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    SQL Issue

    I have a table like shown below, we'll call it "Transactions." EmployeeID is just a unique identifier for an employee, TransNumber is the number of transactions they have handled in a week, and StoreID is the ID number of the store that the employee works at. How can I write a query that pulls...
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    VPN with Wired Laptop Networked with Wired Desktop

    Hey guys, I need some help, I have a desktop with a hardwire to an internet connection and then a hardwire between my laptop and desktop. What I need to do is connect to a VPN, but I can't seem to make the connection. The laptop pulls the internet connection from the desktop just find but...
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    Can I use this adapter to hook up the PS2 to my LCD Screen?

    Hey everyone, Quick Question: Can I use this http://www.amazon.com/Dvi-I-To...-Adapter/dp/B000BSHHY8 adapter to hook up my PS2 to my LCD Screen. Let me know if there would be any problems associated with this.
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    Does the 8800 gts throttle itself?

    Got a quick question for you Anandtech. I was starting to overclock my 8800 gts, so I used ATI tool to bump up the Mem speed. It was 792mhz at stock, and I slowly bumped it up to 860mhz over time, which is not near the highest speed based on reviews I read. Anyways, each time I raise it, my...
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    Significantly Different Temps b/t Different Programs

    Hey Anandtech, Just built a new rig yesterday, and was checking out some temp monitoring programs to get a feel for the temperature of my system. Thing is, the temps between the programs are significantly different. Check out the screenshot, which shows 3 different programs and 3 very...
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    RESOLVED: Gets to Login Screen and restarts

    Heh, A word to the wise out there, don't try and dig deeper into the problem when you realize you had forgetten to try "Restore system to last known good configuration." Have a good night Anandtech. ----------------------------------------------------------- I'm working on my buddy's...
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    Coding this website feature. Use a database?

    Curious about how I should go about doing this? I want to code a website where family members can go and look at pictures of our extended family. See, I have a whole bunch a old slides from the 40's/50's that I would like to make available to all family members to see, but the thing is I...
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    Ideas for Family Photo Album Website

    Hey everyone, so I have about 800 slides of my extended family from as early as the 1930s. I am 21 years old so obviously don't know many of them. I had an idea of creating a website where I could post these pictures, family members could go on, look at them, comment about them, etc. I have a...
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    Unlocking Motorola V400 for Verizon

    Hey guys, You may have read my post a couple days back about how I dropped my phone in the fish tank (don't ask) and now I need a new one. Well, I was originally looking at a PDA, but the price is too steep for me at the moment. So this is the thing. I got my hands on a Motorola V400 for...
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    Help with Blackberrys/PDAs/Treos

    Hey Anandtech, I come again searching for help. While cleaning the fish tank, I accidentely dropped my cellphone into a bucket of water <Insert Sizzle>. Consequently, I need to buy a new phone. I feel that this may be the time to switch over to a PDA-type device, as I am nearing the end of...
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    Hauppage vs. ATI Theater

    Ok, I know this has been tossed around in the forums before, but I still haven't found a satisfactory answer. I'm looking at getting either a Hauppage 350 ATI Theater 550 ATI Theater 650 Any other recommendations are accepted also. ----------------------------------------- I...
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    Saving a file streaming in Windows Media Player

    Hey everyone, So i need to do a speech for one of my classes and would like to encorporate a video I found into the speech. It streams off a webpage, and i can right click, go to properties, and put the link in my browser, which opens windows media player and streams it. I am not confident...
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    Anyone remember the game "Wormhole"

    I think it was by Centerfleet. It was a online game where you tried to shoot your powerups into your enemies wormhole. I believe that the removed the game from the internet, anyone have any information about it?
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    Switching from 6800 Ultra to x1800 XL

    Hey guys, I'm thinking about switching from my AGP 6800 Ultra to a PCI Express (I will buy the necessary mobo), x1800 XL. Do you think I will see a jump in performance? Or will it stay the same...Just thinking about switching over to pciexpress and ddr2 when the amd dualcores drop in price.
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    Best Overclocking AM2 board

    Looking for opinions on the best Socket AM2 board. It must require DDR2 RAM, and it need only have 1 pci16 slot, because I won't be running SLI. Thanks guys.
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    Creating Install Dialog boxes?

    Just curious, everyone knows that when you install programs, you get the install wizard to pop up and walk you through some things like where you want to install, the license agreement, etc. Well, how do you create those installation wizards. Thanks.
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    SQL and Excel?

    Ok, anandtech, heres the deal. I have an excel column full of alphanumeric ID's. These people have email addresses that correspond to their ID. For example if the ID is bob5, the email address is bob5@john.com. What I want to do is email all of these ID's, first by extracting them and adding...
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    Should I be using SCSI?

    Just curious. I always see 10K raptors, and everyone seems to goggle over them. But then I see 15K SCSI's and it seems like the hype is a bit less? Any reasons? Thanks.
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    Bottom Case Lighting

    I would like to have LED's on the bottom of my case that light up in sequence. For example, say the plastic tube has 10 LED's in it. It lights up one, then 2, then 3, and so on until 10, and then they all shut off and start back at one again. Does anyone know of a product like this? Thanks.
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    Whats faster?

