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    Home multi zone speaker control solution

    Hi You would need 4 chromecast audios attached to each zone (per stero outputs, etc). From the app, it controls the source, and ability to independantly control each zone, or control any combination therein. The amplification can be had in any combination as well, ie, 2 x 2, 1 x 4, etc amp -...
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    Home multi zone speaker control solution

    You could buy a cheap amp with 4 zones (ie 4 stereo outputs), and get 4 chromecast audio. Through the google home app, you can control each, or sync some zones or all. This assumes that all devices are on the same network, etc.
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    CyberPower UPS BRG1000 - Software Question Setup

    You are right....after the UPS reaches threshold (my unit is defaulted to 10%) it will send signal to PC to gracefully shut down and after that the UPS will shut down. When utility power comes back on, the UPS will also come back online (my unit did not charge back up to a set state) and because...
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    CyberPower UPS BRG1000 - Software Question Setup

    Thanks guys, from the input above and from another forum here is what I have done: Key is too setup mobo BIOS to be Always ON (mine was last state) UPS - default setting is power up when utility power comes back online Setup UPS config - setup either 10% battery left and shut down - OR -...
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    CyberPower UPS BRG1000 - Software Question Setup

    I downloaded the power panel UPS software and configured it so my home server shuts downs after power outage: Now the Power goes out - UPS sends signal to Home server to gracefully shut down if the power outage is greater 5 minutes (this Part is I am ok with and have configured it as such)...
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    Nexus 5 Reviews

    Typically Anandtech sets brightness to 200 nits, so its more of an apples to apples on their site, vs others as you noted.
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    Nexus 5 Reviews

    Well done!
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    Windows Server 2012 Essentials is RTM.

    Interesting find. Can this be used for server 2008r2 and Win 7 clients? TIA
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    costco has 3TB WD usb 3.0 for $109.99

    Another example -WD disabling TLER on your WD 'Green' drives so you cant use them very easily in a RAID array. I had a couple that went back on warranty, and were replaced with new firmware drives whereby TLER could not be enable for my array. WD out for profit so you buy the more expensive RAID...
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    costco has 3TB WD usb 3.0 for $109.99

    ouch. I apologize if I offended you or any member. Upon reflection - I should have provided context for my statement...noted below: Context = WD disabling TLER on your WD 'Green' drives so you cant use them very easily in a RAID array. I had a couple that went back on warranty, and were...
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    costco has 3TB WD usb 3.0 for $109.99

    lol - of course that being said, I heard if you have a warranty claim, put the drive back in, and when they say that the 'tabs' are broken, blame it on the shipper, and boom - warranty....
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    costco has 3TB WD usb 3.0 for $109.99

    what is the best way to pull the hdd from its case? i want to do this aswell.
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    Lenovo Black 16GB Ideapad A1 22282EU 7" Tablet: $199.99. Available 11/14/11

    I hope the battery life is good on the A1. $199 is almost a steel.
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    All in One Video editor/Converter/Encoder/Merge

    Ahh yes, I remember reading the review now. I went to intel.com - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/quick-sync-video/quick-sync-video-general.html Put Intel® Quick Sync Video to the test Many independent software vendors (ISVs) have begun optimizing...