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Please stop telling people about laptop coolers! I really want to admit somebody in the next few years with partial-thickness burns on the thighs and have to explain this to my attending/consultant. And I'm still waiting to see an electrocution after a Peltier cooled-overclock goes horribly wrong.

A while ago I got a CompUSA gift card, which I've used once. Since then CompUSA has closed all my local stores, the next nearest once is about 600 miles away, and they don't honor the gift card online. There is currently $42.59 on the card. I'd love to sell it to somebody who's near a...

Looks like the cheapest G routers are about $45, whereas the cheapest N routers are $87. N USB adaptors start at $70 whereas G adaptors start at $35. I rarely use wireless for anything but syncing data to/from my Dell Axim, but I have thought about networking my new home with 802.11N. I...

Do your drives have a jumper to delay spin-up? Probably harder to move the jumper than just hit the reset button.

I thought Silent PC Review has some info up that showed that most systems require far less power than the max. I seem to remember them ignoring the whole "start up power suck" thing - you know, the reason the lights dim when large machines turn on. What is that, reverse current or something...

And what if your admin doesn't want to install TrueCrypt? The problem with TrueCrypt from a USB drive is that you need to find computers that aren't too restricted by the admin. If you're using TrueCrypt on PCs you run, no problem; but if you're trying to use TrueCrypt on rather public...

TrueCrypt requires that you run their application, with administrator privileges, to decrypt the volume. So if you don't have admin privileges, it won't work. I've been thinking about just using 7-zip's encryption to just created a compressed folder with all my personal stuff in it. And with...

My wife set up a Yahoo group, but that was at least 6 years ago. She's been happy enough with it. I'm not sure how's she's using it or if it will do what you want. I set up something through ProBoards (I think) 4 years ago, and it was so-so. It worked for the low-volume we had. The ads were...

Well, my relatively inexpensive home is in Rochester. I have a classmate who, from what I can tell, bought a similar house in Indianapolis for $30,000 less than I paid. A friend just bought a roughly similar house, maybe a bit less updated, in a suburb of Minneapolis for $75,000 more...

Why not encrypt the USB drive? Check out TrueCrypt.

Later this month we'll be doing a walk through with the inspector, and will specifically ask about the roof. I initially thought it was worse than the report specified - it had 3 categories, and it was in the middle. I need to figure out specifically what that means.

Doesn't that leave you susceptible to cat burglars then?

At least now I can offer students something of real value, for free. And not "Real Player" free where you can't find the damn free version. And not the "free" version that installs a bunch of programs you hate.

Sometime during my second year medical school I ran across another student in another program who told me that he worked with a publisher who have him review stuff, which was pretty easy and he could then sell the books online. He gave me his contact's email address, who seemed happy to have me...

Maybe that was it then. Doing a quick search, I see that the higher-end Stacker-enabled systems used a controller card - maybe that was the controller card I saw inside. I don't remember seeing any jumpers on it, which sounds consistent with a Stacker card.

That computer was running Windows 3.1 and later Windows 95, and I never remember seeing any application called "Stacker" or "Doublespace" - would I have seen such a thing listed under "programs" or whatnot? And even if I did, there's a chance I wouldn't have remembered it, of course.

Wow, interesting discussion. Makes my domestic tech support calls look absolutely kindergarten. Well, they basically are. Time and Merc, when I move, can I get you guys to run tech support for my family?

I was reading at the Redhill site, and came across a discussion of MFM and RLL, something that is totally new to me. At least I think it is. My first computer was a Tandy, I believe a 386 that I got in the fall of 1991. My second computer, which we got around 1994, was a hand-me-down/gift...

I too was lucky enough to get a copy from a notable member of this forum (thanks!). I haven't put in on yet, but maybe I will tonight.

Safety The hot tub is surrounded by a wooden/deck that doubles as a fence. There is a side door, and a double door going out from the "shed" area - I'll put some sort of small deadbolt/latch thingy on both doors. I'll change the locks. Since we're on a corner lot at the entrance to the...

Found the old thread - of course, in something nicely labled "something random" - http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showthread.php?t=3070&page=9&highlight=reel+mower

I love the lawn service idea except that mowing can be our built-in source of exercise. I figure a reel mower would make it the most pleasant. Of course, depending on how my grass allergy does any grass cutting could be just miserable. Its been 10 years since I've cut any grass.

Anybody know anything about reel mowers - you know, the old non-motorized kind with the spinning blades? I actually used an ancient one many years ago, and found it to be decent. I'm also not a big fan of the noise and exhaust of power mowers. I just fear not being able to mow for a few days...

Mine is an asphalt roof on a medium grade. We also have gutters. And around here from what I can tell 20-30 years tops is about it for roof life.

