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It always felt like if I tried tasting my own cum, I would lose a piece of my heterosexuality. Never did it, tried to avoid it. One time I was fapping and a rougue shot came straight for my face (particularly the mouth area), I had to dodge it.

However, does changing your diet alter the smell of it too? It always has a particular smell that I can never seem to forget.

Didn't even know these existed, (I was thinking you would use GIMP or Photoshop CS3 for things like this) but here's FLMASK (it looks like an old program to me)
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA013065/index2.htm

It appears it might be a trial version which would last for a month, but this is a good try to see if it fits your needs, then you can 'purchase' it.

However there's a program called GMASK which does pretty much the same thing (and is free too):
http://homepage3.nifty.com/furumizo/gmaskd_e.htm

GMASK apparently (though I am not sure) does what CPPOPUP does as well, and is able extract "code patterns".

CPPOPUP seems difficult to find on the internet, all it takes is patience and a lot of google searching.

Reference Post:
http://muushi.net/content/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1260

Agreed, Intel performs well with BOTH ATI and Nvidia. BOTH SLI and Crossfire are capable on their X58 motherboards, and BOTH ATI and Nvidia are supported equally on intel systems (in fact, it's AMD that has a lack of a support for SLI). Just because AMD loves to provide some extra overclocking programs, and some extra hardware support (AMD chipset can provide hybrid graphics and maybe improved crossfire) doesn't really mean that the performance from ATI/Intel to ATI/AMD is that significant.

Right now, any Intel i7 paired with a 5970 will beat any Phenom 965 with a 5970 any day. Just by pairing an ATI card with an AMD processor doesn't mean you will see any significant increase over using an Intel processor & and ATI card.

Intel/Nvidia will be probably victorious in the end in terms of gaming performance, because Nvidia has had all this extra time to perfect the GF100, and the i7 is still on the bleeding edge (with the only triple channel controller on the market too).

However right now, the best combo is Intel/ATI :P

EDIT: However, I cannot say that AMD is on the 'low end'. They are still competing very well with Intel, and their Phenom II 965 is one of the best quad cores on the market.

I've heard Dell has had the worst reputation for laptop problems, but I've been using one for a little while (Studio XPS 13) and haven't encountered any problems. My mother owns an Acer, and I know a few other people that have too, and they have not encountered any problems so far.

Personally, I believe that both companies are the lower end on the spectrum, but I think that:


This is from my personal experience because I have dealt with both Acer and Dell. Toshiba, Asus, Samsung, HP and Sony VAIO are all (as far as I know) make significantly more stable computers than Dell and Acer.

ASUS always looked appealing. Always wanted one, but I've never bought one. The next laptop I plan on getting will be an ASUS.

Understand that the ARM based, non 86x_64 processors receive a great deal more battery life than those that are capable for running OS X Snow Leopard. Just being able to run Snow Leopard, the battery life for the current battery life would be reduced to about 6 hours (or less) on the Intel Atom, and then having an Nvidia Ion, it would probably be 5 hours. The choice they made was economical, though it doesn't offer very many options for computing, but it can do what it does for 10 hours.

But.... it doesn't support Flash!!! There are no USB ports (it needs to be synced with iTunes), and the battery life is only 10 hours, compared to the Kindle's +20 hours. No multitasking, no camera, no OS X (its an ARM based operating system...)

The biggest disappointment is that there's no flash support in the browser, there's no Youtube, or any flash based video or games.

Compared to all the rumors, the actual product is kinda disappointing.

I am in between Opera and Firefox at the moment, and right now I am leaning more on Opera than Firefox, but that might change.

Also, some browsers you are missing which are popular in Linux are Midori, Epiphany, and Konquerer. I guess those would be under the "other" category.

An ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 is a powerful card for a laptop.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4530.13972.0.html

It is as powerful as a desktop 8600 GT and Radeon X800XT (old cards which were powerful in their day), which are quite powerful.

