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    Hyper 212 Evo as Passive cooler?

    On an i3-4130. I'm pretty sure it'll work, but just making sure. Machine will not be used for gaming. igpu will be used. Case fans will be used.
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    Decimal vs Binary Prefixes

    Do you use a decimal megabyte (10^6 bytes), or a binary megabyte (2^20 bytes)? Why? So for those who insist on binary prefixes, if Windows switched to a decimal kilobyte/megabyte/gigabyte/terabyte, would you still care to use traditional JEDEC binary prefixes for your bytes? (I was going to say...
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    Domain Name - email + website?

    We are paying for a domain name right now for our email provider. We wish to use the same domain name for a website. Is it possible to share the domain for both email and the website, given that both the email provider and webhosting are separate, third party entities?
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    Miracast (Android 4.2)

    Any idea how to get this to work? Or if anything exists to get it to work with existing monitors? I'd love to get this working with my Nexus 7.
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    Using a tablet as a touchpad for desktops

    While I was fiddling around with viewing PDFs on my Nexus 7, I got an idea. Is there an app, or any technical way to use a touchscreen tablet as an interactive touchscreen extension for your desktop/laptop computer? Essentially making your tablet into a gigantic touchpad for your desktop. Sort...
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    Nexus 7 Rooting: why?

    It seems that the Nexus 7 has been rooted (for a while now). I am wondering... why do people root the Nexus 7? What can you do with a rooted Nexus 7 that you can't do with an unrooted one?
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    Mobile Printers - Options?

    PIXMA iP100 HP Officejet 100 Mobile Printer I'm looking for a mobile printer to print out spreadsheets while away from the office (field situations). The above two printers seem to be the most highly recommended two for the purposes I am looking for. They are, however, somewhat more expensive...
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    Sandy Bridge, VGA and 2560x1440

    I am considering a 27" 2560x1440 monitor. This monitor has dual-link DVI, HDMI and VGA. I'd like to be able to hook my laptop to it to run it at native resolution. My laptop only has displayport and VGA outputs. Is there a way to output a 2560x1440 signal to the monitor via VGA? I could use a...
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    Field Use Netbook/Notebook

    My company is in need of some netbooks or laptops. We are looking for something which can serve as a web interface device so we get internet access when out in the field. Basic tasks will be file transfer, email, office work and basic spreadsheets. Concerns will mainly be whether it works or...
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    FTP in Windows Explorer

    I am trying to use FTP in Windows Explorer, but whenever I try to type in an ftp address in the address bar, it opens up an IE window and tries to connect that way. Reasons why I do not wish to use a dedicated FTP browser: 1. Clients that do not have FTP browsers do have Windows Explorer and...
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    Laptop Hard Drive

    Is not detected when I plug it into my desktop. When I get to the bios stage, the system freezes on me and will not detect the laptop hard drive. It detects my intel SSD (both of them) and my Samsung F3 just fine, just not the laptop hard drive. I am trying to clone an IBM Thinkpad x220 hard...
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    Security Threat on a page (Ad?)

    Noticed this when I tried to access a page on Anandtech. AVG Warning URL: eus2.admxs.com/index.php?d=9 Name: Blackhole Exploit Kit (type 1397) The page that was loaded was the CPU forum page, the top page ad is a new one I haven't seen before, soundscience rockus 3D. The bottom left ad is...
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    CAD Workstation Dilemma

    So the small business I work for is going to be upgrading to the newest version of AutoCAD Civil 3d. I've been pushing for them to ugprade their hardware for a while now, and now finally, I have a solid reason to insist: our machines are simply too ancient to run Civil 2011 properly. Some of...
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    Computer Hard Locks

    I've been having issues with my computer hard locking recently. I don't know what causes it, but I can get it to repeat itself relatively frequently. Here are the symptoms: Running: i5 750, stock (undervolted, -0.1 v) Hyper 212+ with a couple of GT AP-13 on it 2x2 corsair 1600 1.65v (@1333...
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    Windows XP Mode (Windows 7)

    Hello, I am currently trying to get Windows XP Mode to run my company's legacy programs. It is now installed, with the programs themselves working just fine in the virtual machine itself. However, I'm trying to get them to launch straight from the Windows 7 start menu; currently, I have to open...