    Buying some harddrives and was curious about the performance of the 3 different types of connections listed. External Firewire External USB Internal SATA Thanks for the help.
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    Noob question about creating websites

    Ok, so i'm renting some space from 1and1. Lets call my domain www.bob.com. Now, they gave me 3 domains and 1 chunk of webspace. So to keep things organized, I would like to put them into separate folders to keep them organized. For example the path to bob.com would be www.bob.com/domain1...
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    To RMA or not to RMA

    Ok, just picked up 2 x 1gig sticks of Corsair value RAM for the rig. Put them in, and every half-hour or so, the infamous blue screen of death rears its ugly head. It doesn't matter whether i'm gaming or sitting idle on the desktop. I headed to the bios and pumped up the memory voltage to...
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    Time for 4gb of RAM?

    Ok, I'm sick of BF2 running slow as hell, so I decided I should upgrade my 1 gig of RAM. Now, I hear in the forums that things just don't work quite as well with 4 x 1 gig sticks of RAM because windows will only allocate one gig to a program. However I have Windows x64 which I believe bypasses...
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    Price Checks

    Is there somewhere in these forums where we can post items for sale and get some feedback on how much we should sell them for?
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    Linking folders with Junction

    I am trying to link folders together on my server using a program called Junction. I download it, unzip, and extract the file. I then try to use the junction command in dos, however it does not recognize the command. Am I doing this completely wrong? Any advice would be great, thanks.
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    Video Settings controlled in game?

    So, lets say I right click on the desktop and head to my Nvidia video properties, and it gives me choices to raise anisotropic filtering, antialiasing, etc, up to it's highest properties. Now lets say, I go into BF2 and turn of those settings in game. Which one does it run? Will it only run...
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    Windows x64 Confusion

    Ok, so I have a K8N Neo2, an AMD 64, and now Windows Professional x64. So here come the questions. First, what kind of programs MUST I have that are 64-bit to run correctly. I was told I would need to find a 64-bit virus scan.....but why, doesn't it also support 32 bit applications...
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    Help Choosing Router

    Okay, here's the situation, I live in a dorm room and we are only allowed one internet connection, however, i need to hook up my laptop and desktop at the same time. We have to register a MAC address and an IP with the school though. Would it be possible for me to use a wireless router, and...
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    Slide Scanner Help

    Hey ladies and gents, I have a whole bunch of old family slides, you know, the ones you put in a projector. They are about 50 years old. I want to scan these into digital images. Has anyone here had experience with this? I need to know a good quality scanner that I can buy that will scan...
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    Hardware Distributors

    Guys, how do the companies on pricewatch sell items for so much cheaper than others. Who are the cheapest distributors? Just Curious.
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    Evils that lower overclocks....

    I've heard a few things that I would like confirmed true or false... 2 stick of Ram will lower my overclock vs. one stick? running RAID 0 on my board will hinder my overclock? Also, can I increase the AGP voltage to say 1.65 V to give more power to the northbridge, hence, helping to...
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    Overclocking 6800 Ultra reference card

    I am trying to overclock my 6800 ultra reference card with stock heatsink, but if i crank up the memory or core any bit, my 3dmark01 drops down like 1500 points, HELP!!!
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    OCZ EL GOLD with AMD

    I heard that the OCZ EL Gold DDR 4400 doesn't work well with either AMD or the 3200 chip. Is that true? If so, why.
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    Please Help Quick Bios Checksum Error

    Hey guys, please help quick i'm at college and need my computer, i was underclocking my overclock a little because i didn't need it that high. I restarted my computer to test my settings and now i get a Bios ROM Checksum Error, and it prompts me to put a disk in my A drive, what should I do...
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    Ultra X-Connect 500W....enough power?

    I have recently purchased a new Nvidia 6800 Ultra and will overclock (if possible) to extreme speeds, Now my question is...is the power supply which I currently own strong enough to endure this with the other overclocking and other peripherals that my system has? See Below for System. Is...
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    Creating positive and negative charges

    Okay, last week in my in E & M physics class, we taped two pieces of tape together, then pulled them apart quickly. This caused one of them to have a positive charge and one to have a negative charge, what causes one to have negative and one too have positive from pulling them apart? Also...
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    Recording from a record player

    Ok, so I have a whole bunch of old records from before the 50's. I want to preserve the music so I decided I will record them onto my computer into music files. Now, how would I go about doing this. I have a Creative soundblaster audigy2 zs platinum. Now, should I go out and buy a Live...
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    Best BIOS for MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum

    Guys, I am an overclocking enthusiast and was wondering what you would all recommend for an overclocking BIOS? Any that could raise my Vdimm up to 3.2 would be nice?
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    SLI Boards and Overclocking

    I am interested in purchasing an SLI AMD board in about half a year. I am a overclocking enthusiast, and am wondering how these boards with the nForce4 chipset overclock. Also, will I be able to overclock the video cards connected together, any problems forseen. Lastly, I heard that the...
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    Help, Systems starts...but then again doesn't want to.

    Okay, so i'm working on my overclock, when i restart at a higher overclock, at one of the beginning screens, it says warning, system is now in safe mode, reset overclock. But I press F1 to continue and everything works fine. Any Advice?