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    Anyone using a NUC for their HTPC?

    I've been waiting for something I can tuck behind my TV... kicked around buying a laptop but glad I waited as it looks like the NUC is what I want. I run Windows Media Center and Media Browser, primarily because I run our live TV through WMC with a HD Homerun Prime. Otherwise I'd probably look...
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    HTPC behind TV?

    Anyone done this? I think Zotac has a pretty slim box that may work, or I could look at using a laptop... the TV I want to try this with isn't mounted *extremely* close to the wall, so if I can keep the machine under 1.5" or so it could work. Thoughts/experiences?
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    Replacement for Logitech z-680 satellite speaker

    I lent my dad my z680s for a couple years... got them back last week, and one of the satellites is blown. So, I figured these are my two options: - Get a replacement driver to drop in if I can find one that fits - Get a (cheap-ish) pair of speakers to use as the 'fronts' for the logitech...
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    Best use for my "old" 65" rear projection TV

    About 5 years ago I bought a Mitsubishi WS-65315 "HD Ready" TV. I didn't have HD cable, blu-ray wasn't really around (at least in my world)... I was sitting ~18 feet away from my TV in my living room so I bought the biggest screen I could afford. The TV served me well for a couple years...
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    Thinking about getting a soundbar...

    I live in a one-bedroom condo with my wife that we're looking to sell. We have too much stuff, and are attempting to "stage" our place. So... it would probably be a good idea to store my large-ish speakers until we move. In the meantime, though, I still want decent surround-sound for movies...
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    Questions on HTPC components

    I've been waiting to build a HTPC for years, and now with some cash and gift cards at my disposal I think it might finally be time... I want to replace our current DVD player with this box. I'll most likely be buying a BD-ROM/DVD-RW drive, though maybe not at first because we don't own any...
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    Windows Server 2003 R2 Storage Report Issues

    I'm trying to generate some reports using FSRM on one of our file servers, and the report comes up basically blank. When I check the application logs, there is an event recorded that identifies a bad file causing the report to bomb out... I ran into a couple of files on another server that...
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    Setting up dual 24" monitors

    Is there a single card that can run these 2 monitors at 1920x1200, or do I need multiple cards in the system? If so, do I hook them up using SLI or not? Would prefer to stick with an NVidia solution. TIA...
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    Need a good wireless keyboard/mouse bundle for some users...

    We used to order the Logitech Wireless Rechargable Desktop bundle for these applications, but the product set has been discontinued. It was only about $60 and was very basic, which was perfect for some of the office users. We switched to this model because of the large number of helpdesk calls...
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    Microsoft Licensing

    Right now all our machines at work are ordered w/ XP OEM pre-installed. We've been testing out Acronis Snap Deploy w/ the Universal Deploy add-on, which basically makes the HAL and storage driver problems a thing of the past. Pretty cool stuff so far. Anyway, from what I've gathered from my...
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    Brother HL-5250DN issues

    I picked this printer up about 3 months ago and have been extremely happy with it up until earlier this week when, out of nowhere, all the LED's started flashing and it wouldn't print. I went into the web management page (there is no LCD panel on this model) and it reported "Error 50 Service...
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    Replacement front bezel

    I broke the door off the front of my Chenming Case and have been trying to track down somewhere to buy a replacement door or bezel. Any ideas?
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    VBScript help

    I got a script online that was taken from the book 'Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI' - it is basically used for gathering information about all the computers on your domain. link So I wanted to modify it slightly so that I could enter a search string to get only computers named a...
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    IBM Thinkpads and port replicator num lock annoyance

    A co-worker has a thinkpad and docking station. He'll have numlock on, then undock, go home, and is annoyed that numlock will still be on (he'll get numbers when he hits keys on the right side of the keyboard). Now, I know that all he has to do is remember to hit one extra button (turn num...
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    Sysprep and leased computers with OEM keys

    I just started working for a new company. They lease their all their systems (IBM desktops and laptops), which come pre-installed with XP and a bunch of crap that we don't need on them (IBM help tools, Google Picasa, etc). We also have a bunch of apps we have to install on them for our users...
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    Critique my resume, please

    My resume I'm especially concerned with the objective (which I know can/should be changed according to the specific job you're going after), and even more so with the education/certification section. I'm unsure of both the layout as well as the content. I went through a tough time in...
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    Looking for time clock software

    Preferably free/open source, of course. Any suggestions?
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    apt-get 'repair' option

    I'm new to Debian... we're using it here at work to try to get a Request Tracker trouble ticket server up and going. It was working fine, but took a dump over the weekend for some reason (Apache won't start because of one of the perl files included in RT). I was simply going to backup the...
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    Anyone familiar with Request Tracker?

