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    Discover Card Wallet Protection Scam

    I got a call from Discover and said I had a late payment. I was really surprised as I haven't used this discover card for over 2 years. Of course, I called Discover immediately and it turned out that the charges was from the monthly service fee of Discover's Wallet Protection since Feb this...
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    when to change timing belt? 2001 Honda Accord EX

    I have 90k on my 2001 accord ex (4cyc), so i took my car for service & tune up last sunday. the mechanic said i needa change my timing belt. are they bogus? I thought i didn't need to change until 120k. I don't have the owner manual because my car was bought as an used. btw, is there...
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    Honda Accord maintenance forum??

    Just wonder if there is any forum for Honda Accord maintenance? I want to know how many miles do people change their timing belt of their accords. I also know if there is any good mechanics in my area my mechanic asked me to change my timing belt, but i think they may be bogus because i...
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    Tuniq tower 120 or thermalright xp120 extreme or Scythe NINJA PLUS Rev.B ?

    I am about to build an AMD be-2300. I am thinking to get a nice and quiet heatsink so i can overclock the CPU. My top priority would be silent and 2nd is the cooling power. Followings are in my list: Tuniq tower 120 thermalright xp120 extreme Scythe NINJA PLUS Rev.B Any...
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    MSI K9N Neo-F V.3 vs BIOSTAR TF560

    I am thinking of getting either motherboard. Any recommendation??? MSI K9N Neo-F V.3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP ATX or BIOSTAR TF560 A2+ Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 560 MCP ATX
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    will SATA I motherboard support SATA II HDD???

    I have a pretty old motherboard (over 3 years) I am sure it supports only SATA I. Will my motherboard support SATA II drives?????
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    silent and solid long-life HDD

    I wonder if anyone know the current silent & long-life HDD? I am just looking for a decent 7200rpm SATA HDD. Few years ago, I think seagate got the most silent one. I just wonder if any new things came in lately?
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    are Seasonic S12 430w cables long enough for antec p180 / 182 cases

    I currently have a Seasonic S12 430w and am thinking of getting an Antec p180/182 when a good deal comes. However, I read a lot of reivew saying that it's required to have a power supply with long cables. Does anyone have a Seasonic S12 and the Antec case? Are the cables long enough to...
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    Any recommendation for a 939, AGP, DDR & IDEx4 w/ overclock ability MOTHERBOARD??

    I am thinking of a cheap upgrade / fix because my MB is dead :-(. Even using used parts are fine. I only want to upgrade my CPU and MB. I am thinking of getting an used 939 MB with a X2 CPU or just Athlon 64. If there is any AM2 + AGP + DDR1, please let me know too. What's the best 939...
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    Do you use NFS / Samba to mount your linux file system onto Windows?

    Hi all I have a linux box and I need to exchange files between my windows and linux. I found there are 2 different ways to mount the linux file system onto windows. They are NFS & Samba. Anyone know the performance comparison? Thanks
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    How to convert PAL DVD to NTSC DVD?

    Is there any easy way to convert PAL DVD to NTSC DVD? I did a google search but most of the tutorials are very complicated. They all require 3-4 different software. Any recommendated software?
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    How to remove or change the region code of DVDs?

    I lately purchased a DVD and found it's actually in Asian region code. I can watch the DVD on my computer but my TV dvd player can't play it. I guess my dvd player only supports US region DVDs. I wonder if there is any software that I can rip the DVD , change the region code into US and...
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    How to remote support

    I need to so some remote desktop support. Usually, my clients' computer will be behind the firewall. Is there any free solutions that I can have my clients sharing their desktop? So that I can more easily do finish my job.
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    The cheapest and easiest way to have multiple users access in Quickbooks

    I am a newbie to Quickbook. PLS HELP!!!! I have a Quickbook premeir 2005 installed on a Windows XP machine. I need another user to be able to use Quickbook as well. How do I do that? What version of another quickbook do I need to purchase? Do I need to upgrade my windows XP to...
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    Programming with 4:3 or 16:9 LCD monitor?

    I am a C++ and web programmer. I am thinking of update my monitor at my home office. I am currently have a 17" monitor. I am interested in couple of monitors which are Samsung 204B 20" (1600x1200) and BENQ 222wfg 22" (1680x1050). The Samsung is conventional 4:3. The BENQ is 16:9 and...
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    Unable to Flash bios

    I have a MIS K8T Neo-fis2r. This is a 2-year old motherboard. Stupid me was trying to do some O'C. However, I found the latest locked the memory clock setting, so I tried to switch back to older bios. In the first few attempts, i was able to flash the bios with different version. However...
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    CD/DVD burning slows down machine

    I have a AMD athlon 64 3200+ with 1gig ram PC. I noticed that when I burn a CD or DVD, my machine becomes very laggy and slow response. However, I have a slower machine and I don't see the same problem. Can anyone give me some suggestions improving this? I just want to burn CD's and...
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    disable printf

    I don't know if it's the right place to post this questions. However, any help will be appreciated. I am working on a Memory Footprint Reduction project. I came across an idea to disable all printf statements so that less memory is required. In addition, when there is no single printf...
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    Subsitute of Quickbook

    I am looking for an accounting/tracking and invoice/generation application which uses SQL database. The reason of using SQL database because I can easily develop web based interface connecting to the database. The database is mainly for clients, so they enter order theirselves. I thought...
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    Looking for a good Power Supply Unit(PSU)

    Looking for a silent and good PSU such as Seasonic ones. Any suggestions? Are there any good dealf or PSU this weekend?
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    Automatic web crawler

    I just developed a simple ligth weight http server on linux. This is going to be ran on resource limited embedded system. I wonder if there is any program that can test my web server automatically. For example, this program will crawl the web and try to access every possible links. Thanks!!
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    is mobile Athlon 64 4000+ OK to run on MSI K8T NEO-FIR?

    Hi all I wonder if anyone try to run the mobile Athlon 64 4000+ on desktop motherboard. I am currenty running Athlon 64 3200+(newcastle core) on MSI K8T NEO-FIR. I want to do a quick upgrade on the CPU. The mobile CPU is the fastest socket-754 CPU, which I think it's a good fit to my...
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    Direct TV software developer interview

    Hi guys I am going to have an itnerview with Direct TV for an entry-level software developer. They told me that I would have an one-hour written test on C/C++. Do any of you have an interview with Direct TV before? Do you have any guess on the questions that would be asked?
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    Ipod Nano Sound Quality

    I just bought a Ipod NANO, however, i find the sound quality isn't as good as I expected. I wonder if any of you try to compare the sound quality between different IPOD, nano, shuffle , video, etc Will I get a 3rd party headphone improve the sound quality????
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    are there any of you taking Propecia to save your hair?

    I found I had hair loss since last year. I just wonder if any of you are taking Propecia. How well is it working to you?
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    Stop sign violation in CA

    Hi all I just got a stop sign violation ticket on my way home. there were a honda CRX, which is very short, in front of me. That car stopped on the white line and I stopped behind it immediately. When it left, i can see that white line is very close to me. I thought I already stopped close...
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    PS2 mod chip

    Where can I get a good ps2 mod chip? I tried to search in google but there are tons of mod chips. Any recommended model, website, and prcie reference? I prefer solder less model.
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    MSI K8T NEO-FSR/FIS2R CPU VOLTAGE & OC experience

    Is there any people able to get over the 1.5V CPU Core Voltage using MSI K8T NEO-FIR/FIS2R? What's your best OC experience and hardware configruation with this MB? I open this tread to discuss about CPU Voltage settings on MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R. I have read a lot of online articles. Some say...