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    Google Now is a life saver.

    Back in November I bought a pair of tickets to a college basketball game as a Christmas gift for my father. We used to go to games often when I was a kid, but hasn't been for a few years. Somehow we both got the dates mixed up and thought the game was tonight and had plans to meet up to go, but...
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    Canceling Verizon contact - Best Buy

    Has anyone canceled a Verizon contract after buying a phone from best buy and signing up for new service there? Any issues? Best buy is currently selling the droid turbo for $1 with contract and including a $150 gift card. I'm thinking of buying the phone and paying for a month of service then...
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    Unlock code single use?

    Are the phone unlock codes provided by the carrier a single use code, or will they work on multiple phones? I have two off the exact same phones (one for each of my parents purchased a few months apart.) We are switching carriers and my current carrier sent me an unlock code for one of them...
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    Default Google apps not showing up in play store

    My stepmother bought a new phone yesterday (LG G2), prior to that she had never used an Android Device and did not have any Google accounts. We created a Google account on her computer prior to buying the phone, but when I logged into Google from the phone and went to the play store nothing was...
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    Google wallet transfer delays

    I have been using Google wallet for the last 6 months or so and have a savings account at my bank linked to it. In the past transferring money from the bank account to Google was almost instantaneous, I would always get a confirmation email within seconds and the funds would show as available in...
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    Tire pressure?

    I bought a new set of tires today, when I got home I checked the tire pressure and the shop had inflated them to 40 psi. The tires list 51 psi max on the side wall. I've always inflated to the max psi listed on the tires, but 51 seems high (the set they replaced said 35). Is it safe to keep...
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    Prepaid sim card for making calls to US from UK?

    My mother is going on vacation to England for a couple of weeks, does anyone have any suggestions for an inexpensive prepaid sim I could direct her to that would allow her to make calls/texts back to the US? She probably wont need much data or local minutes while she is there, but international...
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    cheap tablet advice

    I'm looking for an inexpensive 7" or 8" android tablet mostly for browsing the internet/email at home, maybe a couple of time-waster games, nothing too taxing. Amazon has the 7" Samsung Galaxy tab 3 on sale for $140, but I found this 8" tablet for $100 from Walmart. The WM tablet has a bigger...
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    Google play store app/phone compatibility

    Is there any way to tell on the Google play store if an App will be compatible with a certain model of phone without actually having the phone tied to your account? My dad is looking to buy a new phone, and one of the main things he uses it for is golf GPS (Golflogix app). I wouldn't have...
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    General Tso sauce

    Anyone make dishes with General Tso sauce at home? I bought a bottle of sauce from the grocery store and used it on some stir fry'd chicken and broccoli; it was ok but a bit pricy (6.99 for a little bottle that seems to make 2 meals). I was looking for a bulk jug of the stuff online, anyone...
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    Florida Toll-By-Plate dispute

    Has anyone ever disputed a toll by plate invoice? I got one in the mail today, it has my license plate listed, but the road it claims the toll is on is down in miami-dade county, and I live in Tampa. The time stamp is 45 minutes after i would have got off work that day so unless I managed to...
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    Door Chimes

    Does anyone know where I could find a door chime/alert that will ring continuously (or at least once every 15 seconds or so) until the door it's attached to is closed? I looked at Home Depot, Lowes, and Radio Shack, but the only ones they carried rang a single time when the door was opened...
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    XBox 360 w/ HDMI - Audio question.

    I've noticed on HDMI equipped 360's that there is a HDMI port on the back of the console that the cable plugs directly into instead of using the A/V dongle. I'm currently using the VGA adapter going to my TV and an optical TOSLINK cable sending audio to my receiver, but if I upgrade to HDMI how...
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    This made me scratch my head

    I was reading the local paper yesterday and came across this article about ditching a traditional landline in favor of VOIP. Its not that informative, but I suppose it would be useful for someone who knew nothing about the technology. This part at the end made me chuckle though: WTF is this...
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    No sound from subwoofer

    I have a 5.1 speaker setup, connected to a receiver that is connected to my x-fi using the multi channel input on the receiver (connected using 3 minijack-rca cables). For some reason, I am not getting any sound from the sub while playing games or listening to music. The sub does work when...
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    SPDIF, Optical or Coaxial?

    Also, if I was going to connect the audio output of a cable box to an X-FI, would it be better to use SPDIF or the standard red/white RCA connectors?
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    Overclocking with Coolbits and ATI Tool

    Im trying to max out my 7900GT. Ive got my memory up to 1900mhz, but I'm a little bit confused on the core. If i set it to 640mhz in coolbits and click on "Test Changes" it will pass all day long. but when I try to run the artifact check in ATI Tool I start getting artifacts at about 615mhz. The...
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    20" Monitor that can do 75hz at 1600x1200?

    Does anyone know if this monitor will do 75hz at 1600x1200? I checked samsung's site and could not find any details. If not, anyone have any sugestions?
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    A8N-SLI premium will not work in SLI

    I just bought an Asus A8N-SLI premium and a pair of EVGA 7900 GT's and cannot ge them to work in SLI. I have tried each card individualy in each slot and they work fine, but I cant get SLI to work properly. At first, it would work fine until I started to play a game and then I would just have...
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    Problem playing video

    I recently had to reinstall windows due to a hard drive failure this week. I am having the strangest problem though, for some reason whenever I try to play a video file on one monitor, it starts playing on the second monitor as well. This happens regardless of which monitor I try to play the...
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    3200+ at 2.6 ghz stock vcore

    I built a simple websurfing/office app computer for my mother using a 3200 venice and a el cheapo biostar MB tonight, and decided to run it through some tests to see how it handles. Well it ran 2 hours of prime at 2.6 at stock vcore! I'm putzing around with it now to see if I can find out how...
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    Internet Vs Real Life

    Real Life vs Internet I got a chuckle out of the part on "Political Discussions." Any P&Ners want to chime in? ;)
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    Fan controller for P180

    I'm looking for a fan controller to install in my P180. I would prefer one with knobs, instead buttons. Is anyone using one or know of one that will not interfere with the door on the P180?