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by TheCollective
Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!
Replies: 8
Views: 1406

Re: Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!

2. Why can't Apple provide a more affordable alternative for people that don't want to go whole-hog on the Pro? Why not an acrylic-case 14 inch display? Price it starting at $1400 and include a mid-range graphics card. I would have jumped on that if it had existed. Instead I "settled" for...
by TheCollective
Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!
Replies: 8
Views: 1406

Re: Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!

A note on the hibernate thing: I think it is a configurable parameter to have Windows go to hibernate instead of suspend when the lid closes. On the Mac you get the best of both worlds: Quick resume from sleep if it can, otherwise it restores from HDD. Pretty slick. Don't mistake my tone here. I jus...
by TheCollective
Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:09 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: A little advice for an old friend? Now with Pics!
Replies: 16
Views: 2845

As Requested: Photos!

Front View: http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk236/dyslexiaofborg/laptop/front.jpg Lid/Finish View: http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk236/dyslexiaofborg/laptop/finish.jpg Bottom View: http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk236/dyslexiaofborg/laptop/bottom.jpg Left View: http://i281.photobucket.co...
by TheCollective
Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:00 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!
Replies: 8
Views: 1406

Mobile Computing Identity Crisis!

Before we begin: What follows is my two year epiphany concerning mobile computing. I tend to be a bit wordy. This is not a fan boy piece. For non-mobile computing I have a desktop PC at work (XP-64) and a desktop PC at home (Vista-64). I run multiple monitors in both places, and life is good. I am g...
by TheCollective
Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:51 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: A little advice for an old friend? Now with Pics!
Replies: 16
Views: 2845

Re: A little advice for an old friend?

Well, it arrived. I'll post some pics if you guys want. So far, I'm fairly impressed. I definitely feel that I got my money's worth.
by TheCollective
Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:21 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: A little advice for an old friend? Now with Pics!
Replies: 16
Views: 2845

Re: A little advice for an old friend?

Well, I bit the bullet and ordered it. After some extensive research, it seems that this machine is one of 4 or 5 that match my criteria. The only other one I found appealing was this model from ZT systems. I have never heard of them before. Newegg is out of stock , and I see no other reliable onlin...
by TheCollective
Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: A little advice for an old friend? Now with Pics!
Replies: 16
Views: 2845

A little advice for an old friend? Now with Pics!

Some of you may recall me from my moderator/admin days a few years ago. Since i decided to ride off into the sunset I have mostly lurked, but now i find myself in need of a bit of guidance. I'm looking for a decent personal use multimedia capable laptop. Screen size is to be no bigger than 15.4 and ...
by TheCollective
Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:05 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: World Of Warcraft
Replies: 6792
Views: 1372463

Imp. SnD doesn't help with combo point generation but it does keep you from having to waste combos on SnD as frequently. I currently have Adrenaline Rush and love it for the "Oh crap I just pulled 4 monsters" moments but being a 6 minute cooldown I find I don't use it as often as I would like. As fa...
by TheCollective
Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: World Of Warcraft
Replies: 6792
Views: 1372463

Since I mostly do PVE thiswill problably be my new build.
by TheCollective
Sat May 27, 2006 8:54 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: World Of Warcraft
Replies: 6792
Views: 1372463

Anyone here on Drak'Thul? I started playing in January and my undead rogue finally hit 60 the other day.

As for someone looking for an updated opinion of the game:

Still laced with crack. Its bad. I can't quit. Help.
by TheCollective
Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:15 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: New motherboard smell
Replies: 38
Views: 10234

Re: New motherboard smell

Hey, does anyone else suffer from this problem? Whenever I open a new motherboard, it has an unmistakable smell, I call it "New Motherboard Smell." I'll sit there and sniff the new board, because it smells good! Has anyone else ever done this? Or am I insane, and should stop sniffing electronics fo...
by TheCollective
Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:55 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: My Day of Labor
Replies: 60
Views: 13646

'Grats man! :D We'll hold down the fort here.
by TheCollective
Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:58 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: AMD dual core prices
Replies: 27
Views: 6496

I was waiting for this move from AMD before jumping back onto the AMD bandwagon. Intel's HT has been the darling feature that kept me on with Intel for the past year. That, and Intel's video encoding performance is astounding. I do a lot of DVD backups for my kid's stuff considering how they don't e...
by TheCollective
Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:43 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Dual Layer Dual Format DVD recorder?
Replies: 25
Views: 6079

amberbamber wrote:
Thanks!

