Posts by spongecake

Quote: 2. I want to own technology that is at least 6 months out of date...it makes me feel safe. I think the world moves too fast. So I sure don't want my computer to move fast too. Quote: 5. Paying so...

Hehe, that crossed my mind that was why I was hesitant to do anything more than a quick email check.

My Intel Wireless card picked up several connections and I was able to connect to two of them because they were listed as "unsecured". Now, my question to the experts is, am I safe using the internet through these network? It...

I'm picking up my XPS2 later today and plan to do a total wipeout on the system. One question is: should I nuke Dell's hidden partition? No harm in leaving it I guess (and it's quite small) but I hate the feeling of having any left on...

Quote: Originally Posted by elysium246 what's wrong w/ Zone Alarm? I thought it was considered to be one of the top dogs. ZoneAlarm is a resource hogger. The only reason it is popular is because it's easy for...

Thank you for your insight. I will probably get a bluetooth mouse instead of the standard USB receiver wireless. The fingerprint scanner caught my interest temporarily there.

I'm thinking of picking up this mouse because of its "cool" factor. http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=035

Yes, clicking on the second link and entering the required criterias would give you that message. However, try going directly to the site via the first link.

Thank you. That was one of the top items on my to-do list.

My XPS2 has just shipped but due to spending too much time on these forums I'm worried about how my screen would look like. I have never had a laptop before so I know my expectations aren't as high as some of the users here. What are...