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    Dell Precision M6800/harddrive conf

    Dear All, I am trying to config a fairly high end M6800 for use in trade support. I am kind of confused on hard drive selection. Here are goals: 1) SSD boot drive 2) at least 500GB 2nd drive 3) less important, some kind of automatic good encryption on both (great if finger print, but...
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    2013: PRECISION T7600 for mission critical trading

    Dear All, I'm about to upgrade my trading computer to a DELL PRECISION T7600. This computer is to be used for mission-critical trading applications. (Note: thank you all for the advice you gave be back in 2008, it was very helpful, I just re-read it you guys have a lot of wisdom)...
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    power supply for fan

    Hello All, I'm trying to use a good quiet computer fan in order to cool an equipment cabinet. I've selected NOCTUA NF-PF14 FLX. http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Ultra-Silent-140mm-NF-P14/dp/B002XISTXM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329859517&sr=1-1 The problem is I need to plug this...
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    best wireless access point

    Hello, I'm looking for some advice for a very stable and secure wireless access point. My house has two buildings, the main house and a smaller building which sits rights next to the main house. My office is in the smaller building. I'm currently running Netgear N900 Wireless Dual Band...
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    network connection monitoring

    Hello, Can anyone recommend a robust software app which monitors your network connection? on Windows PCs... (if no good apps for Windows, we could have a dedicated LINUX machine, but not our preference unless you strongly advocate) I run a small trading group, and live in fear of our...
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    existing hardwired ethernet cable too short

    Hello All, I recently bought a new house. It has a small room where all of the networking stuff/servers/etc are supposed to go. Ethernet cord exists from here to most of the rooms in the house. The problem is that only about 4 inches of ethernet cord sticks out from the ceiling in this new...
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    wireless speakers / long range / mission critical

    Dear All, I recently moved into a new place, where my office is in a seperate building from the main house, seperated by about 15 feet. In my office, I run some computer programs which monitor financial markets and set up loud audio alarms if certain things happen. The problem is that I can't...
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    Outlook 2007/2010 Search Add-on

    Hello, I'm always struggling with the search function in Outlook 2007. I have tons and tons of emails across multiple PST files (10 PST files, total size about 20G). The Outlook 2007 Search is not user-friendly at all, sometimes it takes me a long time to find things, also the indexing...
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    upgrading to Outlook 2010

    Hello All I'm about to upgrade to Outlook 2010 and hoping someone might have some advice. I'm currently using Outlook 2007, and have it all configured up with multiple email accounts, PST files, and other things. What is the best convenient and safe way to port my settings over to the new...
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    good reliable laptop for multi-tasking office work

    Hello All My colleague needs to buy a good laptop for multi-tasking office applications (predominantly heavy duty accounting work with tons of excel spreadsheets, outlook, explorer, skype) all open at the same time. This accounting work supports a high frequency trading company... so we want to...
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    best reliable cable modem

    Hello All I run a day trading operation from home. My cable modem recently died on me (Motorola Surfboard). So I go to the cable provider and they give me their newest one: Ubee D3.0 Cable Modem It looks a little cheap. Don't know how it actually is, but the appearance sure doesn't...
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    best high-end business laptop

    Hello All, I need to buy another laptop to serve as an emergency system for my trading operation, if all my other systems crash. Last laptop I bought was Lenovo ThinkpadW500. I guess it was good enough. I was wondering if people still really like Lenovo for high-end business use laptops or...
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    Cisco ASA5505

    Dear ALL, I am in the market for a wired router to support mission-critical day trading. After asking for advice here, I have pretty much decided to purchase the Cisco ASA5505-SEC-BUN-K9. I'm also planning on getting (either at start or a couple weeks after) the: ISP failover...
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    most reliable wireless router for mission critical trading

    Dear All, I need to buy another wireless router to support my high-frequency trading... I have a wired routers which I use for my main stuff... but I need a wireless one as to use on a backup connection, in case the main connection crashes... Can you please recommend the most reliable...
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    iphone vs Blackberry Tour

    Hello, I've posted before and asked for advice about I-phone versus Blackberry Tour. Thank you for your advice. I ended up getting the I-phone, and so far am not too happy with it. I admit I really haven't spent much time with it, so this could just be "getting used to pains". Complaints...
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    best screen now? Dell 2209WA?

    Dear Screen Gurus, I'm the proud owner of a couple of Dell 2009WA screens. I need to get another one (or something similiar/better). When I bought the 2009WA everyone loved it and thought it was a great deal. I've been very happy with it. Is it still the best in its class? Is there a new...
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    Iphone vs Blackberry, best network, wireless

    Hello All- I have a couple of cell phone questions for the very-knowledgeable-about-cell-phones crowd. #1 I currently have BB Curve, I really liked it and it was great. The battery is kind of messed up now, so I guess it is time to get a new phone. Everyone seems to love the iphone. I was...
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    best quality external harddrive

    Hello Can you recommend the best quality/most reliable external harddrive? Is ok if not the cheapest, I just want to make sure I buy one which is not going to die on me. Size about 1T. I was going to get FreeAgent Extreme, but reviews on here don't seem that great... Will be using to...
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    overheating (Linksys Wireless N-Gigabit Router?)

    Hello I have a Linksys Wireless N-Gigabit Router... Every couple of days my internet connection mysteriously goes dead. This often happens if I am streaming music for a couple of hours (I-Tunes Radio). I noticed that the router is a little hot to the touch. Not burning of course, but hot...
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    XP-SP3, Dell Precision T5400, memory problem?

