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    DVR vs PC?

    For security camera setups can a PC stand in for a DVR? If so, what does it take?
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    Netbooks?

    I certainly like their size. Are they any good? Which are good ones? How are you supposed to load things on without a DVD? Woot has a Gateway for $199 but I do not like the sound of the Win 7 Starter OS.
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    WiFi function?

    Took Mrs WO's Dell laptop to the Virgin Islands last week. She normally uses it on a wired network. I turned on the wireless thingy and we used it in the airport. We got to our destination (hotel) and booted up. It showed 5 different protected networks available. I did not know the name of...
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    Rough running 4 cyl Merc?

    I have a neighbor friend with a late 80's Searay with a 4 cyl Merc. Not sure of the exact model. It starts just fine but has a variable rough running condition that seems to get more pronounced once the motor has warmed up. It's using stock points, properly gapped and the timing is right on...
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    Patience has it's virtues....

    ...and savings too! For my hopefull video surveillance Dell 2400, I just scored 2 gb's of pc2700 ram AND a P4 2.6 ghz CPU for $30.00! So far, I have installed the ram and it registers correctly. The 2.6 ghz P4 will replace the 2.4 ghz Celeron. This is good reminder to always check...
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    Outlook Express question

    Where do I tell Outlook express, on a specific computer, to not remove an email from the mail server when it is viewed ? I looked throughout Tools/Options and did not find it.
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    netlook.txt for jmartin

    Ok, done!
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    RAM substitute question?

    My 2400 Dell Dimension calls for PC2700 DDR 333mhz ram. Will PC3200 DDR 400mhz work? I might be able to get some at a very good price. The manual states a maximum of 1 gig (2 x 512) but others have stated that 2 x 1 gig will work. My question here is for the type and speed, not the qty.
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    ECC vs Non ECC Ram?

    What's the difference? I think that ECC is more expensive new but apparently no one wants it used. The bid prices reflects this.
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    Somethings in life are just plain arduous!

    Such is the case in trying to teach Mrs WO how to navigate what I call the computer index. I am trying to teach her how to properly save things in the proper spot then how to find those spots so she can copy them and paste them to our external hard drive. I struggle with many things computer...
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    Slow page loads and slow exits?

    Still working on the the old Dell XP machine. It is a 2.4 gh Celeron with 125 mbs of ram and a 40 gb hard drive. There are not many programs loaded beyond some of the stuff Dell bundled. The machine is real slow to load program pages or internet pages and is real balky (leaving temporaryy...
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    I need an IE7 desk top icon

    I am tuning up an old Dell XP machine that has sat in the closet since my Father in Law's passing 5 years ago. It has taken all afternoon to do all the missed updates, including Service Pack 3. In the process, I downloaded Internet Explorer 7 (It had IE6 and I didn't want to go for 8) After...
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    Security Camera systems?

    Does anyone have a recomemdation for a bundled system for the home? My hopes are to find a good system with 3 or 4 outdoor cameras, a hard drive recorder and a moniter. I do not need sound. (or at least I think) Costco has a Lorex system for $999.00. It has an 8 camera capability but comes...
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    Help with adding a printer?

    I have a wired network at home with 5 stations on it. Connected to my computer are two printers. How can I add the printers to the other computers on the network. Two of the other computers have already had them added but it was done by my son who is no longer in residence. On the computer...
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    Name this intake manifold?

    This picture shows the back top of of a Mercruiser 302 engine with a 4 bbl intake manifold. This motor is in a Mustang. You can see the Merc tag rivited to the block where the transmission bolts to the engine. What in heavens name is this thing. It is definitely not a standard Ford 4 bbl...
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    Emailing to multiple recipients?

    Using Outlook express, is there a way to send a single email to multiple recipients and make it appear that each one was the only one? I thought you could do it using the BCC function, but apparently when you do that, each BCC'd recipient just sees the name of the primary recipient.
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    Outlook express logon question.**ISSUE RESOLVED-Thanks i386**

    I just added a new email address (user) to my Outlook Express 6.0. It is a secondary user. When I switch identities to that user, a login box pops up. All I need to do is to cancel it to be able to use the account but I would like it not to pop up in the first place. When I set up the user...
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    Adding a program link back to 'Programs'?

    I went to use MS paint on Mrs WO's laptop and could not locate it in the 'Accessories' section of Programs under the Start menu bar. A subsequent google showed that the program was probably still there and to try "MSPAINT" in the 'run" box. Indeed it was there and opened right up. I created...
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    Life is good!

    The temp hit 65 deg today. Out doing various things in the yard, I began to get super heated. Off with the flannel shirt, on with the shorts and birkenstocks. Ah, near Heaven revisited. Problem is, tomorrow it is likely to be 55 deg, cloudy and rainy. Oh well, it was good while it lasted!!
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    Comcast online backup?

    Just got an email that Comcast (my cable supplier) is offering for free, 2 gb of online backup. Any opinions here? Sounds pretty good to me. I do perform periodic copy and paste backups to an external hard drive but this seems like it would be some additional insurance.
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