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Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

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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Forum donations for upgrades

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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Info regarding ThinkPad History - Did the T20 come w/ an optional SXGA+ display?

Last post by shawross « Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:28 pm
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by Saucey » Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:00 pm

Hey everyone, I am getting information about the A31p so I can upload a video about it via youtube about why I wanted one and the history.
While...

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Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:28 pm
Asus GX800 - 18.4" gaming laptop

Last post by Puppy « Fri Sep 02, 2016 5:48 pm
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by Puppy » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:23 am

Asus ROG GX800VH Notebook Preview

Display 18.4 inch 16:9, 3840x2160 pixel 239 PPI, BOE06DA, glossy: no
Weight 5.69 kg ( = 200.71 oz / 12.54...

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Fri Sep 02, 2016 5:48 pm
IFA 2016 - Lenovo

Last post by Puppy « Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:26 am
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by Puppy » Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:47 pm

Lenovo’s Yoga Book is a new kind of tablet

also

It has virtual touch keyboard only.

EDIT
It has 16:10 screen.

Lenovo’s Yoga 910 takes on...

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Fri Sep 02, 2016 6:26 am
Do you know of desktop monitors that permit 2560x1440 (QHD) via VGA?

Last post by bit_twiddler « Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:13 am
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by pianowizard » Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:45 am

While many 2560x1440 monitors have VGA ports, their VGA input is limited to 1920x1080. Only one or two models don't have this limitation, and I want...

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Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:13 am
Beware of eBay idiots

Last post by TonyJZX « Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:08 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:19 am

Talk about stuipid eBayers...

Concerns this eBay listing:
Messages sent:

realblackstuff:
Yours is a 15.4 widescreen laptop, NOT a 15 as stated!...

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Sun Aug 28, 2016 3:08 am
Findings on two non-thinkpad computers.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:20 pm

by thinkpadcollection » Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:20 pm

One is Toshiba satellite Pro S300L (PSSD1C-01W018). DDR2-800, 4500MHD chipset, datasheet for notebook does not say for 8GB but did work, and penryn...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:20 pm
Excel spread sheet question

Last post by cadillacmike68 « Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:55 pm
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by jronald » Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:29 pm

6 years ago i was mediocre with excel. Now Im useless

5 sets of 12 numbers (monthly sales)
Each of the sets contribute to a percent of a known...

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Fri Aug 19, 2016 11:55 pm
Browsing eBay, stumbled across an IBM tablet with OS/2 7592-PF1

Last post by Tasurinchi « Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:58 pm
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by Saucey » Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:24 am

I can't seem to find any info about it.
It looks IBM but I don't know if it's a one off or what.
Dunno if it's a 'thinkpad', might be some sort of...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:58 pm
4:3 ratio and the iPad

Last post by Puppy « Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:37 pm
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by Mindfulness Quebec » Sun Jul 10, 2016 1:22 pm
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Here's an interesting and fairly recent article touting the virtues of the 4:3 aspect ratio for tablets, which is apparently becoming the industry...
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Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:37 pm
School district changes iPads for laptops, Teachers call them "toys"

Last post by MrMaguire « Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:18 pm
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by Ibthink » Mon May 23, 2016 3:58 pm

I thought this might be a story you guys might like :D You can´t make up stories like this one.

...students and teachers overwhelmingly say iPad...

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Last post by MrMaguire
Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:18 pm
Canada Post strike going up this July 2th.

Last post by Omineca « Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:42 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:15 pm

To all, anyone doing this any mail via Canada Post stuff be prepared for wait, Canada Post workers going on strike this July 2th. :(

Cheers,...

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Last post by Omineca
Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:42 pm
Looking for the most complete laptop database

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:55 pm

by pianowizard » Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:55 pm

Do you know of laptop databases that are more complete than NewEgg's or NotebookCheck's? These are the ones that I typically use, but they are far...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:55 pm
Is Windows 7 the Last True Windows?

Last post by hhhd1 « Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:01 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:32 pm
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So I upgraded to Windows 8 Pro and got the software for $15 New when it was first released, I couldn't pass up a price like that and for Pro, So I...
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Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:01 am
Leaked MacBook Pro images suggest row of OLED Function keys

Last post by TPFanatic « Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:53 pm
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by Puppy » Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:55 pm

It looks like they're going to do the same mistake as Lenovo with that adaptive keyboard in X1 Carbon.

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Last post by TPFanatic
Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:53 pm
My Internet Connection *PIC*

Last post by wisdomkeeper « Sat May 28, 2016 2:00 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:16 pm
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Im trying to see what Internet I have speed wise. I use to have NetZero Dialup from 1998-2008 and then finally could upgrade to Broadband or DSL...
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Last post by wisdomkeeper
Sat May 28, 2016 2:00 pm
Scored a pretty cool retro PC for free

Last post by oeuvre « Sat May 21, 2016 10:45 pm
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by oeuvre » Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:10 am

It’s a massive old high end computer from 1996. It sports a 200MHz Pentium, 128mb RAM, a 4mb Matrox Millenia PCI video card, a SoundBlaster AWE32 ISA...

