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    Need some advice - Both routine and general

    So here is the deal: I am 26, right at 6 ft tall and weigh(as of this morning 247.5lbs). I have been working out for about 6 weeks using the following program: Monday 20 mins cardio Chest/Shoulders Tuesday 20 mins cardio Back/Abs Wednesday 20 mins cardio Legs Thursday 20 mins...
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    Relationship Advice...

    Hey All.. I read a lot of these but thought I would never post one.. but guess what here I am... background - 25 year old professional, working in a training program (2 year, every six months new job) ending this summer, so I need to choice a full time position. Here is the situation.. I...
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    Moving to Florence SC in 2 weeks.. any know anything about the place?

    So I found out this morning that I will be moving to Florence, South Carolina for my job.. anyone know anything bout the place? Other then its 1 hour from the beach, 3 from Altanta and that the people are really nice.. that is all i know... ne ideas?
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    Where does a guy find a wallet these days

    Hey I have been looking for a long time now for a good wallet as mine has def. seen a better day.. looking for a bi-fold wallet something with a decent amount of pockets for cards and the alike.. Any one have any suggestions
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    Looking for external tuner/pvr for mac and pc

    Simply looking for a Tivo/pvr/tuner external box that is compatible with both a pc and a mac.. I have both systems at home and I would like something that can work with both.. Does this exsist?
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    5.1 sound with original Xbox

    Has anyone used this before?? Xbox Audio/Video Thinking bout pickin it up.. but not sure wanted to see what people's experiences were.. Thanks
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    Longshot: Elgato Eyetv 200 and a PC.. Need software

    Okay I own an elgato eyetv200 that I have been using with my rev D 12 in powerbook.. It has worked wonderful, but it limits the amount of portability the powerbook has due to the extra wires.. I would like to use it with my pc if possible. Elgato said its possible, but they dont support pc...
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    PC Game Recommendation - newer game

    Hey Looking for a newer pc game to play that will zap up a bunch of this free time I have nearing the end of the year.. These are the games I currently own/beat: Farcry Splinter Cell FEAR Looking maybe to switch it up from first person shooters.. looking at maybe an MMRPG like City...
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    How can you tell if you are in 1T or 2T for RAM

    How can you tell which setting you are in? Is it simply 2 dims versus 4 dims?
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    Can some one explain steam to me

    What is a Steam Account? Does it work like World of Warcraft, Guild Wars and City of Heroes/Villains? thanks
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    Computer won't boot

    Hey I had 2 gigabytes of ram in my computer, just sold one gig so i removed it, now the pc won't boot and the mobo wont post. So this is what I tried: First I tried a different pci-e video card... No response Second i moved my gig of ram from slots 2 and 4 to now empty 1 and 3 ... No...
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    CPU z question about graphical interface

    Hey I just installed my 7800GT and I was running CPU-Z to check my stats.. and I noticed under Graphic Interface in the main board table is says: link width x2 max supported x16.. what does this mean? Am i not running at the best connection? THanks
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    Partition drive after you have formatted it

    I recently bought a raptor, so i want to use that as my boot disk.. I would like to reformat my hd and reinstall xp fresh, but not lose all my data.. What I wanted to do was partition the one hd I am currently using and move all data files to the partition, then reformat and install xp on the...
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    Looking for a case witha removable mobo tray

    Simple.. Looking for suggestions of a case with a removable mobo tray.. Thanks
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    Power supply with removable power plugs

    Hey I really like the OCZ modstream power supplies because they allow the flexibility with removable power plugs.. Are their any other psu's out there that are similar? I have heard good things bout OCZ psu reliability so I would like to stick with that level of quality. Thanks frank
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    PCI express x1.. what do u use it for??

    Hey What do you use for a PCI express x1 port for on your mobos? Is there anything to use it for? Frank
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    Adding Ram.. Should it match?

