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  1. Groltz

    Vantec IDE-USB Adapter

    ...Might be found handy by some folks. Review
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    Windows Server 2003 R2 questions

    Does anyone here have hands-on familiarity with this OS? I recently obtained it, and would like to try running it as my desktop OS such as Greg is doing. The R2 version comes with 2 CDs, the first CD is Server 2003 (SP1 slipstream), the second CD is the R2 add-on package. My question is this...
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    [News] Seagate Readies 750GB Hard Drives

    Source: Xbit Labs Submitted to S.F. by: Groltz :bstd:
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    Windows Update for non-IE browsers

    http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/ Interesting concept at least. Install their plugin and then access windows updates through a non-IE browser. The site strongly advises that it is free, doesn't collect any sensitive user data, and does not install malware of any kind. Comments?
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    [NEWZ] 2006 CPU Article

    In their typical brash manner, the Inquirer offers its insights on the AMD vs Intel developments for '06. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28602
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    RAID vs single drive performance article

    You guys might enjoy. (But will most likely just complain about) http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/chipset-raid/index.x?pg=1
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    NV Pain

    Has anyone in here had the horrifyingly nasty experience of trying to create a bootable SATA Raid-0 array on a Nforce4 board with an integrated NV Raid controller? I'll elaborate if there's any 'yes' votes.
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    Suggestions for hooking up cable internet. Part II

    I was tempted to just revive Joe's old thread but then decided it would be easier to start a new one that did not already have 67 posts in it. Here we are in August '05 now and it is my turn to face, for the first time, gathering a solution as to how to share a home cable-modem among multiple...
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    Two Heavies

    I'm starting auctions for these two tomorrow (About 6:00pm Pacific Time). If anyone (in USA) is interested in details/purchasing let me know beforehand. Cenatek Rocket Drive - 4 Gigabyte Sapphire Radeon X800XT - AGP -steve
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    How spammers *should* be handled

    Russia's biggest spammer found beaten to death in home. Just when I thought there wasn't any good news out there today.
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    WD increases HD warranty periods

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    Firefox vexation

    This problem had been constant through many builds of Firefox I've tried, not just the newest ones. Head over to anandtech and grab a review to read. Down past the bottom of the review there will be a printer icon labeled "Print this article". I often prefer reading the print version of a...
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    Unlocker

    I have been looking for a way to get around the aggravating WinXP problem of frequently not being able to delete files or folders due to "Cannot delete ****: It is being used by another person or program" Also mentioned in the past by Andy. I found this yesterday and it solves the problem...
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    <NEWS> Samsung SSD on the way

    http://www.dvhardware.net/article5045.html The first SSD with parallel Advanced Technology Attachment interface will ship in capacities up to 16GB. Such a device will feature sixteen 8Gb NAND memory chips and will cost approx. $900 with the current market prices of these chips.
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    High Tech salary scales

    This was in my newspaper today. Here's the online version: http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/v-lite/story/4808286p-4422618c.html
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    Seagate Cheetah 15K3 and G.D. Cables

    1: Seagate Cheetah 15K3 18gig ST318453LW. 68-pin connector. No bad sectors or other flaws. Has spent its life with an 80mm fan blowing across it and 2" air gaps above & below. Has been trouble-free the entire time I used it. Warranty Info $50 + shipping 2: Two Granite Digital cables plus a...
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    SF linked SPAM

    I just received this E-mail. I didn't change any of it except to X-out my email address at the "To:" line.
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    Needling the RIAA

    . . http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=223 How long will it take for the arrest warrant to be issued? :wink:
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    Bartender's Challenge

    . . http://www.wagenschenke.ch/HomeRun.swf Here's what I managed before getting fed up with it:
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    Tech Support

    I'll probably be in trouble again for posting this, but man did it make me laugh. ***Warning, vulgar language*** http://home.comcast.net/%7Egreegan1/tech.swf
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    SODIMM's for the poor

    Does anyone know where to get laptop memory for cheap? Used, maybe? I'm trying to get a pair of 256meg/144pin/PC100/32M x 64 SODIMM sticks. They need to be the equivalent of IBM 33L3069 sticks. Used would be fine, I'm just trying to find the best price. I'd be really happy to find a pair of...
  22. Groltz

