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Kayden... thanks! I already knew about Frys but the other two are very cool... Couldn't help notice that xoxide.com has the Karma bay amp... which is beyond cool! http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/069/sda1100_detail.html All bookmarked of course...

That's a common misunderstanding in my area... I hear that a lot. The truth is that large corporations exist for only 2 reasons... 1) To do as little as possible while separating you from as much money as they can. 2) To keep stock values up for their shareholders to trade. Beyond...

These were just your basic "clone case" dealies... The card reader board didn't have a brand name on it... so my mystery is your mystery... I was hoping there would be some electronics supplier with a big catalog of readers, cables, etc. ... but I guess I'm not that lucky...

Does anyone have good sources for replacement case parts... Recently I had a couple of computers brought to me by an obviusly heavy handed individual who'd managed to crack the circuit boards on his case-mounted card reader. After some searching and phone calls, the only solution I could...

Lets see now... where did I put that Mensa card?

Well, that certainly gives a whole new meaning to the word "Bizarre"....

Yet another opinion that is likely to be unpopular... (fair warning) As a child my "defaults" were curiosity, wonder and trust. It takes an entire society half a child's juvenile years to train that out of them. And make no mistake, we do go about defeating the very qualities that make for...

Sigh, some people's kids... you gotta explain EVERYTHING... What if someone didn't accomplish things... what if he's backsliding? It was just an attempt at a little humour... (Not saying Doomsday is... but what if?)

Ummm... are negative index values allowed here? Happy Birthday Doomsday...

:rolleyes: Well... at least now we all know why I don't much like math... or Batman.

As a computer builder I'd have to throw in the the others who are suggesting that you start with a pile of boxes and do it right. In my experience that little bit of tender loving care you give a build makes all the difference. If you're just after a general purpose computer for SOHO use, MDG...

HP == Hide Paycheque. Seriously, I serviced computers (and other office electronics) for a lot of years before retiring. Towards the end I actually made it company policy that "we do not service HP or Dell". Yeah... they're that bad.

Ouch....

That's not good... The spikes are not random, something is causing them... background services that don't multitask well (The disk and media center indexers are prime suspects), drivers holding timeshares (wireless is bad for this, as are some sound drivers) or software that uses really tight...

Reading through this, given where we are, it should not surprise you that you are getting primarily hardware type answers. But in truth I think it's probably a timing issue... (i.e. drivers) 1) Go into Control Panel-> Administrative Tools -> Task Scheduler. Shut down everything you don't...

Imagine having your life history re-written into something so horrifying you won't even let your trusted friends see it... then standing helplessly as your life dissolves around you as more and more people start believing the lies. Even now, years after it ended, I *still* occasionally meet new...

This is one area where I'm probably not like most people... A) If I wouldn't say it to your face I won't say it online. B) If I say it online, you know I'll say it to your face. LOL... I do try to be consistent... (Like your .sig by the way)

Warning: Very unpopular opinion forthcoming... Why is there so much hatred on the internet? That's simple... because we know we can speak our minds, directly from our most base and vile emotions without ending up with a busted nose. It doesn't take much "world savvy" to realize that...

Step 1 ... go into Scheduled Tasks and disable all the spyware...

Actually you could have tried spraying the keyboard with contact cleaner (Isopropolene in a spray bomb) and letting it stand on it's edge to dry... Seriusly, you'll be amazed how much stuff you can "rescue" that way...