    Okay Here is the situation.. I currently have 1 gb of PC3200 Geil Value Ram, and 512 mb of PC2100 Crucial Ram.. I want to upgrade to 2 gb of PC3200... I have two questions bout this: 1. Will I see a great speed improvement(rest of specs of my machine in sig) I use it for light gaming...
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    Moving Windows XP

    Hello I am planning on buying a second hard drive, a raptor or a smaller hd then my current 250 gig Seagate. I want to know if there is a way to move my OS over to the smaller HD without having to reinstall XP and wipe my 250 gig? Or will I have to backup my hd, wipe the hard drive(250...
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    HELP!!! XP 64 bit edition install problems

    Okay.. Here is my setup: AMD 64 3000 Biostar N4SLI-A9 200 gig Seagate SATA DVD drive 2 gigs ram - 1 gig(2 512 sticks of PC3200) 1 gig of 2 512 sticks of PC2700 Geforce 6600 256 mb verison 450 watt coolermaster psu.. I get this error when loading windows for the first time...
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    Installing XP 64 problems

    Okay.. Here is my setup: AMD 64 3000 Biostar N4SLI-A9 200 gig Seagate SATA DVD drive 2 gigs ram - 1 gig(2 512 sticks of PC3200) 1 gig of 2 512 sticks of PC2700 Geforce 6600 256 mb verison 450 watt coolermaster psu.. I get this error when loading windows for the first time: Windows...
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    27 in Viewsonic LCD TV

    Found this monitor on Newegg.. been looking for a decent LCD tv so it intrigues me. It seems like a great price and only 10 bucks shipping.. What are peoples thoughts on it.. good bad ugly.. Viewsonic LCD Thanks
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    Inital install shows SATA 250 gig HD at 130 gigs

    Hey Doing my first install of Win 2000, i plan to then upgrade to XP... However, when I go to install of 2000.. it says the hd is only 130 gigs.. when I know its 250.. I am using a Seagate Barracuda 250 gig SATA hd.. Help Frank
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    ATA133 cables with ATA100 device

    Can i use an ATA133 round cable with an ATA100 device? Thanks
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    SATA and ATA same time

    Can I use ATA and SATA at the same time? Looking at using ATA Hds and SATA Hds> Sorry if stupid noob question..
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    Computer wont turn on!!

    Will a computer turn on with out monitor attached?? Thanks in advanced for any help. Here is the situation.. I was moving some stuff around in my room and accidently unplugged the power strip that my computer was on so it turned off :) However, I have not been able to get it to power...
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    USB 2.0 and 1.0 mixing

    Hey I have a couple usb 2.0 devices.. that hook up my laptop using a usb 2.0 hub... will adding a usb 1.0 device effect the speed of the 2.0 devices? I thought I heard that the usb 1.0 device will slow down the transfer rates for the other devices? Am I totally off base?
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    Firewire Overload possible?

    Okay Here is the situation: I am using a 12 in rev. d powerbook.. so it has FW400... I have it hooked up to the FW400 port on my Apple display.. one of the ports then hooks to my isight the other hooks to a 3 port fw hub.. hooked to the 2 ports on the fw hub are an elgato eye tv (which...
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    VNC, dynamic ip, need some help

    Thanks in advance.... So I started using VNC to control a windows xp box with my powerbook recently.. I use software from www.realvnc.com on the xp box to act as the server and then use a program called chicken of the vnc to control it on the pb.. This works amazing on my internal network...
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    Remotely controlling a windows XP box with a mac

    Hey Saw a lot of posts on how to control windows with windows and mac with mac but nothing about mac controlling a windows box.. I want to setup my old windows box as a monitorless server and music storage.. but be able to monitor it and make changes remotely using my mac mini or powerbook...
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    Hard Drive warrenty

    I bought a used hd from a guy on the forums bout 6 months ago... the hd is dieing now and I want to check on the warrenty... Is there a way I can check to see if the hd is still under warrenty? I am not sure of the purchase date on it.. thanks
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    DVI or VGA to svideo or rca

    Might be a dumb question.. but ... I am looking to hook up a mac mini to a tv potentialy.. what I wanted to know was is there a way to convert vga or dvi to svideo or rca connection? thanks
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    Resolution and how it LCD size effects...

    Hey Looking at a LCD tv with resolution 1280 x 720.. I think it can do a little better link is here: http://www.viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/lcdtv/n2750w/ Can you help me understand is 1280x720 look different on a larger monitor? I dont know much bout resolution other...