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    Wireless inline volume control?

    I have a 2.1 speaker set that I really like (Logitech z623), and I'd like to connect it to a TV that only has a fixed-level audio output. Is there a such thing as a standalone wireless volume control to attach between my TV and speakers (for maybe $20 or less)? For inputs, I can work with 3.5...
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    P2V on same box? (Win8 Home)

    With Black Friday approaching, I'm looking to add a box at home with 16GB RAM, and instead of dual-booting, I'd like to virtualize multiple operating systems and run them simultaneously. I have 2-3 questions. First, how would licensing work if I intend to move Windows 8 Home from the bare...
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    Bookmark that Follows You for Android?

    In the "real world", there's a bookmark that follows your progress and automatically updates what page you're on: http://www.geekosity.org/2012/02/bookmark-albatross/ A similar technology exists with Nook and Kindle devices or applications; they keep track of where you left off. Is there...
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    Help: NET USE always fails 1st time; 2nd try always works

    I have a Windows batch file that I wrote to automate interconnectivity between two database systems. (It massages the data along the way and uses various tools to get the job done.) Near the beginning of the script, I call a NET USE command to establish a connection to a network share where...
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    Fake SSD with USB sticks (home box)

    Has anyone had any luck running a website database on USB flash drives? I know, I know. We have hundreds of thousands of dollars of infrastructure at work, and I wouldn't mess with this foolishness there, but this is for a hobby web server I'm developing / playing with at home, and most of...
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    Imperfect Short-Circuit Evaluation

    Short-circuit evaluation in Java is imperfect. The code below breaks if I remove the method declarations or if I change the left-to-right order of the conditionals. public class pears { public static void main(String[] args) { if (!(0==1 && unicorn()==pixiedust())) {...
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    Big Fish, Little Pond

    I haven't been on Anandtech for some time because I drifted away from computing in general. I majored in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Systems) at UCF, and I went off to work for an aftermarket distributor of industrial parts as a reverse engineer and applications engineer. A few months into...
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    Interesting VBA technique

    I've read online in several different forums that people (usually n00bs) want to make stand-alone applications with VBA. While I haven't come up with that necessarily, I do have a technique to offer that will work if you do have an appropriate version of Office installed. It's very simple...
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    Cheapest accredited online MBA?

    What's the cheapest accredited online MBA in the United States? I'm really looking for a piece of paper that means something; I really believe learning about business is what experience and online resources are for. My engineering degree, for example, only means that I know how to study. Most of...
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    emachines blinking

    A couple days ago my emachines T2984 started blinking randomly. The machine was on and running, but the power light was blinking as though it was on standby. I searched the Internet and found no solution. Few of you probably use such a budget system, but I just figured I'd let you my very simple...
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    95 interface in XP?

    The explorer that came with 95 was wicked fast and quite capable for everyday tasks. Is it possible to replace the explorer in XP (Home) with that one to speed up my file workflow? (I've seen it done in 98.) This Celeron 340 with 512MB RAM doesn't seem the same now that I have a dual-core...
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    Messing around with Firmware

    I have a Kodak CX7300. Somebody told me a long time ago that there are custom firmwares available for it. I'd be really interested if such a thing existed. I especially think it would be cool to do long shutter exposures and stuff like that, and that's just a question of software more than...
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    Quit a dead-end job

    Would you ever quit a crappy dead-end job with nothing lined up to replace it?
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    Strange Wikipedia Donation

    Somebody anonymously donated $1500 to Wikipedia, and their comment said... sha1:338c3706b3f34653d195ee40a310f73d2fb52b5c Weird, isn't it?
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    Let's see what you come up with

    The only prize I can offer is PWN4G3 over your peers, but let's have a little contest. This is something I've been thinking about for a long time. Come up with the best re-use of a 20 oz plastic soda bottle. The focus should be as a component of a marketable manufactured product rather...
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    Nutramist Energy Shot

    I'm a huge fan of anything that promises energy, so when I found this product with no caffeine, I had to give it a shot since my tolerance had grown to the level that it took more than a couple pills to get me going. I have to admit it works, but I don't know whether it's placebo. What...
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    Losers Pay

    I wish the United States had a "losers pay" tort system in which the loser of a legal case pays the court costs and representation fees (up to a certain point at least) for both sides. What do you think?
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    Filezilla server acting weird?

    I have a local home network consisting of a cable modem and a linsys wireless router. I have my desktop PC hooked up to the 10/100 and my laptop and two roommates using the wireless. I'm running Filezilla daemon on the desktop PC to store and back up school files. I also have the Shared...
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    Java Server edition?

