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    SD vs. MMC which one to get?

    Hi, I finally got a digicam, and I was wondering which type of memory to get SD or MMC? I know SD is more expensive, is it worth the extra $ ? This is the digicam that I got http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A520/A52A.HTM Thanks, pitupepito
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    Does a heat spreader make a difference?

    Hi, I was wondering if you guys have ram with heat spreader or not. Is the price difference worth it? I mean if you had two similar pieces of ram, how much difference in performance does the heat spreader provide? Thanks, pitupepito
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    Should I wait for Christmas or Thanksgiving?

    Hi, This is a question that probably all of us are asking. I need to buy, some ram, a new hard drive and a digital camera. I'm probably going to get them from newegg. Should I buy them right now as soon as I find a sale good enough or should I wait for Christmas or Thanksgiving? Thanks...
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    the big upgrade after 4 years

    Hi, I have a 4 year old computer, with the following specs: Motherboard: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=KT3_Ultra CPU: Athlon XP 1800+ Current RAM: 256MB Mushkin I'm torn between the 2 following rams...
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    aptitude vs apt-get

    Hi guys, I'm not sure which one of these two I should use. Please help. thanks, pitupepito
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    How can I learn *NIX administration?

    Hi, I would like to learn *nix administration. I have been running Debian for 3 years, and I haven't really learned a whole lot. What can I do on my own to learn System administration? I really want to learn and I have the whole summer ahead of me :) . Thanks, pitupepito
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    Is there a good index search app for linux?

    Hi guys, I use both Linux and Windows, Linux being my favorite of course :) . I recently installed google desktop search in windows. I have grown to like the speed of the results. Is there an app or program that allows you to do index searches in linux as good as google and spotlight do...
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    Giving a Presentation in Linux

    Hi guys, background: I'm taking an Operating System class in which we get to add functionality to a barebones operating system called Nachos. I volunteered to give a presentation on Linux and its kernel, as well as other things that relate to the class. I'm doing this for extra credit and for...
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    GMAIL is now giving you 2GB of storage

    the title says it all :o
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    PLEASE HELP!!!, Can't start services in windows 2k

    Hi, Right now, I'm at grandma's house, and I'm trying to set up a computer with windows 2k for her. The problem is that I disabled too many services and now I can't start them up again. When I go to Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services I have only about 3 services started, and I...
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    Ctrl+U gone from firefox !

    As many of you linux users have gotten to know our beloved Ctrl+U shortcut which clears until the beginning of the line. I as many other users miss it :( . In the new versions of firefox Ctrl+U is mapped to Page Source. Now, I'm sitting here, wondering, if I should just dump ff completely and...
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    What's the best way to delete windows and put LINUX ?

    Hi, My hdd is 40GB and I Linux has only 7GB, and windows uses 10GB, :( . Now I'm finally ready to throw windows out. I want to copy my 7GB partition over to where my windows partition was. Here's my set up: Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1...
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    Linux animations

    Hi, As I was reading the weekly email from my local lug, they send me this nice link: flash animations
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    What refresh rate do you use?

    I'm just curious, I was using 75Hz and I was noticing that it was really starting to hurt my eyes, now I have changed to 85Hz and it has made a real improvement. What refresh rates do you guys use? What refresh rate do you consider to be good for eyes? Thanks in advance, pitupepito
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    pci wireless support under linux

    Hi, I just got a netgear wireless router WGR614 v3 from a friend. This wireless router is going to be downstairs in a room with 2 computers, and upstairs I have another computer, which I want to connect wirelessly :) . Of course I want to put linux in the computer upstairs, so I'm asking you...
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    And you thought linux wasn't ready for the desktop

    There are endless artilces, and posts of people saying that linux isn't ready for the desktop, but one thing is for sure. That is that linux can be the preetiest girl in the whole development :) ;) . With the efforts of the X.org project linux has gotte a nice face lift. Here's another thread in...
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    Have you tried vim

    Hi, I'm posting this because a lot of users probably haven't tried it. If you haven't you don't know what you're missing. It provides you with so many features for editing. It focuses on being efficient for editing. Here's a linky where you can get it from: http://www.vim.org/
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    As a linux user will you buy nvidia or ATI?

    Hi, I'm one of many ashamed ATI users, that has to put my tail between my legs when another linux user asks me what video card I have. Will you every buy an ATI card again?
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    So what happened to 2.6.x pre-emptiness hype ?

    Hi, As I was skimming the post-halloween document located at http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/d...post-halloween-2.6.txt it mentioned the Kernel preemption, and I remember reading and feeling all the hype that it caused before kernel 2.6.0 was officially released, but looking back, I don't find...
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    How many shells do you have opened?

