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I was took an upper division English course titled "Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing". The first day the instructor stated: "We will not debate on Pro-Life, Gun Control, War, and Capital Punishment. These are moral issues and no one here is going to change the oppositions' minds. If you...

I played with Red Hat and Ubuntu. I haven't checked out the other Linux distribution but yes, Ubuntu has a very good support forum. My first installation had no hitch. Actually it was a Wubi installation then a migration to an open partition. No problems. Then I installed on an older Dell...

Cool, post if you get it up and running.

I'm in a similar situation ... my HP laptop died. (Yes, I have many rant posts about my laptop). Repairshop diagnose the motherboard went kaput. Its less than two years old. Motherboard for this model vary from $129 to $375 depending. I might give it shot and replace the motherboard. I know its...

True, at my work, I used to write VBA scripts with MS Office Applications ... ... but have you ever checked out Office Org? It has programming scripts to work with too! I kind of grew up on UNIX so it's fitting for me to prefer LINUX. I also like Linux's free Apps not those 30 day Trial basis...

Yeah, I saw one poll most satisfied users for laptops and ASUS was on top.

HP would never be on my list of laptops. Mine lasted 1 year and two weeks, two weeks after the warranty expired. Motherboard went kaput. I even asked the computer repair shop if it was feasible to have the motherboard replace, and the repair person said "... that motherboard is notorious of...

My first course was FORTRAN, then PASCAL, had a course in COBOL. Later C, then C++, then Java, then finally Web programming. I do have courses of ML, and LISP. Gosh, if you could program in C and understand all pointers, then you could program in other languages. I had students in my class...

Re: How do you bypass log in password (XP)? Bought used desktop purchase "as it is" . I haven't tried the Bios method but that did cross my mind. As for the Microsoft link, yes, I done those step. ... and it's a Dell computer and at the factory, they do leave the administrator password blank...

Re: How do you bypass log in password (XP)? Bought used desktop purchase "as it is" . Well, I have no problem installing Linux based OS (I've installed Ubuntu Linux on my two laptops) 'cause most or all the application are FREE but actually this desktop is my girlfriend's. I'm sure this...

I bought a used desktop for cheap. Office desktops fire sale but purchased "as it is". Seller doesn't know the password and I don't want to format and re-install OS and applications. I read that CTRL-ALT-DEL twice during Window Start Up, you log in as 'Administrator' and leave the password...

Yes, taking it from the member that asked that post this question in the first place. If you are planning to use the laptop HD as an external hard drive, I would recommend those docking bays where the hard drive is in an enclosure with a fan. EXAMPLE: I ended up getting a Rosewill RX358 unit...

Well I ended up getting a SATA 3.5 hardrive module in a trade in another bulliten board. Same hook up of my 2.5 laptop drive but seems like the housing' tab has to be modifiy to accomondate the smaller laptop hard drive. Anyway, I may end up getting one of those SATA / IDE drive mentioned...

essellar your link http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com did update me to SP2. Not sure why it didn't continue to update to SP3. Nevertheless, pleased with the update. Smith6612, I'm downloading your link as of typing this. I'll tell how it goes. Thanks guys! edit: YES, my laptop is now update...

I post this question about laptop batteries in a few forums. Most replies were "You get what you pay for." Those inexpensive laptop batteries are "hit and miss". Mostly misses. My friend purchase a $39.99 battery that last for 3 month, two month pass the warranty, I ended up purchase locally...

I was attempting to dual boot my laptop (Window / Linux [Ubuntu]) when I messed up during the partition step and had to do a re-installation on Window XP. Anyway, this laptop (Dell Inspiron 8600) had the update Service Pack 3, but the installation disk is Home Edition XP SP1[?]. I'd like to...

e-Bay ... -er are these establish stores or e-Bay sellers? Don't want to purchase from a seller. Already heard horror stories. So I only purchase from established stores. I'll look into it. Thanks.

Just a general question about purchasing a replacement battery for my Dell Inspiron 8600. There's so many replacement to choose from not to mentioned many stores and varying prices. What should I look for (specs)? Any recommendation you were satisfied with that replacement brand? Any tips...

Don't know Tagalog ... go Pacquiao!

Thanks leeoliberamal70, Yeah, I'm aware that laptops do heat up. True about desktop. I still have desktop with Windows 95! But I still have my Dell laptop (2000 Professional) and it is still running fine. The hinge of the screen is about to come off otherwise it's still running fine. Many...