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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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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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What speakers do you use?

Last post by Manarius « Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:32 pm
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by Stargate199 » Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:40 pm
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We have covered mouses and I think keyboards here, so what speakers do we all use? I just got a set of Logitech S200 speakers yesterday from a local...
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Last post by Manarius
Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:32 pm
X31 on ebay (assetdisposition) / Is Sniping Moral?

Last post by alfio « Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:24 pm
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by alfio » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:37 pm
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a call for assistance...

i'm bidding on an X31 on sale by assetdisposition and i would appreciate your, ahem, colaboration with my purchase...
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Last post by alfio
Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:24 pm
Anyone Live Near Lawrenceville, GA?

Last post by JHEM « Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:35 pm
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by JHEM » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:55 am

Do any of our Atlanta region brethren live near Lawrenceville?

I'm considering an Atlanta area Craigslist purchase and was wondering if anyone would...

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Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:35 pm
Does anyone listen to archived old radio shows?

Last post by Purcy « Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:49 pm
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by Purcy » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:41 am

My DH is old enough to have listened to the old radio shows like Inner Sanctum, The Whistler, the Shadow, Ellery Queen, Sherlock Holmes, etc. He...

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Last post by Purcy
Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:49 pm
US mid-term elections and the political divide

Last post by dsvochak « Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:33 pm
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by K. Eng » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:55 pm
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Since the US midterm elections are next week, I was thinking about the current political divide in the US.

Is there common ground anymore?

I...
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Last post by dsvochak
Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:33 pm
PC power consumption

Last post by K. Eng « Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:10 pm
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by K. Eng » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:47 pm

I used a device called kill-a-watt to measure the power consumption on my desktop computer. Basically, you use this device by plugging it into a wall...

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Last post by K. Eng
Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:10 pm
Thinkpad USB ports...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:03 am
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by NS » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:28 am

Does that mean that i need to change my USB port?

I have been surfing this forum and fiddling with my other thinkpads when i found out that the USB...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:03 am
Sad day for Boston fans

Last post by goofyGAguy « Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:20 pm
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by The Spirit of X21 » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:31 pm

For the fans of Boston here on the forums, I thought you would want to know that Brad Delp has passed away :(

He had an amazing voice, and made...

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Last post by goofyGAguy
Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:20 pm
Your top 10 definitive Albums

Last post by Puppy « Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:03 am
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by schen » Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:50 am

OK; it's pretty obvious that ANY definitive list is going to be very subjective, so what's everybody's own Rock & Roll TOP TEN list then? Just off...

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Last post by Puppy
Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:03 am
Internship Options The Mathworks Inc or Cisco Systems

Last post by ennma « Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:50 am
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by ennma » Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:45 pm

Hi all ,
Like the subject says, anybody wants to weigh in here,
Just a little background, I am a student in Electrical Engineering
but geared...

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Last post by ennma
Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:50 am
Lenovo hit by lawsuit

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:19 pm
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by ryengineer » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:57 pm

Just saw this news and thought it could be worth sharing.

Lenovo hit with lawsuit by 3M

Triangle Business Journal - 4:56 PM EST Thursday, March 8,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:19 pm
Amazing sketches by NYC subway artists

Last post by JHEM « Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:09 pm
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by gator » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:02 am

Found this while browsing, amazing sketches!

Anyone from NYC here had thier sketch done?

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Last post by JHEM
Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:09 pm
The Definitive 200 Albums - How many do you own?

Last post by dsigma6 « Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:51 am
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by tfflivemb2 » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:32 pm
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Out of my 1,000+ CDs, I only own about 48 of these.

EDIT: Here is the intro from their main page:

Definitive 200
Where would you be without them?...
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Last post by dsigma6
Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:51 am
Any videographer guy there? I have a Canon XL-1s

Last post by ronbo613 « Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:44 pm
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by bigtiger » Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:36 am

Any videographer guy there? I have a Canon XL-1s and would like to exchange some information with videographers.

No, I am not a pro but a serious...

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Last post by ronbo613
Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:44 pm
From London to Sydney by ... bus !

Last post by jason5885 « Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:42 am
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by Puppy » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:11 am

I've just read an (non-English) article about new bus line from London to Sydney. It takes 84 days and goes through more than 20 countries. Might be...

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Last post by jason5885
Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:42 am
Any recommendations for a good Webcam?

Last post by Temetka « Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:03 am
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by tfflivemb2 » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:37 pm

I am looking for a nice webcam that will work well as a webcam, and also store high quality video (ie. no jumps or pixelation.

I am not looking to...

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Last post by Temetka
Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:03 am
Fujitsu announces 160 GB 2.5" 7200 RPM SATA HDD

Last post by gator « Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:41 pm

by gator » Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:41 pm

Fujitsu has announced their new 160 GB 2.5 SATA HDD (7200 RPM) HDD, the first 2.5-inch laptop drive to hit 7,200 rpm and offer 160GB of storage....

