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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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Car Decision...SUV...X5/X3/RX350/ML350

Last post by nowstime « Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:38 pm
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by nowstime » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:02 am

Hi~

Does anybody have an experience with BMW X5/X3, MB ML350 or Lexus RX350.

Looking to spend around $45,000~$55,000.

I like the new BMW X5 but...

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Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:38 pm
Utimaco's SafeGuard Easy software

Last post by ptantra « Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:50 pm
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by draco2527 » Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:59 pm

After seeing the Thinkpad post regarding Utimaco's SafeGuard Easy software, I have to make a comment...

The application is AWESOME(use it at...

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Last post by ptantra
Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:50 pm
New idea for a mouse + need review for IBM mouse

Last post by zverg « Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:21 am
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by gator » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:49 am

I use a Microsoft optical mouse (comfort 1000) with my T60 and I hate the clicking noise the mouse buttons make. I was wondering whether there are...

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Last post by zverg
Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:21 am
Best 2.1 Speakers for my Thinkpad? (VideoLogic Sirocco Pro)

Last post by Thinkpaddict « Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:23 am
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by noetus » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:23 pm

I've been looking for quality 2.1 speakers, good enough for quality music playing, for quite a while. The current speakers on offer from Logitech,...

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Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:23 am
potential new newsgroup comp.sys.laptops.thinkpad

Last post by JaneL « Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:06 am
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by chris_clark » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:45 pm

John Navas has started the process of creating a new newsgroup comp.sys.laptops.thinkpad. I think it would be nice if this forum could be gatewayed...

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Last post by JaneL
Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:06 am
Airport security question: Syringe of Thermal Greese

Last post by sparta.rising « Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:49 pm
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by sparta.rising » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:31 pm

Do you think airport security would allow me to have a syringe of thermal grease with my carry on?

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Fri Oct 20, 2006 1:49 pm
Anyone using Info Select PIM?

Last post by f1reverb « Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:39 am
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by yocalif » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:41 am

Anyone using Info Select PIM?

I just got it and it seems to have steep learning curve, so hopefully can find someone to hook up with and get some...

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Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:39 am
Lenovo Introduces Newly Secure ThinkPads

Last post by BillMorrow « Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:48 am
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by f1reverb » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:14 pm

Maybe this is old news, but maybe not . . .

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Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:48 am
What happen to AVG Free Edition???

Last post by snessiram « Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:57 am
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by ambientscape » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:05 pm

I can't seems to update my Internal Virus Database.......It shows that I have an outdated version but whenever I click to update it says I have the...

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Last post by snessiram
Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:57 am
Need help with random computer issues and questions!!

Last post by skitty4gzus « Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:37 pm
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by skitty4gzus » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:30 am

1) I have an hp desktop, yea i know please hold back the cheap shots I got it refurbed at microcenter for an awesome price. Anyways, I just pulled...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:37 pm
converting video to DVD

Last post by snessiram « Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:08 am
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by mikek » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:13 am

Hi - I've been capturing some old video using Windows MovieMaker 2, as bundled with Xp.... but the highest resolution seems to be 640x480. Anyone...

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Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:08 am
Motors and computers

Last post by Domain « Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:46 pm
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by jdhurst » Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:58 am

The discussion on servo motors was interesting. The motor in this post is not a servo motor but it is still interesting (to me).

I have had a timer...

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Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:46 pm
TV/cable problem- audio lags behind video

Last post by skitty4gzus « Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:51 pm
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by dsigma6 » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:16 pm

I happen to have two crappy 20 Magnavox TV's at my new apartment, so nothing else to test my cable with. Just about every show is displaying video...

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Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:51 pm
Thinkpad t41, iPods & iTunes

Last post by mattbiernat « Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:31 pm
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by fjs08 » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:03 pm

Hi,
Received this note from my daughter who has a Thinkpad t41, a new video iPod, and iTunes.

>>I downloaded a bunch of TV shows, but Apple keeps...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:31 pm
Greenpeace not happy with Apple; Apple not caring

Last post by skitty4gzus « Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:10 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:37 pm

Latest Communique from our comrades at Greenpeace;

...Really?

Imagine that; Clean Design != Clean Product. This is, apparently, a revelation to...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:10 pm
Ripping Audio to CD - Soundcards

Last post by skitty4gzus « Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:59 pm
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by r1ych » Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:40 am

Hi there,

I have a whole heap of CD's that I want to store on a hard drive (both on the Thinkpad's drive and externally).

