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  1. MBony

    Realiability: (1) 4TB or (2) 2TB HDD?

    After reading reviews on Seagate's 4TB drive and seeing Backblaze's report (http://gigaom.com/2014/01/21/backblaze-on-cheap-hard-drives-buy-hitachi-if-you-can-afford-em/) on hdd realiability I was wondering which I should go with if pricing is relatively the same.
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    SSHD partitioned vs. SSHD w/ SSD for OS

    I have a file server that uses on old Gigabyte mobo and Intel Q6600. My current 2TB Seagate HDD is about to crap out and I am looking to upgrade the hard drive. I am wondering which setup I should do. Would it be better to have 2 HDD (1 SSD for the operating system and a SSHD for the...
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    Looking to purchase a second vehicle, have finance question

    We (my wife and I) have Ford Escape with a balance in my name and a Chevy Silverado paid off. We are looking at trading the truck in for a car with better gas mileage. What I would like to know is if there is any advantage to paying off the Escape and have a higher payment on the 2nd vehicle...
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    Creating a m4b audiobook

    I am converting some mp3s to m4b. Is there a general time I need to stay under for each file? Is there a general file size that I need to stay under? I am using this software, which is free and works well. http://www.freeipodsoftware.com/
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    Jquery script for uploading multiple files to Amazon S3

    I am looking for a script to upload multiple files to S3 without using flash. Everything I have seen so far uses swf. Has anyone else had a need for this and if so, what was your workaround?
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    Chevrolet 2500 Diesel Smoke and Loss of Power

    1995 Chevrolet 2500 Diesel Problem 1: In the morning when I crank, it will take a few time to catch. Upon starting I get a TON of white smoke. Quite embarrassing living in the inner city. The smoke last about 10 seconds then quits. Problem 2: After it stops smoking it will idle, but...
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    Saves not saving in Word 2007, anyone heard of this?

    I have a user who was just moved from Office 2003 to Office 2007 in the past few months and she has come in the past few days saying that her saves aren't saving when she does File>Save or click the disk or hitting Ctrl-S. The file is saved on a server and I have backups, but she makes so...
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    YACT - Just got my notice about Comcast usage monitoring

    I don't use much bandwidth at the moment, but was planning on getting the WDTV Live and a usen.... subscription. /facepalm
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    NAS that has built-in torrent support w/ rss support

    Here is what I'd like: Small form factor Small energy footprint Bittorrent client w/ rss support 24/7 connectivity Gigabit What I don't want: old pc converted to a media server I'm able to do a small amount of hacking to achieve this. What are my options?
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    Join date

    Is it possible to display the exact day of joining or just the month and year?
  11. MBony

    Does mail sent to your name get opened when delivered to your workplace?

    I just found out that regardless if it is mailed to me specifically or not, unless it says "personal and/or confidential" it will be opened before getting to me. Is this the norm?
  12. MBony

    Air - Love 2 Listening party from Amazon

    Link Not sure if anyone is interested, but it is a preview of their new album that seems to be getting good press compared to their last few albums.
  13. MBony

    Outlook contact sharing problem

    I shared a subfolder under contacts on computer A's computer who runs Outlook 2003. Computer B runs Outlook 2007. I have the sharing permissions set to reviewer on the subfolder and 'folder visible' checked in the subfolder. I go to add the shared contacts on computer B and I get the root...
  14. MBony

    Website to find out what network a number comes from?

    I have searched and haven't come up with anything. I am looking for a site that can take a cell number and tell you what network it comes from. Preferably one that takes porting into account. Does such a thing exist?
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    Live broadcasting over wireless cell service

    Has anyone had any experience with doing a live interview or live podcast over a wireless cell service (VZW, Sprint, AT&T, etc.)? If so, how was your experience with it? A friend is needing to go on location to do an interview where there is no internet coverage and wants to broadcast it live...
  16. MBony

    Google Voice SMS question

    If I am using a Blackberry with GV, do I need to get a text plan through Verizon when I'll be sending my SMS through GV? Or does Verizon charge for the luxury of sending SMS regardless of where it is coming from?
  17. MBony

    Seattle WA hotel tax?

    Wifey and I went up there for the weekend and upon check I see that we got a sales tax and a hotel tax. Is this normal for Washington or did we get served?
  18. MBony

    1979 Mercedes 300D ticking/tapping noise

    It mainly happens when the engine is cold, but when the engine hit the higher rpm's I hear a ticking sound that (to me) most resembles hitting a wrench against a solid piece of metal. It doesn't happen as often when the engine warms up. Any ideas on what it could be?
  19. MBony

    Which part of the urinal has the least amount of recoil?

    I hate leaving the rest room with my pants splattered. Assuming it is a standard urinal and not one that goes to the ground (those are the best), where should one aim?
  20. MBony

    Setting up long distance wireless, who do I contact?

