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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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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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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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Forum Announcements board

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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

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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EU bans vacuum cleaners

Last post by A31 « Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:14 am
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by Puppy » Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:11 pm

Another idiotic idea of the EU monster. To ban vacuum cleaners with power over 1600 W, later over 900W (and later at all ?)

After the classic...

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Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:14 am
Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G review

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:08 pm
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by rkawakami » Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:02 pm

Most people that know me know that I still have a caveman cell phone; i.e., just a simple phone that handles voice calls and texts. While my phone...

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Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:08 pm
WRT54G and others

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by jronald » Mon Nov 04, 2013 7:21 pm

Which of the open source softwares will allow me to set multiple hours of usage for one MAC address. The regular software is not functional enough....

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Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:15 pm
do not buy thinkpad hardware from AMZNTECH

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by gervin23 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:41 pm

I thought I'd make others aware I just got ripped off by I ordered a T60p fan/heatsink assembly and it turned out to not seat properly. A few days of...

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Sat Nov 02, 2013 5:05 am
Numerology "Here is wisdom ... "

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by Tõnis » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:21 pm

An interesting calculation --

Assign a multiple of six to every letter of the alphabet starting with A=6, B=12, C=18, and so forth. Then add up the...

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Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:50 am
Your favorite Thinkpad

Last post by Tõnis « Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:46 pm
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by Temetka » Tue Oct 01, 2013 10:19 pm

We've had threads about what Thinkpad's you've wanted or owned, or even what your first Thinkpad was. But I do not recall seeing one for what your...

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Last post by Tõnis
Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:46 pm
Basic question about data recovery

Last post by npish « Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:43 pm
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by npish » Sat Oct 12, 2013 12:16 am

I have a 2TB external USB drive that has been corrupted-- i.e. the drive is recognized by windows when attached as it shows in the device manager,...

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Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:43 pm
Anyone know how to get hotkeys working on a G500s with Win7?

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by mikey pizano » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:14 pm

I got a G500s after my X200s died on me. Sure it isn't a ThinkPad but it was in my budget of 500 dollars and has nice specs. Well after using, and...

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Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:14 pm
Photography

Last post by A31 « Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:59 am
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by A31 » Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:34 pm

Anybody here interested in photography? I've been interested for a few years and currently I shoot with a Nikon D3200 D-SLR, with two lenses (the...

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Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:59 am
Any Reasonbly Good Older SSDs?

Last post by Temetka « Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:00 am
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by emeraldgirl08 » Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:50 am

Hi all. I had planned on doing this for some time now and I have decided to start looking. I once had an SSD but hard times forced me to sell it. I...

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Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:00 am
Why did I buy a ThinkPad??? *PIC*

Last post by Temetka « Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:51 am
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by Tzantushka » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:35 am

Because I wanted something reliable and robust.

Example being the T420 passing the static cat mass test successfully...

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Last post by Temetka
Tue Oct 15, 2013 1:51 am
Sony Bravia KDL32BX420

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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:16 am

I have my PS3 hooked up to my Sony 32 LCD tv and using the HDMI cable. I thought at first it was the disc or laser reading the disc on my PS3 and...

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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:17 pm
LF a <17" laptop that takes 2 IDE HDDs & has great speakers

Last post by Saucey « Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:24 am
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by pianowizard » Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:20 pm

The title says it all. All the stated criteria must be met.

I have a 320GB and a 250GB IDE hard drives. I want to store all my MP3 files on them,...

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Last post by Saucey
Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:24 am
WTH! Serial Parallel Ultra Bay

Last post by Medessec « Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:07 pm
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by jronald » Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:35 pm

I know they made it, had just never seen one!

Ron

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Last post by Medessec
Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:07 pm
Thinkpad you've never had?

Last post by Medessec « Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:40 pm
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by Medessec » Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:39 am
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What Thinkpad do you think you really should have had at one point that you still have never gotten your hands on?

You can look at this any way you...
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Last post by Medessec
Tue Oct 08, 2013 12:40 pm
My Neighbor's wireless printer, what should I print? *PIC*

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by mpcook » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:03 pm
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All of a sudden I start seeing a wireless network called HPJ610a.89315C which is apparently an HP all-in-one printer device. I have been trying to...
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Last post by mpcook
Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:26 am
A nice article on the 20th Anniversary of Thinkpads

Last post by Temetka « Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:26 pm
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by Temetka » Fri Oct 04, 2013 4:44 am

I found this article on-line and thought I would share it here for you guys:

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Oct 04, 2013 2:26 pm
Fan Noise

Last post by Medessec « Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:29 pm
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by Medessec » Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:45 am

One thing I absolutely love about almost all the Thinkpads I use is- how absolutely quiet they are, versus how well they push heat. The W700 is...