I found a great...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:59 pm
What to do With My Newly Acquired Monitor

Last post by skitty4gzus « Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:37 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:23 pm

Well, the other day a good friend of mine let me have his old 21 Trinitron HP monitor (A4033A, manufactured by Sony) and the picture on it is quite...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:37 pm
Travelling to HK: What to do?

Last post by pphilipko « Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:34 pm
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by pphilipko » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:47 am

Well, I'll be travelling to Hong Kong for three days from October 15 to 17 for some business transactions. So, anyone have any recommendations on...

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Last post by pphilipko
Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:34 pm
Can anybody recommend a best firewall?

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:07 am
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by bigtiger » Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:35 pm

I use Zone Alarm free for quite long. But it seems that ZA will cause constant HD access for my X41. I would like to find alternative firewall which...

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Last post by DIGITALgimpus
Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:07 am
tacoda.net causes web surfing wipeouts . . .

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:20 am
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by f1reverb » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:29 pm

I have trouble loading sites that use tacoda.net's (or tacoda.com's) behavioral advertising targeting system. Anyone feel tacoda is the new big...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:20 am
New Belkin dock connects via ExpressCard slot

Last post by f1reverb « Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:24 pm
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by GomJabbar » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:54 am

I was browsing LaptopLogic.com this morning and saw the following which may be of interest to some of you with ExpressCard slots. Picture and more...

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Last post by f1reverb
Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:24 pm
Free background check on your car

Last post by semaj « Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:23 pm
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by semaj » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:03 am

A few days ago I bid on a car on eBay. I lost but was sent a second chance ebay offer. It turns out the guy was a fraud and didn't actually have a...

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Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:23 pm
Please Recommend a Scanner?

Last post by BillG « Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:24 pm
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by BillG » Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:34 pm

I've got a pristine ThinkPad 600X that is happily running Windows 2000 with Office 2002 and I'd like to keep it running happy. :D

Can anyone...

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Last post by BillG
Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:24 pm
new music player: songbird

Last post by mattbiernat « Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:10 pm
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by mattbiernat » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:59 am

for those of you looking to subsitute iTunes with somethinge else, well maybe not yet but songbird might be good in the future.

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Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:10 pm
Any suggestions for a decent digital multimeter?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:28 pm
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by tfflivemb2 » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:44 pm

As the title states, does anyone have any suggestions for a decent multimeter, for testing several laptop parts. I guess this would mean that the...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:28 pm
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T23 - DVD Movies & Internet - Newbie

Last post by 2901bruce « Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:46 pm
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by 2901bruce » Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:47 pm

Hi Guy's!

I just purchased a refurb IBM/Lenovo T23 Notebook Computer. I'm running MS-Windows XP Pro/Office 2003, & Internet Explorer. It is the...

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Last post by 2901bruce
Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:46 pm
Apple Wireless Keyboard

Last post by Raphoroni « Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:34 am

by Raphoroni » Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:34 am

Ok so I bought an Apple Wireless Keyboard and I got the D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth Adapter as well. According to some things i have seen online you...

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Last post by Raphoroni
Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:34 am
Alternative products to the T60p

Last post by K. Eng « Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:05 pm
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by Mr Blek » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:57 am

As my order has now been delayed by another month, can anyone recommend any alternatives to the T60p (and not exclusive to the IBM/Lenovo range) with...

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Last post by K. Eng
Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:05 pm
Internet Service Provider for IBM/LENOVO T23

Last post by 2901bruce « Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:14 pm

by 2901bruce » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:14 pm

Hi Guy's,

I have a Lenovo/IBM T23 Thinkpad. I'm looking for a good ISP, inexpensive, with great telephone support. I need to be able to connect to a...

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Last post by 2901bruce
Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:14 pm
SWEET!!!

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:56 am
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by AssPenny » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:52 pm

My area finally got 10mb cable connections. We were at the 3mb cap all across the city.
I can only push at 100kbs but the downloads are wicked!

[censored]...

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Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:56 am
Please Recommend a Scanner?

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:57 am
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by BillG » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:01 pm

I've got a pristine ThinkPad 600X that is happily running Windows 2000 with Office 2002 and I'd like to keep it running happy. :D

Can anyone...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:57 am
Toshiba Laptop service manual

Last post by vanaya « Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:11 pm
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by vanaya » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:01 pm

I was given a toshiba satelite 1905-s303 laptop that would shut down. I googled the problem and found it to be a heatsink that would overheat and...

