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    Son of a....two haircuts...two barbers commenting on my thinning hair

    I'm 27 and have some hair thinning happening already...didn't think it was really noticeable (very early stages of widows peak) until I had two different barbers mention it to me during my last two trips to the barbershop. Already ordered Rogaine foam 3 month supply from Amazon....but I have...
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    IBM = Lousiest IT Company I've Ever Dealt With

    WOW...this company seems to have had quite the fall from grace. They opened one of their global delivery facilities in my hometown of Dubuque so I thought hey...I'll apply. Three different interviews: 1st interview: You're a great fit...we'll send you an offer in a few weeks (didn't happen)...
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    PSA: Dish Network Brings Back AMC Tonight

    For those with Dish Network, the AMC is coming back to the channel lineup tonight. I hate Dish with a passion and would have ditched them months ago but I'm stuck in a contract with them. Here is the press release...
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    Anyone try Mortal Online? Free-for-all PVP MMO

    I'm getting burned out with the stale PVP of SWTOR and WOW type games....anyone try out Mortal Online? PVP actually means something since you can loot any player corpse you kill and guilds can control cities, keeps, etc. I checked out some Youtube videos and the graphics don't seem too...
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    Star Wars MMO (SWTOR) could actually be successful?

    I know, I know....no one should hold their breath when it comes to a new MMO being a WOW killer but this one seems to have a lot going for it. Pros: Storyline almost undoubtedly will be superior considering how much is being invested in voice acting alone. This could draw in plenty of MMO...
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    For Military Vets: Cuts to Post 9/11 GI Bill

    I know we have at least a few people on Anandtech in the military or veterans of military service so I figured I would spread the word here as well. I just found out that there are bills making their way through both the House and the Senate that are proposing to substantially cut the benefits...
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    Overheating issue due to ambient temps...watercooling my only option?

    In Windows Vista I'm getting "display driver stopped responding" frequently during gaming and I've isolated the issue to overheating (tried all sorts of video drivers). It never happened in the winter months and only now started to occur as the weather warmed up (and stops when I crank up the...
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    Looking for a GPS unit with MP3 capability(fm transmitter)

    I was about to buy the Lowrance Iway 550C as it does everything I wanted........gave me directions while playing MP3s through my car stereo using a built in FM transmitter(it cuts the music when it needs to tell you directions). Unfortunately, Lowrance decided that you could only have U.S. maps...
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    Taking the Security+ exam

    I'm getting a chance to take the Security+ exam free of charge by my employer. Has anyone acquired this certification and have any insight on what to pay particular attention to to prepare for the exam? They kind of put me on the spot by giving me only a few days notice. I have 3 years in IT...
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    Changing a tire:-(

    So I get a few blocks from my house when one of my tires which are only a few months old blows out on me:-( When I bought the car it didn't have a spare but when I changed out the old tires I kept one and threw away the other 3. Now onto my question........my spare doesn't have any air as it's...
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    Limit types of files you can download in IE6

    I know this is possible somehow....but Google has let me down or my searching skills need to be improved:-) I manage a small network of about 25 computers and we previously ran into problems with users downloading .exe files and getting viruses on the computers. I used the Internet Explorer...
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    Credit card company suggestions?

    I'm only 19 so I don't have much of a credit history.....I have a credit score in the low 700s though which is decent. Anyway, can someone suggest a credit card company that will probably give me a credit limit of ~1,000 with a somewhat decent APR like 15%. I'm trying to buy an expensive item...
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    Romantic ideas for Valentines Day

    I had reservations for one of the top restaurants in DC for Valentines Day but my girl can't find a sitter for her two year old son. I don't think taking a two year old to a fancy restaurant is the best of ideas...anyone have suggestions for something romantic I can do with her that I can take...
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    Staying Power in Bed

    When I was taking Paxil I was like a God in bed......my girl would attest to that:-) When your girl loses count on the # of orgasms she had in bed...that's a very good thing:D I stopped taking Paxil because of its other side effects...does Viagra or any of those other "male enhancement" drugs...
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    Free computer alarm clock

    I've tried and tried..but I can't find a free(no trial things) computer alarm clock. All I need it to do is start up windows media player and play a song at a set time each day.....I ain't paying no $25 for simple functionality such as this. Can anyone help me out and point me in the direction...
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    Custom Greeting Cards

    I want to have a custom card made for Valentine's Day.....Is there any place online that makes custom greeting cards? I'm talking really customized.......custom shape of the actual card, the text, and the art on the front. Would a local graphic/publishing company be able to do it for me...
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    Good summary of the different car makes(Toyota, Chevy, Ford, BMW, etc.)

    Anyone know where I can get a good summary of the different car makes...like their general quality/reliability, which car segment they are best known for(like if they make the best trucks), general background info(like how the Lexus is part of Toyota). I was just interested in reading up on the...
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    Best car review sites

    I wanted to get some recommendations on the best sites for car reviews/ratings. Obviously, there is Edmunds, but are there any other decent sites to easily compare different cars.
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    Calling all financial whiz kids

    I've used those loan calculators online...but I want to know the formula they use to arrive at the answer. Here's a hypothetical situation: I want to pay $300 monthly as a car payment, make a $2,000 down payment, on a 60 month loan at 4% APR. How do they arrive at the answer of $18,290 for...
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    I have to pay for a car dealerships mistake?

