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    Critique my SFF build

    I'm putting together a mid-range gaming HTPC with the requirement that it fits in a *really* tight space in my entertainment center. I'm used to higher end builds, so fitting everything into the Silverstone Sugo SG13 is certainly a new experience that I'd like an extra set of eyes on. Ignore...
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    MacMini HTPC video stuttering?

    I just purchased a midrange model 2014 Mac Mini (2.6Ghz processor, 8GB ram) and before I turn it into a full fledged HTPC I figured I'd test it out. Immediately ran into a dead-halt, project breaking issue. When I navigate to my fileserver and open any of my video files in VLC, they stutter...
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    Lock Screen notifications after iOS 8 upgrade?

    Having a very frustrating issue with my iPhone 5s ever since the iOS 8 upgrade. Previously, when getting an email (Activesync- exchange account) i'd get the little notification blurb on my phone's lock screen. If I read, deleted, or otherwise handled that email from Outlook on a PC, the phone...
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    Office for iPad/iPhone now available

    It's finally hit the app store. Frankly, i'm looking forward to being able to save and open excel spreadsheets on my phone without using some sketchy third party app. Anyone tried it yet? http://time.com/42648/microsoft-office-ipad/
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    Business Single Signon options?

    Long story short, my users have a ton of passwords they need to manage for web portals. Some are "shared" accounts where any agent from our business uses a single username/password to access another companies system, some are individual accounts assigned to that specific user by that specific...
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    AMD 5450- Black bars on top/bottom when not in native resolution

    So we have Radeon 5450s in our workstations, and we're in the process of rolling out pairs of ASUS 1080p widescreen monitors. The problem presents itself when we try to set the monitors to 1600x900 or 1280x720 for people with vision problems who want a smaller resolution. It stretches the...
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    Tool to generate reports on file contents of a folder?

    Hi all. I'm currently making a push to get everyone in my company to take a look at our network shares and do some cleanup (there's some stuff on there dating back to 2001o_O). In order to put some emphasis on getting this done from the managers, I wanted to include some hard and fast numbers...
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    Tower server enclosure

    I'm looking for a pair of server enclosures for tower servers. Ideally they'll have open space on the bottom for the towers and standard size rack mounts towards the top for switches/routers/etc. Only one server is going in each, and 2-3 switches, plus ideally a pullout keyboard tray, so...
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    Print even pages right-justified

    This one's driving me nuts. We need to print double sided ID cards on special perforated cardstock with a Kyocera 4050. The problem is the way they are generated, both pages of the ID card print left justified so the finished product does not align regardless of whether you tell the printer to...
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    User CALs when merging unlike domains?

    Lets say you have two companies, SmithCo with a SmithCo.local domain running Server 2008, and JonesCo with a JonesCo.local domain running Server 2012. SmithCo has 40 users and the proper 40 Server 2008 User CALs. JonesCo has 10 users and the proper 10 Server 2012 User CALs. There's no terminal...
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    Decent sub-$100 sound bar with HDMI?

    I have a 32" older model Sony Bravia in the bedroom that I use occasionally to watch tv in bed or use the xbox/ps3 when my real home theatre setup in the living room is occupied :) Long story short, the speakers on it are absolutely awful and I already have a little bit of a hearing problem...
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    Lost Server user CALs, any recourse?

    In a case of "too many hands in the pie" over the years, I was going through server documentation for a company we just recently acquired since they're about to hit the magical 6th user, and I found a *receipt* for 5 additional user CALs for Server 2008, but not the actual CAL paperwork. Is...
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    Android on a Stick?

    I'm interested in picking up an android on a stick so I can play around with android and have a tiny computer I can slap into any tv/monitor wherever I go when traveling. Things i'm looking for are 1080p video streaming (netflix, amazon instant, etc), some light android gaming, and web browsing...
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    Radeon HD6350 resolutions stretched?

    I've got a user here with the strangest monitor problem. I just gave her a pair of brand new Asus 1080p monitors, and she wants everything to be bigger. I figure i'd set it to 1600x900 or 720p depending on which she preferred, but neither of them display properly on either monitor. The image...
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    Setting up static route/NAT

    We just added a second router with hardware vpn to our network for our managed services provider for our cisco phones, and after getting the VPN tunnel to work properly they cant reach our UC560 device internally. They'd like us to add a static route to our Sonicwall router/firewall to redirect...
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    Best Small Office Wireless APs?

    Since my recent actiontec router fiasco, our office has lost its guest wireless. Tried to set up an extra Linksys WAP610N we had in the closet for guest wireless, and the things a piece of junk. As soon as you turn off the default WPS setup, the whole config corrupts, it stops talking to the...
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    DNS issue between two .local domains

    My ultimate goal is to set up domain trusts between my companies two Forests/domains which are in two separate physical locations. Both companies have their own independent .local domain set up, and we want to access resources on each network seamlessly from the other(printers, network shares...
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    Multiple WAN IPs with an actiontec mi424wr

    Long story short, we've got a new vendor at work supporting our cisco phone systems and they want their own monitoring/VPN device placed on our network. My first thought was "cool, whatever, i'll toss it behind the firewall and give it an IP outside of our DHCP pool, set up the appropriate...
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    Yet Another Media Server Build

    Because this is clearly everyone's favorite question by now :D I have an old core 2 duo Dell currently acting as my NAS/minecraft server/transcoder (serviio to the PS3, lots of MKVs with subtitles and stuff)/file backups. Unfortunately, its not making the cut when it comes to real-time...
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    Covering in-wall exit points for speaker wire?

    So I just had some speaker wire run through the wall as a quick favor from the contractor doing another project for my two satellites behind the couch. Seeing as how it wasn't really a planned home audio installation, where it exits the wall to where the speakers are going to hang, its...
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    Looking to upgrade my 5.1 set, reccomendations?

    Forever ago when I bought my first 5.1 set for a really small bedroom, I picked up a set of secondhand Jensen JHT525 for maybe $60. I'm aware these are totally on the bottom of the charts as far as quality goes, and i'm no audiophile. Long story short I just moved into a bigger place and with...