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

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panasonic CF-Y7 review

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:43 am
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by gator » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:09 pm

I think the CF-Y7 is one of the strong contenders to thinkpads today. I love the design (esp the placement of the optical drive and the completely...

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Last post by pianowizard
Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:43 am
Free/Easy file server from the junk pile.

Last post by bonestonne « Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:37 pm
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by 1ColdBeer » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:35 pm

My example uses the hardware and software that follows:

HARDWARE
Etower 466 found in the trash. (floppy drive is a must).
128 meg ram.
Pci ethernet...

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Last post by bonestonne
Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:37 pm
Nice shuttle 'server' using mobile technology

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by jjames55 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:22 pm

Hello all,

Has anyone else tried the shuttle XPC-SD11G5 - absolutely a little masterpiece!

I stumbled over it looking for a server a bit more...

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Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:22 pm
Max Ram question in "other" laptop...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:53 pm
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by SaberX » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:34 pm

A friend of mine has this laptop...

It's only 2x 256's of DDR333 (pc-2700) in it now.
He wants to bump up the ram.
BUT every where i look about the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:53 pm
Electric toothbrush

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:22 pm
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by cpascu01 » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:54 am

I'm looking to buy an electric toothbrush. I've narrowed my brand choices to Sonicare or Oral B. Any suggestions?

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Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:22 pm
how to get rid of google default lenguage?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:42 am
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by mattbiernat » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:01 am

so im in poland, but im used to English language. i find it extremely annoying that every time i go on google website i get everything in Polish. Now...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:42 am
Hitachi 500GB 2.5" Drive!

Last post by joester « Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:28 pm
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by SHoTTa35 » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:30 pm

Well Hitachi has slapped Toshiba with their new announced drive. Coming February 2008 you can buy the 5K500 (5400RPM 500GB)

Read:

That's the good...

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Last post by joester
Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:28 pm
The Jack Schitt story

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:00 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:00 pm

The Jack Schitt story
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For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt? We find ourselves at a loss when someone...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:00 pm
8GB I-pod

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:56 pm
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by joester » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:23 pm

WOW

With a rebate like that, it sure is tempting...

Joe

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:56 pm
That'll teach you!

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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:44 pm

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives duties.

The first man had married a woman from Alabama and...

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Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:44 pm
>>> OLPC - 1 laptop per child <<<

Last post by tselling « Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:58 am
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by spt60 » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:12 pm

I've heard (or read) somewhere that to buy 1 of the $100 laptop, you will pay $200 to get 1 for yourself and 1 to donate for the kids. Now where do I...

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Last post by tselling
Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:58 am
Eset NOD32 AV v3.0 and ESS launched.

Last post by BillMorrow « Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:35 am
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by ryengineer » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:08 pm

ESET LAUNCHES ESET NOD32 ANTIVIRUS V3.0 AND ESET SMART SECURITY

Integrated Solution Couples New Version of ESET NOD32 Antivirus with Antispyware,...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:35 am
desktop help please

Last post by joester « Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:06 am
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by ranchmom5 » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:15 pm

It was August 2007 when I found this forum and bought my first ever Thinkpad - a R50! The story of the friends I have found here is incredible,...

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Last post by joester
Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:06 am
How much spam email do you get everyday?

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by pianowizard » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:56 am
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I get 201 - 400 per day. I wish there were a way to persecute the [censored] responsible for these junk emails.
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Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:04 pm
Hitachi to debut 500 GB laptop drives

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by BeeJayEmm » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:13 pm

Hope this isn't old news; I didn't see anyone else had posted it. Here is the story from the AP via Yahoo.

MOD EDIT: Already been posted.

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Last post by BeeJayEmm
Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:13 pm
This a fair trade????Thinkpad for Dell

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:55 pm
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by SaberX » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:58 pm

I was just offered a Dell laptop for trade for my X30.
I have a X30 ,1.2ghz , with 1 gig ram, 160gig 5400rpm ,dock with cd-rw/dvd,wireless ABG,new...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:55 pm
Searched Craigslist for "ThinkPad"...

Last post by syedj « Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:24 am
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by dsigma6 » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:00 am

Very Old Smelly Thinkpad Runover by Ostrich.

What the...

