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    Video capture in NTSC + PAL/SECAM

    My grandpa has a lot of old home movies in PAL/SECAM and some newer stuff in NTSC and he asked me for help in trying to get them on his computer so he can edit them. I've looked online for some video capture cards, but seeing as I have absolutely no experience with video capture (in...
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    #1 reason why Linux hasnt taken over the marketplace

    Couple weeks ago I installed RHEL 4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) on a web-development server. Everything installed perfectly off the CDs and I was able to get the server up and running in a couple hours. I was impressed that it was that easy and that *gasp* everything worked! Not for long...
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    Raid 1 for performance...?

    Raid 0 = stripe = improved write + read. reduced reliability Raid 1 = mirror = same write, improved read + reliability Right? So, for games and other read-heavy applications, raid 1 performance should be comprable to raid 0...? Google didnt find any raid 1 performance reviews. Am I on...
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    FireFox question

    I downloaded firefox 1.0 today to see what the hype is about. I do have one question for all you FF experts... My school's webmail pops up in a seperate window and I cant seem to find an option to make it a tab in my main FF window. The link which opens the webmail window is javascript, so I...
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    Broadway tickets *POLL*

    I want to take my certain someone to see a broadway show that she really wants to see for christmas, but the prices on ticketmaster.com are a little bit rediculous. After some looking around, I found 3 possibilities: dec 19 - rear center mezzanine - $50 per ticket dec 19 - front right...
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    Stevens tech

    Just curious, how many people here are currently going/have graduated from Stevens Tech? Moving back to dorms on friday and looking for new drinking buddies :beer:
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    speakers/headphones/etc

    I've been looking at something to upgrade in my computer and I realized that my sound set up is completely lacking. I'm using the onboard sound (asus a7n8x deluxe) and old 2.0 yamaha speakers. They served me well, but with Doom 3 coming out soon, they suck compared to my 9800 pro for video...