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Seconded. However, turn off guest access in your FTP server. Consider changing the port away from 21 (this, clearly, would be more secure). J

I like Cabling System Warehouse, though I don't do business purchases. Cablingsys.com J

www.kahlon.com I bought new battery for my Thinkpad A21. The battery is fantastic, and well worth it. Their battery prices seem to be competitve, though I can't recall at the moment if they have HP replacements. They should; they seemed to cover all brands. J

Get SiSoft's Sandra. Even the shareware version should let you test hdd bandwidth. Excellent program. I forget the link, but google should find it fast enough. I used this when building my tower; it also has a very thorough burn in feature. J

Hey, after a sport motorcycle helmet has stuffed them into your ears for three hours, wearing them normally for eight isn't a problem. It's all just a matter of perspective. I actually find them more comfortable than the iPod headphones, but again with personal preference. For ten bucks...

Ok. All good. What do you figure the chances are of finding a shop in Syracuse, NY that is able to repair this? I'm betting slim and none... J

I have and have never had any intention of repalcing anything inside of a monitor myself. I was curious because I didn't remember the meaning, and thought it would give me some insight as to the compelxity of replacing it. (ie how hard is it directly relates to the cost) I've been zapped...

The higher the amperage, the longer the charge will last. However, you need to decide how much you want to spend. Personally, I wouldn't spend more than $25, but it's your call. The cheaper sets also tend to have slower chargers. 2000 to 2100 mAh (millamp hours) is about average, I don't...

uh, just to clarify, what is the IC? I know I've heard the term before, but I can't remember... Too much time at school. That's bound to be my problem. ;) J

Yes. I don't turn the iPod up all the way, mostly because I would like to keep my hearing. Even at 2/3 of the iPod volume, I can still hear over helmet (wind) noise, and the sounds is still quite good. I actually discovered these because they are apparently quite popular among...

I rather like the sony ones that wrap around your ear a bit. Ummm... that would be these. I actually prefer these over the ones that came with my iPod. Additionally, they have the great feature of staying in place when I put on my motorcycle helmet... :D I believe they sell for $10...

Hey, I'm having a couple of issues, and I wanted to see if it could be fixed or not. First, the power in my apartment is kinda sketchy, so I bought a decent APC brand ups with voltage regulation, hopefully to elimate my problems; didn't fix it. There is slight ghosting of the image to the...

For those of you who want teflon tape; go to McMaster , and go to catalog page 3197. For some asinine reason you can't direct link to pages. Stupid! Anyway, you want the UMHW polyethylene tape. Five or eighteen yards. Any width. The 1/2" is perfect for mouse feet. MUCH cheaper than...

Given the amount of gear you bought, and the probability of finicky comptuer equipment, I would have been VERY surprised if everything worked perfectly out of the box. I would RMA the mobo AND the ram, since the video errors are likely caused by a mobo fault. Makes me wonder if the mobo...

I forget the stats of the other system, but is it possible to put the bad sticks in the other box, and run memtest on that? This would help eliminate motherboard incompatibility. If neither set of ram works in the msi 939 board, you have an entirely different problem on your hands. It would...

I was a little concerned initally, since there wasn't a whole lot of space between the one heatsink and the video card. However, from the pictures posted, I think the sinks on now are a bit oversized; so something like an slk900 shouldn't be a problem. Now I just have to find a way to justify...

Technically, you could do this with a slightly older iPad that read compact flash cards. Just meander over to bhphotovideo.com and buy this. Cost it a bit of a problem, as would be battery life. I carry an iPod and an iPaq. My sd card in the iPaq has two albums on it, in case I'm working on...

I wish I had a digital camera... That helps a lot, though one of my other concerns is that the current heatsinks come rather close the the video card in the agp slot. I really don't get that. However, the base area and the examples of modding are great, thanks! In terms of the .pdf, I...

I had called CompUSA the night before. When I went in on saturday, the manager had already set a new unit aside for me! This was definitely cool, as it ensured that I would be able to swap it out right away. Props to CompUSA in Syracuse. However, I'm not very sure I would reccommend the...

