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    Squirrels = root of all evil!!!

    You can never tell with the look of evil in their eyes!! 1 2 3
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    What is your LAN?

    Question is intended to look into my curiosity for a cheap, but highly effective Multimedia setup Gaming/General use rig with 2x21" CRT's = total cost in Dec' 04 $780 File server/Media Centre with 1x17" & 1x28" Widescreen = total cost to date $700 Misc; Chairs, Peripherals & Storage =...
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    How Hard can it be

    Initialy I thought this would be a quick, easy, short question, here goes: 1) Why can't PC game developers design and test to include Apple Hardware or software Now before you blurt out, I'm not a fan-boy; but I have played with a G4 Powerbook and was very impressed. With all be money...
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    Whistle-stop tour

    Following a Whistle-stop fly-drive trip to the gool 'ol USofA; I thought the nice folk of OT could help me in a little quest: I've a few pics which I'm not sure of either the location or sometimes what I did there (I didn't do the driving nor the map-finding, didn't see the planning or the...
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    Multimedia re-organisation help please

    OK, here's the synopsis in my head so far: I'm looking to spend around £150, max £200 ($260-$350 ish) for new furniture peice(s) to house all or some of the following; 28" Widescreen Digital Flatscreen CRT Tower Unit with MCE equivelant Gaming machine with 2x19" CRT Misc DVD's. Pics...
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    Very nervous with new Job start

    Now the strange thing is; I'm not nervous about the first impressions or any other personable trait. (This carries me a long way) I am however, getting quite a bit of anxiety through the lack of knowledge I may have. You see, this is the first 2nd line support job I've been accepted for: with...
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    lowest turnout in AT forums?

    Only 174 logged in
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    Googles features

    I got a little interested with the enourmousity of Googles search options, so I did a little research Search modifiers Extras Any others I should be aware of?
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    Three favorite peices of furniture?

    As the title suggests: favorite can be anything you like: looks, functionality, comfortness, etc. Mine 1 1 3 All I have is a camera phone with very low light - so these are the nearest I can find. The chair is in bark-brown suede and the bean-bag sofa is bigger than the one shown...
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    VX800 to classic old-school chop

    With the help of few long-term family friends chopping & Hardtailing is a lot cheaper than you think: Originaly a VX800, and slowy taking shape: So far
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    Bored of 1st/2nd line Support position...

    As the title suggests: The route left to me would be either Project Management or Service Delivery Management. Now this is where I ask the infamous OT crowd: Has anyone been down either route? How hard would it be to take the leap? btw: I have both foundation in "Prince2" and "ITIL"...
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    How stupid can some people be

    Seriously, I know some people are very addicted, but to this extent: linky
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    Undervalued Products

    Examples: WD40 Dry Markers Duct Tape Which other products do we use more than it's intended use?
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    Found a kick-ass PC case

    check this out p.s: Not mine - just found it during some mindless surfing
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    Swap file location

    Is there any noticable difference to putting the 1.5x size of RAM swap file on a different HDD than the OS (specifically XP)?
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    Do you configure your hardware correctly

    This is more of a knowledge building thread for the less knowledgable (such as myself), in essence questions to help my cunfuzlement. Current Setup: CPU: Retail AMD 'Winnie' 3000<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge...
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    Cycle > M?Bike > Car > M?Bike > Foot

    I?ve Owned 2x Feet in 25 years I?ve Owned 5x Motorbikes in 7 years I?ve Owned 2x Cars in 2 years I?ve Owned 2x Cycles in 5 years Normal thought process would go for another car, Fun thought process would go for another M?Bike, Healthy thought process would go for Feet or Cycle. Each...
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    Recieved Random email - Translation required

    Guess what - I've recieved a random email, which is not meant for me (I'm thinking spoofed from someone elses account) Curiosity has got the better of me, I wonder if I can understand what this is all about - and volenteers? "¾ pojedete na zájezd - bacha na plechovkové pivo! Teda nejen...
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    MCE alternative

    After months of battling with MP3 tags within WMP10 to work properly for MCE I've finally thrown in the towel in trying to get the interface to work correctly - Therefore I've decided to re-format with a fresh version of XP Pro. I'm now left with the MCE Remote and no interface to control the...
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    Say it isn't so..

    news.bbc.co.uk
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    One large step for Google

    as the title suggests: Google and Nasa in space venture http://news.bbc.co.uk
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    This has really bamboozled me

    It first started as the usuall tech support question from the Parents: "I can't get into Hotmail" Well to cut a short story long. The Hotmail login page is being displayed as blank and registering as "done", plus Ebay is only displaying in HTML. Therefore I'm going to assume Java is a...
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    Simple, free network monitoring software

    I'm not sure my DSL/LAN setup is working correctly: DSL line going into a Belkin Wireless 7231-uka router which serves Wireless to a PCI card in a 1900XP, 512mb. and a Qtek 9090and CAT5 to a A64 3200, 1Gb. I'm getting constant dropped signals from the Wireless PCI card (yet it's even the...
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    Bored - New Project - need help!

