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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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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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IBM Design Museum

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:36 am
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by gator » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:22 am

amazing pics!

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:36 am
the highest resolution screen you'll see (if you can)! (PIC)

Last post by brnf « Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:53 pm
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by gator » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:11 am

No photoshop, no trickery. This amazing screen is supposeldy used in digital camera viewfinders. The reflective LCD display provides an 800x600...

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Last post by brnf
Sat Apr 21, 2007 2:53 pm
Are our Virginia Tech students ok?

Last post by pianowizard « Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:01 am
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by a31pguy » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:04 pm

I know there were a few VT engineering students on the board... is everyone ok?

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Last post by pianowizard
Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:01 am
Search feature

Last post by vinuneuro « Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:44 pm
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by vinuneuro » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:23 pm

I just started posting here yesterday, and this is a fantastic forum! One thing I immediately noticed was that one can't be specific in searching...

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Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:44 pm
Programmer plz help: asp.net 2.0 file download

Last post by spt60 « Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:48 am

by spt60 » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:48 am

This' in asp.net 2.0 c#

3 questions:

1. How to ignore case in xml/xsl for validating a string?

2. How to create a select-unselect all XML/xsl...

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:48 am
Microsoft 7000 keyboard - nice!

Last post by Temetka « Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:55 am
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by gator » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:38 pm

So now who is gonna buy this and post pics for us here :)

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:55 am
NOD32 Trial vs. Full

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:04 am
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by spt60 » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:59 am

I'm using the Trial version to see how good this av. actually is before decide to purchase one. However not sure what features are cut off in the...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:04 am
Summer Interns/What do you do for a living?

Last post by KristianJ « Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:53 am
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by BlueDevilTide » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:10 am

I know a lot of you work with some large, some not so large companies and corporations. I am trying to get a crack into the business world. To be...

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Last post by KristianJ
Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:53 am
Seriously Off Topic

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:09 am
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by 3nigma » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:29 pm

If you think someone can actually do work under those conditions... you don't do work on your laptop, you play games.

Tone it down.
Do the mods...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:09 am
Big Day for Aussie Sports [Image]

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:25 pm
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by ronbo613 » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:18 pm

A big win by Aussie cyclist Stuart O'Grady today who won Paris-Roubaix, the biggest single day bicycle race in stylish fashion over a rough and dusty...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:25 pm
Changes since 2005 IBM to completely Lenovo

Last post by ryengineer « Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:06 pm
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by ryengineer » Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:45 pm

I was not sure where to place it so I chose off topic stuff.

Z60m 2Ghz, 2GB, 100GB HDD 15.4 TFT/XGA 2 Yrs. warranty.

Well this has been sold...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:06 pm
I Have Officially Defected

Last post by Kyocera « Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:24 pm
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by 3nigma » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:52 am

Hello all,

I am sincerely unhappy to say this.

Truly.

I have defected to the seductive MacBook.

It is mostly due to the Mac OS, so they are like...

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Last post by Kyocera
Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:24 pm
Noob question about t60 accessory!

Last post by creed_mty « Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:33 pm

by creed_mty » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:33 pm

Hello!

Does anyone knows if the IBM monitor stand 2001 can take a 15 T60 with Advanced Minidock in the tray????

any answers will appreciate!

Note...

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Last post by creed_mty
Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:33 pm
Intellistation Z Pro as every-day computer?

Last post by gator « Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:01 am
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by leoblob » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:54 pm

I can get an Intellistation Z Pro (6221 series) computer for $290.

It has a 2.66 Xeon processor (533MHz, 512kB), 512 MB ECC registered DDR266 RAM,...

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Last post by gator
Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:01 am
Greenpeace Ranking: Lenovo worst

Last post by reltor « Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:20 am
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by lophiomys » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:43 am
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I was surprised that Lenovo only ended up at the last position in the Greenpeace ranking.
Lenovo pretends to be innovative, but obviously doesn't...
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Last post by reltor
Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:20 am
World record ! 357.18 MPH on the rails

Last post by bigtiger « Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:38 am
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by mildseven » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:30 am

This is the fastest train ever

574,8 Kph (357.18 MPH). The previous record was 515,3 in 1990.

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Last post by bigtiger
Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:38 am
How may processes do you have at idle?

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:47 am
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by BlueDevilTide » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:33 am

Just wondering how bloated I am compared to some of you other users!

After startup, with my security features loaded and some Thinkpad software...

