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MarleysGh0st
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by MarleysGh0st » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:13 pm
My new Dell XPS 630 computer!
Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 3 GHz.
6 GB of RAM.
640 GB hard drive.
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory.
And since this is my first time trying out Windows Vista, I'll use this thread to start listing questions and grumbles.
1. How do I turn off the feature that has new windows zoom out to their full size? I just want to open them the size they're supposed to be, thank you!
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ulysses5019
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by ulysses5019 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:23 pm
MarleysGh0st wrote:My new Dell XPS 630 computer!
Intel Core 2 Duo processor running a 3 GHz.
6 GB of RAM.
640 GB hard drive.
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory.
And since this is my first time trying out Windows Vista, I'll use this thread to start listing questions and grumbles.
1. How do I turn off the feature that has new windows zoom out to their full size? I just want to open them the size they're supposed to be, thank you!
Since pea is not here, what color is it?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:24 pm
Hey Ramsley, Sky Net called and said they needed a little help.
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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by kayrharris » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:31 pm
You name your computers?
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. "
Benjamin Franklin
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by ulysses5019 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:37 pm
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I name my cars, but not my computers.
And what do you call your beast? And does Jeff name his?
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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by MarleysGh0st » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:54 pm
ulysses5019 wrote:Since pea is not here, what color is it?
The top and sides are metallic silver. The front is black, with some LED accent lights shining down from the top and the middle. I think the LEDs will change color, depending on how fast you're running the processor, but I haven't looked into overclocking yet.
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by MarleysGh0st » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:57 pm
kayrharris wrote:You name your computers?
Well, Windows Vista asked me to name it!
They suggested something bland like "Marley's PC" but I had to give it a little more personality than that. And Ramsley was a very efficient ghost/butler, despite the bad press he had in
The Haunted Mansion.
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by cindy.wellman » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:59 pm
MarleysGh0st wrote:kayrharris wrote:You name your computers?
Well, Windows Vista asked me to name it!
They suggested something bland like "Marley's PC" but I had to give it a little more personality than that. And Ramsley was a very efficient ghost/butler, despite the bad press he had in
The Haunted Mansion.
Yeah, I named the wireless, "Fred", because there were too many Belkins in the area... lol
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by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:07 pm
ulysses5019 wrote:PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I name my cars, but not my computers.
And what do you call your beast? And does Jeff name his?
My car is Buttercup.
She's named after the green Powerpuff girl.
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by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:07 pm
cindy.wellman wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:kayrharris wrote:You name your computers?
Well, Windows Vista asked me to name it!
They suggested something bland like "Marley's PC" but I had to give it a little more personality than that. And Ramsley was a very efficient ghost/butler, despite the bad press he had in
The Haunted Mansion.
Yeah, I named the wireless, "Fred", because there were too many Belkins in the area... lol
Our wireless network is called Jasper.
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by littlebeast13 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:15 pm
ulysses5019 wrote:PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I name my cars, but not my computers.
And what do you call your beast? And does Jeff name his?
lb13
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by christie1111 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:39 pm
littlebeast13 wrote:ulysses5019 wrote:PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I name my cars, but not my computers.
And what do you call your beast? And does Jeff name his?
lb13
I'm with lb on this one, TMI!!!!!!
"A bed without a quilt is like the sky without stars"
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by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:51 pm
christie1111 wrote:littlebeast13 wrote:ulysses5019 wrote:
And what do you call your beast? And does Jeff name his?
lb13
I'm with lb on this one, TMI!!!!!!
I just assumed that he was talking about our cars!
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by ulysses5019 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:55 pm
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:christie1111 wrote:littlebeast13 wrote:
lb13
I'm with lb on this one, TMI!!!!!!
I just assumed that he was talking about our cars!
Not unless you have one too.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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by Snaxx » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:18 pm
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:cindy.wellman wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:
Well, Windows Vista asked me to name it!
They suggested something bland like "Marley's PC" but I had to give it a little more personality than that. And Ramsley was a very efficient ghost/butler, despite the bad press he had in
The Haunted Mansion.
Yeah, I named the wireless, "Fred", because there were too many Belkins in the area... lol
Our wireless network is called Jasper.
And my not-so-wireless network is named Pain-in-the-@$$
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by Snaxx » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:19 pm
I thought it was like a visit to NJ and Ramsey NJ got typoed. Hope Vista treats you well, so far I'm sticking with XP.
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by mrkelley23 » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:22 pm
And here I thought it was just an anagram of "Marley's."
Do you mind telling me how much you paid, either via PM or here? I'm in the market myself....
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by MarleysGh0st » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:33 am
mrkelley23 wrote:Do you mind telling me how much you paid, either via PM or here? I'm in the market myself....
That's not a secret--it's right on the BestBuy web site.
$1,199.99, which was just for the tower. I have a new 19" monitor from just a few months ago.
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by Bob Juch » Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:05 pm
Nice!
What's it's Windows Experience Index?
I have no idea why your windows are always going to full-screen. That's not normal.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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by gsabc » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:03 am
MarleysGh0st wrote:My new Dell XPS 630 computer!
Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 3 GHz.
6 GB of RAM.
640 GB hard drive.
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory.
Has Dell improved its quality and tech support to what they used to be, or even half of that? I won't touch Dell because of those. Both severely suffered in recent years, especially the support when they shipped it offshore.
I'm also in the market, but plan to go with HP again. I've had very good luck with them over the last decade.
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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by MarleysGh0st » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:08 am
Bob Juch wrote:Nice!
What's it's Windows Experience Index?
5.7
Bob Juch wrote:I have no idea why your windows are always going to
full-screen. That's not normal.
I didn't mean it goes to full-screen. I mean there's an effect of expanding to its regular window size instead of just appearing at that size in the first place.
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by Bob Juch » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:10 am
gsabc wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:My new Dell XPS 630 computer!
Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 3 GHz.
6 GB of RAM.
640 GB hard drive.
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory.
Has Dell improved its quality and tech support to what they used to be, or even half of that? I won't touch Dell because of those. Both severely suffered in recent years, especially the support when they shipped it offshore.
I'm also in the market, but plan to go with HP again. I've had very good luck with them over the last decade.
Nooo!
HP is making bad hardware nowadays. They have been having many systems die in the first few months of use.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere.
Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to drive in New Jersey.
