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    Ubuntu wireless drivers

    I bought a laptop recently from a friend that didn't have an OS. Since I don't any spare licenses, I thought Ubuntu would be a great OS and a learning tool. I am stuck on one thing however. I don't have access to internet via Ethernet and the wireless drivers (proprietary Broadcom) are only...
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    Power Adapter for laptop

    I recently bought a laptop and I am planning on visiting family in India in a couple of weeks. I really need to take my laptop along and I am wondering what I need to buy to take along. The power brick that came with the laptop says that it can go up to 240V. The part that worries me is there...
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    Help track a Family Guy scene

    I'm looking for a clip when Peter and Lois are about to go out and Peter comes out of the bathroom with the same exact black dress as Lois. Then he says something to the tune of, "Well one of us is going to have to change...... fine". I can't figure out which episode its from and its...
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    Travelling in California (to UCLA)

    Hey All, I've been trying and not been able to find an answer to this question so I thought it was worth posing here. I'm going to be in Carlsbad for 2 weeks and I have some friends in UCLA. What is the best way for me to get to the UCLA campus (or near enough to be picked up) from Carlsbad...
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    Am I committing job suicide?

    So a couple of days ago, someone tried to microwave one of those mac n cheese lunches (commercially packed) and completely mistimed it. The food caught fire and a brand new microwave at my new workplace caught fire and is now inoperable. So I hit upon an idea and I am thinking of executing it...
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    C&C:RA3 Screens released

    Link. EA games remind me of Zoolander. I'm sure there's more to games than making them look really really good and they intend to find out. Slowly. Please don't butcher this EA. I'm hoping this a release from the new EA we've been promised.
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    Please help my friend with salary negotiations

    This is for a friend. I gave him some advice and he's a bit hesitant to take it without finding out how other people in the tech fields deal with this so I thought I'd ask here. He started a little over a year ago with a small company in Maryland (as an EE). Salary was lower than market but...
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    Finance advice (taxes, roth etc.)

    So, I'm about to file for taxes independently for the first time in my life and the only thing holding me back is retirement savings. My company doesn't offer a 401k plan (forget matching of any sort - I know it sucks but I made my choice when I took the job) so I'm looking at a Roth IRA...
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    Software setting holding SATA drive back?

    I just installed Daemon Tools (to mount Command and Conquer Gold iso) and now I'm noticing that my DVD drive and/or HD is noticeably slow. I was wondering if maybe DT changed something in the OS. The mobo is Gigabyte DS3 and all drives are SATA (Sony burner) and Maxtor 500GB (7200.10) HD. Any...
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    Command and Conquer Gold (original) FREE!

    EA is allowing people to download the game for free. Here is the link to the ISOs and instructions. Jassi
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    Need a metal detector, where can I buy one?

    I've lost something really important and I need to find it asap. It a small steel ring and I was hoping to rent a metal detector but no luck finding one in the Ann Arbor area. Does anybody have any idea where I might be able to find one? For sale or rent, doesn't matter. I need it for a sweep of...
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    New build, n00bish builder, no post! Please help!

    I've built and tinkered inside PCs before but not for a long time (last build had a P3.....). Anyways, I've been collecting parts and spent the better part of my Saturday building my new system carefully and following directions from the manufacturers. I have a P180B, EVGA 650i Ultra MoBo...
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    18" Enough? *Never thought I'd get to ask this :D

    I am building a new rig and I'm planning on going all SATA (I know about the SATA driver issue - working on it..). Gonna stuff it with HDs and DVD Drives and I was wondering if 18" cables will be enough for me to be able to access all of drive bays. I'm looking to buy 6 of these. Any...
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    Please delete.....

    Internet sneezed and accidentally posted this.....
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    Matlab help - not homework......

    A friend is analyzing some data collected from an experiment (A LOT of data...) and the experiment is not repeatable. For some reason (probably a programming error), the software she used to do some Fourier analysis of the data put exclamation marks in the middle of the data set and kicked the...
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    EVGA 8600GT $120AR @ CC (B&M?)

    Credit goes to Zero7 over at Obese Purse for the heads up. Look for it here! Forgot to add, is it worth it? I'm torn between a X1950Pro, 8600GT and whatever ATI's new lineup throws my way. I might buy and hold until some reviews of ATI's new cards leak.
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    Payment options for selling stuff...

    So I'm selling a pretty high value item (~$500) to someone I don't know and I am stuck on the payment method. I would prefer cash but I can understand how that high of an amount can make people nervous. I'm not scamming but I'd also like to not be a victim of a scam. The two options I can think...
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    Norton Antivirus logs (10gigs worth!)

    So, I decided to poke around my laptop's HD and discovered that Norton Antivirus Corp. Edition (Lenovo preloaded it for my work...). The path is here: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5 I have full domain over the laptop...
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    Win XP pro "hanging" problem

    I have an almost new IBM/Lenovo T60 that I got from my company and it is equipped with Win Xp Pro. I've been using Win XP for years now (2 with my personal laptop) and I've never seen this before (atleast not 100% of the time). If I put my laptop in sleep mode or lock it, I can't log back in. I...
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    How do non-techies respond to emails with technical details?

    So the apartment building where I live has been dealing with our ISP and our admin just figured out that the ISP may be f**king with us due to P2P use and we may have been victim to a DOS attack (static ip, small business line). He sent out an email explaining that and this is the response...
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    HOT - Core2Duo Price Drops!!

