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    Auto Print Emails

    Is there a way I can setup a mail client (any client really, I have no preference over any of them), to automagically print the email out, similar to a fax machine? I don't have to worry about spam.
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    Inserting data into an XML document with forms

    How would I go about creating a page I can go to, to insert some information using a form, into an existing XML document? Something that would work fine regardless of the browser is preferred, but not required.
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    Computer lockups

    For the past few months I?ve been having problems with my computer freezing while playing 3D games or other video intensive applications. I?ve ruled out it being a software issue, I?ve had the same problem on Linux, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. I?ve tried various drivers for my video card...
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    Taking a leave of absence from work

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    Webcomic Software?

    I'm looking to start up my own web comic, but I have no idea whatsoever about good CMS for it. Google turns up a few results, But I'd like to find others opinions on this. Something that's possible to integrate with WordPress is a major plus.
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    Which programming language?

    So, as the topic mentions, I'm looking for a few good programming languages to learn. I currently know a couple web-based languages such as HTMl, XHTML, DHTML, XML and some JavaScript... I don't want to spend time learning a language that will die out or get replaced within the next couple...
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    Slow dropdown menus.

    Whenever I try to open a file using MS Word or Excel, and click on the dropdown menu, my system locks up for about a minute and wont respond to anything. Any idea why this is happening?
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    Virus problems

    So I have this virus, no idea what it's called, or how I got it ( noticed it on my comp after I got home from work), and AVG free doesnt detect it. I've tried using Spybot S&D, it didnt find it either. I'd rmeoved everything from my startup via msconfig, it still shows up. Here's a...
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    Hosts tables and you!

    Is there a way to make the hosts table reference another hosts table on our network? This is to help us update everybodies hosts table in the office at once(after the inital setup), rather than having to do it everytime we need to add/remove something.
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    Gameserver Monitoring Software

    Right now I use HLSW to monitor my CS 1.6 server when I'm not able to be in the game itself. I was wondering if there was anything like HLSW, except for OSX, so that I could monitor our server while I'm out of town on my notebook. Any have any ideas?
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    So my boss thinks AnandTech is a porn site.

    What should I do?
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    IP/Packet Sniffers

    I'm trying to keep better track on what systems are using what IP's in our office, I'm new to the IP sniffing area, and not too sure how to do this. I'm trying to use EtherDetect right now, it seems to be working fine, but I'm not too sure how to tie this in with the workstations to find out...
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    Math help programs?

    I'm having alot of trouble with Calculus and Trig, and was wondering if there were any programs, preferably free, that would help as a tutor of sorts so I can learn this stuff. Right now my classes are online, just a book and quizzes basicly, I can't hire a tutor becuase their to oexpensive...
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    Problems installing acrobat

    I'm trying to install Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 on a Dell Precision 380. Whenever you go to launch the setup, the busy cursor appear for a few seconds then goes away, the setup never even starts, I've checked the event viewer for any hangs or errors, but it doesn't show anything odd happening...
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    Wireless Phones

    So I've recently decided I need a new cell phone, my current one is from tmobile with n model number visible, basicly only has voicemail, text messaging, and a black and white screen... I've been wanting something new with all the neat bells and whistles that would help make me more organized...
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    So windows XP messed up my drive lettering

    And labeled my system drive as "D" with my storage drive as "C". What can I do to switch the drive mappings without having to reformat again?
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    Internet Relationships

    This has been quite a debate in my family for a long time, and I'm curios to know what others think about it. I myself have taken a real liking to someone I met online, which has brought me to ask you guys, do you think they would work out very well? Assuming the relationship isn't purely...
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    Can't find a decent sound card...

    Our company needs to find a sound card that has two input areas, one for a hauppage wintv-go and another for a XM Radio, we could use a splitter, but we would rather not. Any ideas where we can find such a card? I've tried creative with no luck.
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    Getting my Ph. D

    My life-long goal is to obtain my Ph. D in Computer Engineering. At the moment, I am only 20 and nearly completed my associates degree in computer drafting and design. I have no idea what steps I need to take to begin the painfully long process of getting my Ph. D, I've tried googling and...
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    Electronic Whiteboard

    I'm looking to buy a electronic whiteboard for home use. I've looked around on google and some other sites, but since I mostly know nothing about these types of whiteboards, I don't know what to look for. What I'm hoping for is a wall mountable board, that doesnt require a seperate...
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    Voice Recognition Software/Hardware

    I'm looking to find some top of the line programs and hardware to create a almost fully voice controlled computer... This is a project I want to start on to help me learn alot mroe about programming and such. Can anyone possibly help me find some of this type of programs and hardware, and...
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    Setting up a home FTP

    I want to set up an FTP server on my compouter so that I can easily access and transfer files between my home computer, work computer, and school computer. I'm not too sure where to start to set one of these up, I've used apache before to run a webserver, but not too sure if it's capable of...
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    Formatting a drive as FAT32 in windows XP?

