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    How can I get RAID 0/1 to work?

    Got a new custom built machine today that I am going to be using as server. Can't remember the brand of motherboard (it is at work). It has Raid 0/1 on the motherboard, and 4 SATA connectors. I had one 250G installed, and I went and bought two more 500G drives in the hopes of creating a RAID1...
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    Any good sites comparing Macs?

    Are there any good sites that compare the various lines of Mac computers so I know how they stack up against each other? I'll be buying one in a month or two and since have been thinking in PC terms for so many years I am sure I need to get my head around how to think Mac. For example: A gig is...
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    Windows unzip via command line

    Does anybody know the command line equivalent of the Windows Explorer right click 'Extract' menu option? I need to script the unzip of a zip file that I am downloading. Thanks, Patrick
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    IT Supervisor position available in OKC

    Working for the government. Heavy in the .NET technology. Forward to anybody you know might be interested. http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.g...MIT1.x=85&SUBMIT1.y=14
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    Case fan will not slow down

    I bought a great machine that was advertised in the for sale section here awhile back. I wish I could find the thread so I could tell you what kind of case/mb I have. I really don't know. Anyways... the case has one of those variable speed fans that goes faster/slower depending on the temp...
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    Office 2007 = not nice

    I got gung ho recently and installed Vista Ultimate + Office 2007 on my tablet PC. Office 2007 cannot seem to open the simplest of documents. I have some simple XLS and DOC office documents from Office 2003 that Office 2007 locks up on. Overall I am not impressed. I think it is more Office than...
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    Are you productive with a tablet PC?

    Last year I bought an Acer Convertible Tablet PC. Absolutely love it. But it is kind of heavy and it has typical laptop battery time. So I cannot use it all day (8-5) without being close to power outlet. It is sitting at home more and more. I have used a slate tablet pc (i.e. No Keyboard) and...
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    How do I flash my BIOS with no floppy

    I am having period USB lockup problems. This looks like this can be fixed with a BIOS update to my K8N Neo2 Platinum 7025 MB. However I don't own a floppy drive. Is there any way to flash the BIOS with no floppy driver?
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    Should I use my new SATA as my OS drive

    I just bought a sweet 320G SATA drive from a guy on here. I am reading up on what SATA is and is not good for and now I want your opinion. Should I make this SATA drive my OS drive and use the old IDE for data? I am a SATA noob so be gentle
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    Flight sim pilots make sure you stay in proactice

    You may be needed someday. http://www.aopa.org/asf/epilot_acc/lax05la151.html
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    Looking for Yahoo store experience

    Anybody here have a Yahoo store? Are you happy with it? Is it pretty customizable?
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    Anybody ever use buybargaindeals

    buybargaindeals dot com has some of the best prices I have seen on Software for some adobe stuff I need to buy. Looking for any experiences - good or bad.
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    Problem with windows 2003 - not sure where to look

    On my home internal network I used a spare PC (1.34GHz Athlon, 1G of memory, 2 internal drives, 1 external USB drive) to do a clean Window 2003 Server standard install. I am all workgroups - no domain. I have applied all of the windows updates to it. I have also created a share (and given open...
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    Looking for C#/SQL2005 contractors

    I need a couple of very sharp SQL2005/C# developers here for a large OOP/Enterprise development project. I was thinking that they needed to be local in OKC, but anyplace is OKC. All of the work will be remote anyways. PM me a resume.
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    Anybody else lose a bunch of $$ at PokerRoom.com

    Last night they had some system issues and currently they owe alot of people alot of money. $50 disappeared out of my account. Did they get anybody else here?
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    Landscaping question/help needed.

    This is urgent because this is a work in progress that started today. Here is a picture of where the contractors are on the patio. http://allaboutfocus.com/images/mypatio2.jpg The land elevation is higher by the house than it is by the cameraman (me) - by about 5-6". So the land has to...
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    Brainbench. Free online testing

    Brainbench.com has free online test/certifications for the rest of May. http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/individuals/individuals.xml
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    Recommendations for a vendor for PVR hardware

    I am looking for a Case (Stereo Component form factor), Mobo, and a video card to run MythPC in my living room. Hopefully the case will be very quiet.
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    Recap of 'online business' post

    Remember this post: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1809312 Well I happy to say that I hunted this guy down and ended up purchasing his business. It is www.batteryfuel.com and it sells online batteries and power supplies for over 50000 different devices. We...
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    Looking for Tablet PC Programmers

    Looking for some Tablet PC programmers to do some short term (1-2 months) contract work for me with the possibility of the work growing. PM me or reply here. The language of choice will be C#.net. P
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    Any benefit/detriment to two network cards?

    I have my wireless card going in my laptop all of the time. When I am at my desk I jack into the Cat5. So right now I am connected into my home network twice with two different IPs. Am I gaining or losing any performance by doing this? How does traffic decide which route to go?
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    Any good links for setting up SBS for home router?

    Does anybody have any good links for how to set up Windows 2003 SBS as a home router/proxy (with the two network cards) ?
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    Ipod Nerd Alert

    http://encyclopodia.sourceforge.net/en/index.html
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    I want a DISH HD Network system

    I have two HD TVs at home with Cox. I want to switch to DISH network. I'd like to get an HD DVR for each TV. If you go to their website and use their builder I'll end up with over $400 out of pocket on the initial buy in. Is there a cheaper or more effective way to get this setup? Shoot!
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    Need MySQL LOAD DATA help

    For the MySQL experts out there. I have a pipe delimited data file I am trying to load into a MySQL 4 database. The number of and order of columns are different between the data file and the table. The text file has more fields than I need to move into my database, and not every column of the...
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    Shout out from Oklahoma City

    Hello from NW OKC. Anybody else in the area?