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    Restoring hard drive

    Can one use a utility like Ghost to make a backup of their hard drive at any given point and use it to restore their computer to that configuration in the manner of a factory restore disk (reformat and restore)?
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    Where's lubedude when I need him ?

    I have an oil question... again. I'm back in the middle of a Rotella discussion again. I was saying that the Rotella isn't a true synthetic as I've been told on here. This guy is saying that the Rotella T 5w-40 IS a true synthetic... that it's not like the old stuff. Is this true...is some of...
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    Oil, oil, oil... it never ends

    Someone told me that the Rotella synthetic wasn't a true synthetic.... but was a very good grade III, or whatever the III oil is called, oil What's is real skinny on this stuff?
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    Camera phone rant

    I have a Kodak V220 camera phone. It takes pictures ok when I don't have my digital camera with me. The only problem is that I have a phone full of pictures that I can't download to my computer. I've tried the latest Motorola tools thingy (cost me 30 bucks dammit) that's supposed to work...
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    Look what I found

    I ran across a 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic with only 3200 miles on it for 3000 bucks. Man, this thing is clean. It runs great, needs tires because it has the almost 10y/o originals on it. Gonna get tags today, tires tomorrow.Check it out :) <br /><br />...
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    I guess I'm a multi-millionaire by now

    I win the UK lottery about twice a week for differing amounts. If I keep on I'll be up there with Bill Gates....ain't it cool. :)
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    Mercury Capri

    Under the Holden discussion Dunaruna mentioned the "world engine". I bought a, new then, '94 Mercury Capri which was made in Australia I think, and sold by Ford. It also had a "world engine" but I don't remember the size or anything about it except that it was a fun little car and ran well. I...
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    What is a troll ?

    I always thought troll was a demon who lived under bridges and jumped out and got you when you tried to cross. I am always leery when crossing bridges on foot cuz I know they are under there..... just waiting. What is a forum troll anyway?
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    VW rant

    2 Sundays ago my wife, kid and I drove from Summerville to the N.Charleston Home Depot. We went in her Passat. When we got there the doors wouldn't lock with her remote. I thought maybe the battery was dead so I tried mine....no joy. I called AAA and had them tow it to the VW dealership since we...
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    Oh boy... another oil question.. hey LD???

    I saw an advertisement for Royal Purple synthetic oil today. I seem to remember from my younger days that I used to see Triton Purple Oil around. I haven't heard about purple oil in years until today. Is their synthetic on a par with Mobil or Amsoil? I wonder how long it stays purple in the...
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    Buying home with VA

    Is there an advantage to buying a home using my VA elegibility? My understanding is that if you don't have the 20% down payment, by using VA you don't have to pay the mortgage insurance. Can someone tell me the pros and cons of using VA financing? Thanks in advance.....
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    Bought a new computer

    My old 'puter was 6 years old. I'd replaced the harddrive, added memory but it started giving me trouble. So Saturday I went to Best Buy and got an emachines with an AMD Athlon 64 3400 processor. Man this thing is fast.....makes my old P3 look like it's crawling. I bought the bundle with flat...
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    Man it's hot

    98 here today with a heat index of 106...and about 80% humidity.
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    Recapped Tires

    Someone alluded to recaps in another post. That got me wondering about this. I remember back when, IF I could afford to buy NEW recaps for my car I was in hog heaven. It seems that there are so many tire brands out there now and some are so darned cheap..... does anyone even recap tires anymore...
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    About my Celica

    The Toyota Celica that I was trying to sell on Ebay that didn't sell... had 200,000 miles on it. So I put it in a lot downtown with $3500 on it. A guy looked at it Wednesday, drove it, and gave me a cashier's check for $3200 yesterday. It was hard to convey the condition of the car on Ebay with...
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