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Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:29 pm
Owning all Game Consoles

Last post by Medessec « Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:28 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat May 11, 2013 6:46 pm

So I own all the Game consoles except for Atari / Sega.

I dont like using handhelds so I got rid of my GameBoys and PSPs or in the GameBoys games...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:28 pm
What tune is currently stuck inyour head?

Last post by Medessec « Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:40 am
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by Worzyl » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:15 am
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What tune is currently stuck in your head? I normally can't stand this type of sugary pop and I really dislike Snoop but at the moment it's:

Katy...
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Last post by Medessec
Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:40 am
Is this where it is heading?

Last post by Medessec « Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:36 am
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by garnet » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:50 am

In the light of lack of nice TP models currently (we all dislike some aspects of what is out there) and the possibility for an i5 mobo for t4x series...

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Last post by Medessec
Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:36 am
Blog suggestions?

Last post by Temetka « Sun Sep 29, 2013 9:37 pm
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by thatgothbehindyou » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:30 pm

I've been thinking of starting a blog/online journal. Does anyone have experience with them? Any blog recommendations?

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Sep 29, 2013 9:37 pm
How do you view Thinkpad Forums on your mobile/tablet device

Last post by dsvochak « Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:30 pm
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by Saucey » Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:28 am

Hello all. I was just curious if I should buy and try out Tapatalk, I have yet to do so because of its exceptions it asks for. I've been using chrome...

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Last post by dsvochak
Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:30 pm
TP 760XL and 600E Driver Matrices

Last post by JGTC.co.jp « Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:33 pm

by JGTC.co.jp » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:33 pm

Hello, everyone! First post, subject to moderators' rules.

Recently, a very good friend of mine gave me his superb TP 600E, and my dad brought along...

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Last post by JGTC.co.jp
Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:33 pm
Need Directions?

Last post by thatgothbehindyou « Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:43 am
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by jronald » Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:17 pm

Family friend is driving from just North of Raleigh NC to Canton OH. Does NOT want to drive through the mountains.

So I gave her this route:
I85...

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Last post by thatgothbehindyou
Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:43 am
Income property do’s and don’ts

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:47 am
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by Temetka » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:18 am

I am unable to ascertain as to whether or not the poster above me is spamming or not.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:47 am
Anyone use Touchpads?

Last post by Medessec « Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:53 am
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by Medessec » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:53 pm

I'm pretty flexible between using a Touchpad, Trackpoint, and the good 'ol fashioned computer ball mouse. As well as that crazy stationary one my dad...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:53 am
Anyone modded Win 8?

Last post by Cigarguy « Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:42 pm
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by Medessec » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:52 pm

My friends have Windows 8, but because they didn't want to pay for a Windows 7 copy(lazy), they've figured out ways to get the Start Menu back and...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:42 pm
Amazon rant

Last post by elray « Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:24 am
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by thatgothbehindyou » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:09 pm

Even though you guys don't know me, since we are allowed to talk about whatEVER , I need to vent cause this is ticking me off.

So I signed up with...

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Last post by elray
Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:24 am
Congratulations to the Aussies for a return to sanity

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:49 pm
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by BillMorrow » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:44 pm

It seems the aussies (Australians for those unfamilier with Aussie ) had an attack of sanity and threw off the labour government for a return to...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:49 pm
Well Duh!

Last post by Temetka « Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:31 am
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by jronald » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:47 pm

So I have been a Science Fiction fan from the time I was old enough to read my fathers paperback books. Frank Hebert's Dune was/is a long time...

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Last post by Temetka
Wed Sep 11, 2013 5:31 am
Border Security

Last post by Temetka « Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:26 am
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by jronald » Sat Jun 22, 2013 12:39 pm

So I had a very restless night last night. Im batching it with Uby and the significant other out of town.

As I was tossing and turning, it suddenly...

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Last post by Temetka
Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:26 am
How to shorten file names on a computer?

Last post by Ferrario500 « Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:30 pm
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by Atwood921 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:10 am

I am working in IT right now, and am helping to reimage computers. This user whose computer I am working with has 40 gb of files in his my documents...

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Last post by Ferrario500
Tue Aug 27, 2013 2:30 pm
My Art

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:43 am
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by ThinkPad R » Tue Aug 06, 2013 8:48 pm

Facebook page:

Admin edit : Changed all huge inline images (each one about 200KB) to links.

