Evening Reading: Faylure Averted

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• Interesting. : boarder2
• After: Profit! : SigENeaT
• LIES! : captain hampton
• Countdown clock in 5... 4... : indosauros
• WITH GUNS : hamachi
• BlogSmithMedia? Media aggregation thingy bobber? : Kentor
• McGadget with Lies : hax3d
• Looks like it's just engadget; related sites like Joystiq are unaffected. : Conan
• Probably just a new frontend, or even backend as well. : Matt Burris
• Oooo exciting : sikander

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  I've given up on chests, I'm just pretending they don't exist at this point. : SeaLlama
  • I downloaded the respec mod, might see if I can tweak her some. : Visceral Monkey

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  i know your on all those fishy porn sites but what else are you looking at? : jono181
  • i honestly don't know. i just go to the normal mainstream ones like youporn and shit...hahaha. no idea ... : vassili_zaitsev
• malwarebytes will probably find it : CyCo_PL
• Oh, the shacknews ads virus? : cerealSAM2
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  Minimized window? : sikander
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    no nothing is opened. i'm just starting to hear RANDOM internet explorer "clicking" sfx...the sound you ... : vassili_zaitsev
    • Reset your IE (control panel > internet options > advanced tab > reset), there might be some annoying add... : CyCo_PL
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  If you're using Chrome, check the lower right of the window to see if there's a Pop-up that is being "sup... : barcibus
  • this is most likely the issue. : akirabob
• Look in task manager for anything java. I had something similar happen one time. : mizterd99
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  Do you use Videora by chance? : SeanJuan04
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    i used to alot, but haven't touched it in a year or so. it's still on my comp, but why would it act up n... : vassili_zaitsev
    • I had the same thing happen. It happened whenever I would open videora. I found a bunch of threads abou... : SeanJuan04
• Must have been MW2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  hey guys, is bitdefender online scan legit? i need to install a plugin to make it work. malware and AVG... : vassili_zaitsev
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    post a Hijackthis log : redfive
    • And then do what this man says, with no argument or question. Not kidding : dognose
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  AIDS : virus
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    YOUR COMPUTER HAS IT. : virus
    • His computer has you. >:( : MercFox1
• you have AIM running? If so if you cross the cursor over the ads sometimes it plays shit and that used to... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Windows 7? Did you happen to download the internet tv update for Windows Media Center? : Albemuth
  • Seriously. This happened to me after that update was installed. Hasn't happened in awhile though. It was ... : Albemuth
• Audio adware can get installed through wma files via a DRM loophole. Supposedly it can also come through ... : pantsburgh
• hahaha my brother had this forever : xylopagus
• safe mode will set you free : Downforce

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• just find a house you can barely afford with a low-interest adjustable rate mortgage. it's the American w... : zerog83
• go to Detroit, offer any amount of money, you will have a house without the need for a loan in no time fl... : Herman Toothrot
• Do... have 20% or more for downpayment. read everything you're given to sign. have your credit in perf : Anastomosis

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• Sometimes I think you don't even love me anymore!! : Lord Skellington

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  I've always considered college BB to be way more enjoyable to watch than NBA, especially during the tourn... : TabsAZ
  • im in the same boat. love the sport, love playing it, but i just cant watch NBA games for some reason.... : BaronVonSnakPak
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  Yeah basketball is ridiculous.. what makes it worse is that the players always cry when a foul isn't call... : snuff
  • If that behavior increases the chance of later foul calls, there's a strong competitive incentive to "cry... : Felraiser

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• Nice, good to see that it's finally out. Were the legal problems ever explained? I'd be interested in kno... : dmason
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  Does it automatically juggle the chats based on whether your computer is idle? I want to be able to start... : ventro
  • Watch the third video on the blog. It sends a message to both devices if it doesn't know which one you're... : BlackCat9
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  How does it compare to Beejive in terms of responsiveness? IM+ takes forever to load on my iPhone 3g and... : WhatIsThisFor
  • Whoa, no landscape mode no deal. : WhatIsThisFor

