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  1. Chewy509

    Windows 8.1

    999 could be: Ghana Mauritius Uganda Sudan Bahrain Hong Kong Macau Malaysia Oman Qatar United Arab Emirates Ireland UK Solomon Islands Your choice? PS. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number
  2. Chewy509

    Windows 8.1

    Stock image maybe? Australian emergency number is 000, and has been for a llloooonnnggg time. (For as long as I can remember, but being a young'n, could be wrong).
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    Crap selection of laptops

    nVidia GeForce4 cards back in '02 had DVI on all but the entry level models. IIRC, All Quadro's based on the nv2x GPU had DVI as standard. Also here is a pic of a GeForce 3 Ti 500 with DVI (circa '01): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GeForce3_Ti_500.jpg Apologies, that wasn't my intention...
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    Crap selection of laptops

    According to VESA (to standards body), DisplayPort supersedes/replaces DVI. PS. For those are not aware DisplayPort is defined by VESA, but HDMI is defined by a loose collection of companies... One of the reasons for HDMI was HDCP and audio as default and not as optional implementation extra.
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    Crap selection of laptops

    You do realize there are some advantages of DP over HDMI? eg, native support for 4K monitors @60Hz with 30bit colour (10bit per colour channel), double the bandwidth (~20Gbps vs ~10Gbps) and support for multiple streams/monitors on a single cable?
  6. Chewy509

    Windows 8.1

    Up to until 9 mths ago (before I started) the company was 100% Windows (everything, servers, desktops, etc), and it's only been recently that we have been migrating away. Since the company is now focusing on Windows and Linux solutions most of the developers run some form of *nix and use VMs...
  7. Chewy509

    SyncToy 2.1 (x64) replacement?

    I second Timwhit, anything rsync based will work... But, here is a review of some other choices: http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-file-copy-utility.htm
  8. Chewy509

    Windows 8.1

    Nearly 100% of the staff are developers, ex-developers or security specialists. (Everyone has a degree in either IT, CS, Sci or EE).
  9. Chewy509

    Windows 8.1

    We're 10% Windows 7, 20% OpenIndiana and the rest is Ubuntu 12.04LTS or Lubuntu 13.04... (We have a two Windows 2008 servers, one as the DC and the other for Exchange, the rest of the servers are either OpenIndiana or Ubuntu 12.04LTS). We're not anti-MS or anything, we just use the best tools...
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    Thunderbird mangles .mht files

    Mozilla's main bug reporting system: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/ How to write a good bug report: https://quality.mozilla.org/docs/bugzilla/starter-kit/how-to-write-a-proper-bug/ and...
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    Thunderbird mangles .mht files

    So why don't you file a bug report then?
  12. Chewy509

    User-friendly FTP-ish program/service?

    OwnCloud seems to be very well liked as well (lot's of positive reviews)... (OwnCloud was/is written by one of the KDE maintainers).
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    User-friendly FTP-ish program/service?

    http://www.gladinet.com/serviceprovider/selfhosteddropbox.aspx http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/file-management/owncloud-your-self-hosted-dropbox-alternative/ Not recommendations, but DropBox like services that can be self-hosted and themed...
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    User-friendly FTP-ish program/service?

    I shiver as I type this, but will DropBox (or similar service) work?
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    Motorsport

    They seem to be making a come back here in Australia. I see lots of 207's, 208's and 508's on the road. Also Fiat seems to be advertising heavily as well recently.
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    Something Random

    Some more randomness, for those with lots of money... Dude I want that: http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/ eg, http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/motorcycles/predator-helmet.asp http://www.amazon.com/dp/3836526603//ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=duiwath-20 (NSFW)...
  17. Chewy509

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Out of interest, are there any consumer orientated SLC based drives left on the market? Everything I've read up on recently, has all consumer grade stuff as either MLC or TLC.
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    AOL Tech Support / Scam?

    Agree with sd and h. Nuke it. Also have her change any and all passwords in use... could be a case of he has remoted in, zipped up the user profiles, ftp'd them to another server - low and behold he has copies of all internet browsing history, cookies, email, etc... not to mention any...
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    I need more drive space. What brand/drive is good these days?

    +1 from my experience as well.
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    I need more drive space. What brand/drive is good these days?

    From my experience this seems to be the case... we have a bunch of red drives spread across various zpools, and none have had problems... green drives on the other hand, nothing but problems so these have been migrated to other duties... yet both have the same performance characteristics...
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    Something Random

    Stumbled upon this site whilst looking for something else... http://completenerdom.com/ Very NSFW but geeky as hell...
  22. Chewy509

    New monster build

    Only if running Xen, VMWare, VirtualBox, QEMU or DOSBOX... In most cases if all you're doing is running a Windows environment, then no...
  23. Chewy509

    Something Random

    I actually met someone today that is completely convinced that the New World Order exists... and had some interesting theories on 9/11, the war in Afghanistan, China's rise as a super power, etc... PS. For those unfamiliar with the theory...
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    Something Random

    @Merc, thank you good sir for the video clip...
  25. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Damn double post... something is up? any recent changes to SF software?
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    Something Random

    It's most likely to do with topic validation or topic verification... His site is related to delivery of adult material, and your site is a blog? or tech site? He's trying to ensure that his site doesn't get tagged as related to blogs, tech sites, etc... (The more topics a site is linked...
  27. Chewy509

