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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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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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Handheld to go w/ my T60 ?

Last post by guYom « Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:57 pm
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by guYom » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:13 am

Hi ThinkPaders,

Any recommandations for a PDA w/ bluetooth to easily synch with my T60 Outlook contacts and an integrated wireless WIFI to surf the...

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Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:57 pm
Where do you read online novels?

Last post by bigtiger « Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:20 am
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by bigtiger » Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:12 am

As the X41 provide excellent battery time, I begin to read novels online. Anybody can recommend a good sites that provide free novels or short...

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Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:20 am
Windows users, what Internet browser do you use?

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by daba » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:20 am
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Please choose the one you use most on the computer you use most, then explain why!

I used to be a Firefox user; I loved the extensions, tabbed...
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Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:12 am
The Thinkpad as a Mobile IBM Workstation for Engineers

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by christopher_wolf » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:08 pm

Interesting; I was talking about this with one of my friends earlier today. IBM's idea of a Mobile Workstation used to be the PowerPC 800 Series...

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Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:03 am
Save CD image

Last post by Kyocera « Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:13 pm
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by Kyocera » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:34 pm

I have several Sybex study guides on CD's that I purchased (with the books). It kind of erks me that I have to carry the cd's with me and install...

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Last post by Kyocera
Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:13 pm
p3 667 or celeron 1.2 in desktop?

Last post by pianowizard « Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:16 pm
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by dsigma6 » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:18 am

i have an old emachines t1220 with a 1.2ghz celeron, 100mhz fsb...i dont know about the cache. my friend gave me his old mobo w/667mhz p3 with 133mhz...

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Last post by pianowizard
Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:16 pm
PowerBook G3 Wallstreet

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:08 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Thu May 11, 2006 3:53 pm

I FINNALY recieved my PowerBook G3 today that I ordered off eBay and I have to say that this is the coolest computer I've ever layed hands on. The 14...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:08 pm
People cannot grasp that PCs decrease in value

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by kstuart » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:45 pm
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With out any exception, every working Thinkpad offered for sale in this Forum is priced higher than what they actually sell for elsewhere (i.e. the...
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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:12 am
Repair in New York?

Last post by Saml01 « Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:06 am
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by Tilyou » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:20 pm

If I don't get lucky, I'm going to need a repair shop for my T42.

I live in Manhattan and have had more than one bad experience trying to get...

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Last post by Saml01
Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:06 am
Laptop cooling?

Last post by kam_ « Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:54 am
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by kam_ » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:08 pm

With the hot weather and the intensive apps i'm running on my t43p (oh ok i mean games) its getting really hot these days.
I saw a friend of mine...

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Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:54 am
google desktop: other "gadget" options?

Last post by bigtiger « Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:58 pm
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by thinktank » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:06 pm

So I am officially starting to dislike anything google other then the fact that I already predicted when they had their IPO that they would go down...

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Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:58 pm
As if Detroit didn't already have enough tough competition

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by christopher_wolf » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:30 am

Well...

0-60MPH in 4 seconds and a top speed of 130MPH certainly sounds pretty impressive for an EV. :)

Also, that is quite possibly one of the...

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Last post by asiafish
Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:01 pm
Hercules

Last post by bigtiger « Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:57 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:01 pm

Check it out, I found Hercules hanging out in my backyard today. Well, okay, a Hercules Beetle. I still thought it was cool looking enough to snap a...

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Last post by bigtiger
Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:57 am
Acking

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by NS » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:09 pm

Sorry, i don't know how to spell arking or acking.

*Curious* When you pull out the USB mass storage from the computer, do you do it fast, click...

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Last post by motoperpetuo
Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:40 am
Are we too commercialized?

Last post by KristianJ « Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:36 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:07 am

I saw this on the internet today:

A Monopoly board game sans the cash and with mock Visa Debit cards and a cardreader taking place of the good ol'...

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Last post by KristianJ
Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:36 am
\'It does everything but cook and clean for you!\'

Last post by bigtiger « Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:12 am
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by NS » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:57 am

After reading this news, i want to know will it be more durable than other notebooks? Of course, it is not as durable as a thinkpad. But i am...

