Recent content by Wallywest

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    How much data do you store on your primary home desktop?

    I've noticed that I almost never watch any of the movies that I've archived so now I delete it as soon as I've watched it. I keep a few which I consider worth watching again on a portable 500GB hard drive but so far the movies on that drive remain unaccessed for years. (Spam removed)
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    directory mirroring need

    I use Freefilesync. It's freeware and easy to set up.
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    Cheapest good enough Android BT gamepad for emulators?

    I use an Ipega. Tapatalked
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    Dual Boot with 2 separate Hard Drives?

    or you could install Virtualbox and install Ubuntu as a guest OS or use Wubi. Both will let you try out Linux without changing anything on your OS boot parameters. the advantages are: 1. you don't have to add another hard drive just for Linux. 2. you don't have to worry about...
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    Overclocking CPU without changing FSB?

    I used this as reference when I tried overclocking my Sempron 140: http://www.ocia.net/articles/k10overclock/page1.shtml I'm sure it'll answer some of the questions that you have regarding OCing the bus.
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    Stop, reduce, or pause downloads during web browsing

    This isn't exactly what you are looking for but for your own PC, Free Download Manager has an option that switches to one of 3 user-defined traffic usage modes once it detects web browser activity. You can set it up to intercept file downloads (you'd have to use supported browsers or let it...
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    help me decide which is better...3 choices for RAM today

    I can't find any info on the mobo that you listed (perhaps because it's actually P8Z68?). As a general rule, it's better to check which memory is supported by your motherboard which necessitates a trip to Asus' website. I've come across problems where certain RAM are compatible with Intel...
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    reboot into the other os

    easyBCD is better I think. Personally, I prefer seeing Windows handle the multi-booting. you could visit easybcd's documentation page: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD+Documentation+Home
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    Best file recovery software?

    MiniTool Power Data Recovery seems to be getting positive reviews.
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    Partitioning software for Windows that you trust?

    Minitool Partition Wizard Home Edition worked great for me. EASEUS is also great. Both are free by the way.
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    Bad sectors on HD?

    Windows Explorer has always been a bit problematic with large file transfers. Try a file copy utility. I personally use TeraCopy. It copies faster and has options to verify the transferred files right after copying so you know your files are all intact. You can find more copy utilities...