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I'm helping a friend take his very small company paperless. How small? He does all the paperwork at night himself, and Quickbooks is the financial product of choice. I'm thinking of setting him up with this scanner to supplement the flatbed (without ADF) that he already has. We'll also need a...

I have a client that isn't particularly computer savvy, but has a need to shoot video, edit it, and either burn it to a DVD or post it on YouTube. The only editing they'll need to do is trim a clip and/or spice several clips. At the moment, they have a Sony DCR-DVD403 that uses the little DVD...

My wife and I spend most of our waking time at home at our desks. To make the best of this time, I've put the desks in front of the biggest window in the house, allowing the best view. This brings me to our problem. At night, our current monitors don't get nearly dim enough to be able to enjoy...

I've never done this before, and am looking for any tips. I've shot several sequences (4-12 frames) that I felt would go well as a series. What would be the recommended technique and output? Does animated GIF support a decent resolution? Would making some kind of video file require additional...

There are a few files in a folder on our file server that I can't do anything with. I'm logged in as Domain Admin (and local machine admin), and it won't let me even view the security tab of the files. If I try to change the ownership of the entire folder, including it's contents, it gives me an...

Looks like there are a few out there now, and at some fairly amazing price points. Is anyone here considering one? Maylong 7" - $100 Augen Gentouch 7" - $180 Zenithink 10" - $260 I would love a larger (14-17") for the coffee table, but that would bump the price considerably.

See image. Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3 I'd like to use more than half my RAM.

Problem: XP SP3 with IE8 installed Severe malware infection prevented any form of access (BSOD in Safe Mode, etc) Solution: Repair install from disk Prompted for activation before logon - crash to blank desktop Safe mode also prompts for activation - crash to blank desktop Boot to recovery...

Users' PC was quite infected. Went into safe mode and cleaned it out, reset firefox settings via safe mode. No internet. Pinging google.com shows returns (DNS resolution and replies), but neither Firefox nor IE will show me a webpage. Help?

This thread started as a PM from me to jtr, inquiring about him doing some work. I figured others here might be interested, so here it is. My wife brought over an antique chandelier home from Moscow. Ok, it isn't an antique, but it is a family heirloom of sorts. In fact, it is new enough...

I had an idea, and searched for a good thread to put it in, but all our electric car babbling is scattered around and in the "random" thread. All the discussion about high-speed charging of electric cars goes something like this: "To charge a car in 10 minutes would take a 100kW supply to...

I have an old industrial computer that needs to print to an old Okidata 320. Both need to be parallel/centronics, but the cable needs to be pulled via a tiny 50' conduit. I have shielded/filled/whatever rated CAT5, but I'm looking for the adapters at either end. Help? Please?

Helping a friend who has a boatload of WMA files from iTunes and a non-WMA capable MP3 player. Looking for a way to convert all of them, preserving the structure and the metadata. This one will do the data conversion, but one folder at a time and without metadata. Thanks in advance....

Pleasantly surprised at how well this one turned out, considering the only part I've even seen before was the optical. Antec LanBoy Air Intel i7 860 (2.8Ghz) 4x 2GB Kingston Intel DP55KG HIS 5770 IceQ 5 RevoDrive 180GB Seasonic X-400 Fanless (80 Plus Gold) SATA Optical The real standout so far...

Specifically, something that can send/receive/edit files with MS Word. I know of Pages, but according to everything I can find, there is no compatibility with the Office or ODF stack, so it is useless.

A friend gave me a dead DISHDVR625. All he wants is the video of his kid in the commercial. I was able to get the video files (*.TSP) off using the latest Ubuntu, but I can't identify which one I need unless I can play them. The program with the most promise is PVR Explorer Pro, but it crashes...

As an ancillary of the lighting bits, I need control of all these dimmable cans. SmartHome is a great site, and has tons of stuff. A while ago I purchased some Z-Wave bits, but after doing some research, it seems that Insteon seems to be the better tech (both 900Mhz and powerline communication)...

I have a client where, about once every other day, all the computer clocks go wrong at the same time (about 22 minutes fast every time). They only have one DC, and it is also the DHCP server, but how is it's clock going wrong? Is it linked to a bad online time server? How do I tell?

