Recent content by Tommy_N

First I think what you are doing is a great idea. I like some of the choices previously mentioned. I would add These Are Days, by 10,000 maniacs. Good luck and let us know what the final play list is. Tom

Hello All, I need a little help creating some mix CDs. This Saturday is my grandfather’s 90th B-day party and I’ve been given the task to play DJ. I’m looking for some suggestions as to what to include. My grandparents are not huge music fans, but they enjoy F. Sinatra, D. Martin, G...

I might as well mention the reason I'd like to reinstall XP. When I first purchased the computer (from Gateway) it would periodically shut-off and reboot on its own. It happened the 1st night I used it, before hooking up the internet or installing any apps. Over the time the problem started...

Thanks the for advice. What specific problems have you both encountered? I reinstalled windows once before and my computer ran great afterwords. I'm looking for the same results. My only complaint was that I had to reinstall & customize all my programs. I'd like to be able to make future...

I've had the opportunity to use Norton, Mcafee and the free AVG. I'm currently using AVG. IMO it is okay, but not amazing. It does not slow my PC down at all. Which is good because if you want it to scan your PC automatically it does it everyday. There is no way to change the setting so it...

Hello all: Windows XP has been acting funny lately and I would like to reinstall it. I have an extra 40 gig hard drive that I would like to use. I want to add multiple partitions. I think this will make it much easier to re-install XP periodically. I’m wondering what the best way to do...

Originally posted by Scott: I had this same problem. I searched Spybot's help section for "checksum." They said that the error has something to do with an overloaded server. They suggested downloading the updates from another mirror. This worked and for the last few months this is how I...

Thanks for the responses. I think I am going to go with a Hauppuage PVR-150. However I now have a couple more questions: How important is the actual video card? I assume for good picture quality I would still need a good card. Any recommendations? Does is have to be at least 256MB...

Bump. I'll try a different question ;) Which card do you use and are you happy with it? Regards Tom

Hello All, So I am in the process of adding some PVR and media server features to my PC. I need to upgrade my video card and I could really use some help. I am using 128mb integrated video card that came with my Gateway PC. A friend had sold me an ATI Wonder a couple of years ago. However...

Update - So I swapped video cards and all is good....except for the fact that I am using a cheap video card. Does this mean I need a new video card? Are they fixable? I would have thought a video card should have lasted more than 3yrs. Any thoughts? Thanks Tom

Hello everybody, I’m wondering if someone can help me out. The other night I kept my computer running and I shut my monitor off. I do this almost every night and have never had a problem. When I went to use the computer the next morning the screen was black. When I shut the computer down...

Thanks for the quick responses. Size - around 5GB is fine. Originally posted by Kraig I was just reading through the Rio Carbon's owners manual on-line and it seems to indicate that software installation is necessary. Is this just for using it as a drive or is this to get all the...

Hello everybody, I am interested in purchasing an mp3 player, preferably one for $250 or less. I am also going to use the player for data storage. I frequently find myself using different computers and I will not be able to install software on every new computer I use. Are there any...

Wow, thanks for all the great responses. This might be a good excuse to finally check out I-Tunes. I also forgot to mention Zox "Starry Night" They sound like Sublime. Very cool Southern Cal, reggae/punk/pop ish sound. Thanks again Tom