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Using the USB-to-VGA or USB-to-DVI gadgets is probably the most cost effective.

The Linksys WRT54G series is a little old. I have retired it and replaced it with a D-Link N300 router. It has a higher speed. IMO: dual-band routers are the best. For USD $70 or so for a router, I think it is not worth the time/effort to build your own. Think about the time you may...

I use a few Samsung BWX 2243 (22 inch) and some Samsung 23-inch models. I like them a lot. Those are older models which they no longer sell. Look for the newer models in that line for 23-inch and 24-inch. I also like Viewsonic and Envision brands. Acer is okay. LG I don't like...

1) Can you run XP mode in Windows 7? If so, your software may work under that configuration. 2) Many video cards support dual VGA or DVI outs. I have been using PNY Technology and EVGA makes. 8400 GS is the model I use in PCIe X16 and Windows 7. They work okay. Probably around $40 each...

What does "convertable" mean? I bought an Apple II+. Later IBM entered the market with the IBM PC, then XT, then AT. I still remember them as if it was yesterday. But don't recall seeing a "convertable".

Enclosed is a screenshot from my laptop, which has 8GB RAM and Windows 64-bit. Total available is about 8181MB.

The DDR3 memory clips are very affordable these days. The best is to buy some extra memory. Agree that you should use the Task Manager to check on the actual memory usage and see how much are in use/available/etc.. Note 2 things: 1) Windows 7 by default has the aero peek turned on...

What kind of problems? I haven't experienced any problem with Win7 64-bit. 3 desktops, 1 laptop. The only thing I saw: my trading platform - RealTick... has some display refresh issues in Win7. Some minor ones.

Why are we cooking up this old thread again? Try to show our age???

RE: but my Comcast VOIP phone service cuts out too often. I am not familiar with Comcast's VOIP service. But when you buy another comparable VOIP gadget to replace Comcast's, but the problem is in Comcast's network infrastructure for supporting VOIP, you will probably see the same...

These days a second monitor (VGA or HDMI out) is pretty much a standard on laptops. USD1000 would get you plenty of choices, and laptops with good, fast processors too (e.g. i7/i5 second gen). I used to work for a company and had a company-assigned IBM Thinkpad T43. The machine was quite...

Most trading/charting software default to white background and dark color price curves. I can see that using this kind of default settings with bright monitors and high contrast would cause eye straints when one stares at the screen 7+ hours a day. On all my charts, I set the default...

High contrast should be a good thing. Low contrast would be like a faded old photograph. The colors and shades are just tuned down and there is nothing you can do. With high contrast, the colors should look more vivid. I bought the Samsung LCD monitor (SyncMaster BWX and SWX series)...

Concurred. Memory leakage. Improper "heap management" is the formal school term. More commonly known as "oops, I forgot...". Especially computer software written by not-quite-professionals. Over time, allocated memories are not properly released which cause resource contention. I run...

I don't have the budget of building a whole house UPS. My solution is: Power out... Go to the nearby FedEx Kinko's. Laptop (where I have all my charting software and trading platform), and 1 external monitor. My emergency trading setup.

Because of your notes, I browsed around a bit and found this HP dv7t model: HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Laptop: Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz...

I haven't used a MSI laptop but I recently bought a desktop motherboard made by MSI. "MSI Big Bang Xpower". I like that motherboard. It looks like a good quality product. Hopeful good quality is on all their products. MSI has a user forum. Perhaps Google on your laptop model and see if...

My opinion: I have used Toshiba laptops before but it was long time ago. Toshiba Tecra 8000 and 8100. No problem with either one. Company-assigned. Only upgraded because of refresh after a couple of years. This satelite you sited may be a gem. The only thing I see is: This Toshiba...

Spammers are most active in the weekends... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=220214

To add: I don't have any experience with Dell laptops. But I have 3 HP laptops and unfortunate to say I will not recommend HP laptops because of quality issues. Out of the 3, only Compaq Presario A900 Notebook didn't have any problems. It is a decent laptop actually. I might be wrong...