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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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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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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

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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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Before posting, check the
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CPU usage Vs page file usage;When is your processor the

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:31 pm
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by wantathinkpad » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:46 pm

Hello all.

I had a somewhat random question. How does one know which is the computer bottle neck?

I do have an 5 year old laptop so I am not...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:31 pm
USB Type A port tension repair?

Last post by Navck « Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:21 pm
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by Navck » Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:56 pm

Is anyone familiar with how I could fix the tension in a Type A port? I know there are the metal spring/leaf pieces within the port its self that...

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Last post by Navck
Sun Jul 11, 2010 2:21 pm
Problem with sons toshiba laptop

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:53 am
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by winslow » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:16 am

My son recently returned home from colledge and told me his computer won't work. It is a toshiba P105-S9339 running windows vista ultimate. Initially...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:53 am
Recycling pays off. :-)

Last post by Norway Pad « Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:25 am
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by Norway Pad » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:18 am

Earlier this week I did some cleaning up in my moms house, and I found some old cans of paint that I decided to get rid of. Instead of throwing them...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:25 am
Should I wait?

Last post by LodenCorp « Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:13 pm
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by LodenCorp » Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:37 am

The T410 only has a 5% discount right now. The current sale ends the 7th, should I wait? Are there any special date I should wait for such as a back...

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Last post by LodenCorp
Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:13 pm
Strange Problem?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:40 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:36 am

Anyone ever heard of this malfunction?? Its about a Dell D620

Some times this laptop wont turn on, We just leave it on, When in wont turn on ..If...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:40 am
Pop Music

Last post by j-dawg « Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:29 pm
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by jronald » Mon May 17, 2010 6:12 pm

Listen to the first 15 seconds of this

Then the first 30 seconds of this

Deja Vu?

Ron

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Last post by j-dawg
Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:29 pm
RBS translate this please

Last post by j-dawg « Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:12 pm
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by jronald » Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:44 pm

It is off a grave marker. It is written in English but Im sure some of the letters are wrong. Im guessing at the letter parsing also.

suaimhneas...

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Last post by j-dawg
Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:12 pm
Sending back a thinkpad?

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:08 pm
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by LodenCorp » Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:34 pm

If there's a problem such as creaky palm rest, dead pixels, broken or malfunctioning. Do I have to pay for shipping to send it back and forth? How...

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Last post by Greg Gebhardt
Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:08 pm
"Bump"??

Last post by BruisedQuasar « Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:25 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:00 am

Despite membership in several forums over a span of many years, I've never come across the term bump before. I looked through the rules section and...

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Tue Jul 06, 2010 6:25 am
Any experience Transcend TS16GSSD25-S 16GB SLC SSD? *PICS*

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:31 pm
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by rkawakami » Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:51 pm

I'm thinking of installing an SSD inside an X22 for my daughter's use as a classroom note-taker / MS Office document generator. Currently I have a...

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Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:31 pm
LG IPS Lounge @ SID2010

Last post by Navck « Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:08 pm
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by gaphic2 » Wed May 26, 2010 4:22 pm

During SID 2010, LG Display will also operate a separate ‘IPS Lounge’ within Washington State Convention Center to introduce LED IPS technology and...

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Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:08 pm
A Farmer in the Dell...

Last post by virge « Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:52 am
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by GomJabbar » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:18 am

The New York Times: In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline

After the math department at the University of Texas noticed some of its Dell...

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Last post by virge
Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:52 am
Is There Such a Thing as a Sturdy 2.5" External Enclosure?

Last post by asiafish « Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:11 am
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by ArtShapiro » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:02 pm

2.5 external drives are a lot more portable than traditional 3.5 units; one can easily throw one into the laptop case or even one's shirt pocket....

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Last post by asiafish
Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:11 am
dsl modem+ wlan router

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:25 am
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by Marin85 » Tue May 18, 2010 4:53 pm

Looong time ago, I started a thread compaining about the crappy router of mine I have running here, and I got some good pieces of advice. However, it...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:25 am
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Promotional Kit expired?

Last post by Norway Pad « Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:52 am
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by Norway Pad » Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:51 pm

I have a little question.

Sometime last year (or maybe it even was in 2008) my wife got a Vista Ultimate SP1 promotional kit from an IT conference...

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Last post by Norway Pad
Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:52 am
Adobe Flash Player

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:18 am
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by TTY » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:51 am

Adobe has released Version 10.1 of Flash Player. The new version resolves a vulnerability that was present in previous versions. For Windows, Flash...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:18 am
"Commoditization of Thinkpad"

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:21 pm
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by Navck » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:55 am

But it’s not all bad news. Change is always difficult and while ThinkPad has changed quite a lot over the past few years, a lot of the important bits...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:21 pm
Inquirer article: Time to ditch awful HD 1080p widescreens

Last post by Navck « Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:37 pm
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by ansible212 » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:02 am

A self professed rant on UK IT technology site (despite the $s rather than £s in the article) on the quality of both laptop and desktop LCD monitors...

