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I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook computer, 2 GB RAM, Windows XP Professional, 1.6 GHz processor. I noticed that the processor was unusually busy (30%) when I wasn’t doing anything. Task Manager showed Internet Explorer 8 was the application and I isolated the activity to being parked on...

I experienced a first this morning while visiting a web site. In a small rectangular portion of the screen, my pointer disappears. If I move it through the region (horizontally or vertically) it reappears on the other side. The region is a solid gray color. When I left the site and came back...

I got one of the RSA gadgets (about the size of a key) that generates a random 6-digit number every minute to use with my stock market trading accounts. I append the 6-digit number to my account password. The gadget is marketed for other uses, too (my brother’s access to a real estate database...

I've had Internet Explorer 8 on my computer for a few months and just took it off and went back to 7. Best move I ever made! I didn’t realize just how terrible IE 8 performance was on my machine. Now that I’m back on 7, pages load faster, scrolling is quicker and the computer simply works...

I’m a DISH customer considering a switch to Fios TV. I already have Fios Internet/phone service. I don’t have any HD TV’s, but am in the market for one to replace the main TV. The rest of my sets (about 15) will remain SD for a long time. I currently have 2 DISH Standard Definition DVR’s...

Here's a funny youtube item. Someone played with a DISH phone solicitor and recorded the conversation. It was then played on a radio station. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un_PjRXV5l8

According to a Scripps Howard news item, it's generally a violation of NFL rules to watch the game on a screen larger than 55". Story here.

I have a relatively new notebook that came with Vista and I want to add Windows XP for dual-boot use. I set up a partition for XP using Acronis Disk Director, but nothing happens when I click on “Install Now” (or whatever the message is) from the XP Professional installation disk. I get no...

I'm in the market for a 1920x1200 monitor. I like all the various inputs provided on the Gateway 24”, but I’ve read some comments that say the screen is too bright. I’d appreciate comments about 1920x1200 monitors from anyone who lives with one. TIA

Mercury Insurance has a commercial that shows the letter "M" in a corn field. A man suspects Mercurian aliens did it. The commercial ends with a tractor in the background. I wonder how many people in the general audience actually "get it."

This morning (April 2) I noticed that one feature of my 508 seems to be back the way it used to be. When I pause a recording or live broadcast, then press the "jump ahead" button, it does a frame-by frame advance! Hitting the "jump back" button goes back a few frames, just like it did before...

California recently issued a state-wide authorization for Verizon FiOS TV. Community-by-community franchises are no longer a roadblock to deployment. More information here.

An item in today's (2007-03-01) Washington Post noted that CompUSA is closing over half of its stores: Is this the beginning of the end for CompUSA? I'd hate to see it go.

I've used X-10 devices since the early 1980's, but now I'm considering a migration to the Insteon system. It claims to be more stable and reliable than X10. I don't know anyone who uses it, but I suspect someone here does. If you do, please share your thoughts. The system is described here.