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    Get a damn firewall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Everyone connected to the internet should install a good firewall like zonealarm (the free one) to stop dumbass hackers from using there machine in a "Denial of Service Attack". Do it today or you may not be able to get into your favorite site. story
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    Active ports program for the paranoid...it's freeware to!!!

    Check this little program out, tells exactly what ports are being used and what program is using them. You can close them to :) Active Ports
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    1.33 ghz 266mhz thunderbird oem $187 shipped (newegg.com)

    It was $220 shipped so a $33 drop isn't bad. Also the volcano II was $13 shipped. A good combo maybe. (If this has been posted already I apologize!)
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    Cool app !!!!!!!!

    Downloaded this app called "True Launch Bar" very cool little app. Check it out from here. True Launch Bar It is shareware, wants $10 to register, but try it out anyways.
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    OK we can still bash the Amish...right ?

    I mean those people are freaks with there buggys and no electricity. For fun they raise a barn. Without the warm glow of a monitor a man would go insane!
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    Stupid network card !!!

    I bought a Linksys network card for use with my DSL modem but it just won't assign the proper IP address (192.168.1.1) to it. It keeps giving it another IP address that isn't compatible with the modem. Also it keeps finding "mass storage device" and asking that I install it too. It...
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    Smi switch on mother board ?

    Anybody know if this switch isn't used could that be the reason my new computer doesn't boot ???? SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPT LEAD (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or "Green" mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity...
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    Smi switch on mother board ?

    Anybody know if this switch isn't used could that be the reason my new computer doesn't boot ???? SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INTERRUPT LEAD (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or "Green" mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity...
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    Hey I can get cable !!!

    Finally, not that it matters because I've been using DSL for a month now. Just figures, when it rains it pours!
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    Somebody do me a favor ????

    I can't get Internet explorer to install right so it will replace the IEXPLORE.EXE with the version number 5.50.4522.1800 So if you have this version installed please email me just the IEXPLORE.EXE (only 60K), it bugs me that the proper version doesnt show up under zonealarm. Keeps saying...
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    Bearshare is cool !!!

    I just downloaded the new one when I saw that 2 million people had downloaded it. I figured I had to find some good files on it and I did. It's also fast download files in a couple of minutes.
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    So does every program contain spyware of what ???

    Installed spysong (I guess the name is revealing) anyways it has some other program that is in the install and it immediatly tried to access the net. It couldn't because of zone alarm. Then the programs uninstalling isu tried to access the net as well. I'm telling you these spyware programs...
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    Internet Explorer is blanking me off !!!

    I use to be able to right click on links and open them in a new full maximized windowed but now it opens in a little window and it won't save a resize by holding down the control button and closing it. It's getting on my nerves!
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    Buy Covad stock or suffer under the Bell monoply !!!!!!!!!

    There are over 300,000 covad customers and if everyone of them buy some covad stock then covad will stay in business and we won't have to deal with the crappy Bell service. If covad goes under we will pay $100 a month for the same DSL service we get now.
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    Guess Oprah's weight ?

    Wondering what ever happened to Oprah and her weight loss book "making the connection" doesn't seem to have done her any good. She looks like she has gained alot since I saw her last. Thought the whole making the connection thing was the cure for being overweight, either that or it...
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    Michael Jordan is rumored to be making a come back !!!

    Heard that Jordan may actually try to come back and play. I don't want to see him in anything but a Bulls uniform so I'm agianst it. He is 38 to and hasn't played for 3 years I find it unlikely he'll be as good but who knows.
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    barbra striesand criticizes the Democratic Party....to funny

    I had to laugh when I saw that tidbit on the news. She apparently wrote a letter to the democratic leader (forget who the guy is) telling him that they need to concentrate on winning the congress and presidency back. I remember she gave a speech and then the press started asking her questions...
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    Anybody have AT&T's phone number I want to call and complain ??

    They just bought northpoint and screwed me from getting DSL service. My line was wired on wednesday and the modem showed up on friday. I'm really pissed at them. This is even worse then the winfire bs I went through. Anyways whats the toll free number I'm going to call them everyday and complain.
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    I've got the Broadband Blues !!!!!!!!!!

    I signed up for Winfire and they go out of business before they do anything for me. Then I sign up with MSN dsl and they have completed my house wiring and I recieved the modem today. Then I find out northpoint has been sold to AT&T and there just going to liquidate the equipment. MSN...
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    Bill Maher is getting his ass kicked by Arsenio !!!!!

