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  1. mvbighead

    Strut noise (thump)

    So, I had a flat tire that I needed fixed and of course they jacked the vehicle up to remove the leaking tire. Ever since that trip, it had been making a thumping sound over certain bumps. It didn't take much for this to happen. Eventually, with the wife with me one day we both felt the...
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    Drilling through floor to run cable from basement to mid floor...

    So I have options, one being to simply buy a more powerful wireless router... but the trouble I have right now is that my DSL line is in a corner of my basement so my wifi source is on one end of the house, and upstairs has little to no access. Now, I can simply buy a Nighthawk or similar...
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    Broken casing around laptop monitor...

    My day ended on a wonderful note, and my 5 month old laptop (while in my laptop backpack) fell to the ground. The electronics are all fine, but the casing around the monitor is apparently not very durable and the front plastic around the monitor is no longer sticking to the monitor backing...
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    Kodi on Chromebox - What OS/settings/etc do you use?

    Well, after living with some apparent bugs for a while, I up and decided it was high time to fix my Chromeboxes. The primary bug I was dealing with involved anything of or relating to deinterlacing. In short, changing the settings often resulted in the picture freezing and skipping and...
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    House repairs - Hail damage, 1 year 4 months later...

    Back in June 2014, we received softball to baseball sized hail that punched holes into hardy-plank siding, destroyed a roof, and knocked a hole clear through a window (as well as killed the TV on the other side of that window). Lots of damage, lots to be repaired. Fast forward to now, and I...
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    Google Nexus Player -$50 at BestBuy

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-nexus-player-streaming-media-console-black/2445015.p?id=1219542308629&skuId=2445015 For a device normally around 79-99, looks to be a pretty good deal. Also can sideload Kodi for your local library. I assume they have a new device around the corner, but...
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    Cheapest 1080P laptop...

    Looking for a cheap laptop to use for using RDGateway to connect to work. I was close to settling on: http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Chromebook-CB5-571-C1DZ-15-6-Inch-Full/dp/B00TU7U4PU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438698142&sr=8-1&keywords=chromebook+15 Trouble is, it appears no RDP clients for...
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    Allowed to join an Active Directory domain a replace an existing computer object...

    Anyone know of a setting that enables or prevents this? Long story short, a production server of 5-10 years was able to be replaced in AD by a new server that accidentally had the same name. The problem has been corrected, but there remains the issue as to why AD allowed this to happen...
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    Cloning from a larger drive to a smaller drive...

    So, I was preparing to replace my laptop's 500GB HDD with a 128 GB SSD, and simply wanted to clone the drive. Problem is, my existing partition is too large (there is only 30gb or so of data, so it's simply the partition size holding me back). In looking into this, I realize I can shrink the...
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    Exchange Retention Policy - Removing tags from already tagged items...

    Anyone have any ideas here? Short story is that retention policy tags were applied and carried out. Now it has been requested to remove certain items (Notes for example) from retention policy and NOT delete them. It turns out, a reg key on the mailbox servers was required to eliminate tagging...
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    Dead Nexus 7 (2012)? Replace the board?

    So I bought this tablet used a while ago. It worked fine for a short while, but it didn't last long. So far, I have performed updates and ran factory restores and unroots and who knows what else. Occasionally it boots, but generally it boots up and then locks up hard. Question is, has...
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    FireTV - $84 (normally 99)

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CX5P8FC/...f_rd_i=desktop Limited time price drop on the FireTV. Could be a great device for those looking to implement XBMC.
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    Which software and video format seems to be the most compatible across devices

    Pretty open ended question, but I have recently been toying with Handbrake to turn my DVD selection into something I can stream from any TV. I've done some titles, and have tested various different apps and file types and am trying to get the one that would be the most suitable for everything...
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    MPLS for both 'local' and Internet traffic, local traffic is slow

    To be short, I am working with a site that gains both access to Internet and servers through an MPLS connection at a different site. MPLS connection is 100mbps. The Internet traffic can reach speeds of 85-90mbps while using Speedtest, which is more than adequate. The local traffic, on the...
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    [DEAD] Chromebox for 114 at Newegg

    Normally 150 on Amazon, so this is a pretty good deal in my opinion. Been looking at them for a while, but couldn't pass on a 'full' PC for 114.
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    2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee (3.7/4.7) - Any reason to avoid?

