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  1. Skeeedunt

    Subscribe to my Newsletter

    Every time I click a link to some one-off craptacular site to read some dumb article about nothing, the very first thing I'm greeted with is a shadowbox asking that I sign up for their newsletter. For their site I haven't read one word on. And will never visit again. Usually I just close...
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    Tire advice for 350z / max summer vs all season?

    Trying to decide on a new set of 4 for the 350z. Living in California, so no snow and moderate temps. More concerned about dry handling, but wet handling is nice too. Been looking through TireRack, DiscountTire, Costco. Currently scoping out Bridgestone RE970AS as well as the RE040 (a bit...
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    How many threads?

    I was trolling through Target today and decided to peruse the sheets-and-pillowcase aisle to look for some much needed replacements. It appears that I can get the el-cheapo 250 thread count stuff for ~$30 for a set+pillowcases, going up to $95+ for the 600 count. I assume Bed Bath and Beyond...
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    ATOT ate my lunch

    Had to grab a whopper at Burger King.
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    Is it worth an extra $100 to buy a 40" LCD locally?

    So BestBuy has the Samsung 4061f for $1300, or I can get it from Amazon for $1200 w/ free shipping. I don't anticipate returning it, but who knows I guess. It would be nice to be able to deal with it locally if anything goes wrong, but I'm not sure if it's worth an extra $100. What happens...
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    Buying a UPS, do I need AVR?

    I remember hearing it was important, but for the life of me can't figure out what it actually does. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or clue me in about whether I need it?
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    Make Vista remember your folder view settings

    I posted this in another thread, but I still see a lot of people asking about it, so here you go: How to Reset Windows Explorer Folder View Settings to Make Vista Remember I've done this on three different computers, and so far so good. It will reset all your folders to use the "All...
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    Problems with Windows Update, Error Code 8000FFFF

    Bear with me, I'll try to keep this as concise as possible. System is Vista Business x64 with 4 gigs. A few days ago, I opened Windows Update (set to download and notify), and noticed that there were updates dating back to October 9th (5 of em). No problem, click install. Comes back with...
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    Thoughts on full disk encryption?

    I'm debating whether I want to pony up the extra bucks for Vista Ultimate to get BitLocker. What little sensitive data I have (password files mostly) is already encrypted, usually with KeePass or TrueCrypt. I realize I'm not a high priority target, and that if my laptop does get lost/stolen...
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    Deezer.com - free on demand music streaming (supposedly legal)

    It's your standard flash-based internet music service, except that you can actually search for and play individual songs on-demand (I assume this is news, I haven't seen anything exactly like this before, not for free anyway). Apparently it was called BlogMusik up until a few days ago. They...
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    Sophos Anti-Virus

    Basically, I have the option of using a site-wide Sophos AV license for a few computers at work, or buying licenses for something else (Kaspersky, NOD32, whatever). I'm not really sure what to make of the few reviews I've found, so I was wondering if anyone has an opinion of it. Thanks in...
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    Is Vista OEM really tied to either 32 or 64 bit?

    I know this has come up before, but I couldn't find any threads with a definitive answer. I'll be picking up a new laptop soon, and so far it seems to be a mystery as to whether I can get Lenovo to install Vista Business 64-bit, so assuming it shows up with 32-bit... Can I use the key to do...
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    A few Lenovo T61 questions

    I'll get to the point, any input is greatly appreciated: 1. Does adding after market memory void the warranty? (Sounds like no.) 2. How do I tell them I want Vista 64-bit installed instead of 32-bit? (I have 64-bit media, but I thought the license was tied to the first bit-type it was...
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    Any good reason not to disable signed driver requirements on Vista 64?

    Are there any realistic security implications for doing this? Anything else I should worry about? It seems like this is a marginally useful feature at best, but I'd like to get opinions from somewhere besides the blogosphere that google returns when you try to search about it.
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    Quick credit card payoff question

    How much do I need to pay in order to stop incurring interest on new charges? Last statement balance, current balance, current balance + $xxx, something else? These are all standard purchases, no cash advances or anything else that I know of, if that matters. Thanks all. Edit: Should...
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    Can I use MSDN 64-Bit Vista Media with my Retail Vista Business Key?

    So my Retail Vista Business gets here tonight, along with my Bad Axe 2. Plans are to toss the motherboard in my current build, boot up XP, and see if it chokes and dies. If it does, I'd like to install Vista 64 right away, rather than a stop-gap XP reinstall while I wait for my 64 bit media to...
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    So what's the deal with...

