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    Over The Air HDTV Range

    I am about 50 miles north of NYC .... does anyone know how far out stations reach?
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    Saving Private Ryan

    So in the scene near the beginning of the movie where they show Mrs. Ryan geting the news about her sons, there is a flag in the window with some stars in it. I have seen similar flags as stickers on various cars driving around my area. Maybe they indicate a flag/general officer? Though I...
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    Laptop restore

    So I have this Acer laptop 3680-2633 that I bought from best buy that came with Vista. I formatted the drive and installed WinXP. However now I can't seem to get the wireless card to start despite installing the driver. I'm thinking I need to install some proprietary thing or something, does...
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    Cingular/ATT question...

    I just bought a Samsung A707 Sync ... however it is an ATT branded phone without a new contract. So its an AT&T Phone. So I currently have a cingular branded Moto Slvr from a while back. It has a Cingular '64k' SIM card (the phone says ATT as the network when on the home screen). Can I...
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    PowerPC g4 compared to intel/amd

    I'm looking for a basic second computer for internet/email ... I am looking at my first mac but I don't know how the g4 processors compare with the intel/amd chips of that time period. I am talking 01/02 which I believe would be right around the time P4 was making its debut and the amd...
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    Whats that song?

    Rap song.... has those incredibly realistic police sirens in the beginning... leads into "ohh...." been bugging me...
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    why can't they stop making american pie movies?

    why? and when?
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    Post your desktop

    I know some people have some crazy customizations and siht ... itd be interesting to find out some some of us **may** borrow the idea. Just press the prnt scrn button on the keyboard, paste into ms paint, black out any personal/important info and upload. I used http://tinypic.com no...
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    ~~Windows SP2 Random Restart~~

    I just installed SP2 on my Windows XP Home install. So everything is goin fine and then immediately after I install SP2 and then reboot, I start having problems. Basically, I will use the computer for anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes without problems and then one of the following happens...
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    Radeon 9800 Pro and SP2

    P4 2.8C 512MB DDR PC3200 Radeon 9800 Pro w/ latest Catalyst Drivers XP Home with SP2 installed. Well the computer was working fine with just XP installed, and then I updated with SP2 and all of a sudden I get random and frequent graphics failures. Sometimes the screen just goes black...
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    The Sims 2 Slowdown

    When I zoom out all the way, or even so that much of my house is in view, I get severe slowdown. Or even the intro movie into the neighborhood. Why is it doing this? I have the DVD version. I am running 2.8GHz P4 w/ 9800 Pro and dual channel PC3200 ram.
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    Doom 3 and Hardware

    I have: Abit VT7 P4 2.8C (800 MHz FSB) ATI 9800 Pro on 4.7 Catalyst Final Drivers 512 MB PC3200 Mushkin Enhanced RAM I am running on Medium, 1024x768, 2x AA, All effects. Framerates are very good, very smooth, however it will randomly crash to desktop, or freeze, or randomly restart. What is...
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    AAC-Compatible MP3 players

    Hey, I love itunes, don't wanna pay for the grossly overpriced ipod. Are there any alternative mp3 players out there that support AAC?
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    Dyeing hair white

    I wanna dye my hair bone white, is it possible?
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    FarCry Demo problem

    Hey, I have a 9800 Pro, 2.8C and 512 dual channel and the latest catalyst drivers. When I load up farcry, and it gets past the loading screen onto the actual level, it is covered in distortion, like "snow" or like when a channel on tv doesn't come in clear. What is this? How do I fix it?
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    Halo Question

    Hey, I was playing multiplayer Halo on my PC and I had the flag and was running around and around trying to drop it so I could use my guns, so I was pressing buttons and stuff. Anyhow, this bar shows up under my health meter in the upper righthand corner that starts to slowly go down. Anyone...
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    iTunes Music Store Question

    Ok, I understand that each song is 99 cents, or around there or whatever. I have a few questions. First, what format does this download into? If it is MP3, Can I transfer these songs to an MP3 player, not necessarily the iPod? Are there restrictions on usage, like how many times I can play...
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    Building a Computer... Urgent Question!!

