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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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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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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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Does adding Intel Turbo memory realy make a diffrence?

Last post by SaberX « Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:39 pm

by SaberX » Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:39 pm

Just wondering if by adding a Intel Turbo memory into the extra MiniPCI-E slot realy make a diffrence?
Any good or bad comments on them?

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Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:39 pm
Wheres the best place to get Vista 64Bit DVD?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:59 pm
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by SaberX » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:59 pm

First i have to say i have the COA#'s to Vista Bussness and Ult.
I just want to try out the 64 bit.
From what i can see looking the past few days is...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:59 pm
Small program to find out battery info on a NON-thinkpad

Last post by KristianJ « Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:56 pm
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by SaberX » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:59 pm

I'm looking for a program that will tell me all the info on the battery in a Dell laptop.
There not like thinkpads where you can get all the info...

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Last post by KristianJ
Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:56 pm
3G Data Plans: EVDO, HSDPA, UMTS, Cheap?

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:21 pm
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by elray » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:15 pm

I'm shopping for a standalone high-speed data plan for my X31 - I think the best way to go is with a USB Aircard device, though I find Cardbus...

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Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:21 pm
My first WUXGA(1920x1200) and love'n it...

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by SaberX » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:32 pm

Well it's not on a Thinkpad :cry:
But on a new to me system.I just picked up a Dell Latitude D820(again).I had a D820 few months ago and found the...

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Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:00 am
Traveling to US? Or not....

Last post by Wentworth « Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:40 pm
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by beGi » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:21 pm
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Bad news for all:

Things like this are keeping my away from US, and they take your fingerprints...

I was thinking about going to US, to see...
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Last post by Wentworth
Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:40 pm
Has anyone tried reflowing a Macbook Pro?

Last post by Wentworth « Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:29 pm
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by sparta.rising » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:54 pm

Has anyone tried reflowing a Macbook Pro? Locally there is a macbook pro for sale with a dead logic board. When I searched ebay for logic board...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:29 pm
Selling on eBay

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by j-dawg » Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:36 am

I've got a cell phone to get rid of and nobody is even making offers on Craigslist. I really don't want this phone; it's completely useless to me as...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:05 pm
Look what I found . . .

Last post by BillMorrow « Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:58 am
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by Wayne » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:54 am

What's the date on this, Bill?

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Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:58 am
What do you think of the Acer Aspire one

Last post by KristianJ « Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:11 pm
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by SaberX » Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:29 pm

ACER ASPIRE ONE ULTRA PORTABLE .
What do prople think of thease?
The ones with the 120 or 160gig hard drive.

I have the A31P for home but i'm...

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Last post by KristianJ
Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:11 pm
If you're taking your notebook out of the US

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:46 pm
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by dsvochak » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:15 pm

If you may be taking your notebook across the border (out of the US), this may be of interest:

In July, the Department of Homeland Security...

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Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:46 pm
XP Antivirus 2008 anyone?

Last post by denisky « Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:53 pm
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by GomJabbar » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:48 pm

I have had three acquaintances recently acquire XP Antivirus 2008 malware . Turns out one place you could get it is from a Google ad download button...

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Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:53 pm
I just want to say...

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by OldManClayton » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:28 am

This site is great. :D Lots of nice helpful people who realize how awesomely cool thinkpads are. And it's still alive and very active!

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Last post by OldManClayton
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:03 pm
My new keyboard

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by sandroasantos » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:51 pm

Just got this today. €10 another bargain!

Just took all keycaps off, gave it a good cleaning and I won't go back to another keyboard for many...

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Last post by sandroasantos
Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:51 pm
automated ebay searches?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:54 pm
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by georgeb » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:17 pm

Hello everyone

I'm moving to phase 2 of the car search: actually finding the car ;) Anyhow, were looking into (at least) 8 different possibilities...

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Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:54 pm
Want to Meet Other ThinkPad Owners in Orange County, CA

Last post by thePCxp « Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:14 pm
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by thePCxp » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:28 pm

Hi everybody,
I am bored, and I wanted to meet other ThinkPad owners in and around the Orange County, California area. I also have social anxiety...

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Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:14 pm
Trouble with Acer laptop

Last post by tf34mech « Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:55 pm
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by tf34mech » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:13 pm

I have a IBM but I also have a Acer that I am having trouble with. Does anyone know of some other sites dealing in laptop repair. It will start to...

