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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| Gak. I'm getting a lousy 19KB/second download connection-
it's gonna take forever to get the proggie. At 283MB, you do the
math.........
The wireless card in this laptop sure works better. Anyone want
to hunt me up a wireless card for Beastie? All I know is it's gotta be
a "G" type......
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| Miracle Smith wrote:
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> Gak. I'm getting a lousy 19KB/second download connection-
> it's gonna take forever to get the proggie. At 283MB, you do the
> math.........
Found a better mirror- about 85KB/second. :o}
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43333d14$1_3
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quote:
> The wireless card in this laptop sure works better. Anyone want
> to hunt me up a wireless card for Beastie? All I know is it's gotta be
> a "G" type......
I got a nice TrendNET USB G card on sale at the local PC Club a couple
weeks ago for $10. (Normally $30.) Seems to work pretty well.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-24, 7:36 pm |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
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> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43333d14$1_3
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> I got a nice TrendNET USB G card on sale at the local PC Club a couple
> weeks ago for $10. (Normally $30.) Seems to work pretty well.
Way cool! I thought they might be very expensive still.
Is it easy to install?
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| DEbig3 2005-09-24, 7:36 pm |
| One day, while skipping through the forest, I heard the voice of "Miracle
Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> coming from a tree, and thought, "Man,
this is f*ed up," but carried on the following conversation anyway:
quote:
> ScratchMonkey wrote:
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> Way cool! I thought they might be very expensive still.
>
> Is it easy to install?
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if youre getting them because you think your wired connection is too slow,
just stop thinking about it. its the other way around.
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Adept
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-24, 7:36 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43353b76$1_2
@news6.uncensored-news.com:
quote:
>
> Way cool! I thought they might be very expensive still.
>
> Is it easy to install?
No it's pretty tough. I can never get those damn USB things to get into the
hole! ;) ;)
I figured the drivers would be crap, but I like them better than the ones I
get with D-Link wireless stuff, which don't work when my laptop first
powers up. I have to unplug and replug the PCMCIA card to get it recognized
*after* I log in. The TrendNET is much more reliable.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-24, 7:36 pm |
| ScratchMonkey's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43353b76$1_2
> @news6.uncensored-news.com:
> No it's pretty tough. I can never get those damn USB things to get into the
> hole! ;) ;)
Damn, I'm a virgin and I can get it into the hole no problem!
quote:
> I figured the drivers would be crap, but I like them better than the ones I
> get with D-Link wireless stuff, which don't work when my laptop first
> powers up. I have to unplug and replug the PCMCIA card to get it recognized
> *after* I log in. The TrendNET is much more reliable.
for Wireless I like my Orinoco or Airport setups.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-25, 5:33 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43353b76$1_2
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> No it's pretty tough. I can never get those damn USB things to get
> into the hole! ;) ;)
Oh wow, it's a periphreal!! That's even better!
quote:
> I figured the drivers would be crap, but I like them better than the
> ones I get with D-Link wireless stuff, which don't work when my
> laptop first powers up. I have to unplug and replug the PCMCIA card
> to get it recognized *after* I log in. The TrendNET is much more
> reliable.
At $10. Hey, can I send you ten bucks and postage? 
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-25, 7:37 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43365019$1_3
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> At $10. Hey, can I send you ten bucks and postage?
Alas, the sale's over. But the price is still pretty good this week:
http://pcclub.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A5312108
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-26, 2:35 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43365019$1_3
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> Alas, the sale's over. But the price is still pretty good this week:
>
> http://pcclub.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A5312108
Wowza, no kidding! After tonight's AC repair bill, I need to
be a bit thrifty. Good thing no one wanted to take me up on the
$100 Tribes engine offer............
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| Quixote 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
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"Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in message
news:43378ce1$1_3@news6.uncensored-news.com...
quote:
> ScratchMonkey wrote:
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>
> Wowza, no kidding! After tonight's AC repair bill, I need to
> be a bit thrifty. Good thing no one wanted to take me up on the
> $100 Tribes engine offer............
Newegg has them for $21 with a $10 rebate and $5 dollar shipping.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V59E41CDB
Quixote
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| Hellmark 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
| Quixote's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Newegg has them for $21 with a $10 rebate and $5 dollar shipping.
