I have not been impressed or satisfied with the programming line ups from my local cable company.  I enjoy shows that I watch/download from the internet more than what I can get locally.   Therefore I am looking for a device that can   1. Playback media files   or   2. Stream...

I think that it's common knowledge the leader in terms of optics for sunglasses would be Maui Jim. Then there are also other contenders that come close such as Revo and Serengeti. There are also companies like Costa DelMar and Ruddy Project that are highly regarded by those who own it but they...

After spending thousands of dollars on a engagement ring. Are you only suppose to wear it until you are married? Seems like a big waste, no?

I have an older laptop I want to use Linux on because XP is too slow for it. It's an old IBM thinkpad with PIII 677 (I think it's 667) and 128MB only. What is the easiest distro to use with the best driver support for older hardware?

I'm looking for a gift for my gf for Christmas. She likes to paint little ceramic figures and she's learned quite a bit on her own. I'd like to get her some tutorial materials to help her learn some new techniques. Anyone has any ideas for videos or books? There aren't many crafts stores...

Where do you find laptop reviews these days? I haven't been following the computer trends lately and I am very out of the loop. I am trying to find a sub $800 laptop. It will only be used to surf the web and that's pretty much it.

Anyone wrote any PEO technical exams here? How was it? Was it very drawn out and they like a school exams (formulas and calculations)? Or is it more on theories? I am specifically asking about the EE people but others are welcome to leave their comments as well.

Does anyone have any experience with becoming a P.Eng in Ontario while holding a US college degree? My understanding is that if you went to CEAB recognized university in Canada then your academic credentials will fulfill the requirement set by PEO. What if you went a ABET recognized college...

Is there anyway you can have outlook to pull emails from a local cache copy on your harddrive while being online at the same time? I haven't figured out how to do that yet so I am always offline browsing my already opened email from the cache *.pst file and doing periodic check for new emails...

Anyone know where I might be able to find the clip for the Sansa Clip. Mine broke and I really want another one but don't know where to get one.

I am searching for a wireless card that can handle heavy torrent traffic. The DLink card USB stick that I am using now is doing ok until I fire up the torrent client. Then everything goes to hell; connections just in my other apps drops and times out and get really slow. Even the torrent app...

What does 3rd interview (after a phone and a in person meet with manager) mean usually? Job offer? It's for a serious job not a high school part time. lol

Is there a dedicated site on vacuum? There are lots of users out there and it's huge market. I am sure there' are forums and reviewers out there somewhere talking about this stuff. $500 for Dyson, it better be good and I need more convicing. We are mainly looking for something to use on...

Is it possible to setup your own VPN connection so you can connect to your home computers when you are at a remote location? Without the added cost of extra hardware? Maybe there's a better way to share files over the net (privately)?

Anyone find they have too many bookmarking spots on a multiple computers? I have multiple OS's on multiple computers. My bookmarks are everywhere. What's a easy way to centralize your bookmarking? I was thinking online.

I have a laptop I bring home from work that I want share files with. This laptop belongs on a Domain and I don't want to change that. My home computer is just in a workgroup. How can I get the two to see each other on my home network so I can browse and sync files? I am thinking either FTP...

Anyone here streams their music collection over the WWW? I used to have this little program that would do just that and it allows me to have my 100's of gigs of music anywhere I have a internet connection. But this was 8 years ago before portable MP3 became affordable and mainstream. Anyone...

Is there anyway I can assign the top two corners of my touchpad to a sequence of key strokes? ie. Tab & Shift+Tab I know I can set it to run apps but how use the run prompt to enter keystrokes? This is a Dell D610 if you must know.

I have this problem with my laptop where it would change from Hibernation mode to Standby mode when I close the lid of the laptop. It happens randomly caused by some apps I think. How can I make this hibernation option stick? I hate to have my laptop's battery drained in a consealed bag...

10/21/2007 19:00:00,0.239 How can I parse the above information from a single cell. Move it into 3 separate cells then I can plot it in a chart. It reads, "date" "time" & "value".

I have a Dell laptop and I reinstalled Windows. However my copy of Windows won't except the license key that came with the Laptop. Why? On the sticker that has the product key it says it's for XP professional and my copy of XP is Professional also. What gives?

I have been in this field for 9 months working with 95% GE Fanuc equipment. However, I don't have the confidence of programming a full blown system yet. What I need is more practice. I tried taking courses at the local college but they only offer classes on Siemens and AB equipment. Which would...

I need some inexpensive clip on headphone for the GF while she works out. She got the Creative Zen M flash base player so we need to pair up some decent headphones with it. She's not a nut about audio at all only I am. So we just need decent quality ones. And I beg you not to make me...

So where you do go to find the hot deal of the day is? For electronics and computer hardware. Rebates, sale and such.

What is a fast and robust email client that can handle large volumes of emails for both online and offline coming from a Microsoft exchange server. We are talking about 30,000+ emails or 5-6 gigs per email account. MS Outlook is a complete dog sometimes so maybe there are alternatives out...