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    iTunes Podcast Subscriptions Gone?

    So I moved to a new PC and backed up my entire iTunes folder. However, I did not export my podcast subscriptions list before formatting my old computer. Are my podcast subscriptions stored in any of the preferences/settings files in my iTunes folder? Just to avoid confusion, I don't mean my...
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    Is Tax Charged on Shipping Costs?

    In my experience, sales tax is charged on your purchase cost, then you add the shipping cost. I just came upon a store that calculates tax after adding the shipping cost. Is this the norm?
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    Graphics Card Power Connection Help

    I bought a new graphics card for my relatively dated Dell Dimension E510. It's an EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS from here. I have two available power connectors coming out of my PSU. Picture HERE and HERE. I have these two power connectors coming out of my graphics card via the included adapter...
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    Help Inserting Picture Sourced from Web in Microsoft Word

    For whatever reason, I'm struggling to figure this out or find a solution. I'm creating the body of my eBay auction in Microsoft Word using the wysiwyg HTML feature. I'm trying to insert a picture that is located at a URL without pasting the picture into my file. Typically I'd use img src in...
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    Anybody Have the Ooma Phone Device?

    I hope I've chosen the right forum for this topic. But does anyone own or know a lot about the Ooma device and how it works? I saw their booth at the Digital Life show this year and am strongly considering taking the plunge. To summarize, they are a phone service over internet like Skype or...
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    Hard Drive Damage Question

    Dropped my laptop and it hit the ground pretty hard. Most of the other components seem to have survived ok other than some chassis damage, but the hard drive was definitely affected. Win XP boots up just fine but I noticed that about 15% of my data files are corrupted. For example, picture...
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    Best CD Burning Software

    I'm looking to pick up some CD burning software. My primary need is quick, easy, and reliable CD dubbing for backups. And Windows XP is lacking in this regard. I used to have Nero a few years ago and it did a good job in this regard. So, what is the best out there right now. I actually...
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    BTX - How Quiet?

    My current computer's noise level is driving me crazy. So I was planning on picking up an Antec P150 case and a Spinpoint hard drive. But it seems new Dell PC's are just really cheap these days and can be had for not much more than the cost of the case and hard drive. So my question is this...
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    Program Ran out of Memory While Saving

    A friend of mine is running an imaging application (don't know the name). She has done work on a file and when she tries to save it, the application tells her there is not enough memory to complete the operation. She has tried increasing the Virtual Memory and closing out all other...
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    Help me get to CES 2006!

    After thinking about it for many years, I can finally attend CES 2006 in Vegas this January. One snag though. The website seems to indicate that only people who work in the consumer electronics industry will be granted admittance. Is there any way around this? Any place I can score a pass...
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    Antec Sonata II or Antec Performance One P180?

    I'm looking for a new PC case and wanted the most quiet operation I could get. I do not game so I rarely tax my computer. Which of these two cases would offer quieter performance? Antec Sonata II or <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge...
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    How are USB 1.1 wireless adapters?

    I need to add wireless in a pinch to an old desktop with only the slower USB 1.0/1.1 ports. It's for temporary use only and so I want to spend as little as possible. I was wondering if there was any disadvantage going with a USB 1.1 adapter over a PCI adapter. I'll be connecting to an...
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    How to get Audio from USB TV Tuner in Windows 2000?

    I currently have a Leadtek USB TV tuner that only supports audio through USB in Windows XP. Unfortunately I have Windows 2000 and only get video input via USB from the tuner box. Are there any other USB TV tuners out there that will allow me to get video AND audio via USB? The ATI TV Wonder...
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    Windows Clean Install Removes Virus/Spyware?

    If you have a virus and/or spyware on your computer, will a clean install of Windows not carry over any of the bad stuff? Since a clean install doesn't remove any program files folders or any other files outside the windows folder, for that matter. Or do you have to reformat the hard drive?
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    How Can I Uninstall Just the NetZero Toolbar?

    I'm using paid Netzero for dialup access and it seems to install its own IE toolbar with the installation. Is there a way to just uninstall the toolbar (called Zerobar) without uninstalling Netzero entirely?
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    Best Way to Reinstall Windows XP?

    I'm getting tired of the random BSODs, which has been running more rampant of late. So I'll reinstall (clean install) Windows XP Pro. I have several PCI cards in my box. A modem, USB 2.0 card, TV tuner, and sound card. Is it better to reinstall with the cards in or take out the cards first...
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    NetZero HiSpeed - is it worth it?

    As my circumstances dictate, I need to open a dial-up account. NetZero seems to be the cheapest so that's what I'll go with. But I was wondering if it was worth it to pay the few extra bucks a month for HiSpeed. I understand some accelerated dial-up services degrade image quality to achieve...
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    USB TV Tuner - Sound / Audio Question

    I picked up a Leadtek Winfast USB II TV tuner device. I'm happy with the picture quality and most things with it overall, but I can't get audio to work hooked up to my laptop. My laptop, like most laptops, has a headphone port and a microphone port. There is no line in port. How do I get...
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    SQL Server Report Designer

    Not sure if this is a good place to ask but does anyone know of a good course to learn Microsoft SQL Server Report Designer? Cost and location, as long as it's in the U.S., are not issues. I know of one: www.homnick.com But I was looking for others
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    What happens if I stick PC133 memory into a PC100 slot?