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:47 am
OLPC project - great article from IEEE spectrum

Last post by spt60 « Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:19 pm
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by gator » Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:09 pm

I am sure most of use here have heard about the OLPC project. For those who want to learn about it in a bit more detail, there is an excellent...

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Last post by spt60
Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:19 pm
Licensing questions

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:04 am
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by spt60 » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:42 am

What's the difference between free personal use, commercial use and business use?

Thanks! 8)

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:04 am
Recommend a desktop search utility?

Last post by BlueDevilTide « Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:46 am
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by gpvillamil » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:54 am

Any thoughts on a good desktop search utility?

I tried Google Desktop and Microsoft Desktop Search.

Google good points: hotkey access
Google bad...

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Last post by BlueDevilTide
Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:46 am
Qty of 10 A22M HDD covers for $210.00 on eBay?????

Last post by Phazer « Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:54 pm

by Phazer » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:54 pm

What the heck.........I know some things are hard to find but this seems a little on the steep side.

The seller states that these are rear to find....

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Last post by Phazer
Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:54 pm
Vista and possible iPod virus threats

Last post by ryengineer « Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:15 am
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by ryengineer » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:34 am

Found these two online, hope it would help someone out here:

Proof-of-concept iPod virus discovered

Source: ZDNet.com.
Author: Ryan Naraine....

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Last post by ryengineer
Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:15 am
Fantastic New logo!

Last post by Purcy « Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:07 pm
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by gator » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:14 am

Cool logo guys, I am loving it!

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Last post by Purcy
Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:07 pm
Can you help identify this Notebook?

Last post by t20user « Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:25 pm
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by andyP » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:07 am

I was a little bored at work and decided to surf to boreme.com, there's quite often something interesting or humorous to be found which breaks the...

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Last post by t20user
Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:25 pm
PC Tower? Treasure Chest? Antique Jewelery Box?

Last post by Purcy « Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:59 pm
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by gator » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:32 pm

(Russian)
I don't like the monitor, keyboard or the mouse (back, baby, make them in IBM black), but the CPU tower looks amazing to say the least.

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Last post by Purcy
Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:59 pm
The LAPTOP GUY

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:29 pm
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by Purcy » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:49 pm

hey, is that Laptop Guy at the top of the page on the move?? I could have sworn he was on the far right this morning.

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:29 pm
ASUS C90 - upgradeable graphics card!

Last post by gator « Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:37 am
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by gator » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:46 pm

A laptop with an upgradeable graphics card - from ASUS. This is something that I'd like to see in thinkpads.

ps: ASUS, did you know thinkpads have...

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Last post by gator
Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:37 am
Zonealarm users - What version do you use?

Last post by acz « Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:11 am
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by Muse » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:25 pm

I'm speaking of the firewall. Maybe some of you recommend some of their other stuff. I'm unfamiliar with anything but the firewall. I've used version...

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Last post by acz
Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:11 am
what? no tournament talk?

Last post by skitty4gzus « Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:17 pm
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by alfio » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:14 am
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i scanned the off topic posts for something on the NCAA tournament to no avail... are we thinkpadders not interested in college hoops?

alfio
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Last post by skitty4gzus
Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:17 pm
Newest addition to the laptop stable (a white one!) *PICS*

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:36 pm
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by rkawakami » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:15 am
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I don't really mind white laptops. In fact I'm trying to win one this week .
So the wife doesn't tell me that I got a call Tuesday afternoon from...
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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:36 pm
Sorry about the XKCD post

Last post by JaneL « Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:12 pm
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by gator » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:57 pm

Dear Moderators and forum members,

I am really sorry about posting that XKCD comic against the rules of the forum. I was careless and I apologise...

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:12 pm
Why are computer's so difficult?????????????

Last post by ronbo613 « Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:58 pm
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by kingman99 » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:41 am

Hi

This morning l was thinking about my dealings with the simple computer for simple tasks and came to the following conclusions.

The computer as...

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Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:58 pm
XKCD - featuring something we like! (pic)

Last post by JHEM « Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:13 am
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by gator » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:47 am

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XKCD is one of my favourite webcomic - any fans here?

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Last post by JHEM
Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:13 am
tv tuner card: USB or ExpressCard/54 slot?

Last post by alfio « Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:16 pm
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by alfio » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:31 pm

i'm looking for a TV tuner card and i'm wondering if i can finally get a gadget for the oh so lonely ExpressCard/54 slot on my T43 -- actually, i'd...

