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    umbrella insurance: recommendations and thoughts on amica insurance

    We're looking into getting an umbrella insurance to cover our primary house, rental and our two cars. From what I understand, you can reduce some of the coverage on the rental and the autos and have the umbrella cover it? For a $1mil coverage it's only $200/yr or so, sounds pretty inexpensive...
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    atot cooks: juicy grilled burger recipe?

    Saw the the other grilling thread and decided it's time to learn how to make some really good juicy burgers to put on the grill. I've tried it before with a few recipes I found online but the taste just wasn't there. The closest one that I liked had some soy and onions mashed in but still...
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    Vegas rec: Fun place to watch sunday's knick game, dad is fully onboard w/ linsanity.

    Visiting vegas for the weekend with my dad and he's big bball fan! Of course he's super into linsanity right and given that they're playing the mavs, we can't miss the game. Any recommendations/suggestions on a fun place to watch it? It starts around 10am, so a place where we can grab...
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    Cirque du Soleil: O or Mystere if we loved Ka?

    Wanted to get my parents some tickets for Cirque du Soliel. They loved Ka the last time they were there ... I think they said the action was good :) Which one can top or match Ka, O or Mystere?
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    blackjack gurus: upcoming trip to vegas, strategies to last a couple hrs at the table

    From all the past poker threads, I know there's got to be some kickass blackjack players here. I have an upcoming trip to vegas in 2 months, wanted to get some tips and strategies on the blackjack table. I'm not looking to make millions, just be proficient enough not to lose everything in...
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    Telnap hosting services - anyone use them? links to contact them are down?

    I believe Telnap is ran by a local ATOT, not sure if anyone else is using them or not, but my site is down and all the support links are down, chat, ticketing system, message board, etc If you are hosted by Telnap is your site up? Or if anyone know what's going on with Telnap? Thanks!
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    Help: Increase inputs to a Panny VIERA TC-P50X3?

    New owner of the panny viera TC-P50X3, I'm loving the tv, my only complaint is the # of inputs. Being the AV noob that I am, what's the best way to increase the # of inputs. Right now, it comes with 2 HDMI, 1 component and 1 composite. I want one additional HDMI and 2 more composites. What...
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    Need some help with upgrading my RAM, prices are ridiculously low these days!

    It seems like every week there are really good deals on RAM, I figured might as well get a bump in RAM since it's so cheap. Unfortunately, I have no idea what RAM to get and whether they would work nicely with what I have now and would I even noticed the difference, 4GB > 8GB. Here are...
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    Help: software to create collages similar Walgreen's collage posters?

    I want to create collage poster about 24x36 in size where I can select say 20 pictures and it'll create collage of the pictures of different sizes. I know Picasa has a Mosaic option where it does exactly that, the latest version it even allows you swap pictures around but the problem is the...
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    LA folks: recommendations for "you-pick" cherries/blueberries orchard near Pasadena?

    Visiting the folks in Pasadena this July 4th weekend, wanted to plan a trip to one of the "you pick" orchards, but I don't know the area. Any suggestions on a good place to go where it might be fun? Preferably a place multiple things to pick but we're okay with just cherries. :)
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    Largest print I can get away with my files, and can I resized them smaller?

    I'm not sure if I totally understand the whole ppi vs dpi and what is minimum pixel dimension to get a quality print. This is what I think and correct me if I'm wrong. Most of the pictures from my d90 come out as 3216px x 2316px. What I read was that I should forget about dpi and just focus...
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    ahh tripod overload! recs for d90 dslr for portraits and video?

    there are so many choices on amazon not really sure where to start aside from pick the ones with the larges amt of reviews and >4 stars so I wanted to see if you guys had any recommendations. One thing I wanted to ask was whether they come as short as 3ft or so? Most of the times we're...
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    help nikon users: recommended settings for the 35mm f/1.8 lens

    yay! finally got the little lens! I've been mainly using the 18-200mm but wow the size and the sharpest I can get from the 35mm is a nice change! i'm still a noob when it come to the dslr, but i'm trying to shoot w/ the "A" setting on the d90 w/ the 35mm. I can't seem to get the settings...
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    tips/suggestions: mom is finally getting her dream car - bmw x3; go used or go new?

