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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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Forum donations for upgrades

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T41 apparantly lost/stolen at USPS... UPDATE!!!

Last post by makai « Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:09 pm
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by makai » Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:57 am

Well, I guess it was bound to happen one day! :cry:

I had one of my spare T41's, basically in excellent condition, lost or stolen while in the care...

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Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:09 pm
Fujitsu tries to capture e-Reader UMPC market: U2010 (PIC)

Last post by milstein « Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:11 pm
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by milstein » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:50 pm

I am getting quite excited about this product by Fujitsu: U2010 (Asia) / U820 (US) / LOOX U (Japan)

Google translation

Armed with:
- Intel...

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Last post by milstein
Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:11 pm
for those against vaccinations

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by mattbiernat » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:43 pm

no link between measles vaccine and autism

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Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:48 am
Sony Recalling 440,000 TZ Laptops Worldwide

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by andyP » Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:54 am

According to the BBC News Website
Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults that could cause overheating....

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Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:54 am
I realize this is a Thinkpad forum, but...

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by sxr71 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:56 am

Look at this:

As an owner of an x31 and an x60s, I'm not very impressed by the x200.

It weighs more than my x60s and has that nasty massive...

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Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:06 am
Help identifying electrical component (Inline pic)

Last post by sparta.rising « Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:47 am
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by virge » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:14 pm

Okay, so this is in the off topic section because the component I'm trying to identify came from an LCD monitor, not a Thinkpad... I hope someone out...

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Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:47 am
New google chrome makes surfing on a P3 bearable again

Last post by android2000 « Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:21 am

by android2000 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:21 am

Just as the title implies! It is a lot faster then internet explorer. The taskbar is very slim and the statusbar only shows up when loading a page....

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Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:21 am
Ride a motorcycle? Post it! (PICS!!)

Last post by Brad « Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:08 am
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by dsigma6 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:59 pm

I've recently gotten into riding, and ended up with a 1990 Kawasaki Ninja ZX750R as my first bike. I've posted a lot about it on howardforums, but...

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Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:08 am
Are you considering buying a non-Thinkpad laptop?

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by pianowizard » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:39 am
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For my next laptop, I am thinking about getting the HP nc2400. It's nice because it's only 2.8 lbs (very slightly heavier than my X40) but has an...
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Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:09 pm
Sony SDM-S73 - Not working - Help Requested

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:07 am
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by sparta.rising » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:03 pm

So my old Sony LCD SDM-S73 is on the fritz. It served me for a few years and then was passed down to the parents when I replaced my desktop with a...

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Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:07 am
What is going in Russia

Last post by Temetka « Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:39 pm
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by Temetka » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:25 am

So with them sending some bombers into Alaskan air space back in Feb, the recent war / fighting in Georgia and now this:

Russia threatens nuclear...

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Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:39 pm
Awesome printer deal at New Egg...was 500....today only 199.

Last post by Troels « Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:36 pm
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by stephenaron » Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:59 am

Printer was 500. Now for sale at 299. and a coupon code below makes it 199. with free shipping. www.newegg.com

Save $100 w/ promo code EMCAJBKBD at...

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Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:36 pm
Cannot figure out how to embed a pic into an e-mail... ??

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by leoblob » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:19 pm

I receive e-mails with pix embedded in them (like ads from computer stores).

I know how to send an e-mail with a pic attached, or with a link to a...

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Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:08 pm
Palm Update for Wife - is it time to go?

Last post by dwilsonfl « Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:36 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:39 am

Hi guys, been a Palm user since the Palm III all through present day Treo 650. My wife who peaches piano finally got on board a couple years ago with...

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Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:36 pm
Latitude E Series: Dell ThinkPad?

Last post by mattbiernat « Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:55 pm
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by pxa270 » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:17 pm

Apart from the W700, the big laptop news today appears to be Dell's new Latitude E Series:

Most people probably know that Latitudes are...

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:55 pm
What is this car part?

Last post by BetterBob « Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:13 pm
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by spt60 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:33 pm

Hey guys, I need help :D
It's my 1999 Ford Taurus SE Wagon (V6 Vulcan).

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Thanks!!!

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Last post by BetterBob
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:13 pm
Voting Machines Contained Programming Error

Last post by beGi « Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:50 am

by beGi » Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:50 am

Everybody knew about it, and now manufacturer confirms it.....

