Recent content by randomstar

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    Home Inspector in need of a reasonably rugged laptop to take on jobs for CHEAP

    Just saw the posts about TOS. WIll look to the private messages route to comply! Sorry!
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    Home Inspector in need of a reasonably rugged laptop to take on jobs for CHEAP

    I have some Dell XT2 ruggedized convertable units that run win764 - some of them have daylight viewable screens and SSD- I generally sell them for around 400 with standard screens, 450 with daylight viewable.. they run great for just about anything. usually 5gb ram, use an external DVD, but...
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    17 Retro Games You Can Run on Modern PCs

    I would really like to have working verson of all th Mech 2/ 3 / 4 that would get me playing again. terminal velocity was also a favorite when hosting an event/trade show-
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    Archos Offering 9.7" Gingerbread Tablet for $229.99 USD

    pretty much had me at the 1024x768 resolution. maybe some of you missed that? dont compare it to the 600 and 720 devices you guys keep throwing up against it. the speed is enough, memory is enough, the resolution means you dont have to scroll so frikkin much to navigate a page..
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    The BlackBerry PlayBook is Now Officially $199

    dont forget it still leverages the blackberry for a lot of things, so if you dont have blackberry..
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    Dell Replaces All Blackberrys with Own-Branded Phones

    wardlerI always liked phone keyboards better than the touchscreen until I used a phone with a 4.3" touchscreen. I have a 4.3 on an android phone now, but I find it just a little too big to comfortably use with one hand during phone use, and find that I am not nearly as fast or accurate with...
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    Dell Replaces All Blackberrys with Own-Branded Phones

    agree WP7 is good, and if Verizon would just get one with a slide keyboard, they could have a lot more sales, I know at least a dozen who want it but are holding out for a keyboard..
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    Skype Uses DMCA To Remove Reverse-Engineered Code

    OK. to clear it up for you. yes everyone should be able to drive on the street - (internet) but not necessarily in my neighborhood (gated community) and especially not in my driveway (more limited ) and only a very few are allowed in my garage (restricted) same for protocol. my car may go all...
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    Skype Uses DMCA To Remove Reverse-Engineered Code

    also, if you allow reverse engineering the skype protocol, can you not also send malware, spam and related junk through it, just like what happend with ICQ , AIM, etc? not allowing outside access to the protocol is a good thing to me. I really dont want other people to be able to do that, it...
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    HP, Dell Avoiding Android Tablet Price War with Windows 8

    Ok, Acer makes one that gets it done already.. W500. it works very well, full laptop specs, and its a TABLET. (funny thing is, its cheaper than a lot of the android / iOS equals.. and yes I bought one and can say that it does what they say it does. win 8 absolutely flies on it and I have to...
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    Amazon CEO Confirms Kindle Fire's $199 Price

    You just hot-spot it behind your phone when away from WIFI, that way you only have a smaller tether bill rather than a whole device plan.(or use your existing hotspot, or free where possible) in keeping with the whole budget concious strategy in my opinion. also, you already have a camera on...
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    Logitech Intros Wireless Touchpad for PCs

    this would enable the Live Tiles desktop on windows 8 to be much more usable for those who want to. or make browsing lare folders of pictures etc easier, even with the "classic" interface. not a replacement for a mouse, an add-on.
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    Microsoft Reveals its Internal Xbox Live Police

    People have also forgotten that your rights to do anything you want stop at the point where they infringe on someone elses right not to have it done to them.