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Are there any good programs or software that will allow me control my pc at home, get files and use software like microsoft office and excel remotely? I have a vpn setup through windows 7 but sometimes I may be at school and most ports are blocked. Any suggestions? Thanks,

I'm new at this so could someone please explain this to me. I have a vpn endpoint setup on my Windows 7 Professional 64 installation. I have my account and I made a dummy account for a friend to test the connect and RDP. When he logs in using his username and password, the Incoming...

I am new to setting up a VPN and I'm learning but I wanted to know if what I have setup is correct in the router? This is what I have setup in the router and I have check mark boxes in the ALG section for PPTP, IPsec and the others. I also have the VPN connection on the client machine...

I just setup an account at dyndns.com and I want to set it up in my router. I have a D-link DIR 655 with firmware 1.21 and when I set it up under dynamic dns it wont connect. It'll say "connecting" then disconnect right afterwards. I have my host name and login information correct. Is my...

Hello everyone, I am selling this monitor as I have upgraded to a Dell U3011. The monitor is in great shape and nothing is broken. It has no dead or stuck pixels. I also had it calibrated with the Eye1 Display 2 but that was a while ago. It comes with a power cable, dvi cable and a...

I have windows 7 installed and I am having problems with the playback devices. I have my monitors connect to an amp that runs from the back 3.5mm jack in the back of the computer. When I want to play WOW and use ventrillo, I plug in my headset into the front jacks of my computer and I have to...

I am having a flicker problem I guess you would say. Every 10 minutes or so my screen goes black for about 1 sec and shows the DVI icon at the top left corner of my Dell 2408WFP and then goes back to what I was working on. Any idea whats going on? I just updated new drivers so Im going to see...

I have just recently purchased a Dell 2408WFP and I am putting up my mint and trusty NEC 20WMGX2 for sale. Im going to post pictures later tonight or tomorrow as Im at work at the moment. I have the LCD itself, which is in absolute mint condition. I also have the remote control for it as well...

I have just recently purchased a Dell 2408WFP and I am putting up my mint and trusty NEC 20WMGX2 for sale. Im going to post pictures later tonight or tomorrow as Im at work at the moment. I have the LCD itself, which is in absolute mint condition. I also have the remote control for it as...

Can someone recommend a good piece of hardware for calibration of my LCD? I see that there are some to choose from. Spider 2 and 3. LaCie Blue Eye. Eye-One. Which do you reccomend?

Is the Dell 2407WFP still worth it if you can get your hands on one?

I am wanting to buy the D Link 655 or the 825 but wanted a D Link wireless adapter to go along with it. Does anyone know of any good ones from D Link? I was looking at the some of PCI, PCI E and USB adapters but they all get about 50/50 reviews. What do you guys recommend of use?

Hey guys. I am in some need of some advice. I have no idea what to do with myself here. I graduated from Purdue University with my Associates Degree in Computer Information Technology. Im actually somewhere in my junior year. Anyways, I graduated in 05 and some family issues and other...

Do these exist? I was thinking about the Dell S2409W but its so wide for a pc monitor that I dont know if I would like it. I am going to use it for web surfing and office. I am also thinking I may use it for watching movies and maybe hook my 360 up to it. I was thinking the 1:1 pixel mapping...

What does everyone reccomend for a beginner that wants to get involved with Linux. I have a desktop and an MSI netbook though I may just put it on the desktop for now. I also thought maybe a live cd at first to just poke around and then dive into installing a Linux OS and all that good stuff...

I have some feedback coming from my speakers and headphones. I have a GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 motherboard and I'm using a mini to rca that goes to my Gizmo. My headphones do the same thing. Its like a high pitch screeching/squealing. When I'm not playing any music you can hear it coming from...

A friend of mine has an MSI Wind and his USB Controller and Wifi Controller are missing/gone from the Device Manager. Wifi doesnt work neither does any of the usb ports. Also, the usb ports do not work before windows xp home boots to try and run a bootable flash drive. He reinstall the OS...

I was gettings this error at about every cold start. Some of my programs were shutting down themselves and my screen was flickering here and there. "One of the files containing the system's Registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy." I decided to run memtest86...

"One of the files containing the system's Registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy." I keep getting this after each restart. It just started happening maybe a couple of weeks ago? Im running XP Pro SP3. I found a couple of threads mentioning that my ram could be...

I just got a new mouse/keyboard combo for christmas. I got the new Wave Keyboard from Logitech and their MX1100. The keyboard is just awesome. I had an MX518 mouse and forgot to save my settings before I removed the software and mouse. This new mouse is great and all but I cant seem to get...