Video cards need memory in order to hold/remember polygons that appear on screen. And so they utilize memory in order to display what you see on the screen. Depending on the game/program, a lot of memory may be required in order to show what's on the screen. Your card is blessed a lot of memory, however, a majority of the 2281MB of RAM on the card is actually being borrowed from the 4GB of RAM from the computer. I would guess that 1GB of Video RAM is actually on the card itself. It can run any new games on low-medium, as long as the processor can keep up.

That is why yours can handle Left4Dead 2 perfectly fine. His card is far below yours,just open the link above, and find 4500 in the right column, you should see Intel 4500MHD.

Your notebook cannot play it. VGA Mobile Intel is completely incapable of playing Left 4 Dead 2 (to playable standards, the game would be unplayable). My P8600 2.4GHz 9400m GT notebook has trouble with it (I had to put all settings on minimum) so there is no way your graphics can handle the game. Your friend probably has a better laptop with discrete graphics (from Nvidia or ATI) and is capable of playing the game. Find another computer to play it on, there's no way your notebook can play it.

Okay, looks like there's a problem. What kind of crash was it, describe to us what happened. Did the screen go black, or did the windows interface just freeze, and nothing could happen? Crash is such a general term.

BTW having someone look at it would be expensive, and unnecessary because working on a computer is not like working on a car, you don't need special tools to fix most problems with a computer.

My first guess would be that during the 'error check' it corrupted or didn't fix the problem on the hard drive.

Go to "My Computer"
Then select C: drive, and click properties
Click on the "Tools" tab
Click the Error Checking "Check now" button.
Checkmark "Automatically fix errors" and "Attempt recovery of bad sectors"
Click start

Depending on the speed and the size of the drive, it might take a few hours, so do it when you aren't going to use the computer (like overnight).

This is a good start until you describe us the crash.

I suggest that you might want to look at earbuds being a possiblity too. I use good earbuds with my mp3 player (cause the ones that came with it are shit) and my laptop because headphones are anoying to carry around, and they make my ears feel hot. Unfortunately there aren't cheap 'good' and comfortable earbuds out there, and the ones I have sell for $100, and they aren't really worth it.

Are you going to listen to your iPod Touch with the headphones above? Or would you rather prefer compact earbuds?

EDIT:
Looks like the Gateway laptop is now out of stock :(

Well you have a 320GB hard drive, so I can't imagine getting a portable hard drive right now. Maybe as you start to really fill it, you might consider getting a portable hard drive, but you don't need to get one now.

One thing I would consider getting if you don't already have one would be a laptop case, or a backpack that accommodates a laptop.Other than that, everything else is secondary, ie. portable wireless mouse, headphones (you probably have a pair lying around) etc. A mouse might be important if you don't like using a trackpad, but I have been fine without using a mouse.

Really, if you have a backpack (or shoulder bag, whatever you prefer) that can carry a laptop, you don't need to buy any extra accessories.

I have no experience with their customer service, and Internet reviews are incredibly biased (because people only post about problems on the Internet). From what I could extract, they are alright, some people just have complaints against them, like "Oh they couldn't solve my problem" or "I had to wait to get my laptop back". If you have an issue, they will probably handle it to acceptable standards.

The warranty is 3 months, which isn't incredible, but it should be long enough that if there are any early problems, you can get them fixed.

Oh and to answer your question, "Are those basically the same?"
The hard drive and ammount of RAM is identical, but the processor, and graphics on the other one are a bit more powerful in the MSI over the Gateway (along with the RAM being a tiny bit slower too). However, on the plus side, the cheaper one actually has an LED-Backlit screen which is nice too.

Generally the difference in speed hardware-wise (if nothing has been adjusted or tampered) will remain consistent as computers age, and mostly only drop about 5% at most. Computers slow down overtime due to software issues over hardware issues.

