Posts by Texfire

Actually the cell phone myth has some basis in truth. The transmissions put off by a cell phone have no chance on igniting the gas vapors. However if you were to drop the cell phone into the vapor space and cause a spark by shorting...

Ah, I never thought of trying to set the channel rather than letting it choose it myself. I do have the Gigabyte wireless card, I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the assist. I got switched to another station with a single WAP but I'll...

Sorry but I'm not sure how to pick one router when they all three have the same SSID. Tex

My problem is work has three different routers with the same SSID. The are set on different channels to avoid conflict and my lappy feels like sampling all of them, not even sticking with the one with the highest dB. Tex

I have a Linksys G wireless router at home that I use with no problem with my 5690 and it's internal wireless card. However at work I have to stop myself from tossing my lappy out the window sometimes. We have three Linksys G...

In windows explorer go to the Tools menu, choose Folder Options and click on the View tab. Under Files and Folders make sure that Show hidden files and folders is selected and Hide protected operating system files is unselected. Now...

Update on my 5" graphite Vanguard case. The finish is very nice, I have no compunctions about taking it anywhere. The fit is perfect for my 5690. I am having some difficulty fitting my powerbrick, trackball, binder with...

Might be more helpful if I took notice which forum you posted this in. I do have a spare laptop, a CPxJ, but I wouldn't sell it to my worst enemy. Tex

A definition of decent really depends on what you want to use it for. If you want to websurf, send email, do word processing and other basic windows tasks, then you can probably find something refurbished in your price range. Probably...

I ordered the 5" model in graphite from CDW. Price was $64.56 + Shipping. Decided that the extra inch of room for extra stuff was worth the size and price difference, and it wouldn't be that much bulkier. Thanks for the pictures...