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Fat Daddy - down to 247 pounds from 259

Don't forget to add exercise to the mix. I'm not as much big per-say but still pretty unhealthy on a cardiovascular level. I just recently committed to a diet as I could stand to drop about 30lbs (not starvation type but healthy eating). Also got an elliptical and at first could hardly do 5...
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- Post #11
- Feb 2, 2008
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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maximizing HD space

Hey Ladies, Gents- I just bought a ext. WD 750GB drive and when I first installed the drive it was formatted at about 730GB. Since then I've repartitioned & reformatted once but now its showing up as 698GB. No matter what, windows sees it unformatted as a "basic" drive with capacity of...
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- Oct 21, 2007
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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HOT!!!! Refurb Playstation 2 + 2 PS2 games for $139 at Microcenter!

what revision of the ps2? could you give us some part numbers?
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- Post #10
- Aug 14, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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corsair twinx ddr

stupid question; is corsrain twinx ddr only for boards with dual channel ddr? will it work in single channel ddr boards also? i ask because getting twinx pack seems cheaper than buying the buying 2 singles.
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- Aug 10, 2003
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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[Downgraded] Hot or Not? [Tepid] Dell Server Deals Again

must you have a business account with dell to get these deals? dual xeons and 320 scsi for around $1,000. crikey
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- Post #18
- Jun 19, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Best Buy Fraud Alert Email

I don't get whats going on.. who is trying to cheat who.. and how?
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- Post #22
- Jun 19, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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MPx value board - with onboard firewire/usb2.0 and scsi controllr/raid?

hello people of earth, I'm currently searching for a MPx board for media work (3d/2d). My needs are pretty best fastest AMD solution out now, firewire and if possible a u160 scsi controllr, preferably with raid. So far I haven't seen such a beast. As far as top performer and I reviews I've...
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- Mar 7, 2003
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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What can I do to quiet my rig down?

watercooling. ? also i've heard about "fluid bearing fans" that are super quiet and efficient but sold off shore.. no in the states.. anyone hear about em?
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- Post #14
- Nov 13, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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something to help IE's weak security options

anyone know anything about SecureIE
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- Post #2
- Sep 19, 2002
- Forum: Windows
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something to help IE's weak security options

IE is so very lame interms of controlling security... such as domain blocking for images/pages etc... java permissions control, activex permissions, popup control, cookie managment, etc... i'm looking for a program to help me control it all.. i've only been able to find programs that deal with...
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- Sep 18, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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heatsinks for a tight fitting dual p3 motherboard?

hello ladies n gents, got my hands a dual p3 motherboard.. the sockets are pretty tight fit.. and the stock heatsink's are not that big.. but big enough that they can't be mounted dew the tight placement of the cpu sockets. looking around for heatsinks to use, can't really tell from the pics...
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- Sep 13, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Has anyone tried the new 9Db Fluid fans?

i think i was reading about these on a site about making your machien totally noise free or almost http://home.swipnet.se/tr/solutions.html following some links about about FDB (fluid disk bearings) i guess they're in the new hard drives to help lower noise output and the technology was picked...
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- Post #13
- Sep 4, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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ibm's Cell cpu rated 1 Teraflops !!

interesting point..
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- Post #2
- Aug 11, 2002
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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ibm's Cell cpu rated 1 Teraflops !!

What do they highly technical think of this; ibm's Cell proc - http://www.techextreme.com/perl/story/18921.html
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- Aug 11, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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gf4 system crashing in 4x mode issue

Heya Guys, having a weird problem, I've got an gf4 ti 44(visiontek) and when in 4x agp mode it seems to crash frequently. I usually have to run it in 1x/2x mode, this is the second vid card as I returned the first thinking it was the card itself. I'm running the latest nvidia detonator...
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- Jul 18, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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a box i can stuff

Heya guys, looking for a case that can handle a total of 7 hard drives and 1/+ cd rom i got a hold of a soyo 6ba +iv board.. and it has 4 ide controllers.. giving me the option of 8 ide devices. and i plan to use em all pretty much.. got some small HD's i figured i may as well pair them up...
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- Jul 11, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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rack em

looking for a mini/mid size rack cabinet.. closed I would prefer. to house around 7 or so U's worth its for my lil ole room and I don't need a 10ft 2 ton cabinet. anyone got any experience with smaller rack cabinets.. i've tried searching the web but always end up finding super expensive...
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- Jul 11, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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HOT! Sanyo5150 color LCD sprint phone $19 AR + $25 new activation.

this deal looks sweet.. so how does this work? I order the phone then send in the rebates and wait?
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- Post #47
- Jul 5, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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low cost rack cases

so anything to be aware/look for when buyng rackmount cases?
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- Post #4
- Jun 13, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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low cost rack cases

Heya guys, looking to get a bit crazy/sexy/sad.. with my setup at home ... can anyone suggest some good low cost rack cases.. havent' been successful searching the web. Thanks
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- Jun 12, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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PICS OF MY NEW CAR !!!

i'm looking to buy the accord coupe lx actually.. what can i do to save some casH?
- MrPG
- Post #111
- Jun 12, 2002
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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So how long do you think it will be until linux becomes a REAL alternative?

