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    Wagon Shopping

    I'm looking for a wagon but most seem plain or just an afterthought to a sedan version. I don't want a typical fullsized wagon and not a 5 door hatch like a matrix. The mazda 3 is nice and I love the style. It just needs about 12 inches on the rear, so it falls into that sub compact wagon class...
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    Windows Home Server Box

    I setup a box for windows home server and I must say I am pretty impressed. Has anyone else tested the RC out? The machine I am using is Pentium 4 with 2 GBs of RAM, way overkill for the usage it however the kicker is I needed a tower with space for lots of hard drives, the motherboard was...
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    The last Nforce2

    My system an Athlon 3200xp with 1.5GB Ram a set of Raid 0 400GB HDs on the Silicon Image 3112 Raid controller all running on an Abit NF7-s v2 I was preforming a Vista update immediately preceding the problem. What the update was I think is a non issue. It did seem to take an unusual amount...
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    America the frightened wimps

    This article "When did America become a nation of frightened wimps?" hit a nerve with me. I concur with the assessment made. I have served in the military overseas. I would call myself a hawk. I've said this here before, but I believe it bears constant repeating. To me, the best thing about...
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    food from the local russian market

    A co-worker brought in some food from the local russian market. Some handmade beef sausage and some pork sausage, along the lines of american summer sausage with a distinctive flavor. Another product was what I would basically consider salted belly fat. that was sliced in the same manner as...
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    wrong forum

    wrong forum
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    My take on IE7 in Vista

    I like it. IE7 running under XP was pretty bleh. However in Vista I would say I find myself splitting time between it and Firfox pretty evenly. The IE7 UI in Vista has really grown on me. If I could get some of my Firefox plugins tied to IE7 I would be sold.
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    posted a bad link

    So I posted a link, for photo content, I overlooked it was linking to a retail site which I realize is a nono. Now I can't edit the post for some reason. Just figured I would throw that out.
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    U.S. Embassy Athens

    No details yet. Update: CNN knows about as much as I do. Called a friend who couldn't talk and was busy because this crap just went down.
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    Apples iTunes Store

    I'm pretty excited about an upcoming product release from Apple known right now only as iTV. Today Apple was granted a very intriguing patent related to home theater and scaling of anamorphic video images. I am not an apple fan boy. I don't have a Mac or an iPod. I think however that Apple...
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    Pelosi to start picking off fellow democratic hawks

    Article I thought this was interesting. I really do not know what bias insight magazine has, but I can guess. No mention of the source that is saying this but it is something to watch. Edit, to add my opinion to the piece I would hope that any candidates for the position are at least...
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    So, I tried some tooth whitening strips

    I find this box of Crest brand tooth whitening strips tonight. I am sitting here with them in right now drooling like mad. I look at the box and it says EXP FE 2004. wtf :disgust: So, judging from the date, I doubt these will do anything at all. I might just go get a new box at the store...
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    Digicam accidental damage warrenties

    I am planning on picking up a digital P&S camera, something like the 800IS or a Fuji F30/F31. My question, are the accidental damage warranties offered by Best Buy or Circuity City worth it for a camera? In the $300-400 range it would be priced about $90 for a 4 year plan.
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    Newegg Question

    So, what does it mean when the newegg site says 'This item has been deactivated' ? It had been previously out of stock.
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    Home NIC options for ISCSI

    I have been contemplating seting up my home storage server with ISCSI support. A NIC with true ISCSI offload ability is way out of my price range so I was going to settle for checksum offload and jumbo frame support at 9k I happily found this handy comparison guide of nic chipsets...
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    Bathtub redo

    I?m looking at redoing two cast iron glazed tubs with an acyclic insert for a house I'm getting ready to sell. I got a quote from Bathfitters for two inserts and an all in one wall unit in one tub because they want the other one out first. Fine I can see that. They quoted me 5,000 dollars. Not...
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    Where can I get a replacement nub?

    Anyone know where can I get a replacement nub?... for an IBM X400 thinkpad. Thanks!
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    In Chicago for a couple days

    I'm in Chicago until about Tuesday waiting for some paperwork to get processed. What are some good hole in the wall places to visit eat that aren't too crowded or swamped during the weekend and Monday?
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    fishing tackle

    So I picked up the new fishing vest from Columbia Henery III Vest Cool thing about this is that there is a pocket in the back big enough for a 13"x9" bait box . I like the bass pro shops 3.99 box. Throw in some Yum dingers 4" and 5" with some Gamakatsu size 2 and 3 finess and regular...
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    Cheers to UPS.

    So, after two full days with no tracking updates from UPS for my package after it left WI via UPS ground. I get an update an hour ago that it arrived and left the local distb facility for delivery in MD within 15mins. Way to go UPS. Just in time to pack for my weekend trip too.
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    AutoZone 40 Piece Socket Set - 4.99

    I needed a 3/8 socket set to use with a filter socket the other day. I saw that AutoZone had a 40 piece set in a slim line travel case for 4.99. The quality of the set seemed pretty solid. I doubt its stainless steel but it will hold up. At this price its disposable anyhow. I picked up one...
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    So my kid has a food allergy.

