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Before posting, please read the Forum Rules of the Road . .

And please pay particular attention to Section 5. PICTURES .

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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** Happy New Year to All **

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by BillMorrow » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:41 am
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The New Year tune most popular here in the USA and made so mostly by one fellow by the name of Guy Lombardo is Auld Lang Syne also translated as Old...
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Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:06 pm
Use eBay? Who are you??

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For those of us who frequently dive into the murky seas of eBay, if you're a buyer or seller there, who are you? Meaning, what's your eBay UserID?...
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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread

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Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread!

Welcome to the Official eBay Bidding and Buying Thread. eBay can be both a fun and dangerous place for...
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EU seems to be in danger...

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UK is not all fun and games...
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Finally the correct description of what Americans call football.

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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:57 pm

Finally! The correct description of what Americans call football .

It would be pedantic to go into all the ways football is one of the worst...

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Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:27 pm
Compaq Armada 7730MT

Last post by Screamer « Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:51 am
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by General9913 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:37 pm

Hi, how do you do?

My Compaq Armada 7730MT doesn't turn on. What happens is I get 3 green lights on Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and Num Lock whenever I...

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Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:51 am
Why I don't bother with a Smartphone

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:18 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:53 pm

My wife (who has an iPhone) insists that I have an always working phone with me when I leave the house.
But more often than not, that phone remains...

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Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:18 pm
LG Gram 17 - 16:10 display

Last post by unixed « Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm
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by Puppy » Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:52 am

LG Gram 17 is a big laptop that weighs less than 3 pounds

It has 2560 x 1600 (very low resolution on 17 size) but 16:10 display Lenovo can't get.

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Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm
Gmail account holders: BEWARE!

Last post by dr_st « Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:47 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:32 pm

Scammer groups are exploiting Gmail 'dot accounts' for online fraud

Crooks use dotted Gmail addresses to file for fraudulent unemployment...

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Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:47 pm
What music are you listening to right now?

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by Temetka » Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:46 pm
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Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:37 am
*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package to Denmark shipped via Hermes and PostNord

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by Johan » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:40 pm

*SOLVED* Tracking German eBay package shipped via Hermes and PostNord

I am posting this here since other forum members (and/or in particular people...

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Mon Jan 28, 2019 1:30 pm
Dell to release a new XPS 15 model with a 4K OLED panel in March

Last post by Puppy « Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:29 am
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:34 am

Wondering whether the OLED can finally resolve the overall crappy laptop screens issue so there won't be so terrible ones available any longer.

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Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:29 am
Have you joined the 3:2 club yet?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:26 pm
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by pianowizard » Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:05 pm
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The 3:2 aspect ratio is becoming popular for tablets, detachables and even laptops. Have you gotten one yet? I bought my Surface 3 (10.8 1920x1280)...
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:26 pm
POLL: What's your favorite resolution for desktop monitors?

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:48 am
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by pianowizard » Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:43 pm
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I was about to start a new thread asking whether anyone here likes the super-wide resolution of 3440x1440, typically found on 34 desktop monitors...
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:48 am
Very Nice WinXP Browser

Last post by sdfox7 « Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:55 pm
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by Callahan » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:18 am

Just a heads up on a project over at the MSFN site under the WinXP thread.

A really nice fast browser project called New Moon ... a fork from Pale...

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Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:55 pm
A 7" Windows 10 device for 40 Euro?

Last post by jdrou « Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:35 pm
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by Puppy » Wed Jan 16, 2019 6:31 pm

Got this ad on Facebook, don't know what it is supposed to be. A scam maybe? LINK DELETED

There is better link

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Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:35 pm
New User from Russia.

Last post by andkdna « Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:53 pm
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by andkdna » Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:36 am

Hello, dear Thinkpad community. My name is Andrey. I live in Russia, in the city of St. Petersburg. You can say that I am a novice collector. Not the...

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Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:53 pm
Now you can start a conversation with your toilet

Last post by NormaRSpurling « Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:40 am
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by Puppy » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:44 pm

What a technology!

Alexa is everywhere: Kohler’s smart toilet brings voice assistant into bathroom

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Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:40 am
Aaaaaand.... Trump, what to do with a wall?

Last post by TPFanatic « Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:56 am

Trump, what to do with a wall?

