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    QNAP TS-469L vs. Synology DS412+ ???

    Does anyone have any experience with either of these NAS? I am having a difficult time deciding which is "better". I like the Synology for its easy-to-use "Synology Hybrid RAID" technology, and its user interface seems a lot more friendly. However, I like the QNAP for its large number of USB and...
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    Nanotec-USA NanoProtect AG water repellent using nano-particle

    I found the product at http://www.nanotec-usa.com/id20.html but would be interested to know if anyone has experience with this product compared to Aquapel (which I have never used either).
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    How much for this weight set?

    This person is asking for $250 for the entire set. How much do you I think I can bargain it for first offer? It looks very good including all the weights. http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/spo/1161439316.html
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    Vista waking up from hibernation

    Background: Vista Ultimate, while in Hibernation, wakes up randomly from time to time during the middle of the night. Imagine a roaring desktop waking up at 2am or 4am in the morning. Just last night, the desktop woke up at 3:00am on the dot from hibernation. I have no idea why this is...
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    Storing new text msg on phone memory instead of sim card by default

    My sim card can hold 30 text msg at any given time. It would seem any new messages are stored in the sim card. Once the limit is reached, it seems any new msg are discarded even after I free them. Is there any way to store new txt msg on the phone's internal memory instead by default? I...
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    Avira Personal (free), Norton Antivirus 2009, or NOD32 v3?

    I have just reinstalled my Vista Ultimate and need a new av. For the past few years, I have been using NOD32 v2.70 excusively. My license for NOD32 has expired, and I don't need the security suite. Firewall is taken care with Agnitum Firewall with lifetime updates. It seems Avira Personal...
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    Seattle (or in earthquake prone areas) house owners

    The only house insurance we don't currently have is earthquake. A quote we got was approximately $500 annually. * Purchased in 2000 for 165K, still on mortgage, current appraisal is about 360K * Built in the 1940s, all new electrical systems * Renovated in 2000 from prior owner (new roof...
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    Aero Snap clone for XP and Vista

    The program is in English also. Don't forget to enable the "glass" animation effect when snapping (only for Vista). Aero Snap is a feature that allows a windows to be "snapped" to half of the left or right screen by dragging the window until the mouse pointer touches the edge of the screen...
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    Recommendation for textbooks on Unix, Linux, and Perl

    I have no experience with Unix, Linux, or Perl except for very basic Unix commands using SSH logins. I also never really wrote any scripts relating to Unix or Perl. I am looking for a few textbooks that cover Unix, Perl, and Linux. Programming experiences include Java, C, C++, other...
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    Good: Agnitum Outpost Firewall ? lifetime license for 3 PCs

    http://www.agnitum.com/lp/life...r_1year_price_2008.php A firewall that doesn't bug you to death. I have used other firewalls before including free versions Online Armor Free and Comodo Firewall, but their HIPS are too chatty. And Online Armor is quite buggy on my desktop. You get 3...
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    Looking for an HDTV (ClearQAM) receiver/tuner

    I have basic cable from Comcast with a few cable-only channels broadcast in digital format. One particular room has no cable plug with an analog TV. We ran a long coaxial cable (~100 ft) from another location to the TV. The picture is terrible with snow, ghosting, and generally unwatchable...
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    Suggest me some liquor

    It's in about 1 hour, so I hoping the WA liquor store is open (it should). Something that men and women can drink and resonably affordable. About 750mL to 1L is good enough for <$60. So far, I have Maker's Marker Kentucky Burbon and EXTASE XO. These were from the www.liq.wa.gov website.
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    Is DxO Optics Pro worth it for amateur?

    I have seen some great results with the program in correctly barrel distortion, but those anyone use this regularly? What do you think of it?
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    OJ: pulp or no pulp?

    It's as simple as that...vote! The more pulp, the better (just not too much). Edit: Added no preference
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    Getting phishing alert from Chrome

    This just started to happen about 30 minutes ago. When I type ---www.facebook.com--- into Chrome, I am immediately greeted with Phishing alert: Actual link given by Chrome: hXXp://static.ak.fbcdn.net/js_strings.php/t85298/en_US If I type the same facebook address (not the suspected...
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    Will this work? Black dress pant with charcoal blazer?

    I am a graduating college student. I have a complete suit ready, but I am wondering if a blazer + dress pant would be sufficient. A full suit seems overly dressed for a pre-select interview. Thoughts?
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    Can't safely remove usb hard drive

    I am running Windows Server 2008 (although I don't think this is unique to Server 2008). Every time I try to remove my Western Digital 160GB USB 2.0 hard drive, it always return with the error below. The safely remove feature works perfectly fine usb flash drives (not hard drive). I even...
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    Can some one clarify what this paragraph means?

    Diffraction The confusing part is in bold letter. I understand the inverse relationship between aperture size and f-number, but that sentence seems confusing. Is Ken saying that, in general, the sharp f-number range is f/8...f/5...f/4... or ...f/16...f/11...f/8. Which one?
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    Canon XSi: Color, saturation, focus, & sharpness seems off

    I took a few photographs, and these pictures seem "underwhelming." I am not sure if they need some post-processing, but you can see a picture of a somewhat similar scene with my trusty ps Fuji F20. You can find the settings from the JPEG EXIF data. The pictures are taken in Program Mode...
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    Flash crashed, Chrome survived

    Having a process for plug-in is pretty useful. While using the laptop, the fan started running at almost full speed for apparently no reason. It turned out that Chrome.exe was consuming about 40-50% of CPU. But more specifically, the plug-in for flash was the culprit. I simply ended the...
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    Need suggestions for senior embedded projects

