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    desktop locking up

    I've got a desktop that is randomly locking up. It appeared that after running for a while, and getting hot, it would lock up after a minute or 2. I initially suspected it was a problem with the RAM, and so i used some component cooler. This solved the problem for a bit. But then after the...
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    encrypt a bootable partition? (OS independent)

    I have a company laptop that i'm using at home (hd crashed on my personal pc, gona build a new one next month). So i've split the hd in 2 partitions, both with xp on them. Being as i work for a large defense contractor, i'm not sure of just how good their network scanners are, so i'd like to...
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    web based vpn?

    I'm lookin to setup a vpn server on my home pc. the problem is that i want to be able to login from any computer, without installing an vpn software. I've tried SSL Explorer, but it seems too finicky. anyone have any other recommendations?
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    conference w/ inventor of ethernet... what should i ask?

    Robert M. Metcalfe, inventor of ethernet and owner of 3Com is giving a lecture at the university of maryland at college park. I'm not 100% sure what the topic is going to be, but i was trying to think of some good questions to ask him if there's a Q&A.... any suggestions?
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    how do i test for a dead mobo?

    i was an idiot and left one of the power cables that i had stripped bare ( to connect to a fan i found) open in my case. well, the cables got moved somehow and landed on my video card. the video card wouldnt display anything, but i wasnt sure if that was the issue, so i tested it in another...
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    took out virus/spyware - win98 has LAN issues now

    i had a customer that called me said they're computer was acting wacky. I fired it up and immediately could tell there was a massive spyware infection. So i decided to take the HD out and install it on my machine as a slave and run a virus scan and then a spyware scan. Both scans picked up alot...
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    funny firewall behaviour

    for the past 12 hours, i've been getting alot of hits from various sources on port 6346, which is supposed to be from the gnutella network, but as far as i know, i dont have any apps that access that. how can i pin down which program is actually using that port?
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    percetage of browsers with js enabled

    i'm doing a redesign of my website, and right now the template i'm using rely's on a javascript navbar. now, i've got it working perfectly in firefox, but IE gives me errors... which makes me wonder, does anyone know what the percentage of people that have javascript disabled is? i know some...
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    help with 2003

    i've got IIS configured to the point where at least http://localhost/ works, but nobody outside my home network can get to the web server. I'm using 2 linksys routers, the gateway has DHCP turned on, and the inside router has DHCP turned off. the web server is behind the inside router. I've...
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    windows explorer freezes when browsing "my computer"

    in addition to windows explorer freezing when i browse "my computer", my physical computer also takes extra long to boot up. I'm guessing its some sort of hardware issue, but i'm not really sure. I think its worth mentioning that i work part time as a tech doing spyware / virus removal, so i'm...
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    starting to learn programming - which language to start with?

    So I was an electical engineering student, but recently decided that i hated the classes i was in, and that I should try Comp Sci. So my question is, which language should someone with no experience start to learn? (i've done html but that hardly counts i assume)
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    minimac

    i'm trying to convince my gf that the minimac would be a good comptuer for her since its basically immune to virus/spyware. i've never owned a mac myself, but from supporting them at work they seem like really good computers for people that simply browse the web and chat on AIM all day. any...
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    system hault: keyboard error

    so my gf being the girl she is, went to smash a horsefly on her monitor, and ended up knocking it over on her keyboard. now a known good keyboard wont work either. we're both low on cash, so i'm trying to figure out what else it might be than a fried ps2 port.
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    unplug my cdrw and then no POST screen!??

    ok so i work as a tech, granted, i still have alot to learn, but this is a first for me, and the issue happens to be on my own box.... i had an old crappy cdrw drive that was dying, so i picked up a new one from our shop spare parts. well, the old drive refuses to let go. if i unplug it, my...