Ok, currently I have a dual athlon 1800, using the Tyan 2462 mobo. I bought this setup a long time ago from Alienware, before they started mass marketing. Since I am using Photoshop CS a lot, I upgraded to 1.5bg of ram. Now, I would like to upgrade the cpus. The new bios version supports up...

I know this is going to be a REALLY odd suggestion, but I like the $10 GE keyboard that bestbuy sells. I'd like a wireless setup, given my current layout in my living room, but I don't want lag, so I'm sticking with corded for now. Bear in mind that GE keyboard doesn't have multimedia...

It it were Linux, you could simply (!) do a recompile of the kernel, and that would rebuild it for the newer processor. The xp series processors do not have the sse2 instruction set. Windows will not take advantage of the A64 having it without redoing the OS. Technically, you would see even...

McMaster also sells the UMHW tape, kinda like Mouse Skates. I bought a roll and, oh my. I have the Func pad that alienware gave me a long time ago (before they sold out their ideals). It just glides... You want to go to page 3197. 1/2" wide is the right width for mouse feet, and the...

So, last Saturday, I came to the conclusion that I needed a new PDA, not having used one in about two years. I went down to CompUSA/Best Buy. BB did not have any iPaqs, so it looked like I would not be using my rewards card. Opposite end of the mall, CompUSA. They had iPaqs, and the salesman...

Stop waiting for Photoshop to render. When the base layer is 120mb, even a dual athlon with 1.5gb of registered ram tends to choke a bit. As you add more layers, well, you get the idea. I figure by the time I finish my MBA, Dual 939s will have any kinks worked out, and I'll be able to...

You want to go here . Essentially, download the newest version of the Intellipoint software and you'll be set. Then, you can use ANY MS mouse and you'll have everything installed. J

Two things: 300,000 by 300,000 pixels Text on path Otherwise, if you have 7, it is not really worth it. I bought a Nikon Coolscan 4000, and CS had just come out, so Adobe got quite a bit of cash from me. Sigh. J

Memtest is a bootable cd, and runs automatically when booted from that cd. Yes, they are ascii graphics, but you don't have to type anything. As far as the timings go, I couldn't tell ya. I just don't know enough about it. Wait a bit, I'm sure someone will know, and they we both get to...

I need to find out when Syracuse University has their computer surplus sale; see if I can get some projects going. This looks really sweet, love the compact idea. The only thing *I'd* change, being in an apartment, would be to ensure quiet fan operation. I would presume the mobo is...

Where are you planning on buying the cable? The place I've bought most of mine is Cabling System Warehouse . I realize it is different, but I've been buying Cat5e shielded, and there's no intereference when running it along power wires. I believe they have a sheilded Cat6, you may want to...

Woodix mentioned separating the power and data lines. I concur, but will also put forth an excellent place to buy cabling. Cabling System Warehouse. Fantastic prices, I bought several 25' and several 50' Cat5e Shielded for wiring my parents' place. They also audio cabling and junction boxes...

Wireless is somewhat lossy, particularly the b generation. This MIGHT be part of the problem with the gaming. They have most certainly blocked the p2p ports, and if their admin has any gaming knowledge, he/she has recognized that games like doom3 or ut2k4 chew massive bandwidth net games...

If you wanted to try Win2k3 server, they DO have a 180 day trial version. You could set it up, shake it, and see what falls out. Set up is pretty easy; I did it in a couple of hours this afternoon on a pII 450, with 128mb ram. It was a random box I had lying around after a friend upgraded...

Nope, not hard to use, but Kerio is fanatic. I'll assume you are using win2k or winXP. Directions as follows: 1) Use two network cards, plug one into your cable/dsl modem. 2) Plug the other card into your hub/switch. 3) Right click on Network Neighborhood, select properties. 4) Right...

How long did you let it sit? All my computers take varying amounts of time at the win2k splash screen. Single amd 2500 is about 5 seconds, dual amd 1800 is about 1 minute and the old pII 300 takes about 15minutes. I hate rebooting that computer. Try running memtest, see if perhaps the ram...