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Last post by syedj
Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:24 am
War or Peace - not tolstoy

Last post by draco2527 « Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:57 am
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by BillMorrow » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:41 pm
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I got this email today..
i feel it is worthy of reading, especially by anyone under the age of 40 and for sure by all under the age of 20..

lets not...
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Last post by draco2527
Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:57 am
Question for users of Nod 32 and Zone Alarm Pro (FW)

Last post by Alltweed « Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:34 pm

by Alltweed » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:34 pm

Update:

I moved this post to general HW and SW questions

Nod 32 has a strong reputation for antivirus and Zone Alarm for Firewall.

I am trying to...

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Last post by Alltweed
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:34 pm
Another juicy SSD Review

Last post by SHoTTa35 « Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:07 pm

by SHoTTa35 » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:07 pm

Oh and look, they used a Lenovo (not a Thinkpad :cry: :roll: ) for the testing!!

Here:

Test Notebook

The only notebook we had in the office...

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Last post by SHoTTa35
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:07 pm
Happy New Year!

Last post by Purcy « Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:17 am
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by meh » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:22 am

It's 01:23:41 PST as I'm writing this. Happy New Year to all!

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Last post by Purcy
Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:17 am
FREE partition software

Last post by The Spirit of X21 « Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:03 pm
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by mattbiernat » Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:39 pm

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Last post by The Spirit of X21
Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:03 pm
My favourite theorems

Last post by mgo « Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:00 pm
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by jdhurst » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:22 pm

Mathematics is fun, and Pure and Applied Mathematics is what I did in my University days along with some Applied Physics. There was lots interesting...

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Last post by mgo
Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:00 pm
Resource or database of laptops and their paltforms?

Last post by Dimitri_P « Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:36 pm
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by Dimitri_P » Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:46 pm

I'm looking for a resource or wiki like database that has a search option for laptops and their major technical features

I'd like to be able to look...

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Last post by Dimitri_P
Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:36 pm
Bad day at the office (video link)

Last post by Brad « Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:25 pm
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by ThinkPad » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:03 am

:lol:

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Last post by Brad
Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:25 pm
Oops I did it again

Last post by pianowizard « Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:00 pm
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by bim » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:15 am

Well, I did it again and bought my 4th overpriced Thinkpad from the Ebay. 15 SXGA T42 looked so nice, so I had to buy it. :D

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Last post by pianowizard
Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:00 pm
Clicky keyboards

Last post by ThinkPad « Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:23 am

by ThinkPad » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:23 am

Which was the better era for the IBM model M keyboards? The silver, white or blue labels?

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Last post by ThinkPad
Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:23 am
RARE Butterfly (Thinkpad...) spotted!

Last post by ThinkPad « Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:46 pm
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by milstein » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:34 pm

Looks good! (but with juz 100Hz)

Moderator edit : Shortened URL to prevent horizontal scrolling

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Last post by ThinkPad
Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:46 pm
Merry Christmas donation

Last post by NS « Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:59 pm
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by Padhead » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:23 am

Just made a Merry Christmas donation to my new friends at thinkpads.com at b858@bellsouth.net

I hope it helps to keep the lights on this year!...

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Last post by NS
Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:59 pm
Excellent notebook reviews regarding displays parameters

Last post by ThinkPad « Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:24 am
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by Puppy » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:07 pm

I've just found following web with notebook reviews. They have excellent Display section with measured values of brightness, contrast, color...

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Last post by ThinkPad
Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:24 am
Excessive eBay shipping and handling?

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:02 pm
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by rkawakami » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:33 pm

This has been set up as a poll in order to get anonymous but hopefully accurate responses. There's no need to post anything unless you feel a comment...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:02 pm
Video card Reccomendation (bf2)

Last post by jamerslong « Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:09 pm
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by jamerslong » Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:47 pm

i was wondering if anyone can guide me to a good card on a budget.

with the purchase of my new Desktop computer i lost my old video card in the...

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Last post by jamerslong
Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:09 pm
OEM SOFTWARE QUESTION.

Last post by bhurley « Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:27 am
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by jamerslong » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:51 pm

Ok, so i got 2 copys of ms office 2007 Business with my shiny new laptop. they are OEM. could i use the other Copy on a different PC or is it just...

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Last post by bhurley
Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:27 am
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in your own language

Last post by al7kz « Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:41 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:55 am

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in many languages :

* Afrikaans Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaarAkeanonMaayad-ayad nga...

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Last post by al7kz
Wed Dec 26, 2007 5:41 pm
I’ve just discovered your forum... BINGO!!!

