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Today's Dilbert - Laurie Street - 1/25/2007 4:21:08 PM
- re: Today's Dilbert - Fox - 1/25/2007 6:44:33 PM
  - Ah, you gotta be kidding me.... (n/t) - et - 1/25/2007 9:01:19 PM

Do you Yahoo? Not anymore - SDG - 1/25/2007 5:24:37 PM
- I still use their webmail - Fox - 1/25/2007 6:43:17 PM

Blu-Ray Disc/ Disc Writer - Martha - 1/24/2007 6:04:32 PM
- re: Blu-Ray Disc/ Disc Writer - SDF - 1/25/2007 3:50:00 AM
- The march of progress - McFly - 1/24/2007 6:27:53 PM

A few geeky things... - RobVG - 1/21/2007 11:52:26 PM
- I'm sure you have this covered but... - et - 1/22/2007 2:14:14 AM
  - Two slots. - RobVG - 1/22/2007 3:45:29 AM
    - re: Two slots. - et - 1/22/2007 6:28:02 PM
      - I'm not sure Windows will run without a page file. - TB - 1/22/2007 11:39:02 PM
        
        XP will. Guaranteed. With sufficient (1Gb) memory. 2000? Not my AOE. (n/t) - et - 1/23/2007 1:27:52 AM
        
        It Does ( i think) - RobVG - 1/23/2007 7:36:19 PM
        
        Huh. - et - 1/23/2007 7:55:00 PM
        
        re: page files - TB - 1/23/2007 11:24:24 PM
        
        Oh well... - RobVG - 1/23/2007 8:15:47 PM
- re: A few geeky things... - azstrummer - 1/22/2007 2:04:17 AM
  - Yup, a pair of Kingston PC3200 with 2.5 cls. (n/t) - RobVG - 1/22/2007 3:33:32 AM
- re: A few geeky things... - Robert - 1/22/2007 12:02:47 AM

Help - RobVG - 1/21/2007 2:25:39 AM
- check if there are any oddly named files in the folder where the doc resided/would have resided (n/t) - alcaray - 1/22/2007 3:39:10 AM
- Probably too late now, but... - TB - 1/21/2007 11:12:36 PM
- autorecover - Robert - 1/21/2007 3:50:21 PM
  - Thats it, but I'm hosed. - RobVG - 1/21/2007 6:01:08 PM
    - Darn - Robert - 1/21/2007 6:37:29 PM
      - No biggy, but thanks - RobVG - 1/21/2007 7:47:21 PM
- Some ways. - Bowser - 1/21/2007 6:25:20 AM
  - You're right, it can be reproduced. (n/t) - RobVG - 1/21/2007 6:02:50 PM
- temp files folder? - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/21/2007 3:03:27 AM
  - If... - RobVG - 1/21/2007 6:15:11 PM

WOW! "Your hard drive is now obsolete." - Bowser - 1/11/2007 4:42:13 AM
- Future gadgets speculation - SDF - 1/14/2007 12:15:53 PM
- 1/3rd the capacity and 5x the price of your average drive......not quite obsolete yet.. (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 1/12/2007 8:26:59 PM
  - That's going to change dang fast. - TB - 1/13/2007 8:39:40 PM
  - OK. "Your hard drive (technology) is obsolete." - Bowser - 1/13/2007 4:17:39 AM

Apple's new phone - TB - 1/10/2007 3:29:20 AM
- Dull Thuds heard on WALL STREET - carl - 1/10/2007 3:50:57 PM

How bad does spam have to get before it's banned? - Bowser - 1/3/2007 12:35:36 AM
- Infinitely - Robert - 1/3/2007 6:32:18 PM
  - My junk mail filter does a fairly good job. - alcaray - 1/3/2007 7:22:48 PM
    - I got one and it did absolutely nothing. - Bowser - 1/5/2007 3:44:02 AM
      - If its Bayesian, you have to train it like a pup - SDG - 1/5/2007 3:44:00 PM
    - I use a trashcan - Robert - 1/4/2007 12:53:38 AM
      - The recycle dumpster is on the way back from my mailbox. - TB - 1/7/2007 6:37:30 AM
        
