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    Android camera...

    How do you take a picture?
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    Gigabyte EX58-UDP4 RAID recovery...

    I built this machine 7 years ago and decided on RAID 10 with 4 1TB drives. A couple weeks back something terrible happened, the machine will not POST anymore. I have narrowed the problem down to mobo. So i need a replacement or can i use some other socket 1366 mobo to recover my RAID data...
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    1440p Sample Videos?

    So, this is kind of odd. I picked up a 1440p monitor a while back and now i see all kinds of color quantization. I thought it must be the cheap Korean monitor, so i decided to look for video samples. I cant find any for 1440p. What is up with that? There is this "time scapes" series and...
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    Gamma on the QNIX QX320QHD Super Ultra 32"?

    I just picked this monitor up without much research and have discovered that its really dark. I have brightness way down, but i want to add gamma. My nVidia 780 has a gamma option, but only for movies. I have been all through the menu options on this monitor and there is no way i can find to...
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    60" Arrayed LED TV?

    Which do you guys think is the best option? Sharp seems to be coming to the top when i search. Im more concerned with picture quality than price, but can be swayed by price.
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    GTA IV: Load times are silly...

    So, i finally got this game working despite buying it years ago. Anyway, if i do the Game -> Load option it takes way too long. I am certain that its not really "loading" but just making me wait (for what reason i know not). How can i avoid that nonsense?
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    Efficient replacement for "find"?

    My group is having to do instances of find for a mod date on a filesystem with millions of files. A single "run" of this can take 10 hours. So, is there a more efficient option? Or is the call to "stat" going to always kill this kind of search? Thanks.
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    Socket 1366 Micro-ATX?

    So, i have enough parts lying around to build something. I am thinking micro-atx, but for socket 1366 mobos seem to be more of the "this is what is left" and i would rather not get a piece of junk. So, which mirco-atx mobo should i be looking at?
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    Stupid question: turning my wired machine into a wireless access point?

    I have googled quite a bit and found nothing helpful to me. I am running a Win7 desktop (mobo: Gigabyte EX58 UD4P), would like to keep it wired, but turn it into a wireless access point. Any useful links would be appreciated. TIA.
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    Looking for video of girl that does looping solo act...

    ...it might have been on Conan, or Leno, but the girl is Swedish. I need to show that video to my GF...
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    Anandtech.com question, not forums.anandtech.com?

    I looked for a contact at anandtech.com to address this question to, but there is no contact info for anyone there. Basically, i am wondering if there is a way to "block" or remove the DailyTech sidebar from the homepage?
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    Migrating an old machine from Temjin05 to an HTPC case...suggestions?

    I have this old machine (socket 939 with a GTX460) that i want to migrate to a HTPC case (i am already using this machine as a movie watcher on my TV). I would prefer something quiet and would not balk at getting a new PSU (current one is an old Corsair 620hx). These cases seem either really...
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    MS Word is adding an extra carriage return that results in an empty page...

    Any idea how i can get rid of that little ah heck?
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    New keyboard...

    I have used the Saitek Eclipse II for years (on my second one), but i came across a deal for a Razer Lycosa (currently tyng on ths pice f sh). I have since decided that i want a mechanical with backlighting and at least one USB in the standard format. Any suggestions? This Lycosa has to be...
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    LCD backlighting question...

    Last time i looked for a new TV was over a year ago. I opted for plasma for obvious reasons. However, i have recently been looking and cant seem to figure out why its so hard to figure out style of the LED backlighting. Did manufactures drop the edge-backlit designation because people were...
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    LGA1366 920 to 990x?

    So, i decided i wanted to move from my OCed 920 to a 990x. I placed an order for one yesterday, but it fell through due to "out of stock." I have another order in with a different online store, but kind of expect this to fall through too. So, where can i find a sub $700 990x?
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    1200 Miles on an AWD, busted a sidwall, shold all 4 go?

    I have a 2012 VW Golf R. On Saturday (also my birthday) my sidewall grabbed a rock on the road and was not happy. Does this mean all 4 tires have to be replaced? 1200 miles on each.
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    Best of the worst auto insurance companies?

    I have always believed in you get what you pay for, so when i got a car (after being car-free for 6 years) i decided State Farm was going to be my insurance company. I also have renters insurance with them, so it seemed reasonable. I got the quote from them and it was lowest of the other...
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    The World's Fastest Lotus?

    Well worth the 14 minutes, just mute when the host chimes in... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmscSzFurwg&feature=g-u-u&context=G27b4f31FUAAAAAAADAA
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    Took delivery on Friday...Golf R

    I have been car-free for nearly 6 years, until Friday. Since some people asked, this .:R has only a base model (no navigation, no kessy, no sunroof, no upgraded dynaudio) and the upgraded version with all that stuff. I have the options. There is no DSG option, all these Rs are manual 6, and...
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    Shell scripts in /bin?

    Why do some people write shell scripts, strip their extension, and then stash them in the /bin directory? This is just maddening to me. Scripts should not be mingling with binaries, if they do, they should be forced to keep their extension. I suspect its some stupid historical convention that...
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    Win 7: "Unstick" multiple windows of the same app in taskbar?

