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What is a new good monitor to get these days? by
[email protected]
On Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:23:34 -0800, Ant wrote:
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the
summer." --Proverbs 30:25 (Bible)
Very interesting. Just one comment. The word translated "their meat"
is lachmom in Hebrew, from the same root as Beth...
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Epson all-in-one (work around) by
philo
My wife uses an Epson printer/ scanner that was given as a gift.
Though I generally am not in favor of scanner/printers, this one had
been working fine for over two years...but yesterday the scanner portion
quit.
When a scan was started a "cannot communicate" error was
displayed....although...
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Low heat computers harder to spy on ? by
Skybuck Flying[_4_]
Hello,
This little news item:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/100770/apparaatje-luistert-toetsaanslagen-draadloos-toetsenbord-microsoft-af.html
makes me wonder if another good reason to buy low heat computers is better
privacy protection.
In other word perhaps low heat computers are harder to spy...
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How big an SD card can I use? by
micky
How big an SD card can I use?
I have an Acer Aspire One netbook 8 or 10** years old running XP SP3 Pro
with a slot in the side for a full size SD card.
I have two Acer files, Quick Setup and another one, that describe the
computer, and one or both mention the SD slot, but they don't give...
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What is a new good monitor to get these days? by
Loren Pechtel[_2_]
On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:59:19 -0800, Ant wrote:
On 12/22/2014 7:58 AM PT, philo typed:
That's one advantage of buying from a local store, you can see for
yourself. I had to rely on customer ratings that I read on-line.
I hate risking like that. If I see/try it in...
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Singing Grapics Card???? by
~misfit~[_16_]
I have an HD7770 graphics card in my desktop. Just a basic one but a big
step up from the HD5670 I was using before for light gaming.
Last week I saw an auction for a faulty one on TM
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=803566559 and put in an
autobid of $6.66 and won it. I thought...
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Miracast by
Bill Bradshaw
I am looking for a way to miracast a non-miracast laptop with a P8400
CPU and Windows 7 Pro. I am trying to understand the hardware available
and what I should be looking for in the hardware specifications that
would confirm that there is a way for me to project my laptop screen to
a...
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December 12th 14 09:05 PM
by Paul
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Mixing RAM speed by
philoÂ
I build a lot of machines mostly from decommissioned P-4's and have been
re-testing machines that have been sitting for six months or so.
Three of the machines would not boot and I was getting RAM error beep
codes. (Dell and HP machines)
Upon inspection I see that in all the machines I had DDR2...
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December 5th 14 04:25 PM
by philoÂ
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CrystalDiskInfo Shizuku Edition by
Norm X
The named download might be important. The reports CrystalDiskInfo generates
are a little scary. Maybe I'm paranoid. Comments?
PS It only sees flash drive or USB HDD seen by boot ROM on Acer Aspire One.
Removable SDHC card is invisible.
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Need advice on wifi external enclosures by
Jeff Wilkinson
hi all,
Presently, I transfer movies etc to a USB thumb drive which I can plug
into my TV USB port and then play on the TV (pc is not near the TV and
is on a different floor). I have to unplug it and plug it into my
(WinXP) pc to delete or add new files.
I have a 250GB SATA 3.5" hd that I was...
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Fix Windows update of Microsoft Office by
Norm X
Hi,
I've Xposted this to alt.comp.hardware because it might involve hardware
issues.
I have a flash based netbbook with two partitions on a 32 GB SuperTalent
internal PATA SSD. I use a 32 GB SDHC card as drive D:, formatted in exFAT.
Win7 has flash support so I didn't mess with fancy drivers....
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November 30th 14 08:05 AM
by Norm X
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Philips P859 by
Nico de Jong
Hi all,
A long shot, but does anyone have any information on the Philips P859
minicomputer from the 80's? The power supply has gone bad and I have no
documentation whatsoever
Regards
/Nico
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Fujitsu Siemens ESPRIMO Mobile V5535 by
Nico de Jong
Hello All
Said laptop is a bit slow, so I have upgrade the memory to 2x 2GB.
What puzzles me, is that when I look in the system specifications, only
about 750 MB is used.
I cannot find anything relating to that in the BIOS settings
Anyone any idea on what this could be, and how to make the whole...
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November 25th 14 09:30 PM
by Paul
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What Is The Difference Between These Two HDD? by
Ron
Can someone tell me what the difference is between these 2 external hard
drives?
I going out of state next week and I'm going to backup a LOT of pictures
and a few docs from my sister's computers (a desktop and a laptop).
I have an old WD 250gb "My Book" that I have a lot of pics, docs, and...
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Cheap USB flash drives by
Norm X
Hi,
At first blush, inexpensive USB flash drives might seem a good place to
install the many lovely Linux distros, a policy, I've pursed for many years.
(Windows cannot run on a flash drive only an internal drive.) Although not
my first USB flash drive, I purchased an 8 GB OCZ Rally2 some years...
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November 19th 14 04:12 AM
by Norm X
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My RTL2832U+R820T SDR dongle by
Norm X
Realtek shot to fame with their dual channel, 48 kSps 16 bit A/D, D/A
soundchip. The netbook I write this on has a Realtek sound chip. With their
engineering experience they now market a RF A/D, the RTL2832U with a sample
rate beyond 2 MSps. That gives a spectral display greater than 1 MHz. It...
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tiny usb connectors by
Norm X
This post is not Xposted.
In a previous post I mentioned that Linux runs Skype well, but Windows does
not run Skype on old machines. I also found that Linux based Skype could use
my old webcam from my Xbox 360. However performance is inconsistent.
I ordered a replacement internal webcam for...
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November 17th 14 03:06 AM
by Norm X
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arris tm722G by
Deodiaus
I got a new router from Comcast.
The new router is a Arris TM722G. Unfortuately, now it does not work with my wireless system, Linksys E2000.
Does anyone have any suggestions or places to look. I tried Linksys and Googling, so was wondering if anyone here any suggestions. I want to take back the...
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November 11th 14 09:08 AM
by Paul
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Reseller of Technology Products by
Tecmeout Sales
Tecmeout is an innovative and fast growing value added reseller of technology products and services for businesses, government and education. Our goal is to make technology procurement simple and easy by offering the highest level of service available in the industry.
We offer the latest...
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Dark Laptop Screen by
Grinder
I'm working a HP G61-429WM that has a dark screen. It's a backlight
problem, as a flashlight shows screen detail, and video to an external
monitor is fine.
The problem would manifest itself within a few seconds of startup. I
replaced the inverter, and the system ran for several hours with...
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