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    Guidance needed

    Lite gaming is not the immediate need, but I can't rule it out. Vegas Pro for home movies Adobe fireworks for my wife Might or might not want to rip a bluray or 3 Eventual touch monitors???
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    Guidance needed

    I have a white box originally thrown together circa 2011ish that never got used. It has an Intel i5 3570(???) with integrated graphics on a gigabyte board with 32gb memory. It was intended to be headless video storage but never got used. We now need a box for the kids, so I need something...
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    Official Destiny Thread

    Hey all. Currently have a level 24 Titan and need some help with Queens bounties and the weekly. Have a mic and will be on after 9pm if anybody wants to join, PS4.
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    Where would you mount a projector and screen?

    Having the slanted ceiling behind you will be problematic for surround sound, and will probably cause listening fatigue. If sound is a consideration for you at all... I would plug the window, cover it with a screen wall and put seating opposite of the window. Looks like this is an 8' tall...
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    Black Brushed Aluminum Case Needed

    Got a Middle atlantic Slim 5 rack, and need a case or two that match the MA Black Brushed Anodized Face Plates. Custom AV Rack has a better picture than the MA site: http://www.customavrack.com/Products/643-middle-atlantic-hbl4-black-brushed-and-anodized-blank-filler-panel-4u.aspx I can...
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    Cheap LED bulbs: TCP 60W Soft white 2700k 3 pack

    We had excellent results with the EcoSmart (rebranded Cree) lights in our remodel. The link is for the soft white, but try this line if you have the IC/Non-IC cans. They were a brown box when we bought 12 for our basement. Our basement has multiple stong colors. SU Orange, Deep Purple...
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    Significant Other: Joint Accounts or Separate?

    Put your own checks into your own accounts and transfer in your portion of the monthly bills to the joint. Then pay from the joint account. Makes transfers easier with kids accounts too.
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    Your Black Friday shopping list

    Wife: Jewelry, Possibly a new video camera that handles dim indoor light better that our crappy Samsung Kids: Jewelry, clothes, and books Buddies & father in law: Battlefield 4 (PC) Myself: Battlefield 4(PC) and a new video card for myself to run Battlefield 4 @ 5760x1080 Everyone...
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    Amazon PS4 launch titles buy 2 get 1 free

    Snagged AC IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, and Need For Speed Rivals.
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    What kind of job do you have? Can we try to get a semi-serious survey?

    Systems Analyst supporting hospital Patient Access and Finance/Billing systems.
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    Computer for home recording

    I'll take a stab at this Q. What recording software do you intend to use? It will provide minimum and suggested specs to give us an idea of what throughput you will generate. Will this be just the one instrument with two streams? My concern would be case noise getting into the analog...
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    How are people this bad with money?

    I would like to qualify that: If you take the 5.90% you would have spent on the car and invest it the whole time you are making car payments at a higher % than the .09% loan, and you do not pay a loan origination fee and there is no loan termination fee and you never have to pay a...
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    **OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

    How much should a SOJ w/6% cold, 5% Frenzy, & 30% Elite Bonus go for? Yesterday, I lost a 330M bid last minute, how high does it typically go?
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    Injustice: Gods Among Us - $9.99 @ Gamestop 1 hour sale (6/4)

    Over 20x timeouts between three of us for PS3 version. Had two pc's at my office going. My first purchase locked up at 1pm EST, then errored out after three minutes of churning. I finally got through two of my six tries and it was removed from my cart both times. Finally received the...
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    Sennheiser HD 595 - cracking after 2 years

    How did you pay for it? My coworker has a Chase Blue that doubles all of his warranty's purchased on his card. It is possible....
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    Food Weaknesses

    Mt Dew...I switched to diet to kill the flavor but I still drink 8+ 2ltrs a week. Kids and an office job....
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    Application Specialist needs a point in the right direction...

    Thank you, I will look at ASP.net too. I will be working on this on my own time this weekend. In the meantime I do have a basic question. There might be long periods without printing, so instead of the application polling the file every few seconds, what do I need to do to push the...
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    Application Specialist needs a point in the right direction...

    We have a new system at work, and my group has a server that will be receiving inbound print jobs after an outside firm does some processing. When the jobs come in we typically only see the name blip in a folder as the job comes back in then it prints. Unless of course, the user selects wrong...
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    Eugene Kaspersky Q&A

    Interesting read, wish I had more free time to read up on kernal security practices it really fascinates me.
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    What do you want on Black Friday 2012?

