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It's a great price, but the main reason I'm posting here is because I'm almost certain someone (Mercutio?) liked the original MS Intellimouse. It's available via a clearance special right now at Mwave.

I was at a friend's house this weekend when she happened to mention that her computer's sound was no longer working. I offered to take a look. When I powered the system up, the process paused for a hardware monitor warning. She immediately said something to the effect of, "Oh yeah, it started...

I'm hoping someone can suggest a SATA controller with the following criteria: 1. 32-bit PCI card 2. NOT have any of that putrid "fakeRAID" garbage 3. Work with SATA II drives, even if it can't take advantage of whatever the improvements were over original SATA 4. Have a decent chance at...

Can anyone suggest a good temperature sensor? I am looking for: 1. Something designed to measure air temperature in an average room, not something designed for monitoring the inside of a computer case. 2. Something that can be easily accessed via a script on a Linux system, so I assume this...

I don't have much to add beyond the subject line. I'm just elated to finally be in the process of leaving that hideous world behind and I had to post something. I've developed as many Ruby text-based apps as I could find reason for over the past 3 years. And during that time I'd been wanting...

1. You have a Windows 2003 server. 2. You have some random turkey as a user. 3. Said turkey can only access two shares on said server. They have no console access. 4. Said shares contain a load of folders, which occasionally contain loads of files. Question: How can the account...

I have to say I'm surprised I've never needed to know this before. If I have a Linux system on a network and power it up while the DHCP server is down, how the heck do I later get it to request an IP address once the DHCP server is back up?

I bought a few used Intel Pro/100 network cards of some subtype. After installing in a system, shortly after the usual IDE device detection routine, one of the cards prompts this to come up: Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 PXE 2.0 Build 078 (WfM 2.0), RPL V2.73 And then...

How about a recommendations forum? Then you could have a separate discussion for each specific item or service, such as video cards, ATX motherboards, micro ATX motherboards, keyboards, laptops, digital cameras, ISP, etc. That way if someone wanted advice about finding a good piece of...

Any recommendations for something I can find at Newegg and/or ZZF (ZipZoomFly)? I'm hoping to find something that will work well for under $125. Performance doesn't matter too much, and upgradability doesn't matter at all. Basically I'm looking for something that's as cheap as I can get...

Yes, a real Slot 1 Pentium II. The currently installed CPU cooler has a dead fan, and I can't figure out how to get the heat sink off. It seems to be connected somehow via steel posts that are completely flush with the main slab of the heat sink. Any clues?

Please forgive my ignorance but is there any similar nation-amalgamating or independence-oriented celebration in Australia?

Click on "View user's profile" below. Then click on "Find all posts by i" on the subsequent page. Does it work for anyone here? It used to work, and now it doesn't. I'm wondering if it's because one of the upgrades has affected the ability to search for posts from users with names that...

I think I'm at the point where standard DSL and cable internet service is just too limiting. I'd like something closer to "real" internet access -- no download/upload caps, no port blocking, and a real world-facing IP address (something I don't have now with this crazy service). A T1 is way...

Well, this was a surprise ... especially as I'm referring to my own Dell 2001FP right in front of me. I have 6 virtual desktops, and tend to keep specific tasks confined to their own desktop. I've had one window open in desktop #2 for nearly a month. I've been developing some software for...

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For all 3 options listed below, be aware that each provider offers additional detailed information on their website about what is and is not accepted for recycling, along with instructions about how your equipment should be packaged and labelled. You should read that information (and check for...

Following on the heels of my very successful post about a free Pentium Pro motherboard... I have an HP LaserJet 4 that I need to get rid of. Outwardly it looks perfect. Internally, it needs new rollers, and also a replacement rubber foot (which is actually necessary to keep the lower paper...

Imagine you have a task that needs to be completed by someone at work by a certain time. Let's say it's first thing early in the morning. It's a critical task that must not be allowed to fail. As a result, you need to make sure that the person scheduled to work that day and complete the task...

Ok, you can laugh. Anyone want a brand new VS440FX Intel motherboard, with a 200MHz Pentium Pro CPU? I just opened the antistatic bag for the first time in order to install the CPU (which is not new) and cooling fan (not new either). I have no idea if it works, but have no reason to suspect...

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It's Christmas time. I need more blinky lights. Preferably some that do more than just encourage Xmas beer ... err ... cheer. There must be a PCI network card available that includes a couple of connectors on the PCB that allow you to plug in a case-mounted LED or two. That way you could...

As part of Dell's current "Outrageous Deals", they are including the 2005FPW. Anyone here have comments about this monitor specifically, or wide-screen monitors in general? Are there any compatibility issues with this sort of display? It's a tempting price. (They've also got a 26" LCD TV at...

Can anyone suggest some CD-writing software available today that will work on an NT 4.0 system? I know there were options out there years ago, but obviously that doesn't help me much now.

I'm not dead ... I'm just resting. I don't know which forum this really falls under. Sorry! A friend of mine works for a museum that has just started a search for some computer-related "artifacts". She's looking for an original Macintosh computer, circa 1984. Umm ... help? Does anyone...