    Long story in a nut shell and cut very short: For inner-City driving: I've had two motorbikes stolen in a period of less than 4 months apart, so I've bought a nice Hybrid road bike (very light, very fast) and I now use this as my main cardiovascular exercise activity. I go as far as I can, as...
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    10 "Stickies" in OT - all necessary??

    As the title states?? YES! As the MOD states. AnandTech Moderator
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    Bored - New Project, need a little help

    Long story in a nut shell and cut very short: For inner-City driving: I've had two motorbikes stolen in a period of less than 4 months apart, so I've bought a nice Hybrid road bike (very light, very fast) and I now use this as my main cardiovascular exercise activity. I go as far as I can, as...
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    Next time you complain about petrol prices...

    For example; This is what I have put up with: - The below prices are in Per Litre and can be found: Here - UK Sterling to US Dollors at 1.78 from: Here Jan '05 = £0.796 / $1.14 Feb '05 = £0.805 / $1.44 Mar '05 = £0.82 / $1.46 Apr '05 = £0.86 / $1.53 May '05 = £0.856 / $1.53...
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    A rant you've al heard before

    As the title states I'm not quite sure where to be directing this: The Manufactures, the retailers or the delivery merchants: I am fed up to the back teeth of having to go out of my way, loose my time, effort, energy and sometimes money in dealing with these incompetent bar-stewards. How...
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    Local Server MMoRPG's

    Are there any MMoRPG type games that don't require an Internet Connection I'm wanting to show a friend of mine this type of game, hows it plays, etc. I've got CD's for the following: DoaC Everquest II Horizons WOW Guild Wars I''ve been told the WOW can be played localy - is this true?
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    Unbelievable

    For those of you who might remember - The break-up - Well 8 Months later, my ex-g/f turned up on my door step: "Hiya, how are you? Is Paul in or can I use your internet?" BTW: Paul is my house mate who also has his own connection. Ummm....Pleasantries and asking me for something; I...
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    Riddle me this

    I have recently watched The End of Suburbia. Now being in amongst the average age of most AT'rs (early to mid 20's), where I'm sorting my life out with starting a family, purchasing a house, nice car, etc, etc. What impact is this going to have on my future kids? With the current...
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    Male Groming

    As the title suggests... For me, this is a subject which most would like to stray clear of, for other it's one which is practiced several times a week. As a matter of curiosity, what do people prefer - both from the attraction of the opposite of sex and from the factor of tidying up what...
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    Love is a crazy thing

    I have mentioned this in passing before and I don't feel this is the place to bore all of you with the full story - so here goes the cut down version. When I started my new job around a year ago I noticed a smoking hot girl who I can positivly state that I'm very sexualy attracted too. It...
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    YACWT (Yet another censored word thread)

    I know, I know, I bet you are all bored of hearing these types of threads It is just a quick question: Do the moderators have any say into what becomes a censored word or is it part of fusetalk?
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    Quick driving question

    I'll be flying out to Cali next month (first time out of Europe) and I have one quick question about hiring a motorbike. Firstly; here in the UK there are separate tests for car, bike, LGV, etc. I currently hold a full UK Motorbike license and a provisional Car license, I've been driving...
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    So much for Glastonbury this year

    for those in the know, I thought you might find this funny, Festival Pics
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    What is your best toy???

    It's just a passing curiosity as I've been getting a lot of comments about mine: It?s my new mobile: Pic 1 Pic 2 - in it's Krusell Case Specs Review Equipped with 3 x 2 GB 60+speed SD cards - It makes a very decent MP3 player! What is your favorite toy???? And perhaps why?
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    I can't keep this up

    I've had a rough week with women: Firstly I had to try and put the brakes on a relationship at work, but i can't bring myself to do it as she is furnunking hot - but married. (search other posts from me to find the details) Then this other girl, I meet when I went camping in the Gower last...
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    Top gear - 12/06/05

    Top Gear will be with us once again for the Brits in 9hrs time Jeremy makes a splash when he opens a local swimming pool with a Rolls-Royce; Richard finds out what happens when you take the roof off an Aston Martin DB9 with the new DB9 Volante; and James road-tests the classic Maserati Bora...
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    What has been your best free upgrade

    As the title suggests: What has been your best free upgrade?? I've just recieved the best for quite a while (The monatory involvement was less than $50) Just got my DSL line upgraded to: 2mb/s down, 500kb/s up from 256kb/s both way This may sound petty to some, but it has changed...