Recent content by jcgrcm

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    Guitar advice?

    If you like the sound of your yamaha why don't you just add a pickup to that guitar? There are pickups that just snap into the soundhole of the guitar and are easy to install/remove, or there are other types that install inside the guitar. Most of replace the strap button of the back of the...
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    Visual Source Safe thru VPN not working

    Have you tried archiving/splitting the project? I believe the reason why SS runs like crap is the way that it handles the file delta and the admin data. If you look in the data subdirectory for the database, there are a bunch of directories from a-z, every time you check in a file it hashes...
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    Visual Source Safe thru VPN not working

    Hmm, you have me worried, I will probably have to run SS over a VPN in a few months. One thing I have noticed is the Anti-virus software (Norton in this case) can have a really huge impact on the speed of SS. Even with local servers it is noticably slower (order of magnatude) when Norton...
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    Win XP pro "hanging" problem

    Oops, I didn't see your last reply before I replied. Anyway, when you first login (not coming out of standby), if you click the 'Options' button on the login screen it should give you a listbox that contains the domain name and your machine name; if you select your machine name it should just...
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    Win XP pro "hanging" problem

    I guess turning off 'Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby" isn't an option (corp security?) in the Power Options control panel? Is your machine set to hibernate or standby? When it goes into hibernation it will flush the entire contents of ram to a hidden file in the root...
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    Sony to solve PS3 shortages by May

    My local grocery store has had 3-4 in stock since mid-january. They had a 20% off coupon last week and actually sold them all (plus all of the 360 stuff got cleaned out), and I was just there and they are fully restocked again. So there seems to be plenty of PS3's in the pipeline.
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    For all you ps3 haters

    Yep, it reminds me when Apple was touting all of their altivec equiped macs and how they were much faster than intel. Of course, that was using a few select benchmarks that could use the vector processor, but when benchmarked using just about everything else they were still way behind intel...
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    My Calculator of 13 Years finally died this morning

    I also have an HP 41-CV that I bought 21 years ago, and it is still on the original set of batteries and it still works (still use it to balance the checkbook). Amazing, but those calculators have incredibly low power draw. I am worried about what will happen when the batteries finally run...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    Have you been leaving the computer on or off? The clock will be much more accurate when running off the battery than when powered on due to fluctuations in wall current. I haven't noticed anything, computer is off most of the time.
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    Need DVD Player help

    Not close at all. I have a couple of upscaling DVD players and the image quality difference between 480p/720p/1080i is barely perceptable. It mostly depends on whether the scaler in the DVD player is better or worse than the one in the TV. Remember that no matter what the resolution you...
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    Where to find: PCI card that gives PS/2 Keyboard/mouse and serial ports

    Newegg has the usb->ps/2 type converters for $5.00 each. When you say you need a serial ports do you mean the old rs-232c type? Newegg also has usb-rs232c converters for around $12-13. I actually had no idea they made something like that until I did a search on the site, there are actually...
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    Pistachio nuts FTW (IMHO they tie with Macadamia Nuts @#1 for awesomeness)

    At around 8 calories each, that's important; count up the number of empty shells when you're done and do the math. I've eaten the equivalent of a Big Mac, Fries, and Coke just having a few for a snack during a football game. I'm just glad they don't dye them red like they used to, I hated...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    If you look at document 31305602.pdf (the tech spec for the ICH8), on page 162 there is a block that shows the feature set with/without ahci. You do get the 3 GB/s transfer speed and the staggered spinup, but none of the other feature such as NCQ (that seems a decelerator anyway from much of...
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    core 2 duo - not snappy

    Try downloading seatools from seagate and run the diagnostic tests. You may have a marginal drive.