    I put in all the parts. I booted up. Seemed like it was going great. Then... on the screen was the message, "CPU is unworkable or has been changed" or something like that. What does this mean? Is my processor defective? Common Error? Can I fix it?
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    Stupid Computer Building Question

    After all the parts are put together, how do I install the OS? I just stick in the Windows CD and should it give me a choice to boot from the CD? Or do I need a boot disk? Thanks
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    I need your opinion on my new system

    I plan to build a new system from scratch. I have come up with the following specs: - 2.8GHz P4 800FSB - 512MB PC3200 - 80GB 7200RPM - 9800 Pro - DVD+/-RW - 17" CRT - XP Home A general idea. The RAM is quality, and the HDD is 8MB cache. I have a question though, any "normal" PC3200 RAM...
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    Dual Channel Memory?

    I am building a P4 800FSB system, and am buying a dual channel DDR400 compatabile motherboard. Do I have to buy specail dual channel memory to take advantage of this? Or do I buy the normal RAM and it automatically works? All the memory I have looked at on newegg is 3.2 GB, and if I am not...
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    Dell Website

    How come it always says "starting at..." so and so a price, and then when I go to the configuration utility it is always lots more? Its not the rebate.... it says for the 8300 Dimension, 1049 before and 899 after, but when I go to configuration it is 1367 w/o the extended warrenty and before...
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    Questions on the Gateway M505XL Notebook

    1. Is the current Banias Centrino in the Gateway (1.5GHz) upgradeable to the future Dothan Centrino? ----I have heard that the processor is upgradeable, at least another brand of the same laptop can upgrade to Dothan.---- ----I have also heard that the processor is soldered in, obviously...
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    Laptop Computer ODM

    I am looking for brand names that Uniwill notebooks are sold under, specifically, the Uniwill N258SA0. I know GamePC sells it, but I'm looking for others. Thanks.
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    AMD Athlon64 and AMD Athlon64 FX question

    Apparently the A64 is going Socket 939 like the FX in the future, and is also gonna receive the dual channel memory controller. May I ask then, what will be the advantage of buying an FX? Am I right in saying that they'll be virtually the same processor? Is there a future advancement that...
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    Radiation leakage from CD-RW drive?

    My burning program malfunctioned, froze. I tried to cancel the burn and exit the program, looked like that froze, or was taking too long so I just manually (by use of holding the on button) shut off the computer and then turned the comp again. The CDR wouldn't keep burning after I rebooted and...
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    Centrino

    What is the deal with Centrino? It's such low clock compared to regular P4 notebooks. Is there an AMD/Intel type clock comparison here where clock speed is not indicative of performance? More cache perhaps? Efficient architecture? What does centrino offer above regular P4 notebooks? I'm...
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    Ya ever see the Godfather... how'd he get his hair like that?

    Al Pacino's hair in GF2... the slicked back that always looks wet. Is thatt actually possible? What do u use?
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    GeForceFX 5600 Opinions/Thoughts and Non-Ultra?

    Is there a non-ultra version of this card? I ask because I am looking at many but few mention ultra. I am just making sure I am getting the good version. Second... opinions, thoughts etc. on this card overal and versus it's in-class competitors. Third, what are all the DX9 compatible cards...
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    Web Programming Help

    Well I thought I could get help from the best... I need to create a PC configuration utility for my [test] website. I am trying to learn languages other than HTML. Now, I have seen many sites like gamepc.com or neotechpc.com use PHP as their solution. I am wondering how this is accomplished...
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    Wireless Web access for notebooks

    Hey... I'm new, I am now probably getting a notebook, and want to explore the wireless web options. 1. what is the fastest possible speed I can acheive on any service? 2. If it isn't broadband speeds, when can I expect such service? 3. Who offers these services? I have heard T-Mobile and...
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    My Computer, and your opinion

    To be built. My budget is about 3000 bucks so... Currently as it stands, it's about 3200 bucks, but I figure I can give or take, and go to other sources than NewEgg. Probably I'll go on pricewatch to try some cost cutting. All the prices are on the newegg site. CASE Ahanix Platinum XP...
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    ***~~~***What is your desktop v.1***~~~*** (6/21/03)

    When taking a screenshot, it is your responsibility to black out, or otherwise distort vital or personal information that may be displayed. To take a screenshot in Windows: 1. Get to your desktop. 2. Locate the "Print Scrn" button on your keybaord (next to "F12"). 3. Make sure you are at...