    A friend of mine has a ThinkPad T20 laptop which takes PC100 SODIMMs. However I came across a free PC133 SODIMM RAM chip. Can I install this on the ThinkPad and expect no adverse effects?
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    Have you ever posted something for sale and...

    had someone offer his unsolicited "expert" advice about your product and price? Then what you thought was a simple disagreement in valuation turns out to be an idiot's attempt to sound smart? The guy turns out to be an absolute moron and knows even less about the item than you thought...
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    HELP! Stupid Question Warning Regarding Case Fan

    I just bought this case fan... http://www.silenx.com/productc...ory=3&amp;idproduct=9# but I'm not sure which way it should be installed. There is no documentation that came with the fan.
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    USB + Firewire combo cards

    I need to add a few additional usb 2.0 ports to my computer and was looking into pci cards. But then I got to thinking of getting a usb 2.0 + firewire card instead. Why not kill two birds with one stone? I don't really need firewire right now but it'd be nice to have the option. So my...
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    How hard is it to replace the heat sink fan over processor?

    I'm thinking of replacing all the fans in my computer to reduce noise. One of the culprits is the fan over the heat sink over the processor. How difficult is it to replace this fan? Will I need any special tools or supplies?
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    Best Personal Firewall Regardless of Price

    Ok, I'm thinking the Windows XP SP2 Windows Firewall is probably not sufficient to keep my computer safe. So I'm looking into third-party firewalls. It seems the Sygate and Kerio are most recommended here for free options. But I want to expand my search to include paid ones too. I figure I...
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    Best option to reduce noise of my computer

    I've currently got the Antec Performance II with my ABS PC: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=80632 But I'm finding it way too noisy in my cramped bedroom. What is my best and most cost-effective way to reduce noise. Should I go for the Antec Sonata case? Or should I...
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    Any other Hotmail Plus customers out there?

    So I took the plunge and upgraded my Hotmail account to Hotmail Plus. 2 GB of storage, huge attachment allowances, the works... This was almost two months ago. Boy do I regret that decision. My refund period has expired as well. Just a fiasco all around. $20 I will never see again...
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    Does DSL still require paying for a landline?

    I thought I read somewhere that some state(s) had passed a law making it illegal for companies to force customers to pay for a landline service if they wanted DSL. Does anyone have any more details about this? Or if it's not true at all?
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    Simultaneous Install of Adobe Acrobat 4 and 6

    For an unusual reason, it would be very convenient to have installations of both Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and 6.0 on my machine. Is this possible? I have a single drive with one partition. Will they both install? And will it run relatively stable? What do you guys think?
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    Best Password Manager Software?

    Does anyone have experience with Password Manager software? I'm looking for the most reliable, most secure one out there. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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    Anybody been to or live in Portugal?

    Thinking about taking a vacation in Portugal this summer. Any suggestions, tips or experiences to relay?
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    Email Service with HTTP Server access like Hotmail

    Does anyone know of any e-mail serivce that offers HTTP server access in Outlook or Outlook Express? Hotmail offers this. When you go to set up your mail account in Outlook, you can choose either POP, IMAP or HTTP. Hotmail is the only service I know of that offers this. Does anyone know of any...
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    E-mail Service with HTTP Server Access

    Does anyone know of any e-mail serivce that offers HTTP server access in Outlook or Outlook Express? Hotmail offers this. When you go to set up your mail account in Outlook, you can choose either POP, IMAP or HTTP. Hotmail is the only service I know of that offers this. Does anyone know of...
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    I Just Got Victimized By a PayPal Scam

    I sold a computer by posting an online classified on Craigslist. Pretty standard stuff. I've sold many items on Craigslist without any problems. Most of these transactions occur in person so there is less risk that one party will be ripped off. However, this time, the buyer wanted to pay by...
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    Registry Cleaner/Editor/Utility Software

    What is the general consensus on these registry utility programs? Are they safe? I'm looking at Registry First Aid over download.com or Registry Mechanic over at pcmag.com Any opinions on these? Are they worth the ~$20? Or a free alternative?
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    What do Client Licenses Really Mean?

    I'm looking to set up a very simple Windows fileserver. Can't go Linux. People will just be accessing files and folders on it via the Network Neighborhood. The catch however is that I need it to accomodate more than 10 simultaneous users accessing files. So that throws Win 2k or XP Pro out...
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    Windows 2000 Server OEM

    Hey guys, I'm looking to pick up an OEM copy of Windows 2000 Server. I did some seraching via Froogle and other shopping search engines. But it's gotten a bit confusing. Some places are offering an OEM version in the $150 range, but I can't seem to tell if they are just additional licenses or...
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    What is the best digital camera forum?

    What is the anandtech forums of the digital camera world? Thanks
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    Altec Lansing MX5021 2.1 Speakers

    Has anyone tried these yet? Any opinions? Link
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    Please help! Drive letter assignment fiasco?

    OK, so I was screwing around with adding a 2nd hard drive. I was messing around with the IDE cables and the jumper settings. Now, a really strange thing is happening. Windows is loading from D:/WINNT The weird part is that the secondary drive mounts as C and the primary drive mounts as D...