridge cooler

    I'm trying to decide on a Motherboard for an upcoming build. I plan to air cool with a large heat pipe cooler, probably the XIGMATEK HDT-S1283. My concern is does the crazy looping heatsink get in the way?
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    Better sub $100 Chip Set

    I'm trying to figure out what Video card to add parts list for a new Budget system. Not really a gamer, but every blue moon I play a little. Most games like Command and Conquer. However gaming is probably less then 10% of my system use. Therefore I don't really want to spend big $ on a card...
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    Better Intel Chipset ?

    I'm trying to pick out parts for a new system I'm building. I have read really good things about the Intel P35 chipset, but the budget boards (~$100) don't have Raid. The 650i boards offer raid, but I'm not sure how that chipset compairs to the P35. Anyone want to weight in?
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    Stupid SLI Questions

    All: I'm in the process of spec'ing out a new system for myself. The video card is driving me crazy! I'm not much of a gamer. I occasionally play strategy games like civilization, etc, but that's is probably less then 10% of my pc use. I have been looking at a 8600GT as it seems to...
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    N00b OC'er CPU & MB Question

    HI, I'm a long time system build (50+ builds) but never ventured into Over Clocking. My p4 2.53ghz system is getting too slow, so I want to upgrade. I'm not much of a gamer, but I occasionally play 3D games. I do alot of video editing of home videos, etc. My question. Would I be...