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I'm looking for a visual alarm that i can set to go off weekdays. Free is a plus. I'm working an on-site contract, and I need to make sure that I leave in time to catch the shuttle to the train station. I have an XP computer at my disposal, but it's a crappy HP Compaq (how much worse can it...

I have an old Umax Astra 2100U scanner that I've been using for some years. Apparently, I neglected to test it with x64 before making the leap. This particular scanner has WIA drivers that install fairly seemlessly with x85 XP. According to the Microsoft website (a dubious source, I know)...

Couldn't login from the front page... received some whitelist configuration notice. No problems going to the forum and then logging in.

Anyone familiar with this? I can't find anything useful about it on the web. I found this in one of the many nForce driver packages that I downloaded. I ran the diagnostics under x64 and received failures. I'm just curious whether it's valid to use, or just another nVidia abortion.

The more I read about this, the more confused I get. So, hopefully, someone here can set me straight. Do all the devices on a LAN need to support jumbo frames for it to work? Here's the situation: I have LAN where the majority of the traffic runs between a few gigabit-capable devices. In...

I have a client who likes using her laptop on her lap for extended periods. Now that it's getting warmer, she's having a problem with it cooking up her legs. I'm generally clueless when it comes to laptop accessories. I have seen laptop coolers online in the past, but don't know what they'd...

This is close to a week old, but news to me. Stupid names aren't just for drugs any more. http://news.com.com/AMD+goes+quad-core+with+Phenom/2100-1006_3-6183379.html

I have a bit of an usual problem, and I'm not getting any headway with it. I'm looking to move from Windows x86 to x64, but the only issue that I haven't been able to solve or work around is this: my media player sometimes hangs when playing my music. So, the program that I'm using is...

Remember how I was talking about replacing the drive on the Thinkpad? Well, got a new laptop instead and the old one will be going to my sister, who is working on a business degree and could actually use it. I want to wipe Windows and reinstall it. I don't really do work on laptops, so any...

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/21/gore-boxer-inhofe/ FYI, Inhofe is the guy who was "outraged by outrage" over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse incident, repeatedly has blocked adoption of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, and said that global climate change is "the second-largest hoax ever...

Updated the Thinkpad and have spares. Two PC2700/DDR333 256MB SODIMMs (512MB total) One is Kingston OEM for IBM. Double sided, 2.5CL. The other is VData. Single sided, also 2.5CL. Asking $30 shipped for both The usual restrictions apply.

Suggestions? Preferably free or cheap....

Well, I don't, but this guy does: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2006031,00.html

There's a squeaking noise coming from the equipment at the back of my office. Initially, I thought this was the cylinder on my chair giving out, but after a few weeks of this seemingly random noise, I've surmised that it's probably coming from my NAS and not the cordless phone base, stereo...

Not for me, but an interesting idea nonetheless... http://www.fon.com/gigaom/

My computer has recently taken to rebooting for no apparent reason while no one is there to see it happen. This inevitably happens either at night when everyone is asleep or while I am away. It doesn't seem to happen regularly and there is no apparent trigger. After having replaced my...

Pair of Opteron 246, OSA246CEP5AL $75 shipped Iwill DK8N Dual Opteron Board - Has problems with memory on second processor; perfect otherwise $125 shipped Take processors and motherboard for $175 shipped Seasonic S12 500W PSU - Works with old motherboard but not new; no idea why. Has...

Australians strike back: http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=185806 Appears to require Flash....

And people complain about my written English.... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061111/ap_on_fe_st/nz_text_speak_1

Hmmm... http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/11/extremely-odd-behavior-from-washington.html

I have the full versions of these and, therfore, do not need this. It's not retail boxed -- just the disks and serials in a case. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/ Asking $60 plus shipping to whereever you are Posting it here first. Contact me if interested.

I like Waldo, but not this much. At least he's not a Japanese anime character.... http://waldo.castlepeakstudios.com/

My fist is a dual-use item. Is it prohibited? http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/op_ed/hc-thorson1005.artoct05,0,777555.column?coll=hc-headlines-oped

I'm considering upgrading the Fujitsu standard 4200RPM drive in my Thinkpad, and wondering what the current thoughts were on good options.

IBM Goes for SCO KO http://linux.webbuyersguide.com/news/4454-wbglinux_news.html At what point will SCO give up?

