Posts by themessenger500

any wireless router that supports ddt-wrt can use its repeater feature to pickup and repeat the signal on the same network (or by a virtual network). linksys wrt54gl, the linux capable version is a good choice, and as a router should be...

so then are you saying there are some models of pc that can install and run leopard at the moment from a nonhacked installation disc? hmmm, interesting. linky please. as far as I know, efi and probably the tpm chip (pretty sure darwin...

blackdog, it breaks down to this: macbooks now use the same components as pc notebooks, proven by the fact that you can run windows natively. only their bios is modified with an efi layer to retain exclusive use of apple's platform, os...

having the battery constantly charged at 100% would not be equivalent to keeping the battery out at 100% though. what happens when it is in your laptop is that it discharges a small amount through being connected and recharges...

You definitely kill the battery faster with it on constant charge/discharge. But without it, you have no backup power supply if power goes out.

I'm curious about why the team chose to implement so many different physical interfaces. I understand they want it to be as versatile as possible and to suit different needs across the spectrum, but that greatly contradicts the goal of...

friends in the area? library?

I don't know about this one, but there was a legit project to develop sub $100 notebooks that look similar (though with much simpler tech.- two touchpads? why? 1200x900 screen? overkill?) for children in third world countries. this...

can you attribute it to some specific background task? bring up the task manager and order tasks by CPU, see what is hovering in the 90% range.

that much can get you a brand new laptop- though pretty bottom of the line, which you don't seem to object. just check sites like fatwallet.com, techbargains.com or watch for dell coupons.