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    Suggestions for front office tv for news

    So my company wants to put a tv in the lobby connected to a pc for news/weather etc. First thing that came to mind was a RSS feed but I can't seem to find anything that will show an article for a few minutes then cycle to the next. Is there any free windows or even linux apps that would work...
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    Passport office in Miami question

    Has anyone been to the federal passport agency in Miami where they make your passport right there. I was told you have to be traveling within 14 days to get it done there otherwise you have to go to a regular passport office and then it takes the few weeks to get to you. I am wondering...
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    Who works on 4th of July?

    So I just found out the company I work for wants to schedule a cable install(redoing sales floor cubicles) 4th of July weekend which means me being the IT guy has to come in not only on a Sunday but its 4th of July. Of course I had that Thursday and Friday off because family is in town and we...
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    Sallie Mae and Chapter 7

    I filed chapter 7 back in October, everything went through fine and I have been paying my loan from sallie mae since its federal and chapter 7 doesn't wipe it out. But today I called them because I could no longer access my account. I spoke to a gentleman and he asked if I filed bankruptcy, I...
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    Issue with PCI cards and GA-MA785GM-US2H mobo

    So first I had an ITE8212 card for my older ATA drives. Well I could not even use the onboard AMD raid controller while the ITE card was plugged in. So today I popped in my VIA6421 card and the PC booted up just fine. Drivers were preloaded within Windows 7. But I noticed the NT Kernel and...
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    Paypal blows my mind sometimes

    So I was selling a cell phone and had a bidding war with 3 people all 100+ feedback so I was very happy. Then at the last second a 0 feedback new ebay user bids and wins. I knew right off the bat it was gonna be a scammer. So a few minutes later I get a payment with $50 extra lol and a...
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    Got a raise but.....

    So I have been with this company nearly 2.5 years. I started at helpdesk with about 4 years of IT exp. After my first year I went from 35K to 38K with no certs. After that I quickly got my MCSA, so my second years passes and no raise. Then last week, they are like we are sending you to...
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    Dumped the S2000 for this

    http://picasaweb.google.com/gb...=Gv1sRgCLWnk8CJ_4SBIw# dumped a huge car payment too lol
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    My dog is missing in Tampa, FL made this video please spread it

    Thank You - Jack Locked. The drama queen, lower than low-class ending is buried in a half-ass post by the OP somewhat below. Perknose Senior AT Mod
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    My dog story from Sunday night...nail + penis = ouch

    So Sunday I was at my aunt and uncles having a BBQ and watching some football. I live down the street and every weekend I take my 3 dogs there. I have 2 mini Dachshunds and a small terrier mix. For anyone who has ever had a Dachshund, you know they are mischievous little guys and mine love to...
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    Need to get rid of S2000 - Need to sale

    All the pics are here http://s147.photobucket.com/al.../r290/daweeze02/S2000/ Just got done washing it so the rotors were all wet It has 46k on it, I just bought tires 2 weeks ago for it, replaced the rotors and still have the originals in case you like them better. I bought it with 30k...
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    Quit stealing my S2000 car antenna

    Okay this is getting ridiculous, if I am at my house, a girls house, the store some little pecker thinks its cool to steal the antenna off my car. I am at Honda now and they say its usually Scion owners who take them to put on there cars. Anyways I am putting JB Weld on this next one. I wish...
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    Any IT guys have a second job?

    So I work 8-5 as a Junior Network Admin but I am looking for a part time job at night for extra cash. At night and on the weekends I am usually clubs but I would rather be working and making money than spending money all the time. So I was just curious of some of the 2nd jobs you computer guys...
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    Guy mad at me for beating him in nhl 2008 lol

    Here listen for yourself Crazy Guy
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    CCNA free non boring material?

