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    Need Help Diagnosing Congestion with Dropcams on Unifi Network

    I have a small business with 6 Dropcams running off a mesh of 2 Unifi AP's. At night, everything runs perfectly but during the day (9am - 4pm), 4 of the Dropcams running off 1 AP on the 2.4ghz band are experiencing intermittent downtime ranging from 1 to 45 minutes. Can anyone suggest a way to...
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    Cable Modem with Switch + Wireless router

    Should the switch be plugged in downstream or upstream of the wireless router? I currently have a Comcast cable modem (Motorola) with a D-Link DIR-655 attached to it. It works great and all that jazz but all four of the wired ports are full and I want to add a switch to the network. I should...
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    iPod Nano Screen Autorotation - How Do I Turn It Off?

    Whenever you rotate the newest iPod nano on its side, it automatically switches to album art flip through mode. How do I make it stop this? I use my nano mostly for running and working out and in that capacity, it sits in an armband and is usually upside down on my arm (So I can read it...
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    Hosted Working Server Space

    I need to procure some space on a server that would be used to host working files (MS Office, Quickbooks, CAD etc) and can be accessed by multiple users in multiple locations. The goals is that multiple employees of a small business in different locations can work on shared documents at the...
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    HTPC Build using the forthcoming DirecTV HDPC-20

    When the HDPC-20 comes out, I have decided to pull the trigger and put together an HTPC for my living room. I know that it wont be out until around the end of the year, but I want to get an idea of the scope of the project. I will note that my non-technical wife will also be using this and it...
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    iPod Sync Question

    All, I have a laptop and a desktop which have use the exact same networked music drive for their iTunes library. Is there any way to sync my iPod from either machine or will iTunes want to do a wipe/reload everytime it is plugged into a different machine? Thanks. -K
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    Serious Boot Issue

    All, Have had the following rig for about 9 months: -Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI -Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe -Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB SATA -SAPPHIRE Radeon X1300 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card -Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2...
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    Regarding the Two Suspicious Men on the Seattle Ferry

    It is truly demoralizing when a country has castrated itself to the extent that we have. We are so afraid of offending people that we won?t report the most basic suspicious behavior relating to potentially deadly terrorist attacks as is the case of the two men on the Seattle Ferry. We place...
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    Wierd Startup Issues

    Built the new rig back in the spring and this issue has been killing me ever since. About 50% of the the time, when I push the 'ON' button on the front of the case, I hear everything spin up but the monitor gets no signal. Rarely, if I let it sit long enough, it will post and do it's thing...
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    anyone here a industrial/product designer?

    i am currently an mechanical design engineer and want to make the transition to industrial design. PM or post here if you can answer any questions. thanks!
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    Anyone work for Boeing in the Seattle area?

    feel free to reply here or PM me. I will be taking a sight visit soon and wanted to ask a few questions. Thanks!
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    Washinton State ATOTer's

    Considering a job offer and trying to normalize the salary. I know that there is no state income tax but I cant figure out what the average property tax is, even after reading the WA State Property Tax Manual. Thanks for the help.
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    Random freezes, help me diagnose

    Having issues with my homebuild that I put together in June 2003 (see sig). It ran gloriously (minus one HD failure which was replaced by WD under warranty) until now. It has all kinds of wierd issues such as: -Right before it gets to the windows logon screen, it reboots. -It gets to the logon...
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    Browser Hijack

    Someone must have seen this before. I originally experienced it when I logged on to my amex account. A windows box pops up (not an IE box) and says that the site is doing security maintenance and asks for SS#, date of birth and mother's maiden name. I immediately did spyware checks with...
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    "Disk read error, please reboot"

    My machine posts just fine, but as soon as Windows (XP Pro) tries to load, I get a blinking cursor for a minute or two and then it says, "Disk read error, please reboot". It's a ~3 year old WD 80GB w/8MB buffer. Anyone seen this before? Thanks. K
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    Iranian Pres: Holocaust is a Myth

    ...either way, it doesnt give me a warm, fuzzy feeling to know that he will soon possess nukes. linkage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iran leader: Holocaust a 'myth' Wednesday, December 14, 2005; Posted: 8:06 a.m...
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    Iranian President Says, "Israel Must Be Wiped Off The Map"

    this pretty much eliminates any validity in the 'land for peace' scheme. how can anyone question the fact that Iran is going for nukes? link --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, October 26, 2005 AP TEHRAN, Iran ? Iran's hard-line...
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    Headphones/Earbuds for Running

