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My Temp Video Card Is Horribly Retarded

It seems to be having a problem when using some video-playback capability of your video card. Can you try to turn off either Hardware Acceleration for your video card (in the device properties) or hardware rendering options in your video player software? (I know MPC lets you turn this off but I...
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- Post #2
- Apr 8, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Making good coffee

Your reputation precedes you, Descartes. Thanks for the info.
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- Post #14
- Mar 31, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Making good coffee

What coffee would you recommend? Something from Starbucks maybe?
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- Post #10
- Mar 31, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Making good coffee

Yes, they use a BUNN coffee maker that costs several hundred dollars. It's for commercial use, so I don't know why I would need something so big at home. Maybe it does a better job in some way, getting the water hotter?
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- Post #5
- Mar 31, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Making good coffee

I really do not know what I am doing when it comes to coffee. I can't make a good cup of coffee at home, so I usually get one from Dunkin Donuts. I've tried making my own with their brand of ground coffee, but not only is the taste unacceptable, it doesn't have that same caffiene kick to it, no...
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- Mar 31, 2006
- Replies: 31
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Mapping the context key to something else

NM..... Windows 2003 Resource kit has a remapkey.exe function that does exactly this... Was surprised to see the Application key there. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1080891819
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- Post #4
- Feb 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Mapping the context key to something else

I have the Microsoft Keyboard software installed... I took a look at Key Settings. For 'Application Key' I have no choice other than to disable it.
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- Post #3
- Feb 2, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Mapping the context key to something else

I have a Microsoft keyboard that has a context-click (right-click) key on the right side of the keyboard. I think it would be much more useful if I had a Windows key instead. Is there a way I can change the function of this key in Windows XP?
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- Thread
- Feb 2, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a sound-deadening enclosure for PCs

Thanks for your feedback. Any idea what material I should use for the ducts?
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- Post #7
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Damn atot is too addicting..

Holy moly...
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- Post #23
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Building a sound-deadening enclosure for PCs

2 function as desktops, 2 as file servers. 12 hard drives total -- 3 of which are noisy. I could replace the drives, replace the fans, and then I still may not have a silent a room as could be. That's what I'm thinking. Do you mean something like this or something like this?
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- Post #4
- Jan 10, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Building a sound-deadening enclosure for PCs

I'm thinking of getting a wardrobe closet like this one: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...uctId=11536&langId=-1&parentCats=15597*15852*15856 and putting my three or four systems inside it to deaden their noise. I would have to cut holes for cables and ventilation, of course, and also...
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- Jan 10, 2006
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Wireless Mouse

What is your mousing surface, the couch? In that case why not one of these: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...details/US/EN,CRID=2150,CONTENTID=5006
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- Post #2
- Jan 8, 2006
- Forum: Mice
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usb hub reliability?

The hub I used eventually failed on me completely, so then it's safe to assume these problems I was having were particular to that hub.
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- Post #5
- Jan 8, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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usb hub reliability?

I want to move my tower away from my desk and use a USB hub or hubs for all my USB devices. I remember, however, from past experience that hubs do not always work the way you want them to. Some devices work intermittently , drop off the hub, come back on, and other devices just don't work...
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- Thread
- Jan 7, 2006
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Peripherals & Components

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