    Hi, Wow, I just counted the shells that I have opened, and I can't believe that I have 7 shells opened. 1 from the virtual terminal that I used to startx 1 for irssi (IRC client) 1 for compiling/testing x.org 1 for vim 1 that I alway keep around to launch programs 2 for misc things...
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    What is your favorite VIM trick?

    Do you use vim? if so what is your favorite trick on it? Thanks, pitupepito
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    What browser do you use?

    Hi, Like many of you I first used IE, but one day I tried mozilla firefox and loved it. I'm just wondering how many people in this forum use IE and Firefox. If you use IE, please give firefox a try, you won't be disappointed. Here's a link to firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
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    How much RAM do you plan to have in your computer?

    How much memory do you have right now in your PC, and how much do you plan having on puttin on it later? Thanks, pitupepito
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    Using a shell as a file browser !

    Hi, From an earlier post in which somebody asked for a file browser similar to Internet Explorer, and since somebody brought up the fact that using the command line, with a combination of scripts it's a lot faster more efficient I decided to create this post. So the question is what are your...
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    Good article

    I saw this article, and I thought some of you guys might enjoy it: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5211
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    What would your world be without *NIX?

    A lot of us, are *nix enthusiasts, what would your life be today without it? What would you do for leisure? what OS would you be using?
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    Have you tried mpd yet

    Hi, I have recently been using MPD, Music Player Daemon, and it is just an awesome program it allows you to have a daemon running which will play music files for you, and then you can have clients connecting to it. This is my favorite program so far when it comes to playing music. There's a few...
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    VI or Emacs

    Hi, Which editor do you like VI or Emacs? Waht is your favorite trick in each editor?
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    Filesystem Benchmark

    While browsing I came along this very good article. I tried to do a search to find an old article that I remembered that Drag wrote about filesystems, but couldn't find it. Here is a the link: http://linuxgazette.net/102/piszcz.html
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    What's your favorite recipe?

    share your recipe with the community :)
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    How to master linux in 20 steps

    Hope it's not a respost http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7434
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    Hot! Privoxy

    Privoxy is a great application that acts as a web proxy and filters a lot of ads including the annoying flash ones, and it filters a lot more things. They have a windows and linux version. Give it a try. Doesn't take hardly anything to setup the default config works for most cases...
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    Linux hangs, and now won't even boot

    Hi, This is a long story. It all started this afternoon, when I tried to reformat my hdd, which I had no problem, with I did it all with cfdisk, then I changed the entries in /etc/fstab to match the entries in the partition table. Then when I rebotted my system linux just hangs, I don' know...
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    1GB free email space, 350MB combined storage, personal blog, etc.

    Hi, I don't usually have hot deals to post in this forum, but I finally found one. The website http://www.spymac.com/user.php?action=register offers 1GB of free email storage. Go check it out! Hope this helps, pitupepito
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    I have tons of linux questions?

    As I am reading a linux book, a lot of questions arose, and I figured I should post them here so the knowledgeable gurus could answer it, and other could benefit from the answes. So here I go: 1. What is the difference between line feed and return? 2. can there be more than one filesystem per...
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    should pitupepito wonder in the land of mordor?

    Hi, I have been a very happy Linux user for over a year. I am currently running debian, and I love it. I swore I would never go back to windows. The university that I go to got this deal with MSDNAA, in which I can download and install this software for free. But again my first impressions...
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    Linux and Sound

    Hi, I just got my Audigy LS today, and I am finally able to have 5.1 in Linux ;). It took me a while to figure out how to get it to work, but it's finally working. While I was getting 5.1 surround sound in linux, a few questions came to my mind: 1. Is there a way to globaly specify for all apps...
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    Help me setup my XF86Config file?

    Hi, My good old partner (monitor) is going bad on me, and today I should be getting a replacement in a few hours :). I want to modify the XFree86 file to support higher resolution and higher refresh rate. I am not sure how to specify the horizontal refresh rate. What do I need to chane in my...
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    Monitor is going bad and need help in choosing a new monitor?

    Hi guys, The monitor that I am using right now is a pretty old one. It is a Nec MultiSync 50, a little older than 10 years, it is a 15-inch :(. After a lot of loyal service it is now time to put it down, since it flickers a lot all of the sudden when I turn it on or off or whenever I logout, It...
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    what is a good soundcard for linux?

    Hi, I have right now the Logitech 640 speakers and I have been using the integraded sound from my motherboard which is the AC97 which only allows me to have sound out of 2 speakers. Which sound card would allow me to have good sound at an affordable price and be able to use all of my speakers...