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Sat May 21, 2016 10:45 pm
The lightest 14" laptop? UPDATE: LG now has a 2.2lb 15.6-incher!

Last post by Dekks « Sat May 21, 2016 2:08 am
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by pianowizard » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:16 am

I just learned about this amazingly light 14 FHD laptop:

If it had a touchscreen, I would be seriously considering it. Too bad it doesn't, so I...

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Last post by Dekks
Sat May 21, 2016 2:08 am
eBay "Purchase History" webpage becomes unresponsive after checking "Tracking number"

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 10, 2016 3:36 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue May 10, 2016 5:03 am

I've got a strange problem on my desktop while browsing eBay .
On eBay you can check your Purchase history .
When you click on an item's Tracking...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 10, 2016 3:36 pm
Good Graphics card $250

Last post by RMSMajestic « Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:01 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:00 pm

I am looking at a EVGA Nvidia 960 4GB for $200 I am wanting to play Fallout 4 on my PC, I am wanting to get a 970-980 but only have $250 to spend. I...

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Last post by RMSMajestic
Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:01 pm
2x Xeon Quad CPUs + 20GB in RIMMs Vs. any Core i based machine?

Last post by RMSMajestic « Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:09 pm
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by Radioguy » Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:46 pm

Just thought I'd ask here as well...

Have an opportunity to receive (or be saddled with) an XW6600 with two E5410 Quad Xeons, and 20GB (RIMMs) on...

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Last post by RMSMajestic
Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:09 pm
[game review] Prelude to Darkness

Last post by kony « Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:22 am

by kony » Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:22 am

Here is my game review for you guys ;) I hope you'll enjoy reading it.

Prelude to Darkness

Prelude to Darkness is a turn-based open-world...

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Last post by kony
Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:22 am
For any Excel gurus out there

Last post by twistero « Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:38 pm
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by theterminator93 » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:03 pm

So I set up a spreadsheet to generate a script that will create a folder structure for a task at work with appropriate permissions etc. There are two...

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Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:38 pm
How to brick the fruit device easily

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:39 pm
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by Puppy » Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:42 pm

When the date of a 64-bit iOS device is set to January 1, 1970, the device will fail to boot.
Connecting the device to iTunes and restoring the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:39 pm
PDF Foxit Reader has dumped their Classic Toolbar Mode!!!!!!!!!!!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:59 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:39 am

WARNING:
if you like the Classic Toolbar Mode in Foxit Reader , DO NOT UPDATE TO 7.3.0.118
Because they have completely dumped the Classic Toolbar...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:59 am
IBM acquires Ustream

Last post by MrMaguire « Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:20 pm

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Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:20 pm
Is a 4702MQ CPU worth anything ?

Last post by RMSMajestic « Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:58 pm
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by DrThinkpad » Mon Nov 23, 2015 9:18 pm

Title says it all... And if so, what would be a reasonable asking price ?

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Last post by RMSMajestic
Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:58 pm
Non-business GPU, (aka normal mobile GPU notebooks) to aquire some day.

Last post by KentT « Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:41 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Sun Jan 31, 2016 1:13 pm

For examples: Dell Studio 1558 HD5470, lenovo T60 x1400, HP 8510p HD2600.

Wanted to know what notebook that does have newer GPU which I'm referring...

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Last post by KentT
Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:41 pm
ultrabay for T5x0 and T4x0 sata to pata?

Last post by dr_st « Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:01 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:05 pm

This ultrabay adapter that takes sata to pata bridge and use pata drives instead of sata hard drives?

Had to ask since this is safer way to do this...

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Last post by dr_st
Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:01 am
I cut the tension film in a lenovo box (I am an idiot). Is there any recourse?

Last post by mirileh « Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:05 am
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by mirileh » Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:35 am

Or should I just throw the box into a cardboard recycling bin?

In my defence: I have never encountered tension film before. After ruining it I...

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Last post by mirileh
Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:05 am
Laptop Recommendations

Last post by Danny « Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:37 pm

by Danny » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:37 pm

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a laptop that can run Debian 8 and would support powering my 3 external displays off the GPU at the same time while...

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Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:37 pm
Is there a "hacker" or "computer repair" group near me?

Last post by Weboh « Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:41 pm
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by Weboh » Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:22 pm

I have an old Thinkpad that I want to fix, along with an old Apple Performa monitor. The latter sounds dangerous for me to fix alone, so I would need...

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Last post by Weboh
Sun Jan 24, 2016 5:41 pm
Dem old machines

Last post by oeuvre « Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:53 pm
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by oeuvre » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:18 am

Scored these for free from a relative.

System 1:

Gateway 450 Desktop PC
450MHz Pentium III
256mb RAM
13GB IDE Hard drive
Windows 95
DVD-ROM...

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Last post by oeuvre
Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:53 pm
T420 just came in.

Last post by brchan « Wed Jan 20, 2016 6:16 pm
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by thinkpadgeek91 » Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:50 pm

My T420 just arrived! A refurbished machine but in better condition that I was expecting. Also has the high res 1600x900 screen! I didn't know it was...