I wonder if someone knew that before elections, and took advantage of it.........

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Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:50 am
fleabay backroom deals against the law?

Last post by ajkula66 « Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:38 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:56 pm

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Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:38 pm
North American GPRS/UMTS providers

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:16 pm
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by dtscaps » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:57 pm

First off, I apologize for beeing a bit off topic but here it goes. I live in Europe and are starting a 5 week trip to the US on monday. Me and my...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:16 pm
HP dual TV tuner issue

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:07 am
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by gongo2k1 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:31 pm

I bought it and when I got it in my hand, I couldn't get it to work. I've tried windows media center 2005 and even installed windows vista ultimate...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:07 am
Canada post.....

Last post by AIX « Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:11 am
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by SaberX » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:19 am

:evil:

I just have to say , Canada post sucks... Or maybe it's the post office by my house that i go to all the time.
The MiniPCI wireless card i...

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Last post by AIX
Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:11 am
Trackpoint on other brands

Last post by KristianJ « Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:33 am
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by billj32 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:16 pm

After buying and using using many Thinkpads since their inception, I have really become used to the trackpoint. I have had a hard time adjusting to...

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Last post by KristianJ
Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:33 am
Romanian scam replaces the Nigerian one on eBay...

Last post by mattfromomaha « Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:38 am
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by ajkula66 » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:18 am

Make a long story short, my wife bid on something and won, and we happen to know the seller...here's an email she got to her email address registered...

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Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:38 am
fleabay gone of its rocker: NO MORE Checks or Money Orders!!

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:50 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:32 am

fleabay is going stark raving MAD!

A more consistent buyer experience to drive more sales
Sellers will enjoy the benefit of millions of confident...

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:50 am
Dell claims a maximum 19 hours of battery life!!!

Last post by Temetka « Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:50 am
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by milstein » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:49 pm

How do they do that??? That's extremely impressive if the laptop can support up to 19 hours of normal use without plugging in.

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:50 am
Programs

Last post by AIX « Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:11 am
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by Doonster » Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:36 am

what do you use most?

and what do you feel makes your computer the slowest?

id say firefox is a good resource hogger somtimes mines up to 600,000kb...

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Last post by AIX
Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:11 am
LCD Screen + Cigarrete Smoke

Last post by joester « Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm
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by denisky » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:46 am

Is it true that cigarrete smoke can yellow the LCD screen? :?

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Last post by joester
Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm
Lenovo cell phones.

Last post by qviri « Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:31 pm
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by SaberX » Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:12 pm

I came across this site ..It's for newer Lenovo cell phones.Looks like there are GSM and use SIM card's. The GSM network here where i live just sucks...

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Last post by qviri
Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:31 pm
anyone commute to work/school on a bicycle?

Last post by fasterbybike « Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:31 pm
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by jamse » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:45 pm

I have had my bike for a month now, and i love cycling. its a single speed 53cm IRO Mark V, it rides soo smooth. I heart it, i am a huge fan of...

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Last post by fasterbybike
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:31 pm
keyboard/display of the future

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:48 pm
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by thomas565 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:28 am

keyboard like this:

and a display like this:

which would require only a paper-thin 15.4 (or whatever) white screen to pop up in place of...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:48 pm
"Hello World!" help :)

Last post by wswartzendruber « Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:26 pm
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by spt60 » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:16 pm

How do I write a simple app. (a .exe file) that when I run it will open a window on desktop with window titles Hello Window and the content of the...

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Last post by wswartzendruber
Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:26 pm
American Express SmartCard Reader GCR415 driver?

Last post by spt60 « Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:25 pm

by spt60 » Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:25 pm

Hey guys I'm looking for the driver of this smartcard reader. The url online from AmericanExpress is no longer available (both the old and new url)....

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Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:25 pm
The "Wayback Machine" internet archive

Last post by sarbin « Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:15 pm
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by pianowizard » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:56 pm

I looked up Thinkpads.com on The Wayback Machine and found what the site looked like on 24 Dec 1997. It's fascinating -- Bill was selling an open-box...

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Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:15 pm
Any DD-WRT/OPENWRT fans?

Last post by mini_g « Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:53 pm
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by teetee » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:15 am

I have been doing some heavy mods on my Linksys WRT54GL router including adding a serial port, a 1gb SD card, running samba, apache servers and...

