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    Sharp F0-2080, need to do full system reset, how?

    Does anyone here know if Sharp printers have a generic reset method to get it back to the factory defaults? The f0-2080 has a built in network card, but we can't get it to reset itself and get a new address from DHCP and can't get a config page printed to show it's current settings. None of...
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    Looking for IT salary advice...

    Greetings fellow Anandtech members! I come to you today with a question I'm sure many of you have dealt with in the past. I'm sorry in advance for being so long-winded... I have received an offer to work for an IT security company in the Minneapolis, MN area. This area has many IT...
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    Gateway MX8711 laptop at Office Depot - $699 after MIR

    http://www.gateway.com/home/products/ret/ret_MX8711.shtml This laptop is currently $699 at Office Depot after a $150 mail in rebate. tax adds a bit though... http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=767345 I haven't used it much yet, but here's my first impressions. -...
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    Novocaine wasn't kicking in at the dentist today. Anyone else ever have this?

    So I went to the dentist today to get a few cavities filled. Ya, I'm a bad boy... The dentist shot me up with the Novocaine, as usual, and the top tooth went fine. The bottom of my jaw wouldn't go numb though! So we tried a second, and even a third application of the Novocaine, but it...
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    Resume length preference?

    What is your preference on resume length? One page? more? Personally I have always preferred one page. Make it short, to the point, and have the key things listed for the job you are applying for. Lately though, I find myself having trouble fitting everything into one page. I have...
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    DEAD AGAIN: Hot: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with ECS nForce 3 motherboard.

    EDIT: Sorry I forgot to include the link to the item on the Outpost site. I forgot to paste it I guess... Outpost has had combos with this motherboard going for a while now. Keep your eyes peeled, it'll probably be back in a week. $109.99 + shipping. Looks to be the same deal...
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    Looking for a socket 939 board with AGP...

    Anyone know of a newer revision Socket 939 motherboard which also has an AGP slot? Everything I've seen so far is PCI Express only, unless I drop down to Socket 754.
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    Looking for mortgage information.

    Does anyone have some links to some general information web sites regarding how mortgages work and such? I am a first time home buyer, and need to do a lot of reading on the subject, but I don't want my information to come direct from the realtor. I want to walk in with knowledge of my own...
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    Linux script to burn DVDs

    I'm looking at building a standalone backup server for a small business here, and would like to setup a way for it to automatically burn DVDs from a cronjob in Linux. With the pre-req of the user actually putting a blank disc in the drive on a regular basis of course. Has anyone here done...
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    1gb USB stick for $24.95 AR, 2gb USB stick for $56.99, NO REBATE

    I spent a little time this morning digging up some USB stick deals for my dad. Found two on buy.com that I thought I'd post here. Hopefully these aren't re-posts. 1gb Kingston USB stick for $24.95 after a $14 rebate and free shipping. http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?sku=201935195...
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    Battlefield 2 for next lan party, need map/mod suggestions.

    Hey everyone. Our lan party crew hasn't had one in quite a while, and the big Battlefield fan in the group decided to host a BF2 party. Personally, I'm not a big fan of the series, since I played 1942 to death when it came out... But I wanted to join in the carnage for a night, so I bought...
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    Battlefield 2 question

    Quick question for you BF2 gurus. I've got a lan party coming up, and the plan is to play BF2. I'm going to be buying the game this week, but here's my question. A friend is going to attend, and he owns a DVD copy, but the disc is ruined. Will he be able to use his key with either a CD or...
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    nvm

    nevermind. found solution on my own.
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    Need a CVS system

    I'm doing research on CVS systems for our web development group. I'm finding that the GUI interfaces that show up in sourceforge for the original CVS system are outdated and not worked on anymore. Can anyone here suggest systems that they have used before, and that are still maintained...
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    Index finger numbness and ergonomics.

    To start, I'm not new to computers. I've been working professionally as a tech, then programmer and now system admin for 7 or so years now. Hobbyist before that. blah blah blah. Probably similar to a lot of you guys. In the last few months I've been experiencing some strange problems. It...
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    Underworld Evolution - Review

    As the summary says, I got to see Underworld Evolution last night at a pre-screening. A friend of mine won tickets and invited me. :) http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/underworldevolution/ First thing's first. If you liked the first Underworld movie, you will like this one. If you...
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    Coaxial cable question.

    So I've got this problem with Comcast, and I'm thinking part of it may have to do with the insane cable run that was done prior to me moving into my apartment a few years ago. Here is how it is setup. Before reading, keep in mind I'd like to NOT have Comcast come over. Technically I'm not...
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    Question for you Gateway techs regarding how to find drivers...

    BIG EDIT: After fighting the Gateway website with many attempts, I got the drivers. It turns out they have two serial number formats on their laptops. The driver page has a form to enter the sn, well, it won't take the long number, which is what I have. And manually searching for the model...
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    Filerush.com shutdown. :(

    It's a sad day for bittorrent users who use the tool for legitimate downloads. Filerush.com used to provide a vast array of game demos and other files which were 100% legitimate and legal to download via bittorrent. They have shut down as of a couple days ago because many ISPs have blocked...
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    Trying to find a recipe.

