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    Reset to new user?

    I have a little Dell Mini 9 with the latest version of Ubuntu on it (I am doing the upgrade now) but I was curious if there was some way to reset the whole Ubuntu install so the first time the new owner turns it on they get to enter the root password and their username. I was using it to play...
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    Maddening RAID Issue

    This ends up reading a lot like story problem you'd see in school, but I am at the end of even beginning to guess what the issue could be here. ANY new suggestions would be highly appreciated! We have a Dell 2900 that has 8 HD caddies on the front. (Controller 0 on the top and Controller 1 on...
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    General Firewall Theory Question

    Hey there, so I have a firewall that has a DMZ port that will allow for pretty much one range of IP addresses (that need to match the IP of the firewall itself (as given to me by the ISP)) I however need a few more externally facing IP addresses so I was given a second block of IP addresses (of...
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    General Software Question

    Hey All, this is probably only a little off topic, but there isn't a "software general" category so I thought I'd put it here. Anyone know of a good open source (free) drive imaging software? I just need to put it on a CD, boot off of it, create an image of the drive and load it onto another...
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    IMAP Troubleshooting?

    Hey Everyone, I am running a Lotus server and I have been all over the Lotus documentation on how to get the IMAP server running and I think it is running. The software isn't reporting any errors. HOWEVER, when I try to log into an IMAP session (via Outlook, Thunderbird, or telnet) it either...
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    Old Java

    I know a little about programming, but it's pretty high level. There is an app I found written in Java that is perfect for something that I am looking to do. Modern versions of this don't seem to work as well or require a higher level of proficiency in some other programming language/ program...
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    ST:NG

    I made a Star Trek Next Gen reference tonight and my wife (who gets the Star Wars and other Misc Sci-fi jokes I generally toss around) looked at me blankly. "Who's Data?" she said. I gasped. That said, I need to know, in your opinions the 4 or 5 best episodes to show her so she can get some...
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    Windows Server 2k to 2k8

    Hey everyone, We are running a Windows Server 2000 domain controller/ file server where I am and we have recently gotten our hands on Windows Server 2008. I was originally thinking that a migration of the DC from 2k to 2k8 would be just fine, however we are going from a Lotus Domino based mail...
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    HTML/CSS/XHTML editor

    Hello All, I'm fairly HTML savy, but I find doing it with an auto complete/ options presented when coding to be so much quicker. (As it will sometimes remind me of an option I had forgotten.) I'm looking for a Mac (OSX 10.5) based piece of software that autocompletes/ suggests code for...
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    Exchange for sending newsletters?

    Hello All, (And I think this is the right category for this...) We currently use PHPList for mailing list type stuff so that users can remove themselves from the list without any help from us. It has gotten somewhat sticky however and it ends up breaking more often than not. I was curious...
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    Windows 2000 + Hyper-V

    Hey all, I am trying to install windows 2000 in Hyper-v and everything is cool, except for the network driver. When I try and install the Microsoft virtual network driver it blue-screens. (And I kind of assume it wasn't designed for this version of windows) I would use a newer versions of...
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    Soul Calibur 4 Xbox 360

    Hey All, I got a copy of the game Soul Calibur 4 when I was on vacation in another state (taxes made the game "cheaper" than I'd be able to get it here.) however when I got home to play it the disc makes horrible skidding sounds in my xbox. (I was afraid it was the CD Drive, but the machine...
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    Local Network Picture Viewer?

    Hello everyone, Looking for a tool that will allow me to access a share on a local network server that will display pictures and tags on the pictures from almost any machine on the domain. Currently we have lots and lots of pictures in folders and the people that need those photos spends...
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    Terminal Services Hardware Req

    My company has been presented with an opportunity to get some new software and the company suggests we run it as a served application via Terminal Services. Last time I played with application serving in terminal services was when Windows 2000 was new, so I'm a little rusty. My first...
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    Xbox 360 Optical Drive

    So my XBox 360 "Optical DVD Drive" decided it didn't like my taste in games and decided to stop reading the games I own. (After a loud grinding noise) After a call to Xbox support I was informed (surprise) that the DVD Optical Drive was bad and that it would cost me 99 bucks to replace it...
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    Video Conferencing

    I was just asked if the place I work could host a video conference for a couple of people we know whose son had died and they can't make it to the funeral in person. I am capable on my end of doing such a thing, but I am not sure if someone with the skills and abilities I need on the other...
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    IDS

    Intrusion Detection: I had a hack attempt on my server (at work) the other night and while I am 98% sure the guy didn't get in, but I'd like something a little more robust that can tell me if something like this happens again. I know very little about security, and THIS hacker seemed to be...
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    When?

    Hello all, Lifetime Windows Fan here and all around IT guy. Lately I have been getting more and more questions about how to do ___________ on a mac (fill in the blank) and being a Windows guy I kind of shrug and say something snootly like, "I don't know, I thought Mac's were supposed to be easy...
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    Company Scorecard

    I'm an IT manager for a fairly small non-profit and my company has decided that they want a "Scorecard" from each department. When I ask my boss what this is or even looks like I got a kind of vague list of what they want it to DO, and when I asked what that meant he said he simply wants "Key...
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    Watch ideas?