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Last post by Navck
Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:37 pm
Conversations between Steve and Bill

Last post by jronald « Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:09 pm

by jronald » Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:09 pm

You need to add the n back into the website address above, the language filter kicks it out!

Dont worry about the name of the website, it's clean....

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Last post by jronald
Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:09 pm
Retro music and lots of "old" hardware

Last post by Tasurinchi « Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:53 am

by Tasurinchi » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:53 am

Check out this video:

They do retro style electronic music and there's a lot of old hardware in that video. Can you spot all old computers and...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:53 am
Setting up T60 to enable elderly to use.

Last post by JimmyD « Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:03 pm
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by JimmyD » Thu Jun 10, 2010 9:33 am

Hi, I'm in the beginning phase or setting up a T60 2007-56, 15 lcd. for my brother who is 80yr's. old . He has poor sight and poor hearing. Also he...

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Last post by JimmyD
Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:03 pm
ThinkPad L Series and ThinkPad W510 songs

Last post by thePCxp « Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:43 am
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by thePCxp » Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:15 am

Hi everybody,

I wrote song about the L series named ThinkPad L Series . You can see it here:

I hope you all like it! :D

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Last post by thePCxp
Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:43 am
Cannot connect to forum

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:00 pm
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by daeojkim » Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:37 pm

I have not been able to connect to thinkpad forum using my 3 computers at home. I am able to access it using my iPhone 3g. I am wondering if comcast...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:00 pm
Stolen ThinkPad T60

Last post by kim-chee-san « Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:02 pm
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by kim-chee-san » Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:30 pm

Hi all -

My sister had her T60 stolen from her car at a gas station in Houston (the Sugarland area to be more specific) this afternoon. She's 95%...

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Last post by kim-chee-san
Sat Jun 05, 2010 10:02 pm
On the origins of IBM

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:43 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:59 am

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Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:43 pm
Last call for unlimited iPhone data plan...

Last post by AIX « Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:43 am
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by GomJabbar » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:05 am

AT&T said it would no longer offer an unlimited data plan to new users of iPhones and other smartphones. The decision, industry analysts said, could...

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Last post by AIX
Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:43 am
types of display, any new laptops with IPS ?

Last post by yak « Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:00 am
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by amardeep » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:54 am

Out of interest, does anyone still sell laptops with IPS displays ? My limited understanding of display technologies is that IPS displays are much...

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Last post by yak
Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:00 am
Uses for an Old THinkpad

Last post by Unknown_K « Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:18 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Fri May 28, 2010 3:13 pm

I think this is a T20:

Art

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Last post by Unknown_K
Wed Jun 02, 2010 5:18 pm
need (fast) advice on buying an external monitor

Last post by AMATX « Mon May 31, 2010 8:40 am
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by Marin85 » Tue May 25, 2010 2:44 pm

Hi,

Ok, here we go. Me and some friends of mine have a budget of about 250 € (say 300$) to buy an external display as a birthday present for another...

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Last post by AMATX
Mon May 31, 2010 8:40 am
Package/Mail forwarding from Germany?

Last post by Troels « Sun May 30, 2010 6:56 pm
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by Troels » Sat May 29, 2010 6:34 pm

Ok, I know this probably is not going to get many replies or anything, but i just don't know where to ask.

The situation is this: A seller in...

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Last post by Troels
Sun May 30, 2010 6:56 pm
Addicted to laptops

Last post by thePCxp « Sat May 29, 2010 2:25 pm
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by tanstaafl » Fri May 28, 2010 12:29 am

This is a half-tongue-in-cheek post. I cannot seem to stop buying and messing with laptops--usually cheap used ones on eBay. I need help. Suggestions...

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Last post by thePCxp
Sat May 29, 2010 2:25 pm
Capacitive multitouch upgrade?

Last post by cartoonmonkey « Tue May 25, 2010 7:56 pm

by cartoonmonkey » Tue May 25, 2010 7:56 pm

Hey! I actually have a Motion Computing LE1700 slate tablet pc with SXGA LCD.
I'd like to modify it to support mulitouch.

I've seen some forum...

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Last post by cartoonmonkey
Tue May 25, 2010 7:56 pm
should i buy a w700 or an asus laptop? for games

Last post by Navck « Tue May 25, 2010 10:34 am
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by imnotahippie » Sun May 23, 2010 8:22 am

ive been trying to figure out what kind of laptop i want. i love the w510 but i don't like the 16:9 ratio. plus the 880m gpu isn't the best, but it...

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Last post by Navck
Tue May 25, 2010 10:34 am
Any Nokia (Symbian) users here?

Last post by beGi « Sun May 23, 2010 5:54 am
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by beGi » Sun May 09, 2010 2:21 pm

So I got new mobile phone, Nokia E55 running S60v3 OS. Couldn't be more satisfied with the phone itself, software support (and 10GB upload space for...

