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    Why do non-IT people get SO SCARED?

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    Does Skylake have an unusual amount of errata?

    I just noticed that Gigabyte has posted yet another CPU microcode update BIOS for my motherboard. (Z170X gaming 5) My understanding is that microcode updates are classified by Intel. (They don't usually say what they fix, why they are issued, or even how microcode updates are applied) They...
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    Lack of these features on 6700K important?

    found the answer... nm.
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    Cooler for non-overclocked i7-6700k skylake?

    Hi everyone- I haven't seen any discussion regarding coolers for people not overclocking on Skylake. For those of us *not* overclocking on the Skylake i7-6700k, is a more intensive air cooler needed with the 95w TDP? Would the stock heatsink/fan that came included with my i7 ivy bridge...
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    Should we give this guy a chance? (new hire)

    Ok, I got feedback.
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    Leaving the IT workforce forever.... distance myself from IT on resume?

    Hi everyone - I have made the decision to get out of IT work forever. It is not the company, not my coworkers, not anything but me. I simply hate the work, am burned out, and don't want anything more to do with it. In retrospect, I think it was a mistake to begin with. My formal...
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    HUGE price increases on Egg within the last hour

    There have been some HUGE price increases on Newegg in the last few hours. 2GB hard drives have shot up from $149.99 to $229.99. That is huge and absolutely incredible. In fact the old prices are still showing on list view, but when you click the item you will see the new price. (these...
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    Graduated from college last month... any chance I can get a job now?

    Well I graduated from college last month (2nd degree actually, but first one in IT) and am hoping to get an IT job of some kind. Here is what I've got. Associate of Arts Degree Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Networking (Microsoft specialization) Information Technology...
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    Getting an associates degree to better my situation?

    I am sick of thinking I only have retail dead end jobs to look forward to. I have been thinking about this for a while and have realized I could probably get an associates of arts degree pretty quickly from the community college in my city. Would this help me get out of dead end jobs? I'm...
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    I feel like a loser

    Over the past few days for some reason I have been seriously looking at my life. I am not happy with where I am in life. I am 27 years old and what am I doing with my life? Selling video games at Target. I've been doing this since I was 20. I graduated high school, spent two years doing...
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    Computer keeps turning off randomly

    Hi everyone, My computer has been turning off randomly all day long. Basically when I turn it on sometimes I can boot to windows and use it fine and then suddenly it will just power off. Now it has been getting worse. Now when I power it on sometimes it will power off before Windows even...
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    Had an interview at Geek Squad.... went HORRIBLE

    Hi everyone - I am trying desperately to get a job. I am 27 years old. Basically my career history is this: Target - 4 years after high school - two promotions ended up a department manager. AT&T after that as an I&R technician. (basically was one of the outside techs dealing with the POTS...
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    So I just got my A+ cert this week

    So I work in IT at a local telco. We were told two weeks ago the company is rolling out a new requirement that everyone in IT at minimum must have an A+ cert, and if you don't get it within 6 months you'll be let go. So half the people I work with (myself included) either have few or no...
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    Macbook Pro keyboard is dying

    Hello everyone, I am new to the Mac world and really like it so far after using Windows PCs forever. Well I got an Imac a few months ago. Really liked it so bought a new Macbook Pro at a retailer in October. I noticed when I bought it that sometimes the "N" key did not work, but it was...
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    Did my cat just discover a major OSX security bug?

    This is a serious post. I am asking people to see if they can duplicate this. I think my cat may have just discovered a major Snow Leopard security bug. My cat has a tendancy to get up on my desk and walk around on my key board. So in order to prevent him from messing anything up I...
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    Is a cheap Imac G4 worth it?

    Sorry for my ignorance, but I am not a mac user. However, a person at work is offering to sell me a G4 Imac in excellent condition for $200. Apparently the specs are 800Mhz CPU, 1 Gig Ram, 60 gig hard drive. Installed with OS 10.5. My question is - would this be a good secondary computer...
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    Intel SSD for under $150?

    Has anyone noticed the new PQI SSD drives that are up on Newegg now? On the "features" list for these drives it says "Intel MLC". Part of me is wondering if these drives are using the Intel controller.... which may mean these SSDs don't suffer from the annoying pauses other low cost SSDs do...
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    Wal-mart is really going down hill

    I was at the electronics counter at wal-mart today and saw one of the employees standing around. There were only two employees I saw helping customers, and he was not with anyone. I asked him if he could check me out. He told me no that he was clocked out and would not check me out. I asked...
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    Any reason to upgrade from C2D to I7?

    For anyone who has made the switch - is it worth it to go from Core 2 Duo to an I7 system? I currently have a first generation Core 2 Duo E6300 combined with 3 gigs DDR2 RAM. I am thinking about picking up an I7 CPU, new LGA 1366 board, and 6 gigs DDR3 RAM. Would this be a worthwhile...
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    BIG new ATI driver update on the way!

    http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21721/1127 AMD has announced that it plans to release a free ATI Catalyst driver update that instantly unlocks new ATI Stream acceleration capabilities already built into millions of Radeon graphics cards, offloading tasks from the CPU so as to accelerate...
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    Upgrade Sempron with Venice?

    Does anyone know if this would be a worthwhile upgrade? I have vista installed on my office PC. I built it a few years back just for office work and didn't put much money in to it. Of course, after I installed vista the same hardware wasn't as up to speed as it was running XP. Basically...