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    Firefox alternative (pref another Mozilla fork)

    Hi Guys, After using Firefox for almost a decade, recent changes in attitude of Firefox developers left a sour taste in my mouth. Their keep dumbing it down to the lowest common denominator. Their last stunt of removing "display images" checkmark was the last straw. I sometimes need to browse...
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    Changing windows XP boot manager to boot from CD. [cannot boot from CD directly]

    My dad just bought a new laptop and gave me back my ancient VAIO T150 that I gave him 2 years ago. I was going to format it, and keep as backup laptop, unfortunately BIOS has a password which I know my dad did not put in. Chances are I set up the password years ago, I went through every possible...
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    Which chipset to go for for LG775? (E7400)

    Sorry for a silly question, but need to know if I should go for an nforce chipset or intel offerings or whatever else is good these days. Not for gaming, just office productivity, video encoding/editing etc.. Will be running a core 2 duo e7400 proc. On board graphics would be nice, but...
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    Budget Office PC build help. Out of the 'scene' for a few years ;(

    Hey guys, cannot believe I am asking for help, but been out of the loop for like 3-4 years, so no idea what is decent these days. My Shuttle PC, Nforce2, AMD Socket A, 2500+mobile is a bit too feeble these days. Need something more robust, Want to go from XP to Windows 7. 1) What will...
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    Wireless mouse with good range?

    I currently have MX1000 and Gyration Ultra for my HTPC. MX1000 is a great mouse, but its range is terrible for htpc use. Gyration ultra has incredible range, but it's optical sensor is very iffy, plus it has wierd ergonomics. As for using it in gyration mode, I'd rather just stab myself in the...
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    Grrr stupid maxtor, 4th one for me. When will I learn?

    Damn it, why do I keep on buying these when they always crap out on me 2 years down the road. I mean a better drive is only about $15 bucks more most of the time. I've had it with them, I'd love to stick it to them, but they've been bought out, so now I cannot even do that. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...
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    X800XL & Quake4. Help me get the frames up.

    My rig: Using latest drivers, and 1280x1024 res, HQ, 2x aa. Usually it is capped at 60fps, but there are quite a few rooms where I get 20FPS and less. Even when the rooms are empty. It is really annoying. I had to turn off AA completelly, hard to mow down the strogg when you are...
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    WTB: SN95G5 or SN25P.

    Burnt out my SN41G2V2 so need a replacement. SN25P - $315 + shipping SN95G5 - $215 + shipping Must be willing to ship to Toronto Canada. My heatware: [email protected] If you have an SN95G5V3 make it $230+ shipping. Thank you for looking :)
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    Got a stuck pixel that goes away as monitor warms up, yet comes back on cold start..?

    Got a 17" ViewSonic VX715 LCD, that I got to grab with myself for lan parties and such. It has a green dead stuck pixel though. After monitor is on for ~10 mins, stuck pixel starts blinking, for a bit then completelly goes away. Yet if you turn off the monitor and let it cool off, then once...
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    Cannot get Doom3 to run in widescreen (1280x720)?

    My story: I used to play Doom3 V1.0 in widescreen (1280x720) and all worked just great. I had WinXP Pro SP1 with (am unsure of DirectX version, either 9.0b or 9.0c), a few weeks ago, I had to reformat, and installed XP Pro SP2 this time for better security. Install Doom3 v1.0, and it...
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    Grr, stupid CSP 750 MarkII died on me.

    Sigh, in less than two months of use too. Last week it started to get noisy upon start-up's, but once it warmed up the noise went away. Anyways, on monday get home my PC is off, which is wierd since I left it on. I dont think much of it, turn it on, sign on MSN, PC shuts off by itself. Throw...
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    Inquiring minds want to know, are you people deaf?

    I was just browsing the casemod gallery, and am simply speachless. Seems that there are two kinds of people on the forums, the kind with a crazy large number of fans, and the kind that bolts their PC to the floor, so that it doesnt pull a helicopter on them. Seriously, do you guys live in...
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    Recomendations on a NAS unit with FTP capabilities?

