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System Commander or Boot Magic (provided along with Partition magic) can do the job. Both will present a menu on boot that lets you pick the OS/partition you want to boot. The menu selections can be password protected and can default to a selection after a time out, both of which you can set...

handruin, sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I had to install a screen cap proggie first. After conversion, the main forum page had the icons for each individual forum lit up (i.e., red) to indicate new posts in each. I visited each forum, read all the new posts, and noticed...

Thanks, Merc. I'm using the latest BIOS (amazing that IBM/Lenovo still release new versions for a 5 year old m/c). I'll look into the power management driver.

For me, what this does is mark the forums as read on the forum main page: http://www.storageforum.net/forum/ The individual threads inside each of these forums (Computers, Tech Support, etc.) still show up as unread. AFAIT, I've read all threads in all forums, but after the conversion, all...

Thanks, Merc. When I first saw "Core Solo" listed on a model, I did a double-take, but figured it must be a single-core verison of the Core-Duo. The user is even more price sensitive than I guessed, so I've just found him choices and will let him make the decision. Typing this on the trusty, 5...

:rotfl: Some of Tannin's and Mercutio's wisdom needs to be engraved in concrete to preserve them for future generations!

Thank you, Handruin Sir. I guess I ain't doin sumtin right. I did the "Mark Forums Read" thingie, and the "light" went out on all the forums thingies. But the individual threads in each forum are still lit up. Can you toss a clue my way? TIA!

Thanks bud. Simple Powerpoint presentations, viewing Autocad files. They'll probably buy the cheapest one since they're a small outfit. They have a desktop with a P4-3 GHz, 512 MB ram, integrated Intel GPU, XP Pro, and the thing flies. It's a vomit box (Hp-Compcrap), but when they open an...

Is there a significant difference between the following processors for a notebook for general average use? The buyer is verrrry price sensitive. Listed in alpha order: Core Duo Core Solo Mobile Sempron Pentium-M Turion 64 Mobile Thanks! m

I get a 5 o'clock pretty fast too. The last time I had to get my pic taken for my driver's licence (had used up all my renewals), the pic taken at noon looked like I hadn't shaved that day. :evil: My skin irriatets easily, and if I do a Merc (all angles), I'm sore for a couple of days. The...

Couldn't agree more. This is what's resulted in the "me", "me", "me", "screw you" attitude. And AFAIT, it's happening all over the planet, not just the U.S.

I take it you're referring to the one day games as pajama games? Did you watch the recent Windies vs India 5-day games? I watched a bit here and there.

DD, you may want to check this 3-D printer out.

Me too. SED! I want SED!

I feel Berry's pain. Thanks for sharing those deep thoughts of his with us, Howell.

I'd guess the fields would be equivalent to that generated by an MRI machine (hence those warnings about not having any metal on one's body when one's being scanned). Nevertheless it's fun to imagine what would happen if one were to stick one's hand into this machine. Would the hand morp into...

Didn't see the read count, Tony?

As usual I got fingered. Prices cut weeks after I build a new m/c. Grrrrrrr.

W2k was installed on this laptop in 2001. It has 2 VMs and a trillion tons of Oracle shit on it. I used it extensivey then in a 3-tier config - client in the foreground, database & forms servers each in their own virtual machine. Bought VMWare 2.0 at that time for the purpose. It's still quite...

The last freeware version of JV16 is here. Either search the page or scroll down to the middle.

Thanks everybody for the suggestions. I tried uploading a 35MB original twice, and it crapped out at around 30 MB each time. I'm close to exhausting my 30-day bandwidth limit, so I'll put this issue on the back burner till I can mess with it on my desktop system. The compression is mJpeg. I had...

The only legit one I know of is at MaceCraft. If you don't want to pay for it, the last freeware version is floating around somewhere; I can't find a link right now. As to how effective it is, I don't know. Some people swear by it. It's a powerful tool, and so can be dangerous in the wrong...

Sol was clearer than I was; I too meant that the extension cables would be permanently plugged in, and you would plug a device into an extention cable as needed. As for as USB devices go, you lose no matter what. Either you have a bunch of cables going into a hub, or a bunch of cables going...