    Hkepc has an article on the new prices (starting late Jan.) on C2D and the new models coming in to the market. Article is here. Summary (copied from Xvys' post in CPU Forum) : Q6600 - 2.40/1066Mhz - 8MB cache - $851 - $530 E6700 - 2.66/1066Mhz - 4MB cache - $530 - $316 E6600 -...
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    Need job advice

    So I have an offer to work for 2 companies, both positions are something I am really forward to. The first company is a $500M+ company, market leader in their field and relatively insulated from market fluctuations (so far). The second is a local start up that is doing something really cool with...
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    Vista and MS Office for MSDNAA

    I am more interested in the new version of office but my schools allows me to get XP Pro for free (1 License) and I pay about $45 for office. I was wondering if schools will get them before the general availability date (since they are large volume licensing agents). From MS's perspective, it...
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    Need interview advice

    So I scored a second interview with a really nice company and the exact position that I am looking for and dressed up (full suit +tie) for the first interview too. But the second time around, one of the guys that interviewed me called specifically to mention that the dress code is casual (they...
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    Kenny vs. Spenny - Love it or hate it?

    So anyway, a friend of mine pointed this show out to me and I laughed more than I have in the last few years. Its pretty funny and just my style of humor. For those who haven't seen it, here is a link to an ep: Part 1 of 3 Part 2 of 3 Part 3 of 3 Tell me what you guys think, I'm...
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    Using a linux as a router

    Here is the situation in a nutshell: There are over 100 people that connect to a wireless in my apartment complex (student owned and run, so we don't have a dedicated network admin). The PC running SuSE 9.3 and setup as a router is a Celeron 375 MHz. The problem is that something happened in...
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    Need invite to Indian torrent site

    Hi Guys, I know we have an active Indian community here and I used to have accounts in most Desi sites but I stopped using them a while ago and lost them. Since I left, they have gone invite only. I would appreciate it if someone could invite me to a couple of them. Please pm me for an...
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    Quick question on Ubuntu...

    So I was playing around with Xubuntu and decided to try Ubuntu. 1 - Whats the difference between DVD iso and CD iso? Does the DVD include extras which must be downloaded? Is that the only difference? Thanks! Jassi
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    Mayday feat Cee-Lo - Groundhog Day

    Listen to it here. You can also download it from iTunes for free from the Facebook Apple group Hip Hop sampler pack. I give it a 2 x :thumbsup:
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    Next generation broadband (Fiber)

    I know Verizon is pumping a lot of money into Fiber but whats AT&T up to? I haven't heard anything about their Lightspeed (Tv only right? and FTTN?) service. I would like to see FIOS at my home but the phone lines are SBC/ AT&T so it's unlikely Verizon will invest in FIOS in my area. Anyone...
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    DVD +/- experts, I need your advice...

    I want to buy some bulk DVD Rs before the school year starts and I have some choices that you can help narrow down. TDKs Printable Made in India DVD-Rs from Costco at $0.20 a disk Verbatim DVD+R or DVD-R at $0.20 a disk TY Media $0.27-8 a disk At the same price, would you prefer TDK or...
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    Jobs threads in ATOT

    Its not stickied anymore, gone for good?
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    Help me with Linux

    My first (stupid) question is: Why Linux? What can I do with Linux? This is not a rhetorical question, I am really struggling to justify it to myself. I want to learn how to use Linux but I need something to work towards. I am not a CS major or an aspiring developer but a lowly EE grad about to...
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    Indian television sucks!

    Indian television (in the US anyway) has always been littered with sub-par soaps, constant adverts about fortune tellers (and other "religious" figures), irritating kids/ family shows and thinly veiled patriotic copies of successful shows from other countries. Recently (relatively speaking...
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    YAJT - I need advice

    I have an interview coming up for an internship position at a large engineering company that pays $13/hr (for full time).Here is what you need to know about me: 1 - Masters student in EE 2 - About 1.75 years of experience as a research assistant (no idustry experience so far) 3 - 1 Semester...
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    Need a new ISP - Please help

    I need a new ISP but I've had Comcast since I moved to this area and I lost all my bookmarks for sites that deal with isp reviews and contact information. Also, has anybody else in the Troy, MI area been having horrible luck with their service? My HSI is down atleast 2-3 hours during the day...
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    Who else can't sleep?

    I think some of the people in my neighborhood need to quit it soon. I can't sleep with the fireworks going off non-stop. I also heard some sirens going off in the distance :(
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    How hot does your HD enclosure get?

    I just bought a new one from Compusa and its completely air tight. The outside material is supposed to be Rubberized Aluminum. I plugged in a Samsung 250 GB SataII drive about 20 mins ago and the body of the enclosure is relatively warm to touch. I am curious if other people have the same issue...
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    And the Nobel goes to....... Warren Buffet?!?

    Link All I can say is, HOLY SHYT! I know I can't hand out Nobels but damn! I think Billy G has also pledged a lot of his fortune to charity upon his death.
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    Need some advice with HD issues

    I currently work in a research lab and one of the main computers there is giving hard drive issues. It displays an error saying "Missing Thread" and fails to boot properly. This computer has some data that hasn't been backed up on DVDs or external HDs for security reasons as it is a government...