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    Samsung A737 question

    So I just got this phone to replace my RAZR which became crippled. The feature I like most about it is the T9 text entry. Unfortunately, geniuses that Samsung are, they decided to make the standard multi-tap the default way to enter text, and I'm having a hard time finding out how to change the...
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    Worst way to wake up...

    First, wake up to one of the most painful charley horses you've ever had. Spring to your feet to try to take care of it. Open your bedroom door to try to help walk it of. Take two steps, then pretty much faint from orthostatic hypotension because you've been laying in bed asleep for the...
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    Tell me about FreeBSD

    I've been using Linux for a while, but I'm looking to switch it up a little, so I've been thinking about FreeBSD. Currently, I'm using OpenSuSE 10.2. Really, I'm just looking to switch around to try other things, although I'm not too happy with the OpenSuSE package management (it never...
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    I think my Creative Zen is bricked...

    I was at the gym yesterday, on one of the stationary bikes, with my Creative Zen Micro Photo 8gb nestled comfortably against my towel, when suddenly it took a dive onto the floor. About a 4ft drop... well, fling, I guess; I must have got my hand tangled in the headphones. Anyway, I picked it up...
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    Why can't I get anything right? A tale of woe

    So, I wouldn't normally be going back to Windows on this PC, but unfortunately I need Internet Explorer and some ActiveX control stuff for a class (beats me why the prof can't have one of his TAs hand-grade homework for his class of a whopping 30 students, but apparently he can't), and I figured...
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    Sabayon

    Did a search, didn't turn up anything. Anyway, who here's heard of Sabayon Linux? It's based off of Gentoo and uses Portage, and is allegedly fully compatible with Gentoo. It comes with AIGLX and Beryl, claims to be one of the best gaming distros out there (and comes with a Quake 4 demo)...
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    Portable HDD on Linux

    I have a Seagate portable hard drive that I plan to use under Linux only. It seems to be formatted as FAT32, because it only allows files of 4gb or below. So, I want to format it to ext2fs. The disc shows up as /media/SEA_DISC. That's the only place I know for sure where it is, but I imagine...
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    Permissions in Linux and K3b

    So I'm trying to burn an ISO to a CD with K3b (it's the Xubuntu 6.10 ISO) while running Kubuntu 6.06. It seems, however, that cdrecord doesn't have permission to "open the device." So it won't burn. Now, I've tried moving the ISO to my Windows PC over a thumbdrive to burn, but that ended up in a...
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    Open-source HDD imaging software?

    Okay, so I'm running Kubuntu Dapper and my sound doesn't work, and wanted to do some experimenting with FC 6 and Ubuntu Edgy. Now, last time I tried Edgy, though my sound card worked perfectly (it was a known issue with my audio chipset that they'd fixed with Edgy) whenever I tried installing my...
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    How do you drink whiskey?

    That is, what is your preferred method of drinking whiskey, not how does one drink whiskey. See poll
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    Transparent windows in Linux

    Currently running standard Kubuntu 6.06 (tried upgrading to Edgy but there were a few problems, might be solvable now but I'd like to image my hard drive so I don't end up wasting so much time if it doesn't work), KDE 3.5.3 (upgraded with Automatix2), and was looking at trying to get transparent...
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    Fedora Core 6 is scheduled for release EDIT: pushed back to Oct 24th.

    Thought those who don't know might like to be informed. I'm currently using Ubuntu (Dapper Drake), but I'm considering switching to Fedora Core for a little while, at least the week or so until Edgy Eft comes out, because the sound doesn't work on my laptop under Ubuntu (although a fix has...
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    How do I get photos from my phone to my computer

    It's a Motorola RAZR, Cingular, I'm pretty sure just the plain V3. My computers are a Windows XP pc without Bluetooth, and a Ubuntu PC that has bluetooth but I can't figure out how to configure it. And I'd prefer to not have to buy PhoneTools or pay out the wazoo to send them as emails...
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    Worst... uh... "mood music"

    We all know about the practice of putting on some Barry White while doing the deed (and yes, I'm talking about with others) in order to help get her in the mood. Barry's good music for the hot-n-heavy. But I got to thinking, what's the worst music you could use for that purpose? Now, there...
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    DVDs on Ubuntu?

    So I'm downloading Ubuntu, hoping for a little better of a user experience than with opensuse, and I read on their Wikipedia article that it doesn't have native support for DVDs. So, once I get it all installed and running and that, how do I go about getting the thing to play DVDs? I guess I...
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    Sound isn't working - help please?

    System (see My Laptop in sig for details) - Acer Aspire 5670 running openSuSE 10.1. Sound system: unkown; unable to find. Problem: no sound whatsoever. not from the speakers, not from the audio ports, nothing. Nada. Solution?
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    Help with Russian?

    About pronunciation. The way I was first taught Russian cyrillic, ? was pronounced "shch," like in "hash check," and ? was the vowel in "sit." But the way my Russian professor says it, ? is "shshy," like a long, soft ?, and ? is like a German u-umlaut gliding to a short ?. Is the way my...
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    Linux users? What DE on what distro?

    Plz no distro wars, just what you use and why. KDE on openSUSE here. I chose SUSE for no apparent reason, and KDE because it looks a lot slicker, more eye-candy, than GNOME. No poll, as there are way, way, way too many options.
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    Reinstalling Windows

    I would hope it's not a violation of MS's agreement to format and reinstall Windows XP... but, how does one deal with it? A clean reinstall, that is, not a repair. Since you've already registered once with your serial number, how do you deal with the "ZOMG REGISTER OR WE RAPE YOU popups? And...
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    Paypal premier account?