    Am having a hell of a time finishing it. I keep getting this annoying 'almost there...' page, telling me that I haven't yet configured the webserver properly for the mod_perl or fastcgi handlers. I've read and re-read (and re-re-read) all the documentation I can find, and I just don't see...
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    Suggestions for cases in a DIRTY environment

    I'm throwing together a new computer for some friends who own a bar. Their old one is incredibly nasty... it's filled with disgusting brown dust from all the smoke in the environment. I'd like to keep some of that dust out of the new one, so am looking for suggestions for a case with some nice...
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    Question for people living in Chicago

    Here's the situation - my girlfriend lives up in Chicago and tried to beat a yellow light. She got pulled over for blowing a red light and was given a ticket. In addition, she didn't have proof of insurance because she had been cleaning her car a couple days before and forgot to put all her...
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    Pickin' up what I'm puttin' down?

    So, maybe someone around here can help... there was another saying similar to the one in the title that I can't think of anymore and it's literally been driving me nuts for months. What are some others?
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    Branch office VPN questions...

    Over the next couple years, our company is looking at adding about 6 more branch offices, (we currently have only 2) - in doing this, the owner realizes he's going to have to make some pretty large changes in how the network is setup. Right now, we have our main office on a commercial cable...
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    connecting to shares on a computer *not* connected to the domain

    Say I want to bring my laptop in to work to access some files - I can hook it up to the network and access the internet and all that good stuff... I can even remote desktop into it. But, I can't access the network shares. Is there a way to set this up?
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    Any Michigan State students on here?

    I'm driving there from Iowa to see Muse this weekend - was wondering what the best bars/places to go were for after the show, as well as which hotel I should try booking a room at. I've never been there before.
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    Branch office DNS issues?

    We have a relatively small network here - 3 offices. Our main office has all servers - 1 domain controller, 1 webserver, 1 application server at this point - and about 20 workstations. The branch offices each have about 5 workstations, and have a VPN link back to the main office. We...
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    Set default browser through group policy?

    I had all our users on Firefox, but the company who writes our database application came out with an upgrade that now requires Internet Explorer (the reports function relies on Crystal Reports, which rely on an ActiveX control to print reports properly... it sucks). So I'm looking for a way to...
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    Windows 2000 resource kit?

    Is the 2000 resource kit free? I found some free tools from it on MS's site, but haven't been able to track down cusrmgr yet - which I want to use to force all users to change their passwords on their next login (found a site with instructions here). So, any ideas?
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    So Jesus walks into a hotel...

    ...walks up to the front desk, sets a couple of nails down on the counter and asks, "Can you put me up for the night?"
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    Windows 2000 Terminal Server & remote desktop

    I was thinking about using some form of VNC to control our Win2k machines when I needed to, but came across a post in another forum where I guy mentioned that a 2k machine could act as a Terminal Services Server 'using the (Windows 2000) server's CAL'. I'm assuming he means that, as long as you...
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    Is there a way to change a Windows machine's name once it's been joined to an AD Domain?

    I know I can manually sit down at the machine, remove it from the domain, change the name, and re-add it, but I'm looking for a simpler way to just do it through the AD Users & Computers snap-in (or some other way of doing it from the server). The computers around here are not named in a...
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    Logging phone switch through serial port (hyperterm, minicom, etc)

    We want to log our phone system to track employee usage... we just had it setup so we have long-distance access codes, and the owner wants a montly report to compare to the phone bill. Anyway, I got the null modem cable, hooked it up to my laptop and fired up hyperterm - I'm a complete newbie...
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    Opinions on network structure wanted...

    Okay, so the owner of the company I work for is pretty hesitant to drop money, as most are. Currently, the company has about 25 employees - 15 or so in the main office, then 5 in each of the branch offices. There is a VPN connection to each of the outer branches. The company has one main...
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    how to determine what size the 'C:' partition should be in Windows Server

    Just wondering why Dell chooses certain partition sizes when you get a server from them. For instance, an older server has a RAID 5 array made up of 3 37-gig drives - so a formatted capacity of about 70 gigs. Of that, 4 are dedicated to the 'C' partition, the rest for 'D'. It's running 2000...
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    Weird hard drive/motherboard issue

    Symptoms: PC freezes during POST while detecting hard drive; can't access BIOS or get past POST screen with drive plugged in. Here's the details. First off, the PC was like this... we got it in, decided to replace the motherboard, after which everything was fine. Take it back to the...
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    Limiting internet access on a Windows 2000 domain

    I simply want to know how I can control access to websites using Windows Server 2000/Active Direct. I'm completely new to using stuff like Group Policies, etc. I could do this using our firewall, but I'd rather block it at the domain level if possible - I'd like to set up a limited user...
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    backup/synchronization software

    I'm looking for a way to basically have a removable device (probably a USB hard drive) to be connected to a file server or NAS-type device that continually copies all or specified files and folders to the device. The person wants to be able to take work home with them, but it's generally a...
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    Looking for good scanner w/ document feeder

    It'd be best if this thing came with some software to dump scans to .PDF in an organized fashion. It'll be used by a staffing company to scan in forms from different applicants that are hoping to be placed in a position with a certain client of the staffing company - the client prefers to have...
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    Thinking about putting up a glftpd-based server

    First off, the server will be primarily for private usage - I intend to set up accounts for friends and family to use it to dump/store documents, pictures, etc on. I was also considering making a public account and keeping different OSS/freeware stuff on there (stuff like different flavors of...