    Hello I have a Dell Precision T5400 with lots of good specs (Windows XP-SP3). Recently I have started having a strange problem which is causing me some consternation. ($$##@$#@$!) I don't think there were any major changes to the system before this started happening. I did install one new...
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    Dell Precision/ which graphics card?

    Hello I'm about to buy another Dell Precision and need help picking the graphics card. I have one of those big Dell screens, and need to pick a graphics card which will support it. (Dell 3008WFP 30 inch) As I recall, I think I need Dual DVI... but not sure. The computer is for...
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    DIMM vs RDIMM

    Hello I'm about to buy a DELL PRECISION for running critical trading office applications. I need to choose the RAM specs... I'm not sure which to get... is it worth paying extra for RDIMM? WHat is the difference? Thank you! 4GB, DDR3 Memory,1333MHz, ECC (4 DIMMS) [Included in Price]...
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    sharing email address / outlook

    Hello I want to setup an email address which I share with another person who sits in another office. Is there a way I can make it so that the email with stay on the server until we have both received it? (We are using outlook). Or would it be best to just have email from that address...
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    online storage / collaboration

    Hello I am beginning a project which is going to involve sharing files with someone sitting in a different geographical location. Instead of emailing the files back and forth, I thought it would be better to get some online storage somewhere which we could share. Can anyone recommend the...
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    anonymous email

    Hello Does anyone know this company? http://www.mutemail.com/ I'm looking for a way in which I can send email from outlook without any information being recorded in the headers about my physicial location at the time I send it. All advice is appreciated, looking for the best, most...
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    high-end prebuilt: Dell/

    Hello I need to a new system for my small business. Stability is the number one criteria. I've bought mostly Dell systems (Precision T5400) and I guess they are pretty good. I want a little more customization options, plus I get the felling that Dell systems are always a bit "dated"... I...
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    IMAP/Outlook/email hosing/Gmail

    Hello I'm finally going to try to setup IMAP for my email... it has been far too long... my PST file for Outlook is 4-6+ Gigs already. Is Gmail the way to go? What service will be the most reliable? I don't mind to pay for a good service which I can trust. Can I keep my existing email...
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    outlook on multiple computers/IMAP

    Hello I depend on outlook for running my business. I'm wondering the easiest way to be able to use outlook on multiple computers, and have the "pst" file be up to date. Can I have the location of the PST file be an external hard drive? And then just move the external harddrive around with...
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    best online storage/backup site

    Hello All What is the best site for doing online storage/automated backup? (for critical business data, not personal stuff) Reliability is the absolute #1 concern for me, not cost. I think they should have redundant copies of the data at different sites around the world, etc. Also...
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    repairing CRT Trinton in San Francisco

    Does anyone know a good repair shop in San Francisco where I could bring some Sony Trinton CRT monitors to get repaired? Picture flickers on and off, sometimes whole screen goes grey. I've been debating about just throwing them out but it seems like such a waste. Thanks!
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    online storage

    Hello What is the best place to do online data storage? If priority is absolute reliabilty, and not price. (biz use) (of course, don't want to waste money) Thanks! quanttrade
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    internet speed/geographical location

    Hello I'm thinking of moving out to the mountains in Nevada. (around Lake Tahoe). I was wondering if my internet connection will be noticeably different. You can get high speed cable up there. I do day trading, so I care about small differences in latency. Can anyone give me any...
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    best bluetooth headset for cell phone?

    Hello What is the best/nicest bluetooth headset to get for my blackberry? (ok if it is a little expensive, but don't want to waste money) Thank you! quanttrade
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    best all-in-one (printer/fax/scan/copy)

    Hello there I'm need to buy an all-in-one printer. I currently have a seperate printer,scanner, and fax machine and they are taking up too much room... plus they are getting old... I'm thinking of getting this: HP LaserJet M1522nf Multifunction Printer (CB534A) - specifications and...
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    mission critical speaker setup for PC

    Hello I have an unusual question for you all. I am running a stock trading business which is dependent on an audio alarm (i.e. the computer monitors prices and then plays a sound if certain triggers are hit). I?ve been upgrading my equipment and trying to make everything as solid as...
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    best harddrive for DELL workstation

    Hello all I'm picking a drive for a DELL workstation. I want the best performance and reliability. I notice they have some drives with 15,000 RPM. Are they better? Is this SAS stuff very standard? Or am I better off with using SATA? It seems like a need to buy some kind of controller if I...
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    to RAID or not to RAID?

    Hello All I need some advice on RAID. I'm putting together a system for running stock trading. For me, this system is mission critical. (I know, I know, you guys don't believe me...) Anyway, I am trying to figure out if I should configure it with RAID. I suppose it would be RAID 1 for...
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    spend $$$ on faster single CPU or adding 2nd CPU???

    Hello All Last minute quick question for all you processor experts. I'm about to buy a DELL Precision T5400. It can take a 2nd processors. I'm trying to decide if I should spend extra money on a 2nd processor OR just upgrade a single processor. Details below. 2nd processor is $300 <Quad...
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    one big screen vs. two screens

    Hello I'm going to buy some new screens... last one I bought was the "Dell 3008WFP 30 inch UltraSharp Widescreen Digital Flat Panel". I really like it. I'm trying to decide for the next one if I am better off doing a DUAL screen setup, instead of one big screen. What do you think is...
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    Dell workstation- XP PRO 32 or XP PRO 64?

    Hello All I'm buying a workstation from Dell. The purpose is to run some mission critical stock trading programs. Stabilility is the most important thing. I'm trying to figureo out which O/S I should run. I've read some of the posts here about problems with drivers for XP PRO 64. What...