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Last post by BillMorrow
Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:43 am
Perseid Meteor Shower 2008 / 2013 *PIC (9K) *

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by rkawakami » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:03 am

I'm sitting in my back yard at the moment (1am PDT; 61F) in a partially comfy fold-up chair with an X22, staring deep into the northeastern sky. It's...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Fri Aug 23, 2013 3:30 am
Thinkpad Infrared. Whoa. (Brief Story)

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:00 pm
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by Medessec » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:34 am

Well, I was working on a 770 I'm trying to fix up, and I have XP installed on it. I was trying to fetch some info to compare to another 770 I have...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:00 pm
UPC A Barcode generator

Last post by jayton4 « Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:53 am
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by jronald » Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:08 am

I need a freeware font that I can generate UPC-A barcodes with for retail sales. We are combining 2 items to sell with a third, and the 2 singles are...

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Last post by jayton4
Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:53 am
i need a drive for booting linux

Last post by Temetka « Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:39 am
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by dux5 » Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:50 pm

it appears my t410 does not boot from SD cards???

I need a usb flash drive. or a sata to usb cable to convert my desktop hard drive into usb ???

I...

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:39 am
DDR vs DDR2 memory debate

Last post by Temetka « Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:36 am
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by systemBuilder » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:55 pm

In 2006 (when the T43 was released), I looked at graphics benchmarks for ALL of the T4x series of laptops, and determined that the ATI 9600 of the...

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Last post by Temetka
Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:36 am
PC problems

Last post by ganon11000 « Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:05 am
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by alfio » Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:25 pm

hello all

we've had an old custom built machine running as our media center for some time and it was working fine until a few days ago. first...

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Last post by ganon11000
Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:05 am
I have seen the future of computing (ok maybe)...

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:34 am
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by cheetahdriver » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:51 am

Much as I have anticipated the W540 (can I pleeze PLEEZE have my keyboard back?), I have suffered an epiphany. Thinkpads are SOOOO last week......

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:34 am
Non ThinkPad Hardware question

Last post by Brad « Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:21 am
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by Nigellus » Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:09 pm

This involves a Dell.

The computer worked fine. Then it was unplugged and moved and unused for several weeks. When I set it back up, it booted for...

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Last post by Brad
Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:21 am
hello everybody

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by jessepit » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:26 pm

Hello everyone, I am and I am new to this forum, Actually A my friend suggest me to sign up this forum for getting and sharing new idea and...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:44 pm
S-Video for LCD Tv

Last post by Neil « Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:55 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Tue Jul 02, 2013 1:13 am

I have a Sony Bravia 32 LCD HDTv 1080p. It has 2 HDMI ports, 1 Coax, 1 Compontent set, 1 RCA composit set, 1 VGA Port with RCA sound ports, 1 digital...

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Last post by Neil
Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:55 am
fractal antenna on laptop

Last post by jronald « Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:28 pm
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by zogthegreat » Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:21 pm

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know if a fractal antenna placed on the back of the LCD cover would offer better reception than regular internal wifi...

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Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:28 pm
Discussion: Please suggest backup/encryption strategy

Last post by garnet « Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:18 am
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by garnet » Fri May 24, 2013 4:14 am

Hi all,

I have a linux box with a folder of important documents. Some of these documents are changed at irregular intervals. What I am after is a...

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Last post by garnet
Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:18 am
Adding OEM info under Windows Vista and above

Last post by ganon11000 « Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:44 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:24 am

I have the 2 sets of IBM's OEM INFO witch you add under Windows system32 folder. One is for Windows 95-2000 the other is XP. (Only diffirence is the...

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Last post by ganon11000
Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:44 am
Working in retail

Last post by Unknown_K « Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:16 pm
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by jronald » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:54 am

Some of you may know Im a General Manager at an aftermarket automobile parts house, that said, its retail and DIY primarily.

Not long before we...

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Last post by Unknown_K
Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:16 pm
Adding Speakers to a monitor

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:44 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:59 pm

I have a 19 IBM 4549-HC1 LCD Monitor It has the Standard, VGA and a DVI port. I got a Philips HDMI to DVI adapter and I can play XBOX and PlayStation...

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Last post by ThinkPad560X
Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:44 pm
Removing Dual Boot

Last post by Temetka « Sun Jun 09, 2013 2:35 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun May 26, 2013 6:33 pm

I got a SSD drive and connected it to my desktop to install Windows 7 on it. When I removed the SDD. My other HDD 1TB Windows XP. Now boots to a...

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Sun Jun 09, 2013 2:35 pm

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