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    Wireless Repeaters and WiFi Analyzer (Android)?

    This is kind of a specific question that I can't seem to find an answer to, so I was hoping someone here would know. When using WiFi Analyzer on Android, I was wondering if a single WiFi access point with multiple repeaters shows up as a single access point with one MAC address, or if the...
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    Kind of a longshot: does anyone know this bodyshop?

    I guess it's pretty hard to find reviews of bodyshops. Has anyone ever heard of this shop in LA? Is there a site for this kind of thing? Pacific Collision Specialists 8820 Aviation Blvd Inglewood, CA 90301
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    Internet forum user types

    So I have to give a general discussion on human behavior on the Internet, and one part will include online forums. These are the categories of users that I've included so far: regular user troll lurker sock puppet (secondary identity that is usually created to support a main identity in...
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    Asking for some help with a probability exercise

    Thanks for any advice. I'd just like to know where I'm going wrong with this. This is from an exercise in CLRS that I've been mulling over for the last week, but I haven't really figured out where I'm going wrong. Question: Use indicator random variables to compute the expected value of...
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    Brother HL-2070N (laser printer) for $99.98 with free shipping

    Brother HL-2070N from OfficeMax Costs $134.99 over at Newegg with $13.91 three day shipping and usually retails at $150, so it's a decent deal. I was thinking about picking one up at Staples when I stumbled across this deal. For a lower end laser printer with built in Ethernet networking, I...
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    Is owning a shuriken really a felony in California?

    Is possessing one a crime, or is it just carrying one around that's a crime? I was considering shipping it back, but from what I've been reading, I guess I'd better leave it here.
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    Getting a new HD for an Inspiron 8500 notebook

    My sister is trying to replace a dying HDD in an Inspiron 8500. She looked at this drive, called up Dell, and was told that it's a "secondary" hard drive, not a "primary" hard drive. I couldn't tell from looking at the docs online if that laptop has a bay for a second hard drive, and I can't...
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    webcam vs camcorder

    Hello, I'm looking for some advice. Basically, I need to create a setup so I can stream live video of a baby to family members. It would also be handy to be able to look at the baby while at work. This would be over a cable connection, and I doubt more than three or four connections would be...
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    Anyone playing WoW on an Emachines laptop?

    Just wondering if there's anyone out there having the same problems. Or better yet, is there someone out there with the same laptop who isn't having any issues with WoW? I'm using the latest Omega drivers, but the video still freezes randomly. On some nights I can play hours without any...
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    Kryptonite bike u-lock stuck

    I have this stuck Kryptonite u-lock which is luckily not locked to the bike. Basically, when I last unlocked it, I put the lock back together and turned the key, but only one bar was stuck into the crosspiece. The other was sticking out, but it locked okay, so I didn't notice. When I tried to...
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    Has anyone here actually bought a notebook from powernotebooks.com?

    I'm planning on getting a laptop within the next 2-3 months, and while Powernotebooks is often mentioned here and has a superior rating at resellerratings, I'm wondering if anyone from the AT forums actually owns one. I like the sheer power of what I could buy there(for a great price, even)...
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    Will a 1x/2x/4x card work in a 4x/8x slot?

    Hallo, Well, I replaced a motherboard for my dad, but I didn't realize the new board(Shuttle AN35N Ultra) has a 4x/8x agp slot. So the 3 older agp cards that I could have used are all useless(just don't fit into the slot), and I'm looking for a cheap replacement. Basically, the machine is used...
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    How many USB devices is too many for a 350 watt PSU?

    Hallo, I visited home recently and fixed my Dad's malfunctioning computer, or so I thought. It would consistently freeze(oddly enough, every time I opened OE6), so I suspected the power supply. I changed it from the stock PSU to an Antec Blue 350 Watt. Perhaps I should have ordered a bigger one...
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    YAAT - Sorry. Atkins question for people trying to lose < 25 lbs with this diet

    I'm actually satisfied with my diet and exercise routines, but I've recently hit a plateau that's lasted too long. So I want to temporarily change my diet to shock the body and break the plateau. I'd be going from around 60% carbs(no refined carbs/sugar)/30% prot/10% fat to Atkins induction/diet...
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    What might cause my comp to freeze only during cold boots?

    Hiya, I've been trying to figure this out for a week, but with no luck. My comp suddenly started randomly locking up whenever I do a cold boot. It will lock up during POST, during W2k bootup, just after W2k bootup...it's all very strange. :confused: After pressing the reset button and going...
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    Help! Epox 8k7a dead PS/2 port?

    Hallo, I put together a system for my dad using the 8k7a, but out of the blue, the PS/2 mouse stopped working(win2k). So I tried another mouse, didn't work. I booted up in Win98, and it gave me the message about it being safe to connect a serial mouse. I then tried a serial mouse, which...
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    Halloween haunted house sound effects?

    Has anyone ever set up a haunted house for Halloween? Do you recommend any Halloween sound CD's in particular? I was thinking of leaving the doorstep and inside of the house completely dark(except for a jack-o-lantern or two) and leaving the front door cracked open with the creepy sound effects...
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    Stupid vendors

    This is a rant about a vendor; read at your own peril. Maybe tell me your own tales, so I can feel better. Well, I just had a crappy experience with a new vendor. Reseller rating was around 5.8 or 5.9 from over 100 people, so I thought it would be a safe bet. It was. Kind of. First item that I...
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    BE6-2 HPT366 flawed at 133MHz FSB?

    Hallo! I've been struggling with this on and off for a couple of days, but no luck. I could use some advice for this problem. Here are the essential system specs: Abit BE6-2(BIOS flashed to XU) PC133 RAM P3-700@933(just upgraded the CPU from a Celeron366@550) IBM 75GXP (30 gigs) Generic PCI...