The following are paraphrased instructions from some place on the web (I think the original info came from an FAQ that has since disappeared off the web). MouseKeys can be so useful sometimes. Plus, this should work out of the box for pretty much any Unix-type OS running X. No hunting for...

I've decided to call it quits here for a while. Actually, it's not even that personal. I've decided to call it quits pretty much everywhere online for a while. I've come to the conclusion that the Internet has been a complete crutch for me over the past 7 years or so. And I'm at the point...

I have - or will soon have - about 6 different computers on my home network. (Why? For heating, of course.) They run a variety of OSes. How can I set things up so that, for example, when I want to connect to another system on the network I don't need to use that system's 192.168.x.x IP...

How do you decide what to do (if anything) when you see a small injustice in your community that nonetheless bothers you? There's a bird living in the local Safeway supermarket. It's been there for months. I personally have seen it twice on two visits about a month and a half apart. Two...

Here's a classy one: "I believe the two of you formed a ... twisted love pact ... based on your mutual admiration of ... Satan."

None of this may be news to any of you, but just in case here are some things in Linux and other UNIX-style environments I find useful. Feel free to jump in here if I'm understanding any of this stuff incorrectly, or if there's more detail to any of it you think would be good to know about...

I know nothing about Javascript's capabilities. Is it possible to create a simple webpage that can delete or rename a file when a user clicks on a button?

Interesting study. Any coffee addicts here? I'm not. I have a cup of coffee about once every 10 years.

Anyone know of a UL-listed, complete (i.e. not a DIY kit) device of some sort that can switch on/off standard 120 VAC, controlled via a serial port? I guess I'm looking for a device that has a serial port connector, a 120VAC input, and a standard 120VAC electrical outlet. This is the sort of...

No, not that H2. This H2. Given a volume of hydrogen gas at STP here on Earth, does anyone know of a formula that will calculate the largest mass it will be capable of lifting? Alternatively, a formula for calculating what volume of hydrogen gas at STP is required to lift a certain mass would...

I'd really like an option to allow me to ignore specific users. That is, if me (hah, you thought I was talking about myself, didn't you!) read through a discussion that has a post by a specific user, the whole post regardless of length would be reduced to a single line saying something like...

I guess my first question should be, what temperature do other people keep their dwellings at during winter? What's your thermostat set to right now? And, is it possible to keep a computer system too cold? I'm bored and running short on challenges, so this winter I've decided to try and keep...

Is it worth it in a home environment yet? If so, what are your thoughts on good network cards, and switches?

Yup, screws. I can't find anyone who sells a decent collection of computer-related screws anywhere. Case screws, hard drive screws, PCB stand-off screws, and those narrow CD-ROM (etc) screws. After a few years of casual computer assembly and upgrading, I'm pretty much out of every screw I...

I just re-discovered this article in a year-old email message: SLIDELL, Louisiana (Reuters) -- Two people left a 15-mile-long- trail of doughnuts after they took a Krispy Kreme truck from a parking lot and fled, police said Thursday. The truck was parked at a convenience store with its rear...

I have to say that this is one area where Windows absolutely blows the doors off of Linux. Has anyone here been able to write a CD using Linux with a directory structure that is anything more than brain-dead simple? It's this Rock Ridge stuff that's driving me insane. Suppose I have a...

So far I'm at a loss for a new avatar. I did make a subtle change this afternoon to the one I currently have, but something tells me it won't help any of the people who found my old one disturbing. Any suggestions?

I wasn't sure if this really fit into the "Toolbox" category, but as the description on the forum index page didn't say this was for storage-only tools, I figured I'd post this: http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/browser_ids.htm Anyone found a better or more complete list somewhere? Of course...

I have an old Sun SPARCstation 5. I believe the "best" SCSI transfer mode it can handle with its integrated controller is SCSI Fast Wide. It's an SCA-based interface. I've taken a look at StorageReview's reference. Currently the system has a 2.1 GB hard disk. I'd like to upgrade (as much as...

Hiya everybody. :) Nice to be back here. I hope everyone is doing well. I have a question, and as I've been effectively absent from most aspects of system-building for more than a year (!), this seemed the obvious place to come looking for help. I need to build a computer for my father...

Any chance this could be changed?

(I'm not keen on alliteration, but that title is actually very concise.) How do I share a printer using Samba? This printer should have no restrictions at all. Anyone who can browse to it or otherwise connect to it over the network should have the ability to print to it. I'm basically...

Anyone have experience with running RJ-45 cable through areas where close proximity to 120VAC power cables is unavoidable? I've been keeping my cable runs a minimum distance of 6 inches from all sources of power, but I'm now facing a particularly brutal wiring area where I have no choice but to...

Is this as pointless from a security perspective as I think it is? http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,102881,00.asp Why not just use a hot-swap SCSI drive with a write-protect jumper?

I have a friend way up north (Manitoba, Canada) who's just asked me out of the blue if the CDRW drive she wants to get is a good choice or not. My luck with optical drives has been awful lately, so I'm hoping for opinions: It's an LG 24x10x40 CDRW, specifically the GCE-8240B...