Aluvus

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  1. Surface color affects the mouse's ability to track, and if it tracks poorly you'll end up waving it around more and burning more battery power. So there's that, I guess.

    The only way I could see this making a substantial difference to battery life is if the mouse adjusted the intensity of its illuminating LED based on the surface color, which AFAIK none do.

  2. A quick way to get several Google programs on people's computers. And to build goodwill by providing a nice, handy one-shot download of several useful third-party tools. Google wants to be where you turn to for nearly everything- that's why they provide so many specialized search tools (Google Calculator, anyone?).

    It's a very interesting concept.

  3. ATX, Baby AT, microATX, mini-ITX, Flex ATX, and so forth are form factor standards covering motherboards, cases, and power supplies.

    MicroATX is basically the same as ATX, but the motherboard is cut shorter. Most of the time, this means dropping some PCI slots. MicroATX motherboards that comply fully to standards (which I believe but am not sure HP motherboards do) will fit in any old ATX case.

    There's quite an excess of related information here.

  4. i am currently hacking THE MOST DIFFFICULT TIME trying to find a 6800, i found a 6800 OC on tiger direct for 194$, and i think that is the one i want, i am not sure what a 6800 GS is, or if it is AGP compatable, post replies or PM me about it. thank you. best techie has helped me so much, its amazing

    I would suggest shopping at Newegg. Their video card section lets you filter by GPU, AGP or PCI-Express, and so forth. It's a much nicer interface than Tiger Direct's. Their prices are also usually better, especially once you factor in shipping.

    The exception would be if you're outside the US, in which case your options would be fairly limited.

    AFAIK, the 6800GS is PCI-Express only.

  5. how is this one? seems reasonable (i know nothing about power supplies) ...oh and i got 2x512mb Kingston mem. i love it, only problem is i am only reading 960mb :huh: but it it running great, thank you for all your help, that first site with all the comp names and it even has mine! so i know exactually what the specs need to be to get a diff brand, which is very help full....and more suggestions would be great, thank you...oh, i almost forgot, anyhting under 50$ would be great because i got one of those visa debit cards and i dont care what i spend it on, so as soon as i get a definitive PS i will purchase it probably today, then get another card with 220$ on it to get my 6800 :D

    That supply should be just fine. Fortron is a very good brand.

    If you are currently using integrated video, that would explain the discrepancy in your RAM.

  6. B110 will be crap for gaming. PCI slots greatly limit video card options.

    E310 only has PCI and a x1 PCI-Express slot (so no PCI-Express video cards will be compatible). Same problem as above.

    E510 is workable, but you're going to have to add a video card after purchase. Everything Dell offers with it is trash.

    The eMachines looks pretty decent. You're still going to need a video card after purchase. Here is a CNet review.

  7. The license is for one system. But I don't think it has any activation.

    If she's in college, she can probably get Office (which beats the pants off of Works) cheap or free through the school. The Office Students and Teachers Edition is $150 or less. As already mentioned, OpenOffice is always free.

    Allowing one computer per license is not "greedy". It's very normal.

  8. Congratulations, you've found the one wireless keyboard I'm aware of that automatically stops sending a signal if you hold down a key for too long. It's a "feature", not a "known issue".

    I'm afraid I don't know of any particular fix other than buying a different keyboard. But FWIW, your keyboard is "supposed" to do what it's doing.

  9. DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) is a form factor for memory sticks. DDR (Dual Data Rate) is a class of memory. All DDR memory is in DIMM or SO-DIMM (which is smaller) format, but memory in DIMM format may not be DDR.

    A motherboard just labeled with "DIMM" may be using older memory. What is the older motherboard? If you don't know the make/model, look for the FCC ID that should be printed somewhere on it in white.

  10. Timings don't make a huge difference, unless you're overclocking. And if you combine your existing memory with the new set, you're limited by the slowest memory. I've also heard it said that filling all 4 banks on an Athlon 64 system forces CAS latency to 3, though I don't know if this is true.

    Upgrading just for better timings, unless you overclock, would be a waste of money.