    Are you watching...Maher just can't stand it when someone stands up to him.
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    anonymous browsing...what should I use ???

    I found out my ISP tracks my movements online, this annoys me not that I'm doing anything wrong. I mean we don't allow people to wiretap your phone unless they get a court order. So what service or program will let me surf anonymously and what does it cost ???
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    Fox TV doing a report on "All your base" in chicago....

    To funny, I guess people are putting it everywhere so there doing a report on the "strange" trend.
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    Judge Rules in Napster case

    A Judge ruled that napster had 72 hours to remove all copywrited material from it's service. Didn't catch more than that...
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    Can I downgrade Internet Explorer...the new version has a glitch

    Can I downgrade internet explorer to an older version the one I installed has a glitch. Will it mess up any of my mail or news in Outlook Express ??
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    Easy format question ?????

    Anybody know how effective formatting is in eliminating all data on a hard drive ????? Getting hard drive replaced and need to make sure the data is gone.
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    Ricoh combo player (DVD & CD-RW...Burn Proof)......$199.00

    Not sure how hot this deal really is with individual player selling cheaper but it comes with "Just Link" which is there version of Burn Proof. Link
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    I'm Boycotting CompUSA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I bought a Maxtor hard drive at compUSA and also there 1 year replacement guarantee. The drive is dying so I called to see how to replace it. They want me to pay $70 to have the files transfered from one drive to the replacement drive. That is such a scam. I asked if I could bring both drives...
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    Subscribe Button request !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Could you add a subscribe button to the menu bar or in the customize area. I hate having to search around for a place where I posted to find out what threads I'm subscribe to. Thanks !
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    IE 6.0.....How do I turn off the side panel ????

    Anybody know how to turn off the side panel ???? I have build 2403.... It's really annoying and takes up more screen space.
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    Oh no Microsoft's Monopoly is Growing !!!!!!!

    I was reading in US & world news that Microsoft had increase it's market share of desktops from 88% to 90 % and servers from 38% to 41%. It seems despite the antitrust case they just can't be stopped. Also it's said that they will probably not be broken up the case had some holes in it...
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    Easy Zone Alarm question ???

    It seems alot of apps ask to recieve connections from the internet, why is this. If say I launch IE 5.5 it will ask to "access" the internet. I say yes and the webpage loads. That's fine and all but sometimes it will ask if IE 5.5 can "accept" connections "from&quot...
  32. J

    New Icons Rock !

    I love the new Icons on this site. Can I download them ?
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    Schwartzenegger first movie is on.......WGN

    It's called Hercules in NY it was made in 1971 I believe....Arnold's voice is dubbed.
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    Rebate Warning: 25 pk cd-r from Comp USA (Time running out )

    If any of you purchased the TDK 25 pack CD-R for $10 with the $10 rebate the deadline is Monday Febuary 26. It says it has to be postmarked by that day. I finally got a rebate form and noticed the date on it, so I'm in a rush to send it out. $10 is $10 eh!
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    Clinton, Clinton, Clinton, Clinton............ahhhhhhhhh

    They just won't go away, NBC is doing a Clinton watch on all the new scandals. It's getting absolutely crazy. Maybe we need a all clinton all the time channel on cable. I swear he's getting more coverage than when he was President. The Clinton Scandal Machine just keeps on rolling.
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    The $2.0 Trillion federal budget

    Individual income taxes will raise an estimated $972 billion in 2001, equal to about 9.7 percent of GDP. As we have said, the Federal Government will spend over $1.8 trillion and have a surplus of $184 billion in 2001, which we divided into nine large categories as shown in Chart 2-6...
  37. J

    Is CuteMX dead ?????

    I tried to log on a few times but it seems to be missing. Anybody have any info ???
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    **Blackcomb...the future M$ operating system**

    I thought I would lookup some info on Blackcomb since XP will be a minor upgrade to windows 2000. This is what I found: a little info looks like it will be a full fledged 64 bit OS if this info is true.
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    aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    I can't download one stupid song. I have been to napster, Imesh, kazaa etc. What the hell is with all the file sharing programs tonight. I've spent the last hour trying to get songs and it is either so slow or all I get is transfer errors.
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    March 14 for beta 2 (windows XP)

    Found this info while surfing around so thought I would post it. story