    A good price on a projector with deep blacks, a couple of raid cards, and some drives to go with them. A long shot...a good price on a dark wall to wall carpet for our theatre/play room.
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    **OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

    What happened to gem prices? I bought radient star emeralds and rubys en masse a week or two back and they tripled in price. Should I sell? Will the price drop under 5mil again?
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    The Official Windows 8 User Thread

    Ok, maybe I'm a bit dense. I have a 10% coupon for newegg for a Win 8 licence, I'd like to get Win 8 Pro to do a fresh install with no upgrade. It seems the Amazon "Windows 8 Professional System Builder DVD 64-Bit" for $133.99 is the only version I can do a fresh install on. But newegg...
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    Heads up: FCC to allow encryption of basic cable

    So big business will now force more people to use their box requiring more power just to protect their profits. Not very green of them... How do we get the smelly homeless people to camp out at Time Warner?
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    Dead Deal.. HOT...Polk RTI A9 $399.99 each at newegg.

    Was in stock on Sat morning. Deal is dead now. How do I revise the title? If your interested, check weekends first thing in the morning.
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    Dead Deal.. HOT...Polk RTI A9 $399.99 each at newegg.

    All the polks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...+rti+a&x=0&y=0 Rti A9 in black: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882290158 Rti A9 in cherry: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16882290159 No special coupons or codes, they just drop the price on weekends...
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    Dead Deal.. HOT...Polk RTI A9 $399.99 each at newegg.

    Woot woot!!! $100 cheaper per speaker than last years weekend deals. Yes these are the waaaay better than the Monitor & TSI line, but require a good ampunt of power. The entry bookshelves RTI A1 was $179/pair. Not too sure about these, I can vouch for the A3's I got last year for $250/pair.
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    Cool c++ tricks

    C++ class templates are a cool little "trick". Can generalize a function to work for multiple datatypes.
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    Medical Costs - Help

    A hospital recovering 40% of a bill is doing extremely well. Not sure about ambulances and private offices. Check in with their financial people, there are entire departments dedicated to negotiating partial payments.
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    Possible to have 2 identical mice in Win7?

    You can use a laptoptouchpad, and a mouse at the same time. Whichever is moving would be the one picked up. I am not sure of the priority of both moving at the same time... Probably a registry edit to set.
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    What video camera should I get? I want to document my wife's pregnancy

    Check with your MD too. I worked in an L&D in NYS for 3.5 years, and my wife works in a NICU. I can't think of a single MD that would let you film them working. They are liable for 18 years, and get real pissy about it. As a father of two, hold your wifes hand and watch your babies be...
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    My work is throwing OUT 3 Computers

    Verify you employers policy first. Some places are real jerks and will fire you for dumpster diving. If you or someone you work with throws something out and you go dumpster diving later that day, security cameras can only tell you are taking something. It can't prove you didn't give someone...
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    Is the 3D craze fizzling out?

    Not yet for us. My neighbor has an Epson 5010 on a 100" screen and it's awesome. Maybe you need a bigger screen to enjoy it???
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    **OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

    Ok, I'm torn. I had a corsair rebate card that was getting eaten by monthly fees, so I put $19 on my battlenet account. Should I just buy gold? I'm a casual gaming dad who only gets to play 2-3hrs a week. My Barb is level 44, Wizard is level 32, and a Monk, DH, and WD all around lvl 20(I...
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    Looking for a receiver for Monitor70s and CS1

    Last holiday season: Monitor 70 $150 each Monitor 60 $99 each PSW505 Sub -I think under $200, maybe $189 --someone correct me if my memory is failing me. The CS1 does get overpowered by the Monitor 70 in home theatre when there is dialog. I don't remembrer the CS2 sale price from last...
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    Thinking of changing careers to IT

    Check healthcare++ Check your regional centers job postings for workload, and current applications. Networking is pretty straight forward with certs. If there are a ton of Analyst positions(Integration, application, programming), they are most likely a closed box solutions facility and...
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    State Tax Holidays Aug 2012

    Did PA change? I thought they were a commonwealth and didn't charge clothing tax?
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    **OFFICIAL** Diablo 3 Thread

    Am I the only one who read: "Blizzard uses 20,000 systems and 1.3 petabytes of storage to power its gaming operations." and though define "systems". Does that include QA systems, ticket systems, revenue systems, development systems, power management systems, employee time management...
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    What's your monthly food budget

    $1000-1200/mo Including comsumables (TP, paper towels, diapers x2, wipes, shampoo, other stuff from the grocery store). Two adults, one toddler, one baby, and one big dog. We shop the local pesticide/hormone free farms when available. BJ's Wholesale club for the majority of our grocerys...
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    Multiple Win 7 installs on the same computer w/ same key?

    I know a contractor who keeps a different HD clone for each client. Only one is used at a time, so it fits his licence.