Thanks for the offer, Tim. There's about 1GB worth of clips that will need to be rotated, a bit too much to upload and download back, and I'm on a monthly bandwidth if 1 GB ! My desktops will arrive eventually, ancd I'll try then. My workhorse for the last 6 years will probably go into spasms...

Thanks folks. My first attempt created a monster of an output file, and I caught on that compression was turned off. The original is in mJpeg, and I opted for that in the output as well, but the aforementioned problems didn't go away. Since the 35 MB original is itself somewhat jerky, I'm...

I've found the most reliable answer to the problem is to use short extension cables - 3 ft or 6 ft. PCH Cables sells these for a very good price, their shipping is reasonable, and their service is top notch. I've bought a bunch of stuff from them. Their site is not loading for me right now. I've...

Hi Paugie, Virtual Dub can certainly do it; I was able to find where/how to do it when I launched the program for the first time (now that's saying something!). I think my laptop doesn't have enough horsepower, though. Even using two disk drives, one for the source file and one for the output...

Thanks, Merc, I'll give it a go.

Looks like you've got all the bases covered. The only thing I would add is to test the media for readability every couple of years, and/or burn a new set of DVDs every few years. How the optical media is stored is also important; like medicines, in a cool, dry place. Storing them in the attic...

I remember somebody who had a similar issue and then it was solved. I tried searching, no luck; I browsed a year's worth of posts in all the forums (1.5 years in this one), but didn't see it. So I apologize in advance for asking what may have been asked before. My digicam can take decent video...

Oh, I get it. The ellie needs to find his feet in the grass so he can walk. Looks like I've been drinking too much. Hic.

Tony's been drinking too much again. Now he's seeing red elephants. I thought when one is drunk, one sees pink elephants. Maybe his glasses are red colored instead of being rose colored.

Hi Merc. I missed SR really badly all these days. You guys are my best pals. Tim, I think 95% of the people that hate the IPod don't hate the device, but iTunes. I haven't done anything with mine out of this fear. Maybe some kind soul who really uses it can tell me the good, bad and ugly side...

Thanks, Tim. I'll check it out.

That ephpod goes to a Win 2003 link at Microsoft. Is that correct or was it a mistake?

A couple of weeks ago, I was given a black 60GB IPOD by a couple of young nephews. Haven't even opened it yet. It was given out of love, and I couldn't refuse it......

Tim, thanks very much, but where I'm moving to, it'll cost you more than the book to ship it to me :D. I might just buy a copy in a week or two. Kevin (I'm on first name terms with him now) mentioned that one of the reasons for the downfall of great nations in the past was religious...

You beat me. I got one when I was 35.

On a 15 minute errand, I heard an interview with Kevin Philips on public radio. I know little about the guy, but he came across as very knowledgeable, a deep thinker, and what he had to say made my hair stand on end. Based on various things I read in the media, I've been saying similar things to...

Some really good pics of rainbows here.

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Centrix International is well known for carrying repacement motherboards for OEM systems (Dell, IBM, Compaq, HP, Sun, Intel, etc.). They also carry other components for these systems. I've bought from them a few times (some years ago); they're good guys.

LM: Enough with the grinning, already! Eric must be unwell; didn't anybody notice? A complete sentence and not one word jumbled up (an 'e' and a space missing, though).

Made a killing, eh? Good for ya.

Continuing the saga. I screwed up and created image files on an NTFS partition again on another system (had to; no space elsewhere). This was XP Home, so Bozo's instructions couldn't be used; there was no 'Security' or 'Advanced' tab/buttons. After googling a bit I learned the following: I was...

I've used MWSnap and have been happy with it. I use it on W2k; product page says it works with XP, but last release was 07/2002.

Well, one will ate least have enough body parts left over to be "functional". 8)

Thanks for the tip, Bozo. It's too late now to check your suggestions, but I'll save your suggestions and try them if I run into this in the future.

Sheesh, these guys need to get a life.