It wasn't the pamphlets threatening killing, raping, and kidnapping of women, but a picture of Jesus Christ. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061001/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusshiitesjesus

Yes, Virginia, the environment is good for the bottom line.... http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384321/index.htm

How children can instigate genocide... http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/26/killer.teddy.ap/index.html

One Adaptec 48300 PCI-X SAS bus adapter and two 36GB Seagate 15k.4 drives This is the evaluation kit that Adaptec was selling earlier this year for $550, and I am done evaluating. I am posting this for the folks here first. The card is fine, flashed to the latest firmware. The drives are...

Does anyone know where I can pick-up a coax A/B switch, a la those stupid old two-wire cable systems? The new place has a mast antenna, which means that I can finally get good reception for over-the-air digital channels. The problem is that the signal only comes into a cable at the front of...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/dell_fire.html When is Dell going to learn a little quality control can save a few overheating batteries?

I was resetting up my computer, but couldn't remember how I'd attached my second set of speakers. Although most of the time I listen to stereo material and have my soundcard duplicate the audio to all of the speakers, I like to be able to pretend that I have surround when I have such material...

From the forward chain... All of these are legitimate companies that didn't spend quite enough time considering how their online names might appear ... and be misread. 1. Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is...

For those of you with Fandango-enabled theaters showing the movie: http://www.fatwallet.com/t/22/636798/

I recently moved into an older house (World War II to early 1950s vintage). Anywhere that I plugged-in a UPS, it popped up the wire fault light. Presumably, this is because the three-prong plugs aren't actually grounded (which isn't a surpise, considering the vintage). Due to some vagueries...

Florida Governor Jeb Bush vetoed a bill that would have added a $2 surcharge to rental cars for the purpose of paying for transportation enhancements. While Bush acknowledged the need for the funds, he called the proposal “taxation without representation.” The funds would have been used for...

Seagate is offering the Momentus 7200.1 100GB PATA drive (model ST910021A) for $97.50, and the Barracuda 7200.9 500GB SATA drive (model ST3500641AS) for $162.50 (limit one each) to Seagate Partner Program members. It costs nothing to sign up, and I know a number of folks here might actually...

I received an e-mail message from the website yesterday at about 12:14p that I had a private message. When I came to the website this morning, I had the note on the toolbar that I had one new message, but there was no message. Better yet, the message that I had received previous to that, as...

As part of the previously mentioned work in my case, I swapped my 2x Opteron 246 (CG stepping) to 2x Opteron 850 (E4 stepping). Before doing so, I updated to the latest official BIOS for my board, an Iwill DK8N; the computer did not show any unusual behavior after the update. Since the...

Upon test by Seatools. one of my 15k.4s returns the result "Self Test Segment 0 Failed." What does this mean? The long story: Yesterday, I was making some changes in the case of this computer. Among these was turning over one of drives which had previously been mounted upside down; the...

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That's right, Kinky Friedman of "The Texas Jewboys" fame is in the governor's race of the most self-centered state in the union: http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/

Not new news, but not well known news.... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/dimming.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_prog_summary.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_dimming

http://www.recordpub.com/article.php?pathToFile=archive/04012006/news/&file=_news1.txt&article=1&tD=04012006 Confused? Read link #2: http://www.qwantz.com/posterchild/

The usual terms apply. Adaptec ASC-39160 Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter - The card is in perfect condition. Bare card with two 68-pin and one 50-pin internal, and two 68-pin VHDCI external connectors. The card is 32-bit PCI compatible. This is a true-blue Adaptec card (not OEM)...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/30/britain.museum.ap/index.html

In excellent working condition; never overclocked. Comes with all cables, the remote, and the original packaging. Never registered. Looking for $150, shipped, but, as always, will entertain offers.

I was browsing the front page here, which is an unusual occurrence. How come: http://www.storageforum.net/index.php, http://www.storageforum.net/index.php?page=archives, http://www.storageforum.net/index.php?hpage=sffaq, and http://www.storageforum.net/index.php?hpage=links all seem to lead to...

Where are the serial ATA opticals? On a whim, I looked for them and got two; both generation-old DVD burners. Shouldn't they be here in some numbers by now? Surely there's money to be made by slapping on a bridge chip and charging more.