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  1. mubs

    SCSI Sandwich Drive Temperature

    Handruin, Looks like your case is an Antec SX1030 or one of its numerous variants. I have the same case. I didn't like the screw holes in the removable drive cages, so I drilled my own. I have two drives in the lower cage like you do, but there is now equal space above and below each drive...
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    Credit Card-Size Hard Drive Can Hold 5GB - for $15

    From the first link: How it actually turns out is anybody's guess, of course. But we can hope and be greedy, can we not? :mrgrn:
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    Would you like fries with that order, sir?

    I've been in the U.S. 17 years, and have never seen a $2 bill. If i hadn't posted the link to the Bureau of Engraving, I'd never have believed it really exists......
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    Credit Card-Size Hard Drive Can Hold 5GB - for $15

    Here.
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    Happy Birthday to StorageForum

    Thank you, Doug, and all the others that made this site possible and keep it going! It means a lot to be able to spend time with quality folks like yourselves. m
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    Sigh of relief

    The worst thing is when a company announces it's met earnings targets, but will still have an x% RIF. I think the only way to solve this issue is for Wall Street to back off from "how much didi you make in the last two hours" short-sightedness. But that ain't gonna happen, is it? In that sense...
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    Sigh of relief

    I'm really glad for you! These days, competence, ability et. al. seem to matter little; we might as well be branded with a 10-digit number on the forehead. I find this amazing -- your CIO is a member of a near extinct species! In this age of greedy executive management, it's reassuring to know...
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    Never mind! I think I'm getting too old.
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    Duh! I asked for that, didn't I? Now about the autologin....
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    And, How do I turn on autologin? Couldn't find it in my profile settings. How do you guys get that blank space after the last line of your post? When I hit submit it seems to filter out blank lines and plain CRs from both the message and my sig. Thanks!
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    Making Mozilla friendlier

    1) I went from Netscape 4.x (still use it for mail) to IE 5.5 for browsing, and am now trying out Mozilla. One thing I use a l-o-t in IE is the toolbar; I've stuck the copy & paste icons on it. I switch between browser windows, copying & pasting URLs and web page content. Is there a way I can...
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    Thanks, merc!
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    "typing like amd" ? Gott take my mind off those damn chips! typing away like mad.
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    merc: I do walk away sometimes, and no, I am not auto-looged on. For the two posts I lost, I was right at the PC, typing away like amd and then hitting the submit button. Aaaaaah! You're brilliant, Merc! I just checked my SF cookies, and yes, they're all set to expire today at various times...
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    Why do I lose my posts?

    :( Second time it's happened to me! I log in, type a long reply, and hit submit, and end up seeing the login screen again! Looks like this is a time out issue? Or maybe switching to another instance of the browser (IE 5.5) while in the midst of the typing? Maybe I should clear the channel...
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    Re:Intel Builds In More Built In Obsolescence

    Cripes! Life has gotten so complex, has it not? I used to know most chipsets quite well, then about 2 years ago, I completely, completely lost it, especially with Intel & Via chipsets. Don't have a clue now. :evil: My trusty ole BX based dual is chugging along nicely, thank you! When the...
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    How do you get rid of the stupid Macromedia Flash pop-up?

    Yes. With the cows.
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    Mozilla crashes!

    Thanks, merc. And yo, Tannin, no offence meant!
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    Mozilla crashes!

    Tannin, man, you're demented :mrgrn:! Kill! Kill! Kill 'em browser beasts! Seriously, how do you switch between tabs? Clicking vide de moose is too painful; I just prefer opening in a new vindow so I can Alt-Tab fast. I must confess, though, that I haven't spent too much time trying to learn...
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    This one's for Tea as well

    http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/chimpculture030102.html :D
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    from hotdealsclub.com: Free copy of SystemWorks 2003 (NFR)

    Well, at the time I bought the retail box, the only OEM versions I could find were 2002. Maybe they're in the channel now...
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    from hotdealsclub.com: Free copy of SystemWorks 2003 (NFR)

    Got a letter today. Was mailed on Dec. 31. :-? "You recently requested a Not For Resale version of Norton Systemworks 2003 Professional Edition in response to a message that was either sent to you via e-mail or posted on the Internet. The message that you responded to was sent by Symantec a...
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    Something's sneezing inside my PC

    I'll check, Blake. But normally, a fan powering off and on should just cause a change in the humming noise. The sounds I hear tell me something is wrong--maybe a bearing is sticking or giving out.
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    Win2k problems with USB Storage Device

    Bizarre things happen if you're a little bit out of spec! Is your cable length ok? For low-speed devices, max is 9.5 ft, for hi-speed devides, max is 15 ft. These can be doubled if you stick a powered hub in-between. I believe the maximum "hops" or tiers of hubs you can have is 5. The other...
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    Something's sneezing inside my PC

    Thanks for responding! John: The duration of the noise ranges from 0.5 secs to a max of 1.5 secs, and I haven't noticed any drag on performance. Nothin's changed, power requirement wise; of course, a cap could have died in the power supply, causing this problem. I don't hear any of the...
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    Something's sneezing inside my PC

    Yes, really. It started to happen after I made a small change a few days ago. I have 2 HDDs (a WD 80GB JB, and a Quantum FB+LM 30GB), each the master (and sole) drive on it's own channel on a Promise Ultra 100. The opticals are on the MB IDE ports. I had the HDDs connected to the center...
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    Happy New Year to everywhere else!