    The Rigors of Bartending

    I await our Bartender's comments: http://www.deakin.edu.au/~dsjn/beer.wmv (about 700K)
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    Online Test (07-31-2003)

    White Trash IQ Test (Flash required) Source: Blues News My score was 7/Pathetic
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    Firebird 0.6.1 released

    ...For Windows, Linux, and Mac. Release notes & Known issues: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firebird/release-notes.html
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    2 Year Anniversary

    ...And so it came to pass that two years ago, Groltz, a then regular SR contributor noticed something odd upon reading through the evening's posts. For some reason our friend EBB's post count had been changed from approximately 4500 to 3. Seeing this as a possible short-term curiosity, I...
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    New copper Spire HSF

    Although this cooler has been on Spire's site for a while, I hadn't seen any for sale before now. There are not yet any reviews that I can find. I'm curious as to how it will do against the copper Thermalrights. http://www.3dcool.com/?module=product&sku=SPA05B2
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    HDD technology article

    http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030718S0038 wide printable version: http://www.eetimes.com/printableArticle?doc_id=OEG20030718S0038 .
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    Driver Cleaner

    A lot of people gripe about having trouble in fully uninstalling nVidia Detonator/ATI Catalyst drivers. Along that line, I thought I'd mention that the Driver Cleaner utility has been updated to version 1.9
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    Hmmm...That sure looks familiar

    Who do you suppose Thermaltake is ripping off this new design from? I hope Thermalright sues those slobs.
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    Motherboard audio article

    An interesting look at built-in motherboard audio solutions has been posted at Extremetech. They include an AOpen vacuum tube board.
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    Damage control

    Our local free computer magazine is called Computer Source. It is mostly useful for finding sales amongst the local shops but once in a while they have some articles that are a bit...different. The last few issues have had a "Savage Gear" column in which various hardware devices get destroyed...
  32. Groltz

    Mozilla v1.4 Final Released

    . http://www.mozilla.org/releases/#1.4 .
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    Windows 2000 SP4

    . Network Install http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/6/a/e6a04295-d2a8-40d0-a0c5-241bfecd095e/w2ksp4_en.exe .
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    Putting a peltier to good use

    I can only wonder if the Bartender has one of these.
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    Snap, crackle, & pop.

    I received a phone call from my father today. He said that during an internet browsing session last night there was a loud crackling from the PC's case, an even louder pop, then everything died and the smell of burnt electronics filled the air. This particular PC was built by me only about 6...
  36. Groltz

    Avant web browser

    Has anyone here tried this browser? If so, how do you think it stacks up against the offerings from Opera and Mozilla/Firebird/Phoenix?
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    Please rip me off?

    I just got this E-mail today in my Hotmail account. I can't say for sure, but it seems very suspicious. I have no intention of responding to it. These are GIF screenshots: The E-mail "Detailed" view of the header I went to the Paypal site proper and found no reference to this E-mail or...
  38. Groltz

    Polar Bear attacks Submarine

    . New menace to our Navy. .
  39. Groltz

    Quantum Atlas 10K III 18.4 Gig

    No flaws. No bad sectors. Has been fan cooled the entire time I've had it. $55.00/shipped within USA.
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    NB heatsink replacement project + pictures

    After weeks of procrastination I finally got around to upgrading the North Bridge heatsink on my Epox 8K3A+. Through the posts of others at a couple of non-SF forums, I found that people were reporting significant gains in FSB overclocking stability once the miserable stock NB heatsink was...
  41. Groltz

    Bare-bones server ?!?

    . http://anthrax.ds.pg.gda.pl/server/ (Link was spotted at Blues News) .
  42. Groltz

    Another self test...

    How Jedi are you?
  43. Groltz

    nForceFX chipset for Socket-A duallie

    A blurb posted at hardocp makes mention of this possibility...They have a blueprint of the motherboard posted. It has some interesting features, to say the least.
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    Heads Up, Radeon users...

    Source= [H]
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    Unreal II: The Awakening

    Is this a big install, or what?
  46. Groltz

    Ebay auction of the day: IRAQ

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2909539751 This auction will likely be killed by ebay management shortly.
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    More Fans

    Another batch of eleven fans. Will be sold all together only. The numbers in parenthesis are the approximate retail US prices...
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    News for Mozilla users

    http://www.mrtech.com/news/messages/2490.html
  49. Groltz

    It was inevitable...

    Gotta light?
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