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  its pretty fucking hard. Especially when you come screeching to a halt whenever a zombie hits you from be... : GloriousCow
  • Adrenaline is KEY there. The more I've used it, the more I'm starting to see the benefits of it, though t... : MercFox1
• Is it me or is the hit detection way off/slow? Whenever I was using, say a shotgun, you shoot and you can... : Darkfox76

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• I hated it. : manlyman
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  if you quit now you'll be missing out : harold.johnson
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    but i know how it ends since the start of the game is the end! : multisync
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      no, it really isn't : harold.johnson
      • it kinda is. a little bit. it's near the end and you end up playing something very similar to the tutoria... : DrFlammable
• I don't recall feeling this way about the intro and I do hate long/frequent cutscenes in games : derelict515
• I think it's worth playing through at least once. The combat is beyond repair though. You get leveled e... : UselessHack
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  Try infamous! : irrerno
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    ^^^ Infamous is the better of the two. : UselessHack
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      Yep. Infamous gets a lot of criticism because it's PS3 exclusive, but as someone who owns a PS3 and a 36... : CyCo_PL
      • accurate. i liked prototype more because it felt more like a superhero game. infamous was fun for awhile ... : DrFlammable
  • ^^^ This. : SketchyFletchy
  • I need to replay this as evil, but man there are so many games to play right now! I haven't even picked ... : AndyGoin
• Of all the wonderful gaming goodness available to you at the moment, why the sweet shitty in the city hav... : Dave-A
• Horrible video game. Fucking horrible. : virus
• this game was amazing... just remember, keep your rage under control. : akirabob

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  I could swear this is the same song I've heard him "freestyle" multiple times now. : NastyJack
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    it is 3 years old : dignan
    • it's still the same song that he 'freestyles' with Xzibit : redfive
• regardless of whatever it is, i was entertained. :) : virus

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  Man where the fuck was his hairdresser yesterday? : mechanicalgrape
  • yesterday? : sludge vohaul
  • He was doing a Donald Trump impression before this I think, which caused him to mess up his hair : kill9
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    http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/kristen-stewart-pt3-111609/1176339/?__cid=thefilter : Kentor
    • I think she's cute, but man she has negative breasts. She was also rocking back and forth like she was in... : underground banana plantation
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      She has pretty much zero personality, it's amazing. Like she doesn't even want to be there : kill9
      • she looks nervous as hell. : DogDharma
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  come on Youtube, you can load this video. Come on little buddy, you can do it. You worthless slowass site : yacoub35
  • YouTube is fucking worthless now it won't load shit : gmd
• lol nice. Only nws for bare chested men & humping animals. : goatjc
• his face is priceless hahaha : Utopia
• http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/monster_assistants_%2811/16/09%29/1176455/ : smax
• I was expecting them to show a clip like that but it's still funny when it happens and his reaction is aw... : drbriefs
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  I can't stop laughing hahahaha, his reaction is gold : hax3d
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    I saw that last night; his reaction seemed to last for half an hour. I don't know how they get away with... : the archvile
    • because it was done after 10pm : creep
• http://www.geekologie.com/2009/07/31/twilight-cake.jpg : mizterd99
• Gold. I'm actually surprised that bit went through and wasn't scrapped. : SigmaDraconis
• That movie looks terrible. : gibolas1234
• What?! Werewolves don't sparkle? Pre-order = canceled. : Wyvern

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  I think there's an Engadget / Lifehacker announcement or something soon. : dmason
  • Also, they're getting a TV show, iirc. : dmason

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• Probably some redesign. : ventro
• The new site design is probably going live soon. : Prozium
• New iphone, droid, site design? : spazzium
• STAY CLOSE so you can bitch about how much of a downgrade this is from vintage Engadget. : MercFox1

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  http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/maximum_pcs_32_totally_essential_apps?page=0%2C0 : mechanicalgrape
  • This is only missing http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ : dognose
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    I don't think CCleaner was on that list, but I could be mistaken. : stoned wallaby crop circle
    • No, it is not. : dognose
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      And they recommended Avira freeware, which is good, but has random popups asking you to buy the full vers... : stoned wallaby crop circle
      • Those can be disabled, and isn't Microsoft Security Essentials the new hotness since this article was pub... : dognose
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  guake is something I use daily and love. Same with synergy. http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ http://e... : dmason
  • I switched to Tilda a while a go from guake and forgot. : dmason