    Considering adding a vehicle to my garage. The 2004 MDX pops up for a lot of the criteria I am looking for. Main concerns I would have is a dodgy transmission or engine that uses oil and things of that nature. Bolt ons I can deal with. Other options I am considering include 2005+ Jeep...
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    DSL Connection drops ... a LOT

    Over the past 3 years, I have had intermittent connectivity issues. Thinking I had a modem problem, I ended up buying a few different modems ($20 or so a piece) that I continue to swap between, but I always experience intermittent drops. Last week, I reached out to support again, and a tech...
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    08 Tribeca - Brief rattle during acceleration...

    So my wife just mentioned this recently, and during our weekend grocery trips, I noticed it frequently. Basically, any time you accelerate when the car is at a very low RPM (idle?), there is a rattle that lasts about 1-3 seconds and then quickly subsides. Noise happens pretty much every time...
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    FH500V kawasaki dying without choke... (FIXED)

    Motor on the Exmark mower I have is not running well. I took the carb out completely and ran compressed air through everything. Took out the needles, blew out all the passages, and now the engine surges, a LOT. I've purged all the fuel and put in new, replaced the air filter, and put in...
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    MythTV backend, OpenELEC_XBMC frontend... record series?

    Anyone know the answer to this? I am getting the development started of building my HTPC DVR, and I have an Raspberry PI on the way to run as an OpenELEC front end (if sufficient, I'll buy more for other TVs, if not, I'll go with a ChromeBox). Anyhoo, I am in the process of testing XBMC via...
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    Samsung 60" LED 120hz (240 CMR) - $800

    TigerDirect offers the Samsung 60" 120Hz 1080p LED LCD HD Television, model no. UN60EH6003, for $1,097.99. Coupon code "MWN130795" drops it to $799.99. With free shipping, that's $48 under our April mention and the best price we've seen for this TV new. (It's also a current price low by $290.)...
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    Hail damage - Working with a 3rd party and the insurance adjuster?

    Long story short, hail damage. Anywhere from golf to baseball sized at the house. Car got hit by some big stuff. I've been approached by 'That Construction Company', but I can't seem to find anything on them other than a facebook page and reviews mainly from their own staff. Seems they are...
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    Probably going to need some car ideas in the 6k to 10k range...

    Hail damage to my 2007 Impala. Brought it in and the guy's guesstimate was totaled, will hav official word later today. Windshield is smashed, rear window has a gaping hole, and the rear driver's side door window is knocked out. Anywhere from nickel to softball sized hail dents on the 'roof'...
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    Thoughts on this (sub $200) HTPC?

    Thinking of buying the following for an HTPC: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883250296 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131338 $140 for Win7 HP, Core 2 Duo, and a Radeon 5450. I'd eventually clone the OS drive to a new multi-TB disk for storage of...
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    ESXi slower upload speed...

    Currently running ESXi on an AMD 880 board with an X3 740 (unlocked to X4). The loads are extremely light, not a lot of data going in and out, so throughput should be roughly wire speed I would figure. Problem is, I've done some checking last night to get ideas and found the following few...
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    TivoHD(used)/MythTV/something else?

    I've had DirecTV for the past 1.5 years, and will likely be cutting the cord once I hit year 2. I bought with the idea of it being $50/month, but that quickly turned into ~$100/month. Granted, Sunday Ticket adds a big chunk for 4 months, but I am ok without it... especially considering the...
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    EDIT - Looking to replace desktop CPU/MB...