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Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:12 am
Any good shops to recommend to buy thinkpads

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by alfred_62 » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:03 pm

Hi guys.

I am from singapore and this is my first post.

I did try to search the forums but i guess I couldn't find any good info.

I would like to...

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Last post by NS
Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:50 am
Dell's black friday

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by rleo25 » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:06 pm

Today at Wall Street's closing, NASDAQ composite dropped almost 1% due to a Technology business slowdown. Dell's shares price felt about 12%, the...

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Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:31 pm
Straight through cable (ethernet cable)

Last post by 440roadrunner « Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:42 am
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by Lawerence J Brian » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:16 pm

May i know what is the color coding for an ethernet cable? PC - Ethernet? I want to crimp the cable for my company. Can someone please help. Thanks.

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Last post by 440roadrunner
Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:42 am
Laptop help...

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:06 pm
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by Saysana13B » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:55 pm

My brother has an Acer Aspire 3000 WLCi. He dropped it today while plugged with the AC Adapter. It langed on the Adapter part that connects to teh...

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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:06 pm
IBM event in Asia PAcific

Last post by sco1984 « Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:47 am

by sco1984 » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:47 am

Hello,
There is an IBM event in Pune on 25th
July. Refer for registration .

Timing > 9:00 am till 1:00 pm
Date > 25 July

Pune, India
Le Meridien...

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Last post by sco1984
Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:47 am
Losing Money On Money

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:47 pm
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by dsvochak » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:48 am

Just when I thought that it would be really difficult for the US budget deficit to get any worse, this happens:
Representative Jim Kolbe wants to do...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:47 pm
Intel pulling forward the Kentsfield launch date

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:53 pm

by christopher_wolf » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:53 pm

They briefly previewed a Kentsfield system (OK, they simply used it to run PowerPoint slides on, but still...), back at a pre-launch conference for...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:53 pm
Is my computer secure?

Last post by dsvochak « Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:52 am
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by pphilipko » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:48 pm
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Well, there was an incident yesterday when the police came over to my place as my father called the police that someone had broken in (he had only...
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:52 am
The dark, er Dell side - Latitude D620

Last post by archer6 « Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:35 pm
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by K. Eng » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:58 pm

:shock:

The keyboard on this thing is suprisingly good. There's a ThinkPad T20 here and an older Latitude D600 as well. The D600's keyboard is the...

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Last post by archer6
Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:35 pm
Can Thinkpad burn MP3's onto CD and how?

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:34 pm
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by Sand » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:56 pm

Yes, I have many lectures in MP3 format downloaded on my hard drive and I was wondering if the Thinkpad T42 can burn them onto CD-R's so I can play...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:34 pm
Can anyone recommend a good external drive?

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by suzannetf » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:18 pm

I'm trying to find a good external drive to store extra files on. I'm having a few problems finding something that matches everything I want. I...

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Last post by suzannetf
Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:07 pm
Big brother

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by GomJabbar » Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:37 am
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Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems From the New York Times. Published: October 23, 2005. Subscription required (free).

From above...
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Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:45 am
Barbaro

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:15 pm
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by dsigma6 » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:05 pm

This whole fiasco really urks me. These filthy rich owners love their horse so much that they enter it in a race, and put it through rigorous...

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:15 pm
Big Brother 2

Last post by dsvochak « Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:39 am

by dsvochak » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:39 am

Rather than add on to an old thread ( ) I'll start anew.
Switching course on one of his most controversial anti-terrorism policies, President Bush...

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Last post by dsvochak
Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:39 am
Floyd founder Syd Barrett, dead at 60

Last post by JHEM « Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:52 am
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by dsigma6 » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:57 am
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I'm actually visually upset by this. I've been a fan for years and have a real emotional connection with the group. While Syd was off the wall, his...
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:52 am
Microsoft Virtual PC now available for free

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by Puppy » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:36 am

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 is now available for free. Nice ...

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Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:07 pm
installing desktop dvd/rw drive- slave/master

Last post by dsigma6 « Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:20 am
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by dsigma6 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:11 am

i've never installed a drive before, but that's self explanatory- i'm just not sure about the slave/master ide cable. ive read that it makes a...

