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    Android phones: Tips, tricks?

    Let me know what you find with your evos. I'm looking for a stable ICS build with wireless N support.
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    Crucial M4 firmware bug

    This only affects the M4 correct? I bought the older version the C300.
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    TV programs you like?

    I don't really like Adventure Time or any of those crazy animated shows. It seems like the people making them are high all the time and you have to be high to watch them. I'm not a big fan of the stoner movies either. I've had Archer recommended to me before.
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    Headphones and static discharge

    Chair doesn't have to move for it to happen. Body movement can trigger it. But I can't make it happen on demand. The headphone extension cord is pretty heavy duty so I don't think it was damaged. The philips headphone cords are wimpy and I guess they could be damaged. But I have the...
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I don't get WPS. Why wouldn't you just setup the SSID/password yourself? It isn't anymore secure, just an easy way to set it up?
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    Headphones and static discharge

    So I got a new PC at work. SSD, new dock, new ac adaptor. I have a radioshack headphone extension cable that runs across the desk. Then I plug my headphones (cheap philips pair of in-ear SHE2642). The head phone extension plugs into the dock. Computer is Dell Lattitude E6420. Works fine...
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    When is crossover cable needed?

    So when is a crossover cable needed. I'm going to be running a network cable from a lan port on my verizon router to the internet/wan port on my netgear WNDR4500 router. Should I use a crossover cable for this or just a regular network cable? I think crossovers are just for bridging routers...
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    question Windows search, SSDs, and Outlook

    In windows XP, you can pair down windows search indexes to just the outlook archives if you want. I haven't tried to do it in windows 7 and I'm using an SSD. Searching in windows 7 is different to begin with. I haven't tried to use it too much yet. But one of these days I'm going to have to...
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    Wii

    At age 4 he is still young for a wii. A leapster maybe or tag reader. Unless he's ahead of the curve. The mario galaxy games were good but controls a bit difficult for younger players. Mario Kart is my default recommendation for younger players. You can even get the wii wheel if you want to...
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I couldn't find the routerstation pro on there. And actually I couldn't find it on the companies website either. I did look into it a few days ago. What is the big deal with the router station pro?
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    I was using amazon.com gift cards and needed something I could order from there. Otherwise I would have researched the routerstation pro more. I just ordered the netgear WNDR4500. How long can you run network cable without loss?
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    Researching the issues with each router just makes me more confused about which router to pick. I was set on the Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H for a bit. Now I'm back to considering the Netgear WNDR4500.
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    How about the Asus Black Diamond? I don't think I have any devices that can use the 3x3 streams anyway. And this got good marks on smallnetbuilder.com.
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    Linksys E4200 134.99 at local Costco

    What do you guys think about the E4200 v2? It has a faster processor than the E4200, supposedly better performance for the USB port when connected to storage but features a marvell chip that insted dd-wrt supported. But it has IPv6 support. I'm looking to get a router to hook up to my fios...
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    Android phones: Tips, tricks?

    Lunar, TouchDown by NitroDesk is the outlook e-mail app. It will probably handle your RTF attachments just fine. It is also $20 but it has a free trial I think. Merc, Regarding CM7, it was fine. It was just too different. I missed my calendar widget and clock widget. All my apps...
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    Android phones: Tips, tricks?

    So I flashed CM7 on my HTC Evo. It didn't last long. I went back to the HTC rom.
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    Win XP CLeanup

    CCleaner can remove those NTUninstall folders.
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    Plus Me.

    Now that I'm properly on google+ through my google apps account, feel free to PM your e-mail if you want me to add you. Or just search for William Rickards and look for the guy in the red shirt.
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    dSLR thread

    I think you are thinking of something else. ViewNX2 came with my camera, I didn't have to buy it. Maybe you are thinking of Capture NX2? Anyway viewNX2 keeps raising an error when I'm just rating my photos. It doesn't crash but the error is annoying. Then it does it again when I do the quick...
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    dSLR thread

    Where? I'm kind of sick of ViewNX2.
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    Best movie you've seen

    I liked sucker punch if only for the visuals at least. We watched "the mechanic" last night and were quite bored.
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    Remove Windows 7 SP1 backup files

    From ddrueding (I put it here because I had a devil finding it with the search feature): As an interesting aside to this, if you have installed 7 SP1 and are OK with making it permanent you can get some space back by clearing the uninstall files: Press the "Windows" key, type "CMD" Right-click...
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    One trick I've learned is to dry the razor after shaving. It makes the blade last longer somehow. That is goes longer before it starts to cut me and I switch it out.
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    I shave about once a week with a gilette fusion.
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    Poll: How much data do you take care of?

