Recent content by jb1677

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    e8400 at the egg

    I'm a sucker and jumped in at newegg..... still kicking myself for not buying from the first wave of sub 200 retailers. O well, I was ordering a bunch of stuff from newegg anyways, whats a few more dollars :-)
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    Maui in March, tips/suggestions/comments?

    The wife and I went to Maui a few years back, we were there just over a week. We stayed at the Sheraton in Ka'anapali. The Resort was excellent, great pool and excellent beach with some of the best Snorkeling ("Black Rock") that does not require a boat. We had a "Partial Ocean View" room...
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    Vegas shows?

    I recently saw Penn and Teller and had a blast. I was not really a fan of theirs prior to the show so I had no idea what to ecpect - it was excellent. Jason
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    RAID 1 read performance / myth or fact?

    Some array controllers are capable of reading from both disks in a classic 2 drive RAID 1, I have never seen a low end controller (including IDE, SATA or SCSI) do this, they all tend to read from only one disk. Hp SmartArray controllers advertise this feature but I have never actually...
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    Ahh, gotta love those paper certs

    For the reasons listed earlier by Mix Master Tang many places do, my last 2 jobs have required me to link my MS transcript to thier companny umbrella. Cant lie about that.
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    Ahh, gotta love those paper certs

    D'oh! Missed that, sorry!
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    Ahh, gotta love those paper certs

    I will throw one more out that no one has mentioned. CORRECTION, was mentioned, I missed it!, Sorry MixMasterTang! My company holds various Microsoft Partner/Provider certifications along with many other Vendor Certificaitons. Many vendors (not just Microsoft) require X number of employees...
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    Old case still ok?

    I have too many USB cords and especially thumbdrives that have taken a real beating hanging out of the front of a pc, I figured sticking out of the top would make them less prone to getting smacked by a chair or leg. I did not think of the dust aspect.....
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    Emeril's New Orleans Fish House in Las Vegas

    The Emeril's fish house in Vegas is excellent, even better than the on in Orlando. I also highly recomend the Top of the World at the Stratosphere for a good meal with a spectacular view. Depending on where your from Vegas is a great place to sneak in an In-n-Out burger visit as well!
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    about to get a new puppy yay

    Get youself LOTS of pee pads, plenty of cleaning supplies, and prepare to repurchase many cherished items..... also you needa lot of patience. After that its all easy :-) But seriously, go buy a book - there are many schools of thought on raising animals, none are right or wrong (for the...
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    Ahh, gotta love those paper certs

    I sit in on interview regularly at my company, we dont have a strict policy on requiring and MCSE (or any certificiation for that matter) but we always wonder when we get candidates in who are not certified and go on and on about how they mean nothing, they are so easy to get, anyone can do...
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    Old case still ok?

    I dont know much about rosewill, may be a great product but I think either the Cooler Master 690 or 532 are coming my way.... more than likely the 532 for the cost alone. Thanks for all the suggestions guys, you all have been a big help. Jason
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    Wow Amazon is amazing

    We order all sorts of things from Amazon all the time. We are Prime members so 2nd day shipping is free for many items. Just before christmas we placed an order at 5:30 or 6:00 am, part of the order was delivered (free of charge) later the same day. We were extremely shocked when the courier...
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    Old case still ok?

    No real budget to speak of, the 532 looks pretty nice, I also found the Rosewill R5605 and the COOLER MASTER RC-690 (which has top mounted IO but not power / reset) I also like the IO / controls and the tray on the Antec Nine Hundred but thats about where it ends. Too flashy, too may fans...