Last post by ThinkPad « Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:35 pm
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by cheiron » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:34 pm

I’ve just discovered your forum...BINGO!!! And Merry Christmas!!!

This forum is a gift and a great source of information to all “ThinkPad...

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Last post by ThinkPad
Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:35 pm
Sharing Favorite Websites

Last post by mikey pizano « Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:35 pm
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by fkelly » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:05 pm

I am a finding new websites junkie. Below for your viewing pleasure are a couple.

www.hulu.com. This is a streaming TV shows site and is still in...

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Last post by mikey pizano
Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:35 pm
Merry Christmas!

Last post by syedj « Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:34 pm
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by DenTP4rm » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:44 am

To Bill and all the moderators:

- Feliz Natal
- Merry Christmas
- Feliz Navidad
- Fröhliche Weihnachten
- Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
-...

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Last post by syedj
Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:34 pm
Merry Christmas

Last post by skitty4gzus « Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:44 am

by skitty4gzus » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:44 am

Merry Christmas everybody, I hope you have a joyous time with your loved ones celebrating the birth of Jesus!

MOD EDIT: Thanks and same to you, but...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:44 am
Skype calls $.25 per minute in Poland? Any alternatives?

Last post by Dimitri_P « Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:32 pm
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by mattbiernat » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:19 pm

What is this? Why did skype become so expansive? I make phone calls (skype to cell) in Poland and I get charged ~$.25 per minute, but when I call...

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Last post by Dimitri_P
Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:32 pm
Non-Accessible External HDD

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:58 pm
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by ulrich.von.lich » Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:36 pm

I can no longer access my WD MyBook HDD. When I click the icon in Windows, it says:

E:\ is not accessible
The file or directory is corrupted and...

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Last post by Thinkpaddict
Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:58 pm
Anybody uses this little windows XP option?

Last post by wearetheborg « Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:42 pm
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by mattbiernat » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:35 am

Compress drive to save disk space
i saved few GBs like this. it doesn't seem to slow down file acess either... i love experimenting with XP.

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Last post by wearetheborg
Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:42 pm
Interesting PC133 512MB modules

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:34 am
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by rkawakami » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:23 pm

Most of you know that I'm still in the process of building up a T23 army :) . Some of you also know that I don't like paying for memories that I...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:34 am
20% discount on Raxco Software good to December 31st

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by bill bolton » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:49 am

The following promo code is good for a 20% discount of any Raxco product, including Perfect Disk, available through the store on their web site up to...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:49 am
Don't get wrongly convicted in North Carolina *UPDATE*

Last post by skitty4gzus « Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:07 pm
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by Kyocera » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:49 pm

This poor guy was released not long ago, wrongly convicted of rape, DNA cleared him. Now click the link and see how bad luck follows him:

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:07 pm
Cordless Landline Phone Suggestions?

Last post by Purcy « Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:08 am
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by Cowboy6032 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:59 pm

Any suggestions for a cordless phone I can get my parents? They need one w/ 2-3 handsets and an answering machine. Several months ago, (8-10?) I...

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Last post by Purcy
Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:08 am
macbook displays vs thinkpad?

Last post by bhurley « Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:38 am
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by jacksonheights » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:46 pm

hi everyone, i'm debating between upgrading my T42 or moving to a macbook (I do a lot of graphics work). anyone have any experience with the macbook...

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Last post by bhurley
Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:38 am
The Falcons Tonight...

Last post by Phazer « Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:52 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:11 am

Did anyone watch the Thanksgiving day game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Indianapolis Colts? The Falcons were doing absolutely awesome and even...

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Last post by Phazer
Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:52 pm
Gateway question: CL-2 vs. CL-3

Last post by uberT « Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:21 am
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by uberT » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:17 am

I've got an old Gateway SOLO 9300. It's probably 15 yrs old and runs WIN98SE. I bought some additional memory for it about 6 months ago. I was using...

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Last post by uberT
Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:21 am
So today is my..

Last post by mattbiernat « Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:17 pm
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by Ryan_C » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:20 pm

Birthday !

24. :?

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Last post by mattbiernat
Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:17 pm
Fastest desktop you have used.....

Last post by kosse « Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:50 am
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by SaberX » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:15 pm

A friend of mine just bought a new desktop computer.He got the parts and put it together himself..
Has the Core 2 Extreme Quad Core 3.0Ghz CPU!!!
4...

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Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:50 am

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