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmgQLWmdsUs : Chandler55
• I did the same thing. Unknowingly clipped right past him and then he knocked me off. He doesn't like clip... : Brainiacrk

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  Might just need a new battery. But yes, APC is the shiz. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • It keeps flipping to "on battery" mode for a second randomly, often when theres nothing on. im pretty sur... : ninjase
• I've purchased several BR1500s and they all have been great. : Smitty
• For home stuff, I like these: http://www.provantage.com/cyberpower-systems-cp1000avrlcd~7CYPR03J.htm ... : fatman
• yes. i'd never buy anything else : electroly

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• After about a week and a half of things not going right I had some successes at work today, which felt go... : Ctrl-Phreak

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  my zune's battery has a lightning bolt over it the entire time it's plugged in, but i can't help with the... : Joseph
  • battery icon has a lightning bolt over it, I mean. : Joseph
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    :( hm, i wonder if its my cable or the jack in the zune. : SlingBlaze
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      Cables are really cheap on monoprice. Try a different port too? : ateam311
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        tried 3 ports, ordered a new cable and hoping for the best. I've had it for less than a year, will there... : SlingBlaze
        • After doing some research it seems like it does still have a warranty through microsoft so I'll contact t... : SlingBlaze
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      have you reset the zune? I think it's like hold down the back button and up on the dpad until it reboots.... : Joseph
      • This didn't seem to help, ordering a new cable now from monoprice, its only $4. : SlingBlaze
    • With cell phones, it's a toss up. Don't know if it makes a difference with the Zune, but if it's at leas... : phobium
• Try plugging it directly into the wall to let it charge. : Prozium
• i had that problem... had to reboot. i think it fixed itself though or it was a problem with me plugging... : dantastic
• Was there a particular app for your BB that you were using? Or just the built in mediaplayer? : Haxim

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  With the way people fear power lines and cell phones, do we think this will actually work? : pigvomit
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    It's done through magnetic fields, so it's completely safe. : Reeves
    • Walter recommends tinfoil hats always. : massdev
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  Pshhht - the year 1893: Nikola Tesla demonstrates the wireless illumination of phosphorescent lamps of hi... : historyinthemaking
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    yeah that's mentioned in the first 3 seconds of the video good job : seas.
    • Psssht - why do i have to watch a video to make a comment on it! :) : historyinthemaking
  • He should have just shown it charging his phone, it would be much more effective. : ventro
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  Think Geek sells a wireless extension cord for $35... http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml : MrBig0
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    I think that uses a different method.. It says it uses microwaves : Reeves
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      Yeah, I don't think I'd want that in my house. I like it how the description says it's safe, but then ... : thecray
      • lol : opengl128
      • Hint: Click Buy Now : ventro
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        This was an april fools joke. : CyCo_PL
        • hah, i should have known. fucking thinkgeek :) : thecray
  • That is like a 3 year old April Fool's joke. : Judecca
• http://www.richardbox.com/ : LilCrypto
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  hey did anyone mention Nikola Tesla??????? BECAUSE NIKOLA TESLA DID IT!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!!! NIKOLA TESLA G... : burning eye
  • Nikola Tesla is the Simpsons of the scientific community. Nikola did it! Simpsons did it! : Frozen Pixel
  • All caps, it's hilarious. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Teslas in the ready? : rosewood
  • You got something against the Balkans national treasure, punk? : SpaecKow
  • haha, this made me laugh. : thecray
  • That guy was a communist who fucking raped my tanks. : Sailor of Fortune
• I bet dicks will run around and disrupt all of the public fields that go up. Also I bet you would be... : cetra00

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• Arcade comes with composite only, and you need to do a license transfer to move all of your purchased con... : aggressor
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  Arcade only comes with composite cables but you can use the component cable from your old 360. The arcade... : Prozium
  • Thanks gents! Anyone played Assassins Creed 2 yet? The reviews have been pretty positive. : Big Luke

