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    State of education in India...

    Now these guys have a real problem going on over there... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703515504576142092863219826.html
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    Replacement case parts...

    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...
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    Win7 task scheduler....

    Gees, I'm almost afraid to ask ... but.... I've just set up an HTPC system with Win7 (against my better judgement) and the disk drive is thrashing continuously. At this rate I'd give it 6 months to live and the constant drive light activity, right in this guy's livingroom is plenty...
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    Easy Boot Win 7 OS Install from pen drives....

    I've been all over the net looking for a simple way to boot an OS install from a USB flash drive... Most of it was stupidly complicated and/or presented in a totally confusing manner.... Finally I just went my own way and here's what I came up with... 1) Insert the USB flash or hard drive...
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    Windows 7 just became Vista part 2....

    Well, I went against my own better judgement and spent a few days messing about with Windows 7 ... FWIW... I usually wait for the first service pack before doing stuff like this. Anyway, the first install, $249.00 worth of Win7 Ultimate, went smooth as glass. If found all my hardware and...
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    The future....

    When I look forward to see where things might be going, I see Very Small Form Factor (VSFF) computing... computers getting smaller and small computers getting faster. I see HTPC entirely replacing television (an expriment I already have in progress) and I see gaming becoming an almost 100%...
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    Autologon tool for Windows.

    This is more of the stuff I get asked for all the time.... The attached "Autologon Tool" is a very simple program, just enter the account name and password and click enable. The next time you start your system it will log into the account automatically. If you want to disable autologons...
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    Selection? What selection?

    With gift giving day looming in the very near future I've been looking around for some bargains. As is my usual practice, I will catch a few items on sale and stick them in the closet so I can pass along the savings to my people later.... But... It is just me or is the selection of...
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    Adding FLAC support to MPClassic....

    I keep getting asked about this so I thought I'd post it here for everyone to try... Installing FLAC support in MPClassic... MPClassic has no internal FLAC audio file support at this time. It's not that hard to install but you do have to do it manually. 1) Download the FLAC codec from...
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    Are chat clients much help?

    Simple question... In your day to day business, do you find chat clients are a help or a pain?
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    Atheros wireless under Ubuntu...

    I just realized Rob doesn't have a "Networking" forum here... (Hint Hint).... Anyway, I've run into something I could use just a little help with... I have a Toshiba laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 installed. It also dual boots to Windows XP. These machines have Atheros wireless boards in...
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    A quicky survey...

    I'm interested in hearing what people use for audio with their computers... 1) Sound card? 2) Speakers? 3) Media Player Software? In particular I'm interested in how many people have their computers connected up with high end non-PC audio gear ... stereos, HT audio, etc. And...
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    When dinosaurs ruled the internet....

    I'm sorry but my only comment on this link is : Unbelievable.... http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/09/10/mts-internet-providers-campaign-bell-telus.html
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    More on my ongoing battle with DVD Burners....

    When your Win2000, XP or Vista machine is idle... Does your HD light flash once a second but there is no disk access? Does your DVD Burner make unexplained clicking sounds? Does the hourglass cursor pop up unexpectedly from time to time? Does the cursor show the little CD symbol with no disk...
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    LG SN22NS50 ODD... problem!

    LG GH22NS50 ODD... problem! Every once in a while computer stupidities come up around here and we usually have a pretty good chuckle over them... But this one isn't so funny. On the disk that is bundled with the LG GH22NS50 DVD burner ("Multi Drive Installer Disk for Windows". VER3.0) you...
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    Who really makes this stuff....

    One of the computer industry's best kept secrets is the actual manufacturer of many key PC components. One of the more important of these is the Power Supply. There are actually only a very small handfull of companies making power supplies for PCs and most of the "brand names" you see on the...
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    If you had 3 computers....

    This is just for laughs... but I'm a bit curious to see how people will respond.... If you had 3 (or more) computers on a network what would you name a) The workgroup? b) Each computer? Mine is the "Electric" workgroup with computers named "Volts", "Amps" and "Watts".... A friend of mine...
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    ASRock, Asus and Nvidia.

    My favorite local computer store took my lead --after telling them that VSFF was the up and coming thing-- and brought in some super tiny computers and really big monitors. I'm certainly glad they did... I picked up an ASRock ION 330 and a 24" ASUS Monitor to set up as my entertainment...
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    Mini-itx Barebone systems....

    Over the past week I've had a number of inquiries about Mini-itx Atom based systems. Seems the "really tiny PC" thing is getting set to catch on in my area. (And aren't all thos guys with the monster cases gonna look silly if it does!) The few people who've asked me about them so far are...
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    HTPC ... to the next level.

    I dug this out of one of the case articles... This comes as no surprise to me. But it does sadden. Way back in the mid 1990s when AVI format video finally worked worth a darn on PCs, a couple of friends and I went off and got all adventurous... We built a P3 box into a coffee table...
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