        Just walked in with two days mail. All 13 pieces in the garbage. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/8/2007 11:26:02 PM
      - I don't require that much accuracy - alcaray - 1/4/2007 4:38:01 PM
        
        Yep - FrankC - 1/6/2007 7:34:59 AM
      - re: I use a trashcan - SDG - 1/4/2007 3:52:37 PM

If your CD and or DVD drives mysteriously stop working... - podrock - 12/30/2006 10:52:56 PM
- VISTA Cruiser........... - carl - 1/6/2007 3:07:23 PM
- Bookmarked. - RobVG - 12/31/2006 5:25:41 PM
  - re: Bookmarked. - SDG - 1/3/2007 8:25:26 PM

Fiber Optic Cable down in Pacific? - carl - 12/28/2006 10:03:24 PM
- Internet to remain sluggish till mid Month - carl - 1/5/2007 7:36:23 PM
- HEAR of it??? - nick hoffman - 12/29/2006 1:59:10 AM
  - re: HEAR of it??? - Fox - 1/1/2007 8:12:09 PM
    - Connectivity is back up to around 25% of pre-quake levels - nick hoffman - 1/2/2007 1:17:44 PM
      - re: Connectivity is back - heard from that poet today. (n/t) - Fox - 1/2/2007 6:33:23 PM
        
        Well, that doesn't rhyme. What's the next line? (n/t) - Bowser - 1/3/2007 5:26:54 PM
        
        It's almost Haiku - podrock - 1/4/2007 6:06:16 PM
        
        Well done. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/5/2007 5:55:44 AM

PDAs, phones, laptops, etc. - Bowser - 12/27/2006 4:03:37 AM

Internet flaky today. - TB - 12/22/2006 5:08:37 PM
- Not so far - Robert - 12/22/2006 5:27:42 PM
  - re: Not so far, but wait a couple of days - RNE - 12/22/2006 7:50:48 PM

Advice needed: AMD or Intel? - Tony - 11/27/2006 5:29:35 PM
- Update: Athlon X2 64 it is. Thanks et. (n/t) - Tony - 12/20/2006 4:06:17 AM
  - Which socket? (n/t) - et - 12/20/2006 6:40:58 PM
    - AM2. Ask me how I knew to get such a thing... ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 12/20/2006 10:36:08 PM
      - Someone said, I AM 1, and you said, I - - - - (n/t) - Bowser - 12/21/2006 7:14:43 PM
      - Either a magic 8-ball or you have a 12 year old kid. (n/t) - et - 12/21/2006 2:21:23 AM
- This is just effing ridiculous... - RobVG - 12/5/2006 1:59:53 AM
  - re: Intel was having a problem with scaling when they got up to about 20 cores... - Scott Evil - 12/6/2006 8:23:40 PM
  - That not a "Quad core"..... - et - 12/5/2006 7:30:20 PM
  - re: This is just effing ridiculous... - azstrummer - 12/5/2006 4:59:02 PM
    - Quad core. - et - 12/5/2006 7:33:13 PM
- but seriously.... - et - 11/30/2006 6:57:37 PM
  - Pricing AM2 CPUs.... - et - 11/30/2006 9:30:58 PM
    - Thanks - Tony - 12/1/2006 3:55:38 PM
      - You could load Ubuntu on that 1.7Gig. - et - 12/1/2006 8:22:36 PM
        
        Plus, it would likely be significantly faster than it is now (n/t) - Yeti - 12/1/2006 11:36:56 PM
        
