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    Best Master's Degree to complement a security clearance?

    I have an IT related bachelor's degree, worked as an network/system admin for a few years, then joined the military. I'm still serving and have a couple years left in my contract. I have tuition assistance while I'm active duty plus GI bill to use. I want to start working towards my master's...
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    Iphone screeen repair

    Got ahold of a 16gb 3GS for $20. It has a broken screen, looks like both glass and LCD need replacing. Anyone have experience replacing them, or can you recommend a good place to get it done for a decent price? I plan on selling it when it's fixed.
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    Have 4 Audible credits to use, recommend me some books

    Listened to any good ones lately?
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    Virtual machine that can also be booted natively?

    Is it possible to have a primary OS (Windows 7), run VMs (Linux) on that host, but also have the option to boot directly into that VM natively. I have a Windows 7 machine, and I run Ubuntu as a VM. Is there any software that will allow me to boot directly to a VM like that? Or have a dual boot...
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    Lol, the last frame pretty much sums up my life.

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/2/16/
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    Shazam and Google have failed me. What song is this?

    What song/artist is playing in the intro? http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/inter...&usePopup=true Go forth and conquer!
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    1080p vs 720p on a 32" LCD

    Will I notice a difference on screen that size? Just wondering if it's worth the extra money. Xbox 360 will be the primary source, maybe a bluray player eventually.
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    Will there be a new iPod Touch with actual GPS builtin anytime soon?

    Subject says it all. There anything in the works or rumored?
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    Anyone have an iPod Touch and use Rhapsody?

    I use a Rhapsody subscription for a lot of my music, and I'm considering an iPod Touch since Rhapsody now has an app that supports offline listening. What I want to know is if you can play Rhapsody tracks via iPod control stereos, like a car or boombox or whatever, or will the Rhaps tracks play...
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    Who can tell me what's wrong with this picture?

    http://www.time.com/time/photo...662530_1446035,00.html --------------------------------------------- What is wrong is that this thread was created without any original commentary. Senior Anandtech Moderator Common Courtesy
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    Ever inherit a shop that's so F'd up you want to throw everything out and start over?

    Got hired on to be a sys admin, shortly thereafter the guy that hired me, who was the only one running this place from the get go, quit. This place is an organizational nightmare. Random shares everywhere like the domain controller (which is also being used as an app server, what a brilliant...
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    Looking for a new spam solution for an Exchange server

    Currently using an outdated version of McAfee SpamKiller that I'm not crazy about and I believe our license is about up, so I'm looking at other options. What do you recommend? You may get more responses in Networking, moving thread there. Oak-Security Mod
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    Auto refinancing question.

    So I bought a used car last year, financed it for 5 years so I could be sure I wouldn't over extend myself, and since it was my first loan other than credit cards and a small student loan, I didn't get the greatest interest rate. I financed it through my insurance company. I can refinance...
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    Help me put a price on my truck, planning on selling it.

    1988 Chevy Silverado, 4x4. Probably close to 300K miles (odometer stopped at 230-something). Motor has been rebuilt once, tranny was rebuilt 5ish years ago. It runs but barely, it took a big dump about a year ago and had been running rough for awhile so I went ahead and bought a car since I had...
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    Server-to-Client Email Encryption

    I understand client-to-client encryption, and server-to-client encryption with SSL sessions and the like. However, I'm wondering how do I go about setting up encryption from my hosted email server (hostpc.com) to my client (Thunderbird). Is there a GPG equivalent for server-to-client? SSL...
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    Dell just refunded me for a product I haven't returned yet.

    Ordered an internal bluetooth adapter for my 700M. It was on slickdeals about a month ago. They didn't have a list of which systems it worked for, just said, "for select systems". I called up Dell before I ordered, gave the rep my model number and she said it was compatible, so I ordered it. Got...
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    Ever have those workouts where you feel like you accomplished nothing?

    Did the regular routine, just felt blah afterwards. Felt like a waste of time and energy.
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    Should I sell all of my desktops and my laptop and buy a Mac Book Pro?

    I've never been an Apple person, in fact I've always despised Apple for the arrogance of the Mac fanboys, and I hate the whole iPod trend. However, a couple guys I work with just got new Mac Book Pros, holy crap are they sweet. Moving to Intel was the smartest thing Apple ever did. OSX is sexy...
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    Can you use multiple payment types on Newegg?

    I have an AMEX gift card for $25, was going to order a memory card for $27.xx and was wondering if I could just use PayPal for the rest. Didn't see anything about in their Payment FAQ. What say you?
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    textbookwheel.com

    I ain't gettin' rich off 'em, but that's $15.75 that would've otherwise gone in the trash, that will instead go into my PayPal account!
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    $150 to spend at Cabelas

    I'm thinking this. Any other ideas?
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    XAMPP

    I was thinking about running XAMPP for a closed, internal website just for our team at work. I want to run a wiki and some other stuff on it just for us to keep notes, etc. I realize XAMPP is intended for testing and dev, not production, but this server is firewalled and closed off from the...
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    Borked my modded Xbox, software problem.

