or more like burn, then it crashed.
This morning when I powered on my pc my PNY XLR8 GTX670 burst in to flame. I noticed because my rig has a cool, comforting blue light, and the light coming from the box was an alarming bright orange light (flame). I immediately powered down, pulled the...
hey guys...no idea what I did here...but just noticed this after...oh I don't know 6 months with this build when I decided to put all my games on a separate drive. I have two drives which explorer is showing a radically different size than under disk management. Not sure what I did to cause...
Ok so here is what is very close to my final render for my new desk. 2" square alum tubing, all welded, powder coated black, Glass top, clear plexi keyboard draw. Top piece is my current triple monitor stand. Only thing missing are the casters which I haven't modeled yet. On either side will...
designing a new desk, going to have it made out of 2" square alum tubing powder coated black. Top is going to be glass.
The "outriggers" on the bottom will have diamond plate shelves and house my two computers, one on either side obviously. Also going to be on casters. Just looking for...
so...I wasn't sure where the best forum to put this was...figured general gaming was best. It's gaming related...but not really pc gaming. My buddy and I built this table complete with 42" monitor as a e-gaming table for table top rpg (ie d&d) as well as for board games.
Thought it was...
Hey guys....I came across this link this morning which loaded over a webpage I was viewing.
<link removed> -Oldie
basic jist is that it says firefox and adobe flash are out of date. The page says I am running 3.6.12 and I should go and get the "latest and greatest version.
checking mozillas...
I just got a text notification that my T-Mobile G2 is on its way and will be in my hands by Friday! (10/01/10)
Not sure anybody cares...but I am excited to finally replace my aging G1
Woot!
ok.....when I do a search I randomly get redirected to various sites. This doesn't happen all the time. If I ctrl click to open in new tab it doesn't happen, if I click directly on a search item, sometimes it redirects. It appears to be a java script..if I disable java in firefox it presents...
I posted this over in HTPC forums and then it dawned on me this would be a better place to post it.....
does anybody have a source for the perforated metal that they use in speaker grills?
Thanks!!
I did a quick search for speaker mesh, perforated metal and speaker grills on the forums and didn't get anything useful back so thought I would ask...
does anybody have a source for perforated metal mesh material? Like the stuff used for speakers or the Coolermaster Centurion 5 case...
What I have:
Vista Ultimate
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 (rev1x) motherboard which uses the nforce2 chipset.
AthlonXP 2600+
2gb Corsair XMS RAM
HIS Radeon HD2600pro AGP
The problem:
I install the drivers for the video card (I have tried latest & install cd) and when windows reboots it...
I know this isn't a hot deal, but thought that a lot of people do actually buy stuff w/ rebates...and this is my experience.
stapleseasyrebate.com
I picked up the samsung 205wb on friday from staples, it was 269, with 80$ rebate. The rebate form allowed me to go to stapleseasyrebate.com...
Acer AL2017BMD 20-inch 8ms DVI LCD
$239-40rebate+20s/h=219
yeah its a rebate...and its tigerdirect...but it seems pretty cheap and decent to me
Specifications
Display Type TFT LCD
Viewable Screen Size 20 inches
Speakers Integrated
Contrast Ratio 600:1...
Need to make some cash.
I would like to get $600 for the set but will entertain offers.
shipping will probably be $50, these things are heavy heavy. If I get serious inquiries I will post estimated shipping charges
Mirage M-790 tower speaker
Mirage MCC-R center speaker
Mirage PS-1290...
I have a friend who wants to make sure that his chat history in AIM doesn't get into "the wrong hands". He isn't very computer literate, and I am not mac-literate. I have no idea if AIM for the mac even records chat history.
Anybody know where they are saved?
thanks in advance
I thought this was a pretty nice deal from amazon, free shipping no rebates...
Linky
Specs
* Instant addition of massive data storage capacity for PC or Macintosh
* Dual-option backup--automatic or on-the-spot
* USB 2.0 hub with two ports; one conveniently located on the front for easy...
I picked up one of these monitors:
ViewSonic VX2025WM 20.1" Widescreen TFT LCD - 1680x1050, 800:1, 8ms
the price with shipping is $355 and I chose free shipping. I also got approved for a buy.com credit card which give you 30% off...and during checkout I got an offer to join Great Fun, to...
I just did a clean install of mce2005, did all the updates, everything runs fine. I installed the media center externder on my xbox, it works great, however. When I run media center on the computer, the montor screen goes black. If I hit the windows key, it opens the start menu and taskbar...
I just threw windows mce onto a computer and got the media extender for my xbox. I want to be able to archive my dvd collection and play them back using MCE and the xbox. What do I need to archive them, what format, codec ect ect, so they can be played back using just the MCE interface.
I...
I recently purchaed the oem version of windows media center edition 2005 and I am having some problems. I have installed windows hundreds of times, from version 3 to XP pro without any problems to speak of, but this one is baffling to me.
I go through the first cd, format drive, ect ect..get...
Ok...I didn't get a single bite on the box-o-scsi cables and external cases....they are up for grabs, you just need to pay for shipping. I ship daily from my work so I won't screw you on frieght. there is a bunch of other crap too...if you want it....I will chuck it in the box
picts of stuff
I have a Sony BetaMax SL-S600 VCR with 10 tapes still wrapped in plastic.
you can see them here.
http://goon4hire.com/4sale/pages/Basement_01%20033_jpg.htm
shipped anywhere ups ships $50 or best offer (must cover shipping)
I was going through the closet of computer junk that we all have and found this...
http://goon4hire.com/4sale/pages/Basement_01%20011_jpg.htm
There is every incarnation of scsi cable, from scsi up to uwscsi2. I no longer know what is what and couldn't begin to be able to list which cable...
I have a box of older mother boards, mostly 350mhz or better k6-2 or k6-3 cpus on motherboards, some evan have ram They all worked at the time of thier retirement. My wife is making me purge 'garbage' and I can't stand the thought of throwing thousands and thousands of dollars worth of stuff...
I figured that this might be a better place to spark interest than the for sale trade forum....but will move it there if anybody is interested. Sorry if its inapropriatly placed.
I have a box of older motherboards most w/ cpu's and some w/ ram. They range from 350's up to a 550. Most are...
I have yet another port fowarding question.
A friend has a winxp home box that he has connected directly to his cable modem. From there he is running a wireless pci adapter and connecting his two laptops through it using windows built in gateway. He can successfully run software on the...
I was wondering is there a way to tie together two cable modems to one network and increase my bandwidth?
I am currently paying for multiple ip address because when I first got my cable modem (while ago) I had two computers and routers were insanely expensive. I have since gotten a cable...