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• Want to do more than just live? Get more out of life? Need help with life's everyday issues?
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• Don't let your computer's idle time go to waste! Help find the cures for cancer and other diseases with your computer or SP3.
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• The Right Way To Save A Life, Including Your Own, According to Dr. Heimlich and the Red Cross
• 10 Questions That Could Save Your Life: Make the Most of Your Time
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• Can't find a cure for an illness or want to get healthy? Give a Lifestyle Center a chance.
• Unresolved emotional issues are dangerous to our health. The best way to bind your emotional wounds so the healing can begin.
• Poor oral health is also dangerous to our health. The risk factors of tooth decay and gum disease and how to treat or prevent them.
• Ingredients in our personal care products, cosmetics, foods, water, indoor air and building materials are also dangerous to our health. How to be a safe shopper.
• Our genes (DNA) are dangerous to our health too! How to Find Out if You'ved Inherited a Genetic Disease
• How to Live a Long, Happy, Healthy, Low-Stress Life
• Have chronic, searing, debilitating muscle pain? If caused by trigger points, you can relieve it yourself and avoid unnecessary surgery. Learn more.

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• The dangers at MySpace.com and what you need to do to keep your child safe there and at other Web hangouts.
• Too smart for the dangers at MySpace? Think again!
• Beware the CyberLover [Bot] That Steals Personal Data in Chat Rooms and Social Networks Through Social Engineering
• Security and Privacy Threats and the Solutions Most Are Unaware of or Still Ignoring
• Virtually Worry-Free Computing - Sufficiently Secure and Private Web Surfing
• Sold, recycled, donated and discarded computers, PDAs and cell phones can contain recoverable private data even after a delete, format or reset. How to securely erase your data.
• How to avoid becoming a victim of or recover from America's credit card debt crisis and recent fee deregulation.
• Thinking of buying Windows Vista or a Windows Vista PC? Before you do, seriously consider this first.
• Putting up with a noisy computer? Give your ears and nerves a break. Buy or build a quiet or silent computer.
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• What is the right thing to do? Explore ethics with Harvard professor Michael Sandel and his students.
• Deadly Viper Character Assassins: How to Live Life with Radical Integrity & Radical Grace (for Leaders...& Followers)
• Are popularity, accomplishment, recognition, respect, wealth, power, fame, even religion not cutting it? Have you tried all the world’s got to offer and in doing so come up empty and unsatisfied? Feel like there's nowhere to turn? How to make your life explode with relevance.
• Can you explain why you believe the way you do in a logical, intellectual way? Take a thoughtful, fascinating tour of the world's religions that will help you find or afirm your own perspective. Come with an Indian doctor as he goes on a thoughtful, fascinating, 20-year search for God.
• Was Jesus just a man who married Mary Magdalene? Has the church been hiding information from us for years about Jesus? Don't decide too quickly. Examine the evidence first.
• Think conclusive cases can't be made for the Bible and Jesus' claim to be the God/Man Messiah? You'd be surprised. The overwhelming mountain of factual, historical evidence is too compelling, too convincing to be ignored.
• Investigate the Reliability of the Bible
• Investigate the Case for Jesus as the God/Man Messiah
• Investigate the Case for a Creator
• Investigate Christianity As Jesus Lived It

• Does the Bible say God will torture bad people in hell for eternity? The Twisted Message About Hell Untangled
• Explore Tough Questions About God, Religion and Christianity
• If you're angry at God or see Him in a negative way, discover the good news about God's character and gifts of peace, joy, meaning and eternal life.
• Examine false assumptions about the Christian life and why they make us so miserable and unhappy.
• Videos of What God Has Done for Others
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• Free Life-Changing Books, Magazines & Radio & TV Shows to Read or Listen To
• ''We are living in very interesting times. Too many people are confused about what the Bible says about the future, and a lot of that has to do with confusion about Israel.'' Learn more.
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Quiet Computing

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Hate how noisy your computer is? Replace it with one of the quiet or silent computers I've listed below. Or check out the following web sites and articles to learn how to make your noisy computer either very quiet or completely silent.