    Obviously an old computer would be the perfect candidate, but I need something fanless that I can keep in my closet. Quick serches came up with these toys: http://www.guslink.com/NAS.asp http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRINAS120.html Both can be had for under $250. Only...
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    WTB: SHUTTLE SFF system & LCD. Got $800 budget. Ship to: Canada.

    Hiya guys. I need a Shuttle SFF XPC System. Prefferably AMD64 based SK83G or SN85G4V2. However Nforce2 Ultra based, or comparable Intel counterpart is also cool. Btw, the system must have optical SPDIF out (I think they all do though). I do not need the HDD, or even the Optical drive...
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    Abolute Sum in Excel?

    Got exel2000 here and it doesnt have ABSSUM? I got a table: 1 (blank) 1 -1 I want to absolute sum it. Following formulas dont work: =ABS(A1:A4) =SUM(ABS(A1:A4)) Just sum, gives me an answer of 1, when it clearly should be 3. Sigh, lol this is a really stupid problem to...
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    FLuid XP+ in Canada?!

    The other day one of my buddies watercoolign set-up leaked. You all know what hapenned. Thankfully he was there to to unplug the system. Now, my PC is on 24/7, even when I am not home. If this thing leaks, chances are the house will burn down lol. The $49.99 investment for FLuid XP+ doesnt...
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    WTB: Ipod. 3rd Gen, 20/40gig.

    Hi guys, Am looking for an Ipod. Has to be 3rd Gen, and prefferably 40 gigs. Willing to Pay $320 for 40Gig, and $260 for 20 gig.
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    FS: MiniDV Cam, UltraLite Laptop, CPU, VideoCards, MD Players/blanks, HDD, PCI PATA..

    Ok guys, got a whole buncha stuff that I need to sell to get some cash for September. For trades am interested in a PCI relay card, that switches AC current on/off for my watercooling pump, and a 256meg SD card. -MiniDV Camera. This is the JVC GR-DVM75U MiniDV cam. Purchased it two years ago...
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    FS/FT: MSI Ti4200 128meg, Dreamcast Sys, PS1 Sys, GF4 MX440 128m, Dimond V770. PICS!!

    Welp, I got quite a lot of stuff for sale, all prices are very negotiable. If anyone wants two or more items at the same time, I will lower the price, since the shipping would be less ;p MSI Geforce4 Ti4200 128meg Used for about 10 months, works and runs absolutelly perfectly, still the...
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    Which app to use to flash 9800pro BIOS with new clock settings?

    Search down ;( Need to flash my 9800's bios with new VPU/RAM clock, since I come from Nvidia world, and this powerstrip running in my traybar is making me angry. The thing eats up almost 200k of my RAM. That is unsatisfactory. someone help me out ;p
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    A pic request. 2MP vs 3MP vs 4MP digicams.

    Hey guys, tried google, but all it comes up with is subjective stuff. I wanna buy a digicam, and just wonder if anyone can post a pic taken from a 2megapixel digicam, 3megapixel, and 4 megapixel one. Prefferably in original JPG format, not resized or anything. If you have any of these...
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    WTB: 2 Radeon 9800 PRO's. Shipped to CANADA. $450

    EDIT: Just purchased one from athan818. Bought the other one locally. Hey guys, me and a friend are looking to buy Radeon 9800 pro's, so to save shipping charges decided to buy two at the same time. Am looking for two Radeon 9800 PRO's, prefferably "ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB DDR...
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    Sony Vaio X505/p - O M G !!!

    I am a freak when it comes to uber gadgets, be it the smallest MD player, laptop, PDA, Plasma screen etc.. Anyways, check this out. Specs: Maan, I honestly dunno what to say. This blows away my UM32W, and MM10
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    Anyone ever change a laptop LCD?!

    I got a laptop with a broken LCD. Just wondering if anyone ever changed them, and the difficulty of the job. I have never done it myself, but I am not new to the world of electronics. Olso, when you buy the replacement LCD, does it come with the whole top portion of the laptop, or just the...
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