Recent content by cboucher

Every Dell I've seen has a sticker with the service tag clearly marked (it says "Service Tag: XXXXXXX). A seven character code is what you're looking for.... ---------- Post added at 04:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ---------- It's listed in BIOS as well, provided you can boot...

One thing I know about churches is that they will always try to get people to either donate their time or work for next to nothing. This is why they asked your friend instead of trying to hire an IT company. The fact that he has no certs is probably a plus to them since he won't be able to...

Speaking of computer history, did you know that the very first computer was developed by the US military to calculate ballistics so they could figure out aiming trajectories more quickly than the enemy?

True dat... I've always thought Facebook was a means by which soccer moms and teenage girls could announce their locations and daily routines to their potential stalkers.

How was that rude? It's not like I called him an ass...

I usually just email photos from my iPhone to my gmail account and get them from there. Way easier than dealing with iTunes...

Porn. They would use it for porn.

So, you want to own your own business, but you don't want to do any physical work? Good luck with that. The only way I have ever heard of that happening is when some kid inherits his father's business. You should talk to your Dad and get him motivated...

You're right... There's nothing wrong with being religious and going to church and stuff. Those people who kill abortion doctors and the "God hates fags" people seriously need to be slapped around, though.

Bummer... Yeah, sometimes you get lucky and it's just the cable.

One of those looks like it's coming from twitter...

What you want is called a wireless ethernet bridge. It's basically a wireless adapter that plugs into a wired ethernet port. Here's an example... Wireless WIFI Dongle Bridge IEEE 802.11B/G Router/IP Camera/VoIP/PSS/Xbox - Newegg.com

The only things I see that may be worth upgrading are the case and the motherboard. And possibly the power supply...

They aren't going to do any kind of repair work that costs that much money without getting you to sign for it first. Especially if they're charging for the diagnostics...

When you tested the memory sticks, did you try them one at a time to see if they were both seen as 8GB sticks individually?