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    FS: Fear 3 PS3

    Unopened brand new copy of FEAR 3 for ps3, $45 shipped. Will take payment through paypal. Giving it a few days before I list it on e-bay.
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    Laptop skins

    So I just bought a nice cheapo laptop for grad classes. However, the back of the screen is a fingerprint magnet. Anyone have a recommendation for decent laptop skins or a good site that sells them?
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    Help get a cat out of a storm drain

    I've got a problem, there's a cat. specifically a small kitten, stuck in a storm drain in my apartment complex. Basically this drain is a rectangular box, about 5-6 feet deep with a metal grate cemented over the top. It's just too deep to get an arm down there to grab the damn thing. Now, I...
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    My new build - comments please

    So I haven't built a new computer for about 3 years. I don't go all-out on a system and the only parts I'm taking over from my old PC are my sound card and some hard drives, which is why I'm only purchasing 1 with the new system. I also lack in tech knowledge a bit since I haven't been keeping...
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    help with quick upgrades / suggestions

    Back-story: My gf has an old hand-me-down Sony Vaio desktop. She doesn't use it much except for WoW but now wants to play TF2 or other fps games. I know that we'll probably need to build a new one, but right now I'm curious as to what could be upgraded to make things just a little better. I'm...
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    used car: dealer or private seller?

    I'm going to be moving out of state (California to east coast) and need to buy a used truck I can haul shit with. Basically, I'm looking at something thats roughly 100k miles and will only have for 3-4 years. Is buying through a dealership, while costing more, a better option than a private...
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    Sam & Max fans REJOICE (again)

    http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/28/news_6117445.html woo hoo.
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    What do I get relatives for christmas?

    I haven't bought Christmas gifts for my Aunt or Grandmother yet and I don't really have any ideas. HELP Tee-Dubya! My grandmother is 80-something years old and will die soon. What's a good gift? My aunt is middle-aged and is getting her FIRST PC for Christmas (my mother got lucky on a black...
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    [Bug] 3d sound does not work properly - help?

    Topic pretty much says it all. The 3d sound feature just does not want to function in single player OR multiplayer. Single player I lose voices in cutscenes or I get chipmunk voices. In game, both multi- and single- player I just get randomly dropped sounds and/or odd muting effects. This never...
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    [BUG] Force Fields

    You can STILL shoot through them. Thought they wouldve fixed this. Or is it just unfixible?
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    Voice Chat: Missing some?

    I'm just curious, but are the voice commands that are in this open beta final with no more will be added? I'm just asking because it sometimes feels like some old commands are missing/wrong. Like, I couldn't find "Get the enemy flag" and the "I'm defending the flag" will state "With heavy...
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    [NWS] Cameron Diaz S&M Video?

    So browsing the normal newsgroups this morning, I came across a trailer video of Cameron Diaz in an S&M type video. The video has this web address in it (NWS): http://www.scandalinc.com/ The trailer sounds and looks like her. Host acquired (thanks Fourstar_X)...
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    PC Gamer + Everquest II (2) Beta

    I got the next issue of PC Gamer in the mail today (July 2004) and I noticed they are running a contest for Everquest II beta. Essentially, there is a key printed in the issue and there are 10,000 keys that allow people to enter into beta. My question is, who got in? And next, who got in and...
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    Your City of Heroes (CoH) Name List

    OK. This is just a post to get everybody's name organized and to establish who is who and on what server. So post your name(s) + server here. The list will be updated accordingly as people add. P.S. List will be alphabetized. VTS Supergroup members who don't list their name may be removed to...
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    Gamma problem with newest ATI drivers

    System specs up front: Win XP Pro w/SP1 P4 2.8 w/HT MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R 1 GB Kingston HyperX KHX3200K2/1G DDR400 PC3200 WD 120 GB 8 mb cache master WD 16 GB 2 mb cache secondary Creative Labs 52X CDRom 16X12X32A Plextor CD-RW Audigy 2 Vid Card in question: ATI 9800 non pro. stock. current...
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    FS: Various Motherboards, CPUs, and RAM

    Just for reference, this stuff has all been used before and should still work. If you buy something and it doesn't work i'd be more than happy to refund your money. Btw, prices don't include shipping. Absolutely willing to negotiate. P4 Motherboards: MSI 645 Ultra supports ddr 333 - includes...
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    New Sam & Max announced

    For those that care, a new Sam & Max has now been officially announced for the PC. :bigthumb: http://www.lucasarts.com/products/freelancepolice/
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    XM vs Sirius

    I rarely start threads, but here's one for ya. I'm getting a new stereo for the car and will probably get some sort of satelite radio service in the near future. But I really have no personal experience with satellite services and was wondering if any of you guys have. So which is better, XM or...
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    WinXP, sp1, IE6, and animated GIFs

    Ok. I reformatted my computer about 2 months ago. I re-installed Win XP Pro and Sp1 right off the bat. Everything is working fine, but I have never been able to get Animated GIFs to work properly (like these forum smileys) and I can't load up certain sites (http://www.homies.tv and...
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    A Riddle for yas

    John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like? 900 1000 1100 1200
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