I want to buy this. It is obviously an easy DIY install, but I can't find a single place with it listed for sale. I know the core is just fiberglass panels, but the part I care about is the retention track and seamless fabric. Hours of Googling has gotten me nowhere. Can anyone here help?

A customer just bought an iPad off eBay, and it has Cydia on it. I believe this means it has been jailbroken? I'm to prepare this for her use, but I know nothing of this, and neither will she. Is there a way to un-jailbreak it? What are the limitations of leaving it they way it is? Will it turn...

Our phone system at the office is going south slowly. Even though it is only 5 years old, the product has been discontinued for 2 years already, and parts are getting hard (and expensive) to find. Management is understandably annoyed that we need to replace the entire thing, including all the...

These guys. Picked up a client that was running it (with a full subscription) and it was killing their computers performance. Combofix removed it completely without even asking. A quick Google brought up very little, including them suing consumer advocates for slander. What I need to decide...

I've become quite addicted to this in Windows & with widescreens. Now that I'm doing the 3 monitor eyefinity thing, it isn't working so well. I would love to change the number of vertical spaces to 6, to recreate the effect of having 3 separate screens again. I've googled without luck. Thoughts?

I had a Sapphire 5870 Standard, and now I have a Sapphire 5870 Eyefinity 6 to go with it. I'm hoping to pair them up in crossfire, and drive three monitors in eyefinity. For the moment I'm waiting for the second waterblock and my custom wiring harness to arrive, but has anyone else here read of...

I'm looking to buy a set of custom extension cables for my watercooled rig. The longest I can find are in the 12" range, I'm looking for 36"+ 1x 24-pin ATX 1x 8-Pin ATX 12v 1x Molex (just one connetor at the end of a long uninterrupted cable) 2x 6-pin PCIe 1x 3-pin fan Built and sleeved. I'm...

Finally decided to make a move on this. I have the following parts coming from Danger Den: MC-TDX for Intel I7/Nehalem/1366 i7/1366/Nehalem Back Plate DD-5870 Water Block DD-CPX-Pro 12V Pump Black Ice GTX560 - Xtreme Fillport Reservoir 1/2" Clear UV Blue DD-TFC Tubing (30 ft) Feser One - UV...

Looking for something for my office. As part of my efforts to eat cheaper/healthier, I want to put a fridge in my office. It doesn't need to be big, and if it could double as a side table, that would be awesome. 1. Good: A real thermostat and the ability to run at 38F (3C). 2. Silent: Really...

Am I correct in assuming that all a screen needs to support the current 3D technologies is the ability to operate at 120Hz? Newegg doesn't have that as a search criteria for their monitors (TVs yes, Monitors no). Does anyone know of a listing or resource with such information? For this...

I need to buy some tech gadgets for my relatives in Moscow, and they aren't up for the task. I could buy them here and ship them myself, but I suspect that there is a more cost-effective option. Does anyone know of an online computer store (like Newegg) that ships to Moscow?

I know there are USB-> Serial adapters, and they all suck. This company won't support their product if I use one, either. I really want it to be new with warranty, and of course cheap is good. I've already checked Dell and Lenovo, and even Dell Refurbs don't have serial any more. The vendor...

Areca ARC-1280ML connected to 12 Samsung HD154UI 1.5TB drives. These drives are configured in two arrays; a RAID-10 of 4 and a RAID-6 of 8. Before I rebooted the system, I verified that both arrays were showing "healthy". Upon reboot, the BIOS declared only 1 array. In windows using the web...

I just clicked "Convert to Basic Drive" one of the drives in a Dynamic RAID-0 array. When it said "Are you Sure? This will destroy all data. Don't be Stupid." I clicked yes. I would really like to get that data back. Is Get Data Back the tool for this job? I'm starting to Google now, but am in...

I'm thinking of getting back into this, loved it when I was a kid. Of course, I want to stick an HD video camera in it. When I was 10, the best I could do was an Estes kit with a roll of 110 film in it. So the rocket part isn't difficult or expensive. What I'm looking for is the...

Looking for drivers...anybody?

