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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Cheap Laptop Suggestions.

Last post by draco2527 « Wed May 24, 2006 10:23 pm
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by GregM » Mon May 01, 2006 3:23 pm

Friends,

A co-worker is asking me to recommend a cheap laptop. I have NO idea. I love my ThinkPad, but she doesn't want to spend over $1,000. She is...

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Last post by draco2527
Wed May 24, 2006 10:23 pm
Hooked up 12v 7amp sealed lead acid battery to TP !

Last post by davidwayne34 « Wed May 24, 2006 4:34 am
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by davidwayne34 » Fri May 19, 2006 5:41 am

I figure it should last at least 6 hours. Anyone ever do this?

Its a heavy bugger, but love the poss. of long duration.

Wayne

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Last post by davidwayne34
Wed May 24, 2006 4:34 am
10,000 TOPIC

Last post by gunston « Wed May 24, 2006 2:11 am
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by turbolium » Tue May 23, 2006 9:51 pm

WOO-HOO

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Last post by gunston
Wed May 24, 2006 2:11 am
How Many MPG Does YOUR TP Get?

Last post by JHEM « Mon May 22, 2006 11:02 pm
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by bhtooefr » Sun May 21, 2006 10:57 pm

Yeah, but everyone remembers the 3-cyl Geo Metro. And they remember the old Volkswagen diesels, which while being 4-cyl, are in the same power range....

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Last post by JHEM
Mon May 22, 2006 11:02 pm
2.5" External USB Caddy Hard Drive Issues

Last post by morgie « Mon May 22, 2006 8:44 am
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by morgie » Mon May 22, 2006 4:40 am

Hi guys,

I have a SafeCom 2.5 USB 2.0 external caddy, product code SUSB2-25CA.
I had previously been using it with a 40 gb drive with no problem...

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Last post by morgie
Mon May 22, 2006 8:44 am
First video game

Last post by bhtooefr « Mon May 22, 2006 4:13 am
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by ThinkPad » Sun May 21, 2006 3:04 am

I was browsing around and came across this. I played these games on our first computer ever, the one that required booting via 5.2 floppies dont...

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Last post by bhtooefr
Mon May 22, 2006 4:13 am
I am from Singapore

Last post by GuoXing « Mon May 22, 2006 1:50 am
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by Jeremy Tan » Sat May 13, 2006 1:38 am

Hi everyone. I am Jeremy from Singapore. I am glad to be part of this forum.

Jeremy Tan K C

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Last post by GuoXing
Mon May 22, 2006 1:50 am
Another interesting Chinese industry purchase

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun May 21, 2006 7:40 pm
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by K. Eng » Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:58 pm

Looks like Detroit might be in for another round of severe pounding in a couple years:

NYT imes article

CHONGQING, China, Feb. 16 — China is...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun May 21, 2006 7:40 pm
Google Search

Last post by kuma « Sat May 20, 2006 4:20 pm
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by kuma » Sat May 20, 2006 9:12 am

I have Google Desktop and I like it, but the search window from my Outlook has disapeared. I'd like to get it back up there so I can search my...

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Last post by kuma
Sat May 20, 2006 4:20 pm
MacBook competition for the Z6*t series?

Last post by asiafish « Sat May 20, 2006 10:21 am
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by K. Eng » Tue May 16, 2006 2:48 pm

Appleinsider has some good pictures of the new MacBook:

I really like the new styling -- its simple and matte black -- like a ThinkPad :shock:...

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Last post by asiafish
Sat May 20, 2006 10:21 am
T60p Identity Theft Advice

Last post by archer6 « Fri May 19, 2006 8:21 pm
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by Bemps » Wed May 17, 2006 9:35 pm

I placed an order for a 2623DDU Thinkpad Saturday 5/13/06 with its amazing deal of $2199.00 over the phone as I wanted to clarify some last details...

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Last post by archer6
Fri May 19, 2006 8:21 pm
Web design: What should I charge

Last post by techflavor « Thu May 18, 2006 8:56 am
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by Blake » Wed May 17, 2006 1:44 pm

Need some insite.

Im going to be doing a website for Genaral Contractor that a buddy of mine sub-contracts from.

The site will be nothing crazy,...

