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by killswitch83
Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:17 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Beneath the desk......
Replies: 21
Views: 12027

Apoptosis wrote:you get a new house kill?
nah, it's the same place I've been living in, I've just not gone into any detail about it.....I've owned it now for over a year, and yes it's the same one I've had "trouble" with.......wish I had a new one, lol, this one is 56 years old, heheh :rolleyes:
by killswitch83
Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:15 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Beneath the desk......
Replies: 21
Views: 12027

you own your place? sounds like a dumb question, but I know in most apts over here in the states, you can't just go and pull up carpet or modify stuff like that, lol I plan on finishing my floors and laying down new linoleum where there's the busted up stuff, and need to fix the ceiling, which is cr...
by killswitch83
Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:12 am
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

hmm, not so far... I'm only 22, and look 30+ with my stache and ghoti, lol I've been using PC's ever since 2nd grade, and also the old Mac's with the monochrome green and black monitors, 5.25" floppy diskette drives (which took floppies of the same size and were the size of a CD, if square, lol...
by killswitch83
Sun Jan 15, 2006 12:00 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Beneath the desk......
Replies: 21
Views: 12027

lol, my house is hard to keep clean because it's prone to lint bunnies, but I do what I can, lol as far as debris go, I have trash cans all about, so that's not a big issue...now the bills and related papers on my desk?? wellllllll........lol #-o :nut kick: oh yeah, and I also have nothing but hardw...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:44 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

yeah, my bad......sometimes when it comes to good info, I tend to get carried away with asking questions, lol, but hey, one can never know something without asking questions, right? I'll keep these softwares in mind, and grab em after I "Ghost" my current XP Pro config on my new system.......
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:08 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

well, it looks like my new build is actually going to come to fruition sooner than I thought, so this POS Compaq will get a few minor upgrades and then I'll experiment with SuSe :)

gotta learn how to use Linux, and a dummy system is the best fix, right :lol:
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:59 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

ohhhhhhh, ok, lol, my bad :oops: I'm not up on my open source programs, lol......I'm barely dabbling in the "Extreme Dark Arts" right now, lol......Linux hasn't become my friend yet, though I have a feeling that down the road it will.....just kinda torn between which distro I want, given m...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:54 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

and what does that mean young man :finga:

think about it....if you're a college student, wireless is an invaluable tool to get things done.....I wouldn't knock it at all, lol
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:49 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

welcome to the mobile world, buddy! I've never personally owned a lappie, but have used one on the road, and yeah it is extremely handy with the wireless connectivity......it saved my butt once when I had a big class project due, and I had my comp set up with VLAN enabled.....I was able, through wir...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:00 pm
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: December Forum Contest: ECS Motherboard & Intel CPU
Replies: 237
Views: 165776

definitely....I know I wouldn't have minded a Pentium D and a decent mobo myself, although I already have some AMD hardware....congrats to you guys who won, and I hope you put it to really good use :)
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:38 pm
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: December Forum Contest: ECS Motherboard & Intel CPU
Replies: 237
Views: 165776

I didn't mean that as the central point, and actually you are right, everything definitely needs to get into the hands of deserving, dedicated people who need it......I was just saying that there are underlying obligations, I am sure, and I'm also sure he doesn't want any blemishes to his name (the ...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:05 pm
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: December Forum Contest: ECS Motherboard & Intel CPU
Replies: 237
Views: 165776

look a few posts above yours....... that's no longer the point anyways, the point is what Nate was trying to explain: this doesn't look good on him when he sets contests up like this and someone wins the stuff, only to sell it later (manufacturer heads have a lot of tabs on Nate I'm sure, so they kn...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:01 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: Official 1558j winning thread
Replies: 64
Views: 30746

Damn fine work Ben.......good going dude!! :) this guide is definitely most useful, mainly because you showed certain details the 3-part notebook build didn't, and that's mainly the beginners' stuff......told you it wasn't nearly as bad as you were making it out to be 8) Happy Tweaking!! :drinkers: ...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 6:36 pm
Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
Topic: December Forum Contest: ECS Motherboard & Intel CPU
Replies: 237
Views: 165776

I feel your pain buddy, lol......as I reiterate, one look at my sig tells ya that, haha :lol:
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 5:00 pm
Forum: General Mobile Computing
Topic: my laptop battery life is not long...and more
Replies: 10
Views: 6092

well, concerning the battery life, I really couldn't help you there until you can post the specs of your lappie for me. here's where you can get CPU-Z, which can tell you what kind of processor you have, what frequency (MHz or GHz, depending on what hardware we're talking about and its speed) it's r...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:24 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor Review
Replies: 28
Views: 22380

yup yup :)

me sooooo happy, heheh :lol:
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:19 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: I got robbed by an AMD fanboy!
Replies: 8
Views: 4382

yeah, and then use the mercury-tipped heads to blow him straight to hell, roflmao......I'm evil, lol :evil:
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:19 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor Review
Replies: 28
Views: 22380

Intel will be moving the memory controller to the cpu...... It will be called "CSI", but won't be until '07 It will be for server chips, so we won't see it in desktop cpus till ~'08? The CSI bus is also expected to appear in 2007 versions of Intel's x86 Xeon server CPUs, probably includin...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:42 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Processor Review
Replies: 28
Views: 22380

and AMD will STILL pwn Intel because they have an on-die mem controller, amongst other things, lol......doesn't matter if Intel has a smaller package and more cache, they still can't touch AMD's offerings, to an extent......now, if Intel can get their act together and put a mem controller on-die, th...
by killswitch83
Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:28 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: I got robbed by an AMD fanboy!
Replies: 8
Views: 4382

or, if you're particularly evil, if you know how to use a compound bow, grab some aluminum ferrules and mercury-tipped heads.....always a lot of fun :evil: :evil:
muhahahahaha