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Last post by brchan
Wed Jan 20, 2016 6:16 pm
Atlas Deluxe mSATA 240GB life time

Last post by bit_twiddler « Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:09 pm
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by u666sa » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:55 am

How many times can the NAND be written onto on this drive ?

In other words how much will it live?

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Last post by bit_twiddler
Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:09 pm
Recent eBay phishing expedition now apparently fixed

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:54 pm
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by rkawakami » Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:35 pm

In short, there was a hole in eBay's XSS (Cross-site scripting) system which allowed hackers to inject their own code. It was possible to offer up...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Wed Jan 13, 2016 4:54 pm
Richard Sapper

Last post by Norway Pad « Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:51 am
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by aptivaboy » Tue Jan 12, 2016 12:39 am

My apologies if this has been posted already. I did a search and didn't see a prior post. It appears that Richard Sapper has passed.

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Last post by Norway Pad
Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:51 am
Intel Skylake bug seizes up PCs running complex workloads

Last post by Temetka « Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:39 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:23 am

BIOS updates on the way to fix problem says Intel
Four days ago Intel reported that its engineering department had identified the issue which only...

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Jan 11, 2016 5:39 pm
Mozilla wants to drop Thunderbird

Last post by Summilux « Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:34 pm
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by Puppy » Mon Dec 14, 2015 5:07 pm

(long discussion )

The only good and customizable email client that works reliably with IMAP/IDLE :(

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Last post by Summilux
Sun Jan 10, 2016 8:34 pm
Who else also hasn't acquired a single computer in over a year?

Last post by SkiBunny « Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:55 am
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by pianowizard » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:16 pm

2015 turned out to be a very special year: I didn't acquire any computers! Ever since buying my first computer in 2002, I had gotten at least two...

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Last post by SkiBunny
Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:55 am
3M? stick on copper heatsink with black textured.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:20 pm

by thinkpadcollection » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:20 pm

Years ago I saw the info on a item that is for chipset cooling using black thin textured stick on that does have copper core sheet as heat spreader....

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:20 pm
WTB: Thinkpad T30 thread drift moved from marketplace

Last post by Norway Pad « Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:05 am
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by Norway Pad » Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:31 am

Some BMW diagnostic also seemed to make use of the T30 back in the days. But I actually don't know if it refused to work on any other laptop, or if...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:05 am
Question about routers...

Last post by Stargate199 « Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:26 pm
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by Rockrz » Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:57 pm
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I have a guy I help out sometimes with his business computers and he just discovered that his wifi is wide open... no password... anybody can logon...
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Last post by Stargate199
Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:26 pm
Looking for an Office 2010 Professional Plus .exe file

Last post by jdrou « Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:13 am
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by UMPC2024 » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:07 pm

I've got the license key for it, but I haven't been able to find a good .exe file by doing an internet search. Would anyone be willing to point me in...

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Last post by jdrou
Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:13 am
Can't see hard drive on the network

Last post by MikalE « Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:39 pm
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by MikalE » Sat Dec 19, 2015 9:10 am

I bought a Linksys 6350 1200+ router with USB 3.0 port to use for installing a hard drive on my home network.

This router is piggybacked onto the...

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Last post by MikalE
Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:39 pm
Microsoft downgrades free OneDrive storage to 5 GB

Last post by rambo47 « Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:17 am
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by Puppy » Tue Nov 03, 2015 1:28 pm

Microsoft downgrades free OneDrive storage to 5 GB only from current 30 GB one (15 GB free + 15 GB camera roll storage bonus)

(the link is dead...

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Last post by rambo47
Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:17 am
THINK Note pad refills

Last post by Radioguy « Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:55 pm
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by Dave Webster » Fri Aug 28, 2015 3:39 pm

Anybody know where to order refills for IBM pocket THINK note pads?

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Last post by Radioguy
Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:55 pm
Macbook Had Champagne Spilled On It. Ideas?

Last post by MikalE « Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:46 am
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by dwilsonfl » Sat Oct 04, 2014 5:40 pm

Heck no it isn't mine. It's a colleague's at work - public elementary school - and her alcoholic Mom spilled her drink on it. Everything lights up...

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Last post by MikalE
Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:46 am
Anyone use a standing desk?

Last post by KentT « Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:32 pm
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by jedisurfer1 » Sat Sep 19, 2015 2:03 pm

I keep hearing that sitting for extended times is awful for every facet of your health. I'm sitting at a desk for 12+ hours some days. I do work...

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Last post by KentT
Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:32 pm
Verizon Home Fusion 4G LTE Broadband System

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:07 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:59 am

I am looking at a Verizon Home Fusion 4G LTE Broadband System complete on ebay. If I get this will it still be data caped and will I get better then...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:07 pm
Install a sandy bridge cpu in Intel DB75EN

Last post by axur-delmeria « Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:49 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:39 pm

As of right now my upgraded IBM tower has a Intel DB75EN board with 1 8GB RAM stick and a Intel Celeron 1155LGA Processor and a EVGA Nvidia GT 520...

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Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:49 am

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