Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread Jason Carson
> > What is the fastest Nivida AGP... a GeForce 7900GS? > 7950GT is the fastest AGP I believe. It is made by XFX, but buyer beware because many of these cards are defective. I had to RMA my card 2 times before I got one that worked properly. My first card had artifacts and my second card the DVI (B

Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread Winterlight
At 05:52 PM 11/27/2007, you wrote: NewEgg ended that paypal offer only hours after it started. Really? I just got the email well, it would of been nice but I will do the upgrade anyway.

Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread Winterlight
At 05:44 PM 11/27/2007, you wrote: I think you can find an ati 2900 that's agp, I'd have to check. Thing is I am sink of ATI drivers and problems. I have been using ATI video and TV stuff for about five years now, and I am not happy. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message---

Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread GMrtn
NewEgg ended that paypal offer only hours after it started. - Original Message - From: "Winterlight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:42 PM Subject: [H] AGP video upgrade I am doing a new build on a old box. This PC uses a ATI All in Wonder X800 which has

Re: [H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread Chris Reeves
I think you can find an ati 2900 that's agp, I'd have to check. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Original Message- From: Winterlight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:42:53 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] AGP video upgrade I am doing a new build on a old box. Th

[H] AGP video upgrade

2007-11-27 Thread Winterlight
I am doing a new build on a old box. This PC uses a ATI All in Wonder X800 which has been problematic for my setup. And since Paypal/Newegg is having a 20 percent off sale, I am thinking of getting rid of it, and getting a Nvidia AGP, with a Haupagee dual tuner PCI video card. What is the fast

Re: [H] How do you turn off connection actions in XP?

2007-11-27 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Good link, Thane, Thanks! On 11/26/07, Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:42 PM 26/11/2007, Brian Weeden wrote: > >So you know how with XP when you connect a device like a thumb drive > >it pops up a dialog asking you what you want to do with that device? > >Usually things like b

Re: [H] Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Actually I have both coming to the house. Long story but the short answer is: Wife. I'm on AT&T DSL. The have put fiber into the neighborhood but refuse to sell the internet separately. On 11/26/07, Naushad, Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are u using DSL or Cable? > > > -Original M

Re: [H] Vista or XP?

2007-11-27 Thread Steve Tomporowski
The encoding was mentioned on one of the links that was posted here. Some encoding is marginally better, some much better. Do you have any comparison timings? Of course I will have the option of setting up dual boot. > That's too bad as I find that Xp Pro x64 to be much faster when > extracting

Re: [H] Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread DHSinclair
Yes, I'll go peek at the FVS114 even though I doubt that I will use the VPN stuff (except to give my Sister another route to the www). Yes, I do realize that forums tend to bend negative. I tend to close one eye when I do this type of research... :) Best, Duncan At 10:55 11/27/2007 -0400,

[H] Looking for a good sticky notes program that syncs with multiple machines

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Weeden
I have been using Stickies (http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/) which I really like because they are easy to add, change, and have styles you can set for different categories. The problem is I use my laptop at work and would like to have my sticky notes sync'd automatically between each. An

Re: [H] Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread DHSinclair
Thanks Thane, I'll go check both of them out again. Last time I looked the RP614 seemed to have a large number of negative user comments (well, at amazon.com anyway.). Best, Duncan At 07:35 11/27/2007 -0400, you wrote: At 10:25 PM 26/11/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Thane, That is nice informatio

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread DHSinclair
Trust me. I have thought about that too!. :) Have hammer; now where did I put my chisels? Best, Duncan At 07:29 11/27/2007 -0500, you wrote: snip I sure it can be turned off with a hammer and a chisel. Then the problem becomes turning it back on :) -- Brian Weeden

Re: [H] Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:46 AM 27/11/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Thanks Thane, I'll go check both of them out again. Last time I looked the RP614 seemed to have a large number of negative user comments (well, at amazon.com anyway.). I've read complaints about Netgear, but I haven't had any problems myself. I al

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread DHSinclair
Yes, J. I am wearing mine right now. And will continue until I get this thing figured out and working. I look at my router's log file each morning. It looks like I am getting hammered from servers in China. So far, the f/w seems to stop it all. Best, Duncan At 04:27 11/27/2007 -0800, you wrote:

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread DHSinclair
Wayne, Do not have a laptop. Do not have an RFI meter either. Could use a portable AM radio if my old one still worked. Hmm.. :) Best, Duncan At 02:10 11/27/2007 -0600, you wrote: At 20:21 11/26/2007, DHSinclair wrote: >Wayne, >Is there a reason you have suggested another 'wireless' router?

[H] Paypal and Doubleclick ad tracking

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Weeden
For those of you who surf with third-party cookies disabled to try and minimize the ways people can collect personal info there is a pretty disturbing new method being used by Paypal and Doubleclick to do this. It completely gets around any sort of cookie blocking or filtering. Full details are in

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Naushad, Zulfiqar
That would mean Linux users are out. Anyway, not a biggie, I guess you can run it through wine without issues. Zulfiqar Naushad IT Consultant SIEMENS Ltd I&S Oil, Gas & IT Solutions P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar 31952 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia P

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Weeden
> W. D. wrote: > > At 20:21 11/26/2007, DHSinclair wrote: > >> Wayne, > >> Is there a reason you have suggested another > 'wireless' router? Yes, I > >> know I should be able to turn OFF the wireless part > of it. I harbor some > >> doubt that the wireless side can really be fully > disabled! > >

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread j maccraw
Hehe, tinfoil hat time! W. D. wrote: > At 20:21 11/26/2007, DHSinclair wrote: >> Wayne, >> Is there a reason you have suggested another 'wireless' router? Yes, I >> know I should be able to turn OFF the wireless part of it. I harbor some >> doubt that the wireless side can really be fully dis

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Weeden
On Nov 26, 2007 9:51 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian, > Hmm,Odd,OK, which one(s) do you think I should look at? > I am going to think that Apple oems some mfg's product under > a costly Apple skin/badge. I will go look/see. > Best, > Duncan > > At 21:31 11/26/2007 -0500,

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Brian Weeden
That is true. There is an Airport Client available for both Mac and Windows that you use to configure it. Different, but haven't had any trouble. The client has both idiot-proof wizards and advanced manual configs. On Nov 27, 2007 1:44 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've hea

Re: [H] Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:25 PM 26/11/2007, DHSinclair wrote: Thane, That is nice information. What "wired" Netgear stuff do you suggest for your customers up there in the extreme NE...eh? :) Well, if you are looking at a "business" router, I'd look at the FVS114. It is VPN firewall, but has NAT and DHCP an

Re: [H] Router research; was-Netgear going down the tubes???

2007-11-27 Thread W. D.
At 20:21 11/26/2007, DHSinclair wrote: >Wayne, >Is there a reason you have suggested another 'wireless' router? Yes, I >know I should be able to turn OFF the wireless part of it. I harbor some >doubt that the wireless side can really be fully disabled! Turn wireles off. Put your laptop right n