    I have to get a new pair of headphones that i use for running and working out. I have had the sony in-ear types and those were ok except they fell out all the time. I am looking at the shure e2c's bu apparently those fall out pretty easily as well. Anyone have any good recommendations as far...
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    All video played since reformat is totally washed out

    since my reformat, any video played on my computer has completely washed out colors. all other graphics including photos look fine and everything worked great before the reformat. have tried streaming and local clips on media player, realplayer and quicktime. have a nvidia 5200 with latest...
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    IDF captain DID NOT 'confirm kill' of teen girl

    story turns out the witnesses had a vendetta against him and had tried to set him up before. one recounted his story and one admitted he had no view of the incident. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capt. accused of...
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    Exclusive: How FBI set up AIPAC

    article from the jerusalem post Exclusive: How FBI set up AIPAC By JANINE ZACHARIA AIPAC, the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby currently embroiled in allegations of spying for Israel, was set up by the FBI, The Jerusalem Post has learned. .... Earlier this year, the FBI informed...
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    northbridge fan on Abit IS-7 sounds like vacuum

    i cleaned all the dust on the thing and cant find whats making the noise. how difficult is is to replace with a heat sink, or should i just try to send it back to abit? it is less than a year old. thanks in advance
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    Harvard Study: Poverty Does Not Cause Terrorism

    Link ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom squelches terrorist violence KSG associate professor researches freedom-terrorism link By Alvin Powell Harvard News Office A John F. Kennedy School of Government researcher...
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    Twin suicide bombings on Israeli Buses

    yahoo news ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) - Palestinian suicide bombers killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two Israeli buses Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence and potentially...
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    Fear and Loathing in Iraq

    i know some people on ATOT were reading this blog too. what happened to it? the guy had some great stories and an ability to tell a story with few frill or editorializing? i had read he was under some pressure but i went to the site to day and all i found was this anyone read what happened...
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    Khartoum confronts the United Nations

    this situation is getting of control and fast. ________________________________ Khartoum confronts the United Nations By T. Ország-Land The Islamic Republic of the Sudan has embarked on a collision course with the US and its allies in the United Nations (UN) Security Council over the...
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    the other side of the checkpoints

    album something you dont see everyday. it's nice to see that through it all, some humans still possess the capacity to get along.
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    Palestinian teen killed trying to stop Kassam launch

    Jul. 22, 2004 20:44 | Updated Jul. 23, 2004 14:19 Palestinian teen killed trying to stop Kassam launch (free reg. required) By MATGOT DUDKEVITCH Palestinian health and security officials said that a group of Fatah Al Aksa Martyr's Brigades terrorists killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy...
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    Palestinian reporters told to toe the line in Gaza

    From the Jerusalem Post ----------------------------------------------------------- Jul. 20, 2004 22:22 | Updated Jul. 21, 2004 18:09 Palestinian reporters told to toe the line in Gaza By Khaled Abu Toameh Palestinian journalists have been warned that they must stop covering the street...
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    Hitachi 4GB Microdrive (From a Muvo) Compatibility

    Anyone have any personal experience with this? All of the ones available on ebay dont list the D70 in the compatible camera list but I dont know why it wouldn't work. Thanks.
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    Using .RAW files from my camera

    finally broke down and ordered the D70 but I heard/read that the .raw files require separate software. i am assuming that the files show up on the CF card but cant be read by mainstream software (correct me if i am if wrong). are there plug-ins for photoshop that can handle these files? i have...
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    best way to capture streaming video

    what is the best way to capture streaming video? i dont need particularly high quality (for sports highlights) and i would like to keep it to freeware if possible. suggestions?
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    place to get 'books on cd' for cheap

    currently listening to 'davinci code' on the way to work and i dont know what i am going to do when it's finished. i found amazon's service that let's you download the books for ~$10 but i thought there might be a better source. checked ebay but there selection is miserable. any ideas?
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    New computer at work kicks....

    Just got my new "Engineering PC" P4 2.8 2 Gigs Ram Ultra 320 SCSI Drive Quadro4 980XGL (double DVI) Gigabit LAN 21" Flatscreen One word: HOT cant help bragging on this one, you understand. if you have something smokin at work, post by all means
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    why was this locked?

    locked
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    any way to undo "shift+delete" in outlook?

    so i went to permenantly delete some spam in my 'inbox' but i must have hit a key by accident and it did an inverse select, deleting everything i wanted to keep. undo is not working and i dont run go-back. last system restore point is too old to help. what the hell do i do?
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    How to know if you are a citizen

    For my job I have to get a security clearance and I have to list whether my GF is a citizen or not. She emigrated from Belarussia in 1989 and has a US passport. Her parents are now citizens but she isnt sure if it was before or after she turned 18. What govt. office do you contact to figure it out?
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    help with UNIX

    I am starting work in a couple of weeks and I have to brush up on my UNIX commands. I havent used it in almost 4 years so I am pretty rusty. Any particular web sites/guides that you guys would recommend? I did a google search and came up with a few reasonable results, but I figured there...
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    suggest some good jazz musicians

    looking for some nice ambient music for relaxing and get-togethers with business friends. thanks in advance!
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    Converting .wmv --> .mpg, .avi, etc

    are their any free programs out there that can do this. video forums recomended canopus procoder but that costs about 5 bills. thanks.