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  1. daniel1113

    Firefox Terrible JPG Quality

    Today I was uploading some photos to Flikr and noticed that JPGs looked terrible in Firefox v3.5.8. I've tried every possible solution listed on Google and still cannot figure out why these photos look so bad in Firefox. I don't think it's my OS settings since the same photos look great in...
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    Best way to handle an eBay dispute

    I purchased a relatively high-value keyboard on ebay which finally arrived today. Here is the listing. The keyboard arrived today and appears to have been damaged in transit (there's a large indentation which causes four of the keys to stick when pressed, so it's not just cosmetic damage). I...
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    Email Security

    I am part of a law research team at the The College of William & Mary Law School. Each year, we carry out various lab trials to show the latest uses of technology in court rooms. This year, we are focusing on detecting digital forgeries, specifically email. While I am pretty knowledgeable...
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    No Day But Today - The story of RENT

    Let me get this out of the way: I have never been a big fan of the musical Rent. While I love the music and listen to the album from time to time, I've never really enjoyed the show as a whole because the story always seemed a little incomplete, and at times, very messy and overdone. This...
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    My Brief ThinkPad T400 Review

    Over the past month or so I?ve been looking for a new laptop to use primarily for law school. Since I already have a full desktop and file server, I didn?t need a desktop replacement or high-end graphics laptop. Basically, my only requirements were portability with enough battery life to last at...
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    Fair Housing Laws and Lease Modifications/Addendums

    I'm in the process of leasing an apartment in Virginia. After receiving the lease agreement, I found a few sections that I thought were ambiguous and needed some clarification before signing. Eventually, I received an adequate response from the leasing agent, but since any information provided...
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    Mac or Tablet?

    When I leave my job for law school this fall, I'll have to turn in my company laptop. So, I'm in the market for a new notebook. I already have a desktop and a file/web server, so this computer will only be for me to use while in class (research, internet, note taking, etc.) and to use while...
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    When was the last time you got snorgled?

    Well, your mom and I snorgled last night. Snorgle snorgle.
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    While reading, do you mark in your books?

    While reading paperback books, I like to underline words and passages. However, I just can't force myself to do the same inside my hardcover books. I want to underline key ideas, but there's just something about marking up a beautiful hardcover book that gets to me. In fact, I've often found...
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    PSA: Mobile phone data rates are ridiculous.

    I've been paying for unlimited data with AT&T for the past 18 months, and finally decided that it wasn't worth the cost (~$420/year) to maintain. So, one week ago I dropped my data plan. I figured that for the few times a month I really need to check my email through my phone I could just pay...
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    1-800-contacts

    My supply of contact lenses is about to run out. I would like to use 1-800-contacts to order a new supply, but I'm a little confused by the prescription requirement. The only time I've ordered contacts was after my initial fitting/exam with my eye doctor about three years ago. I've since...
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    Simple Video Editing Software for Windows

    My parents would like to transfer videos from their HDV camcorder to their computer so that they can make simple edits and send them to friends. While I do a lot of video editing, I use programs like Premiere and Vegas to do all my editing, which I think is way overkill for what my parents are...
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    Unfinished game room furniture

    I am in the process of purchasing a poker table for my living room. I found a manufacturer that produces gorgeous tables and have pretty much decided to get a table from him. However, he only builds tables - no chairs. He mentioned that I should be able to find a local source for unfinished...
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    File server access over LAN

    I recently added a file server to my home network and have been pretty dissapointed with the transfer speeds over my LAN. Basically, I am unable to stream videos (divx encoded) without a lot of pauses/stuttering between two wired computers plugged into a Buffalo WZR2-G300N wireless-N router...
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    Windows Server 2008

    I am building a server to use here at home. When I started this project, I had planned on installing OpenSolaris and configuring it as nothing more than a ZFS/RAIDZ file server. However, I was unable to get my onboad Sil3114 RAID chip to work with Solaris, so I switched gears to a Windows Server...
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    Power supply too large for case

    I decided to upgrade the old computer; unfortunately, the power supply that I chose (PC Power & Cooling S75QB) is too long to fit in my case. I didn't realize that the S75QB was longer than my Turbo-Cool 510-SLI which just barely fits in the case. I would stick with the Turbo-Cool 510-SLI, as...
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    Sigh... silly mail in rebates.

    Sigh. I purchased two items from NewEgg that had mail in rebates: a power supply and desktop memory, both from OCZ. After receiving my package, I discovered that the memory was bad and I promptly returned it to NewEgg for a replacement. Unfortunately, the mail in rebate required a postmark...
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    Windows RAID5 vs. Solaris ZFS/RAIDZ

    Right now I am building a fileserver and am torn between using a RAID5 array with Windows Server and a ZFS/RAIDZ pool with Solaris (I am not looking at hardware RAID options for many reasons which I'm not going to explain here). While I could do a lot more with a Windows box (Exchange server...
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    PSA: Full tower cases are huge.

    I am building a file server, so naturally I wanted a case that could comfortably hold as many hard drives as possible, ideally about 13 (three 4 HDD RAID arrays and an OS HDD). I looked at some mid-towers, and while there were some that would hold that many HDDs, most required the use of various...
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    Am I in the wrong?