    Soft-modded X, used exclusively for XBMC. Well I was renaming the .xbe file so it'd boot straight to XBMC and I must've made a file name error without noticing, because when I reboot I get an error screen and I can't get to any dash. As a result, I also can't FTP and fix the problem. Since...
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    All Xmas shopping done except for my niece, suggestions needed.

    As stated in subject, loves to dress-up in Cinderella dresses and all that kinds of jazz. There any websites that specialize in such garb?
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    Thoughts On Disaster Survival

    Basically a write-up of lessons learned from a guy who helped out some friends during the whole Katrina deal. Really interesting read and some good information I thought. Thoughts On Disaster Survival
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    Hot Deal for Gamefly Members.

    Received an e-mail from Gamefly today that said if you buy a game from them and use Google Checkout you get an additional $10 off. Using the 5% + $5 off coupons I already get for being a member, plus the $10 from Google Checkout, and the discount for buying a "used" game, I was able to keep...
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    There a way to tell which USPS office services your area?

    I live in an apartment complex. Every year or so they put little flyers in your box confirming the address and name of the person using the box. I filled out the form, put it back in the box as instructed, and I can even see where they updated my name on it. I haven't gotten any mail since...
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    Just found out an old friend is a bonafide badass.

    I had an acquaintance that I worked with. He was friends with some of my friends from school so we would talk and BS at work, sometimes would hang out together when we had the group out or whatever. He was a big car and car audio guy. Also into firearms, along with 2-3 others from the group. So...
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    I love it when music I forget I even have pops up on the playlist.

    I have so much music that I forget stuff that I have. So when I can't make my mind I just queue it all up and hit shuffle. Warren G - G-Spot, haven't listened to this song in forever. I'm thinking I might have to play Regulator next. "It was a clear black night, A clear white moon...
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    House Foreclosures

    So I'm poking around a foreclosure site, and saw a house for $6,000. 3000sq ft home in Conneticut on 3 acres, for six grand. Is there a catch to purchasing foreclosures and reselling them? Maybe someone was murdered in it or something. If not tell me why I shouldn't get into the business of...
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    How many computers do you have at home that you regularly use?

    I have two desktops and a laptop. One desktop is the gaming machine, nothing on it but OS, antivirus, firefox and games, stripped down so it doesn't get gummed up. Other desktop I've always used for the bulk of surfing and downloading, storage, etc. I've always had the mentality of the more...
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    Why am I not getting any sound on HD digital channels with my antenna?

    Won't come through the TV speakers or the receiver via optical from the TV. I'm more than competent when it comes to AV gear, especially with my stuff, but I'm scratching my head on this one. Ideas?
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    I think VMWare is finally going to set me free!

    So I've always been very organized with the PCs. Had a seperate system for each specific function. File server, workhorse(downloading, TS server, CD/DVD burning, encoding, etc.), gaming machine, and the laptop. I ended up scrapping the software RAID on the file server, dumping the harddrives...
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    Difference between portable version of apps and regular?

    Just picked up a 1gig USB drive the other day so I've been poking through all the portable applications out there, a lot more than I realized. Most of them run surprisingly well off a flash drive, even better off the harddrive. Hence my question, what are the differences between the regular...
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    Got a letter in the mail about a rebate I never got from over 3 years ago.

    Bought a laptop from Circuit City in May of '03, and it had a couple rebates with it, one of which was from HP. I never got the rebate. I got some BS excuse about me not sending in the original UPC code (which I did), and in order to get the rebate I needed to send it in, which was difficult...
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    Smallest MicroATX case with three 5.25" bays.

    This is the smallest one I've come across so far. Text I need this for a little homemade NAS I'm putting together. Anyone seen anything smaller?
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    Runners, Physical Trainers, questions inside.

    I've started running a lot harder lately. I'm not fat or grossly out of shape or anything, but due to a possible job change, I've been pushing myself quite a bit. For the first few weeks I was feeling the burn, but the muscle endurance in my legs was already starting to get better and I was...
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    Canceling HD Cable/Sat and going with just an antenna.

    Cable prices are outrageous as I'm sure most of you know. So I was thinking I might try canceling my cable TV altogether and running off an HD antenna. 90% of what I watch is primetime network shows that I could get over the air anyway. I'm not really one to just channel surf and watch random...
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    Sitting at MCI (Kansas City Intl Airport) waiting to go to DC.

    Headed to DC for a week for work. Should be entertaining and hopefully not too busy. I took an extra day so I can go see the World War 2 memorial and a couple other things that I haven't seen yet. Grandparents live in Arlington, VA as well so I'll visit them too. I hate traveling, but it's...
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    MP3 Naming

    Which one?