    I just had to upgrade my account to Premier to accept a credit card payment. Do they charge a monthly fee for a "premier" account, or is it just transaction fees?
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    My desktop won't connect to the internet

    I have a couple computers, a Windows desktop and a Linux laptop. I'm currently posting from the Linux laptop. There are 2 ethernet jacks in my dorm room, one of which works. For some reason, the networking will not work on my desktop. If I plug the working network cable in the desktop, it...
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    Ah, Richmond

    That'd be Richmond, VA, USA for all you Brits and the like. Moving back there today for college. I got into VCU because 1. I totally screwed up my grades in HS, 2. I thought I wanted to go into art. Both of those things were mistakes. All of the hideously oppressive weather of a southern city...
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    Working on a resumé

    How do I make telemarketing (my only real paid work experience) sound glamorous? I sold subscriptions to a newspaper. "Utilized telecom network to advance sales and income?" What do I call the department? "Electronic sales?"
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    Bad connections

    It's not exactly a freeze, but evidently a problem with AT's ads. Sometimes, a page will become stuck trying to load something from fastclick (an ad server, if I'm not mistaken). It seems unable to load, and won't go on to load the rest of the page. If I hit stop and refresh, it will usually...
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    RedOctane should have had different genres in Guitar Hero

    It's almost all metal, and most of that is hair metal. Where's the 8-minute rising-intensity tracks by Mogwai? Where's the Floyd? Where's the Arcade Fire, the Green Day, the Interpol? But no, all they have is Ozzy and Black Sabbath and Blue Öyster Cult and ZZ Top.
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    Why don't we have IEEE1394 flash drives?

    Don't just say "because it's inferior... DUH!" And now I've said that, can we just assume that at least five people are going to say that and skip that part? Thank you. I'm not an engineer, so why is it inferior (if it is, in fact, inferior)? Why is USB so ubiquitous and 1394 not? But then...
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    Picked up a DS Lite today

    And Trauma Center, plus put in an order for a copy of Phoenix Wright. What can I say? I'm glad I didn't drop the coin on a regular DS or I woulda been pi$$ed when the Lite came out. So much smoother, sleeker, better-feeling. And Trauma Center is a great game. DS Lite is totally worth the...
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    Putting in an extra hard drive

    My mobo supports JBOD, and I was looking at expanding my storage space a little. So, I have a question. If I wanted to put in an extra HDD or two, then put them with my current HDD in a JBOD array, will I need to format and reinstall Windows? Or will it simply add on to my current drive...
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    TV tuner needed. Suggestions?

    Here's the deal. I have 1 PCIe x1 slot, 1 PCIe x16 slot, and a goodly amount of USB 2.0 and some IEEE 1394 (alas, no regular PCI, all used up). And I'd like a TV tuner. Preferably one that can handle HD, and FM radio wouldn't be a bad thing. Also, if it has PVR capability and a remote, that's a...
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    Suggest to me a television

    What it absolutely needs: -at least 20", no more than 30" -component input -flat screen (Trinitron-type, I know I won't be getting LCD or plasma on my budget) -built-in cable tuner -from a reputable brand -no more than $250. What I'd really like it to have: -HDMI input -HD...
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    How to replace system icons in XP?

    I know how to replace the icons of most programs, but not the system icons (like, for My Computer, Recycle Bin, etc.). Any help? Google just yields shady download after shady download.
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    I ordered a Thermaltake Blue Orb II

    My proc/heat sink frame is Socket 939 Athlon 64 X2. Now, the Maximum PC review says the only ones who need to remove their mobo and replace the frame are those who have LGA 775 socket PCs. But the Thermaltake online installation flash just plain shows removing the frame. It won't be here...
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    My gumbo seems like it's lacking something, but I don't know what

    I've got lots of chicken and some sausage in there, onion, bell pepper, hot pepper, tomato, garlic, and parsley. I started it off with a roux and put in lots of okra, too. Going to add hot sauce after it simmers a bit. But it just feels like I'm missing something. What do I need? There's...
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    A few questions about Linux/distros. Update: I fail.

    Let's not make this into an OS or distro war, guys. I'm a beginner at Linux (but most definitely not at computers in general) and am looking for a distro to run on my laptop. It's a brand new Acer (Intel Core Duo T2300, ATI MR x1600, 2gb RAM, 120mb HDD space), so it shouldn't have problems...
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    So... how would I do this?

    How would I go about putting 6 SATA II 3.0gb/s HDDs into a single computer? Just on the motherboard? RAID card? Which one? The purpose of all this is to have about 3 terabytes of hard drive space on a computer, so either RAID 0 or JBOD.
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    Who to go with for a 802.11 b/g router?

    See topic. Linksys? Belkin? It'd be for a pretty small area.
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    Is Newegg down?

    I haven't been able to access it recently. Tried starting about 2200 EDT last night.
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    Proof positive that if there is a god, he's a mean SOB

    How else do you get a cold in the summer in the South? Especially one so miserable. I've had a sore throat, post-nasal drip, cough, etc. since Monday. It shows no signs of letting up, and the cough is actually getting worse. At least the headaches and photosensitivity stopped by Wednesday. It...
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    For an HTPC...

    If I want to build a Home Theater PC and use it as a DVR, how much hard drive space should I have (yeah, yeah... as much as I can afford, right?)? How much recording time would I get off of 1 TB dedicated to DVR (as in, programs and OS go on another HDD, the 1TB is solely for recording)? How...
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    I think I have my new laptop

    Acer Aspire AS5672WLMI (specs are here for those who don't want to look it up), Windows Vista beta when I can run it (have the ISO dl'd and ready to burn). I have a few questions, though. Intel Core Duo T2300 processor: is that 64-bit or just 32-bit? Because if it's 32, I might want to go...