Why aren't they putting microSD slots on these things?

I know this is slightly OT but there's a fund of knowledge in this group. When I got the notification for Java run time 26 I went to uninstall 25, as I do. I'm methodical about this so was surprised to find 24 still there, too. I started the uninstall of 24 and, hours later, was still...

I threw out my Linux Pentium Two today, bought in 1996 or 1997, in the trash, after busting with a sledgehammer the Seagate 2 GB (yes two gbs!) HDs and the 48 MB RAM. I found out how the RAM was configured, after all these years: four sticks--I kid you not--of 16x2 and two sticks of 8x2 = 32 + 16...

Hello again Experts :-) I have ordered the power supply and expect to connect it to my old computer for that check of the box with the Intel motherboard. Meantime I have a good solid computer case and I am considering the following for a "new"...

Is there any piece of modern hardware that would not work (out of the box using the included drivers) with my 32-bit Windows XP? How about software? I am wondering if "64-bit Windows" is just technobabble marketing speak. Thanks.

I was cleaning out my docs folder and found this list of systems I've owned over the years, thought someone might get a kick out of it. I also wrote down the main games I was playing at the time, if any. My first system was built for me by a neighbor around 1992ish. Prior to that I had been...

Why are most on line from $9 to $13 and all the ones in the store here in Maine, even Walmart are $39 to $69?????

I was reading back issues of MaximumPC (which are available free on their website, maximumpc.com) and I learned that this year the new release of the "Sandy Bridge" architecture, which among other things rearranges the components of a microprocessor IC so they talk to one another faster, and...

Anybody else had one? I don't remember the year, but it was a long long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. It had a rechargeable battery pack that lasted only a short while driving a red LED display. I vaguely recall it had several registers ABCDEF that could contain values, or something like...

Built my current machine in '06 and it's time for an update. Here is my list of parts I'm considering and I'd like any feedback. I do some design with CorelDraw, otherwise it's used for basic tasks, no gaming. There are two motherboards listed and I can't decide if it's worth the extra $75 for...

Hello, The RadeOn 3300 integrated graphics chipset seems to have problems playing youtube video's and other webbased video's probably x264/h264/webm and such. Blocks are visible, tearing of blocks is visible and green masks are visible and other video distortions/artificats... it's pretty...

How do I connect as described in the subject? Call me Clueless.

This guy is sooooo stupid, he will likely accidentally kill himself in the near future doing something only a complete idiot would do. Please see: http://www.darwinawards.com/ This web site will explain it. He will like do himself in by natural selection and do us all a favor.

"Robert Redelmeier" wrote in message ... In alt.lang.asm Skybuck Flying wrote in part: " Why don't you write a program that simply reads a lot of memory locations (say 100 Billion) and use the wall clock timer to determine ...

Hi all, Here is my "home-made" system: Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 (rev 1.1) CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6600 Disks: 2 Western Digital Caviar Green SATA2 (1TB, 1.5TB) + 1 brand new Seagate Barracuda Green SATA3 (2TB) for W7 Memory: 4x2GB of brand new GSkill DDR2-1066 memory (in...

I found a un-used 6.2V AC adaptor, and would like use it to power a USB hub. We all knew that USB takes 5V as input. I am going to solder the 2 output wires of the AC adaptor directly onto the circuit board of the USB hub after removing its DC input socket. The 3 "o" symtbols represent the...

I am thinking of using some sort of hanging external monitor with my laptop so that I can hunch a bit less. What ideas have been proposed as the ideal setup for proper posture for all-day computer users? Thanks.

I took a few photos and dumped them to the computer. I just left the camera hooked up. At the end of the day, I shut the computer down. I did not check the camera battery level the next morning. I just put the camera in its' case. About a week later I went to use the camera, and it was dead.

In article , Skybuck Flying wrote: Hello, I switched my monitor from GT 520 graphics card to integrated graphics RADEON 3300 chip/monitor connector. So there are two hdmi connectors. I noticed how the...

What would a loosen LAN plug at one of the router wired LAN port affect its wireless connections? Are they supposed to be independent of each other? -- May the Force & farces be with you!