Here is my take on this... There aren't many choices for pc OS'.. and that?s where we get the arguments and debates.. Most people like options, with gen pc OS there is only 2 really.. Linux vs. windows On 1 hand you have you basic desktop home users? office/games/internet casual use and on...
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- Post #39
- Jun 11, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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expected price on AMDs Opteron procs

oh no I meant Opteron :)
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- Post #3
- May 29, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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expected price on AMDs Opteron procs

Hey Guys, anyone know the planned price tag for AMDs up coming Opterons?
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- May 29, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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something cool I thought I'd mention..... for the unix crowd

http://www.3dwm.org/ browing around looking for 3d textures i came across this site... pretty cool, 3d window manager for xfree system..... you can rotote your desktop in virtual 3d space or your windows... pretty cool check it out... ... ofcourse for the more beefier systems... :)
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- Apr 21, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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there such a thing as dual slot 1 p2 motherboard

got a few p2 cpus i'd like to put to use in a dual board. tried searching google/pricewatch/pricegrabber with no luck always came back to dual p3. anyone know if there is such a beast
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- Apr 10, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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MPx motherboard list

am I totally lost.. :) i plan on buying a mpx board, with working onboard usb because I dont want to waste a 33/32 pci slot, since most come only with 3. and I also wanna know whats out there since when looking to buy all I see is asus, tyan or msi. Thanks
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- Post #2
- Apr 10, 2002
- Forum: Motherboards
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MPx motherboard list

just wanna know all the boards that are out there... i keep hearing about the kbig 3 i guess. tyan, asus and msi. here are the few i know of... i'm sure thats not all, seems the mpx is a slow moving chipset. if you know of another board go ahead and append to the list... also mention if...
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- Apr 9, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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what is a good OS to run a file server on a p133 with 32mb ram?

hands down linux. if you're not affraid of a challenge. i'm running linux on a p100. it runs www server, ftp server, internet email and a smb (file server), plus other goodies... with an uptime of about 8 months... i leave home and forget about the thing come back and its still going...
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- Post #9
- Mar 30, 2002
- Forum: Windows
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oxygen vs geforce

Just wondering if someone could justify why 3d labs oxygen cards are so expensive as compared to geforce cards... from the specs i don't really see a differnce that would justify a oxygen gvx1 costing $500usd and a geforce3 costing $300usd. This is not for gaming... i'm thinking of purchasing...
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- Mar 18, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The ultimate Home-made settop box!!?!!

I've been thinking about this too, i try to up some pictures... mine is a bit elaborate... i'd get a slim vcr case.. hollow it out.. get a pc104 board (computes the site of 5 1/2 drivers) ... with a celeron and a with serial to lcd display, mounted behind tinted ceramics glass front. with...
- MrPG
- Post #9
- Mar 18, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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critique GOD computer

yea its seems he's into animation of some sort though, maybe 3d. half a gig would be good.. but if this is a god box for the kid... 1gb should do it...
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- Post #62
- Feb 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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critique GOD computer

hmmm... so the kid wants a grand rig. I say get the Tiger MP with dual XP 2000+ and IDE raid0 with like 2x20gigs and a 100gigor drive for space, 1 gig of high perf pc2100 and a gf4 ti46 or for his multimedia creation probably dual monitor would be nice.. in that case get the radeon 8500, this...
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- Post #60
- Feb 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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critique GOD computer

MPx system not good for gaming...? that is deff not the case.. and also i don't believe the baracuda's have any issues with raid.
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- Post #36
- Feb 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 video cards under XP to get dual monitor

currently the task bar only appears on 1 monitor. where as i'm used it spreading across both with other dualview single cards.
- MrPG
- Post #16
- Feb 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 video cards under XP to get dual monitor

some odd things going dual monitor with 2 cards.. anyone know of any desktop management utils designed for dual monitor environments... like the managers that come with most dualview cards? and anyone know a fix to extent the taksbar across the 2 monitors.
- MrPG
- Post #13
- Feb 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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critique GOD computer

the prob with going tiger MP instead of MPx is MP with u160 raid is a bottleneck... since MP doesn't do true 66mhz/64bit PCI for your u160 raid. Better to go IDE raid with baracuda' IVs... they're nice. anywho... tell this kid to get a KT266A system with athlon XP2000+ and ide raid and high...
- MrPG
- Post #25
- Feb 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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What can I do with an extra system?

we'll they'd do battle with each other for cpu resources
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- Post #7
- Feb 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 video cards under XP to get dual monitor

weird thing is its seem'd to screw openGL on both ends... as now my gf3 is jerky when using openGL where as before doing the sames type of stuff was pretty smooth
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- Post #12
- Feb 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 video cards under XP to get dual monitor

yep.. mucking around i just tried that and it works..... strange. setting "vga init, whatever" in bios as pci instead of agp does the trick. thanks
- MrPG
- Post #11
- Feb 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building

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