    I heard that there are two Java just-in-time compilers. The standard version that the average Joe would want on his desktop is the standard edition, but there's a version for servers that requires more time to compile in favor of faster code execution. Is there a way to install this more...
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    Office 2007 Sucks

    (This is in OT because it's subjective and opinionated.) I can't stand the interface in Office 2007. If I ever need to "upgrade" from Office 2003, it's going to be via Open Office... assuming that doesn't get ruined too. For years I've seen the trend in the computing industry move toward...
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    Orange Juice

    I've lived in Florida my whole life, so maybe I'm just spoiled. I can't stand orange juice from concentrate. I buy orange juice in a regular grocery store these days, but I still insist on not-from-concentrate juice. I just find the cheapest stuff that's not concentrated and I'm happy... name...
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    Samsung a707 for Laptop Internet

    I want to use my phone to connect to the Internet on my laptop. What I was able to dig up via Google was that you can do this with either AT&T's software or Samsung's software. There's the AT&T Communications Manager and Samsung PC Studio. Do these connect in the same manner (i.e. billed the...
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    please delete

    wrong forum
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    RESOLVED - Notebook connection speed change

    When I'm in class and running on batteries, I can't connect to the university wireless network as reliably or as fast as when the charger is hooked up. My battery life between charges seems fine, but could this still be a battery issue? Is this normal? UPDATE: I found a setting that...
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    Something cool on Wikipedia

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_modding Scroll down to the microwave. I think that's one of the coolest mods I've ever seen. By the way, the article mentions "phase change" cooling. Do people use R134a for that? Water would work if you can evacuate it down to around 5kPa to get the...
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    This thread is over.

    I'm not going to seek your approval. I was looking for a little sympathy but need to find it elsewhere. Locked due to nothing to see here. AT Senior Moderator compuwiz1
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    Any marine biologists here?

    If a fish dies due to lack of oxygen, is it called drowning or suffocation?
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    My fish died

    My fish died. Call me a pussy, but I was growing quite attached. Maybe it's some kind of psychological projection. I call my fiance "Bear" or "Little Bear," and she calls me "Fish" or "Fishy." (I have short term memory loss like Dori did in Finding Nemo. I'm really quite the scatter-brain.)...
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    Make my own cell phone application?

    My finance and I have a Samsung Sync SGH-A707, a Samsung Blackjack, and a Motorola Slvr. Are there tools (compilers, etc.) available for any of these phones so that I can make my own simple applications? I'd like to make specialized calculators and whatnot... just stupid little things with...
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    Free TV Online

    Can anyone recommend good online TV for free? Even though I have cable I think it'd be interesting to watch unusual channels online.
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    Torque vs Horsepower

    There are a million arguments going around the Internet talking about torque and horsepower. I hope this clears them up. Let me know what you think of what I just made... Let me know if http://kevinthenerd.googlepages.com/torque_vs_hp.html works first. If that fails, try...
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    Yahoo! Mail Drive?

    Is there a program that seamlessly integrates into Windows to use your Yahoo mail account as a drive like you can with a GMail account?
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    Need easy-to-use DVD ripping and burning

    I just bought a VCR/DVDR to convert my home movies from VHS to DVD. Now that I have some DVDs burned, I want to make a compilation of little clips from them. (I'm making a DVD for my engagement party, and I'd like to include clips from both of our childhoods. This includes graduations, school...
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    MPAA lobbying

    Do you think the MPAA (or other corporations) should have the legal right to hire full-time lobbyists in various governments such as the US Congress?
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    What song is this?

    ANSWER: Green Onions by Booker T. and the MG's QUESTION: What song is this? I scored up this MIDI file really quick to try to describe it to others online. http://www.geocities.com/k_durette/midi/what_is_this.mid Bandwidth limits on Geocities suck, and I just posted this to Yahoo...
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    Gave up Gaming

    We all joke around that gaming is seriously addicting, but I don't think it's all that funny. I failed my second semester of college because of it. This was a few years ago, and I had the opportunity recently to get back into it. I said no. Once I start I won't be able to control myself; I'll...
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    Vellum on Laser?

    I'm getting married in February. In the "save the date" little things we'll be sending out in a while, my fiance wants to add little extra invitations for other upcoming events (shower, etc.) made out of vellum. I'm pretty particular about my laser printer. Before I cut a 12x12 sheet of vellum...
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    EE's in the house?

    I'm trying to switch a stepper motor. I think I messed up on ebay and bought "sand resistors" that are really wire-wound. (10 watt, 12 ohm, "J" which I think means 5%) Would using these in series with the stepper motor still improve my time constant? The stepper motor is a very inductive load...
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    Default Hibernation in XP Home?

    Cliff notes: Is there a way in XPH to start the computer every time with a default hibernation memory image? Longer version: I have XP Home on my laptop. Is there a way to script up something at shutdown or on startup so that each time I start my laptop it boots up a default memory image...
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    Shift Delete

    I noticed someone posted about double clicking the top right of a window to close it. I frequently use Alt Space X to maximize a window, Win+M to minimize all, and Alt F4 to close a window. I frequently use Shift Delete to bypass the Recycle Bin when deleting files. Does anyone else have any...