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The Screensavers

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The Screen Savers helped me understand the "mega-this" and "giga-that"

by Rob Sessler December 17, 2003

The Screen Savers

A computer-help show on TechTV, with hosts Leo Laporte and Patrick Norton. Airs Mon-Fri at 7 pm e/p 6 pm central. Join their LAN party POWERED BY NVIDIA every Thursday

After watching The Screen Savers, I realized how little I know about computers.

by Rob Sessler December 17, 2003

cold boot

A way of restarting one's computer without going to the command restart; used in "emergency" situations (e.g. Blue Screen of Death)

To Cold Boot a computer one must:
On Windows:ctrl+alt+delete
On Mac Os: ctrl+apple+start-up key
Also can be achieved by turning the computer on and off again

by Rob Sessler December 3, 2003

Kevin Rose

One of the cast members on TechTV's The Screen Savers, a.k.a. D-Tip a.k.a. The Dark Tipper.

D-Tip showed me how to make my friend think his computer had crashed.

by Rob Sessler December 4, 2003

Xplention

Invention developed by the people at X-play, proving once again that TechTV is almost literally bouncing off the walls.

They're not just inventions. . . they're X-PLENTIONS!

by Rob Sessler December 3, 2003