    Currently have a Q6600 on an Intel board that is, simply put, not working like I would like. It won't accept the PCI video cards I have (except for a Rage XL 8mb card I came up with somewhere). Getting blue screens trying to use older NICs in HyperV. At one point, it was spinning the fans...
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    Slow cold starts...

    When garaged, and cold, it can take 3-4 seconds of cranking for it to turn over. When colder, it can take a little longer (according to the wife). We've tried turning the key on for a few seconds, then starting. No noticeable difference. I just bought MAF sensor cleaner yesterday and cleaned...
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    Any reason to not consider a 2008 Subaru Tribeca?

    Wife and I are looking to update our winter vehicle and her daily driver, a 2005 Chevy Equinox AWD. The AWD in that is a bit wimpy, and I would like to have a DD that was a bit more capable especially in the winter as we live in the country with a pretty steep hill that can be quite slick from...
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    Verizon user looking to upgrade - Currently have Galaxy Nexus...

    Like the title says, Galaxy Nexus user looking to upgrade. To be honest, if it wasn't for poor reception, I wouldn't be upgrading. Just wandering to the back of Costco in the Omaha area and my phone loses signal, while my wife's Droid Razr Max is pretty much fine. The comment always gets...
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    Bolt on muffler...

    Well, the muffler on one of my vehicles is making a ton of noise. I dropped it down and looked it over, and there were no major holes anywhere. The casing of the muffler itself looks a little bit rusty, and it might be thinning internally. I suspect I need to replace it, as I've already...
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    Stuck mower blade bolt... really stuck...

    Well guys, looking for comments on how to proceed... I have a 52" Exmark Turf Tracer that has been a very good mower for me, and I had sharpened the blades earlier this season with no problem. This time around, I need to resharpen them because I, like an idiot, ran over something fairly...
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    Amazon 3rd Party - Postage not paid in full...

    Just curious, have any of you received a notice from your local post office that fund are due to receive an item you ordered on Amazon? I have had this happen a few times, mostly it seems to have been 3rd party vendors on Amazon, but the latest was "fulfilled by Amazon". In short, they pay...
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    Many 32 bit apps crash instantly on Win7 E x64...

    Internet Explorer, Firefox, PowerPoint, Media Center, etc. all crash at startup saying the application has stopped working. It doesn't suggest that it will search for a solution, just a close the program dialog box appears. I've done a clean boot. I've run sfc /scannow. This system has...
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    Lenovo G580...

    Any reason not to buy a Lenovo (G580 specifically). Looking for a cheap laptop with a budget of less than $400 for basic internet use, maybe netflix/dvd watching, but mostly just internet and remoting in to manage things. This the guy I am considering...
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    UNC Path doesn't work, mapped drive does, powershell does...

    So we're in the process of migrating from Domain 'domain.local' to Domain 'corp.net' (just example names for the purposes of explanation). Trusts are in place, all is mostly fine. However, in the process of testing, I find that trying to access the UNC path of...
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    Start capacitor on electric motor (compressor)...

    Having a starting issue with a compressor motor. FIL bought it for me at an auction, and it ran once, but now when I turn it on it just buzzes. I've done a fair share of googling, and from that information I have checked that the motor and pump both spin freely when not under power. I can see...
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    2000 Silverado - Power steering works poorly at slow speeds...

    I am sure this is an easy question, so here goes. Pretty much since I have had the vehicle, my power steering has been pretty poor. Especially in parking lots, drive throughs, etc. where the speed is slow. When I bump the RPMs up, the assistance improves, but sometimes I just need it to...
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    Max Payne 3 - Gamefly.com - $14.99

    http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Max-Payne-3/5003666/ It's a big download (25gb), but it sure is cheap!
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    Great deal on personal camcorder - W300 - Refurbed - $50

    This goes just upwards of $100 new, so $50 for a refurb, IMO, is a pretty darned good price. I've had good luck with most newegg refurbs, so I hope this is no different: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...30144474-L026C