        Generally true, but depends on the task. (n/t) - et - 12/2/2006 5:35:37 AM
        
        Or at the very least a dual boot..... (n/t) - Tony - 12/1/2006 9:15:17 PM
        
        That's a distinct possibility..... (n/t) - Tony - 12/1/2006 9:14:35 PM
- If you'd asked me a few months ago... - TB - 11/27/2006 9:49:40 PM
  - re: The dual core processors rock n roll! - Scott Evil - 11/28/2006 6:45:58 PM
    - P.S. I haven't tried the AMD dual Core chips yet. - Scott Evil - 11/28/2006 6:56:04 PM
  - How does the software have to catch up? - et - 11/28/2006 5:16:14 PM
    - Multi-core limitations - azstrummer - 11/29/2006 4:41:19 PM
      - Ok. Parallelization. Sure. - et - 11/29/2006 7:51:28 PM
        
        Ya got me. - Tony - 11/29/2006 8:21:00 PM
        
        Speaking of jerking. - Scott Evil - 11/30/2006 4:05:06 PM
        
        re: Ya got me. - azstrummer - 11/29/2006 8:31:47 PM
    - re: How does the software have to catch up? - TB - 11/29/2006 7:41:01 AM
      - If it can thread to two cores, it can thread to n cores. - et - 11/29/2006 7:47:18 PM
      - Havent caught up yet either - Tony - 11/29/2006 3:38:31 PM
        
        Tony...TONY~~~~~~ - et - 11/29/2006 7:49:49 PM
        
        MOBO? - RNE - 11/30/2006 12:00:10 AM
        
        The other thing is... - et - 11/30/2006 7:38:14 PM
        
        I'd wait till about Jan 30th to decide on the mobo. - et - 11/30/2006 6:54:56 PM
        
        K' - RNE - 12/1/2006 10:46:12 PM
        
        There are some good Mobo's out there for the HTPC route. - et - 12/2/2006 5:34:32 AM
        
        Strange. I suddenly have a feeling that I really REALLY want to buy an AMD AM2 socket and upgrade it later. (n/t) - Tony - 11/29/2006 8:07:03 PM
        
        re: Yeah, me too. Spooky, that.... (n/t) - Hypnotized Yeti - 11/29/2006 10:47:00 PM
- BUy AMD AM2 socket with cheap single core (Athlon 64) processor now. - et - 11/27/2006 7:30:20 PM

What code DOESN'T do in real life (that it does in the movies) - SDG - 12/11/2006 9:18:20 PM
- Actually... - nick hoffman - 12/17/2006 1:25:06 AM
- re: What code DOESN'T do in real life (that it does in the movies) - RNE - 12/13/2006 2:32:04 AM
  - The Lake House - SDG - 12/13/2006 4:21:10 PM
    - See the original Korean version - nick hoffman - 12/15/2006 7:13:24 AM
      - re: See the original Korean version - SDG - 12/15/2006 6:23:05 PM

Ubuntu Linux for non-geeks. - et - 12/9/2006 8:57:16 PM

IE 7 kills HP director - SDG - 11/21/2006 5:29:26 PM
- re: IE 7 kills HP director - kikkoman - 12/6/2006 2:48:51 AM
- Uh-huh - RNE - 11/22/2006 5:57:18 PM
  - Yep. - et - 11/25/2006 6:37:33 PM
- re: Fix - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/22/2006 6:59:06 AM
  - Software Update & Fix - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/22/2006 7:13:16 AM
    - is this a real fix? - SDG - 11/22/2006 3:22:21 PM
      - Yes. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/22/2006 9:56:53 PM
        
