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    Low powered computer thread

    I built a pfsense firewall in 2009 using relatively cheap and low powered components. It has been running 24/7 since then without any problems. Thanks to time's recommendation above I recently bought a Belkin Conserve Insight... GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L Intel E5200 cpu Kingston 1 GB DDR2-800 2x...
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    iPhone syndrome

    You called? First, do not get him a Nokia! They suck nowadays... Most phones in Europe are unlocked. The normal way is to buy the phone in a independent store and then sign up to a carrier of your choice. All phones work in all carrier networks, at least as long as the radio hardware is...
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    Something Random

    Air to air heat pumps are quite common around here and works nicely down to around -15C (5f)..
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    Why is this wireless router so fast?

    Yes, definitely. Ikea is considered to sell stuff of reasonable quality to a really low price. There are several chain of stores that aim for a little better quality at premium prices. I think most people would feel cheap if they bought everything exclusively from Ikea, even though there is...
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    Why is this wireless router so fast?

    It is actually not all that exceptional around here. When I moved here in late 1999 I had a 10Mbit/s ethernet connection in the apartment. The cost was included in the rent. Today almost every household in the city have 100MBit/s fiber access straight into the living room. I pay just below $40...
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    Why is this wireless router so fast?

    The speedtest image is against a server about 700km from where I live. The task manager image is showing what I regularly get while downloading torrents.
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    Something Random

    We have had some snow this winter as well...
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    Windows Explorer

    I like XYplorer a lot..
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    Something Random

    Sweden is not very densely populated and it is over 1200 miles from north to south. There are a lot of swedes that have a looong way to the nearest Ikea. One of the newest Ikea's were built in Haparanda in the far north of Sweden a couple of years ago and there are actually quite a lot of...
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    Something Random

    You are very welcome!! I'd be happy to give you some help on places to visit if you ever come here.
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    Areca ARC-1280ML missing array

    I would call Areca support immediately. They are quite helpful sorting out things like this..
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    Opera 10.5: a PR disaster in progress

    Doesn't ctrl-w work in opera?
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    Blu-ray Disc Hardware

    You haven't set AnyDvd to limit the read speed to keep the noise down?
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    Firefox 3.5 is out.

    Was there something wrong with the link I gave you a couple of messages ago? http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5&os=win&lang=en-US
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    Firefox 3.5 is out.

    http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5&os=win&lang=en-US
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