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My dad's system runs good smooth and quick. Only problem is that, when he boots up, his network is slow to initialize a connection. So, he has to wait about 30-45 seconds after he can see his WinXP Desktop before the network connection is active (little TVs appear in the taskbar) and he can...

My dad's toolbars in IE are all Effed up. He has a bunch of custom search ones up there and all kinds of crap I don't know how he got in there. It's soo effed up that you can't even see his url address bar (he can't even type in an address). How can I just get it back to bone stock? I will...

I have GRUB on my laptop since I installed a version of linux and am dual booting with WinXP. I want to wipe the laptop hard drive and do a fresh install of only WinXP (do a dual boot of Linux on my Desktop machine instead). Anything special I need to do to get rid of GRUB? Thanks, C

Nice thing about this motherboard is that it has Audigy sound onboard rather than something lower end. The BIOS fan controls are excllent too making this thing very quiet! Board is a good overclocker. http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=830&cid=3 I should be ready to get...

Let me know if you have one to spare for cheap. DDR400 is fine too. Thanks, C

A relative has been using WinXP Pro with a corporate key. I finally convinced them to buy a legit copy of XP Pro OEM. Do I have to wipe their entire current install and reinstall to make the installation legit or can I somehow swap in their new legit CD key without screwing up their current...

I'm running Ubuntu for the first time. I'm happy to say it seems to be working great on my old laptop (even my 802.11g Netgear card). It came with Firefox 2.0 installed but I want to upgrade to 2.0.0.1. I downloaded the tar.gz file for the latest Firefox, but now how do I install it? In...

The camera and everything in this combo package works perfectly. Here is what you get: Kodak DX6440 4.0 Mega Pixel Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom and 3x Digital Zoom, & Manual Controls Here is a good review of the camera : Link to Review Kodak EasyShare Base for Camera charging...

My brother-in-law who is a police officer sent me a PPT file with information about ATM card thefts. I did a quick conversion to html using PPT to share with you guys. Good info. Pictures don't look right unless you view the page with MSIE. Be aware while you are at the ATM...

Got a new Monitor. 22" Acer AL2223W. I love it but I'm missing one feature of my 20" Dell 2005FPW. With my Dell, I had the sound bar that you could turn on and off. And, when you plugged headphones into it, it turned off the soundbar speakers and just used the headphones. The new monitor...

I've never been a big advocate of hybrids from a customer investment standpoint. Even at $3/gallon of gas, it's been hard to make up the additional cost to the consumer over the life of the vehicle unless you drive a ridiculous amount of miles. Fortunately, I think the technology is maturing...

What a joke...so much for innovation that works. http://www.fquick.com/videos/viewvideo.php?id=520 Talk about a useless gadget, this is one that doesn't even work worth a $hit. I'm sure the media will love it though because Toyota can do no wrong. :-)

WOW SR HAS really gone down the crapper....

OMG!! http://videos.streetfire.net/video/wm/17d69c67-00cb-4035-8422-983c01421e14.htm Beautiful

Any feedback regarding any additional information that a buyer might want to see would be appreciated. No wise-cracks about the *ahem* html. :-) I'll be throwing this up on Craigslist in the next couple weeks when my new vehicle comes in. http://kevandshan.netfirms.com/Intrigue/ Thanks...

Not that I would ever think of spending this kind of money on a NIC...but do the claims even seem realistic? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833342001

I used this software to clean up some nasty spyware. It's excellent. The free version cleaned up some stuff that Adaware and Spybot could not even if I restarted in Safemode and allowed them to run at bootup. Adaware and Spybot would clean up some things but they would keep coming back, no...

anyone interested in an SR baseball hat, I'm giving it away here: http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?showtopic=23381

GM now has the best, most comprehensive warranty coverage in the auto industry. And, unlike some other manufacturers, the 5/100 powertrain coverage stays with the vehicle no matter if you keep it or sell it (no transfer fee is required). Why are they doing it? Because they can...

Got this board for free from Merc. about a year back (thanks Merc!): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=1691&ModelName=GA-7S748 Has been working great until today. Sound works fine when playing back MP3s but there's no sound when playing any type...

Our new car supports audio DVDs. I would like to make some custom audio DVDs from my MP3s. Nero seems to only be able to use MP4 files to create audio DVDs. Any recommendations for creating audio DVDs from MP3s? Thanks, C

Trying to decide which one to get. I can overclock. Looking at these two, but can not tell the difference: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103626 (89 W) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546 Plain Jane 4400+ Thoughts, ideas...

Hi Guys- I was never really into this but now I have my brother-in-laws collection of about 400 CDs. I want to rip most of them. What is the best program to use for ripping? What's the smartest bit-rate to choose for the MP3s? What other tips can you give me? See my sig for the drives I...

