Recent content by ross

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    ultraportable... which one?

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops,uk.comp.sys.laptops (More info?) I recommend the IBM. IBM's are known to be very durable and my T42 is living up to that reputation. My experience with IBM customer service has been excellent. They are now owned by Lenovo, but I *assume* they have not...
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    Ubuntu Linux on Gateway 7510GZ

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) What driver are you using for your Broadcomm chip? Broadcomm will not release the drivers to the Linux community. I think the only options you have are ndiswrapper - http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/ or Linuxant Driverloader -...
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    serial port, parallel port required for newer laptops with..

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) I run Ubuntu Linux on my IBM Thinkpad T42. Thinkpads are well supported in the Linux world. The T-series Thinpad has a parallel port but not an rs232 serial port. FWIW, my Q-Stor PCMCIA-Firewire worked "out of the box," no config needed.
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    quiet laptop

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) My Thinkpad T42 is very quiet.
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    shooting in gymnasium

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) I am shooting photos in a gymnasium and I typically get a yellow or gold cast to everything. Any suggestions about how to get a better picture or perhaps improving the pic with Photoshop? I appreciate this newsgroup. Dick Ross
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    Newbie: how do I know what's important?

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) My criteria for my last purchase started with "What results?" In other words what do the images look like to me? After that come the niceties of what else the camera can do. Ross "Pattern-chaser"...
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    RTV 5500 cannot switch to local TV stations

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?) Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote in message news:<7hesk0tvfm1jsptqa03uoqj918qjmar4nf@4ax.com>... > On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 15:45:59 -0700, Bill Cochell > <bcochell@po_TUDE_box.com> wrote: > > >Ross wrote: > > > >> I have just...
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    RTV 5500 cannot switch to local TV stations

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?) I have just purchased and installed my second ReplayTV device. My problem is I cannot get local stations to play through the ReplayTV unit. Here are the details of my setup. When switching to a local channel like 5 (NBC) or any local...
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    Time Warner TNTHD

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) Albany NY on Channel 1827. Manuel wrote: > Austin,Tx on Channel 1607. > > "SpiderManHouston" <spidermanhouston@aol.com> wrote in message > news:20040521200541.13296.00000935@mb-m06.aol.com... > >>Time Warner in Houston aded TNTHD on channel...