    So I bought a used truck from a dealership two months ago. A few days ago they call me asking for $150 since they messed up and charged me 6% sales tax instead of 7%. The contract specifically states the amount I'm paying for the car, taxes, etc. and I payed them in full and have owned the car...
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    Custom Flash/Shockwave Game Development

    I've been searching all over the web looking for a company that creates custom games for an afforadable price. I'm lucky to get a response from most of them which really frustrates me. I want a flash game that's tailored to the subject of my site...just a regular online game, preferably...
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    Looking for a web game.....

    Someone posted on Anandtech a long, long time ago about a pretty cool multiplayer game made in flash or shockwave.....it was 1 vs. 1 and you got to pick from a few different levels. Essentially, you were both little aliens with guns and you always had an obstacle in your way so you couldn't...
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    UNIX exam controversy

    I had a test on UNIX today and there was some controversy with one of the questions. Here's the setup: We are all logged into the server with our own accounts. The question is: The instructor said the correct way to get that information would be to do an lpstat -t...but doesn't that display...
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    FrontPage server extensions-security holes.....

    I recently noticed this show up in my website's logs: I didn't know what the hell those files were, but when I searched through Google I found this link: Security holes with FrontPage extensions I found out this person's IP is someone I know...and we recently exchanged some harsh words with...
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    Delete---double post

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    Converting Quicktime files to AVI

    I've been trying to use Quicktime Pro to export a quicktime file to AVI, but I keep getting this error: Couldn't export the movie because the movie does not allow saving". I got this quicktime file from my temporary internet files after I had viewed it in my browser. Has anyone experienced...
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    Web Photo Gallery suggestions

    I'm in the midst of setting up a photo gallery on my site, but Photoshop's web photo gallery doesn't let you customize the actual HTML used for it. If I use Photoshop...I'm going to have to edit every single page it generates...and I have over 60 HTML pages for my photo gallery. Can you guys...
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    Can't load Windows XP after rebooting

    Whenever I restart my main rig, I can never get into Windows XP:( If I shut it down and power it right back up, most of the time Windows will load though.....kinda weird. The only drivers I've installed recently are the newest Creative Sound Blaster Audigy drivers, and they've been working...
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    Norton AntiVirus definitions

    My virus definitions haven't been updated since December 6th......I check for new definitions almost daily, but LiveUpdate keeps saying their are no updates available. I went to Symantec's website and it says new virus definitions were released Dec 24th for LiveUpdate. Oddly enough, December...
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    Am I sharing too much hardware on one IRQ?

    Here's a list of the hardware that is sharing IRQ 11: Creative SB Audigy Geforce3 Ti200 IEEE 1394 host controller 56k modem 3 USB universal host controllers I'm in the dark about whats good and bad in terms of IRQ settings......but it just stood out to me because I don't think it would be good...
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    Good replacement for website frames

    I designed my site using frames but now I changed my mind and don't really want to use frames if I can accomplish the same thing using something else. I tried just using a table encompassing the whole page and shading the first column a solid color to give it the frame look, but it won't fill...
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    Confused about cookies and storing graphics

    It's my first time making a website and I'm in the dark about cookies. What kind of stuff are cookies useful for? Storing log in information is one I guess, but I'm not sure what else they are used for. My website is going to be pretty basic...It's all straightforward HTML with graphics...
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    HTML tables....How do I make the 1st row always visible?

    I have a fairly large table of data to display on my website, and I was wondering how you get it so the first row of the table is ALWAYS visible. I forget what it's called, I found out how to do it in a MS Office class I took but I forgot how to do it and I have never done it in HTML. I'm...
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    Quick Java question about jump boxes+frames

    Making a Java jump box is pretty simple....but I want my Java jump box in the left frame of my site....and when a page is selected from the box, I want the mainframe to change. I know about the TARGET command you use for making links change a certain frame...but it doesn't work with Java...
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    88 Tbird having acceleration probs

    My 88 Ford Thunderbird is having a terrible problem with unresponsiveness for a few seconds when going into an acceleration from a dead stop....like when I pull out of a driveway and accelerate to get to speed.....it will almost immediately become unresponsive right after it gets a little gas...
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    Need a web host.....recommendations needed

    I have a site that needs hosting, and I can't tolerate any ads of any kind.....so that rules out all the free ones I'd imagine. Here's the list of what I need: Space: 300MB Bandwidth: Don't know......the website will only be appealing to people that live in a specific city though, so it...
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    Good Army music for website

    I'm in the delayed entry program for the Army and the recruiting office in my town asked if I could make them a website......I've got plenty of content for it, but I thought it would be cool to throw in an Army song. I'm particularly fond of this one tune they play on the History channel...
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    Recommend Dungeon Siege type games but.......

    I really liked some aspects of Dungeon Siege but other parts were really lacking. IMO, the bad things about the game were the retarded AI, lack of a decent story, and it didn't require much intelligence to play. Is their a RPG out there with the good looks and easy controls of Dungeon Siege...
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    Vocals always sound like echoes-sound card or speaker prob?

    Today I was watching a DVD on my PC and I could definitely notice a slight echoe whenever someone spoke in the movie. I thought it must be the DVD but I went and played an mp3 and I could still notice it. I built this computer just about a year ago and it has never done this before, and I am...
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    Streaming Baseball Playoffs...free?

    First of all, are the MLB playoffs going to be available streamed? I'm talking audio and video, I have never ventured into streaming sports before but I'm pretty sure you can get both audio and video right? And if it will be available, will it be free? If not, how much would it probably run...