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Anyone who's around my age (23) and was/is a video game geek should all remember the 1993 release of Super Mario Bros. I don't exactly recall the last minute (due in part to forced memory loss in order to retain my sanity), but I know for a fact they blatantly set that sucker up for a sequel...

For winXP, access your Control Panel, then double-click the System icon. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager. Find the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers icon, expand it, and open up the Primary IDE Channel Properties icon. From there, click the Advanced Settings tab, and...

After tweaking my computer, I shortened the boot time considerable (20 secs to 13 secs) by using a utility called bootvis. It was created by Microsoft for use on winXP, and can be found at this link. Simply download it, open it, go to the "Trace" menu, then select "Next Boot + Driver Delays"...

Go to this site, and take a look around.. if you are at least a little bit computer literate, you will benefit greatly from reading this site. This is a great guide to tweaking a computer that you just installed XP on so that it boots fast, shuts down fast, and basically just kicks ass...

I guess I'm not going to win if I try to defend Cutco, but I'm still going to try. Everyone who actually tried to achieve their best at that company was repaid accordingly. In addition, everyone I visited who had ever bought a Cutco product was happy to have me come over and do my pitch just to...

I just thought I'd add my .02 about the "cutlery scam" that was mentioned. If this is about the direct-marketing company called Cutco, they are totally legit. I worked for them two summers ago and made a fair bit of money before my quiet demeanor made it near-impossible to talk to complete...

I should be coming into my previously mentioned cash in the next 7-10 days, so expect a PM from me soon!

My dad is a big-time numismatist. He deals mostly in Proof Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents. I'll ask him when he's around later tonight what he usually looks at. I know he uses a bunch of different publications for news and trends but only one major one for current prices.

I just caught this extremely good-natured thread as it was about to fall off the first page.. we can't have that happening, now can we? With all the bad humor and negativity around here lately, this is a breath of fresh air. Rather than stay on subject (subject? AS IF!), I leave you with one...

John, check your PMs. It's probably not exactly the kind of message you're looking for, but it's all I have to offer.

evan, check your private messages..

Expect that email to bounce back to you if it hasn't already. It was a RoadRunner acct that I cancelled after the school year was over, and I forgot to change my email address when I came home from college for the summer. I just changed my email addy in my profile to one I can currently check...

I have an NHT VS-1.2a speaker (link) that I'm currently using as a center in my Frankenstein setup. I'm actually looking to sell it in order to replace it with a Paradigm center so that all my speakers match. If you're interested please PM me.

I believe you can just hook up each device to one IDE port apiece and you'll be fine. Each port supports up to ATA133 so you won't have any speed troubles. I remember reading somewhere that although the Gigabyte board is quite good (it's actually the one I'm getting after much research), the...

Rather than an Audigy, go for the Turtle Beach/Voyetra Santa Cruz. It's cheaper and is totally compatible with the VIA chipset, unlike Creative's products, which are notorious for being incompatible with VIA. Also, that mobo has built-in RAID so I think you should be able to put each IDE...

How old is the speaker? I don't know how new the CC370 series is, so is it a v2? I'll jump on this speaker if it's v2 and I can scrounge up the cash

I'm not super knowledgeable with regard to Intel-based motherboards, so I have no recommendation in that department. The 2Ghz will be fine for a good amount of time, as will 800MHz RDRAM. The hard drive you selected is blazing fast for IDE due to the 8MB buffer.. if I had the cash I would buy...

The Lite-On company has been getting rave reviews for their newest CD-RW drives. There is a 40x/12x/48x that you can order for $69 from newegg.com , and the 48x/12x/48x version is $97.. this is the fastest CD-RW available today.. it burns a full CD in 2:10 or so if your processor can keep up...

Some of the price difference probably occurs in the "invisible" computer specifications, ie speed of RAM (2100,2400,etc), manufacturer of motherboard, quality of motherboard.. really, unless you ask for the exact specs of every damn part it's impossible to do an accurate price comparison. In...

I stay away from this forum for 24 hours and I miss out on a 2000+ deal... ARGH! I am preparing to blow $900 at newegg on a new comp and that would have been a steal, as I was going for the 1800+ for $108

sweet website! i find myself REALLY wishing my Maxim would come now instead of just wishing it would come

Both of our cats constantly bring home gifts and leave them on the deck or carry them inside if the sliding door is open. They don't just catch rabbits and small rodents though, they catch small birds, squirrels, and even snakes! You really can't blame them for doing what they're genetically...

The 2 most commercially popular soundcards used today, to my knowledge, are the new Soundblaster Audigy series and the Turtle Beach/Voyetra Santa Cruz. Neither of these cards has an optical out; the Santa Cruz connects digitally using one (the red) plug of a stereo Y-cable and I'm assuming the...

There is one small point to be made about Dell: any of their post-1998 computers have a modified power supply that can only power a motherboard provided by (not manufactured by) Dell. This means that you have NO UPGRADING OPTIONS for your motherboard unless you replace the power supply. If one...

The system looks pretty good to me. Note that you can probably overclock the video card using software from http://www.guru3d.com and get a little better performance out of it. Before I get flamed for suggesting that, I'd like to note that if you know nothing about vid cards and o/c'ing in...

2 words: GameBoy Advance This little portable video game console has amazing color graphics and excellent 3rd party software support. Its price has dropped again recently to either $60 or $70, and games are around $30 each if I remember correctly. There are already all different types of...

If you're going to be mixing drinks of that type, buy yourself a bottle of Bacardi Gold. That should do just fine with tropical drinks, as far as I know.

I just recently turned 21, and I gotta tell ya, you're not officially legal until you do a shot of Old Grandad whiskey. Get a friend to do it with you of course, so he can also go through the pain that results from swallowing. A shot of liquid cocaine (or heroin, I get them mixed up) also...

"If you want to see your boy, you'll bring me the head of Fox Mulder" If that's not a line that'll make you watch the next episode, I don't know what is!