    Really? I didn't know they were that hard; they've always looked soft and chewy to me....
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    Need inexpensive Ultra160 SCSI Controller

    That's from the MS KB article. A ratio of 2kb required per 1MB of file size shouldn't be causing this problem in your case; a 744MB file should require 1.5MB RAM. I'm failing to see how this could be causing the problem in your case.
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    Happy New Year to everywhere else!

    It's amazing how many people had a difficult 2001 & 2002. I did too....... Lets hope the new year will be better. Here's wishing everyone lotsa happiness, good health and prosperity. And for Tea, something extra: all the tree-ripened, sweet, aromatic bananas from all over the world that she...
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    Front Mounted USB/Firewire/Audio Ports

    I was looking for similar stuff yesterday; try PriceGrabber. You'll get many pages of results but since most items have thumbnail pics of 'em, you can scan them pretty quickly. I saw several Antec EasyUSB type bay adapters with 4 & 8 USB ports.
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    Yup, Blake, USB sucks. USB's coming up with the "P2P without the need for a host" concept; it's called "USB To Go" or something like that. If only Apple hadn't tried to charge the royalty they did, USB wouldn't have had a chance. Unfortunately many mfrs. still don't put FW in their machines...
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    Yikes, I forgot price info. Aten switch model US401: $30 IOGear Active Extension cable 15': $30 APC USB 2.0 3 ft Device cable: $5.49 PCCables sells a 15' active extension cable for $15; USB 2.0 device cables are $2.29 for 3 ft and $1.99 for 18". :D
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    All right, folks! I'll cut to the chase: everything woiks like I had wanted it to! And John/Blake: Have you ever used ICS with AOL?? Not a trivial task, if you can get it to work at all. We can go into gory details if you wish, but I'll spare everybody else the pain. After much reflection...
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaarrgh!!!! I logged in and typed a 1000000 word reply and hit preview and it cleared the screen and asked me to login again!!! I have to run now; will come back later. Sorry.
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    Yes Cliptin, I tried that, didn't help. Besides, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having a switch? Blake, I paid $30 for the switch that didn't work (no grins, please, that was a Belkin); KVM's that support USB seem to be at least a couple of hundred! John, ICS is fine, but the ISP here is...
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    Blake, I'm a little confused about the USB KVM suggestion. I'm not sharing keyboards or mice; not sure how a KVM would fit in my scenario. John, if I had only printers, that's the route I would have taken--far cheaper and easier. The difficulty is in sharing the USB DSL modem (AOL!!!) and the...
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    Know of a USB switch that actually works?

    Howdy Doody! I need advice from the wise folks here. :D I have to share a bunch of USB peripherals between a PC and a notebook that will come and go. The peripherals were all directly on the PC originally. These include USB DSL modem, an Epson inkjet with a factory USB interface, an HPLJ 4ML...
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    Floating zinc whiskers strike at PC systems

    Like we already didn't have enough to worry about. Read more at The Inquirer.
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    Digital cameras

    Ha ha, you're funny, Cliptin! :wink:
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    Digital cameras

    Check out http://www.batterysupply.com/ for rechargebales.
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    Dell 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $759 + tax

    Thanks for the reply, Pradeep. As Blake said earlier, but that seems to vary greatly by person. How you can stand UXGA on a 15" I don't know. SXGA+ on my 14.1" Thinkpad consistently gave me homicidal thoughts. Blake, that exactly is the problem with LCDs. When designed & manufactured, there is...
  42. mubs

    IBM waves goodbye to OS/2 operating system

    Tannin, I'm sure you saw this over at The Inquirer.
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    Forum help please!

    Thanks, Tea, you're such a sweetie. Smoooooooch! There! That's a kiss fer ya!
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    Dell 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $759 + tax

    Thus far, the gentle persons of this forum (who I respect greatly) who have posted in this thread seem to run their displays like I would. Sorry if I sound like a stuck record; what then prompts manufacturers to do something insane like sell a notebook with a 14.1" LCD that runs at 1400x1050...
  45. mubs

    Mercutio Passes 2000 Posts

    Congrats, merc! You very eloquently expressed my (and lots of others') reasons for coming to these forums! May happiness, good health and prosperity be with you in the coming year and always. :D
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    Dell 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $759 + tax

    honold, thanks, that's the info I was looking for. I would run a 22" CRT at 1280x1024 as well, so if you're comfortable runing the 20" LCD at 1600x1200, I would be too. Blake, this is the one thing that has puzzled me--cramming more and more onto a given size. Just what kind of people are able...
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    Dell 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $759 + tax

    Blake, ain't that the truth! I need you to try and use my Stinkpad, then! But there are some generally accepted guidelines, which say that a 15" LCD is equivalent to a 17" CRT, etc. So, Size CRT LCD 15 800x600 1024x768 17 1024x768 1152x864 etc. I realize these are not...
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    Dell 2000FP 20" LCD Monitor for $759 + tax

    Pradeep, I see that the 20” Dell LCD runs at 1600x1200. Do you find that acceptable or do you feel it’s too high a resolution for that size? I know this is quite subjective an issue, but still wanted your opinion. I bought an IBM notebook last year (TP23) that has a 14.1” LCD. The thing runs...
  49. mubs

    Forum help please!

    Thanks, blakerwry. I'll use the Code method for now and hit you up later if I need to. :D
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    Forum help please!

    Sorry for being so ingnorant, how do I stick in a Jpg file in a message I'm posting? I don't have the message sitting on a web server, so can't use a URL. Alternatively, I need to use a fixed pitch font for a portion of my message. Thanks!
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