Feeling dumb, which is unfortunately common for me. Trying to install Windows 7 i386 on an MSI 100 Netbook with some mods: 2GB RAM, 32GB X-25E Did the upgrades, everything is recognized in the BIOS, Win7 boots from the USB DVD just fine. It just refuses to see the drive. BIOS sees the drive...

I'm way too tired to be doing critical stuff, and would like some verification before I mess up. File Server is a member of the Domain and has 3 large (RAIDed) drives on it formatted NTFS. Drives A, B, and C contain 1-3TB of data each. C is large enough to store everything, and I'd like to move...

Trying a new, cleaner (in use if not implementation) method of HTPCing. Server Side: 1. Windows Home Server running the My Movies Add-on 2. My Movies requires AnyDVD HD to unlock disks 3. The new LG 10x BR drive connected via eSATA to WHS This part is really slick. Just drop the DVD or BR in...

Just finished putting together my new home system. Objective: Computers for my wife and I, and a WHS to store everything and back everything up. Low power is good, silent is a must. Contents: Server: Intel DG45ID 1.8Ghz C2D Scythe Ninja HSF 4GB RAM 3Ware 9650SE-16ML 120GB OCZ Vertex 6x 2TB WD...

I'm in the market for an external BR reader for ripping disks. eSATA length limitations (2m) would make things inconvenient, and nothing short of USB3 will be fast enough to not be a bottleneck. I have eSATA, USB 3.0 and Firewire (1394a) available, and would love to run it about 9 feet. Has...

Right now I'm looking at one of these that uses the Intel H57 Express chipset. Will this (or any) onboard HDMI port give me all the video and audio capabilities necessary for BlueRay? This system won't have room for any expansion cards.

Looking for some multimode fiber to GbE media converters. I can either do standalone or stick some thingies into the ports on my 3Com Gigabit switch. One of the fibers is only about 300m long, but the other is about 1300m. I don't work with these very often, so I'm not entirely sure where to...

I have a company with three locations. Each is being served by a cable modem connected to a WRT54GL that establishes the VPN link between them. At each office is a Server 2003R2 machine acting as DC, DNS, DHCP, and DFS. Everything is working as expected except the DFS. It tends to not like files...

This shouldn't be hard, but I can't find an easy way. I have some PST files, and I have username/passwords of the accounts already created in Google Apps. What I don't have is running Outlook installs anywhere. I just want the contents of the PST in Google Apps. Help? Please?

I have 8 Tyan Servers to dispose of. Two of them are Q6600s, the rest are X2 3800s. 3-4 GB of RAM in the AMDs, 4-8 in the Intels. One of the Intel systems also has a PCI-X GbE card in addition to the two onboard. None come with hard drives, all were working when I pulled them but are sold as-is...

I'm dealing with an application that is very CPU intensive, and strictly single-threaded. This app is only 32-bit, and won't run on Vista x64 or any version of 7. I just threw it on the beast (8 hyper-threaded 2.4Ghz cores, 36GB RAM, SSDs, the works) running XP x64 and it is showing once core...

I've been directed to plan something like this for next year. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qezz_casailuminadamusica_people A fun project, to be sure. 3-color LEDs all around, and one hell of a controller. Let the research begin.

I'm looking for the best in power protection; an on-line UPS. It should also support SNMP, and a climate (temp/humidity) sensor would be great as well. But they will only be powering about 20W, and only need to do so for about an hour. Thoughts?

I'm looking for the cheapest copier that will do 11"x17". The load won't be large, and it will be in a crappy environment so it won't last long. The Canon imageRUNNER 3025 is a bit under $3k. Are there any desktop models capable of 11"x17"?

General office use. Nothing special, no local storage requirements. Intel G45 Mobo Intel Core2 Duo 2.93Ghz CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 OCZ Vertex 30GB Antec NSK 4482B w/380W Power Supply 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA XP Professional SP3 32-bit - OEM Thoughts?

Anyone seen performance comparisons between local storage and iSCSI for SSDs and the like? I'm evaluating moving the storage on my ESXi out of the server and into a SAN/NAS/whatever. The vendor (of course) says it is fine, but I'd like to see some numbers elsewhere.