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• Doesn't particularly matter. Royalty is supposed to be the easiest to star with because of initial gear,... : walker270
• Just do what you think will be the most fun. It's just as hard for everyone imo. : NastyJack
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  Barbarian. Starts with the most stats, you are going to replace the armour anyway. : conandan
  • It's a trap. : CyCo_PL
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  Remember a couple things. 1. It's very tough in the beginning. 2. Don't throw your controller. ... : Pneum0
  • The truth. I have played the shit out of this game and I have lost count of the amount of times I have di... : funnynamehere
• Royalty, no question. : massdev
• I'm having a ton of fun with my royalty. Good place to start I think since he is soul level 1. : Fredrik S
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  Royal starts with a magic spell pick him : Iwannaacura
  • its the ring, mana regen is where its at. : massdev
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  I did Wanderer but then tried Knight and ended up sticking with Knight. To be honest I'm not sure what ex... : royalally
  • There is none! : Modica Sol Solis
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  Start with anything but Royalty, get used to the game for an hour or two, restart as Royalty. : devi| dog
  • Good advise. : RuffasBluetain
• Start as a Royal, so you at least have the option to use his spell and ring and catalyst. : brickmatt
• Started wtih Temple Knight... I'm a big, magic casting, highly armored beast now. There's very few thing... : phobium
• I'd honestly start with something that doesn't have any magic and is melee focused. It'll start the hard... : DianeOfTheMoon
• Royalty. You're initial spell works well against all enemy types, and this comes in very handy in 2-X. ... : Anastomosis

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  Update: In a follow-up article, TechCrunch notes that it has now heard that the Google phone may lack tra... : zuga
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    ATT just say NO : Shodai80
    • yeah.. worst part of the whole article. If AT&T gets the contract it will immediately hinder the device I... : fatman
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  A NEW GOOGLE PHONE THAT WILL NOT BE TIED TO ANY CELLULAR VOICE PLANS, BUT INSTEAD DATA-ONLY FOR POSSIBLY ... : zuga
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    what carrier would agree to this? : harold.johnson
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      and yes, i saw the bit about at&t. i just have a hard time accepting they would willingly throw away a vo... : harold.johnson
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        That $20 plan only includes 10MB of data, and overages are billed at $5 per MB heheheheheheheheheehhee... : aggressor
        • now that i could believe : harold.johnson
      • If the iPhone goes to Verizon in 2010 like the rumblings say, AT&T might do it to bring back the "cool" t... : ventro
    • It does seem pretty far-fetched. Very far-fetched even. According to the rumor "AT&T is bidding hard to g... : zuga
    • They don't need a carrier! Google has been secretly placing nodes all over the world while driving those... : cetra00
  • i just dont believe it. Not going to happen with AT&T at the controls. : ultramega
  • Technically all calls on a 3g service are voip... this would just be taking out the middleground. Payi... : batkiwi
• i hope its true, but minus the VoIP only part. id love to have a chance to buy a phone designed around g... : smacknca
• it's gonna get tied to plans because some people will offer far better ones than others OR it's gon... : Amnesty_intl2

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  lol, i think both of those will ace WoW. : Mr. Goodwrench
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    Truth. WoW even runs on those slow-as-shit Intel GMA cards, though you need to turn the details down and ... : aggressor
    • thanks : indosauros
  • I wouldn't say they would "ace" WoW but they'll run it. My lappy has a GeforceGo 7600 and it averages ab... : CyCo_PL

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  Has your shit been breached? : massdev
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    I had that happen in jail once :( : Phreakin
    • Talk about a perverse incentive to commit crime. : massdev

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• I'm still playing through L4D, but once I move to L4D2 I'll hit you up. Added you as a friend in Steam. : hax3d

