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    Free Software Poll 4: Email Clients

    I moved completely to Gmail about a year ago. Before that I used Thunderbird, its the best I ever used, but I kept switching computers (some without a spare USB port) so portable wasn't an option. I just got use to Gmail...
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    Do Larger HDD's Have Higher Failure Rates?

    Price looks good. I own a WD and a Seagate HDD (both 320GB external). Both have been running fine, very little sound, for over a year. I can't say which one is better... Larger HDD have more platters (Hitachi Deskstar has 5), and mathematically are more prone to failure, not proven though. Then...
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    Thanks Microsoft

    Many companies do this for tax purposes and good PR. :hsughr:
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    Black Friday Game Deals

    Thanks for pointing this out... need to add to my list. :drool:
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    What IM network do you perfer?

    I've tried them all, and there really is no winner. These protocols offer mostly the same features. I was not impressed with any of them, especially the ones with ads. Everyone has their own preference, so why stick to one? Makes no sense to have to run multiple IM clients... I use a...
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    Puzzle to solve, any pros?

    This has to be right. :ughdance:
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    Why dont we donate?

    I volunteer at SIRE (a therapeutic equestrian center). I also bought a couple laptops for the Give One, Get One program. But with donations, I normally donate to open source projects...
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    Which Operating System do you prefer?

    Difficult to say really. Each one does things differently. From the main distribution (Slackware, Debian, Gentoo, etc.), to the desktop manager (GNOME, KDE, Fluxbox, etc.), to being minimal or full featured. You need to find the one that's right for you. Most distributions have a Live CD option...
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    Free Software Poll 1: Web browsers

    Read Google's TOS on Chrome... So many people were looking forward to this browser, and now won't go anywhere near it... Opera is said to be better than Chrome. Voted Firefox. Limitless features, secure, highly customizable. Never had performance issues with it (remember, its usually an add-ons...
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    X10 Drinks! - Just by using Photoshop CS4

    I'd agree with icedevil, use a real 3D rendering program. Adobe must love bloat... Nice though, maybe something can be done about the edges...
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    silly server names

    Maybe its the vodka they used to celebrate the purchase of a new server. :hsdance: Lotus refers to many things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus Plus it sounds cool...
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    Which Weather you like the most and why?

    Winter I like Skiing and Snowboarding... I look like I'm dressed for summer. My body sucks at temperature, so I wear whatever and deal with the consequences later. :nuts:
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    MMO or Gaming Sites

    Neither. Never understood the appeal of flash games. MMOs are tedious point-click games that rely on time spent, not skill. FPS-Z games for me...
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    What do you do on the computer?

    Programming - Learning PHP, Python, etc. Graphics - Photoshop, Inkscape, and 3D moddeling Watch Videos - Mostly from Vimeo (seriously, theres nothing better) Gaming - Starsiege: Tribes, Tribes 2, Tribes: Vengeance, and HL2 mods like Insurgency. Video Chatting, TS\Vent, or IM OS Modding Various...
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    [REQ][20 Creds] Put a link in your sig.

    I was lacking a sig... DONE!
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    Gmail theme, which one did you choose?

    Didn't like terminal. Really like Planets. Sunset and Shiny too. Themes show up on all my accounts. :cool:
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    Play any mmo games?

    Starsiege: Tribes Tribes 2 Tribes: Vengeance In the future (when released): Rise (Crysis Mod) Tribal Wars (or TWars, ET:Quake Wars mod) Ascension (stand alone) Tribes series: Fast paced FPS, with a real Z-Axis and 3D movement (no ground hugging). Jetpacks and Skis allow you build momentum...
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    New Star Trek Movie

    Seen a couple of the old movies... wasn't for me. Simon Pegg is in this new one, so I might watch it...
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    which audio player do u prefer?

    When I used Windows... Foobar2000 for playing music. Lightweight, powerful, highly customizable. Yes the default skin is barebones, but I only saw it when I changed playlists. It usually hid behind full screen apps like games. Foobar has a useful feature call global hotkeys (some other programs...
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    Firefox Extensions

    I use the Profile Manager built into FX. With multiple profiles, I can use a set of extensions related to whatever I am doing. Some examples: Profile Name: Default NoScript Profile Name: Web_Dev Extensions: Firebug Web Developer NoScript FireFTP Fireshot GreaseMonkey Live HTTP Headers YSlow...
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