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  1. lee101

    Running PHP and MySql on my computer.

    If you want to run your own server you can do it the easy way: Install this: http://www.bizzarserver.com/ Although you get quite limited control Or the harder, but better way, install apache, php and mysql individually First download and install apache from apache.org...
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    Creating a Website

    Once you have a domain name you need webspace to host your site, although a lot of web hosts give you a free domain name, if not you need to setup the domain to use your host's nameservers, and add your domain to the hosts system. Once you have the domain and webspace setup you then need to...
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    Web cam hosting

    If it is a personnal webcam then you are going to have to leave your PC on 24/7 anyway, so you may aswell use that along with video capturing software to save images avery 10 seconds or so to a directory on your PC where you have server software setup, then setup some kind of script to refresh...
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    Network storage with exisitng sata drives

    I don't think there is much in the market of that, i'm assuming you mean for home use, there the Netcgear Storage central which takes IDE, but for SATA maybe you could build up our own PC using cheap/old parts, then install freenas - http://www.freenas.org/ on it
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    Sound through my HDMI connection

    No, HDMI is audio and Video (http://www.hiddenwires.co.uk/resourcesarticles2005/articles20051201-02.html, although if you are using a DVI-HDMI cable on your computer the audio signal will not be sent, in which case you will need a separate cable to transfer the audio
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    Whats your favorite computer term?

    WYSIWYG (if i spelt that right) :D or "yottaflop" I just made that up, out of yottabyte and gigaflop, but no doubt it will exist someday :P Lee
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    *Quick Q* Will this monitor work with my video card.

    It should do, so long as both your graphics card and monitor have the same connections (VGA or DVI on both), although you may want to consider upgrading your graphics, as 8mb is very low
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    Network Attached Storage

    if you are wanting to use a current PC this seems like a good solution: http://www.openfiler.com/ I ahve never used it, although it supports samba, ftp, http, web based management, raid and a whole load more. It is build specifically for file servers, so unlike with ubuntu you won't have an...
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    Network Attached Storage

    this looks exactly what you want: http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage/NetworkStorage/SC101.aspx upto 2 ide drives, and raid support, although not 100Tb, i hope you were meaning 1 tb, for home use. You just need to supply the drives for that, then away you go
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    Web design question

    to do this you'll need php, and almost certainly mysql, a good place to learn is http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/phpmysql once you get the basics of mysql it really is quite simple. Although as you don't know it, and this seems a pretty large first tasks i would reccomend you set...
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    Core 2 Duo - worth the upgrade?

    yeh, already though about the graphics, possibly having one of these - http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111193 for my birthday, just before christmas
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    Core 2 Duo - worth the upgrade?

    thanks for the quick replys, form what you're saying i'll hopefully be getting it, i've just checked and it's compatible with the Asus motherboard that i've got, in my other PC (always a plus, no need for new motherboard). Another thing is, what amount of ram would you reccomend, there is...
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    Core 2 Duo - worth the upgrade?

    Well, as the name says, would it be worth the upgrade from my current processor, amd athlon 64 3500+ to a core2duo (different mobo, i wasn't thinking of forcing it in) as the other day the advert for one was on TV, so i randomly said could i have one of them for christmas, and to my surprise she...
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    Project Brickmaster

    Ok, I was bored, decided to have an attempt at a lego PC myself, here are the results, although i ran out of 4x2 bricks partway through :@ : I haven't tried it out, as the motherboard in there has been hacked to death with a srewdriver, after it broke, although if anyone wants to see a...
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    mobile phone computer...

    I doubt that you would be able to do that, as if you areunable to use a cable then you have toinitiate a connection through your phone provider to begin with, and then even if youdid get to your PC, then any data transferred through that would then have to be transferred again to your phone, so...
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    Project Brickmaster

    why use duplo, when you can use breeze blocks Sorry, i went too far
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    Project Brickmaster

    Hmm, looks fun :D , i have a huge box of lego my brother was playing with the otherday, i wonder what i could do with that! I wonder what lego pc's are like for cooling? and cheese PC's for that matter :P
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    NFS Carbon Demo out!

    Yes you can. once you start a race press escape, then there is a whole menu for controls. And i think this iss a great demo, fair enoguh ti is easy, but i like it that way, although it froze once i was about to start the canyon duel :mad: which is annoying, but it will definately be something i...
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    Does your computer have a Floppy drive?

    I've got a floppy drive, but don't keep it in my pc, i use my usb pen drive for transferring files, the only time i have found a floppy useful is for SATA drivers when installing drivers, and updating the BIOS
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    Vista pricing ?

    Here are the prices that were leaked: http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/vista-prices-leaked-courtesy-of-microsoft-canada/ And on amazon UK you can pre-order vista for these prices Basic http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Windows-Vista-Home-Basic/dp/B000HCTYT4/ref=pd_sbs_sw_h__2/203-3060566-5032732...
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