Posts by Martian

I thinking this is probably the best thread for my question. I just installed Windows Vista Ultimate (I know, I know - no jokes please) on my Inspiron 9300. I'm using the latest Vista 32-bit Sigmatel drivers from Dell's website however...

If anyone has a 20% off LCD coupon for Dell Home they are not using I would be very grateful. Thanks, Martian

Best thing to do is get a can of compressed air and blow out the fans and heatsinks through the openings every couple weeks (while the computer is off). I don't see any need to take anything apart. If you feel you must crack it open...

Sorry but 800x600 is all DII can do. Try Guildwars.com for a fun game that can do 1920x1200. (It finally ended my DII addiction!) Well I guess I traded one addition for another but hey I'm good with it. Martian

With MythTV (www.mythtv.org) you can stream TV through you wireless from your MythTV box. The catch is that MythTV is a Linux app. There might be something similar for Windows. I've used a knoppmyth LiveCD on my i9300 to watch TV from...

You could also try changing your wireless router to a different channel. I would recommend channels 1 or 11 as they are at the ends of the 2.4 GHz spectrum. Bluetooth hops frequencies several hundred times a second and it keeps a log...

I got the exact same system only with 256 MB RAM new for $450 with free shipping and a free printer (yes I know the printer is a throw away). I bought another 256 MB stick of RAM from a friend who upgraded a i9300 for $15 so total cost...

Nice find Tseng! I just updated my firmware to 2422. Hopefully it will improve performance with my Bluetooth headset. I'll try to post back here after a couple days and let you know my results. Martian

If you map a network drive to the shared folder you can then set a different username and password then your system user/pass that it will automatically use for connecting to that network share. It works great! Martian

Another vote for Ubuntu as a good starter distribution. If you really want to get under the hood of Linux (and get you hands dirty) then there is no better choice then Gentoo. The Gentoo install is only rivaled in difficulty by Linux...