    I'm making some desserts to bring to family Christmas gatherings. I'd like to make a pan of M&M Cookie Brownies. Basically like chocolate chip cookie dough in brownie form. I know I've had it before and seen it, but I can't find a recipe for some reason. Maybe I'm not searching for the right...
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    Kingston 512mb USB drive - $20 after $7 MIR

    http://www.buy.com/prod/Kingston_512MB_...Drive_DTI_512/q/loc/101/201935144.html $26.95 - $7.00 MIR + possible shipping I was having trouble this week finding deals on USB drives. I wanted to get one as a gift for a cousin, and my dad also wanted one for my youngest brother. We lucked...
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    Soldiers: Heroes of World War II

    Anyone else played this game lately? It's about a year old, and like all tactical combat games it has hit the dumper bin early. :( I guess it's not enough of a twitch-fest FPS that folks seem to prefer... Thankfully, I spotted it for $6 a week ago and am now happily playing it...
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    HOT! Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2 PC Game $6.00

    Anyone with a Half Price Books store in their town might want to take a look at their games for sale. Here in St. Paul, MN they are carrying a lot more games at great prices on some recent ones. I just picked up Soldiers: Heroes of World War 2 for $6.00 + tax. I was at the Ford Parkway and...
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    sweet revenge

    So my girlfriend and I have three fish tanks. Two are 10-gallon, and a new 55 gallon. In the 55 gallon tank we were given a bunch of cichlids that were previously together in a slightly smaller tank. Four Firemouths, and three Convits. The Convits had a few batches of babies, but this latest...
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    Firefox 1.5 + Adblock + Flash = problems...

    For all you Firefox 1.5 upgraders like myself, if you use the Adblock extension, you probably noticed that Flash stuff doesn't show up anymore. If you're like me, you tried upgrading Flash. Well, that doesn't work. I happened to find on Fark that someone posted that Adblock is causing the...
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    I hate people that use their fog lights all the time...

    I'm bored at work, just wanted to see what people think about this. When I drive around Minnesota, there are a TON of people who think they need their fog lights to be on! So many new cars now include them, but they don't do jack in reality. They just make each oncoming vehicle have that...
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    Javascript code question: pre-loading images.

    So I've been working on this survey site for a customer for some time now, and have one nagging bug. She wants the site setup so that when the user gets to the next survey question, the images for that question pop up right away. Each question has one or two images/photos. She doesn't like...
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    SMC 802.11g router - $7.99 AR

    This is similar to the deal posted back in August I'm posting it again though because this is actually a new deal, new rebate, new price. Deal is from October 3rd through October 30th, 2005. Model: SMCBR14-G "Barricade G 54Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router" $47.99 + shipping -...
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    WoW plague video

    http://files.filefront.com/WoW_plauge_divxavi/;4145249;;/fileinfo.html Was posted on another forum, didn't see it here. Thought I'd share. I think it's amusing, mostly cause I haven't played WoW for the last 5 months or so. :)
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    Performance Bike 20% off and $.99 shipping

    I'm not 100% sure how legit it is to post this here since I know there are coupon posting rules, but I'll at least tell how to find the coupons. Performance Bike has two good coupons, and combined with their current sales you can get a lot of Shimano, Campy and SRAM components for really...
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    Power Bar products on sale at Cub Foods

    This is for you athletic computer geeks, like me. ;) For the last couple weeks the Arden Hills, Minnesota Cub Foods location has had Power Bar products on sale for $0.88 each. Cub doesn't have a huge selection, but it's not horrible either. Deal includes the original type of bars, Harvest...
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    Dragonshard

    Anyone else think this game looks promising? Pretty nice graphics from what I'm seeing in the downloadle video clips. Check out their site, clips are top-left corner icons. http://www.atari.com/dragonshard/ Also, a single player demo was just released and is mirrored on 3dgamers.com...
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    United Defense

    I was just offered a position at United Defense. If anyone here on the forum happens to work for them, I'd like to chat with you via PM or E-Mail if possible. Or if you aren't worried about being open, just post here what your opinion is of the company and their benefits and such...
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    Routing email in Windows Server 2003

    Sorry in advance for this being a somewhat generic question, but I have never done this before and am not totally sure I'm starting in the right place. Here's the deal. We need to configure two Windows Server 2003 servers that are Network Load Balanced and running IIS. They host an ASP...
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    Anyone here own a Canon S1 IS Digital Camera?

    As the title/summary say. I'm looking for owners of the Canon S1 IS digital camera. I'd like to see samples of the quality of pictures they have been able to take with the camera. Thanks. EDIT: I maybe should have posted this in Off Topic. Sorry if anyone takes offense. ;)
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    WoW Patch 1.3.0 this morning!

    Start your downloads now! If anyone knows of a direct download link anywhere, please post. I'll try to upload to my work web server to help out the folks here on the forum. :) EDIT: Here's the patch notes for what is being added. link Edit: here's a thread on the main wow forum...
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    How to configure XP and rest of system for Chinese speaking people?

    I'm working on a computer for a family that moved to the US from Taiwan for their daughter to go to school in the US, and a couple years ago she suffered from severe brain damage in an accident and now the family has to spend most of their time taking care of her. I'm re-building Windows...
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    WoW: What do you all do when the servers go down?

    I've been so bummed these last couple Tuesdays. Last week I didn't have to work til after lunch, and it sucked because the servers were down... This Tuesday (today) I am home sick with a cold and I can't play again because the servers are down. Talk about bad luck... I started...
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    SUS question

    Has anyone figured out how to force a computer setup for SUS to do the update check? Since there is no built in method, and we have to rely on the 24-hour somewhat random check, I'd like a way to force it to run. I'm thinking there must be something I can write a little app or script to do...
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    bittorrent article. very good read. :)

    http://www.theregister.com/200...measurements_analysis/ Anyone who uses bittorrent will probably find this interesting. I know I did. :)