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Last post by techflavor
Thu May 18, 2006 8:56 am
Pay your bills in full down to the cent. Or else...

Last post by 440roadrunner « Wed May 17, 2006 6:32 pm
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by pphilipko » Wed May 17, 2006 2:15 am

I find this difficult to believe...all for ONE cent!?! Anyone here have any similar experiences? :lol:

Associated Press:

Power Shut Off After...

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Last post by 440roadrunner
Wed May 17, 2006 6:32 pm
A fraud ?

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Wed May 17, 2006 4:12 pm
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by alexzabr » Wed May 17, 2006 3:16 pm

Doesn't it smell bad ?
10$ initial price, no reserve, bidder ID kept private
Seems to be either some kind of stolen stock (if he indeed has many...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Wed May 17, 2006 4:12 pm
AutoRoute maps of central an eastern Europe

Last post by JHEM « Wed May 17, 2006 3:37 pm
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by krma-thkpds » Tue May 16, 2006 4:23 am

Does anyone know if these maps are accessible?

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Last post by JHEM
Wed May 17, 2006 3:37 pm
Networked Hard Drive Solution? (NAS)

Last post by egibbs « Wed May 17, 2006 1:39 pm
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by dclee012 » Tue May 09, 2006 1:10 pm

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has had any good experience with any networked hard drives? I am speaking of hard drives which connect directly to...

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Last post by egibbs
Wed May 17, 2006 1:39 pm
8 million books onto a cartridge half the size of a VHS tape

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed May 17, 2006 8:33 am
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by GomJabbar » Tue May 16, 2006 6:55 pm

IBM has done it again. Here is the latest breakthrough on data storage.

IBM Develops New Tape Storage Technology

Scientists at IBM's Almaden...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed May 17, 2006 8:33 am
Revived dell. (!links to pictures, attached!)

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed May 17, 2006 12:31 am
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by ThinkPad » Mon May 08, 2006 12:07 am

I found an old Dell Latitude L 400 I purchased back in 1999 I believe. It had layers of dust on it and the OS was corrupted. I removed the hard drive...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed May 17, 2006 12:31 am
They needed to do a poll for this?

Last post by underclocker « Tue May 16, 2006 8:21 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Tue May 16, 2006 2:30 am

Hmmm, well; my choosen career paths are in the top three in the first list... :?

Next time anybody says that the parties I (plan to) attend are far...

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Last post by underclocker
Tue May 16, 2006 8:21 pm
Some humor

Last post by underclocker « Tue May 16, 2006 8:17 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sun May 14, 2006 8:13 pm

Here is a little video clip to lighten things up here. Its from Conan O Brien and clean.

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Last post by underclocker
Tue May 16, 2006 8:17 pm
Interesting Phone Call

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue May 16, 2006 6:23 pm
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by JHEM » Mon May 15, 2006 10:01 pm

Just got off the phone with my sister who is enroute home to NJ from NOLA/MSY to EWR after attending a wedding.

They were scheduled to depart at...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue May 16, 2006 6:23 pm
IT/ Network Admin Forums

Last post by Jeremy Tan « Tue May 16, 2006 11:25 am
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by dyoes » Mon May 15, 2006 6:04 am

Im looking for a good IT forum that would be good for us Network admins and desktop support professionals. Anyone know of any good forums for me?

Dan

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Last post by Jeremy Tan
Tue May 16, 2006 11:25 am
Stress reliever?

Last post by Jeremy Tan « Tue May 16, 2006 4:08 am

by Jeremy Tan » Tue May 16, 2006 4:08 am

I am sorry if i cannot post this joke here. I find this good. Sent to me from my good friend from US, New York.

Stress Reliever #1

Wife : You...

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Last post by Jeremy Tan
Tue May 16, 2006 4:08 am
Palm 700p for all you Smartphone users

Last post by ambientscape « Mon May 15, 2006 9:00 pm
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by medevilenemy » Mon May 15, 2006 6:41 am

It is official, the 700p has finally been announced by Palm and will alledgedly be released on Sprint and Verizon networks soon . Read up on its...

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Last post by ambientscape
Mon May 15, 2006 9:00 pm
Classic Italian Vespa

Last post by ambientscape « Mon May 15, 2006 11:36 am

by ambientscape » Mon May 15, 2006 11:36 am

Is there anyone out there into classic Italian Vespa's??