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?V59E41CDB
> Quixote
I'd recommend PCI over USB. Can be had just as cheap, bit less hassle at
times too. Also, for a desktop, it frees up a USB port, and cant
accidentally get unplugged or something stupid.
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| Quixote 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
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"Hellmark" <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.09.26.06.36.43.980000@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com...
quote:
> Quixote's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
> were:
>
> I'd recommend PCI over USB. Can be had just as cheap, bit less hassle at
> times too. Also, for a desktop, it frees up a USB port, and cant
> accidentally get unplugged or something stupid.
Her PC has up to 8 USB ports, and it comes with dongle for more convenience.
But, yes, personally I would go PCI.
Quixote
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| Hellmark 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
| Quixote's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> "Hellmark" <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.09.26.06.36.43.980000@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com...
> Her PC has up to 8 USB ports, and it comes with dongle for more convenience.
> But, yes, personally I would go PCI.
Still, I go built in as much as possible. There have been times where I've
used that many USB devices similtaniously
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
| Quixote wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in message
> news:43378ce1$1_3@news6.uncensored-news.com...
>
> Newegg has them for $21 with a $10 rebate and $5 dollar shipping.
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?V59E41CDB
>
> Quixote
I was going to check there! LOL That little gizmo would make
computing life even more enjoyable, and now that the price is reasonable,
*VERY* enjoyable!
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-26, 5:33 am |
| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Quixote's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
> body were:
>
> I'd recommend PCI over USB. Can be had just as cheap, bit less hassle
> at times too. Also, for a desktop, it frees up a USB port, and cant
> accidentally get unplugged or something stupid.
I understand your points, but I've got USB ports all over the place!
And I've had no trouble with plugs coming loose, so the USB is fine
for me.
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-26, 7:39 pm |
| Hellmark <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote in
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> I'd recommend PCI over USB. Can be had just as cheap, bit less hassle at
> times too. Also, for a desktop, it frees up a USB port, and cant
> accidentally get unplugged or something stupid.
OTOH, with USB, you could get a long A-A cable (5 meters or less) and
remote it up high to get good signal.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-26, 7:40 pm |
| ScratchMonkey's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> Hellmark <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote in
> news:pan.2005.09.26.06.36.43.980000@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com:
> OTOH, with USB, you could get a long A-A cable (5 meters or less) and
> remote it up high to get good signal.
With PCI, you can hook up a remote antenna to do the same if needed.
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| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> No it's pretty tough. I can never get those damn USB things to get into the
> hole! ;) ;)
That reminds me of a story....
My sister's boyfriend gave me a call. He was having trouble with his
Internet service. He had moved his computer, plugged everything back in,
but had no connection. I had him double-check his connections, including
his cable modem. Everything was fine. I had him try the usual things,
like ipconfig /renew, etc.
Then, about 20 minutes later, he said, "Oh. I shouldn't have had that
beer. I'm so stupid." After a few minutes, I finally got it out of him.
He had connected everything, just as he said. The only problem was that
he had taken the USB cable from his computer and plugged it into the
wrong port on the cable modem. Sure enough, he had pushed it into the
Ethernet jack on the modem.
Before you wonder how the hell he did that, try it yourself. Grab a USB
cable and a NIC. I would recommend doing this with the cable and card
disconnected from the computer. The peripheral side of the cable (the B
connector IIRC) fits nearly perfectly into an RJ-45 jack. It would
actually be very easy to do, especially if you were connecting an
unfamiliar peripheral to your computer by touch.
--
Troy
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| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> With PCI, you can hook up a remote antenna to do the same if needed.
If it were anybody else but Miracle, I'd chime in by saying that USB is
a lot easier to hook up. Miracle, however, can easily handle a simple
PCI installation.
--
Troy
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-28, 5:34 am |
| Troy wrote:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
>
>
> If it were anybody else but Miracle, I'd chime in by saying that USB
> is a lot easier to hook up. Miracle, however, can easily handle a
> simple PCI installation.
You're going to be so proud of me. :D
I built a computer from scratch!!!! YES! Me!
The *only* help I had was from the fellas in here, with Quixote
doing all the legwork in picking out components. Good Neighbor
Allen was too busy with other things, so I had to do it all myself.
It works wonderfully, and he's *gorgeous*!!!! I named him
"BeastiBoy".
Go to the EFZ and click the link near the top:
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quote:
> ^,,^< Miracle
www.electronicfunzone.com
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