I have recently downloaded this program and I like it but I have questions. Is there a thread or website with explanations on how to use it thoroughly? I noticed it disables Windows Zero Config when it boots so if I do see a WAP I have to shut the program down and see if windows picks it up to...

Hey guys. I just purchased 2 MSI Winds. 1.6 Atom, 1 GB, 160GB DD, Bluetooth, Wifi, Win XP, 6 Cell Battery. I bought one for myself and another for a friend of mine that I work with. He is kind of iffy on it now and if anyone is interested, I'm going to need to sell it. From the looks of...

If I decide to get the Yamaha RX-497 and it has no optical, that means im going to have to use a 3.5mm cable or one with a Y splitter correct? If this is so, does that mean I wont be able to use the DACs inside the 497 and use whatever my computers using? If so, whats a good sound card to get...

Are there any good ones to choose from? I was thinking I might go with a wireless mouse/keyboard combo to help reduce some clutter around my desk. I have a Ikea Galant L Shaped desk and I hate the mouse and keyboard wires that stretch across it to make it to the PC on the floor.

I have a NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2 20.1 LCD that im looking to sell here shortly and wondering if this guy is still popular like it used to be. Fantastic LCD but im wanting something larger. What does an LCD like this go for?

Does anyone have a favorite BenQ Monitor in the 24 inch variety? Im looking into a 24 inch monitor and gauging some interest. I only play warhammer right now and I only use it for email, internet and that kind of thing.

I was trying to connect to Xbox live today and I couldnt. The test says it failed MTU. Says its to large or something? Comcast just recently changed their bandwith allocation for us or something to. I dont seem to have anything related to MTU on my Linksys WCG200 and there is no firmware...

I have the Antec 300 case for my setup and it has the front mic and headphone jack. I like this as I dont have to get down behind my computer everytime I want to plug these in. However, when I use the front audio jacks the mic gets amp or something and it makes me very loud. Everyone on...

For those of you using bookshelf/floorstanders with your audio, how are you going about your setup? I see some of you using a receiver as I do with my surround sound in the living room for my home theater setup. Do you guys run it to your sound card? I also see some of you guys using a small...

I think I may want to upgrade to a larger size monitor. Right now, I have an NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2 20.1 LCD. Its an awesome monitor! I love it but I just want more screen. I love the glossy screen and the colors. Just a very sweet monitor. I pay a good 650 for it plus the warranty at frys years...

Is it better to buy a good internal ide drive and get a good case for it or buy an external hdd? I dont wanna buy an external drive if its gonna bite it in 18 months.

I just put in a 320gb hdd that reads as 129gb but I have 170gb of unallocated space. I installed windows xp pro from a disk that had no service packs but now I have sp3. How do I go about merging the unallocated space into my primary partion? I may even want to use 70gb for storage and...

Where can I buy these cables locally? I don't have any and my new dvd burner and sata hard drive didn't come with any either.

This is what I have chosen so far. I just need help fitting in a board that is compatible yet inexpensive and reliable. EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Antec Three Hundred Black ATX Mid Tower Computer...

I have been out of the game for a while. Moving and other things have kept me busy. Anyways, its getting time to upgrade my computer. Im looking at the following. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 Ghz AM2 Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 Crucial Ballistix 2x 1GB DDR2 800 Seagate Barracuda 250GB Sata...

A coworker of mine and I would like to know how to skip the rings and go straight to voicemail on land lines and cell phones. We both get alot of unwanted and unknown calls how can we do this? I know sprint does 11 to skip the rings and go straight to voicemail. We'd like to do this to at...

Case: Lian Li PC65B Power Supply: Ultra ULT31554 X-Connect 500W ATX Power Supply Heatsink: ThermalRight SLK-800A Motherboard: Abit NF7-S v.2 Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Heatsink Fan: Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II Video Card: eVGA 7800GS AGP Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi...

I bought a new 7800 GS today to replace my old 6800 that died. Everything works great but now I cant play any movies. I used windows media player and VLC or even quicktime and everytime I try and watch a video the computer just CRAWLS and uses 100% cpu. Takes forever to control alt delete...

Well last night my bfg 6800oc took a dump and desided to loose signal everytime I play a game or run my resolution over 800x600 so I need a new one. Here are my specs and I dont wanna spend over 200 bucks. Case: Lian Li PC65B Power Supply: Ultra ULT31554 X-Connect 500W ATX Power Supply...