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    question Clone a system drive

    I was reading some concerns about imaging to SSD that resulted in performance problems and that the software needed to be specially SSD that is aware of alignment. Or something like that. Hopefully someone will chime in and correct/elaborate.
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    How to deal with wind chill?

    It has been between 60 and 70 for the last two weeks. I gave up on wearing my coat to work. It is now 71 and rainy.
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    Assistance with language translations

    Clearly there is still work to do in gaining recognition for the worlds minority languages. :-)
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    Cycling

    You need a windbreaker and wind pants, some lobster mittens and windblocker tuque. Otherwise see the wind chill thread. :lol:
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    Assistance with language translations

    Do you already have a pig-latin translator? If not, hit me up.
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    Synchronizing to an NTP server over LAN

    How I feel about pool.ntp.org centers around the fact that each node is a volunteer project and which node you get is determined by round robin. Additionally, according to their website (http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/) most major Linux distributions are pointed there which is certain to increase...
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    Synchronizing to an NTP server over LAN

    Depending on the size of of your domain you should set one or two boxes to be authoritative NTP time servers, pulling time from external sources. All of your other boxes will pull time from the authoritative servers. For my money it is important that internal time be consistent for domain...
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    Best movie you've seen

    I enjoyed both 50/50 and Take Shelter. 50/50 is pretty straightforward but to quote a reviewer of TS, Its a good movie if it can get you rooting for the end of the world over the ruin of a single man.
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    The obligatory Blackberry thread

    I thought for sure that would be a story from The Onion. Too sad.
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    Win XP CLeanup

    Oh and MS does not recommend use of MSIZAP & MSICUU2.exe anymore due to increasingly unpredictable and sometimes catastrophic results.
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    Win XP CLeanup

    This util will make removal of the hotfix files ($NTUninstall...) easier: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_hotfix_backup.htm Any of those folders you decide to keep, you can compress. They are very rarely and only incidentally used so it won't effect operation most of the time.
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    Bluetooth dongles

    I don't use bluetooth at all even though it is built into my laptop. I have a dongle left over from when I was syncing with an old phone but based on your experiences I would want to take a backup before testing for you and there is not guarantee there is a 64 bit driver available. Maybe on the...
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    Haven't tried any of them yet. Still getting a baseline with Wilkenson Swords and cheapo Walgreen's. I only shave every other day as it is. Badger hair seems to be common for shaving brushes. The education section of Shaving101.com might be usful to you. I doubt I will every bother with all...
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    Small but Full-fat VMWare install.

    Sorry, I haven't been keeping track of the troubleshooting but you might try to reduce the size of the VM by defraying and zeroing the free space. I do this twice a year in support of my backups.
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    I can dry shave in 3 passes with a Mach3 and have very little discomfort or cuts. Comfort is not one of the problems I'm trying to solve. What I bought: http://www.westcoastshaving.com/DE-Blade-Sampler-Pack-Choice_p_20.html
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    The obligatory Blackberry thread

    I had a blackberry for about a month. The usability issues you talk about are the exact reason why. I just don't understand how they are in business.
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    Something Random

    We are having a godawful number of forced flushes on our CX4. We will be installing an SSD array soon.
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    Something Random

    Yes a burpee is generally defined as a jump that turns into a pushup. Those were some creative variations!
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    Perhaps a little too terse to but understandable. I meant that the start pack blades in while the new razor might be cheap.
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    The metal of the cutters may be less robust as well as the particular model. Don't they recommend changing those cutters every 6 or 12 months. I bought a sample pack of double edged razors for my safety razor. After I find the most economical ones that will do the job I'll compare pricing...
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    Something Random

    Whew, at least the Porsche was saved.
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    Something Random

    Congrats!
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    MagicJack+ opinions

    Onceupon a time mine coworker set up his google voice to ring through to both his cell and his wife's cell. Do they no longer do this?
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    Eneloop Alternatives (or Cracking The Battery Lingo Codewords)

    Now you can accessorize so many outfits.
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    Suggestions for changes/enhancements to storageforum

    So you're saying they should market toward NAMBLA.
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    Something Random

    +!
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    Something Random

    Looks like I missed something! HB JTR!
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    Shaving solutions, or, what do Gilette and all those companies do with all their $?