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Last post by beGi
Sun May 23, 2010 5:54 am
Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls

Last post by kiwipad « Sat May 15, 2010 7:42 am
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by GomJabbar » Fri May 14, 2010 7:57 pm

The New York Times: Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls

The number of text messages sent per user increased by nearly 50 percent...

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Last post by kiwipad
Sat May 15, 2010 7:42 am
Home Broken in to!

Last post by dorronto « Wed May 12, 2010 5:30 pm
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by jronald » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:46 pm

OK
Some jackash decided he needed my property worse than I did this morning. Instead of breaking into my workshop he came in through the front...

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Last post by dorronto
Wed May 12, 2010 5:30 pm
introduction (first post here)

Last post by killer « Wed May 12, 2010 5:07 pm
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by ThinkCris » Wed May 12, 2010 4:51 pm

Hello, everyone!

I'm officially announcing that I've just added a '0' digit to my Thinkpad.
I've read the forum many times in the past years, just...

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Last post by killer
Wed May 12, 2010 5:07 pm
Google Adwords

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue May 11, 2010 2:42 am
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by Me2 » Mon May 10, 2010 8:08 pm

Before I try to put this up for sale I want to make sure it would even be possible. I got a $100 Adwords gift card today to try out adwords...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Tue May 11, 2010 2:42 am
Keyboard & Mouse Addict

Last post by automobus « Sun May 09, 2010 6:15 pm
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by schen » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:33 am

I'm curious, now that I've decided to come clean and admit my Keyboard/Mouse addiction. Just on my desktop alone, I've gone through 3 complete sets...

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Last post by automobus
Sun May 09, 2010 6:15 pm
On Buying a Laptop At eBay

Last post by Neil « Fri May 07, 2010 2:46 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:23 am
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I've noticed members reporting getting stiffed when buying from eBay. I've been both a seller of used gadgets and a long time buyer (since 2001)....
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Last post by Neil
Fri May 07, 2010 2:46 pm
Do lawyers compute? (split from display resolution thread)

Last post by Marin85 « Fri May 07, 2010 11:39 am
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by asiafish » Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:14 pm

Megapixels? You want me to do math? I'm a lawyer, we don't have math in law school.

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Last post by Marin85
Fri May 07, 2010 11:39 am
Do you have any IBM merchandise

Last post by ThinkRob « Fri May 07, 2010 8:49 am
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by comptechexpert » Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:38 pm

Just a thread to see what IBM merchandise people have. Here is a list of the merchandise that I have:

Reebus logo mug
Diary that is the size and...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Fri May 07, 2010 8:49 am
CMOS battery location on crappy Dell (UN)Inspiron 2650

Last post by yak « Thu May 06, 2010 6:50 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:45 pm

The other day I picked up a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop.
It needs a new CMOS battery, but for the life of me I cannot find it!
Anybody here can give me...

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Last post by yak
Thu May 06, 2010 6:50 am
New MacBook Pro with IPS Display...

Last post by Marin85 « Wed May 05, 2010 4:44 pm
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by archer6 » Sat May 01, 2010 5:19 pm

I cringe at the thought of Apple beating Lenovo to the punch, when it comes to offering laptops with IPS displays.

The Rumor
Apple will include...

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Last post by Marin85
Wed May 05, 2010 4:44 pm
So who went out and got the iPad ??

Last post by JaneL « Tue May 04, 2010 4:54 pm
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by SaberX » Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:03 pm
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Up here in Canada they don't come out for another few weeks.But still the city here it's the talk of all the young people and university...
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Last post by JaneL
Tue May 04, 2010 4:54 pm
How loud is an old 10K or 15K HDD?

Last post by Navck « Tue May 04, 2010 2:45 am
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by automobus » Sun May 02, 2010 11:16 am

I have a server with a six-bay SCA backplane. I had no appropriate drives, so I removed the backplane and used PATA drives. Used SCA drives are not...

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Last post by Navck
Tue May 04, 2010 2:45 am
Letterman's top ten list of excuses for losing the iPhone 4G

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat May 01, 2010 6:59 am
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by GomJabbar » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:11 pm

10. Couldn't call Apple for help because I lost my iPhone

9. I'm more of a Kindle guy

8. You mean besides being drunk out of my mind?

7....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat May 01, 2010 6:59 am
McAfee Antivirus Update Halts Corporate PCs

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:37 pm
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by GomJabbar » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:36 am

McAfee Antivirus Update Halts Corporate PCs

Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update

Nothing ruins an IT administrator's day faster than a...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:37 pm
What's the display resolution of your main computer?

Last post by A31 « Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:13 pm
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by pianowizard » Wed Apr 28, 2010 1:24 pm

What's the total pixel count of your main computer? I mean just your main computer , so don't add up the pixel counts of all your computers! Do you...

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Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:13 pm

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