narbytrout

narbytrout

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Reply to Foxconn and “Miss Chen” on CNN in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I have read (sorry, I can't remember where) that Apple uses Foxconn for manufacturing their products because... (paraphrasing) "If say, we are about to go into production of the iPhone 5 and we have only just now decided to add a new feature to the phone... Foxconn would most likely be able to put that new feature into production in about 6 weeks. Whereas, if that same scenario were played out in by a manufacturer in the U.S. then, it would take 6 months to a year to put that same n

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Reply to What monitor to replace Dell 2209WA in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

I have had a Hanns G 28" for at least 4 years... and it is friggin' awesome. Yeah, a couple of the specs may not read at top notch, but you cannot beat the performance for the price. Check it out! The first link is the exact monitor that I am using right now. (did I mention that I LOVE it) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hanns-G-HG281DPB-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/dp/B000TJV9KW/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1327526188&sr=1-2"

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Reply to A Coward but not a Criminal (Rant) in Everything Else WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="MottiKhan" reply="23" id="3058224"]Keep in mind that Italy doesn't enjoy the same assumption of innocence (innocent until proven guilty) that Americans take for granted.[/quote] How wrong is that statement? Well, on 12/31/11, our "worst president ever"... signed a bill S.1867 and H.R. 1540 into law! While these bills mostly cover a majority of the defense spending for the U.S. in 2012... it also has

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Reply to Microsoft Keynote at CES 2012 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

About WINDOWS 8 For those of you who "watched the whole video"... she did show a DESKTOP running with a traditional taskbar with a START BUTTON and when she was using the METRO UI she swyped the right edge of the screen to bring the most popular "start button features"... please rewatch the applicable portion of the video! What I did hear interesting though, was she mentioned that WIN 8 is designed for X86 and ARM. I am going to assume that X64 will work al

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Reply to 70 Law Enforcement Sites Hacked in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

MSNBC (the reporting network of record here) is the laughing stock of all major news networks. I would easily believe that I (not a member of the actual hacking group Anonymous) could send MSNBC an email claiming to be a member and tell them that story, and they would run with it... just so they have something to talk about. What a laugh to be had at their expense, ****ing morons. C'mon really? MSNBC has no credibility.

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Reply to The PC Modding/Upgrade Thread in PC Hardware WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="10" id="2961872"]Me, right now, can't sleep.... BUGGER it!!!!! I went to bed around 9.00pm so I could get an early start, do some banking and B-Pay my order so I've got it by Thurs arvo ... yeah, right... all night I'm dreaming PC building and stuff... keep waking up in a tiz woz cos I'm repeatedly assembling something wrong [in the dream, that is][/quote] I know the feeling... I think I have more fun building a rig than using it. Wel

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Reply to Custom Avatars in Community WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="theAVMAN" reply="157" id="2944273"]narbytrout are you an angler?[/quote] Yeah man, I love standing in a cool stream doing a 'lil fishin'... peaceful and serene. Trout fishin' is my favorite. I used to live in the mountains of Vermont and fell in love with it. [e digicons]:smitten:[/e] I live in Illinois now. Not much trout fishin' here, [e digicons]:S[/e] but I visit New England often and get out there every time

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Reply to Custom Avatars in Community WinCustomize Forums

There is truly some expansive imaginations at work here. I would love to take you up on your offer of a groovy cool avatar. I am thinking 3D... similar to current avatar (main object = the rainbow trout) with my screen name included For whatever is contrived, I am sure will be spiffy! --------------------------------------------------------------- I don't mean to throw the thread of course, but I felt the need to share this bizarre story!

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Reply to Custom Avatars in Community WinCustomize Forums

Not trying to take fun away from theAVman... Which by the way, his offer is a most generous and appreciated one. I have found a website which is easy enough for the average knucklehead (me), that allows you to create some really fantastic stuff like this with just a few clicks. It's really worth checking out... while you wait for theAVman to do his magic for ya! LINK........... LOGO & GRAPHICS GENERATOR

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Reply to What Next? in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

How about something with a Van Gogh influence. or something to do with your favorite snack food. (pretzels, ice cream, doughnuts, popcorn)

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Reply to Do You Customize Your Mobile Device? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I customize my Droid X (smartphone) quite a bit. First... it is rooted to the latest breed of the Gingerbread leak. Second... I am running the Liberty Gingerbread v0.5 ROM (Which has more than 20 different themes, with many icon packages, and even more fonts. This ROM has a toolbox for changing animations, boot logos, pulldown bar editor, ad blocker, and above all... now my phone is blazing fast. (not bogged down with all the FLUFF forc

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Reply to e cigarette has anyone tried it? in Community WinCustomize Forums

As a pack-a day smoker... I tried 2 different types of e-cigs. Only 1 of them worked very well and, that would be the "greensmoke". All the e-cigs I tried though, didn't give me the HIT I was looking for. I can understand that this method could work for some. But from the 10 or so people I know personally, only 1 truly has stuck with the e-cig, and that 1 person can't seem to kick the e-cig habit.

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Reply to PS3 Hackers being Banned, but where is the line of "Ownership" ? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

The issue is not just Sony protecting it's own rights. Sony is also trying to protect the gamer from other gamers... example... In the ever popular and most recent of the "Call of Duty" franchise... BLACK OPS, you can get on your PC, go to just about any torrent download site and download hacks for the game that allows you to CHEAT and totally dominate in a very unfair way. That in turn, would take away almost all the FUN from everyone else playing the game. An

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Reply to January Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote]@JuniorCrooks ... There's power in that one.[/quote] So true... Youz gots a good eye for what fitz! Good Job. [quote]There are a lot of nice shots here.[/quote] I couldn't agree more. ps. thanks UVAH, JuniorCrooks, and IROKNESS.

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Reply to forgivness in Community WinCustomize Forums

My sister asked me to post this here. She said reading this helped her through a difficult time. Lisa Earle McLeod Author, columnist, keynote speaker Posted March 16, 2009 |</s

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