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    Odd Shaped Room... Help with speaker placements

    Hi guys, I'm trying to get ideas for speaker placement in my new place. I've attached the diagram below. Living room diagram My original idea was to mount a flat screen in the corner labeled "A". The TV would sit flush against the wall with the staircase when not in use, and would pivot...
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    Excel Help

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to summarize some data and I'm wondering if a sumif is the right solution. Here's a sample data set: Room Name Grade 201 John 70 201 Jim 80 201 Nancy 70 202...
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    Remote webcam/pet cam solutions?

    So my in laws are taking a vacation and they are really into their dogs. I thought it would be a nice surprise if I set up a home webcam system so they can watch their pets when they are away. I was wondering if anyone could give any advice on an affordable setup. The only issue is that they...
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    Napa valley

    I'm actually heading up to Napa this weekend for the first time. We're going to spend the first day doing the whole wine tasting tours. I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions on what to do during the day besides the wine tasting. I was thinking of maybe a balloon ride or bike...
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    Think you're a trekkie?

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    ASRock Dual Sata 939

    I'm having some issues with my IDE devices after trying to install a new DVD drive. I'm able to boot up with my SATA drive, but none of my IDE devices (two DVD drives and a hard drive) are working. Even with the power connected, they don't turn on. If I unplug the IDE cable, and leave the power...
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    Bed & Breakfasts in Napa

    Just wanted to get some opinions on any bed and breakfasts in the napa valley area that people have stayed at. I'm trying to plan something for the end of May to take my fiance out for her birthday. Thanks
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    Front Axle Side Boot

    My father in law just gave me his old jeep since he wasn't using it anymore. I took it in for an oil change, and the mechanic said the both the front axle boots were broken. I have no idea what that means and the cost to fix it. Can someone give me an idea of what it does? and is it critical...
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    I'd like to learn a programming language

    I've always been fascinated by computers and have tinkered with my hardware, but I've never really gotten into the programming side. I think I'd just like to start exploring to learn more about it. Who knows, maybe it'll turn out to be something I'm good at. Does anyone have any suggestions...
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    I'm the villian... I'm taking advantage of Frys

    am an arse. Thanks for all the insults and for being my morally correct guardian angels. I have learned my lesson. Have a nice day. Read below if you want to see my initial post. Hav fun =o)
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    What's the difference between these two epox boards?

    I'm still trying to find a suitable board for my x2 combo I picked up from fry's last week and after going through the mobo selection thread, I decided on the Epox 9NPA+ Ultra. I found the board on Newegg, but also found another board that is similar and I don't know the difference. Here's the...
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    Evga GeForce 6800 agp 189 shipped at Monarch NOW 196

    This is only 8 dollars more than the PNY deal (after shipping and taxes) and you get an evga card (which I've never had any problems with and they will also double your warranty by registering the card). The no tax to cali makes it hot for me. Monarch 6800 Also here's a review from FS...
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    BFG 6800oc artifacting at post... need help

    Hi guys, Since BFG's 24/7 phone support puts you on hold until the system hangs up on you... I thought I'd post here if anyone has any ideas. After uninstalling my current video card (XFX 5700ultra) and installing the new one, I get artifacting right at the post screen. I've made sure that...
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    Best way to book multiple flights on one trip?

    Just a questions for any seasoned travellers. My parents want to take off for about 3 weeks and hit up about 5 different cities. Here's the order they are in LAX --> Houston --> Atlanta --> Indianapolis --> Washington DC --> LAX. I know the order is kinda wacky, but they're coordinating w/...
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    Dell small business rebates...

    I've been told you don't need to have a small business to order from them, but just curiuos who is the check made out to? the company or the name of the person submitting the order? Thanks!
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    Best Upgrade path

    I've just recently upgraded from my XP1800 that I won in the AMD giveawy a few years back, and after reading up on all new "goodies" available (gosh.. whappened to the good old days of Athlon, Duron, Pentium, and Celeron with only 1 core for each... lol now each new cpu version has not only...
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    Kingston pc3200 hyper x running at cas 2.5 instead of cas 2

    here's my system specs. abit nf7-s ver.2 amd barton 2500 (oc'd to 3200) (2x512) kingston hyper x pc3200 (part #khx3200ak2/1gr) xfx 5700 ultra wd250 gb hd the specs say it should run at 2-3-2-6 timings but even when I try to manually set to timings to just cas 2 it won't even start up...
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    OEM 9600 AIW (XT or Pro) 119 Fry's B&M

    So I was browsing the vid card sections and noticed this deal. This is an OEM stock w/ no remote control, but for 120 it's a great price I think for an AIW. The only thing is this... The box has the description for the AIW 9600pro on it, but the little sku sticker that Fry's has on their...
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    Warm? Kingston Hyper X 1gb (2x512) pc3200 Fry's B&M 109 AR

    Saw the post for outpost but in case anyone was in a hurry and needed some ram right away I thought this was a pretty decent deal considering newegg still has them for 199 + shipping. I wonder if Fry's had a bulk deal w/ kingston or something since these are like 80 dollars less than most...
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    Video Card - Best bang for the buck

    So I'm still running on a GeForce 2 Pro GTS (hey.. it was hot shiznits when it first came out :P) hehe but I'm slowly upgrading my computer. I'm not into the top of the line scene anymore. I think that paying 500 bucks for a vid card thht will be worth 100 in 6 months is silly (although I was...
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    detecting ddr dual channel mode

    Hey guys, Just wondering... how do you tell if your motherboard is running in dual channel mode? I've got an NF7-S ver. 2 running mushkin 2X256 pc2100 ram. Ya I know it's old, but it's all i got for now until i order some from new egg.