    Ever since I saw this Yahoo Widget (http://widgets.yahoo.com/widgets/tachclock) I have been completely in love with the design and have wanted a watch that told time like that. Does anyone know if such a thing exists? If not does anyone know of a watch that will allow for programmable...
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    Some of it works... just not together

    Hey All, I have built many many computers in my day and so when I ordered up some parts from Newegg I didn't envision I would have problems with this. However I have been having issues. The problem is that when I turn on the computer all the fans turn on and the CD-rom drive spins up. But...
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    Getting experience

    Hey Everyone, I currently work at a job, and have worked at jobs, that are strickly "windows based" shops. My Resume reads like I have a personal love affair with MS Products. Not that that is overly bad, I mean MS keeps me employed with their software, so I won't bite the hand that feeds me...
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    File Server

    I know in a file server that fast HD's are important. That I can do. I'm curious though if anyone here knows the kind of "order" where I'll get the most action for my buck. IE: Am I going to get more action from a Pentium D processor with 2gbs of RAM in a file server or a Core 2 Duo with 512...
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    MP3 Player suggestion

    I'm looking for a pretty cheap MP3 player for a "Hold" music solution. (Our phone system has a "line in" where an audio jack can go for hold music) Being as the phone system isn't near any computers (that have audio) I am seeking an MP3 player that can do the following: Plug into the wall and...
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    Exercise

    So I've decided to give myself a little extra time in the course of the day to exercise. (Because my metabolism isn't what it used to be) I had a question for those out there that do exercise/ know something more about it than I do: I've got two time spots I could exercise. Right after I...
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    Vaguely Uncomfortable

    I'm an IT manager and I have to admit that there are several things about my job that always make me vaguely uncomfortable. The first of which is post it notes around people's monitors. When I am fixing someone's computer I can't help but look at them. The one's the make me uncomfortable are...
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    Superfetch max memory?

    So I'm going to be installing Vista here at work on my personal machine, (no one else gets it, I'm not an IT Manager with a glutton for punishment) and I was curious if anyone had any solid numbers on how much memory Superfetch will use. Will it use as much of the jump-drive as you allow it...
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    Lock Desktop Icons

    In searching the internet for a way to lock desktop icons in place I have come up with a solution that involves installing some files from the Win NT 4 resource pack, but under windows XP sp2 that option doesn't work. (although people claim it works with XP, I'm guess pre-sp2) Does anyone...
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    Trading website suggestions

    I Googled "video game trade" and came up with a bunch of sites that supposedly trade video games with other users. I however want to know what people seem to be using the most. I want to trade games and I don't want to be stuck on a little backwater site that paid money to Google for...
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    Xbox 360, place to purchase

    I just bought the parts to a super great gaming computer, however with life as it is I've realized I don't have the time to play on it much. So I am getting rid of the rig (sad) but have determined to get an XBox 360 with some of the money so I can continue to game (Mass Effect) and I can...
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    What to do with an old LCD?

    Hey all, I have 3 no longer booting HP Omnibook 900 laptops that I rescued from the trash bin. Does anyone know of something fun/ cool to do with old laptop LCD monitors? These are also touch pads on these machines so if anyone has any thoughts on what to do with those as well that's be...
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    Car Break-in Question

    So two years ago my car was broken into while I was in Colorado for a month doing some work. It's a Honda Civic DX and the person pried the window on the driver side back, reached in and unlocked the door. (Then proceeded to decimate the inside of my car) Anyway, I live in the Seattle area and...
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    FSB Speeds?

    Hey all, got a new machine up and running and the stock FSB speed on the thing is 800mhz with an option to slow it down to 600 something or to speed it up to 1066. I'm running a Core 2 Duo e6600 on an Asus P5n32-SLI Delux board. My question: do I need to adjust anything else if I up the FSB...
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    Neatgear Fvs318 Firewall Question

    I was attempting to be all securiy concious so I generated a 63 character random password for my firewall. The problem that I found was that Netgear doesn't allow for 63 characters in it's password space. Soooo, now I can't log into my firewall. Does anyone know how many characters the netgear...
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    No interactive login

    Sooo, something happened on my network (I kind of assume it ad something to do with an emplyee having "Network Magic" on their computer) and now I cannot log into my domain controller at all. The error states that "The Local Policy for this system does not allow you to login interactively"...
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    Linksys to Dlink Antenna adapter question...

    Hey All, I'm replacing some wireless routers that have antenna hooked into them. They are older Dlink wireless routers and use the SMA commector to hook into the dlink. The Linksys's I'm trying to replace them with hook into their antenna with a TNC connector. Now finding an SMA to TNC...
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    Exchange 2k Spam Filter?

    Hey All, Currently my company uses a 3rd party "proxy" type thing to filter our email. (SpamCat.com) In the past week I have had more problems with them (IE: All our email getting blocked, etc) and I need a solution for our Exchange server that handles Spam. It would be nice to have it possible...
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    Wireless Bridge... kind'a

    Hey All, So here's a brief run-down of the situation: We have two buildings where I work, they are a block apart and are currently bridged by 802.11a wireless routers. (Shudder-slow) Being the good (speed hungry) IT person that I am I bought 2 Linksys WRT54GL routers to replace the old D-Links...
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    Why I'm staying with AMD

    All the hype around Intel's C2D chip is, quite honestly, making me feel a little sick. It seems every reviewer on the internet is completely drooling over these processors and driving a frenzy of "best CPU ever" from people who have yet to play with the processor. In a world where computer...
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    Scratch Repair!?

    Hey Everyone, I am completely not a car person so when it comes to cars I have to rely on auto people for answers. Anyway, my wife scratched the bumper of another car and the scratch is maybe as long as your middle finger and a 4th of the width. Person who got scratched took it to Maaco and...