    My mom had for the longest been driving around in this super old oldsmobile, it's actually been good, not too many fixes but it's not going to pass smog and it's about time to change. Initially, I was trying to get her to get something with a less cost of maintenance, eg camry/accord ... and...
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    Chinese movie recs? Last good one I saw was Infernal Affairs? Any good ones since?

    Once in a blue moon there would be a really kickass chinese movie that comes out, Infernal Affairs was one of them. Any recommendations for a some good movies since then? Actually I've seen IP Man and that was good as well. Oh and cantonese only, can't understand mandarin at all :( ok, fire...
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    quick tcl question: multiple conditions for a while loop?

    This is prob. dumb, but how do I put two conditions in a while loop in TCL? For example: set a 1 while { $i >=5 && $a>0 } { incr i 1 } How do I put conditions within the while "test" statement? This is not for hw, for work, I'm a perl guy, but need to build upon the existing tcl...
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    ATOT superbowl squares? yay or nay?

    Does ATOT have any superbowl squares running with a few slots available? mods, if it's frown upon, please lock this up!
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    Easiest way to extract audio from avi file and covert to mp3? ease > quality

    What's the easiest way to make a mp3 file from a portion of a avi file? Audio quality don't matter too much, just want a easy quick way to do it. thanks!
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    solutions to stream hd video from smartphone to lcd monitor? one clear winner?

    Now that CES is done and gone, one thing that I hoped to see but didn't was the ability to stream from your smarphone to your LCD monitor. There were a few things out there but nothing full fit the bill. And I apologize, I was going to post this in networking and/or sff, but figure I would...
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    Last minute book recommendations for a WOT book buff?

    Any recommendations for a big fan of the WOT series? I'm thinking something that's a quicker and lighter read but he would also enjoy?
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    GQ atoters: recommendations for cuff links?

    Ok, all you sexy atoters ... I got my older brother for secret santa, and he listed that he wanted some cuff links, I briefly looked and the price range is pretty board, anything from $10 to $100. My price range is $30 for the cuff links cause I wanted to get him something else as well ...
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    eeks! nephew bday this weekend, suggestions for 1-2 DS games?

    what are some of the must have games for the DS? Is there a difference between games for the lite version or the regular version? Or if I buy a game, will it work for either ... I don't know which one they have and what games they have :( but I know they love it! Moved from OT ATOT...
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    nothing to see move along move along ...

    Everything is perfect about the house except for this big honking thing next to my backyard. Is it a health issue for the little rugrats or am I worrying too much? It's not a small thing either, it looks something like this: http://diglloyd.com/previous/PowerTower.jpg google says the jury...
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    How easy is it to replace a LCD on a laptop, in particular the a sony vaio vpcs111fm?

    first the disclaimer: no this is not my auction :) I was looking to grab a laptop for christmas and found this sony vaio vpcs111fm: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Vaio-VPCS111FM-Core-i5-4GB-RAM-Parts-Repair-/130458531790?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item1e5fef37ce#ht_4401wt_1161 It looks like just...
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    nikon d90 gear: recommendations for filter and lens cleaner

    I'm still a camera noob but I'm slowly picking it up. I want to pick up something to add to my nikon gear, I have the d90, a trusty lens and a flash. I really want to get another lens but I think I've overspent my xmas budget w/ my new computer and my wife will kill me I get another something...
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    ARGH! outlook meeting reminder does not pop-up into the foreground in windows7?

