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    Stuttering/Lock-ups in Fresh Windows 10 Install

    Had a older HP Pavilion p7-1207c that I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and it was working fine. Hardware upgrades beyond stock included a 240gb SSD and a GeForce 660 ti. I also moved the innards into a new case to accommodate a larger power supply for the video card. It was running...
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    Pokemon Go!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sj2iQyBTQs&feature=youtu.be Oh man, think of how much money the Pokemon Company could rake in from businesses if they did this right. How much would a business pay to be the exclusive place to catch a Mewtwo for a week in a given city? And if they made it...
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    Polygon Article: Grey Market Games (re: Ubisoft Key Fiasco)

    Interesting read if you've been following the news about Ubisoft revoking keys purchased fraudulently. http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/8006693/the-truth-behind-those-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes Good info there, since the retailers discussed therein pop up on Slickdeals rather...
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    Club Nintendo Final Rewards Catalog - 100+ Digital Games

    If you haven't been following the Club Nintendo news, the final rewards catalog has over 100+ games you can trade in your coins for, as well as some novelty items. Last chance to register your game and console codes for coins. For those not familiar with the Club Nintendo program, it's a...
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    Final Fantasy 15 TGS Trailer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COZ4VDy5D0A I can't stand the guys' jpop hair. I want to develop an American Final Fantasy where the playable characters look like Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Pitbull, and Pharrell. Then ship it to Japan with a sticky note that just says: SEE HOW...
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    Retaliatory eBay Feedback - Can I Do Anything? Should I Do Anything?

    Seller on eBay posted 1-4 tickets to a football game. I purchased a single ticket and paid immediately. A few hours later, he messages me and says he wants to cancel the sale because he doesn't have it in stock because his ticket guy didn't have as many tickets as he thought, or something like...
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    Gigabit Ethernet Requirements

    Sorry for the basic networking questions, but Google couldn't give me a definitive answer. I am wondering what networking scenarios are necessary for a gigabit ethernet connection to exist between two points on a network. Assuming the following hardware: 1 DSL Modem/Router without gigabit...
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    Doctor Who Comics (IDW): Humble Book Bundle Worth Checking Out?

    Are the Doctor Who comics any good? How do they compare to the TV show? I'm considering throwing down $15 for the Humble Bundle set they've got going right now.
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    Pub Trivia Cheaters: Suggestions on Catching Them?

    My local bar runs Pub Trivia nights and we suspect that we are having trouble with cheaters. Any suggestions on how to ferret them out? Format is standard question and answer on a wide range of trivia topics. Cell phone use is banned, but while it's policing cell phone usage is somewhat...
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    Workout Routine Feedback

    I've sort of settled into this workout routine without any knowledgeable guidance, so I figure I might as well query the Internet to see if it's appropriate. Initially, the routine was built around rehabbing an injury to my leg and shoulder (which is why there may be a leg, shoulder, back...
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    NCAA Basketball: Why Are There 11 and 12 Seed Play-in Games?

    Was talking to a friend about this and was wondering if anyone here has a definitive answer. Why is the tournament bracket setup so there's a first round "play-in" game for 11 seeds and 12 seeds? One would think that the first round games should go to the lowest seeds (i.e., the 16 seeds)...
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    The Ideal Meal Replacement Smoothie

    I've recently taken to drinking smoothies as meal replacements and thought I'd post here for suggestions on how to improve the recipe. Taste is not a huge deal as I can tolerate and down just about anything. Healthiness is the number one priority. Convenience is also important, in terms of...
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    Rogue Legacy: What level were you when you first beat the game?

