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PM notifications have changed

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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

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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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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The forum software has been upgraded to phpBB version 3.1.3. Currently it should be at a stable point for layout changes; you may notice that the...
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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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Forum Announcements board

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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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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Before posting, check the
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Samsung now shipping 500GB 2.5" drive (standard 9.5mm h

Last post by SHoTTa35 « Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:43 am
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by LondonConsultant » Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:59 am

Just letting you know that Samsung is now shipping the Spinpoint M6: 500GB 2.5 hard drive, standard 9.5mm high, 5400rpm, 8MB cache, 3.0Gbps SATA...

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Last post by SHoTTa35
Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:43 am
You Can Learn something New Every Day!

Last post by Purcy « Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:03 am
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by JHEM » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:14 pm

It's amazing the things you can learn by a quick search of the Internet!

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Thinkpads Forum!

1. Thinkpads Forum is the...

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Last post by Purcy
Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:03 am
Google Checkout, safe to use?

Last post by Diehard « Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:46 am
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by Diehard » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:15 am

Hi all,
I have recently won an auction on eBay. Seller doesn't send me any invoice insured by eBay, which I am asking. He sent me Google Checkout...

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Last post by Diehard
Sun Mar 09, 2008 5:46 am
After years of drooling for one....I finally get permission

Last post by dmata10 « Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:23 am
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by dmata10 » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:54 am

After years of drooling in magazines and seeing everyone else's home theater, I finally got permission to get one for myself. But don't get me wrong,...

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Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:23 am
How bluetooth got its name

Last post by Miller88 « Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:34 pm
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by gator » Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:21 pm

I have always wondered about this ... finally found the answer today:

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Last post by Miller88
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:34 pm
Do You like winter?

Last post by JHEM « Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:50 pm
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by dietpepsiaddict » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:40 pm
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I am really not a big fan of Old man Winter Up here in Wasaga Beach we have had a Winter Storm Warning in effect By Environment Canada. Supposed to...
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Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:50 pm
What doesn't belong?

Last post by dietpepsiaddict « Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:58 pm
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by rkawakami » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:52 am

Here's a fun and educational exercise: What doesn't belong (or is obviously wrong) in the system description of the following eBay auction:

(A...

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Last post by dietpepsiaddict
Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:58 pm
Anybody have experience with Asus G1S Gaming laptop?

Last post by kosse « Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:49 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:20 pm

My nephew is looking for a 'gaming' laptop.
I've narrowed the choice down to this Asus G1S laptop.

T7500 2.2GHz, 15.4 WSXGA+ 1680X1050, nVidia...

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Last post by kosse
Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:49 am
Now why didn't I think of that?

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:21 am
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by gator » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:44 pm

A keyboard with a built-in desk organizer ... now why didn't I think of that?

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Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:21 am
New eBay bidder listing format

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:16 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:51 pm

Keeping eBay your trusted source for great deals and truly unique finds is important to all of us. Toward this end, we're making an important...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:16 am
High tech screen cleaner

Last post by adecastr « Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:04 pm
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by cmarti » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:32 pm

Will leave you screen like new!

MOD EDIT: Already been posted:

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Last post by adecastr
Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:04 pm
Wintel Vista conspiracy screws customers

Last post by carbon_unit « Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:43 pm

Wintel Vista conspiracy screws customers: Another win for Apple

What most of us already know or suspected!
Read more here:

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Last post by carbon_unit
Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:16 pm
iTunes is pathetic...

Last post by dietpepsiaddict « Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:37 pm
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by underclocker » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:18 am
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I just updated my iTunes installation to version 7.6. In general, iTunes is the slowest, most bloated and least user friendly software that I use,...
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Last post by dietpepsiaddict
Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:37 pm
Lets see them birdies!

Last post by dietpepsiaddict « Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:42 pm
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by mikey pizano » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:53 pm

I know some of us (Bill Morrow for one) has birds so lets see um! This is my 13 (I think) year old citron cockatoo Tino (aka da bird and Tooey )

Me...

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Last post by dietpepsiaddict
Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:42 pm
For people who want stuff from the USA... ever try this?

Last post by dietpepsiaddict « Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:44 pm
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by aaa » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:21 pm

I was just thinking that someone should provide this service... lo and behold, it was done a while ago:

Thoughts? Not that I have a need for it...

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Last post by dietpepsiaddict
Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:44 pm
New version of SpywareBlaster out

Last post by Trekk69 « Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:44 am
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by goofyGAguy » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:41 pm

Just a heads-up to those of you who use SpywareBlaster ( and if you aren't you should be :) ) a new version is out. Just got it going, seems pretty...