    I am at a loss for new ideas for our senior embedded project. A lot of past projects include RC cars, helicopters, robots, wifi, actual phone, voice recognition, etc... We are looking for something new and useful. We are all electrical engineering students, so we don't focus too much on...
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    2002 Mitsubishi Lance OZ Rally for $9000 from craigslist

    I am looking for a used car. I have driven a 2001 OZ Rally model before from a friend, and it was really nice. This 2002 model is from craigslist here: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/837457256.html It seems $9000 is a bit steep, but I am not sure if the listing has anything...
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    Hyperlink with Excel and VBA

    Whenever I click on a hyperlink inside an Excel cell such as file:///\\mynetwork\folder\test.zip OR \\mynetwork\folder\test.zip then the file would be opened with the built-in zip viewer. Is it possible to use VBA (or something else) such that it pop-up a Save As dialog so that we can...
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    Canon Rebel XSi and Fuji P&S F20 (F30)

    I took a few shots in Full Auto with AWB and get the results similar to these two pages for my new XSi and old F20 (similar to the F30). Look for the middle of page with header "Indoor Portrait, No Flash" Rebel XSi incandescent lighting, no flash FinePix F30 incadescent lighting, no flash...
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    How do I know it's iPod 30GB 5.5 generation and not 5.0?

    I am looking for the iPod 30GB 5.5th generation (the update to the 5th generation iPod). How do we tell the difference when buying online such as ebay or craigslist? Might be in the wrong forum. Please move to Gadgets Gear & Phones. iPod questions are fine here. - Apple Mod Aphex
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    firefox needed to be restarted after new add-on/themes

    There is something that always bothers me with Firefox 2. It is the need to restart Firefox after installing any add-on/theme (plugins too?) for it to take effect. Granted, the sessions are saved, but I am a bit curious. Is this a software limitation or design choice?
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    Q6600 averages 73C at 21C ambient with OCCT, G0 stepping

    NEW CPU: Stock heatsink/fan, AS5 paste, 2.4GHz, 1.3250 VID, G0 stepping, no overclock On first boot-up, I tested it with OCCT. It originally went above 75C such that OCCT stopped within ~3 min, since the limit was set at 75C. I tried using it for about 2 hours normally (browsing web...
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    Does going from Pentium-D 805 to Q6600 require RE-installing Vista?

    I am just upgrading from the dual-core Pentium-D to the Q6600. Is a re-installation of Vista required? Or is there any special preparing that is needed before making the switch? Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
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    IDE and compiler for C language?

    I am using Paradigm C++ IDE in my lab to program for the Tern TD40. It's necessary to download the program to the target, but I am wondering if there's a free IDE and compiler that I can use to check my codes? As it is now, I have to be in the lab in the wee hour to write and test.
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    UAC turned off --> by itself

    Leading to the symptoms: 1. Laptop failed to enter hibernation (stuck at black screen), turned off using power button. 2. Rebooted and selected normal startup. 3. Got stuck at a black screen after entering my password for about 2 minutes. I basically brought up the Task Manager using...
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    Does monochrome laser printer = grayscale capable?

    I don't need color, but I keep seeing laser printers labeled as monochrome - black and white. Can these printers print colors in grayscale similar to inkjet?
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    Kaser 3.5" USB2.0 Dual Bay External IDE Hard Drive Enclosure

    I still have a few IDE hard drives left (200GB each) that I would rather put to use. The enclosure is available here: Kaser StorageVault Dual Bay USB2.0 and the manufacture is here: StorageValut The problem is that the manufacturer's website does not have any information about this...
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    Need a C reference book recommendation

    Can anyone recommend a C reference manual? I am familiar with only Java, so C is just a bit different with the pointers. It should not be a for "C for dummy" as I think that would be too introductory. It will be used for programming embedded systems.
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    Samsung F1 750GB - $125 shipped

    In for one: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB Not sure if it's fixed, but Nforce motherboards may have problems.
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    Any fast (read/write) 8GB flash drive?

    I have seen the Corsair Voyager 8GB, Voyager GT 8GB (more expensive), and OCZ Rally2 8GB (reviews for this is that it's slow and prone to corruption).
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    Apple Software Update [for Windows]

    With reference to this picture Apple Software Update, is it possible for me to have iTunes and QuickTime update SEPARATELY listed? I don't have iTunes installed. In order to use this update program, it seems I have to also install iTunes as well (which I don't need). I can always go to...
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    Software for Windows is not accessible

    From the main Category List by typing forums.anandtech.com there's the "Software for Windows" link. However, I get the error above every time I clicked on it. Strangely, this link is NOT visible (disappears) from the left-side navigation once you visit any other category. Same errors on...
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    [Vista] 0x0000009F DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE

    My laptop has suffered two BSOD from the above INSIDE my backpack as it was hibernation. Needless to say, the laptop was hot, and not in a good way. This same BSOD also happend outside of the backpack (just in case). Booting up Windows again involve waiting for about 5 minutes for chkdsk to...
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    [Vista] Low Battery Notification

    I remember using Windows XP where it would pop up a message when you are running low on battery. It just dawned on me a few times already that Vista all of a sudden goes into hibernation in the middle of my work. Of course, I quickly realize that it must be the battery running into the 5%...
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    Just bought Galaxy Geforce 8800GT

    I just finished installing the 8800GT. The motherboard turns on fine (all fans spin including video card), but I don't get any display or any hard drive activity. Galaxy Geforce 8800GT I tried removing all the peripherals (hopefully to minimize the power usage), but same symptoms. PSU is...