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    Brother MFC-465CN Color Inkjet Print/Copy/Fax $69.99

    I picked up one of these from Amazon a few months back for the same price. Its a multifunction unit (fax/scan/copy/print). Ink cost is one of the lowest around as well. It also does some nifty crap like cleaning/priming the print heads occasionally during periods of low use to help prevent...
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    unlimited VOIP for $199.99 a year

    Yeah, I've been w/ packet8 for 4yrs now, 3 of which were on the yearly plan. Roughly 16 bucks a month for unlimited voip. Plus, the only real 'downtime' I've had has been due to ISP issues.
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    Help building 3 desktop pcs for small dental office

    At $300 bucks each, wouldn't you be almost just as well off getting some boxes from dell with the OS already included? New equipment, less headache. Take the old stuff and sell, donate, or combine the drives into one box and make a NAS or similiar.
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    What's the best free Anti-virus?

    I've been using AVG for years and am very pleased with it. No probs whatsoever. Of course, I'm also not the type of person who would click a "YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE INFECTED WITH THE Gullible.User VIRUS - CLICK HERE TO REPAIR IT" popup. :/
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    What To do with a Really old computer?

    stick a bigger drive and perhaps a faster lan card in it and use it as a NAS box. try freenas or darmanas as an os.
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    Epox Nforce 2 SFF Mini barebone system $109.99 shipped!!!!!

    Ok... here's my "review": Pros: Nice features for the money, easy assembly, organized cabling. Cons: Noise. The unit is certainly louder than my Qbic... this is likely due to the small diameter/thickness fans on the stock cpu/chipset hsf. It's conceivable to replace these fans (one on...
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    Epox Nforce 2 SFF Mini barebone system $109.99 shipped!!!!!

    Just received mine yesterday... pretty nice box, glossy piano black. I purchased it as a replacement for my recently deceased FIC AU13 mobo/box in my office, but may end up moving my file/media server over to it and locate it in the family room (depending on how quiet it is). Currently the...
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    what program can i use to cut down the size of mp3, or turn down the quality to make it smaller

    google for dbpoweramp. It's a nice app just for converting btw audio filetypes and embeds nicely in the context menu.
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    In your opinion, what Anti Virus/Firewall package has satisfied you the most.

    Right there w/ you Mitzi. Been using the old version of Kerio w/ AVG for years...
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    Festivus pole & arrangement - $99.95

    I'm lookin' for some Feast of Alvis decorations... anyone?
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    Festivus pole & arrangement - $99.95

    I'm lookin' for some Feast of Alvis decorations... anyone?
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    Saitek Eclipse - people with it what do you think?

    It looks nice. Soft/Quiet key action. BUT, I can't get it to work w/ a USB kvm. Not enough juice, methinks. Also doesn't seem to like USB->PS2 adaptors. Other than that.. it's fine. Has some heft to it as well.
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    printable stickers?

    Also dont forget that most inkjet printer inks are not too durable when it comes to sunlight. They'd fade quickly. Plus, if you're printing to any adhesive paper stock, just sticking a waterproof film or packing tape on it isn't going to do anything to protect the edge of the sticker...
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    To FLOPPY or NOT to FLOPPY

    I stopped using internal floppy drives in my personal boxes. I just use a usb floppy that came w/ my notebook when needed (very infrequent).
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    Have an old laptop with only a FDD...

    You can probably pick up an old school external cdrom that connects to your parallel port. Check on ebay. I can't imagine one of these costing more than a few bucks. Of course, on ebay, you might pay $100 for "shipping". ;)
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    Looking for a NAS type OS

    The free NASlite has some kind of bandwidth limitation on it. I'm currently using DarmaNAS, which doesn't have the bandwidth limit, but has a 2 client per share limit on the free version (3 bills for the unlimited version). I've got it booting off a 128meg CF card and running a software Raid5...
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    Moving Desktop Wallpapers?

    Ditto on the drempels thing... really trippy... utilizes idle cpu cycles so it doesn't slow down other apps.
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    Cooling device in the floppy drive bay

    :laugh: That's great! I can imagine a SFF case with this big ole' growth sticking out the front. Better yet, why not just stick the whole SFF case inside a dorm size fridge? Along with a dehumidifier, of course.
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    Cooling device in the floppy drive bay

    I'm faced w/ the same problem w/ a sff case. I'm giving up and going back to a monster case w/ 120mm fans. SFFs are pretty, but packing them full of stuff then trying to keep them cool AND quiet is quite a stretch. You might could rig up a couple/few 40mm fans there, but the noise will be...
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    GC68 on XP3200+

    slappin together a box here w/ an XP3200+ and the only HSF I've got on hand is a GC68 w/ vantec stealth 80mm fan. No plan on overclocking. Will this heatsink sufficently cool the 3200 or do I need to pop for something more extravagant (say, in the 10 dollar range :/ )
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    Forcing file deletions how can it be done?