    Either my google-fu is failing me or I'm jut an idiot but I cannot find a way to get the outlook 2007 reminder to popup to the foreground. I've been late to many meetings, cause I would be coding and the reminder would just be in the taskbar. This is the same with IM. Anyone seeing the same...
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    AT homeowners: how to remove or replace mildew from bathtub caulk

    argh - this stuff is super annoying, we tried pretty much every single thing out there to try and clean the mildew but it's like embedded inside of it. After all of that, I'm thinking it's prob easier just to rip it out and replace it. Seeing that I'm such a noob, what is the best mildew...
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    How to burn videos from canon sd800is and nikon d90 to play on DVD player?

    We have tons of videos from our canon sd800is and nikon d90 of our little kiddo and we wanted to share them w/ our parents. And since they're not super computer savvy, the easiest would prob. be to burn it on a dvd and give it to them. What's the easiest and free way to do it, also needs to...
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    Difference btwn 15yr vs 30yr mortgage+extra payment of 15yr ... 30yr better?

    I sometimes frequent the FW finance board to look some of the post but mainly keep track of the mortgage read they have stickied there. One post from this morning caught my attention ... http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/finance/1026092/m15128485&newest=1#m15128485 Quoted below -- the guy has a...
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    HD stream and video conferencing, bw, cpu or gpu bottlenet?

    I wasn't sure where to post this but figure I would get some pointers here ... the other day i got thinking, there's a big lack of quality in terms of stream HD content, eg netflix movies, video conferencing, etc. My question is this bottleneck due to the limited bandwidth, or is it limited...
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    $100 to take over someone's SERO plan?

    I'm thinking of jumping onto the 21st century and get smartphone with a data plan ... wanna see what all the fuse is about. My friend is going to the darkside and getting an iphone and he's selling his SERO plan for $100. Is this a good a idea? I checked ebay and it seems to go for more than...
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    anyway to get outlook 2007 reminder pop-up in the foreground on win7?

    anyone know how to get this working, been running late to meetings or missing them cause the thing won't pop-up to remind me. bah!
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    ATHF: post your workout playlist here!

    Not sure if there's a thread for this already but I was looking for suggestions on a workout playlist ... I'm down with anything. I'm not going to pirate the music, either gonna use grooveshark or queue them up on youtube!
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    AT parents: Any statistics or studies that show whether cord blood banking works?

    One of the many decisions that come with being a new parents :) Did you guys do cord blood banking, why or why not? The argument for preserving your baby's cord blood is to provide your child with a 100% matched transplant if they ever needed it to help with various cancers, genetic...
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    Best place for Honda replacement parts and how to replace side mirror?

    Ok, so I'm super car noob, I haven't changed my own oil before and can barely change a tire. But my girl just challenged my manliness and said I cannot replace the side mirror on her Honda Accord. She's prob. right but I figure I can check with atoter's to minimize the damage :) 1. Where's...
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    ender's workout journal: suggestions needed

    hey guys, I've finally accept the fact that I'm fat and I need to work at getting back into shape. :) My background: age: 31 height: 5'6 weight: 155lbs I've always been able to eat whatever I wanted to w/o having to care about my weight, but looks like age and hours of coding in my...
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    PS CS gurus: recommendations for free b&w actions for photoshop cs?

    I know there are a few photoshop gurus on here, so hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction. There are a few photos I want to convert to B&W, there are a slew of them online, but I wanted to look at some of the more recommended ones. So if you got any please send me post a link...
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    Superfeets worth the money for semi-flat footed guy?

    My stupid feet are a little flat-footed, so whenever I'm wearing sandals or my older running shoes, my feet really really sore. Wondering if these will help at all? Seems like pretty good reviews. http://www.amazon.com/Superfeet-Trim.../dp/B000KKTPD8 Should I get these or some other type...
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    Is the CA DMV website messed up for everyone else?

    http://www.dmv.ca.gov/ I'm getting a bunch of unavailable errors ... same w/ you guys?
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    karaoke dvd - how to get the music out of it to mp3s?

    There's a kid's dvd that like a karaoke type of dvd, is there a way to get the music out of it only? I wanted some way to play the music in the car ... tia! :)