Posts by tjoseph

Quote: Originally Posted by IRobertus There is no difference between OEM software and retail software functionality wise. That is not completely true. An OEM version cannot be used to upgrade a previous...

Quote: Originally Posted by aznduk i download them all.. play for a couple of days... if it's good, ill go out and buy it... if it's not, delete!!! seriously though... downloading the game isn't stealing (in my...

I plan to get at least three years of use out of this laptop. I got four years out of my Tecra 8200. It is still running fine and I gave it to one of my sales people to use. Tom

I buy the games I play. I also bought the laptop I use and didn't steal it.

I got mine about three weeks ago and it came with OS and application discs.

Hard rebooting won't damage your harddrive. It can result in fragmented and even corrupted files depending on what applications you have open. Database applications are especially susceptible to corruption with improper shutdowns. It...

42, XPS2, Daddy of 1 girl

MRTG is a cool tool, but I think he is looking for something a little more granular than overall bandwidth utilization. He wants to know top talkers.

That area to the left of the touchpad is a lot bigger than my previous laptop. I find my watch rubs on it, so I have been taking my watch off so I don't scratch it.

You can get a free protocol analyzer (sniffer) here: http://www.ethereal.com It won't work on a switch unless you have a high end switch that allows port spanning. You will have to connect a hub to the switch port you want to...