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Last post by gator
Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:41 pm
Fan Noise

Last post by NS « Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:12 am
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by Nigellus » Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:13 am

When I was staying at a friend's house this week, there was always a loud whine coming from the other room. I could even hear it upstairs at night....

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Last post by NS
Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:12 am
A new fan for my PC... very quiet

Last post by Turbo Audi « Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:51 pm
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by K. Eng » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:02 pm

I have had the worst luck with CPU fans in my desktop system. Every year, the fan seems to get all noisy.

I went from a stock AMD fan, to an Antec...

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Last post by Turbo Audi
Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:51 pm
Do you post to the forum on a WM5 smartphone?

Last post by JaneL « Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:06 pm
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by dsigma6 » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:06 am

I love my T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 5), but one thing I can't do is post on this forum (or any phpBB forum for that matter).

I can bring up the...

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:06 pm
Wireless Card with no Mac Address

Last post by Manarius « Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:22 pm

by Manarius » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:22 pm

A friend of mine has a laptop equipped with an Intel 2200BG wireless card. While using it last night, it just decided to stop working and hasn't...

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Last post by Manarius
Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:22 pm
Trillian 3.1 Problem, Can anybody help?

Last post by Stargate199 « Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:47 pm
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by Stargate199 » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:53 am

Okay, I have been stuck using Trillian 2.0 because 3.1 (and 3.0) cause a strange problem at my house. Whenever I first use (or when it has been idle...

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Last post by Stargate199
Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:47 pm
Looking for good bluetooth heaphones............

Last post by JHEM « Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:21 pm
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by Purcy » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:07 am

I read several people talk about the headphones they love in the speaker thread, but what about bluetooth headphones - I really want a quality pair,...

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Last post by JHEM
Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:21 pm
Trapper Keepers!

Last post by Turbo Audi « Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:48 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:52 pm

I was at a thrift store looking for junk today and found a near mint condition Trapper Keeper that appeared to have been unused since sometime in the...

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Last post by Turbo Audi
Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:48 am
What camera do you use?

Last post by RUSH2112 « Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:33 pm

by RUSH2112 » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:33 pm

Well, hows for another What (blank) do you use? Thread?

What camera do you use. This has been sort of discussed in a few responses to threads, but...

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Last post by RUSH2112
Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:33 pm
Pretty Good Media Player

Last post by ronbo613 « Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:57 pm
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by ronbo613 » Mon Feb 26, 2007 11:49 pm

I'm always fooling around with videos and media players, I've been checking out the VideoLan-VLC media player. It seems like a pretty cool little...

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Last post by ronbo613
Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:57 pm
240Mbit MIMO Wireless mini-PCI Upgrade taken from WRT54GX4

Last post by ssimon « Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:43 pm
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by ssimon » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:34 pm

OK, I have a T41 (2378-DHU) and the 802.11b card it came with does not cut it anymore. Having a PC card sticking out of it's side sucks, so I looked...

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Last post by ssimon
Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:43 pm
MATX BUILD in 2 days, please help

Last post by Turbo Audi « Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:52 pm
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by kernel_mustard » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:24 pm

Hi, seeing as though i received such helpful help last time I was here I thought i'd call on you guys again!

My x60s is holding up great btw.

Im...

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Last post by Turbo Audi
Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:52 pm
looking for good organizer/addressbook

Last post by Deckard « Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:30 am
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by deschek » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:27 pm

hi, i`m looking for good, best would if it will be free organizer, i`m interested in addresbook

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Last post by Deckard
Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:30 am
amazing IBM Model M mod - must see!

Last post by qviri « Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:47 am
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by gator » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:07 am

I want one of those! Some one donate money, please :)

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Last post by qviri
Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:47 am
Kingston 4GB CF card on sale....

Last post by blackwood « Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:23 pm
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by Purcy » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:35 pm

for $19.99 at this place, regular price $69.99 ($50 rebate) Last day for the sale is tomorrow Feb.23

I noticed there are several of us using the...

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Last post by blackwood
Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:23 pm
First real problem with my new T60 - reason unknown!

Last post by Muse « Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:30 pm
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by Muse » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:22 pm

I don't know what's at play here. One of my programs is acting very screwy, one I'd think about the least likely to do so.

I use a 3rd party email...

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Last post by Muse
Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:30 pm
Energy Drink of Choice poll

Last post by skitty4gzus « Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:44 pm
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by mikey pizano » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:50 pm
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:D I love these things so I figured I would make a poll. I will place what I belive to be the most common ones.

mine is probably the 24oz cans of...
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Last post by skitty4gzus
Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:44 pm
Fountain pens

Last post by mikey pizano « Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:27 pm

by mikey pizano » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:27 pm

I was just wondering if anyone else here collects and uses fountain pens? I have a few nice ones, including a Pelikan M150 which is my favorite one...