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Last post by alfio
Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:16 pm
Google TiSP Beta

Last post by SafeHarbor « Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:48 pm
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by joester » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:47 pm

Don't know if you guys have checked it out yet, but Google is offering an awesome deal...

Gotta love a company that goes to great lengths to...

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Last post by SafeHarbor
Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:48 pm
In layman's terms what do l have?

Last post by kingman99 « Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:05 pm
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by kingman99 » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:29 pm

Hi

As you can see it's a Dell p/c, am l correct and saying that it's a
1.6 gh
256
80 gb hard drive?

Thanks

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2...

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Last post by kingman99
Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:05 pm
Thermal grease

Last post by ronbo613 « Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:01 am
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by marvel » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:56 am

Hi there!

Cutting to the chase:

How much thermal goo do you apply? Read around on the net and all are saying as thin and evenly spread as possible....

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Last post by ronbo613
Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:01 am
Sick of passwords

Last post by Temetka « Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:29 pm
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by romka » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:14 pm

Guys,

am sick and tired of remembering passwords.

is there an application I can use which will integrate my fingerprint scanner with a password...

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Last post by Temetka
Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:29 pm
Ethernet HELP!!!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:03 am
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by JHEM » Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:09 pm

Someone put me out of my misery! I feel like I should tear up my NET+ certificate.

My SIL installed a VPN client on my daughter's backup Toshiba...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:03 am
best keyboard on a thinkpad?

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:23 pm
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by georgeb » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:32 am

looking for something to do *a lot* of typing on (data entry in an archive) and i'd like a nice, reliable, comfortable, and full size keyboard to do...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:23 pm
Trouble accessing music.msn.com

Last post by WPWoodJr « Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:20 pm
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by WPWoodJr » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:09 pm

A colleague at work and I are both having the same problem accessing - when running IE, it redirects us to where you get a server error We're sorry,...

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Last post by WPWoodJr
Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:20 pm
Zenith ZCM 1490 monitor - help needed (pics)

Last post by gator « Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:37 am
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by gator » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:59 pm

Guys,

I need help regarding a monitor. The model # is ZCM 1490, and it made by zenith ~1988 :D). It is a one-of-a-kind, true 14 flat tube VGA analog...

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Last post by gator
Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:37 am
Hi tech computer chair - I mean it! (**PIC**)

Last post by KristianJ « Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:55 pm
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by gator » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:40 pm

-- has a movie.

At $6000, I wonder why I always like expensive items I cant buy? :D

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Last post by KristianJ
Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:55 pm
Office 2007 Question

Last post by KristianJ « Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:17 pm
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by Stargate199 » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:35 am

I'm about to get a copy of Office 2007 Professional in the next few days. I was wondering if anyone knew how many computers does the EULA dictate I...

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Last post by KristianJ
Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:17 pm
Greetings from Poland! ;)

Last post by karabin « Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:08 pm
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by karabin » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:58 pm

Hi there,
I`m a new one on this forum and I`m very happy to be here with you :D I`m a lucky owner of ThinkPad R60 series about 1 month.
Early I was...

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Last post by karabin
Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:08 pm
Dell to Sell Linux PC'S/Laptops

Last post by sliston32 « Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:07 am

by sliston32 » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:07 am

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Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:07 am
Flash Memory Hard Drives Hitting Critical Mass

Last post by Manarius « Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:41 am
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by w0qj » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:27 pm

Seems that Flash Memory hard drive replacements are hitting critical mass, prices dropping, capacities doubling at an ever faster rate, now 64 GB...

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Last post by Manarius
Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:41 am
Your favorite computer game soundtracks?

Last post by Rob Mayercik « Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:10 am
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by K. Eng » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:47 pm

I don't play computer games at all these days, but I still listen to the music sometimes when I'm working. I'm a fan of Blizzard's stuff in general....

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Last post by Rob Mayercik
Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:10 am
access connection troubles

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:53 pm
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by georgeb » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:18 pm

put this in off topic because i'm not sure where else it should go...

i've got this ongoing trouble with access connection on my thinkpad (and not...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:53 pm
Comodo Firewall asks too much?

Last post by ronbo613 « Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:10 pm
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by spt60 » Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:45 pm

I've tried Comodo and yes, it is a good program. However, it simply asked too much, even things that I did allow. It made me feel that it's a good...

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Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:10 pm

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