    Trying to determine exactly how terrible I am at this game. What level were you when you first beat the game? What class/equipment/runes did you use to beat the last boss? (Spoilers for those who don't want to know end-game info, boss info, etc.)
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    Intel Celeron N2820 for Video Conversion in HTPC

    I'm thinking of "upgrading" my HTPC from a AMD A6-3620 system (which was a desktop tower I bought on the cheap and repurposed into an HTPC) to an Intel NUC that runs on the Celeron N2820. Any insight on how the N2820 will perform versus the A6-3620? According to PassMark, the CPU Mark score...
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    Nintendo Fusion Rumors (Wii U Successor)

    http://games.yahoo.com/news/following-wii-u-flop-nintendo-reportedly-already-prepping-174538933.html Probably a good move on Nintendo's part to consolidate their home console and portable console platforms. Would actually be pretty awesome if it were setup so that you could do remote play on...
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    UEFI vs. Legacy Boot Mode - Installing Windows 8

    Is there a substantial advantage to booting in UEFI mode versus Legacy Boot Mode? I couldn't figure out how to get my system to boot and install Windows 8 from a flash drive in UEFI mode, so I enabled Legacy Boot Mode, which recognized the flash drive and installed Windows 8 fine. I'm not...
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    Network Troubleshooting: New Laptop or Old Router?

    My new laptop just came in (Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series) and for some reason my home network is having troubles, and I can't tell if it's the new laptop or the old router. My network is setup with a AT&T DSL modem/wireless router. Wireless is normally disabled on the AT&T router, which is...
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    Stanley Parable - I don't get it *spoilers*

    (Might not want to read if you haven't played, possible spoilers) Had funny bits, but not $15 worth of funny bits. Tried to Google the game to see if I missed anything, but everyone treats the game as one giant spoiler and there isn't much detail. I played about an hour and saw the...
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    2013: The Critically Acclaimed Games You Thought Sucked

    Could get messy, but here goes. What are your thoughts on 2013's critically acclaimed games that you thought sucked. We'll say critically acclaimed = 80+ on metacritic. Here's a few of mine: Grand Theft Auto 5 The first few missions were really fun, but the later missions were mostly...
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    GTA V: Rockstar Doesn't Recommend Installing Play Disc on Xbox360

    http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/16/rockstar-doesnt-recommend-installing-gta5-play-disc-on-360/ Just a small PSA and also to solicit some discussion. Seems odd that they designed the game to stream game data and whatnot from the hard drive and optical drive at the same time. Any other games...
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    VPN: Easy Access to NAS Media Content?

    What I'd Like To Do: I have a NAS in my home, which stores a lot of family pictures, videos etc. My family is not necessarily tech savy, so the easiest and only way for them to access this stuff on the NAS is using a PS3. As a boredom project, I am trying to think of ways to "extend" the...
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    How To Tax/Stress Your PS3 Console?

    Bought a PS3 refurb with a 90 day warranty/30 day return and had a random thought. Is there a game that is known to stress the console? I want to make sure the hardware has some life left in it before the warranty expires (and preferably before the 30 days expires). Plan is to basically to...
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    Secure Delete, Scrubbing Free Space, Etc.

    Hi, Does anybody have a recommendation for a program/utility that scrubs the free space on your harddrive? I'm selling my laptop on craigslist. I've only had it for a few weeks and haven't put anything sensitive on it. I've logged onto my gmail, facebook, etc. on it a few times and installed...
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    Xbox 360 System Link Games?

    Hey all, I was wondering if anybody here was familiar with games that have system link capability. I'm looking for games that can be played 4 v 4 with two xboxes system linked together. After doing google research, I discovered that MW2 can't be played 4v4 on system link because you can't...
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    Dell notebook won't detect AC Power, can't install service packs

    I'm trying to fix my friend's dell laptop, which is hella old and has several problems. One of the problems is that even when it's plugged into AC power, Windows detects it as running off battery power - which isn't exactly true because the laptop will run plugged into the AC adapter endlessly...
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    Is the Stock Heatsink on All Wolfdale's Trash?

    Building an HTPC. Not gonna play any graphics-intensive games on it so I'm definitely putting the primary premium on cheap, and a secondary premium on quiet. It's gonna be an intel system (using the Gigabyte mobo with the GeForce 9400 IGP, in case you're curious). Was initially gonna go...
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    Risks of Accessing Internet Through Unknown Wifi AP?

