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So, I now have a task that specifically calls for printing front and back. I'm looking for something reasonably priced that you've used and can recommend. I need to print several "books" of maybe 200-300 pages each and inkjet won't work. The ink needs to be somewhat moisture resistant. I'm...

So here is the situation. My daughter's computer won't boot. Vista is hosed. I had the idea to make a Knoppix CD and boot the compter to see if I can see the HD so I can maybe recover some of her files that she didn't back up. If there is a different Linux on a CD ditro that you prefer, that's...

So the wife calls me this morning and tells me the car overheated. 1999 Cadillac Catera with about 87,000 miles. So I filled up a jug and ran over to where she was stopped. Opened the hood, slowly opened the overflow canister and the fluid had leaked out, it's a pressurized system. I filled the...

So, the car is running real rough. It has 75,000 miles. I got it with 56,000 miles about two years ago. As far as I know it's never had wires and plugs replaced before I got it or the O2 sensor either. In addition to doing plugs and wires and the O2 sensor, anything else y'all recommend? I...

Anyone done an online mortgage or home equity loan? Who did you deal with? Were you pleased with the transaction? Thanks

A big priority is it has to have a good subwoofer. This is for music, I'm not going to be doing any gaming. So far the best I've heard was an older Altec Lansing that my friend has at his office. I think it's an ACS340. I have an old Altec Lansing ACS33 that has 2 satellite speakers and a...

Is it available for download? I don't mean a beta version, the full, final release version.

128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS -versus- IntelGraphics Media Accelerator X3100 for a laptop. Which is better?

So I found some promising Dell refurbished laptops on the Dell outlet pages but at the bottom in the fine print it says doesn't include shipping, taxes etc. blah, blah, blah. So how do I get them to ship it free? I was looking at some 17" models from $599 to maybe $659 or so. I can walk into...

Looking for a good deal, as usual. Gave my daughter my Visa Toshiba laptop and now I need a replacement. Been looking at page after page of laptops on ebay till my head is spinning. I need a P4, 1GB of ram, 15" screen or a 17", XP or XP Pro, it would be nice if it had a built in wireless...

Never had any need for this before so I don't know anything about it. I know there are new lightscribe drives and special disks, but for right now what I need to know is it possible to print directly to the surface of a CD/DVD or do you need a paper or plastic label? If labels, what brand of...

Here is a couple of articles you might be interested in PcWorld Blog Article PcWorld Review http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141720-pg,1/article.html

I ordered a Cavalry 500GB external HD a couple of months ago from Buy.com. The darn thing didn't work right out of the box. The front panel light came on, but the drive didn't spin up or do anything. So I contacted Buy.com and they were not all that eager to take it back as a return or as an...

I usually upgrade to the most recent version of software because of improvements, bug fixes etc. I have WMP 9 on my XP desktop. Is version 11 mo betta? 2nd question, what's your favorite music player? I've used winamp and for a variety of reasons I deleted it. Tried mediamonkey and I liked it...

I hardly ever burn discs anymore, but I may burn some compilation CDs and some DVDs soon. Nero came on my PC and I've looked at it a couple of times. It looks like it does a lot. In fact so much it's overwhelming. Any Nero fans here? If not Nero then what do y'all recommend for burning CDs and...

So what say you technophiles and geekpundits? When are we going to see high capacity solid state hard disks with lots o' gigs? (that us common folk can afford)

I have an external HD, but it needs to be plugged into AC power. Anyone have a recommendation for a USB powered external HD?

operation could not be completed. Print server spooler not running. I now hate not only Vista but XP too. I have no idea why, but all of a sudden I can't get the printer to work, I can't get the driver to install or it is installed but not working, no diagnostics work or will do anything, no...

Since I received my Creative Labs PCMCIA Sound Blaster X-Fi I have been plugging in and removing things from the laptop like USB speakers, mice, USB headphones, USB keyboard etc. One day while I was playing music the screen went black and the laptop shut down. When I restarted, windows media...

My desktop just died, it was 4-5 years old and served me well. I need a cheapo replacement with a legal copy of XP Pro. P4 or comparable AMD with 512mb or 1gb of ram. Name brand or generic. -OR- Looking for a really good deal on a legal copy of XP Pro. Best price I've found is $119 plus...