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    Weird MS Word 07 bug

    This one is weird. In MS Word if I'm in the home pane, typing text into the document is normal, letters appear as I type them. When I switch to the review pane, for some reason everything slows down and there's a really obnoxious lag between what I type and what's on the screen (like a full word...
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    recovering corrupted iTunes downloads?

    My friend's music library is apparently largely corrupted. Purchased music won't play in iTunes, mp3's won't play in any player. She of course did not back up. If the files are still physically on her computer but corrupted, will Apple be at all accomodating in providing a new download? I...
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    Poor iTunes performance

    Just got a new laptop, the majority of my apps are installed at this point and everything runs great except iTunes. It's REALLY slow, and it's impossible to even try using the "cover flow" view without it seriously lagging (and CPU usage spikes to 30 or so in the task manager) This isn't a...
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    Watching the Superbowl in HD

    I have a Panasonic plasma in my apartment hooked up to an HD cable box with HDMI and all that. Unfortunately, my apartment isn't ideal for hosting the game so I want to bring the set over to my friend's house for the day. Am I correct in understanding that the QAM tuner in the set will let me...
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    Computer won't boot

    I shrunk the partition containing XP, reformatted the remaining space and installed another OS. At this point the system hangs after the post and neither OS will load. First, how do I fix this to at least get back into XP, and then what should I do to get some kind of bootloader menu to select...
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    Plasma image burn in

    I recently bought a Panasonic plasma. I know supposedly one of the cons with plasmas is the vulnerability to image burn in.... does anyone know roughly how long you can leave a still image up before you're risking damage? I'm contemplating hooking up a mac mini as a htpc and I want to know if...
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    HP pavillion mobo problem

    My mom has an HP pavillion laptop that seems to be on the fritz. I'm not there to check it out myself, but she says she hits the power and the computer issues some beeps and she can hear the fan and possibly the hard drive, but nothing happens. (Not even the bios logo screen) This sounds like...
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    Buying a new tv, need some advice

    Thinking of buying a new 42" or so tv, would like to stay under 1200. My only other HDTV is a 51" Sony rear projection set that does 1080i (although the highest signal my cable company sends is 720p I believe) Having never watched 1080p before, I don't know if it's worth the money to step up...
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    Lazy Vista vs. XP Pro question

    Ok so I found out today that my law school's book store is offering full versions of Vista Ultimate for $20... Worth upgrading from XP Pro or not? I wouldn't have even considered switching until I saw this deal... I mainly use it for office work, video/photo editing, and the occasional game...
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    Q6600 overclocking questions

    So I've been running my Q6600 with a low overclock (3.0) for the first few weeks and now I'd like to see how high I can get it at reasonable temps and volts. -The cpu voltage in the bios is currently 1.325 and CPU-Z shows the actual voltage around 1.216. I'm assuming that the actual voltage...
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    Odd SPDIF problem

    I'm setting up a system with the Realtek ALC889A codec. I've got a reciever connected to the SPDIF output driving 2 bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer. On my old setup with a Creative card, the spdif sent a 2.1 signal and everything worked fine. For some reason, I'm only given the option in the...
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    Creative Card and Onboard Audio

    I just picked up a Gigabyte DA-P35-DS3R with the ALC889A audio codec. I also have a slightly older Audigy MP3+ card. The ALC889A specs seem outperform the Creative card as far as sampling rate and SNR go and it also allows for full rate Blu-Ray/HDDVD playback, so that seems to be the better...
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    Dangers of Overclocking?

    This might be a newb question, but I?ve never done a whole lot of overclocking with my previous builds: I?ve been planning to build a Q6600 system as soon as I can get my hands on a G0 stepping chip and overclock it to the ~3.0-3.4GHz range. I?ve recently read a lot of stories about the...
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    Time for a new build

    It?s finally time to upgrade from my now painfully sluggish P4. I?m pretty sure I want to wait for the July price drops and get a Q6600. I?ve done a little bit of homework but I was hoping to get some input. This will get mild gaming use, video editing, photoshop, lots of media encoding. I?d...
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    Free PS3 Deluxe

    First post for a lurker: Newegg has a free PS3 (60Gig) with the purchase of a Sharp Aquos LC-52D62U. The LCD is 52", 16:9, 1080p, 4ms - $3,099 Link