    This is a follow up to a thread I posted last week. I have an 8 mile stretch that I want to try to connect and I want to get someone with knowledge to help with this. Who would that person be? I mean who are the people who specialize in this sort of thing? What are they called; wireless experts?
  21. MBony

    Mapped drive size different than actual drive size

    I have checked and quotas aren't enabled. Why would the drive size be different when viewing through a mapped drive than viewing on the server? Shadow copy has its own separate physical drive.
  22. MBony

    Anyone here every built a greenhouse?

    Where did you get your plans? If online, can you post a link? How long did it take? What skill level would you say would be needed to complete? Thanks!
  23. MBony

    Beaming a signal 8 miles, need equipment

    I've got a farm that I'm trying to beam an internet connection to from town. I have a water tower on the farm that should provide clearance and have another antenna in town. My question is about equipment. I'll just be shooting a DSL connection out there, but wanted to know if anyone had...
  24. MBony

    Iphone remote app question

    Is it possible to be on the road w/ my iphone, open the app, make a movie purchase from itunes and have it begin to download to my appletv immediately? Or do I even need an app for that? Obviously I don't have an iphone or an appletv. :)
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    Question about food production and selling in grocery stores

    Lets say I have an edible product that I want to sell in grocery stores. Does it have to be certified by the FDA or some other government or 3rd party for me to sell in the grocery store? Does the same apply for selling at a farmer's market? If not, why?
  26. MBony

    Iphone 3G on Tmobile wiki?

    Does anyone know of a wiki with information on doing this and what features will be lost by doing so?
  27. MBony

    Database driven Google Maps question

    I have a php/mysql database of people and their physical address as well as some misc. information about them (example=what color car they drive). I want users to be able to only display certain color cars at a time on the map(example=i only want to see the people who have red cars, then maybe...
  28. MBony

    Sales tax question for vendors

    I live in OR which has no sales tax. I want to buy a good wholesale from GA (they have sales tax) and have it shipped to me. The wholesaler is needing a tax id # from me. Will this work any differently since I am in OR and don't pay a sales tax?
  29. MBony

    Looking for lip balm cases

    Has anyone here had any experience with buying bulk empty lip balm cases to fill? I really don't know any place off the top of my head and searching "lip balm cases" hasn't given me many results. Is there another term I could use or has anyone every purchased any? Thanks BTW, I'm looking...
  30. MBony

    ASP classroom learning videos?

    I am watching the videos from ASP.net and am really enjoying them. I was wondering if there are online video courses similar that anyone would recommend? Any from a university would be nice as well. Thanks
  31. MBony

    Audible drm removal

    I have a Sandisk Sansa and I can't get my Audible files on there without removing the drm. Is there a way to do this in OS X?
  32. MBony

    Transcribing software

    My company is calling their sales team and recording them for training. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for software to transcribe those calls into text? Any help is appreciated!
  33. MBony

    Do you type in ebonics?

    I had a friend just tell me I need to "ax someone" about something. While I think it is hokey to type like that I think users must actually know what they are truly typing in order to type like that. When you speak like that I think you are either being lazy with your grammar or trying to be...
  34. MBony

    How do you catalog your company's photos?

    The company I work for has a construction branch that are constantly having high quality photos made of their locations and I was wondering what ways others catalog their cd-r/dvd-r's for keeping track of them. Do you dump them onto a HDD or use some sort of check out system? At the moment...
  35. MBony

    Anyone here on AT do Windows Hosting?

    I'm looking for a web host to run ~3GB Space, 30GB Bandwidth, ASP3.0, IIS, SQL Server 2000+. I was going to check here first to see if there were any "AT" offers for hosting before I went to WHT. I'd also appreciate recommendations and if you've had service with them. Thanks
  36. MBony

    My chili sucks? Lemme hear your recipe!

    Taken from my previous thread. Ok, so my chili sucks; fair enough. I'm not a cook, this is for a company cook-off, and I'm the new guy so I thought I would get points just for trying. You guys are a tough crowd! So let me hear your recipe since mine is no good. Please be as specific as...
  37. MBony

    Need help with naming my chili

    Need help with naming my chili. Here are the ingredients. Ground meat McCormicks Hot Chili Packet Tomatoes green onion yellow onion celery red kidney beans salt/pepper cayenne cumin chili powder Tabasco Worcestershire
  38. MBony

    Where can I buy used computer equipment at retail level?

    I'm looking for something similar to Computer Geeks. What are some sites you buy from?
  39. MBony

    Outlook 2007 attachment problem

    I run Outlook 2003 and when I insert a hyperlink to a file it comes out as this. <file://\\tmain\data\Sales\2008MovingCLetterAgreement.doc> And it is linked. But we've got some Outlook 2007 machines and when they do the same thing is shows up like this...
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    Website mockup site?

    Is there a site where you can create a dummy template using drag and drop similar to Visio, but for creating ideas for website?