I'm just wading in, but I'm hardly impressed. Even after minor tweaking and only a scant few security/utility apps added, it's a pig. Gosh, I guess this means I have to go out and buy all new hardware. *snicker* System is a "4.0" on the "Windows Experience" scale: (Build 5744) Dimension 8300 P4...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj0Ma2CsHME

Laptop blaze sparks investigation by Dell Dell Inc. is investigating what caused one of its notebook computers to ignite last week at a conference in Japan, an incident that quickly buzzed across blogs and news sites. A company spokesman confirmed that it was a Dell notebook that burst...

Thanks, sir. How does she look now? "User error" :-) Stew

.....prices have gotten ridiculously low on ebay due to vanishing demand - folks now preferring LCD monitors or notebook/laptops. I picked up a new "22 Dell Diamondtron P1230 for $172.00 for a friend this past week. I'm thinking retail this was (at one time) a $600/700 monitor not so long...

....even if it is a bit aesthetically challenged (including the blue LEDs on the front fans). Antec (a solid if not sexy brand of case for many years) has come out with their 900 series.that features (3) 120mm 3-speed exhaust fans, and a 200mm tri-speed exhaust fan on top of the case as...

http://www.myeasytv.com/ Especially for you road warriors out there.... Stew

Apparently my 8300 didn't like RC1 or RC2 (or vice versa). Just got a chance to install the RTM version of Vista Ultimate on the machine and it's running like a champ. No performance issues using the full GUI and toys, no driver installs, and even a fresh download of the newest AVG 7.5...

....when compared to those of Lenovo/IBM. I purchased a new T61 for a client back on 8/3, with an estimated ship date of 8/18. Little to no detailed order status information on the Lenovo website. Then, magically, on 8/18 the order was pushed back to 9/1 with no notification whatsoever by...

.....is actually the old Ewido anti-spyware with the GUI tweaked? (Not unlike when MS purchased Giant anti-spyware and simply badged the app "MS anti-spyware" - and prior to ruining it with Windows Defender replacement/rework) I'd heard of Ewido but never used it. That said, AVG AS (which...

.....without having to wipe Vista and 'downgrade' back to Windows XP, please post as much. Someone's looking for either system with XP and I'm having no luck so far. Be interested to know if anyone has called/phoned sales to get this configured or if it's even offered. Thanks - Stew

Have had a lot of great help with my Dell systems here, and would like to get some info on Yamaha amps. Any ideas on a worthwhile group? Thanks Bob

I see where existing installs of MS (Giant) anti-spyware continue to be updated and seem to still obtain updates and whatnot. Of course, some of us were stupid enough to "upgrade" (cough, cough) to Windows Defender. Seems buggy to me, the GUI is less friendly and I can only hope that...

Had to put a fire extinguisher to it: http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/24/images/2006092401451101.jpg Article from SJMN: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/15612877.htm

Times change, companies and their products change. Gimme your top 3 OEM Windows-based notebook and desktop makers. No need to pontificate beyond a few words if you care to comment at all. Notebooks: 1) Thinkpads (Corporate; durable, quality build and support) 2) Dell: Corporate/Consumer, best...

.....does anyone know of a utility that will DoD (or even simple 0's overwrite) multiple hard drives in parallell rather than sequentially (thereby saving considerable time)? In a perfect world, the utility would need to work with IDE/SATA/ and SCSI..... Yeah, asking a lot I know. Please post...

.....a new record this week: Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall. 7 entries in add/remove programs. The challenge continues! CAN THEY MAKE IT BIGGER???? The answer is a resounding: YES! YES! MUCH bigger!

You're a punk. It needed to be said. (g) Stew

A customer of mine with a brand new Vostro discovered her OE spell checker only supports French. Come to find out, this is because her new Dell also has Office 2007, which breaks the OE spell checker (which actually runs off of the MS Office engine): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932974 "We...

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