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• About BTX
• BTX Computers
• Other Quiet and Silent Computers
• Do It Yourself Guides and Sites
• Cheap, Discount Linux Computers

About BTX

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Note: ''Intel has abandoned further development of the BTX form factor, instead producing new low-wattage CPUs with lower heat production.'' ''The first company to implement BTX was Gateway Inc, followed by Dell. However, future development of BTX retail products was cancelled in September 2006.'' - Wikipedia

• Intel Shuffles BTX Into Its Deep Dark Closet
• BTXFormFactor.com
• Here Comes BTX: Should You Care?
• Quiet Computing: Benefits of the New BTX Form Factor
• Intel's BTX Form Factor: What to Expect
• BTX'plained
• Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX) Form Factor - The Future of Cases and Motherboards (not anymore)
• First BTX Motherboards Hit Shelves
• Dell Introduces Quiet Dimension 5100 and 5100C BTX PCs
• Gateway Introduces BTX E-Series Desktops

BTX Computers

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• Dell Dimension E510
• Dell Dimension 5100
• Dell Dimension 5100C
• Dell Dimension 5150
• Dell Dimension 5150c
• Dell Dimension 9100 Desktop
• Dell Dimension 9200
• Dell XPS 200
• Dell XPS 210
• Dell XPS 410
• Dell XPS 710
• Dell XPS 710 H2C
• Dell OptiPlex GX240, GX280, GX520 and GX620
• Gateway 700GR
• Gateway 820GM
• Gateway 832GM
• IBM ThinkCentre S50 ultra small and S51
• Lenovo ThinkCentre A and M Series Desktops
• MicronPC ClientPro
• HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 (similar to BTX)
• DIY PC with an Intel BTX Motherboard and BTX Case