    Mach 3 blades are about $2.40 around me. Thanks for the tip.
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    High quality inverters?

    I've been pretty happy with my Shumacher battery charger and jump starter. It saw some regular use with my old car. Though your sensibilities may be offended as they can be found at Walmart and Target. :P Their professional series inverters start at 1500W.
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    File syncing services that allow unlimited data like Windows Live Mesh

    Maybe Symform is what you're looking for.
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    iPhone syndrome

    Haha, yes, I tried PlainText and have moved on to Simplenote. I just don't like to leave trash lying around. :) FWIW, although PlainText served the purpose of duplicating the data off the phone Simplenote has a web interface for easier data entry. It doesn't hurt that it is beautiful and...
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    Technet Advice

    I think you may be out of luck if this doesn't do it for you. And it syncs with my favorite Todo web service Toodledo. You may end up using the web interface for entry and phone for viewing. If the app did not sync to anything I would be paranoid about losing the lists I had spent so much time...
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    Power supply

    Pretty impressive to just keep chugging along. As I made my rounds last month upgrading switch firmware I discovered one in the computer room that had an UPTIME of over 1700 days. I didn't have the heart to upgrade it. :)
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    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    Lunar, I'm going to hop straight over the 40' screen and go straight after the "cervical concerns". Does that special cervix in your life know how you think about her?
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    Noise-Reduction Headphones...experiences?

    Max I have the older product with no mic so I got an extender with mic and controls built in. You could do that.
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    iPhone syndrome

    Yeah, iExplorer. I'm just guessing what the real problem is. I can make additions to notes until I close the app and then all edits are lost. I'll give your suggestion a try. Thanks!
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    TV programs you like?

    Many people have thought I would like BBT but it still feels too predictable even if the jokes are nerdy. :)
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    TV programs you like?

    I really enjoy Bones, Lie to Me and Burn Notice. The rest of time it's just bored time filler and it could be any show, though I haven't resorted to Vampire Diaries or Gossip Girl yet. :lol: I am in the second season of The Tudors and I hear Spartacus is really good. I've been meaning to watch...
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    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    Out of extreme curiousity, what do you expect to happen?
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    iPhone syndrome

    I managed to set my notes db to read only when I moved from AT&T to Verizon. So I'm waiting for jailbreakme to catch up so I can just delete the db and let it recreate. What a pain.
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    http://chattanoogagig.com/

    Just like it. J/k, I have no idea what you mean.
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    iPhone syndrome

    Thanks for that. Very helpful. :aok:
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    iPhone syndrome

    OK, I don't know if they added some functionality since I looked last or I'm just a dunce but the settings are there for what I need. :owneddnce: sheesh.
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    Something Random

    Will coworkers nerd-gasm when they see it on your desk? Will that become annoying? :-D
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    http://chattanoogagig.com/

    We are considering EPB for one of our links to a backup/operations location as part of the DR plan.
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    http://chattanoogagig.com/

    No, I'm incredibly cheap. I have been on a non-advertised Comcast plan at something below 1Mb for a couple of years. That said, today or tomorrow I'm signing up for the fiber 30/30 plan for $58/month to check it out. heh heh, the fiber optic network was originally pitched and funded by DOE as...
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    http://chattanoogagig.com/

    Have an entreprenurial idea for how to make use of gigabit connectivity to a metro area? Here's your chance to get it off the ground.
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    iPhone syndrome

    It is true that I forgot about that setting. I have it set to 1 min. :) Now I want to be able to see that timeout differently depending on whether its an idle timeout or I press the button.:)
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    Best movie you've seen

    I saw Wait Until Dark (1967) the other night. I thought is was clever for a short-con plot even though we've seen the plot many times before. I majority of the movie takes place in one room.
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