If he wants a wall that badly, why not pay for it out of his own pocket?
After all, he already bought the...

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Last post by TPFanatic
Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:21 pm
Open invitation

Last post by Saucey « Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:36 am
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by axmaxwell » Sun Jan 06, 2019 1:15 pm

This is me posting an open invitation for United States based members of the ThinkPad forum to come and join my Facebook page. It is called:

USA PC...

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Last post by Saucey
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:36 am
Any trick to working with KYB cable that's short?

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:03 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:15 pm

I was given an Acer laptop (acer model e5-571) that needed cleaning up before I could use it at school so I took the kyb off to blow the crap out and...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:03 pm
Microsoft Technical Support

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:20 pm

by Thinkpad4by3 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:20 pm

I got a call from one of those pesky scammers today...so I decided to give them a taste of their own medicine. I sat infront of my IBM PC 5150(c....

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:20 pm
Laptop collectors: if you're allowed to collect just one laptop, which one would it be?

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:09 am
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by pianowizard » Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:50 pm
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This thread is for laptop collectors. My question is, if you were allowed to collect just one laptop, which one would it be? It can be a laptop you...
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Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:09 am
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 explodes again

Last post by MikalE « Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:50 am
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by Puppy » Sun Sep 16, 2018 11:36 am

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 explodes inside woman's purse in New York

While many of us are being disappointed by Lenovo products quality lately, it can...

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:50 am
Question for battery experts: proper inverter?

Last post by exTPfan « Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:32 pm
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by Iziskal » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:49 am

I've got a major 4x4 camping trip coming up in a couple of weeks. I have a deep cycle 50aH battery and one of those 18aH jump starters with ac...

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Last post by exTPfan
Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:32 pm
Acer win 7 no USB power.

Last post by axur-delmeria « Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:50 am
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by olex126 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:50 am

The Acer Forums are no help on this issue.

My girlfriend bought an Acer Predator Orion 3000 gaming desktop (P03-600). She gave me the box unopened...

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Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:50 am
Know your parasites

Last post by Kumari Kiran « Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:36 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:32 am

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Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:36 am
Yesterday I went to the biggest laptop showroom over here

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:52 pm
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by Puppy » Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:40 am

Yesterday I went to the biggest eshop over here that has also a big showroom with laptops. While I am disappointed by current laptops in general, I...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:52 pm
BOE makin some beautiful screens again...

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:13 am
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:50 pm

The tablet in the video that is V-shaped seems to be relatively square?!?

@ajkula66-And you said QXGA @ 15 hurts your eyes at 170ppi....well...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:13 am
Thinkpad Reserve Edition Ripoff? *PICS*

Last post by Saucey « Sat Dec 08, 2018 7:49 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:21 pm

Don't tell me this doesn't look like a total ripoff of the X61s Reserve Edition.

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Last post by Saucey
Sat Dec 08, 2018 7:49 pm
Firefox will become the only safe browser on Windows 10

Last post by dr_st « Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:08 am
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by Puppy » Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:58 am

Just another Nadella's message to Windows users: Move to Linux, if you want to stay secure = Google crap free .

Microsoft is building a...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Dec 07, 2018 6:08 am
Best drawing program tablet style ThinkPad

Last post by Hierax_ca « Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:17 pm
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by axmaxwell » Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:35 am

hi everyone
I've been working a lot with my x230t and the only thing I think is lacking is my ability to draw on it. Windows 10 standard drawing...

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Last post by Hierax_ca
Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:17 pm
eBay: tracking packages from China using Speedpak

Last post by dr_st « Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:10 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:09 am

eBay has been at it again, using yet another (shipping/tracking) system to ship stuff from China.
Its name is Speedpak and tracking is available...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:10 am
T7600G Overclocked Passmark Score? For Core 2 Duo Pricing/Performance Spreadsheet.

Last post by Saucey « Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:31 am
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by Saucey » Mon Nov 12, 2018 5:42 am

Hi, I have been doing ebay pricing for most of the Core 2 Duo mobile processors and also getting Passmark benchmark scores of them (overall and...

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Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:31 am
I wonder which is toughest... TP, Let's Note, or Sony VAIO

Last post by KentT « Sat Nov 17, 2018 8:17 pm
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by Yukikaze » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:22 am

A while back I saw YT vids of Toshiba's factory/testing lab (they unlisted the lab ones soon after) where all the equipment was shown - including one...