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Last post by tf34mech
Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:55 pm
Setting up small web site...

Last post by SaberX « Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:22 am

by SaberX » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:22 am

Well i was asked to set up a small web site for the land lords rec hockey.
But i never did anything like this befor.And have a few questions...
Whats...

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Last post by SaberX
Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:22 am
excel and date sorting - please help

Last post by alfio « Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:16 am
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by alfio » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:41 am

hi all

i'm stuck on what (should be) an easy excel task but cannot find the solution.

i've got a series of dates (lots of them) written in...

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Last post by alfio
Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:16 am
Just how secure is Windows Security Center anyway???

Last post by denisky « Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:52 am
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by GomJabbar » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:41 am

Last night I uninstalled my Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus software to make ready for an installation of Avira AntiVir Premium antivirus...

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Last post by denisky
Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:52 am
Pheonix Beep Code

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:08 pm
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by jronald » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:31 pm

4-1-1 on an Everex NC1501
I have looked for hours and can not find it
Anyone have any ideas?

Ron

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:08 pm
what is going to be your next laptop

Last post by pianowizard « Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:42 am
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by mattbiernat » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:57 pm
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with so many people dissatisfied with the new wave of lenovo laptops I am wondering how many are considering something else.
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:42 am
Are You Kidding Me?

Last post by NorrisCell « Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:43 pm
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by NorrisCell » Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:04 am

I understand value is all in the eye of the buyer, but come on now...

X20 for sale

Don't spend $500+ on an ultraportbale with a measly 9 screen!

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Last post by NorrisCell
Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:43 pm
King of keyboards....

Last post by JeriC « Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:56 am
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by SaberX » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:39 pm

Check out this keyboard.Each key has a tiny OLED screen in it that can video.Each key has a 10.1mmx10.1mm OLED screen 48pixels X 48 pixels.

Play...

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Last post by JeriC
Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:56 am
Anyone of you know chainsaws?

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:23 am
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by Neil » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:13 pm

After Ike passed through here I have a bunch of tree limbs to cut and clean up. So, borrowed a chainsaw from my father-in-law. It has been sitting in...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:23 am
Online brokerage recs?

Last post by Purcy « Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:53 pm
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by kim-chee-san » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:15 pm

I've been thinking about opening an account with an online brokerage forever now and have read more reviews than I can count. I would appreciate some...

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Last post by Purcy
Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:53 pm
looking for a used wagon / mini van

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:57 am
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by georgeb » Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:35 am

I'm looking for a slightly larger/more comfortable family vehicle, either in a wagon or mini van format, in the $10K range. I'm doing my research,...

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Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:57 am
I have no idea what to do with my life?

Last post by beGi « Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:20 am
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by mattbiernat » Sun May 04, 2008 12:25 pm
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Anybody ever finished school and got stuck not knowing what to do next? I've got B.S. in Biology from UCI and right now I am stuck....
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Last post by beGi
Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:20 am
15.4" WUXGA : 2 lamps ?

Last post by wearetheborg « Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:12 pm

by wearetheborg » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:12 pm

The Dell UK/and Germany sites list the E6500 WUXGA as 2CCFL

Do these screens have two lamps ? That would be awesome !

OK, it seems they do have...

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Last post by wearetheborg
Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:12 pm
Gustav... Hannah... Ike...

Last post by bobbarker « Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:00 pm
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by sarbin » Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:51 pm

Best Wishes to anyone and everyone in the path, or wake, of Gustav.

please stay safe.

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Last post by bobbarker
Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:00 pm
MySQL and ASP.NET?

Last post by Puppy « Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:58 pm
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by spt60 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:50 pm

- Is MySQL free for commercial business use?
- Is MySQL compatible with ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio development?

Thanks! :)

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Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:58 pm
Trouble With USPS Tracking

Last post by aaa « Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:57 am
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by NorrisCell » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:24 am

I know it isn't tracking per se, but the last few items I've sent, including one that's on its way to a forum member right now, have shown no status...

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Last post by aaa
Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:57 am
simple picture organizer

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by mattbiernat » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:20 pm

i need a simple picture organizer. any suggestions?

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Last post by Purcy
Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:24 am
How long do crickets/grasshoppers live?