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Last post by ambientscape
Mon May 15, 2006 11:36 am
Accademic Excellence?

Last post by ThinkPad « Mon May 15, 2006 3:05 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Wed May 10, 2006 10:33 pm

This paper made my head spin. My friend who showed me the link claims this is a real paper but I can't be convinced that this isn't some prank a kid...

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Last post by ThinkPad
Mon May 15, 2006 3:05 am
Chain Mail Attack

Last post by Jeremy Tan « Mon May 15, 2006 2:27 am
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by Jeremy Tan » Sun May 14, 2006 11:32 am

Sorry, i don't know whether i should post this in the news forum or off topic forum. I feel that there is a need to post this to warn everyone to...

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Last post by Jeremy Tan
Mon May 15, 2006 2:27 am
How to import speakers from US?

Last post by naro « Sun May 14, 2006 12:06 am
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by naro » Fri May 12, 2006 1:52 pm

hi guys,

i'm interested to buy the Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1. However, it's only available in the US.

I would like to import it to Singapore....

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Last post by naro
Sun May 14, 2006 12:06 am
I'm from israel

Last post by JHEM « Fri May 12, 2006 2:12 pm
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by chermesh » Fri May 12, 2006 1:43 pm

and our TV is PAL

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Last post by JHEM
Fri May 12, 2006 2:12 pm
Hello,everybody!Nice to meet you!

Last post by JHEM « Wed May 10, 2006 10:18 pm
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by redvoilin » Mon May 08, 2006 2:01 am

I'm from China.It's the first time I come to the forum and I'm so glad to meet everybody here! :D

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Last post by JHEM
Wed May 10, 2006 10:18 pm
PLEASE....KEEP EBAY and the FORUM separate!

Last post by draco2527 « Wed May 10, 2006 11:24 am

by draco2527 » Wed May 10, 2006 11:24 am

This is a FYI for anyone that contacts me VIA EBAY for Forum related questions....

I have no problem with people from this forum contacting me for...

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Last post by draco2527
Wed May 10, 2006 11:24 am
Keyboard tray suggestions?

Last post by hnq « Wed May 10, 2006 2:56 am

by hnq » Wed May 10, 2006 2:56 am

I work as a software developer - so I'm on a keyboard 10 + hours a day. I'm looking to buy a professional quality keyboard tray. I had been working...

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Last post by hnq
Wed May 10, 2006 2:56 am
If you were limited to one ThinkPad from the 20th Century...

Last post by Temetka « Wed May 10, 2006 1:21 am
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by K. Eng » Sun May 07, 2006 8:14 pm

... what model would you choose?

For the purposes of my post, the 20th Century ended on December 31, 2000.

I'm not sure if I'd rather have a 600...

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Last post by Temetka
Wed May 10, 2006 1:21 am
ThinkPad Z series gets new competition from HP

Last post by christopher_wolf « Tue May 09, 2006 10:33 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue May 09, 2006 9:43 pm

link - HP nc6400

I like the privacy filter and the fact that the WWAN is integrated into the display rather than a stick-out antenna, but alas,...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Tue May 09, 2006 10:33 pm
Ahhh, make mine a Jet/Thinkpad black if you please...

Last post by underclocker « Tue May 09, 2006 7:56 am
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by christopher_wolf » Tue May 09, 2006 2:49 am

It looks as if the MacBook Pro is also getting some colorful treatments; similar to what has been done with certain T4X and X Series Thinkpads here;...

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Last post by underclocker
Tue May 09, 2006 7:56 am
SO tired of some of the stuff that is on EBay...

Last post by underclocker « Mon May 08, 2006 10:42 am
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by draco2527 » Sun May 07, 2006 11:37 pm

After Katrina there were TONS of these floating around....

What would make ANYONE think that after being exposed to SALT water, that there is...

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Last post by underclocker
Mon May 08, 2006 10:42 am
This might go better with an oak office set...

Last post by bill bolton « Sun May 07, 2006 5:53 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Sat May 06, 2006 8:27 pm

Wooden computers!

