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    Best cheap used laptops for web surfing

    Just FYI, if you're looking for a good website to stress test an older laptop, go to chilis.com. It's flash based and is brutal. I tried a thinkpad t22 PIII 900mhz, and the site was almost unusable. I thought I was going to have to kill the browser via task manager when I tried it w/ my PII 300...
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    Best cheap used laptops for web surfing

    It's pretty much the base configuration, but the seller claims it's in excellent condition, and that the battery holds a full charge. Before I started bidding I searched completed items. I think I did pretty good. There were a few that went in the $270-$280 range, but those were the exceptions...
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    Best cheap used laptops for web surfing

    Won a thinkpad t40 on ebay for $299. I almost bought a $399 laptop from Microcenter, but it just felt so cheap that I couldn't bring myself to do it.
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    Best cheap used laptops for web surfing

    Thanks for the suggestions. I actually use FireFox with flashblock to prevent unwanted flash animations, and I use FoxIt reader for PDFs. The problem is sometimes I *need* to see the flash animations, they're integral to the site I'm visiting (i.e. dish network). Again, thanks for the...
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    Best cheap used laptops for web surfing

    I currently have a PII 300 laptop that I use for web surfing. It still works fine, except it's slow when I hit a site with flash ads. I was thinking of picking up a ~$200 laptop off ebay to replace it. I think a PIII 800mhz or better processor and 256mb would probably work fine (OS will either...
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    Video card won't come out of standby

    I recently got a widescreen LCD for my wife's Dell 4500. The ATI Rage in the system didn't support widescreen resolutions so I plopped in an Geforce 6200a. Everything works fine, except when the machine comes out of standby, the video sometimes doesn't come back to life (drives spin up, lights...
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    Best card for ~$125

    Any gut feelings on which of the following has a better chance of being functional... the recertified 7800gt or an open box 7900gs from Newegg?
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    Best card for ~$125

    Is the recertified 7800gt on newegg a good deal ($136)? I'm looking for the same thing OP is looking for. A good card cheap.
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    how can i password my porn folder?

    Another approach would be to smear poop all over your computer, keyboard, and mouse (and the hard drive if you're paranoid). I doubt too many people would even enter the same room as that machine, let alone use it.
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    how can i password my porn folder?

    What he said. TrueCrypt lets you create a virtual drive, backed by a single encrypted file. Pick a string password / pass phrase and you're golden. It even supports giving the virtual drive two passwords. One exposes one set of files, the other exposes another. This way if someone points a gun...
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    Help me name that game from the Mid 1990s...

    I remember this one I used to play... There was a small line on each side of the screen. Each player controlled one of the lines. You could move it up and down. The goal was to bounce a ball back and forth by hitting it with your line. I think it was called Street Fighter 2.
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    Need a faster AGP card.

    Yes. That's a very worthwhile upgrade. Because I'm feeling generous today, I'll send you a *brand new* FX5200 if you send me your x800xt pe and $50 cash.
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    P4 2.4 & x800xl = another year of 1024x768 gaming?

    Would it really? It didn't seem to make much of a difference in the few games I tried (was a while ago - I think Splinter Cell Chaos Theory was the last game I tried overclocking for -- I think I got maybe 2-4 extra fps when going from 2.4->3ghz). It definately didn't seem worth potentially...
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    P4 2.4 & x800xl = another year of 1024x768 gaming?

    Thanks for all the replies. To answer a few questions, I have a P4 2.4B, 533fsb, no hyper threading. I can play most games pretty comfortably right now at 1024x768 and medium settings, but a few struggle. I haven't tried Oblivion yet. I'll probably get the x800xl and see if I can limp along...
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    P4 2.4 & x800xl = another year of 1024x768 gaming?

    I currently have a P4 2.4ghz AGP system w/ a Radeon 9800pro. I'm considering getting a little more mileage out of my current setup by getting the AGP x800xl that's on clearance at ATI's web site for $119. I was just wondering if anyone wanted to venture a guess as to how long it might last me...
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    F.E.A.R. demo due at noon tomorrow

    Seemed to average around 25 (fraps) on my p4 2.4 w/ Radeon 9800 pro @ 1024x768 with everything at medium, volumetric lighting off, AA and AF off. I was suprised how disk bound I was. Seemed like any time anything appeared, the hard drive went insane. I guess I need more than 512mb.
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    Program to store CD Keys / license numbers

    I'm just curious what people do to store software and cd keys. I have a binder that can hold CDs, but the problem is that most software either comes in a cardboard sleeve with a key printed on it, or in a multipack jewel case with a key printed on it, which means I have to keep the sleeve /...
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    Any MIDI experts in the house?

    I think Roland makes some pretty good software synths. This is one of them.
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    Want to play F.E.A.R.?

    If they expect to sell any it will.
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    Want to play F.E.A.R.?