Last post by Purcy « Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:02 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:14 pm

About 2 months ago, we got a stack of firewood for our wood stove.
We'd left it outside for a few weeks, before we had time to bring it inside.
When...

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Last post by Purcy
Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:02 am
Somebody got a good eBay deal but it wasn't me...

Last post by sparta.rising « Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:42 am
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by rkawakami » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:38 pm

Just thought I'd share this... I was in the middle of composing a post when my Palm Zire timer when off. I ignored it since I had about 8 minutes to...

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Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:42 am
Where were you on 9/11, 7 years ago today?

Last post by joester « Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:22 pm
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by sarbin » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:08 am

I remember the day perfectly...

I had gone to the office early for a transatlantic videoconference. Someone on the far end broke into the...

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Last post by joester
Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:22 pm
playing Counter-Strike using Trackpoint

Last post by denisky « Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:24 am

by denisky » Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:24 am

Here is my experience that I want to share.

I like to play Counter Strike since year 2000 in PC. I used mouse to control the orientation. But, since...

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Last post by denisky
Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:24 am
This (non-ThinkPad) thing is solid as a rock...

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by hart22 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:30 pm

Showing my cousin from overseas around a few weeks ago I managed to drop my Canon PowerShot G9 digital camera, from chest height (I'm 6 feet tall),...

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Last post by hart22
Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:30 pm
Question: Web hosting

Last post by Andrew T « Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:48 pm
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by spt60 » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:37 pm

I'm looking for a reputable web host that supports ASP.NET, .NET framework 3.5 and AJAX/Silverlight. This will be my 1st time so I really appreciate...

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Last post by Andrew T
Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:48 pm
Are there any HMM-like files for HP?

Last post by KristianJ « Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:59 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:30 pm

I got a HP Pavilion Notebook N5415 today.
Does anyone know if there are HMMs (similar to those for a TP) for HP laptops, and where to find them?
TIA

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Last post by KristianJ
Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:59 pm
New (to me) PowerMac G4

Last post by john518 « Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:23 am
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by schen » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:53 pm

I've added an intruder to the brood of ThinkPads at my house. My brother-in-law who's moving to German soon gave me his Sawtooth PowerMac G4... so...

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Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:23 am
eMachines Laptop: Thermal Stupid

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by sparta.rising » Sun Aug 31, 2008 11:29 pm

So, 5 years ago my parents bought an eMachines laptop without consulting me. As you can guess, it wasn't a particularly good machine. It has a 2GHz...

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Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:06 am
How would you start to chase down this problem?

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by leoblob » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:18 pm

My son used all his high school graduation present $$ and lots of his own savings to buy a Dell refurbished gaming tower system. From the beginning,...

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Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:20 pm
Vista Ultimate 32bit vs 64bit?

Last post by msb0b « Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:35 pm
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by spt60 » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:30 pm

Anyone experiences any major differences? I'm looking to buy the ultimate steal for student Vista Ultimate but not sure which one should I get....

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Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:35 pm
Firefox + AVG Safe Search 8 = crash

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by rkawakami » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:06 pm

Spend a good part of yesterday and today trying to figure out a problem with a newly restored SXGA+ A30. A fresh install of XP w/SP2 (I'm still on...

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Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:56 am
Where to buy kapton tape?

Last post by Harryc « Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:19 pm
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by sparta.rising » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:57 pm

Does anyone know a brick and mortar store in the US that carries Kapton tape? Or a similar product?

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Last post by Harryc
Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:19 pm
Mini laptops - Dell gets it right!

Last post by BigWarpGuy « Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:05 pm
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by gator » Thu May 29, 2008 12:53 am

You gotta agree that it looks great ... the best attempt at a mini notebook till date in my opinion.

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Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:05 pm
nice give away of the day

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by mattbiernat » Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:12 pm

i thought this is a nice alternative for windows explorer. check it out guys.

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Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:52 am
Google Chrome

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Current version: 0.2.149.30
Yupe. It's official.
Comic's here:
Download here:

My 2cents:
- It's FAST.
- Simple to use.
- A little big on memory...
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:14 am
Chuck Baldwin for president!

Last post by JaneL « Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:19 pm
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by Bookworm » Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:32 pm

Don't waste youre vote on McBama or Ocain.

www.baldwin08.com

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Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:19 pm

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