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  Who made your laptop? I thought Dell's built in one for mine was damn good. Turns out it's a clone of t... : spazzium
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    Sager 8690, with a Intel WIFI Link 5300 AGN card. I found http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.asp... : Deathlove
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      I fell that this combined with the fact you're having issues with the Windows built in one suggests you h... : Arsenal
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        and in addition to falling, i also feel that way. : Arsenal
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          Well, I have a network running WDS, two routers, same SSID. One of the routers is about ten feet away fro... : Deathlove
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            What channels are the two AP's on? : jasonepowell
            • They're both on 4 - 1/6/11 are jammed to hell and back. Lots of interference in the area. I don't want to... : Deathlove
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            The integrated wireless card is probably crap and needs to be replaced. Microsoft's wireless zero conf... : dnuts
            • Eh, it was doing it with my old integrated card too, and I bought a Linksys WPC300N to see if that was th... : Deathlove
    • Look at the size of the wifi file for Vista listed here: http://www.sagernotebook.com/information.php?in... : spazzium
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  This is one of the many reasons I am glad I use a Mac these days. Wireless is super simple and impossible... : Yanks
  • Setting it up easy! Click button, choose SSID, yay! Just hate hate hate! : Deathlove
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    I find that my Mac and PC are both very easy to connect via wireless. : Halen
    • yeah, me too. what's up with these weirdos? : geneshifter
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      They connect fine, it's STAYING connected that can knuckle on my sack. : Deathlove
      • the ironic thing is, the only computer I've ever had a problem with staying connected to my wireless netw... : Halen
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        go here http://www.sagernotebook.com/default.php and get the sager drivers. my 9262 has the same card an... : vitek r
        • Do you think the 12.x ones would do any better or worse than the 13.x ones I have now? : Deathlove
  • personally I have had more trouble with macs wifi then windows computers. But to each their own I guess. : SirX
  • My gf is always having problems with wireless on her macbook, and it's damned hard to diagnose the proble... : thecray
  • I have also experienced a lot of issues with wireless on macbooks. On my gf's it will randomly disconnect... : datoo
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  Do you have the latest driver from this page? http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=e... : geedeck
  • yes, I am at 13.0.0.0. I installed them hoping there would be a utility. :< : Deathlove
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  try updating some utilities. you don't need to use the shit from 2002 : Downforce
  • Is there a chipset-agnostic utility I could try? I just want something that says "hey. catch on to this M... : Deathlove

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• You get to be Rochelle! : OverloadUT
• my bad i lol'd this on accident. I will laugh out loud anyway to cover it up. free lol'd : royalally
• sounds like a good time, back in my CS days the clan co leaders were father and son : peat
• damnit I'm still stuck doing work on my second day of crisis mgmt, and haven't booted it up yet. Would lo... : judge

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• Ps3 is 299usd, so ???aud : fsck
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  New? Which model? : abrasion
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    http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ps3slim.php : filthysock
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      yeah I was looking at buying a ps3 with that deal too : aeg1x
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        Fuckit, just ordered one - might make for a better summer, my poor fat is whirring up like an old 360 >:( : abrasion
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          Send me your old one abrasion. I'll pay for postage : Drewus
          • lol : abrasion
        • Probably has too much Kangaroo Dust in it. If it is out of warranty just take it a part and clean it out... : irrerno
• Do you guys trade in tree bark? Or antivenom? : Vangoghs Ear
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  Quick look around at the usual sites seems to indicate that that's the cheapest you can buy it here witho... : sethmarc
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    shipping included : filthysock
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      Tempting, my one is running hot now in summer and the fan is turning on HIJACK does anyones PS3 Slim have... : abrasion
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        but slim uses a die-shrink so uses less power, from wp "The PS3 slim (officially called the PS3 CECH-200... : filthysock
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          I know it has the die shrink but logic dictates a die shrink, with the same cooling equipment and case = ... : abrasion
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            UGH. A quick internets search got this a few times. "It seems to be 50/50 whether you have a quiet or no... : filthysock
            • ARGH - I'm tempted to grab one anyhow, just for a fresh warranty. : abrasion
      • Anyone. : abrasion
• If you are buying retail you probably wont find a better deal any time soon. If you are getting a seco... : SigENeaT