    Home: I'm have tons of pictures that I took but still am under 500GB in space for that and all my other personal data. I'm not sure I'll come close to exceeding 1TB in the near future. So I just have a 64GB SSD, a 1TB drive and a 1TB backup drive. Work: I'm just responsible for my laptop...
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    Timing of building a new system

    Tried that command line and winsxs went from 10GB to 6.5GB. Thanks!
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    Google sucks

    Market 2.3.4 Market Feedback Agent 2.3.3 Market Updater 1.0
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    Google sucks

    2.3.3 (HTC EVO 4G) And I usually save my market updates till I'm home on the wifi (g if it matters).
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    Google sucks

    Yeah sometimes the market downloads don't get started right. I usually clear the cache of the market app and that fixes it temporarily. But sometimes not and I have to cancel the downloads if the progress bar doesn't move and restart them.
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    Annoyance of the day - ATM charge for usage

    Actually we prefer swiss farms dairy products. For us it means cheap gas and free atms.
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    Something Random

    Reminds me of the day I was an intern at boeing and was handed a box of ram to upgrade the machines around the warehouse.
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    Annoyance of the day - ATM charge for usage

    ING now offers checkbooks with their electric checking account. And for deposits you mail the paper checks in to a PO box. Supposedly deposit of paper checks electronically is coming... some day. I totally hear you on the savings account though, their savings rates are not nearly the best...
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    Annoyance of the day - ATM charge for usage

    I like ING too but be warned that they got bought by Capitol One some months ago. I'm still waiting for the deposit electronically option that they've been promising for a couple years now probably. The checkbook is good for those times I can't use bill pay or person 2 person payments. For ATM...
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    Timing of building a new system

    Doesn't CCleaner already do this?
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    dSLR thread

    Is this the only factory for these Nikon models? I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
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    dSLR thread

    Is this the only factory for these Nikon models? I find it a bit hard to believe they only use one.
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    Dennis Ritchie (dmr) passed away

    Computing was one of the few fields were many of the pioneers are still around. In college I was taught by one of the guys that worked on the ENIAC. Sad to see them go.
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    So new iphone 4S available oct 12th, with new A5 processor, 8MP camera that looks quite awesome, and siri the personal assistant. Tempting. What's the google experience like on an iphone? How does it work with google apps accounts and gmail/calendar/picasa?
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    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    I have the 50" panasonic GT25 series. I've never used it as a monitor. But it works great as a TV.
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    Based on your recommendation I just bought a couple batteries from cellphoneshop.net. Hopefully they'll be better than the crap ebay ones I got which don't last a day.
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    General Computer Building tips

    I usually make a list of the apps/drivers needed ahead of time. I have two directories under my documents called Software Installs and Drivers that I use to store them. First thing I do after OS install is get all the OS patches. Then I install the Antivirus and get it up to date. Then I just...
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    Win 7 64-bit and legacy apps

    Check your scanner compatibility here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx It might just work. What does this really old program due that you need so badly?
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    Windows 8

    I think corps will skip 8. I mean quite a few are still on XP and will upgrade to 7. So they'll probably skip 8 and go to 9.
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    Something Random

    Try ponyo, my kids seemed to like that one.
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    For me the screen, battery life, and camera are huge temptations for getting an iphone on sprint.
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    The problem with built-in exchange integration is the enforcement of policies from the exchange server. Having to enter a passcode to access the phone. Being subject to losing all your phone data from a remote wipe. By putting the exchange stuff in its own little box, I only need a passcode...
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    I've paid for some apps on android. Most notably TouchDown for exchange integration. If you want that on android, buy touchdown. It is like $20 but way worth it.
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    To iPhone or Not ?

    Pros for iphone (you wouldn't want to get anything but the new iphone 5): Stuff really does come out for iphone first. Apps are updated there first. There is lots of aftermarket support for iphone/ipod as a music player if you need that. The display, which is supposedly gorgeous. The camera app...
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    An LED lighting project

    Yeah the yellow covers don't look very good. Maybe the picture is just making it seem worse. You have that on a dimmer, correct? Because that seemed like too much light for a bedroom. Looks like matching the mirror color might have been a better choice for color than the copper. But it...
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    4TB drive from Seagate

    Create a big backup and do restores and wipes over and over? Backup programs usually have a verify contents setting.
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