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Last post by Trekk69
Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:44 am
Disk encryption not safe enough

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by orca3000 » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:18 am

According to a new study from Princton, it is vulnerable to cold boot attacks because the RAM retains information for minutes after power off when...

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Last post by orca3000
Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:18 am
Super Bowl predictions?

Last post by Trekk69 « Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:20 am
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by goofyGAguy » Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:46 pm

Okay, so it's about 90 minutes before kickoff. Hope everybody has the beer good and iced down. :)

The last time these two teams played, the Giants...

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Last post by Trekk69
Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:20 am
The 10 Commandments of computing

Last post by Andersonjoe711 « Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:46 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat Jan 05, 2008 5:53 pm

The Tech Commandments of computing

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Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:46 pm
How to connect two PCs?

Last post by Andersonjoe711 « Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:14 pm
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by mattbiernat » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:05 am
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Is there any way to phisically connect two PCs through USB or something like that? I basically need to constantly transfer data between my T60 and...
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Last post by Andersonjoe711
Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:14 pm
Model Railroads

Last post by Andersonjoe711 « Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:00 pm
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by jdhurst » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:14 pm

Are any of the members here HO Scale Model Railroaders? I am working on a new layout (40 years after dismantling my first HO layout and leaving home...

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Last post by Andersonjoe711
Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:00 pm
Completely off topic

Last post by Trekk69 « Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:29 pm
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by awolfe63 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:56 pm

I really have nothing important to say - but this is my 500th post and I want to see if I get another feather. :D

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Last post by Trekk69
Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:29 pm
Active members?

Last post by mgo « Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:30 am
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by ThinkPad » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:48 pm

The forum stats show close to 27,000 registered members, how many of those are actually active? My guess is a very small fraction of that number.

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Last post by mgo
Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:30 am
Cobol Programmers a dying breed? Not quite yet...

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:14 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:59 am

As a retired Cobol programmer (who loved it for about 30 years, and still does!), it was good to read this interesting post:

Younger people who...

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:14 pm
Did an eBay seller a favor :)

Last post by phool@round « Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:07 pm
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by rkawakami » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:38 pm

An as-is 2647-9KU (T23, 256MB, SXGA+ and non-wireless), stripped of hard drive, caddy, AC adapter and having a dim screen was listed with a $90...

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Last post by phool@round
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:07 pm
Lenovo outlet in Canada?

Last post by Trekk69 « Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:36 am
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by ahammad » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:27 pm

Hello,

I was looking for deals and the Lenovo outlet seems to have some excellent ones (ie refurb T61 with a C2D T7500 and 2GB ram and 120gb 7200...

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Last post by Trekk69
Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:36 am
Real Id and RFID news

Last post by egibbs « Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:32 am
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by Andersonjoe711 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:58 pm

I know this is old news, but has anyone looked into these proposed Real ID's? it just seems like a bad Idea to me.

Also, RFID's are getting tiny,...

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Last post by egibbs
Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:32 am
Funny PayPal phishing notice - Nostradamus works there?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:43 pm
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by rkawakami » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:10 pm

Got this in my email today... It was so funny that I had to share it:

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:43 pm
problem with SHARP PC MM-1-1 notebook

Last post by sco1984 « Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:55 am

by sco1984 » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:55 am

Hi,
I just received notebook of my friend. Its SHARP notebook. Very thin like slate and model number is PC MM-1-1 . The notebook was working ok...

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Last post by sco1984
Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:55 am
Stop Outlook from downloading email attachments?

Last post by vanaya « Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:50 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:53 pm

Sometimes I receive emails with huge attachments (larger than 5MB), and unfortunately, most of them don't have a large file warning in the subject...

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Last post by vanaya
Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:50 pm
Total lunar eclipse - Feb 20th 2008

Last post by dorronto « Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:23 pm

Here on the West Coast, the moon is just clearing some of the buildings around me and about 1/3 of the lower left face of the moon is already gone....

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Last post by dorronto
Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 am
Which 2 european cities should I visit? How to travel cheap?

Last post by Trekk69 « Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:28 am
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by mattbiernat » Mon Feb 18, 2008 5:26 am

Okay so I am staying in Europe for another month or so (with my parents, I've seen them only once in the past 10 years but that's another topic)......

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Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:28 am
Was I ripped off? What should I do

Last post by carbon_unit « Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:07 am
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by ahammad » Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:58 pm
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This is in reference to this:

I do have a tracking number, but it only says that USPS were electronically notified to expect a package for...
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Last post by carbon_unit
Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:07 am
PayPal Phishing E-Mails, Warning and Question

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:53 pm
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by andyP » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:24 pm

Although I have absolutely nothing to do with PayPal, I started receiving Phishing mails today with the following content;
(embedded link not copied...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:53 pm
[Solved] SDHC memory card problem.