    Recover corrupt flash drive

    1. Take an image of USB Key ASAP, and ONLY do recovery on copies of the image. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER attempt recovery on the original. Ensure you get a MD5 or SHA1 of both the source and the copy and ensure they match. 2. Try GetDataBack, or one of the free recovery tools. 3. Try ProDiscover (free...
  28. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Just like to wish our US friends a happy 4th of July... (even thought it's 5th July here).
  29. Chewy509

    Technet Advice

    edit away double post..
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    Technet Advice

    Is it just me, or do recent actions of Microsoft as a whole seem really misguided and not customer focused? Killing Technet, gonna suck a lot for a lot of smaller MS shops, be it development shops, resellers or just small support companies. Most small Mum'n'Dad PC shops I know run all their...
  31. Chewy509

    Satlite Phones

    yes, but too long ago to have an opinion that is relevant today...
  32. Chewy509

    New monster build

    As Merc said, on the Intel side you're limited to Xeon's or SB-Es, AMD side any AM3+ Opteron will do 64GB with ECC to boot. eg. SuperMicro X9SRA with a Xeon E5 will get you 256GB of RAM... AMD side is more limited as most server boards with C32 or G34 sockets don't have audio...
  33. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    Seagate has a supply deal with both Toshiba and Samsung... However the 600 series uses Toshiba 19nm MLC NAND. (Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6935/seagate-600-ssd-review/2 ) As for other Seagate models, no idea if they use either Toshiba or Samsung NAND parts...
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    Machine_Check_Exception 0x9c

    MCE are a CPU hardware fault.... Most common causes in good hardware are: heat stress or not enough juice... 1. reset the heat sink/fan... 2. New PSU... or, the CPU and/or motherboard are toast... (bad caps, dying chipset, etc).
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    Something Random

    When I used to do IT work for pharmacies, we heard of a lot break ins for various drugs... One funny case was, a brand new pharmacy (opening in a weeks time, still outfitting the store), approx AU$70K worth of servers/desktops/printers all still in boxes were left in the back office, but they...
  36. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Wow, we don't here of it happening here? Maybe something else to watch for... Insurance cover it? Or not worth the increase in premiums?
  37. Chewy509

    Something Random

    WTF, what value is there in a catalytic converter on the black market? VIN plates, rego plates, etc I can understand, but a catalytic converter? And how did someone not notice a couple of people doing major work on a car? What about CCTV cameras? Surely there are cameras on the parking lot?
  38. Chewy509

    Something Random

    Australia has a new Prime Minister - Kevin Rudd... (Yep, he's back). http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-pulse-live/politics-wrap-june-26-2013-20130626-2ovyx.html So Australia's next federal election in September will be very interesting...
  39. Chewy509

    Best movie you've seen

    Went and saw Star Trek - really enjoyed it. But, everytime I saw John Cho (Sulu), I was expecting him to come out with a stoner joke and a joint!
  40. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    Nope, not a monster... A monument build of epic technology... :tgif: Seriously, I tend to consider it to be a monster build once you start using non-consumer grade equipment - Xeons/Opterons, Reg ECC RAM, large SAS RAID controllers, Tape drives, etc. What I've spec'ed is largely all consumer...
  41. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    What about the Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler? According to Noctua, it'll fit on the Gigabyte board, and the RAM is only 30mm high (the D14 requires DIMMs to be less than 44mm). The spec sheet has it's height at 160mm, 20mm below the clearance for the Fractal Design ARC R2? The only concern in the...
  42. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    Also the True Spirit is next to impossible to get here (without ordering internationally) - I can only find 1 stockist in Australia that carries the Thermalright brand.
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    New non-monster build.

    I'll add the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo to the list then...
  44. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    Oh, crap, missed the lack of USB 3.0 on the front... Thanks. :( There is a USB version of the case, just not available here (yet). I'll swap the case for a Fractal Design ARC R2 Mid Tower Case Black (USB3.0), considering it's only $20 more than the Design Core 3000.
  45. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    LOL :rotfl: I tend to consider a monster build to be dual CPU (Xeon or Opteron), 64GB+ RegECC RAM, multiple GPUs, etc... (Sorry, Dave). Plus, I'm reusing my old nVidia Quadro card as well... Severe dislike for all Samsung, and the Seagate has similar performance to the Samsung 840 Pro. I would...
  46. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    Recommendations? (Assuming it must fit into the case I've listed).
  47. Chewy509

    New non-monster build.

    My wife has been bugging me for what to get me for my birthday/fathers day/christmas present lately (my birthday is mid-August), and to be honest there's not a lot I need/want. Other than a new backup drive (as previously mentioned). She's also aware my desktop is 3.5yrs old and that I have been...
  48. Chewy509

    Home NAS

    I wish, but I've always been good in getting rid of old stuff not in use. Our current list includes: HP ProBook (wifes) - i5, 6GB RAM, 750GB HDD. HP xw4600 (mine) - C2Q-Q9400, 4GB RAM, 2TB HDD + 250GB HDD Asus 1015PX netbook (mine) - Atom N570, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD 2x Asus 1001HA netbooks (kids) -...
  49. Chewy509

    FreeNAS and ZFS on old hardware

    I personally use ZFS on single volumes simple for the CRC and block level hashing to know my data hasn't suffered from bit rot.... That's a big thing for backups
  50. Chewy509

    Sony PS4

    haters are going to hate... that is all... (Little bitchy whiners). I'm surprised they're not bitching because they don't get a free lap dance and blow job to go with it...
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