    I assume you need a license for the host and one for each VM installation? Can you use OEM licenses, and does that tie it to the host motherboard, or what? Same rules regarding this for XP and Vista? I'm sure this has been brought up before, but I haven't been able to dig up any threads...
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    Are all Maxtors just rebranded Seagates now?

    Maxtor always seemed to have marginally worse reliability than the others, so I usually avoided them. Are they all just made by Seagate now? Should I even worry about it? T-I-A
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    The Shield - Season Six - Premieres Tuesday, April 3rd (** TONIGHT **) (Season 5 out on DVD!)

    F Y I *** I'm not sure if that counts as a spoiler or not, but just in case. Got season 5 disk 1 today from Netflix... I was hoping to re-watch the whole season before Tuesday, but the rest are listed as short wait :(
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    Is espresso supposed to be bitter or something?

    A nice, pretentious, delicious coffee house opened up downtown a few months ago. Their brewed coffee is very good, and their mochas and cappuccinos are freakin great. One of my coworkers was raving about their espresso, so I had high expectations. I order up a double, and what do I get...
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    Where do credit cards companies make most of their money?

    I assume it's mostly from interest, but don't they also take a percentage cut of sales? Or is this just a trivial amount? It seems like there are plenty of people (maybe this is an overstatement?) that don't carry a balance, but still get all the bonus points/rewards/etc. Are they just a...
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    Anyone use Xen?

    I'm not sure if this belongs in OS or here, but OS seems a little preoccupied ;) I was going to install it at home to run a couple linux hosts, maybe a windows one. Any tips/advice? Is it great? Does it suck? Should I start with a debian install and turn it into Xen, or use the...
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    Windows EFS question - are user private keys actually encrypted?

    (Disclaimer: No, I didn't format my windows drive without backing up a recovery certificate :P) I kind of assumed that the process went like this: - New user is created. - EFS certificate is created. Private key is symmetrically encrypted using the user's password, then stored on disk...
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    Multitask with reckless abandon!

    lol fry's
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    X1900XT 256MB over at newegg for $240

    Noticed this last night, figured someone would have mentioned it by now - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102051 Comes within a hair of the 512MB in some benchmarks. About $40 under the MSRP mentioned in the anandtech article too. Seems like a pretty good deal...
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    PSU wire load (?)

    Say you're powering two hard drives. Is there any point in using leads off two seperate wires coming from the PSU, vs. two leads off the same wire? i.e. in the first scenario, if you had a modular PSU, you'd need to plug an addtional wire set into it (basically the reason I'm wondering.)...
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    more credit accounts = lower credit score?

    First off, it was my understanding that having too many open revolving credit accounts hurt your credit score (if this is just plain wrong, let me know.) Assuming there is some truth to it, would opening up a newegg preferred account and doing one of their no payments for 3/6 month deals have...
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    Socket 939 Supplies?

    Over the last couple weeks, Fry's has had X2 3800+ 939's w/ motherboard for ~$180 off and on. Considering picking one up. Think this will last another month or two? Or will cheapo 939 supplies be dried up by then?
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    WRT54GL (or equiv) using DD-WRT for VPN

    I searched for DD-WRT and VPN and couldn't find anything. If this is discussed anywhere please let me know. I want to use a DD-WRT compatible router as a VPN server for access to my home network. Has anyone done this before? Any comments on speed/reliability/security? Any input greatly...
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    Speaking of driving stick

    How much does it matter (in terms of clutch wear) if you rev-match or not? E.g. whether you allow the engine RPM to fall to the appropriate level before letting the clutch out, versus immediately starting to let out the clutch and dragging the RPM's down quickly?
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    Mouse sensitivity v.s. DPI

    I just bought myself a new Logitech G5 and got to thinking, does the extra DPI really mean anything? On-the-fly sensitivity adjustment is cool, but why lower the actual DPI of the mouse, wouldn't that result in lower precision? I searched through the forums and found similar questions, and...
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    Logitech G5 or MX518?

    I'm using an MX700 right now, but decided I wanted to try out a wired mouse. Aside from the annoying removal of buttons on the G5, people also seem to be having problems with tracking on a variety of dark and/or textured mouse pads (or just when moving the mouse really fast.) Are these real...