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dual processor -> single mindedness

Which is better, dunno, what is it you are trying to do? Why don't you try them, and find out which works best for you. I could tell you which one is the clear winner, but that won't help you. My needs will probably be differant than your needs. Try …

Is Alice still around or turned off? quote: I'm told that "you can have anything you want in Alice's resturaunt. Now that is a good album. :)

Pong and Space Invaders, ah, those were the days. :D

alc6379, I was starting to learn python. I am working my way towards LPI 1, and was looking through 1 & 2. I found in topic 213, you have to be able to write simple perl scripts and install Perl modules from CPAN. So now I will have to start …

Knoppix is a great idea and works well. Slax-Live CD is another good one that I use at work and school. You do have to remember that these live distros will run slower on you machine than a hardrive install will. Check out this site for more: [url]http://www.distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=cd[/url] One other …

quote: Anyways, I installed Linux Redhat 7.3. Redhat 8 and 9 didn't work, it just woden't boot. I also tried Mandrake 9.1, same thing. I guess older versions only work on my Gateway. First of all, make sure you burn your cds as isos, not data cds. Second, go into …

Hot Air Baloon A man is standing on a hilltop when a man riding in a hot air balloon starts to drift by. The man in the balloon asks "Do you know where I am?" The man on the ground replies "In a hot air balloon." The man in the …

Blynch, the popups do not have anything to do with the wiring in your house. That is your computers problem. Now as far as the wiring and not knowing anything about your house or what the electrician actually did, what did he do? He should have made sure the polarity …

RC_Razor, why the dam government?

quote: I already extract the files to my documents and is name samba-3.0.1 There is no "MY Documents" in linux, unless you created a file or directory with that name yourself. Like you said, you have extracted the file, then did you do like BigB told you above? You have …

f575gtc, nice screen shots. I really like the one on the left. Now I am not much of a window user, but how hard is it to change to a look like that? And please don't laugh at me. :D I tried going to that web site, but it would …

quote: Just install both... and decide for yourself Good point Tekmaven, I installed both to see what they both offered. I have migrated to kde, just didn't like the feel of gnome.

I use ext3 on my RH9 box. I will be switching distros shortly and will probably check out a couple of the other ones. This is just a home box, so I don't know if I will see any differances.

Redshift, I posted the same thing on another forum back in December. The ending was a little different: The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. And you're one …

I was just wondering, what is it with the avatars? I have never used any in the forums that I sign up for. Just wondering if it is a way to express yourself or just something to do?

I have used tigerdirect and not had any problems. [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/[/url]

What kind of hardware do you have? Can you put more ram on your system?

I don't know how much he allready knows, but check out these sites, some might be dated [url]http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/windows-xp-tutorial-desktop.htm[/url] [url]http://www.chemistry.usna.edu/plebechem/excel_tutor/homepage.html[/url] [url]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=xp+tutorial&btnG=Google+Search[/url] Do different searches in google to find more info [url]http://www.google.com/[/url]

slade, you should feel lucky, I click on the search button and get nothing, nada. :cry: sorry, if I right click on it and open it in a new window or tab, the search feature shows up, my bad

Quote: But I lost a $17 PSU that I can replace (yeah right) and then fork out the $600 in parts burned up. I have 2 HDs on a raid card and 512 PC3200 RAM and a Athlon XP1800. Not exactly impressive. To me that is a decent system, to …

Does it move only when she is online, or does it move offline also? Is the mouse speed set too high?

The thing is, there are "zealots" in any of the os camps. Just learn to deal with it and move on. One of my IS professors is a big Mac user, but does not preach about it. He is always interested in my linux experiences, and even asked me to …

TKS, alot off people learned to use a computer using windows. They either don't want to get out of their comfort zone or don't need to. Windows will take care of their needs(word proccesor, e-mail, games, etc.) Just be glad that you have an option to use a different OS. …

afdrano, do you leave your computer on at night? You may be sleeping, but if the computer is on, well then.... Have you tried to google for more info? I also noticed how big that file is 261 - 279 megs, have you tried to delete it?

So let me get this straight, you are missing about 1.6 gigs on your harddrive? Well, I am not sure about xp pro, but xp home takes about 1.5 gigs to load on the harddrive. That would be about right though, the operating system does use disk space. Am I …

quote: Nobody should ever buy a Celeron, for any reason, no matter what. That is a bit extreme. I have used celerons for some time and I have not had any problems with them. Remeber, most people use their computers to write reports, e-mail, and surf the net. Celerons will …

Try resetting you ram sticks first, if that does not work, try another stick that you know is good. That is all I can help you with so far. I tried googling, but did not come up with much. Seems like you are having alot of problems with new parts. …

Will you pick me up a couple of them for that price? I don't think you will find a better deal. 2.99 huh? :cheesy:

I agree with The Soundman. I have a P11 400Mhz 100 fsb and I use PC133 memory. I have not had any problems. Also check around for pricing. I just got a Tigerdirect catalog and the prices are around $50 for 256MB. Check with friends, family, or school to see …