    I'm contemplating not ordering my own internet and leeching off a neighbor who's got an unprotected wireless router running (yes I'm stealing and a horrible person - moving on). I am wondering about the security risks, however. I know that it's theoretically possible for him to look at the...
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    Guitar Hero World Tour Drums

    Anybody else try to break open their GH:WT drums to fix sensitivity issues? I've opened up the drums a number of times to tweak performance on them. At first, the red drum wouldn't register reliable. The drum head had huge "dead zones" where hitting the drum in that area would not register...
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    XBox 360 Holiday Bundle = Jasper?

    I'm planning on buying an XBox360 as soon as I can be sure that the one I buy is the newer Jasper chipset with the 65nm graphics chip. Anybody know if the "holiday" bundle that comes with Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda comes with a Jasper? Amazon says the new bundle was released on Oct...
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    Macbook: Anybody Else Have *SERIOUS* Reliability Problems?

    I made the jump to Mac last July. Since then, the hard drive has failed three times and throughout I've experienced intermittent BSODs on Windows (via Bootcamp, both Beta and "official", with Leopard). Increasingly frustrated with the AppleCare support because all they do is replace the hard...
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    Premium Gloss Photo Paper 8.5x11 (50 sheets) $10

    link Brand is "GSI" - but paper is paper, no?
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    PayPal's Misleading Seller Protection Policy - Public Service Notice for Anybody Who Sells on eBay

    This is mostly a rant, but I decided to post anyways because I feel like I got totally blindsided, and maybe it'll prevent others from falling into the same pitfall. Anyways if you want to get the quick and dirty, I numbered the points that I wanted to get across further below. Anyways, I...
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    Connecting Computer to HDTV

    So if I wanted to use an HDTV as my computer monitor, and say the hdtv didn't have a DVI port, is there any loss of fidelity or whatever if it only has a VGA port? Or is there a converter that converts DVI to HDMI? Is there any quality issues with that? Thanks!
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    Pidgin for MAC OSX?

    Hey, sorry for the newbish question, but I was wondering how one compiles code in Mac OSX. I really like Pidgin (www.pidgin.im) for Windows (it's a consolidated IM client compatible with a number of different IM protocols, namely AIM and GoogleTalk). I'd like to have it on my Mac. I'm new...
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    IBM Thinkpad AC Adapter Problem

    Hi, I've scoured the IBM/Lenovo site with (predictably) no luck . . . I'm having a problem with my AC Adapter/Power Brick for my IBM/Lenovo X41 Tablet laptop. It keeps beeping while it's plugged in to the wall (regardless of whether it's plugged into the actual computer). While it's beeping...
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    AIW Component/S-Video Input for Gaming

    I've got an AIW x1900. I wanted to play my PS2 on it since I don't own a TV, and my 22" widescreen LCD and 5.1 speakers would probably be better than any TV I could afford. However, much to my dismay, when I tried hooking my PS2 up, I noticed a slight delay, presumably because the card is...
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    Harddrive Wiping Software

    Sorry if it's a stupid question, I just realized I've never had to do this before. Is there software for wiping your harddrive so that it's not recoverable? I'm selling my computer, and wanted to wipe all the data for obvious reasons. What's the best and easiest way to do it for free?
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    Epson Stylus CX3810 All-in-One + Chair ~$70 AR

    Staples is selling an office chair and throwing in the Epson Stylus CX3810 All-in-One printer for free. Epson Stylus CX3810 All-in-One Situations High-Back Caressoft Manager's Chair The Chair is $69.99 and the Printer is $79.99. They give you a coupon code to knock off around $50 from...
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    Aspect Ratios for TV (not HD)

    I was wondering, when you set the aspect ratio on your TV to widescreen 16:9, is it just squishing the picture? (I'm 99% sure it does) Is there a way to get real widescreen w/o having HDTV?
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    Klipsch ProMedia GMX 5.1s

    I'm looking for new speakers. I read a review for the Klipsch Promedia GMXs and they say that they don't have any separate analog channel inputs. I'm not exactly an audio-buff, so can anybody explain the ramifications to me? I have a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS soundcard. I heard that analog...