        Thanks, I'll give it a try (n/t) - SDG - 11/22/2006 10:01:40 PM
- Not sure about the "Director". - Bowser - 11/22/2006 2:22:48 AM
  - re: Not sure about the "Director". - SDG - 11/22/2006 4:05:56 PM
- thanks. (n/t) - RobVG - 11/22/2006 1:49:06 AM
- IE7 auto updates - Robert - 11/21/2006 5:50:46 PM
  - Forced upgrades - azstrummer - 11/22/2006 5:24:52 PM
  - Weird. I haven't been asked to update to IE7. - TB - 11/22/2006 2:30:45 AM
    - Win2000 is no longer a supported product (n/t) - SDG - 11/22/2006 3:18:11 PM
    - Precisely - Robert - 11/22/2006 3:33:28 AM
  - I hate IE 7 already - TechYeti - 11/21/2006 10:12:59 PM
  - IE7 - FrankC - 11/21/2006 6:58:48 PM
    - arrgggghhh - Robert - 11/21/2006 7:13:57 PM
      - blocking IE 7 from auto-installing through the registry - SDG - 11/21/2006 9:51:35 PM
        
        _@#()#*****)(^% 9a*&#_-~~~!!!! - Robert - 11/21/2006 10:26:24 PM
        
        Well.... - FrankC - 11/22/2006 8:39:46 AM

Any ideas on a balky old Win 98 system? - Laurie Street - 11/26/2006 6:36:16 AM
- Yes: Find 100 pound magnent, and apply liberally (n/t) - Yeti - 11/28/2006 2:13:59 AM
  - Also, sounds like compu-anemia... - et - 11/28/2006 5:19:08 PM
    - Gee, thanks, guys - Laurie Street - 11/29/2006 1:34:08 AM
      - Keep good back-ups of your work. - Scott Evil - 11/29/2006 2:54:48 PM
        
        re: Keep good back-ups of your work. - Laurie Street - 11/29/2006 4:53:03 PM
        
        re: Vista - Yetinomalist - 11/30/2006 7:06:05 AM
      - Install a slim linux distro and save your money - Yeti - 11/29/2006 5:30:33 AM
- re: Any ideas on a balky old Win 98 system? - Alan G. Archer - 11/26/2006 12:14:07 PM

and while I'm asking...Anyone have any experience with Wi-Fi radios? (n/t) - Tony - 11/27/2006 6:37:45 PM

Help with printers - Yetster - 11/25/2006 6:41:37 PM
- re: Help with printers - Doug Ellison - 11/26/2006 9:43:22 PM
- re: Help with printers - Laurie Street - 11/26/2006 6:31:15 AM

test (n/t) - test - 11/26/2006 2:39:25 PM
- Test successful, proceed with the plan... (n/t) - Executive test - 11/26/2006 4:35:05 PM

USB External HD XP Install - Peter Bruener - 11/5/2006 10:40:17 PM
- You can certainly use an external device for the DATA - nick hoffman - 11/11/2006 2:33:00 PM
  - Thanks (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 11/19/2006 10:13:43 PM
- Good advice from everyone, Thanks - Peter Bruener - 11/6/2006 10:16:03 PM
- re: USB External HD XP Install - TB - 11/6/2006 7:46:15 AM
- I don't know. - RobVG - 11/6/2006 1:43:42 AM
  - re: I don't know. - Fox - 11/7/2006 3:46:26 AM
    - re: I don't know. - Techi Yeti - 11/7/2006 3:55:47 AM
  - Not related, really. - Bowser - 11/6/2006 2:14:43 AM

HTML - Yeti - 11/17/2006 1:32:54 AM
- re: HTML - Robert - 11/17/2006 4:47:14 AM

HTML - Yeti - 11/17/2006 1:30:25 AM

Anybody had any experience using Linux/Unix as a file/print server to replace win2000 server? (n/t) - SDG - 11/14/2006 3:25:51 PM
- Undoubtedly.... - et - 11/14/2006 8:07:44 PM

Haven't seen this posted before - RNE - 11/12/2006 6:20:32 PM
- Sorry, that would creep me out even if I had loaded it myself. - TB - 11/13/2006 5:20:09 PM
  - Yabut - RNE - 11/13/2006 5:54:38 PM

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