Although there are several problems, including wear (the mice and keyboards would get really slimy), different thermodynamic...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun May 07, 2006 5:53 pm
Desktop builders - what would you do differently next time?

Last post by K. Eng « Sun May 07, 2006 4:54 pm
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by K. Eng » Sat May 06, 2006 9:53 pm

My Athlon box is now in its 22nd month of service (out of an expected 36 month deployment cycle) so I've had a lot of time to reflect on what I will...

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Last post by K. Eng
Sun May 07, 2006 4:54 pm
I had to do it.....

Last post by draco2527 « Sat May 06, 2006 3:01 am
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by draco2527 » Wed May 03, 2006 8:26 pm

I have been thinking of doing this for a while, but since it is not my laptop (work owns it) then I went the easy route.

The film is there until the...

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Last post by draco2527
Sat May 06, 2006 3:01 am
EPP sales are Final

Last post by Optigrab « Fri May 05, 2006 8:50 pm

by Optigrab » Fri May 05, 2006 8:50 pm

I've lurked here for some weeks, while I deliberated on which laptop to buy. Today I pulled the trigger on a 14 T60p. It was an over-the-phone sale,...

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Last post by Optigrab
Fri May 05, 2006 8:50 pm
DVD copying

Last post by Nolonemo « Thu May 04, 2006 3:15 pm
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by ThinkPad » Wed May 03, 2006 5:41 pm

I have a few of MY OWN DVDs which I would like to copy onto the computer and save as an avi or mpeg format. Ive been able to copy a DVD via various...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Thu May 04, 2006 3:15 pm
Han shot first!

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Thu May 04, 2006 8:30 am
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by K. Eng » Thu May 04, 2006 8:21 am

link

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- The original theatrical versions of the first three Star Wars films are finally coming to DVD on...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Thu May 04, 2006 8:30 am
Anniversary Sweepstakes, Win a ThinkPad notebook

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed May 03, 2006 9:35 pm
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by draco2527 » Wed May 03, 2006 2:19 am

I tried it with my work address, my personal address (email from both) and my wifes parents home address.

I did this, because the first time I...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed May 03, 2006 9:35 pm
Sounds familiar...?

Last post by JHEM « Wed May 03, 2006 6:06 pm
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by christopher_wolf » Wed May 03, 2006 5:31 pm

So...Apparently there is a high pitched whining noise on the new MacBook Pros; that sounds alot like high-pitched whining noises that I have heard...

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Last post by JHEM
Wed May 03, 2006 6:06 pm
The Chronicles of George

Last post by Kyocera « Tue May 02, 2006 8:49 am
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by rjm1135 » Tue May 02, 2006 12:17 am

For all you tech. support people out there, I stumbled across the following:

Kept me entertained no-end through lunch.

Cheers,
Rob.

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Last post by Kyocera
Tue May 02, 2006 8:49 am
Macs get viruses too!!

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Mon May 01, 2006 1:42 pm
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by tfflivemb2 » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:32 pm

Looks like the first virus attack on MAC OSX has taken place:

And now we will all fall into the downward spiral.

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Mon May 01, 2006 1:42 pm
Just taking a break at 2 AM...

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon May 01, 2006 12:33 pm
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by daeojkim » Mon May 01, 2006 1:11 am

Just taking a break from studying for tomorrow's exam.

About 4 more lectures to cover, get about 3 hours of sleep, get up, go to school, take 3...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon May 01, 2006 12:33 pm
New headphones (pictures attached)

Last post by daeojkim « Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:14 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:36 pm

After doing my research, I decided to go for the Bose QuietComfort 2 Noise Canceling headphones, I have never used a noise canceling device, but I do...

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Last post by daeojkim
Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:14 pm
My first computer was a Morrow . . . (104kb IMAGE)

Last post by f1reverb « Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:14 am
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by f1reverb » Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:51 pm

as in George Morrow. George was there at the beginning . . .

1500 bucks for a Morrow MD-3 in 1984 with two 5.25 floppies. I couldn't afford the...

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Last post by f1reverb
Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:14 am
BIRD FLU?? A funny thing happened on the way to the forum

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:37 pm
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by BillMorrow » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:55 pm

THIS epistle turned up in my mail box from a good friend in Singapore..
(no, not one of those students who were causing so much stress, recently, on...

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Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:37 pm

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