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Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:20 am
Hosting Question

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by turbolium » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:52 am

Was looking all over internet and could not find any information regarding pricing of traffic (local/international) and any legal information...

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Last post by turbolium
Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:52 am
Need some suggestions

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:53 am
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by NS » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:26 am

I am going off for a vacation next week. <--Military re service again.

Other than bringing my thinkpad along, i need to ask all users from USA. What...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:53 am
Italy vs France

Last post by smugiri « Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:35 pm
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by turbolium » Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:40 pm

Make your bets !!!!!

who do you think is going to win WorldCup ???

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Last post by smugiri
Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:35 pm
Serial blasts rock Mumbai ( INDIA )

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:09 pm
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by sco1984 » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:26 pm

Serial blasts rock Mumbai

July 11, 2006 2047 IST

A series of bomb explosions rocked the suburban railway system in Mumbai on Tuesday. Reports of...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:09 pm
Microsoft Access Database' Question

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:18 pm
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by wez312 » Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:25 pm

Here's my problem.

I split an Access database into two files. Now whenever I transfer my main database folder to any computer I also have to move my...

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Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:18 pm
UPS upgraded Delivery?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:17 pm
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by scsgoal31 » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:41 am

My z60t, ordered on 6/16, originally schedule for a 7/06 shipment was instead shipped today, 6/29. Cool, it's happened before, no surprise there. I...

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Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:17 pm
Dell laptop explodes at conference . . .

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Note: Already posted; check the Off Topic forum again.

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Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:10 pm
Editors at War

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:48 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:12 am

So, which editor do you like better?

Vim or Emacs?

BBEdit is also in the running, as they say, along with LaTeX (which isn't really an editor);...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:48 pm
How many processes/thread are youre Thinkpad OS running?

Last post by turbolium « Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:01 pm
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by Torque » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:57 am

Hi thinkpad forums.

Due to a small incident with Opera earlier, I had to enter the Taskmanager and shut down a process.
In doing so, I saw the total...

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Last post by turbolium
Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:01 pm
Inexpensive BBQ

Last post by archer6 « Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:54 am
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by archer6 » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:34 am

Inexpensive way to BBQ: BBQ For You

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Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:54 am
New member introduction

Last post by christopher_wolf « Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 pm
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by tghlk » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:35 pm

Just got my account activated here. I'm a thinkpad user, and have a bunch of models that I just don't have time to play with such as:

360C
365
700c...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 pm
Flushing money?

Last post by dsigma6 « Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:16 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:59 am

Is this what was originally meant by the phrase money down the toilet?

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Last post by dsigma6
Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:16 pm
Backordered T60p, is my rebate gone now?

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:22 pm
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by own6volvos » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:36 am

My ship date has been pushed to 07/18/06 now, with the required postmark date on the rebate being 7/30. If the laptop is pushed back again, or gets...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:22 pm
How to remove WGA

Last post by christopher_wolf « Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:04 am
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by christopher_wolf » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:26 pm

Contained therein is a guide that will get rid of the early (prety much useless yet highly annoying) version of WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage).

I...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:04 am
Any DSP professionals among Thinkpad comunity fellows ?

Last post by alexzabr « Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:38 am
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by alexzabr » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:00 am

I was thinking we have some percentage of hi-tech professionals here among fellows, perhaps there are DSP (digital signal processing) gurus that may...

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Last post by alexzabr
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:38 am
thinkpads.com support community forum index reference I

Last post by ThinkPad R « Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:35 pm
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by ThinkPad R » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:41 pm

Complete!

Page numbers & further information notes are corrected!

About 10% more information than Beta 2!

I hear that if you don't use Mozilla...

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Last post by ThinkPad R
Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:35 pm
To Bill and all Florida members--about Florida job market

Last post by bigtiger « Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:11 pm
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by bigtiger » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:11 pm

I am seriously thinking of moving to Florida for couple years. Mainly because of the Disney there and sunshine. I want be a good daddy and have my...

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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:11 pm

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