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Should I buy an Off-Lease Computer with an empty hard drive?

I'm considering buying a computer on eBay that has a completely empty hard drive. The eBay seller is selling a bunch of these computers and the description says that they are "off-lease." Are off-lease computers okay to buy? Will the computer work if I just install Microsoft Windows on it? How many times am I allowed to install a single copy of Microsoft Windows that I' I own?...

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Review: HP Pavilion DV2 multimedia notebook

It's a puzzle: is a Microsoft Windows Vista laptop with a crystal-clear 12.1-inch screen, 320GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM and a carrying weight - without the external Blu-Ray drive - of about four pounds a netbook? An ultralight notebook? A laptop? HP calls it an "Entertainment Notebook" and refers to it in press materials as "one of the thinnest, lightest notebooks in the market". Whatever we call it, I was delighted to get my...

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Where can I find historical stock data?

I've been doing some research on long-term stock pricing trends and need to find data on publicly traded companies. Any clues on where I can find this sort of information back for the last decade or so?...

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What's the key to successful online advertising?

This is a big question, but I'm hoping for a small answer: what's your #1 favorite recommended technique for having a successful online advertisement?...

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