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Last post by KentT
Sat Nov 17, 2018 8:17 pm
ONE reason for the 2nd Amendment

Last post by TonyJZX « Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:48 pm
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by BillMorrow » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:35 pm
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By Associated Press October 29, 2018

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — A McDonald’s customer is being called a hero...
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Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:48 pm
PCI to PCIe adapter

Last post by dr_st « Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:14 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:11 pm

I was just looking around online and looked up PCI to PCIe adapter and there is one.

So I was thinking how well would a graphics card run on this...

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Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:14 am
Anybody wonder how Trump can afford to build the wall?

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:10 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:46 pm

Anybody wonder how Trump can afford to build the wall?
Well, here's how it's done!

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Tue Nov 13, 2018 5:10 pm
NEC PowerMate MT 6101a - What is it?

Last post by GrifterGuru « Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:00 pm
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by springbox44 » Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:39 pm

Hi all,

So recently I've acquired and set up one of these Powermates as above. One small issue - the computer runs Windows 7, and I would like to...

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:00 pm
Change user name

Last post by Neil « Wed Nov 07, 2018 7:54 am
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by CrazyTPFan » Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:06 pm

I want to change my name on this forum and keep my same account. But, I can't figure out how to change my user name. Any help is welcome and will be...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Nov 07, 2018 7:54 am
No 64 bit intel pentium 4 mobile?

Last post by Screamer « Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:58 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:48 am

I got my IBM ThinkPad G40 out and started to use it again. I think I had it maxed at 2GB RAM and still has its 80GB IDE HDD. I was wanting to see of...

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Last post by Screamer
Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:58 am
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

Last post by MikalE « Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:04 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:49 am

If you're American, and you haven't done so yet, PLEASE GO VOTE TODAY !

Preferably for Democrats , so that the Washington swamp can finally be...

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Last post by MikalE
Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:04 am
Sony PlayStation 3 first Gen I saved.

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:32 pm

by ThinkPad560X » Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:32 pm

I have a first release first gen Fat PlayStation 3, So it had all the memory card slots and 4 USB ports and also plays PSone, PS2 and PS3 game discs....

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:32 pm
Just a story of reliability

Last post by Summilux « Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:57 pm
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by whqdz » Wed May 02, 2018 3:28 pm

Hello there :)

I'm a thinkpad user for a short while now, I use a t430s that I bought on ebay and a x201 that comes from a refurb. I love these...

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Last post by Summilux
Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:57 pm
Microsoft with real Windows Classic for 10

Last post by GrifterGuru « Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:15 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:31 am

I been using Windows 7 for years and still like it, I bought a key and installed a new drive in my old IBM ThinkCentre tower that has a Pentium 4 HT....

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Last post by GrifterGuru
Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:15 pm
People that request personal tech support

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:41 am
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by CrazyTPFan » Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:39 pm

If their is one thing that bothers me is when people bother me about personal tech support. I was on reddit today browsing r/ThinkPad and a message...

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:41 am
Lets talk fisheseses (sp)

Last post by Thinkpad4by3 « Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:00 pm
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by jronald » Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:05 am

OK, safety department is handled...gfi, double insulation, water sensors.

A half a lifetime or so ago I built a little device that took 120 volts AC...

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Last post by Thinkpad4by3
Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:00 pm
Chrome 69 will keep Google Cookies when you tell it to delete all cookies

Last post by MikalE « Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:11 am
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by Puppy » Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:05 am

Basic rule: no Google products in my home ... I made this decision a long time ago and it's been a wise one :)

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Last post by MikalE
Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:11 am
Language/s ~ (Joys of) Being Bi &/or Multi Lingual

Last post by Puppy « Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:24 am
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by MikalE » Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:06 pm

So you do know how to write...

Wish your posts looked as good as your paper.

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Last post by Puppy
Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:24 am
YouTube is down

Last post by CrazyTPFan « Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:47 am
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by CrazyTPFan » Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:45 pm

Just went to go on YouTube tonight and nothing would work. Then I looked it up and it was down since 9:20. I've never seen YouTube down for this long.

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Last post by CrazyTPFan
Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:47 am

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