Last post by teetee « Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:43 am
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by teetee » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:58 am

Machine: TP X41 Tablet,
SYSTEM: MS windows XP tablet 2005 SP2 w/ SDHC patch.
Memory card: A-DATA 16GB SDHC turbo (Class 6)

I think my two-week old...

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Last post by teetee
Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:43 am
Good simple backup software for removable drives?

Last post by snessiram « Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:26 pm
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by bhurley » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:52 am

I'm not a big fan of using disk images for backup (e.g. Rescue and Recovery), because in my experience restoring from an image onto a new disk after...

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Last post by snessiram
Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:26 pm
Power Manager

Last post by spt60 « Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:00 am
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by spt60 » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:59 am

Hi, I currently own a T60 and a Dell Vostro. As you know, the T60 has the battery charge control that you can set a specific amount (%) of charge to...

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:00 am
Where is the best place to buy...

Last post by underclocker « Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:31 pm
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by cmarti » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:10 pm

A seagate 7,200rpm drive?

And also i need to know the model number for it. :)

I need a fast ATA-6 drive and i'm used to the 7k100 but i'm open to...

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Last post by underclocker
Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:31 pm
Extremely tiny bluetooth 2.0+EDR dongle for old lappies.

Last post by KristianJ « Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:42 pm
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by teetee » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:56 am

I bought one of these from Japan two months ago and paid $50+ for it. Now with the same profile this bluetooth dongle is offered under different...

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Last post by KristianJ
Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:42 pm
France forces EU to waste 200 Million Euro per year!

Last post by goofyGAguy « Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:24 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:20 am

This post should concern ALL European citizens!

As most Europeans may know, the European Parliament has a habit of relocating once every month from...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:24 pm
any suggestion for audio editing?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:51 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:25 pm

I use a Olympus voice recorder to record lectures, which are automatically saved as WMA files. I wonder if there's some software which would allow me...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:51 pm
OT Request. for electronic help

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:35 pm
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by ChefJohn » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:52 pm

I have a piece of Electronic Equipment - A Valence Saphion Battery Pack.
I have 2 High Power cables 1 for my trusty 600e with a 500 Mhz P3 - 280Mb...

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Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:35 pm
any suggestion for the best antivirus & video editing?

Last post by Trekk69 « Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:18 pm
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by rbi » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:26 pm

Antivirus for my old T23 and new R61. Now bitdefender got the special for 2 PCs and 2 years for $49.95. I tried it in my T23 but it is quite slow. I...

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Last post by Trekk69
Sun Feb 10, 2008 2:18 pm
Toshiba Boot/ freeze problem

Last post by vanaya « Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:03 pm
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by winslow » Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:10 am

My nephew has a toshiba satalite computer about 3-4 years old. The computer has an intermitant freeze problem. While running the system will freeze...

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Last post by vanaya
Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:03 pm
MS wants to buy Yahoo!

Last post by mattbiernat « Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:48 pm
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by mattbiernat » Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:36 am

Microsoft said Friday that it would offer $44.6 billion for Yahoo, the ailing search giant. The surprise offer of $31 a share represents a 62 percent...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:48 pm
RMA and the US law?

Last post by Troels « Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:47 pm
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by Troels » Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:41 pm

Hello,

I have to return a defective part to the US which was defective from the beginning and not caused by shipping damage. It was not bought as...

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Last post by Troels
Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:47 pm
Eee PC & Buy.com

Last post by syedj « Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:22 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:59 am

The Eee PC 4gb model is available at Buy.com for $399.00.

--Bruised

Are You Part of the Problem or Victim of the
Government Solution?

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Last post by syedj
Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:22 am
Help me make a website!

Last post by mattbiernat « Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:23 am
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by mattbiernat » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:00 am

Hey guys, I have been a victim of something that constitutes a borderline scam. There were certainly some issues with false advertisment, breach of...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:23 am
Best notebook - Dell vs Thinkpad

Last post by qviri « Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:52 pm
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by khaverblad » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:23 pm

Well, there are some talk about notebooks at OS2 World and I posted an answer to a thread regarding how well ThinkPad T60 handles massive battering...

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Last post by qviri
Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:52 pm
Culture clashes

Last post by Trekk69 « Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:55 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:15 am

Just found this IBM web page which lists pitfalls or culture clashes with different nations.

You can pick from a list of other countries, and see...

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Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:55 pm

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