    I run many putty windows at one time, but windows sticks them all together based on launch order. I want to change this arrangement. Before you say it, taskbar buttons: "never group." Does not solve this problem. EDIT: My problem occurs with all apps (not just putty). Launch two instances of...
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    CD Changer has a mind of its own!

    I have this 6 disc Onkyo changer that keeps turning itself on. So far i have taken the batteries out of the remote. No good. So, i taped over the area that receives IR (could be a universal remote). No good. So, whats up with this thing turning itself on...
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    Reading a Mac disk on Windows 7...

    A mac laptop went through baggage handlers and would not POST or anything. I took out the HD and want to read it in Windows 7. Any suggestions?
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    Unwanted Android Updates...

    How i turn off updates for The Facebook (deleted the account more than a year, never used that app on my Droid) and Twitter (never used it, and do not plan to)? I know these are in the ROM, so uninstalling is out, but i just want the update notifications to stop. I get them every day.
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    Shell Scripting...how i hate thou.

    This new position is very heavy on the scripting (mostly bash) and i hate heavy scripting. In the past i used bash lightly, but in this new field folks are fond of writing bash scripts that are thousands of lines (did i mention they put these scripts in the /bin dir and strip the file...
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    Call blocking app for Android?

    I have been getting a lot of undesired calls/texts lately. What is a good call/text blocker for unknown origin. Ideally, it would send all calls that are not in my contact list to voicemail. I played with "Phone Call Blocker" and it is simply broken on my Droid1, i cant even add a number to...
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    Submitted a new thread in The Garage and it was deleted...

    ...im just wondering why. Just so i know what rule i broke...
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    Golf R is in my future, but what do i do until then?

    Im getting a Golf R, but delivery will not happen until March. Im currently car-free (have been for 6 years, since i sold my 337) and need to get something until then. Can i expect the dealer to work with me on something used? Should i just get a beater until then knowing that i will lose...
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    Java with Matlab for URL access...

    Im using Java to do the bulk of the work for interfacing with a web server. We have a production server which is HTTPS, and a mirror development which is HTTP. Everything runs fine against the development HTTP server, but against the HTTPS server i get error code 302. Any ideas on how to fix...
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    Missed the boat on the BMW 1 Series M...

    I was recently made aware of this car and decided i wanted one, the only problem is that there are none left. What did people do to get their hands on one these cars?
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    New speakers, bookshelf, 2.1, suggestions...

    I picked up a HK 3490 receiver and now i need some new speaker recommendations. Bookshelfs, or bookshelfs with sub would be great. Keep in mind this is a stereo receiver, so 5/7.1 setups are not what im looking at. Im looking for rich sounding small form factor speakers. If they come with a...
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    Dirt3: DSS Launcher failed to start...

    So a few days ago Dirt3 just stopped working because of the error in the title. I did not change anything with the game (although there could have been a windows update). I have found nothing helpful on the intarwebs (a few posts with no resolution on other forums), so im guessing the problem...
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    Diabling "Updates Available" on Android...

    Im running 2.2.2 (froyo) and let the thing update a ton of things a while back. Now i have some Windows Phone looking version (big blocks, different colors, adverts, etc. think preschool) of Marketplace running with no options to turn off the "Updates Available" notification that seems to arise...
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    Mixed language (Fortran and C) programming?

    Has any one done any Fortran and C coding? I have zero experience with Fortran. Im using Code::Blocks in Debian and have no clue how to even get a mixed language module to compile. In theory, i do not need to modify the Fortran code, since C is calling Fortran, but i do need to modify the C...
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    VMWare monitor resolution issue...

    Im running Ubuntu through VMWare (7.1.4) and would like to set a custom resolution for the VM in the window. My main monitor is 1920x1200, so i would like to run this VM at 1680x1050 or something. I have changed the vmx to reflect this, but it will only use that resolution when in full screen...
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    Audio via cable TV?

    I have never had a cable box before, but recently i bought a TV (first one since '97) and got cable. The guy came out Thursday and hooked up the "digital box" and my disappointment is huge. All channels are mono. What is up with that? Is this common or is my box busted? Plus the picture...
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    Two google calendars with two google emails...

    I am completely stumped on this, but i have two gmail accounts (one professional and one personal) each has a calendar. I want the personal account to have "ownership." I go through the "add" process which sends an email to share, but once accepted i get the error that I "can't share a...
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    Do i need a receiver?

    I recently moved and bought a TV. Its only audio out is optical, my very old receiver is too old to even know that that is. I am an audiophile without all the equipment (ie, i love high quality systems that image well), but i have been "building" so to speak. I have a Rotel, Onkyo, and HK CD...
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    Uh oh, what did i get myself into? A mess of low-level C and Fortran, thats what...

    After spending 8 years in the research and high performance computing world with Matlab/C++ i took a new position, doing what i thought was going to be similar types of programming. Whelp my first project is to make a mess of code written in C/Fortran to play nice with a newer file format. The...