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    Trying to connect thunderbolt on MBA to get 2560x1440

    I know about the bulky mini-displayport+USB to dual link DVI option, but that is pretty expensive and .. 'ugly'. Thoughts if this combination will work? 1) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER + 2) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A29DCW10EDCQGB ? edit: forgot to...
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    Spotify only through facebook

    Is anyone else concerned about this? I don't like Facebook documenting all my moves, and now they must also know what I listen to on Spotify? Such a shame, spotify was so awesome .... it was better when I accessed it using a VPN.
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    SONOS 3, 5 - Experience anyone?

    Thinking of splurging on one of these: http://www.sonos.com/search/sonos?gclid=CJKRo8Cr86oCFWd75QodWAWiOQ Maybe the 3, maybe the 5. Anyone have any experience with these? Was wondering if what I want to get done is actually possible? Equipment: MBA and an XBox, Sonos 3 or 5, + bridge +...
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    Questions about the Xbox 360

    Sorry for my noobish questions, but now that I have consolidated all my computing machines into one travel laptop, I need a gaming console. I'm considering the XBox 360. Questions: - Is this a horrible time to buy? - The console will be connected via HDMI to a 16:9 monitor, does the output...
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    Best 23-24" 1920x1080 LED monitor out there?

    So during my move my older 23" Asus monitor got misplaced, and now I'm in the market for a new monitor. There seem to be so many options, and all of them seem awfully similar. Would you guys just recommend waiting for a deal on of them and getting the best deal? Or are some of them worth the...
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    Need help deciding on MBA 11"

    The bad: My sister is taking my current MBA from me The good: I get to buy me another MBA :D I'm interested in the 128GB SSD + 4GB RAM config. My problem is with deciding between getting a brand new MBA with lion or getting previous gen used. Details -> Used one: - 1.6Ghz C2D - Snow Leopard...
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    SQL Query Help

    I can't seem to solve this (what I think should be simple to accomplish) -> I have a proc with a bunch of input arguments. I need to add 2 arguments to it, lets call them isA and isB. isA and isB are some flag, that are independent and can only have the value 'Y' or 'N'. Part of my proc...
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    Base 13" Macbook pro ~$940

    Update: Deal is dead Well its been on slickdeals for a while. Link removed as ebay inks are not allowed. Go to your MyEbay -> ebayBucks link and see if you're eligible for 10% cashback. I bought it for $1050 and got $105+$5 in cashback. Good deal if your state doesn't get charge sales tax.
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    Functional Programming

    I'm about to start studying hardcore, cuz I'm bored of OOP and Java. Insights as to what language to start with, general reading to understand functional programming?
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    How many users warrants caching

    I'm working on this real time app with gwt. Its a pretty simple app (right now). I fetch some data from a couple of db's, do some calculations and present a nice pretty overall status for the boss, and the support staff. Right now everything is on an application level, so every instance...
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    Eyefinity advice

    hola I have a U2410 with me that I currently use with my laptop. Decided to go the desktop route, so I WANT more monitors now woohoooooooo Need advice on layout. I've used a 2007WFP in portrait with a 24" in landscape before and obviously it doesn't match size or resolution wise. Although...
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    New PC - need help, I have noooo idea

    hello everyone! I'm in the market for a new PC. Getting tired of my macbook pro, and I realized that I use the windows partition 90% of the time so why not just get a desktop? I have a monitor and other peripherals so I don't need those. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what...
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    Charts/Graphs in Java

    Hi, I was wondering if any of you have had any experience with charting or graphing stuff in Java? I've been looking at JFreeChart, and their API looks good. But I'm unaware of stuff like refresh rates or other things that might be relevant to a project of this nature. The project is...
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    Which speakers to buy?

    Hey everyone! I'm looking for a new set of speakers, now that I'm settled into my new apt!! I used the creative gigaworks T20 my senior year in college, and I was pretty satisfied with those. But getting them again would be, ..... I guess boring? lol My budget is $50-$150, preferably on...
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    Trouble Installing Windows 7

    Well, I've been unable to install Wndows 7 64 bit (or 32 bit for that matter either) on my machine. - Shuttle SG31G2 Intel Socket T(LGA775) - Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz L - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - ASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 -...
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    Used 30" help me pick, 3007WFP or HP LP3065

    I asked a while back for how to test used 30" LCD's coz I was looking at a couple of LCD's locally. Thanks for your responses. Now that I have found 2 that have perfect screens, I need help/suggestions in deciding between the two. 1) HP LP3065: The seller bought it refurbished from a lab...
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    getting back after time off

    I've been out of the loop for 18+ months now, and haven't written a single line of code during that time. I'm a recent grad, worked for a couple of months at an ibank in IT, and then moved to a more front office role. Recently I decided to go back to IT, coz I like it more, so I got my old...
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    Dynamic Plotting in JAVA

    Hey guys, I have another question for all your smart AT'ers. OK so I have aan application which currently performs some operations on files and plots them and creates some other visualizations. I need to make my application more dynamic, in the sense, I want to be able to update my...
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    Do something similar to SQL 'Group By' in java?

    Hey guys, I need to write a method in Java, that does something similar to SQL's group by. Here's an example input file: 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 5, 7 1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 9 1, 2, 3, 4 And I want to group by column 3, so my output file should be: 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 5, 7 1, 2...
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    char[4] C++ arrays, question

    Is this a segfault error? char hex[4]; hex[4]='\0'; I mean if it was int hex[4], you could use hex[4]=0, or whatever. I always thought you couldn't use the last byte of a character array, because the last byte was set to null, so why can't I do that myself in the program? Comments...
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    Order of installation

    Hi, So I finally spent my hard earned money on a copy of Vista Premium and a 74gig Raptor. I've been using Ubuntu and Xo Pro on my machine. So when I installed Vista on my new raptor, the boot menu wasn't able to list XP Pro nor Ubuntu. Note: XP and Ubuntu are on a different hard drive...
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    Small Vista problem

    I had XP on a seagate, then I bought a raptor and home premium yesterday. After installing Vista, I get no OS choices and the PC straight away boots Vista. In the BIOS I changed the hard drive priority such that XP would load. But nope, it was Vista again. Anyone have any solutions? Thanks
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    Coding experience in a UNIX environment

    Not sure where to put this, but since I saw the thread about internships here, I'll post here since its relevant. So I was filling out some online summer intern applications (mainly for software development, and some for ECE), and most of them asked if have any experience with coding in a...
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    Small signal, transient, DC analysis

    How would carry out the analysis experimentally? In the lab given a power source, a function generator and an oscilloscope. And what the heck do they mean!!! The device in question here is an N MOSFET.
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    Programming AI for pacman?

    i'm hoping to write it in C++/Java. How do I write intelligent AI? I mean its easy to track position and move towards the player, but how do you make the AI such that the ghosts work in teams and possibly learn with each step/level?
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    Analig circuit, explanation

    Can anyone explain to me, how the author came up with the times of 4.5-10 mins by adjusting the 1M potentiometer? Does it have to do with the time it takes to charge the 220uF capacitor? heres the link: http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/projects/timer.htm
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    XP, task bar on second monitor

    I'm running two monitors, 1680x1050 and 1280x800. The main windows task bar stays on my primary monitor (the 1680x1050), whereas theres no taskbar for the secondary monitor. Now how do I get a task bar on the secondry monitor, such that the windows in each monitor minimise to the taskbar...