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What is IPv6 and why should I care?
What is IPv6 and why should I care?
Bonus points for easy instructions for jumping into the bandwagon.
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What is this port/connector on my laptop?
I have this port on my laptop and I have no idea what is it used for. It's not even listen in the laptop technical specifications. The laptop is a HP Pavillion dv5-1101en.
Here is a larger image ...
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Can anyone recognize this subtitles editor?
What is the name of the software used in the monitor on the right?
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WiseCustomCalla.dll ? What is that?
I have a few folders in my Windows folder (I'm running Windows 7) like this:
C:\Windows\1C4551A64743409391E41477CD655043.TMP\WiseCustomCalla.dll
All they contain is WiseCustomCalla.dll. I've read ...
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What Kenesis keyboard cable is this?
I have a broken Kenesis freestyle solo keyboard. The keyboard is separated into two as shown here:
I cut the linking cable so I need a new one. Here is a picture of the cable:
what type of cable ...
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Identify this computer cable
The wire says PCI-Express on one end. Here is what the cable looks like:
Can anyone tell me what this cable is called, and what it is used for (e.g., video card, optical drive, etc)?
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What is this jumper for on my new motherboard?
I am building a new PC, I just got my motherboard in the mail today. It is a ASRock X58 Extreme 3.
I am reading over the manual for it and one of the jumpers says this.
There is a 3 pin jumper ...
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Acrobat Adobe Writer
What is Acrobat Adobe writer? It is part of Adobe Acrobat?
If I have Adobe Acrobat, do I have the Writer?
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Which trojan is this?
Could you identify this trojan/keylogger based on the set of files?
I've been able to find out that the file names are random except rp.dll. The icons are always the same.
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Can you help me idenetify this chip on a Sony PCG-252L motherboard?
What's the green chip below the processor? Could this be a video chipset? Looks like the processor, but the processor has to be at the top of the image below the heatsink.
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What kind of parallel cable is this?
I have an HP LaserJet 4600 and need to order a replacement cable for it. Here is a picture of the port on the printer and the cable is currently in use. I've never seen one of this style before. Can ...
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What is this port on my computer?
What is the name of the port shown in the picture?
This port is on my old NEC Versa LitePad Tablet PC
http://www.superwarehouse.com/NEC_Versa_LitePad_Tablet_PC/VL-PAD-933/p/243017
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What is the software shown here?
Has anyone ever seen The Website is Down? In the first episode it looks like the web dude is effortlessly switching between at least 2 different operating systems with a simple alt-tab (I think one ...
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What are Permalinks?
What are "permalinks" and how do they differ from regular links? are they guaranteed to link to the same thing or something?
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Hardware, adapter identification
I did something stupid and lost a piece.
There is adapter in HP's dv2310us that connects the sata hard disk to the motherboard. It is a right angle connector from female sata (w/ power) to a spade ...
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*nix window manager that places window list on window title bar?
Like this... looks really kind of cool, so I'm wondering what it might be.
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What is the purpose of an Ethernet coupler that reverses all the pins?
As the photo shows, the pins are wired "straight across", rather than diagonally. This means that it does not work as an Ethernet/8P8C coupler because the transmit pins are mapped to unused pins (for ...
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What are these? Are they broken?
Please excuse the poor image quality:
What are the components that I've circled in red?
The ones on the left look whole and solid. The ones on the right have cracked tops, and although this ...
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What is uTorrent? How is it different from BitTorrent?
What is uTorrent and how is it different from BitTorrent? What is it used for? Where is a tutorial? What is BitTorrent?
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What is this component?
i'm just looking an old mother board waiting for my favorite TVShow and and i wonder what's this component? Every motherboard i've seen have this kind of solenoid (I am sure that you already settled ...
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What is a kernel panic?
I know that this sounds like a LMGTFY question but i thought i'd ask it so that google actually turns up (more) good results. What is it?
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What is an RSS feed? Why would I use one?
Pretty basic question about internet technology:
What is an RSS feed?
Why would I use one?