    Try this: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ I use it all the time to overcome the locked file/folder prob in windoze.
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    Any way to Schedule files to be copied at a later time?

    Your proposed batch file + task scheduler solution should work fine. If you're looking for something a bit more elegant, try allway sync. It's free and does quite a bit of fancy syncs, copies, etc. It works w/ Task Scheduler but it will also watch for insertion of removable devices to...
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    what is the best alternative to iTunes for managing an iPod

    Oops.. sorry.. platform = winxp Anapod is pretty nice, but since I manage my libary and such w/ winamp already, it was just easier to deal with within one interface.
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    what is the best alternative to iTunes for managing an iPod

    I just got an ipod photo 60g myseff, and I'm having good luck w/ the winamp + ml_ipod combination. It's free too. There's also anapod (shareware), ephpod, and several others. Just try them out and pick the one that fits your situation.
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    CF mp3 players

    google for players by Frontier Labs.
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    Linux Server Power Saving Ideas

    RE the Kill-A-Watt gadget. I bought one of these earlier this year. Pretty interesting gadget. Just plug it inline w/ an electrical device and it just starts a timer and kw counter. Let it run for a while, do some math w/ it and your electric bill and you end up w/ a rough monthly cost for...
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    itunes is a stupid piece of software

    What about that proggy Yamipod? Doesn't that FIX this kind of problem?
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    Looking for illuminated PS/2 keyboard that will work with a KVM

    Yep.. I'm stuck w/ the Saitek issue... picked up an Iogear USB KVM w/ audio for use w/ an Eclipse. Upgrade got backburnered and by the time I tested it out, it was too late to return. Eclipse just flickers on and off when connected to the KVM. I suppose someone could hack in some aux power...
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    Can any1 recommend a cheap sound card with optical out?

    Ditto on the Chaintech.. nice card for the money.
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    LCD needs a major cleaning....what's the proper way to do it?

    I get excellent results using a mix of water, vinegar, and simple green. Probably around 3/4 water and a couple of tablespoons of simplegreen (just enuf to make the water/vinegar a pale green).
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    Dune Special Edition 3 disk DVD Direcor's Cut at Target - $10.00

    I liked both the movie and the series. The series seemed sortof, uh, colorful, for lack of a better term. I preferred the darker style of the movie. I remember seeing the original at the theater when opened... it was destined to be panned.. how many movies hand out a 'glossary of terms' to...
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    A friend asked me a question

    I've _tried_ to use linux. I'm currently _trying_ in fact, to set up a debian fileserver for my home. But the problem I have, and I'm sure any other "AVERAGE" user in my situation could relate to, is a lack of TIME. Back in the day when all I had to do after work was to come home and hack...
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    Reliability of Hitachi drives

    I got burnt big on the 75GXP ordeal as well. Lost one from a raid0 at home, lost FOUR over the course of a couple of years on a client's server. Warranty replacements (REFURBS) died in short order. I do have a Hitachi 160g that I picked up a couple of years back and it seems to be pretty...
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    Seagate 200GB Ultra ATA/100 8MB Buffer $29.99 after Rebate

    I'm looking at the LA Times print ad right now. The drive is 39.99 after two rebates. Nuf said. I'll be getting one today to put inside my hacked Fossil Wristwatch PDA. :/
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    Seagate 200GB Ultra ATA/100 8MB Buffer $29.99 after Rebate

    Fry's (LA Times) has the 200g seagate for 39.99 after 2 rebates (109.00 + tax otd).
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    looking for a wireless mouse

    I've been happy w/ the Kensington PocketMouse Pro Wireless. Dongle tucks away nicely into the mouse. There's even a switch inside the "dongle-hole" (oh baby) that powers off the mouse when the dongle is stored, saving battery life. Been using one almost daily for 3+ years w/ no probs.
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    How does SoundStorm compare to the rest.

    If you are asking how soundstorm performs, I'm happy w/ it. I ditched my AV710 to save a slot and its worked fine. Even has native ASIO support (no 3rd party driver reqd).
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    Server OS

    Ok, so provided I go w/ a debian install... I've found instructions on doing a raid setup in which the boot partition sits on a raid-1 array across the drives and the data partition sits on a raid5 array across the same disks. I've successfully set one of these up in a VM just so I can play w/...
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    best software for stand-alone database?

    Filemaker is great (I started out w/ FM on an old B&W Mac way too long ago) but i can't help but consider the cost per seat. FM ain't terribly cheap. That smartsuite deal is hard to beat. NTM you get a whole office suite, jic you need it.