New thread on new house stuff, complete with links to pictures, in this thread: http://www.storageforum.net/forum/showthread.php?p=95022#post95022

After much trial and tribulation, my wife and I have a purchase agreement without any active contingencies. We close and move on May 25th. This has been partially documented here , and there's more info and pictures of the house on our blog I post here partially to ask for advice from some of...

Next time I boot into Ubuntu I'll test out some different file formats. But I'm pretty sure I was able to play avi's just fine. Automatix includes a codec pack that I installed - too me maybe 2 minutes and 2 brain cells. If I'm able to get video playback going it can't be that hard.

Huh? Pr0n is pretty universal. Actually, in Ubuntu after running Automatix all my videos (not porn) played great.

Or you can just type sudo apt-get install (program name). Very slick. The only problem I have is then figuring out where in the launch bar menu the new program was put.

Ironic, since many consider AOL to be a virus in and of itself.

Bargain, no. But worth my money, yes. When I built my current system back in February, I went with a 7900GS, partly because I was avoiding ATi and their not so great Linux support. So far I've been pleased.

Simple: computer = major source of frustration in my life.

I've got a Ninja rev B with the included 120 mm fan on the bottom of it blowing up, I've got the top mounted 120 mm fan blowing out, and I've got the rear 120 mm fan blowing out all in a P180. All of the Antec Tri-cool fans set to high, and it's definitely not quiet but I wouldn't call it loud...

That's about what I remember, and why after dialing in the tighter timings I stopped. I'm wondering if I should bother clocking my memory up. It's at 1:1 with the FSB at 400 MHz (I do like the symmetry) at 4-4-4-12-24 2T, which is what it's rated for. Anybody think it's worth it to try...

Not necessarily true with the newer devices that use NVRAM. My Axim doesn't die without a battery. Also, I don't think the PalmOS is much different on a Treo than on a vanilla Palm (say, E or E2). The only disadvantage as far as I can tell to having a Palm+phone is the size/weight, greater...

Max - will your memory handle more aggressive timings? I see you're running at 5-5-5-15, and perhaps you could get a little more performance without much extra noise/heat by going with something more aggressive. I've been happy that my memory does 4-4-4-12 2T, and I thought I remembered it...

I think for the simple PDA tasks, a Palm OS device would do great, and I see no reason to go Windows Mobile, even if Palm OS is ancient. Doesn't that just limit you to Treos? I've used both Palm OS ad PPC, but I've intentionally avoided the cell phone-PDA thing because of potential medical...

The contingency gives them some time to find an acceptable home to purchase. Our understanding from their agent is that they are looking to buy a foreclosed home, and the bank has been skeptical of their finances and will hopefully agree to let them buy the house/get the mortgage once they sell...

Tonight we asked to speak directly to the seller's agent to clarify the contract, something we do not think our agent is capable of, nor trustworthy to do. Shortly afterwards, we got an email from our agent explaining that she's been working very hard for us and offering to recommend a...

I'd be fine with collusion if that's all there was. I sortof understand that no buyers agent is really a buyers agent. But when she misrepresents a counter to me multiple times and consistently, to the point of dismissing something that reads "this purchase agreement is contingent upon . . . "...

You'll get pictures as soon as I know it's mine. Right now, I don't know if I'll get the house or if I'll keep the agent. If I could I'd dump her immediately as I suspect she's been lying to us. But then again "never blame on maliciousness what can be blamed on stupidity," or something like...

I too have a Ninja. It is big and heavy, and I've had some trouble with the retention clips, but I think this is because one of them is not in the fully locked position - something I should have triple checked before I mounted the motherboard, which is hard to then maneuver into a case like the...

The sad part is, even with the full information about the rates and origination fee (basically a way to charge points as far as I can tell) they still have the best deal and I would have gone with them anyway. This bank is a private bank and they require you to open a (free) checking account...

Great. We're not done yet: - the real estate agent slipped back in a contingency in the original counter-offer that she explained to as was a "courtesy" and didn't really impact anything. We only discovered this as we're about to sign the final purchase agreement - my mortgage broker...

Google Docs is pretty good. I've used it for things that I need in multiple locations.

A local bank has a "physician loan" program that most of the residents at Mayo use - zero down, they don't look at student loans to calculate your debt ratios (good, since my med school loans are larger than my mortgage!), reasonable closing costs (about 1.8% of the loan amount), and no need for...

Yup, first house. The owners had it pre-inspected two days after was first looked at it (we saw it after it had been listed for 2 days IIRC). We have a friend of the family who is a home builder in that area, and asked him if we should get our own inspection, and he basically said no, and our...

Well, after many counter-offers, my wife and I have accepted a counter-offer on a home in Rochester. It's not perfect, but it has everything we think we need and many things that we want, and at a price we can afford.

"wise" is not how I would describe him