Other Quiet and Silent Computers

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• AMD LIVE! Media Center PCs: skip
  • ''The AMD LIVE! Ultra PC combines the power of AMD Phenom processors and ATI Radeon HD graphics so you can enjoy accelerated high-definition video with extreme resolution, quality and performance.''
  • ''And with the new AMD LIVE! Explorer you can browse your music, photo and video collections in 3D or watch your favorite show while surfing the web at the same time in the same window.'' - AMD
  • More About AMD LIVE! and AMD LIVE! Ultra PCs
  • About the AMD LIVE! Home Cinema (has Cool'n'Quiet technology for whisper quiet acoustics)
  • About the AMD LIVE! Home Media Server
  • Where to Buy an AMD LIVE! Home Cinema / Media Center PC
  • Buy an Alienware Hangar18 AMD LIVE! Home Cinema PC
• Dell Notebooks: skip
  • Dell Vostro 1400, 1500 and 1700 Notebooks
  • Dell Inspiron e1505 Notebook
  • Dell Inspiron 9300 Notebook
  • Dell Mini-Tower and SFF Desktops with QuietCase Technology: skip
    • (The following computers come in two or three form factors. And unless I'm mistaken, only the Mini-Tower and SFF form factors have QuietCase technology. The Desktop form factor does not. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
    • Dell Dimension 3100
    • Dell Dimension C521, E520 and E521
    • Dell Optiplex 320, 740, 745 and 745c
• Apple Computers: skip
  • Mac Mini (very quiet)
  • iBook (very quiet)
  • iMac G4 (very quiet)
  • iMac G5 (very quiet)
  • Power Mac G5 (quiet - very quiet with firmware update)
  • MacBook and MacBook Pro (from July, 2006 on, with the new main logic board, or MLB, or possibly with one of the following software) skip
    • MooFix: Software Reported to Fix MacBook's and MacBook Pro's Mooing Fan Noise
    • Photobooth, MagicNoiseKiller and QuietMBP: Software Reported to Fix MacBook's and MacBook Pro's Idle Processor Noise
    • MacBook's and MacBook Pro's Mooing Fan Noise
    • MacBook's and MacBook Pro's Idle Processor Noise
• Desktops That Can Be Seen and Not Heard | skip
  • Apple Mac Pro (cool-running dual-core Xeon processors)
  • Velocity Micro Vector GX Holiday Edition (cool-running Core 2 Duo E6300 dual-core processor)
  • Dell Dimension C521 (BTX-style case)
  • Overdrive Core2.X-Fire (BTX-style case and quiet fans)
• SFF (Small Form Factor), Mini-ITX (Internet Technology Extension) and Nano-ITX Mini PCs: skip
  • Shuttle XPC SFF PCs with Silent X (awarded best SFF PC maker 4 years in a row)
  • Stealth / Littlepc.com Fanless SFF PCs
  • Emphase, SolidLogic and IEI Fanless Mini-ITX PCs
  • AOpen SFF and Mini-ITX PCs
  • Cappuccino SFF and Mini-ITX PCs
  • iBox Mini-ITX PCs
  • SolarPC Mini-ITX PCs
  • Hush Mini-ITX PCs (completely silent - Caution: usually only the AMD 64 CPUs have DEP, which, combined with Windows Vista or Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, provides protection from certain viruses, but some suppliers' Hush PCs may not have DEP)
    • Suppliers in Other Countries
  • Acrosser Fanless Embedded PCs
    • Acrosser Fanless Panel PCs
• Rain Recording's Nearly Silent Element Desktop and LiveBook Laptop PCs
• Silent PCs at NoNoisePC.com
• Quiet PCs and Accessories at EndPCNoise.com
• Quiet PCs and Accessories at Directron.com
• Barebones Systems and Motherboards Based on Mobile on Desktop Technology (MoDT) (''Intel Core Duo, Intel Core Solo and Intel Pentium M mobile processors have found a new home — inside sleek, stylish desktop PCs.''
• Reviews of Quiet and Silent Systems at Silent PC Review
• More Quiet PCs

DIY (Do It Yourself) Guides and Sites

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• Build the Ultimate Quiet PC
• How to Build a Relatively Quiet Windows Vista System
• How to Build a Quiet Gaming System
• How to Build a Quiet MicroBTX System
• How to Build a Silent PC: A Step by Step Guide
• Quiet, High-Powered Computer for Photoshop, Gaming, Etc.
• Quiet Windows XP Media Center skip
  • Intel Core2 Products with Viiv Technology for Your Media Center Project
  • AMD LIVE!-Ready Products for Your Media Center Project | skip
    • AMD LIVE! Media Center PCs
    • AMD LIVE! TV Genie (free for Windows Vista and MCE 2005 - recommends and records new TV shows)
    • AMD LIVE! Fusion Tunes (free - combines music from multiple music libraries, including iTunes)
  • ExtremeTech's Last Quiet Windows XP Media Center PC (Extreme Tech's third such project - the quietest)
  • How to Build your own quiet*, dual core Windows Media Center PC. (*ExtremeTech's second such project - quieter and more capable than the first)
  • How to Build your own quiet*, single core Windows Media Center PC. (*ExtremeTech's first such project - fairly quiet)
  • Windows XP SP2-based Home Theater PC with SageTV
  • Windows XP MCE vs. MythTV for Linux
  • ExtremeTech's Custom GNU/Linux Distribution with MythTV for a GNU/Linux-Based Home Theater PC (495MB) (download accelerators not allowed)
• SilentPCReview.com
• The Silent PC - Silent.se
• Quest for a Silent PC
• Silent PC Articles
• SFFClub.com
• SFFTech.com
• EpiaCenter.com
• Sudhian.com

Cheap, Discount Linux Computers

Don't care if your new computer's a little noisy, but want it to be reliable? Check out these cheap, discount Linux computers.

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