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Last post by mikey pizano
Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:27 pm
What printer do you use?

Last post by JaneL « Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:36 am
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by mikey pizano » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:30 pm

We have 3 printers in my house. Mine is a HP PhotoSmart D7360, dad has a HP LaserJet 1320 and for pictures, a Canon Selphy diesub.

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:36 am
Make XP look like Vista (or OS X)

Last post by Stargate199 « Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:08 pm
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by Stargate199 » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:43 am

Searching the net, I have found two things that can fool your friends. First make Windows XP look like Vista. Go to and download Windows Vista...

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Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:08 pm
BOOQ THINKPAD SLEEVES AT AMAZING PRICES!!! 4.99+ shipping

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by thespeakerbox » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:09 pm

I saw this today ....its amazing. I ordered 2 :D. These sleeves are of amazing quality.

VYPER XM (FITS T SERIES)

VYPER XS (FITS X SERIES)...

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Last post by thespeakerbox
Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:09 pm
Crazy temperatures -- 117°C after 4 minutes

Last post by agarza « Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:02 am
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by ahe » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:27 am

Hello everyone,

I have an overheating problem with my R50p, and I'm trying to convince the IBM support staff that this computer does not function...

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Last post by agarza
Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:02 am
Rant on Adobe Reader

Last post by dr_st « Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:22 am
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by dr_st » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:21 am

I've been growing increasingly irritated with this software. It has been becoming increasingly bloated (like everything) and lately has been picking...

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Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:22 am
Questions about www.5gbfree.com free website...

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by mikey pizano » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:06 pm

Are they down often? Mine seems to be down again...

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Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:06 pm
First real problem with my new T60 - Anyone have a clue?

Last post by tomh009 « Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:53 pm
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by Muse » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:34 pm

I don't know what's at play here. One of my programs is acting very screwy, one I'd think about the least likely to do so.

I use a 3rd party email...

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Last post by tomh009
Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:53 pm
good company, great warranty

Last post by tvsjr « Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:58 pm
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by no_man » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:20 pm

Warranty story:

My radar detector had an LCD display problem during the extended warranty period.
Six months later, broke again, they shipped a new...

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Last post by tvsjr
Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:58 pm
Logitech USB optical mouse trouble...

Last post by mikey pizano « Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:40 pm
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by ambientscape » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:33 am

I bought a Logitech USB mouse for my thinkpad recently. One thing i found strange is.....the optical mouse couldn't run on PS/2 port. I did it by...

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Last post by mikey pizano
Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:40 pm
Who reads the Inquirer?

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:41 am
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by Turbo Audi » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:19 am

Am I the only one that checks it about 20 times a day and reads every article?

Today, someone wrote an article dealing with Linux (samba)...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:41 am
Happy Birthday Mikey Pizano

Last post by mikey pizano « Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:20 am
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by mikey pizano » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:24 pm

:D I got a Logitech VX Revolution, 256MB of RAM for my 570, and a HP PhotoSmart D7360.

Woohoo!

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Last post by mikey pizano
Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:20 am
Need help with my new Logitech VX Revolution mouse...

Last post by mikey pizano « Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:07 pm

by mikey pizano » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:07 pm

:? I can not get the Logitech software to set the scroll wheel to do more then 1 line per click. Can someone tell me how to get the scroll wheel set...

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Last post by mikey pizano
Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:07 pm
Which external mouse do you use?

Last post by mikey pizano « Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:16 pm
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by RUSH2112 » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:00 pm

To all of you who use an external mouse at home or away, do you use any particular mouse?

Personally, I've been buying nothing but Logitech for...

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Last post by mikey pizano
Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:16 pm
LCD Problem: changing colors and no regular screen

Last post by Stargate199 « Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:54 pm
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by pasco » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:44 am

I know this is a Thinkpads forums, but the basics of one laptop are pretty much the same as others...

My Compaq Evo N800C has a LCD problem.......

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Last post by Stargate199
Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:54 pm
Any Halo 2 xbox live players out there?

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:44 am
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by dsigma6 » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:47 am

If anyone plays Halo 2 on xbox live that wants to join up, let me know.

I'm tired of ending up with 7 year olds that shouldn't be playing the game...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:44 am
Heat, heavy use and hard drives -- more than meets the eye

Last post by Miller88 « Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:21 am
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by dhave » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:47 pm

Google apparently did a fairly extensive study to see the effect of heat and extended use on its hard drives. This BBC story gives an overview. I...

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Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:21 am

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