Thinking about selling these cards and going to a single super powerful GPU. Modded NVSilencers are preinstalled. Also have the OEM coolers and everything from the retail box. 500Mhz core, 1500Mhz Memory default speeds. Pic: http://www.kevandshan.com/pics/cards.jpg $227 each or $440 for...

I'm double posting this because some might not check the FS section. Seagate is selling 750GB Barracuda ES 7200 RPM SATA HDDs for $225 under the Seagate Partner Program.

My buddy has the following system: AOpen AK79D-400VN Socket A NF2 Ultra 3x512MB=1.5GB RAM AthlonXP 2500+ @ 3200+ Radeon All-in-Wonder Fresh install of XP Home with all WindowsUpdates Drivers are all the latest. The system runs fine other than when he tries to do stuff that's video related...

How can I check to see if a drive is still in warranty? Their site doesn't seem to be too helpful... THanks, C

The external disk I bought for my Dad comes with Dantz (EMC) Retrospect 6.5. It runs a service that automatically backs everything up to the external disk (incrementally) on a schedule set by me. Problem is, every time it runs, it launches in a maximized state disrupting what my Dad is...

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This is perfect for me as when I RAR all my files, I'm at about 22GB. Is RAR compression secure enough? Any other options/suggestions? Thanks, C

I don't get around here much as I'm too busy with other stuff. But I thought some of you may find this of benefit to your wallets. You can save some $eriou$ ca$h. http://www.gm.com/employeediscount.do?cmp=JB_Offline

Have you guys ever run into a defective DVI-D cable? I bought a new one (15 feet) for my flat panel and the image on the screen is all distorted when I use it.. The brand is QVS and it's labeled as a DVI-D Digital Dual Link cable. It looks very similar to the cable that came with my monitor...

I'd like to get a new bezel for my Toshiba SD-M1402 DVD ROM drive. Any ideas where I'd get one? I'm looking for black. I'd just paint my current bezel but I have about 3 coats on it already from the previous colors I've painted it. So I'd like to get a new bezel if I can... Thanks, C

Sometimes it takes levels about 15-20 seconds to load. Is that normal for this game? Not sure if it makes a difference but I'm running relatively high res (1680x1050) with all the good stuff turned on. Thanks, C

I have $100 in Newegg gift certificates to blow...maybe I'll throw in some extra cash and pick up one of these in March or so: Antec P180 http://www.silentpcreview.com/news452.html

Found a great program to stress test your GPU for free. http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/ C

This card has been absolutely great for me. It softmods enabling all pipelines with W1zzard's drivers. I'm only getting rid of ut because I bought a new 1680x1050 monitor that is a little more than this card can handle with all the eye candy maxed out in the newest games. I have a big VGA...

Ever since I got my phone service through my cable company (they had to set me up with a new Arris Telephony modem) I now have 7Mb internet! I can't believe how fast speeds have ramped up. I never would have thought I'd have this kind of speed in 2005...

I bought a Dell 2005FWP widescreen LCD but I got stuck with two of them that have bad backlight bleed-through. So, I'm returning them. I'm thinking about just getting a nicer, bigger CRT. Looking around on Newegg, I see 22" CRTs as well as 21" CRTs. Both are specified as having 20" viewable...

This is coming in handy for me with my 2005FPW purchase. Thought you guys might find it useful since some of you make use of Dell equipment. Some have been able to take advantage of this policy even if they used various coupons etc. At worst, I've seen people getting additional coupons or...

Well, I should have my new widescreen LCD in about a week. If anyone sees any really good deals on a 256MB 6800GT or higher end X800, please let me know. Thanks, C

He's got a lot of new videos...they're cool! http://www.grouchymedia.com/ C

My brother wants to control what his kids see on the internet and when they can see it. I assume he'll need a software package to do this. Which is best? Thanks, C

My buddy has a Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB (OEM version from Newegg). Recently, the video is corrupted while trying to play games. MS Flight simulator was fine before but now the video looks like a checkerboard pattern with alternating squares having vertical black stripes in them. Q3 (only other...

Hey guys...I'm up for some CS Source any evenings you're interested in playing. Just got it all loaded up. Man is it nice having all this on DVD. Haven't even tried HL2 yet. CS takes priority! C

My heart goes out to those people & their families. What a tragedy! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,142566,00.html

Saw this at Anand's news area: http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20041221A2002.html Can't say that I'm surprised. I haven't had a good experience with Abit since the BH6 I owned. C

I got myself a Dellf coupon today for 25% off an LCD. That combined with a possible extra $35 off $400 coupon would get me down to $505 for the 2005FPW. Should I wait until Feb. as originally planned or do this now? I guess the question is...do you think these things will be running around...

Do any of you guys use any IM client(s)? It's been a long time since I've even had one loaded on my machine. Just wondering as I'm considering trying one out again. Thanks, C

My dad sent me this link...it's a really cool video! About 22MB: http://home.scarlet.be/~mirhaus/airrace.wmv C