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    Electrical circuit design help

    Hey guys, I recently purchased a few of these: http://www.amazon.com/Solar-Car-Smal...ords=solar+car It's a simple circuit where the solar panel is connected directly to the motor. In the default setup, the solar panel only provides enough power to run the motor under direct sunlight...
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    Two PC audio setup questions

    Hey guys, I'm looking to upgrade from my older 5.1 Logitech PC speaker setup, to using a dedicated receiver/bookshelf speaker setup. I use my pc for a mix of gaming (both computer and PS3), music, and BluRay. For the receiver I'm planning on purchasing the Sony STRDN1020, or Sony STRDH820...
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    Help me choose: Polk 60 vs 70

    Hey guys, I'm looking to replace my ancient (late 80's) hand-me-down stereo system for something a little newer. I'm planning on starting with a good L/R/Center speaker combo, and am thinking of getting the Polk Monitor 60 or 70, with the CS2 Series 2 center from Newegg. I'm not sure if the...
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    Used car, factory warranty still applies?

    Hey guys, I was wondering: If you purchase a used car that's still within the time/mileage for the factory warranty, does it transfer to the new owner? Specifically I'm wondering about Nissan, but I wonder how other manufacturers handle this as well? Thanks for any info/experience!
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    Buying TV: 42-50", plasma/crt 1080p/720p, recommend brand/model

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a tv for basic channel surfing/occasional movies (95% used by the wife who couldn't care less about specs). Based on the viewing distance of 7'-9' I think something in the 42-50 inch range should do the trick (anything should be better than the 29" CRT we've had the...
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    Bicycle suggestions

    Hey guys, I've been thinking of getting a bike for purely health/entertainment reasons. There's tons of bike trails in my area (Phoenix, Az), and I'd like to start taking advantage of them. After doing some initial research I think a hybrid bike would fit best to the kind of riding I want...
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    Oblivion aftermarket mods

    Hey guys, Talking with a co-worker today about Oblivion made me dig out my CD and re-install after over a year not playing. What are some of the best/most popular mods out today? When I played last I just played the Vanilla game to completion, and it was before any of the purchasable...
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    9600 2x SLI vs 9800GT

    Hey guys, with the fall in price of the 9600 (384MB), I'm considering running two of them in SLI instead of a single 9800GT. I'll be upgrading from my old 7800GS, which is struggling heavily with games such as Gears of War and Crysis. I haven't been able to find any solid benchmarks on...
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    DC-DC Boost Converter Design

    Hi guys, I'm looking to put together a DC-DC boost converter to amplify the output voltage of ~9-12v of a regular automotive battery to an output of 18v, max 1.5A (typical current load would be ~400mA, but I think 1.5A would be good for safety). I'm hoping for the best efficiency possible...
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    HTML/PHP Question

    Hi guys, I'm running a Linux box with Apache, having a good time learning with it but I'm stuck on the following: I'd like to have a simple test webpage that has a username field and password field. If the user enters their username and password for the first time they will be saved to...
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    Creating multiple objects in Java

    Hi guys, I'm hoping someone has a good exmaple, or could explain a good way to do what I am attempting. Basically an example of what I am trying to do is read a list of users from a text file, and create say a "customer" object for each user's name from the text file. I'm somewhat...
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    AC switch vs DC switch

    Hi guys, Looking up switches for a DC application I'm planning on, I've found several that are rated for various voltage/wattage for AC (say 10amps at 120vAC), but I was curious if there's a good, or even an approximation of what this would be for DC. My voltage is going to be small for the...
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    ATI Color adjustment "Wizard"

    Hi guys, I was wondering, does ATI have a color adjustment mechanism similar to Nvidia's "Display Optimization Wizard"? After running this optimization on my Nvidia machines the colors look much more full and rich, and my Ati displays seem washed out in comparison. Is there any way to run...
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    Broken AMD 754 Heatsink Bracket

    Hey guys, I got home today, powered on my PC and got a BIOS "cpu fan error". Opened up the case and the stock cooling fan is lying on the bottom of the case with one of the tabs broken off the bracket. Last time it was touched/moved was about 6 months ago when doing some dust cleaning, and...
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    Reading a file in java

    Hey guys, if I want to read a string of characters (say letters or numbers) from a file one at a time, and have them assigned individually to a global "String" variable, what's the best/easiest way to do this? I've tried google-ing for ways of reading from a file, but none of the examples...
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    Java (or any) programming language library functions

    Hi guys, I'm in my senior year of my CSE degree, with almost all of my programming experience obtained from school projects. Something I've always wondered is how do programmers possibly get familiar with all the library functions of languages (Java being what I am most familiar with...
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    Flakey Home Networking

    Hi guys, I have a question about my home network. My home network consists of 3 desktop computers connected to a Dlink wireless-b router by cat5, and a single laptop connected by the internal wireless card. My problem is this: I can loadup my laptop, immediately get connection to my...
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    Kingston 128MB USB Data Traveler $22.35 w/ $10 MIR ($12.35 after rebate)

    Hey guys, just noticed a 128MB Kingston thumb-drive $22.35 with $10 mail-in rebate ($12.35 after MIR): ZipZoomFly Not a bad deal for those of us who have meant to pickup a Flash Drive forever, but havn't gotten around to it yet. The free 2-day shipping isn't too shabby either.