    Well, my 4 year old has been diagnosed by my wife and I as having a food allergy. Nothing obvious as far as symptoms go except that he has a small smooth spot on one side of his tongue where he tends to chews on it. Conventional medical wisdom calls this 'geographic tongue' and treats it...
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    Bass Pro Shops Sale

    Bass Pro Shops is having a sale on their Bionic Blade series of fishing rods, anywhere from $20 to $40 bucks off. These sales come and go but it seems hard to hit one at the same time your planning a fishing trip. I don?t think you can go wrong with buying one of the Bionic Blade/XPS...
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    Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Nearly Captured?

    Just saw a break in news blurb from ABC world News on my local station. Al-Zarqawi was nearly captured on a tipoff. U.S. Troops supposably were acting on a tip in stopping a group of cars. In the rear a truck turns on a dime and Zarqawi jumps out at speed and hides under a bridge. Inside...
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    Interstate Trip Planner - Free

    I know there are a bunch of door-to-door trip planners but this website has a free interstate trip planner with information on what?s at the next exit. All hotels, attractions, restaurants and gas stations are itemized on your trip plan. They also seemed to have rated all the bathrooms along the...
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    Can DVI fry your Video card/ LCD/TV ?

    I've read as a passing comment in a thread or two around the net that hot swapping or loose DVI connections can short and fry components. That?s a big loss to take when it happens to a new video card or a flat screen panel. I don?t believe it?s that common but like filling up your car with the...
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    Dell on QVC - 8pm EST 12/4/04

    Just curious about the value of the QVC deals they are lining up for the next hour. Link to the online description. Apparently a dell 4700 Desktop at $1275 How does this stack with all the cupon codes floating around?
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    *dead* Gordon Russell Exec Mesh Chair, Black - Online 99$

    Furniture At Work(R) Russell Executive Mesh Chair, Black from Office Depot Online Went looking for an office chair this black firday and failed at the stores. Returned home and checked online and found that this awsome little chair I tried at the store was only 99$ instead of $229.98 for the...
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    Gordon Russell Exec Mesh Chair, Black - Online 99$

    Furniture At Work(R) Russell Executive Mesh Chair, Black Went looking for an office chair this black firday and failed at the stores. Returned home and checked online and found that this awsome little chair I tried at the store was only 99$ instead of $229.98 for the B$M retail price I...
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    9600 pro / FP2001 incompatability at 1600x1200

    While enjoying my new dell 2001FP it became apparent that my monitor was having some sync problems at a 1600x1200 resolution at 60hz while using a DVI connection. I checked cables and such and then started researching. This thread at another forum site seems to point to the root of my issues...
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    Dell 2001FP

    Lemme' go unpack it. I'll post my impressions when it's up and running.
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    User rankings

    Everyone seems very quick to punish for disagreeable comments and slow to praise for valuable contributions! So go ahead, get it over with. Vote me down!
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    802.1x implemented on standard Cisco switched network

    Controlling access to a network is the whole point of network security. That being said I was curious if anyone has deployed 802.1x on a Cisco network and if so what are your thoughts? It seems to be one of the only solutions to insure that only authorized clients can function on a network...
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    How many post do you make on a typical day?

    Since I'm relatively new to the forums I wanted to see how serious everyone here is about posting. Think you stack up? Post it!
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    What does this mean?

    I'm pretty new to the hot deals forum but I need to ask. What does 'B&M' on threads mean?
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    Incredible DVD playback quality from PC

    HardOCP.com has an article up titled PC DVD Rocks. It links to another article detailing how you can increase the quality of DVD playback on your PC or Media Center PC. The article is in the Second Edition for April 27th http://htpcnews.com/main.php?id=ffdshowdvd_1
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    Quick And The Dead is showing on TBS right now

    Quick And The Dead is showing on TBS right now at 3:00 am Eastern Time. Awsome movie.
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    New chieftec BX series cases.

    Does anyone know where to purchase the new chieftec BX series cases in the U.S. Newegg has a expected date of july 26. blarg Check them out HERE. I particularly like the B03 models with the wedge shaped grills in the front.
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    Best way to order a FP2001 from Dell

    I'm set get a Dell FP2001 monitor. However I wanted to know if there was any way to order from dell at a small discount perhaps. BTW... I plan to hook it up to this .
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    $6300 fed refund - Only paid $2300 from wages?

    Well... as a member of the military I expected a refund. I figured it would be pretty decent. Last year I paid about $2300 in federal taxes. Filing my taxes using Taxcut It has added up deductions and credits for the following; a first time home buyer deduction, child tax credit for four...