    Kinda long, so feel free to jump down to the cliffs. I'm in the process of building a new computer, so Thursday evening I placed an order with a reputable online retailer (Retailer A) for two components of my rig. Friday morning I received an email stating that my order could not be processed...
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    Poll: Neocon book disposal

    Now that my move is complete, I'm trying to decide what to do with the five following neocon books that (sadly enough) ended up in my collection over the years: The Savage Nation by Michael Savage The Enemy Within by Michael Savage Let Freedom Ring by Sean Hannity Deliver Us From Evil by...
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    Photo colors in ACDSee vs. PS

    For the first time, I've decided to order some high quality prints of many of my digital photographs. To make sure that they come out with the correct colors, contrast, etc. I've been paying close attention to my photo workflow. I've recently noticed that my photos look considerably different in...
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    Apartments in San Antonio

    Calling all San Antonians (is that the correct term?) I will be moving to SA in July and need to find an apartment before I can start sporting my new cowboy boots and hat (yeee hah!). I've been doing a little research about the area, and it seems the Northern part of SA is one of the better...
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    Shipping via UPS without knowing the shipping weight?

    In about a month I'll be graduating and moving across the country. Since I only have about ~10 boxes worth of stuff, I am planning on packaging everything up and shipping it via UPS. I'd also like to arrange for a home pick-up, but have no means of weighing each box to create the necessary...
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    To the idiot in my dorm tonight...

    To the idiot that decided to write "Way to waste paper, jerk-off" on the 60 page e-book that I printed out tonight. You are an idiot. Why? It was my ream of the paper in the printer. Yeah, that's right. Since the dorm printer was out of paper, I loaded the paper cartridge with my own stack of...
  26. daniel1113

    What do you think of this Vista ad?

    What do you think of this advertisement for Windows Vista? Front Inside Back I found it in a magazine this week, and thought I would use it for a public speaking course. I have to give a quick 5 minute speech in which I take a print ad, adjust it, and explain why the changes are an...
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    The perfect email/calendar/contacts setup

    Here's the deal: I use Outlook for my email, calendar, and contacts so that I can easily synchronize my pocket PC and cell phone on a daily basis. However, I would like to have a web-based email system that contains the same email, calendar, and contact info. Free services like Gmail, Windows...
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    Please keep the good posts coming...

    ...as I am currently stuck in bed after having bilateral inguinal hernia surgery and need some entertainment. I figure I have a few good hours on VideoSift, but then its all up to ATOT. Peace out.
  29. daniel1113

    JBOD Question

    Alright guys, On my motherboard (Asus A8N-SLI Premium), the only way to use the Sil3114 SATA RAID controller as a standard SATA controller (ie, no RAID, just pass-thru) is to cheat and create a JBOD array for each HDD that contains just that drive. I realize this is extremely short-sighted...
  30. daniel1113

    Windows Live Mail Beta

    For anyone here that is currently using the Windows Live Mail Beta, how do you login to get your mail with the new interface rater than the Hotmail interface? I've been a member of the beta for a year or so now, but have never been able to get to the new interface (M7, I believe). As soon as I...
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    PSA: Sony CCD Lawsuit

    I purchased a Sony TRV460 camcorder about three years ago to use as a VCR to transfer old home videos to my computer. About a year later, I tried to record some new footage, but the only thing that it would record was a blank screen (and no, the lens cap was not on, thank you). Flash forward...
  32. daniel1113

    Traveling with water cooling...

    Hey guys, I decided to go with water cooling on my desktop system that I built a few months back, and absolutely love it. However, in a few weeks, I will be moving from Pennsylvania to Maryland for the summer. The entire trip takes about 3 hours by car, but I am a little worried about...
  33. daniel1113

    Returning DVD-Rs to NewEgg

    A few weeks ago, I ordered a spindle of 16x Taiyo Yuden DVD-Rs to use for backing up my entire system. Long story short, I have been unable to achieve a single successful burn with over fifteen of the discs, using multiple drives in multiple computers at varying speeds. According to NewEgg's...
  34. daniel1113

    Help with PartitionMagic

    For the first time, I've decided that I'd like to dual-boot my Vista beta alongside XP rather than running it through VMWare. I heard good things about PartitionMagic 8 and decided to give it a try, but I am running into a small problem. I currently have XP Pro set up on a single ~250GB...
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    Shipping a package via UPS...

    This may be a dumb question, but I got a bunch of free boxes from the USPS/eBay free box website a few months ago and want to use them for a few eBay auction items that I need to ship out this week. However, I usually ship via UPS since there is a drop off location in my building and for the...
  36. daniel1113

    Photos of the new system

    Finally, I am done building my new system. Since you guys answered a bunch of questions for me, I thought I'd share some photos. It took a lot of time and effort to get everything working properly, but I am very pleased with the outcome...
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    DivX/Xvid playback stuttering...

    Hey guys, I am in need of some help. Three weeks ago, I built a new computer to replace my P4 3.0C and 9800 pro system. The new system is an AMD X2 4400+ and Geforce 7800GTX with an Asus A8N-SLI Premium motherboard. Anyway, I cannot for the life of me get any of my Xvid or Divx encoded...
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    7800GTX + nTune Problems

    Hey guys, When I built my computer late last month, I was able to view information about my eVGA 7800 GTX within nTune, including temperature and bus speeds. Once I finished my system, I reformated and decided to use the latest ForceWare drivers, 81.85, since it was a pretty big driver...
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    Temperature Probe Installation

    Hey guys, I have three temperature probes that I plan on using in my case: CPU, NF4 northbridge, and ambient temp. What kind of tape or adhesive do you all use for you probes to avoid a big sticky mess later on? Thanks.
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    Shipping a P4 Processor

    Hey guys, I wasn't sure where to ask this, but I figured the hardware forumn would be a good start. Now that my new computer is completely up and running, I plan on selling the parts from my old system. I have most of the original packaging that came with each component, but do not have any...