    Im making a storage drive that I can use across multiple platforms, Windows, Linux, and OSX, I decided FAT32 would be the best et becuase I could get full write/read access from most OS's. Problem is, Windows XP will only let me format as NTFS. I don't have any previous versions of windows...
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    Hardware monitoring

    I'm looking for a detailed hardware and software monitoring program that will allow me to monitor things such as processes, temperatures, network and activity. What i'm not looking for is something that sits in my taskbar and shows me stats, I need a full fledged program that will be used to...
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    GoToMyPC Replacement?

    I currently use GoToMyPC from Citrix to access my home PC from work and school... It works great, however, I'd like to try and find something that can do everything GoToMyPC can but is free, Anyone have any suggestions?
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    CD ripping software?

    I usually use iTunes to rip my CD's so I can play them on my PC but it always messes up the tags and I need to be able to rip them to other formats besides .m4a and the others iTunes offers... What's a good, free cd ripping software that lets you rip to many different formats (mp3's aren't a...
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    Video Editing Software

    I'm looking for software that will allow me to import .vob files, edit them, and save as a movie... I have no knowledge whatsoever about video editing, just helping a friend find the program he needs. Platform isn't a big concern, but I'd like to lean towards mac programs, with PC comming...
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    PRoblems OC'ing a 7800GS

    So I jsut got one of these recently and have been trying to OC it. I've been using coolbits and I set it to the max I coudl get without the testing failing, it was around 494/??~ (I'm not able to access it at the moment to check). But anyways, I saved it, checked the box that said apply at...
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    HDD problems

    I recently got a bunch of IDE HDD's from work ,they all worked perfectly fine, and have been replaced with larger/faster drives. I wanted to hook some of these up to my current rig, see the sig below for the specs... My system drive is on a 74 gb raptor, SATA, the other two drives are a...
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    What OS for a file server?

    I'm planning on grabbing one of our old dells from work and turning the thing into a file server, the basic specs of these coputers are around 1-1.5 ghz with 256b of ram with a celeron/pentium3. I was thinking about using gentoo, just so I can keep the install footprint as small as possible...
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    6600GT locks up when playng games.

    Ack, Double post sorry.
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    6600GT locks up when playng games.

    Check my sig for hardware info. I've been using this card for awhile now, about a year with no probelems whatsoever, however, about 3 weeks ago it started locking up when I went to play certain games, like FFXI or Counter-Strike, I found that it happens with almost anything that requires...
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    Installing multiple printers at once?

    Need some help at my job. I'm a IT Technician where I work and I'm trying to find ways to connect about 20 printers to a newly deployed PC. Where I go to school, they seem to have them all on a server, and if you map to the server it will show all the printers and will let you easily...
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    Need help choosing parts

    I've been wanting to do a light upgrade on my system for awhile now... I use my general PC for gaming mostly, and I would like to build a file server with the spare parts that I have left over after the upgrade. Price is not much of an issue, but I don't need much more power than what I...
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    Making bootable window restore discs

    Where I work I reformat and reinstall programs alot, we have about 20-30 programs which get installed, depending on what department the employee is in. Right now I do this all manually, with just a Windows XP disc in hand... I would like to make this easier, where I could make a disc of...
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    SATA CD/DVD burner

    I would like to replace my old IDE CDroms with a single SATA CD/DVD drive, problem is, my friend says that alot of motherboards don't support these. Does anyone here with experience working with SATA cdroms know if this is true, and if so, which motherboards DO support it?
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    Email Programs

    I'm looking for a good resource-light email program that will be able to print emails once they are recieved. I'm crrent;y using Columba, though it's based off java, and it can sometimes eat p resources. I've never tried Thunderbird or Outlook... Any reccomendations? Thanks.
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    Antec p180 Fan Configuration

    I just recently upgraded my old Antec Super Lanboy into a Atec p180, and I wanted to make sure I get all the proper airflow within the case, I also wasn't too sure what fan to use for the VGA duct, All the 80mm fans I've tried are too large and rub up against my 6600 GT which don't like...