1. Defragment your drive. If you have never done this, it will do wonders (trust me, I saw the load time from one computer jump from 4mins to roughly 1min)

2. Go to "Run" and type "msconfig"
- Go to Services, and uncheck "show Microsoft services" Now uncheck the services you believe you won't need, like graphic driver services, misc program services that you won't use.
-Go to "Startup", and uncheck everything you don't want starting at start up, the more, the less your computer will freeze and the faster it will boot.
****Remember, the more you disable, the faster and smoother the computer will run

3. Run any necessary adware/spyware/virus scan

After these three steps, your computer should start running like when it used to, it won't run perfectly, but you should notice a significant difference.

Oh, completely sorry about that (I thought I put it in). Here it is:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5254389&Sku=M455-16004

I am not pressuring you to buy it, especially if a computer isn't the only thing on your list. But here is something to lower the price just a little bit.

I just found a good option again, and BCB (Bing Cash Back, see above) can be done with this:
Gateway NV5207U Refurbished Notebook PC - AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 2.1GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6" LED, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5633769&CatId=17
Only $404 with BCB. Same size hard drive, same amount of RAM, this is a good option if you want to make room for your iPod Touch and other stuff without sacrificing capability. And you are right, you don't need that graphics and processing power to play the RPG you have been playing, so this is a great option for you too.

It's a refurb, but that pretty much means that the computer has been returned and properly fixed, and polished up. Refurbished products generally look brand new, and look indistinguishable from new products. They have a limited warranty too, so in case it fails in the first week of use, you can have it fixed at no cost to you.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE (2.6->3.1GHz)[Cooled by Xigmatek HDT-S1]
BIOSTAR MCP6P M2+
3GB 667 Crucial RAM (667->800MHz)
PNY Nvidia 9800GTX+ (However, currently running on a borrowed Radeon MSI X1900XT)
Sigma 535W Power Supply
Hitachi 500GB Sata Hard Drive, Maxtor 250 IDE Hard Drive
Antec 300 ATX Mid-Tower Case
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS /w Logitech Z-2300

I know I am running on an aged rig, but its pulling through. Also, Solidus, when do you plan to get a new computer? A Pentium 4 just can't handle the weight that it used to.

It doesn't look like they have the best customer service, just from what I have learned from a simple Google search. Most people should be fine, but then again, it doesn't look like their customer service would be that great.

Lenovo is a popular chinese manufacturer, generally they make stable laptops. Also yeah, you are right, you don't want to take apart you laptop, cause not only is it more fragile, but it also voids any warranty you have.

Open box means someone bought the product before you, and then returned it (generally because it wasn't what they wanted). All parts are made sure that they are in working condition, and then it is re-shelved, but because its already been used once, it's therefore a used computer.

EDIT: another option
Then there's this one, (way over budget, but definitely worth considering)
MSI A6005-201US Notebook PC - Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB 5400RPM HDD, DVDRW, 16" Display Radeon 4330 , Windows 7 Home Premium $550
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5254389&Sku=M455-16004
When you look at this, its actually quite a powerhouse, has a graphics unit more powerful than the laptop in mine, and I've played left4dead 2 on this laptop (on extremely low settings, but it was playable). Really, if you don't have a desktop to play games on, this is a great compromise. The processor is competent, and it has wireless N. I would have bought this laptop, if I didn't buy the one I had now.

Its alright, but if you look at it, you only have 160GB of hard drive space, and 3GB of 667(slow) memory, and the processor is only 1.6GHz, and that is pretty low. However, if you are tight on cash, you probably won't find much better out there.

This one looks pretty good, one of the new Athlon II X2 chips paired with 4100 Radeon graphics (which isn't very good, but it is sure better than the Intel 4500HD and Radeon 3200)
TOSHIBA Satellite L505D-LS5010 NoteBook AMD Athlon II M300(2.0GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR2 800 250GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Radeon 4100 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114789
Its $500, and the reviews on other sites are quite positive.