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I just did a full tune-up on my car where the shop replaced wires, plugs, cap, rotor,... There goes $650 that I'll never see again. I can't say it wasn't due, and the car does run much better than it did, But golly gee whiz batman when did normal maintenance start getting so expensive? My...

My choices: 57% from tax increases, 43% from spending cuts. Of course this implies that someone actually cares what I would choose.

Get a VPN router for external access.

Get a router with VPN capability for remote access.

Personally, I think that you and the business acting as a collective A-hole will not improve anything for anyone. The business is more likely to get a better outcome by being accommodating and negotiating with them as opposed to the enjoyment of making everyone's work-lives miserable. P.S. It...

at Newegg pricing of $299+shipping it is a really expensive case. But all Lian cases are expensive.

Unless you are actually racing, efficiency or the lack thereof is irrelevant. I vote for plush comfort over efficiency while cycling! The point of cycling is to get from point A to point B and to get some exercise at the same time. The less efficient, the better the exercise value. The more...

P.S. I really like the title on this thread.

I really tried hard not to ask that question. Do you really want to know the answer? I know that I didn't.

I run on the following basic philosophy: A purchase delayed is money saved. If there is no need and you can easily wait then do so. It is likely that you'll get a better system and it probably will be cheaper. You'll also delay when the new machine needs to be replaced too. So it is a...

I used to see all the plays annually (a tradition created by my father) but I had to stop for I can no longer deal with a perfume allergy setting off my asthma.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

As a science fiction aficionado, I've noticed that as time marches on, science fiction seems to be coming more and more true. A good example would be the flying sphere drone. Something like that has been a staple in science fiction stories since very early. This is only one small example, but...

I also wonder if it isn't getting to the point that mini-ITX systems are getting to be mainstream business capable.

PS I love my HP 5 (Duplexer; dual 500 sheet trays; and JetDirect card) that I cheaply bought used. It may be a bit bulky, uncolorful, and slow (compared to what is possible) for a personal printer but it just goes and goes and goes.

Rather than requiring MB support for archaic parallel or serial ports, wouldn't it be easier to deal with in those few situations by just stocking a standard wireless/wired print server with parallel/serial/usb ports.

You just made my point by saying "If I could take advantage of them I would also". Really how do those rich people legitimately not pay any tax if they are paying at a higher rate? There are large scale differences between rich people and normal or poor people. The rich get their income from...

I'm sorry, but I believe that the US tax system is ass-backwards. The poorest should outright be paying the lowest rates and the richest need to be paying the highest rates. This is regardless of capital gains or any other attempts at social engineering through the tax-code. There should be a...

I would contend that the current big problem is Meth, not crack (or any form of Cocaine). From what I could tell, you are not just in favor of legalizing Marijuana but also the harder drugs. Legalizing drugs does not fix the drug problem it will massively aggravate it. The easier and cheaper...

Montana is not a country! Montana is part of The United States of America. Quebec is not a country! Quebec is part of Canada!!! Perhaps that is not enough learning and you need a short quiz to really absorb it. Fill in the blank: Montana is to the USA, as Quebec is to ___________!

It has been my understanding that when one updates a BIOS, one should, as a habit, always reset to default/optimized and redo any customized settings. While most BIOS updates will take their old settings from the old memory locations, not all will causing very peculiar results. Resetting to...

It is also my understanding that the Intel warranty expires when the EOL indicator says drive has been written to too much regardless of the amount of time has elapsed. You need to RMA the drive before that happens.

Isn't there an Intel utility that reports the status of EOL indicator in the S.M.A.R.T. data: Intel SSD toolbox

Pull the drive and look at the label

I have bought a WD external drive and had the exact same temp issues so I don't think that the problem is limited to Seagate by any means. Those single-drive external cases do not really give the drives the proper ability to remove heat. I suspect that the temp spec for HD's are deliberately...

I won't disagree that there isn't a need. My point is that it is just vaporware. Until there is a product where's the value?

New prospective tech is always promoted as the best thing since Wonder Bread and much cheaper. The true test is not what they say early but rather if it ever gets released as a product and what the price and capabilities are like when mass produced. As an example, I'm still waiting for 3d...

When traveling - Libraries are your friend. Many ISP's supply web-based E-mail sites that are accessible by any machine with the right username/password. Even when libraries are not convenient, use a hotel Wi-Fi, or a public hot-spot such as a Starbuck's or even a Borders with a notebook. But...

The first two pins is for power and ground. The 3rd pin is the tach. The forth pin is to control the speed.

USB is not a good choice for multiple TB's of data because of bandwidth limitations unless you have access to USB3. Look at external SATA as a better alternative.

Lets visualize -- A pole extending from the ceiling to the floor. On the pole, mounted at 15 degrees and about 20 inches from the top of the ceiling is a rotating TV. All this, so a pole dancer can look up to watch the TV while dancing. lol

Me like these accessories from Cognisys. StopShot High speed trigger for stop motion photography. StackShot Focus stacking - Automated macro photography. Prices

You left off the important one -- ie9 lol

There is a difference between reading glasses and computer glasses. To being with there is a difference in their fixed focal point distances. Most people read at a closer distance than they have their monitor. That being said, you can move your monitor closer ... Then there is the fact that...

Yes! Even if everything is now happy, it does not mean that data was not corrupted when it was less than pleased. Definitely at least run a chkdsk, just in case.

Do note that as one gets older, close up vision gets worse and one way to compensate is to lower the resolution. Another more expensive way is to get glasses dedicated to computer use.

Acronis drive monitor

Ahh, but Microcenter is not everywhere though I would agree that MicroCenter would be much preferable to Frys. It is a bit of a drive to the nearest MicroCenter being 619 miles away. Frys is a bit more convenient at 32 miles, at least for me. Without Frys then the only retail alternatives...

My point really is that as long as you avoid the restocked labels, I really don't see how Frys is any less safe than any other retailer.

My local Frys clearly labels restocked merchandise.

That 720 looks to cost a bloody fortune.

Shields up

A bad game is still a bad game at $9.99

I already have several very good heat sinks (the most recent one I got was a Noctura NH-D14 that I have not even installed because I haven't built the machine yet). I really don't have a problem to be solved. It was just curiosity as to squirrel cage fans vs fan blades in a CPU cooling...

Would a relatively simple arcade game like Star Castle fit your criteria? It certainly isn't textually complex with its vector graphics.

I wonder where I can get a 120mm squirrel cage fan for my CPU heatsink? It would be an interesting comparison test but I've never seen one. Noise is not a factor to me; There is plenty of room in the case I use; and I do care about cooling my OC'ed processors...

I think he just wants to see a blender with enough silent suction power to hold the food in place while upside down and making a puree just so he can surprise the cook at the stove when he turns it off with a remote switch.

Have you looked at the specs for those mini PCI-e SSD's? They run very slow (specifically for writes) compared to standard notebook SSD's. Newegg PCI-e SSD's

Have you considered just opening a window slightly on the opposite side of the apt. as the air conditioner? I am assuming that the air conditioner has a sealed outside intake. If so, then when the air conditioner increases the local air pressure, it will move cold air towards the open window...

I don't buy generic white-box PC's. They don't work for me. So I build my own. I buy cases that have a fan (or at least a mount for a fan and then buy the fan) in front of the internal HD bays. I avoid cases with anti-vibration plastic mounting methods preferring metal-metal contact for heat...