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    Gphone

    Any guesses as to how the whole gphone thing is going to play out when it happens? I'm sure they won't be going with ATT because of the iPhone and direct competition, but if they want to go into the global market they'll have to stick with GSM. That only leaves T-Mobile for us U.S. customers...
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    Money Market, Bonds, or something better?

    So I currently have a large sum of money (>10K) sitting in my ING account, getting 4.1% interest. I will not be touching any of it for 5 months. Is this the most optimal place I could be putting it if I want low risk? How do Bonds work? I've gone to treasurydirect.gov and browsed around there...
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    Which is more reliable?

    I've driven both cars and the Saab definitely has more juice to it. I'll be looking for a used 04-06 A4 or a used 05-06 9-3. Both cars are pretty low in terms of reliability from what I've read. My benchmark is a 94 Civic DX and a 06 Civic EX. I'm feeling the need for a fancier car and I don't...
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    Any reliable web proxies?

    So I'll be in China for a year and I want to update my blog while I'm over there. A buddy of mine who is already over there says that a ton of websites are blocked by the govt, including blogger. I found a few proxy servers that can bypass it, but I don't know how reliable they are in terms of...
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    Anyone ever sold a car to Carmax?

    I have a 2006 Civic EX with 6400 miles and have been trying to sell it for a few weeks now locally with no bites. I was wondering if anyone has experience with selling a car to Carmax and how much below KBB they offer. Unfortunately I'm a few hundred miles away from the closest one so I can't...
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    Should I sell my 2006 Civic EX?

    In August I'll be taking a 1 year job in China so I won't be using my car at all. It currently has 4000 miles on it and is in brand new shape. I live very close to work so I just biked in all of the time, thus the low miles. I paid around $21 out the door and am fairly confident that I could get...
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    Can a laptop LCD take an INPUT connection?

    I don't know if it's possible, but is it possible to somehow hook up a 360 to display on a laptop monitor? From what I can tell, the answer is no becasue everything like Analog Vid and S-Video are only "output" connections.
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    How to get out of IT support?

    To give you a reader's digest view of things: Degrees: BS MIS (2002) MS MIS (2006) Experience: University student worker positions in IT support (5 years) University staff positions in IT support (4 years) Responsibilities: Support of all PCs, Servers, Printers, etc. (All around...
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    Vista Business DVD + SATA DVD Burner = Nothing

    I'll probably bring the Vista DVD into work tomorrow to see if it happens to any other systems but in a nutshell, I put in the Vista DVD into my DVD Burner drive, restart the system, tell the comp to boot from DVD only and it kindly displays the "No bootable device error". When I eject the Vista...
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    OEM vs. Retail

    I'm sure this is an easy one, but I can't seem to wrap my head around it. On newegg you can get an OEM version of Vista Ultimate for $199 while the retail for the "upgrade" version of Vista Ultimate is $250. If this is the pricing scheme why would any home user waste money on getting the...
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    Paypal question

    So I have been reading some postings around the net about Paypal horror stories and now I?m getting sorta paranoid since I started actually making some money with a real job. I?ve been using Ebay/Paypal for 7 sum years with no real problems because everything was handled between me and the...
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    Underclock a 7900GT?

    Yeah so I have an XFX 7900GT that black screens randomly both in regular Windows and when playing games. I'm thinking it is a heat issuse associated with the factory OCing it too high. SO is there a way to lower either the core or mem speed? Any recommendations on long-term fixes? I could...
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    Will the gas prices affect your next car purchase?

    Currently biking it everywhere. Have 20ish to spend. Rising prices are a little disturbing when looking at how much money will be spent, but then again, that's life. Be frugal or ya live only once :)
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    YACT: 06 Impreza 2.5 or 04 Saab 9-3

    Notes: -I need an automatic, so the new WRX is out -I currently have a Saab 9-2x and I'm not game with the Wagon look to it -I know someone will ask if I will be in snow and the answer is I'm not sure yet. I have 2 2nd round job interviews to go to and one is in Phoenix, AZ and the other is...
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    Dell LCD Warranty

    If I sell a Dell LCD to some other person, does the 3 year warranty transfer to them? I know that for systems you need to fill out an online form but I can't find anything on Dell branded accessories.
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    Dell LCD Warranty

    If I sell a Dell LCD to some other person, does the 3 year warranty transfer to them? I know that for systems you need to fill out an online form but I can't find anything on Dell branded accessories.
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    Any help desk people in here?

    Anyone currently working in a IT help desk have any experience or has any advice as to what good IT ticket tracking/auditing software is out there? My super wants me to pick one to implelement here at work and all I can really find online is "Track-It"...but I dunno if that was an industry...