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Last post by mini_g
Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:53 pm
hide subforums?

Last post by sarbin « Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:42 pm
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by sarbin » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:19 pm

is there any way to hide specific subforums from display?

tia.

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Last post by sarbin
Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:42 pm
First flight since 1997... suggestion on camera and meds?

Last post by leoblob « Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:09 pm
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by leoblob » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:48 am

I'm going on a domestic flight in a month, and I have not been on an airplane since 1997. I understand things have changed a little bit at the...

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Last post by leoblob
Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:09 pm
MacBook Pro: OS X is lame but great Windows Vista machine!

Last post by mgo « Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:01 am

by mgo » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:01 am

I have been spending days and days fooling around with my very nice high end MacBook Pro. It has the 1920 X 1200 hi res non-glare screen, a 7200 rpm...

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Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:01 am
July 08: Lenovo Wallpaper: a X300?

Last post by Temetka « Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:32 am
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by agarza » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:18 pm

WOW. Is that a X300? It looks so thiny.

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Last post by Temetka
Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:32 am
HP dv9810us Question

Last post by mini_g « Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:24 pm
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by mini_g » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:49 am

I'm helping my mother find a notebook that suites her hands. (Due to the stuff she'll be doing on it, anything new outside of the netbook range would...

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Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:24 pm
Wireless security settings...

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:10 am
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by SaberX » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:54 pm

Useing a Wi-Fi D-Link Extream N router now.It's set to output B/G only with WEP 128bit KEY.

I have a Wireless N adapter showing up anyday now for my...

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Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:10 am
streaming video of olympic games

Last post by vanaya « Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:16 am
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by vanaya » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:09 am

Where can i find live streaming video of the swimming events??

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Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:16 am
ThinkPad T60 V Dell D830 V Dell D530

Last post by basketb « Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:15 pm
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by Roark » Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:17 pm

Guys,

What laptop would you choose? Why? Why not? Strengths of the systems? Weaknesses? Any help would be greatly appreciated! : )

DELL D530 620...

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Sat Aug 09, 2008 3:15 pm
If you had to buy a NON-ThinkPad laptop...

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:56 am
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by Roark » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:09 pm

...well, what would it be?

The only requirements are nice, thinkpad-ish keyboard, and hi res screen (SXGA+ or higher). 14in screen would be a...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:56 am
99 Ford Taurus recall question

Last post by spt60 « Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:34 pm
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by spt60 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:56 pm

Open Recalls

Recall: 04S17
Description: INSTALLATION OF FRONT COIL SPRING PROTECTIVE SHIELDS FOR VEHICLES OPERATED IN CORROSION STATES

Can anyone...

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Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:34 pm
any experiances with medical schools in the caribbean?

Last post by Trekk69 « Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:56 am
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by mattbiernat » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:31 pm

i just got accepted to Medical University of Americas. I was wondering if someone knows a website where i can get detailed review about each medical...

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Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:56 am
Printer suggestions?

Last post by teetee « Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:49 am
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by Troels » Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:27 pm

Hello,

My trusty old HP desktjet 880c (from 2001) will not print anything but magenta and black now, even with fresh, original HP cartridges. I have...

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Last post by teetee
Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:49 am
Any Flashaholic here???

Last post by akao « Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:56 am
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by denisky » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:15 am

Is there any flashaholic/CPFers here in this forum? FYI, flashaholic is a person who loves collecting flashlights. I do love flashlights very much,...

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Last post by akao
Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:56 am
Mint, Lemon, and other Fruits

Last post by TTY « Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:21 pm
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by denisky » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:22 am

Could anyone explain to me the meaning of mint condition , lemon condition , and other fruity conditions? :? I don't know those terms, because in...

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Last post by TTY
Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:21 pm
Anybody use Bios Security options?

Last post by wswartzendruber « Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:07 pm
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by makai » Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:14 am

Hello all,

In light of my stolen T41, I was wondering if I should have locked the system up using the bios security features. I didn't. The Windows...

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Last post by wswartzendruber
Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:07 pm
Laptop got fried during lightning storm

Last post by pmperry « Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:05 pm
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by pmperry » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:51 pm

Hi everyone: Friend of mine traveling in Italy left her laptop on during a thunderstorm. When she got back to the house the laptop was dark. She...

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Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:05 pm

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