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Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:11 pm
My next laptop will be powered by a jet engine (possibly)

Last post by egibbs « Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:05 am
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by jdhurst » Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:59 pm

In the Toronto Star today:
Alan Epstein, Professor in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department at MIT has run his laptop on a minature turbine for...

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Last post by egibbs
Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:05 am
Buggy browsers

Last post by Puppy « Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:18 am
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by GomJabbar » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:12 am

Symantec: Browser Bugs Rampant in '06

According to Symantec’s twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report, hackers found 47 bugs in Mozilla’s...

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Last post by Puppy
Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:18 am
HP to take up Voodoo

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:54 pm
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by GomJabbar » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:03 pm

HP says it agrees to buy gaming PC maker Voodoo
HP said that Voodoo, whose computers can cost thousands of dollars, would be part of a new gaming...

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Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:54 pm
How to make your own recovery partition - PC Magazine

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:38 pm
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by GomJabbar » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:06 pm

I received this in an e-mail from PC Magazine today. I thought some of you partitionholics might be interested.

Make a Recovery Partition

Many...

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Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:38 pm
T80 now available

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:15 am
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by dsigma6 » Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:40 pm

According to this guy at least...

Sounds like a great price too!

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Last post by BillMorrow
Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:15 am
Intel Classmate PC

Last post by Rob Mayercik « Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:32 am
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by Puppy » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:54 am

Looks good:

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Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:32 am
Request for Ray Martin/Terri Irwin interview Nine Network AU

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:22 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:11 pm

G'day!

Don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but if anyone in Australia has taped the interview with Terri Irwin by Ray Martin of Nine...

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Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:22 am
T.O. attempts suicide?

Last post by JaneL « Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:30 pm
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by dsigma6 » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:30 am

Rumored suicide attempt

Being from Philly, I have no sympathy for this man...I wonder if this is true, or if the media is just bored again today?...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:30 pm
Sony Reader (e-ink ebook reader) shipping

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by kstuart » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:41 pm

In-depth hands on reviews at:

and

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Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:41 pm
Intel Gets Boost from Ruling

Last post by kstuart « Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:39 pm

by kstuart » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:39 pm

Technology
Intel Gets Boost from Ruling
By Alexei Oreskovic
TheStreet.com Staff Reporter
9/27/2006 2:23 PM EDT
URL:

Intel (INTC) shares were...

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Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:39 pm
A novel way to keep burglars away.

Last post by egibbs « Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:06 am
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by pphilipko » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:49 am

Burglars get severed heads shock

VIENNA (Reuters) - Burglars in Vienna opted for a speedy getaway after they found eight severed human heads when...

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Last post by egibbs
Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:06 am
This sounds like a good idea, doesn't it?

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by christopher_wolf » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:14 pm

Good to see Hurd is taking responsibility for all the things that *go right*

Ohh, goodness me....I haven't had this kind of a chuckle from HP since...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:14 pm
Tips for better online searches

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:24 am

by GomJabbar » Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:24 am

I received an e-mail from Microsoft this morning with various tips. I thought I would pass this tip on regarding searching online.
6 tips for better...

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Sat Sep 23, 2006 6:24 am
i just got the best deal

Last post by Mad-Mike « Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:30 am
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by fartonmyear » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:05 am

i just wanted to say i got an awesome deal on ebay. yeah i know, ebay. but i like taking the risk. the guy had a x40 for $600 buy it now + $25...

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Last post by Mad-Mike
Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:30 am
IBM's Secret Testing Island (Details Inside)

Last post by madmax « Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:57 am
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by christopher_wolf » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:27 pm

You actually clicked on that? Wow, would you be the perfect victin for a bait-and-goatse-switch... :lol:

OK, that aside, IBM is apparently doing...

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Last post by madmax
Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:57 am
Interesting Express Card Info

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:25 pm
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by Kyocera » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:32 pm

I found this whilst checking out some uses for express cards:

4. What applications are expected to be supported by the different sizes of...

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Last post by DIGITALgimpus
Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:25 pm
Optimus OLED Keyboard

Last post by dsigma6 « Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:09 pm
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by dsigma6 » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:10 am

Does anyone know the availability of the Optimus OLED keyboard?

Most of the information on the internet is from forums, with little information...

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Last post by dsigma6
Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:09 pm
Network Storage Devices

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:56 am
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by sliston32 » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:45 am

Hi im looking for a network storage device to use for backing up my home pc and my z60m. I was looking at a buffalo link station pro and was...

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Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:56 am

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