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Sage Posts: 233

Hey, I just ordered a new laptop and have some questions for you guys.

1) I'm thinking of buying Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator for burning movies etc. Is this the best software out there or is there something better?

2) For Ripping DVDs, whats the best software/method?

3) I have a TV Tuner on my laptop, whats a good software to make TV rips/Capture TV?

4) I'm looking for a backpack and/or messenger bag for my laptop. It has a 17" display, so take into account it's quite big. Any suggestions?

5) Voodoo has a software called "Game Doctor" which does the following:
Quote:Voodoo GameDoctor is the ultimate tool for your VoodooPC. Forget about searching for game patches all the time - and waiting in line to download them. Voodoo GameDoctor takes the guesswork away and allows you to keep all your games up to date without even thinking about it. This is an absolute must if you are a gamer - and if you're not a gamer, you can use the other unique features of GameDoctor as well.

Is there any other software that does that can more or less do the same?

6) Antivirus/Firewall/Anti-Spyware

I opted for McAffee 2005 (don't really care about the $), was this a good choice? For firewall I plan on using the built-in SP2 firewall, and for the spyware, I usually use a combo of Spy Sweeper, AdAware, and Spybot. But, I don't want to create a lot of bloat on this machine, so is there one that beats them all?

7) A Wifi Locater

From what I here, there aren't any good ones out there? Any of you have something to suggest to prove otherwise?

LASTLY....

A La Z Boy Recliner! Find me the perfect chair to waste away my days on the computer with

:D. (I'm currently looking at the LaZBoy Oasis/Coolchair)

Thanks all!

PS, If you were wondering...:

1 First Class : 1GB PC2-4200 - Dual DDR SODIMM x 4
2 *New* Light : Pentium 4 570J 3.8 GHz
3 Business Class : Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro
4 8x Dual-Layer Dual DVD-/+RW
5 8x Dual-Layer Dual DVD-/+RW
6 Business Class : Hitachi 60 GB Hard Disk Drive x 2 in RAID 0
7 SavRow Katana K-90 WSX
8 Audigy 2 ZS Notebook
9 Light : ATI X800 Mobility 256MB - PCI-X
10 Light : 17" Wide Screen TFT WSXGA - X-Black
11 USB2.0 Mobile Docking Station w/ Ethernet
12 Subwoofer Module
13 USB Floppy Drive
14 7-in-1 Smart Card Reader
15 Business Class : Microsoft Office 2003 PRO
16 Internal Wi-Fi 802.11 B/G
17 Internal Bluetooth
18 McAfee AntiVirus 2004
19 Built-in CCD web camera
20 TV Tuner Module
21 Targus Premier Nylon Deluxe Carry Case
22 Test My Engineer for Steroids (this increases Build Time)
23 SavRowClient.com Email and Forums
24 Supersonic : Laptop 3 Years
25 MX1000 Logitech Cordless Mouse
26 Di Novo Keyboard

from www.savrow.com

Also, I want to make some benchmarks on this bad boy, what benchmark softwares do you recommend? (besides 3DMark05)?

FYI: I asked this question on the Suprnova Forums and they gave me a few suggestions:

http://www.suprnovaforums.net/index.php?showtopic=37177
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Posted: 2005-03-04 22:40:30
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4 Territory Posts: 31

Hi! Your message is to long man. Cut into words! Nobody reads a 2 pages message. Life is short!
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Posted: 2005-03-05 20:01:22
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blayv Posts: > 500

Roxio is good but I prefer nero burning rom. They are very similar, you can try them both and see which suits you better. You should get software for recording tv programme along with your tv card. This message was posted from a T610
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Posted: 2005-03-05 20:57:55
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Sage Posts: 233

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On 2005-03-05 20:01:22, 4 Territory wrote:
Hi! Your message is to long man. Cut into words! Nobody reads a 2 pages message. Life is short!

Alternatively, you could learn to read long strings of words... or perhaps take Riddilin for a longer attention span

.

j/k

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Posted: 2005-03-05 22:43:52
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