I bought the dvr-109 last night from Newegg.
It should be here next week sometime. :)


How did it turn out?
by TheCollective
Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:35 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Dual Layer Dual Format DVD recorder?
Replies: 25
Views: 6079

I agree with Forge. Most DVD burners are now at the point where they offer the same features, quality and compatibility. The only drive I would bother paying more money for is a Plextor. If anyone here needs an explanation as to why that is they need to read up on Plextor's history of quality optica...
by TheCollective
Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:22 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Dual Layer Dual Format DVD recorder?
Replies: 25
Views: 6079

Try this one. I have it and so far so good. Cheap too :).

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductde ... 036&depa=1
by TheCollective
Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:22 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Startek Enterprise Canned !
Replies: 85
Views: 18547

GokuSS2 wrote:
Star Trek: Nemesis was to ST:TNG what was Star Trek 2 was to ST:TOS. Not as good but I liked it.


If you wanted to compare the two series by their milestone movies then I would say for the original series it was The Wrath of Khan. For the next generation it was First Contact.
by TheCollective
Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:24 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Ad Regulators Warn *censored* Again for Double Entendre
Replies: 1
Views: 1266

Changed the thread title to be a little more "family" friendly. Don't you remember the thread that shows it only takes the first and last letter of a word being in the correct place for us to be able to read it? ;) Seriously though, posting the article is fine. But don't put it in the subject line. :)
by TheCollective
Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:44 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Antec Sonata "Quiet"?
Replies: 17
Views: 5522

Unless he has changed, Scott (Damage) currently houses his system in a Sonata case.

You can read his impressions of it here.
by TheCollective
Tue Dec 07, 2004 11:58 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Question about Princeton LCD Monitor...
Replies: 8
Views: 2582

The contrast ratio of 450:1 is pretty bad. I wouldn't go any lower than 600:1.
by TheCollective
Fri Nov 12, 2004 8:58 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Hotmail upgraded to 2MB
Replies: 41
Views: 9445

Mine is at 250MB now as well.
by TheCollective
Wed Sep 01, 2004 12:50 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The 'What's For Lunch' Thread
Replies: 88
Views: 15884

2 for 1 Sonic Hamburger. Save the other for later. :)
by TheCollective
Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:54 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Locking wandering threads
Replies: 19
Views: 3226

Off-topic threads belong in the Back Porch. This forum basically has no topic based rules. Other forums are topic-specific and therefore subject to much more strict rules on topic deviation.

In other words if you want to talk about a whole lotta nuttin, do it in the Back Porch.
by TheCollective
Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:28 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Original Trilogy on LaserDisc=ROCKS THE HOUSE!!!
Replies: 50
Views: 14339

In response to the Amazon page Damage quoted, here is a snip from that page. "Years later, George Lucas transformed his films into "special editions" by adding new scenes and special effects, which were greeted mostly by shrugs from fans. They were perfectly happy with the films they had grown up wi...
by TheCollective
Mon Aug 16, 2004 8:43 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Novel new cooling idea
Replies: 16
Views: 3055

Re: Novel new cooling idea

I've got a PC that is running hot. Gonna put a couple of fans in it, but I don't have them yet. This thing is folding, so I want to keep it running. Thus, my idea of cooling with the Uber-Fan (tm). Now, if you have 4 sq feet of desk space you can keep your CPU cool like this too :roll: . http://www...
by TheCollective
Sat Aug 14, 2004 10:32 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Woman surgically removed from couch
Replies: 80
Views: 25334

Well, a debate theory thread this ain't. Locked.
by TheCollective
Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:05 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Woman surgically removed from couch
Replies: 80
Views: 25334

omg, he gets banned for that? some of you people have the most backward morals, its freaking ridiculous. People like her need help, not hatred and abuse. Didn't anyone ever teach you to treat others how you would wish to be treated yourself? No, he was banned for the PM he sent me, the title of whi...
by TheCollective
Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:02 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Fascist Moderators
Replies: 27
Views: 8790

Lao Tze went off of his medication last night and it resulted in him being banned.

:)

Since this topic is going nowhere, I'm locking it. Feel free to PM me if you think this is an injust, ahem fascist action.
by TheCollective
Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:01 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Woman surgically removed from couch
Replies: 80
Views: 25334

Lao Tze, how much do you weigh? The reason I ask is becuase I think you are taking this waaaaaaay to seriously. I know you'll disagree with me, but once someone is dead, do you think they care what people say about them? They're dead! How could they. When I die, do you think I would care if the peo...
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