    A more appropriate statement would be the beta is unplayable, correct? That's the impression I got from the linked page anyway.
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    Napster:Round 2:FIGHT! New Pricing structure allows unlimited donwloads for a $14.99/mth

    People always say this, but I've never experienced it. Is this really true? I would expect the first encoding to be fairly lossy (original to compressed), but re-encodings to be a lot less lossy, since the audio already fits the mathematical model the compressor is looking for (as a result of...
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    Napster:Round 2:FIGHT! New Pricing structure allows unlimited donwloads for a $14.99/mth

    Use the LAME MP3 Encoding plugin. Encoding time increases dramtically (like 2 minutes versus 20 minutes).
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    Napster:Round 2:FIGHT! New Pricing structure allows unlimited donwloads for a $14.99/mth

    In my mind it's like stealing an x-box versus modding an x-box. One is a technical license violation that doesn't really cause anybody to lose anything, the other is taking money out of someone's pocket.
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    Napster:Round 2:FIGHT! New Pricing structure allows unlimited donwloads for a $14.99/mth

    I can't seem to get batch to work. It converts the first few tracks, then either locks up, or stops. Any tricks to getting it to work correctly? Thanks.
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    Microsoft Biometric Fingerprint Passwords

    If someone cuts off my finger, will they be able to gain access to my computer, or will this device know the finger is dead?
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    9600XT or Ti4680?

    Appearantly you can get the 9600xt for $85.20 through ATIs tradeup program.
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    Gainward 5.1 Sound XPlosion 5.1 Headset

    Thanks for trying. I tried it with my onboard sound, and got no bass with it in all the way in, half way in, or not in at all. This is using the realtek chipset. Using the CMedia based sound card, I get bass, but only with the connector half way in. Maybe the people on newegg know what they're...
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    Gainward 5.1 Sound XPlosion 5.1 Headset

    I don't suppose I could convince you to try and pull the subwoofer connecter half way out, and see if your bass improves dramatically. I'm curious if I have bad headphones, funky audio hardware, or what. Thanks!
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    Gainward 5.1 Sound XPlosion 5.1 Headset

    Discoverd by accident that if I only plug the bass connecter half way into the sound card (meaning drop a channel, right?) I get bass. Plugging it in all the way drops bass. Any non-hack way to fix this?
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    Gainward 5.1 Sound XPlosion 5.1 Headset

    Yea, I'm a little torn... Should I upgrade my sound card on the off chance that that's the issue (throwing more money at these headphones), or just cut my losses and get a decent pair of 2 channel headphones. Before these, I was using some el-cheapo $6.99 walmart headphones, and they sound...
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    Gainward 5.1 Sound XPlosion 5.1 Headset

    I purchased a pair of these, based on all the positive reviews at newegg. I tried them out, and they suck. I tried two 5.1 sound sources, the realtek chipset built into my MB, and an old Hercules 5.1 sound card I have lying around (C-Media chipset). I tested using Doom 3, Far Cry, and various...
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    If it were free.... Which would you rather have?

    If they were free, I'd take both.
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    Is this 9700pro a good buy?

    I'm tempted myself (I currently have a ti4200). We know how this will perform w/ Doom 3 and Halflife 2. Any other engines we need to worry about in the next year or two? If I'm cool w/ 1024x768 and no AA, should this hold me for a while?
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    Driver Heaven Smackdown

    Perhaps he can destroy it by bashing himself in the head with it until either the card, or himself, no longer functions.
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    Zipzoomfly stealing Newegg's photos

    You guys won't believe this, but I just saw a guy in a ZZF shirt haul *ss out of the New Egg parking lot in a pickup truck. The back of the truck was FILLED TO THE BRIM with pixels. One pixel flew out and hit me in the eye. I now have a stuck pixel in my left eye.
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    Horizontal lines @ 640x480 w/ CRT monitor

    Thanks! That was it. In case anyone is interested, the option (in the nvidia driver) is here: nView Display Settings >> Device Settings >> Device Adjustments >> Display Mode timing >> Enable Doublescan for lower resolution modes.
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    Horizontal lines @ 640x480 w/ CRT monitor

    Hmm... I only get ~20fps. According to this site I'm getting about what I should. Her machine gets better than that?
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    Horizontal lines @ 640x480 w/ CRT monitor

    Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that out. Unfortunately it didn't help. An eaiser solution might be to buy a video card that can play doom at @ > 640x480 :-)
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    Horizontal lines @ 640x480 w/ CRT monitor

    Video card is a BFG ti4200 128meg. As I mentioned, it looks fine on the Dell 17" monitor, so I'm almost certain this is not video card related.
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    Horizontal lines @ 640x480 w/ CRT monitor

    I have a Hitachi CM721F 19". Whenver it's at 640x480 it appears that every other line is blank. I never really cared, because I never used 640x480. Unfortunately, with Doom 3, I now have a reason to use that resolution. Anyway. What would cause this? I played with the convergence settings on the...
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