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    Torrent downloading

    If he's using utorrent it even has a time function where you can limit it during specific times and a web interface so that you can access it via the web. This would be good if you leave it unlocked after midnight but come home drunk and need max speed yourself to email some old girlfriend. You...
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    Weird Video problem from Second Sata Drive

    I'm hoping someone may have an idea about this one, I'm not even real surehow to search it over google. I recently installed a second SATA drive for additional storage, moved My documents to it. It's a Samsung Spinpoint 500gb. Now about half the time when i try to watch a video off of the...
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    Office 2007 Backwards Compatible?

    We've also had to install an Office 2007 compatibility pack for all systems running 2003. Not sure how this affects Powerpoint, but it has allowed doc's to be opened in 2003 when created on 2007.
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    Xp and Vista Dual boot and share my documents folder?

    Ok to clear things up a little I have 2 drives (we'll say A and B)drive A has 2 partitions, one for XP and one for Vista. All data is stored on drive B under My documents I originally changed the My Doc's folder in XP to point at drive B. Now I have installed Vista as a dual boot. When...
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    Xp and Vista Dual boot and share my documents folder?

    l3ender - what I mean is that I open the Doc's folder in vista and have a shortcut to the My Doc's folder. I've just installed vista last night - so can I add folders to the start menu where the doc's button is? My wife uses the computer as well, and all she said is "Why do we need to...
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    Xp and Vista Dual boot and share my documents folder?

    I'm trying out vista on my XP machine, and am trying to find out how to use th My Documents folder for both OS's. When I try to change the Vista Documents to point to where the XP My doc's is located, it tries to over write the desktop.ini file. Anyone know a way around this? My solution so...
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    Internet setup for International travel

    If he has a wireless card and a nic tell him not to worry. I live in Europe, and buy my electronics in the states. His biggest worry will be plug adapters and whether his charger is rated to 220/240 volts. Most are but......My router is the only thing Ive had to buy a replacement charger for in...
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    best anti-spyware?

    Another vote for Sandboxie, Ive been using if for a few months and the best part is if you then want to keep files downloaded, then you can pick and choose which files are kept. And it's free fro 30 days, but after that all you get is a request to pay when you start up, still keep all...
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    Anandtech Reviews Killer NIC

    My opinion in short - More than likely good technology that's too expensive compared to performance right now. Add some Fnapps and drop the price a little and it becomes much more palatable. $50 sounds unrealistic, but hey we all watch the price of components, $150 within 1-2 years is...
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    Broken trace on the motherboard

    Yeah a friend is giving me an el cheapo sound card to try out and see if it works. At this point I'm a little more worried about what else may be messed up that I don't know about. If all else fails I can navigate the suto parts stores here, but Im in Czech, and condictive pen translates to...
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    Broken trace on the motherboard

    Last week I was replacing the chipset fan on my motherboard and.......Pliers slipped and I broke a single trace on my motherboard. Thought maybe I had killed it......but I seem to have only lost the sound. No other problems, even ran prime for several hours. Now I've seen one or two pages...
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    How do you backup?

    2 data centers, one in the states one in Britain. Both server centers are a replicate of the other, with both sites doing offsite tapes daily. I have no idea what type of tapes they use as Im in eastern europe, and all our data goes to them...
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    ASUS Z96J DIY @ [H] Consumer

    So waht is the real world cost savings on building your own? Or is it more for the customization?
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    looking for free VOIP solution

    Look up SIP as well. I use X-Lite free edition softphone, paired with a few different SIP providers for the out call minutes. Basically I live in Prague, so I have one provider for here, and another for the states, so I get the cheapest rates. My provider for hee states is teliax.com, which I...
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    Workgroup user and sharing question.

    I think you're right, I haven't had a chance to get at my wifes laptop - running XP Home, but I think it'sonly going to be able to see whatever I have left open for the guest account. My work laptop (running Pro) however I have been messign with and it asks for authentication and then has...
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