    So I just got a raise today at work, $3000 and he said my next one will be sooner than this last one, which was 1 year. ANyways he said he wants me to get my CCNA and to take the test that he will pay for and just fail it the first time so that I can get a feel for it. But I would rather just...
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    Traffic Lawyer? Do they work

    So I got a ticket the other day and yes I was speeding no doubt. I actually thought I was in a 40, so I was doing 42. Reality I was in a 30 :(...........So now my mailbox is flooded with letters from traffic lawyers saying no fine, no schooling or money back guarantee blah blah. Has anyone...
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    Receive email when pmed

    This could already be done or has been discussed. But for the life of me I cannot figure out a way to enable this or it just isnt possible on this forum. If it isnt, its 1 out of a 100 forums I am a member of that doesnt have this feature lol.
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    Luggage lost going from ATL to TPA errrrr

    The weird thing is, that my entire plane got there luggage back give or take a few. There was a lady in front of me in the claims line, who also came from Atlanta on the flight before me and her luggage was also missing. Now here is the fishy part, my mother sent me back all my wrapped gifts...
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    Buying bulk electronics from China ----- new route now

    My friend and I were looking into selling the MP4 players and a few cell phone clones, but have no idea where to start. Money is not an issue, but we just need to be pointed in the direction to people we can trust. Does anyone know of any good sites that may help us. Thanks
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    John Witherspoon@Improv 2 min clip from last night

    I was trying to record a very funny part but by the time I got my camera out it was over, either way heres a short clip. Witherspoon
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    Solicitor's keep calling my cell from Canadian numbers

    This just started in the last week. I have googled a few of the numbers and people have just started reported them in the last 45 days. They are all coming from Canada and when you call them back they are always busy. The only thing I have put my cell number on lately is Grandcentral and I...
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    Looking to sell sony vaio laptop, need advice

    So a friend from work wanted me to price out her laptop, but I am having trouble finding how much it sales for, I couldnt find any on ebay. Its a Sony Vaio PCG-6N1L. All I can find on it is the 13.3 inch screen for sale. It has Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHZ, Vista Ultimate and 2 gigs of ram, Sony...
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    Activesync 4.5 syncing problems with HTC 8525

    So the Accounting President here at work just brought me his phone and told me it just goes in an endless loop of synchronizing. So I sent him back to his desk and damewared into his machine. First thing I did was upgrade him to 4.5. But the darn thing just keeps saying synchronizing forever...
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    Ducks born on my roof video and pics

    Sorry I didnt film the ducks diving for there lives from the roof, but it was very very funny. Part1 Part 2 Part 3 Photos
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    Gateway 1975w w/GeForce 6600 troubles

    So I got this monitor 6 months ago and just received one from warranty because of the whole digital input being flaky. But now I cannot get the 1440 x 900 resolution to work right. Every time I set it to 1440 it has my tray off the side of the screen. So I have to move my mouse over to the...
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    Windows XP wireless utility

    Anyone know of any free wireless utility. The reason is because I installed Windows XP SP2 on my mac and for some reason the builtin windows utility is only giving me the option for WEP and not WPA......I know that was fixed in SP2, so I am not sure what is doing that for.
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    Windows Remote Desktop Autoscale screen

    Anyone know an addon to make RDP autoscale the screen size. This way when I remote desktop to my home pc which has a bigger resolution than my work pc, my icons dont get all screwed up everyday.
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    XBOX 360 out of warranty and AMEX card

    So my xbox 360 has bit the dust and I tried fixing it using the X-Clamp methon but the 3 red lights will not go away. Do you think I can make a claim with AMEX for there warranty coverage and have it replaced, even though I have opened the xbox and tried fixing it myself? Thanks guys
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    Name of the game controller?

    Anyone know the name of the controller that you plug in to your tv and it has nes games builtin to some memory pack for it Thanks
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    Firefox on mac os x right click

    This has really been annoying me. When I right click in firefox on my mac I cannot hit the "T" or "W" for new tab or for new window. Instead I have to move the mouse to the option and click on it. Does anyone know how to fix this because it drive me nuts.
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    Troubles upgrading to vista rtm

    Ok as of now I have the RC1 I got with my Intel bundle. Intel will be shipping me my cd key very soon. So I figured I would just install the RTM and use the 30 day trial until my key came. But no matter what I do, everytime I install it, upon first boot it says it could not complete the...
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    Pioneer DVR-111D External Enclosure low buffer level

    Everytime I burn a dvd my buffer never goes past 10%, but my dvd's play fine. They just take forever to burn. Then my internal Nec burner burns fast but lately has been giving me some CRC issues every once and awhile. Any clues on this guys thanks.
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    Ticket for tag expired

    I got a ticket last week while I was parked in a parking garage on the 3rd floor. After dinner and a movie I came back to my car and saw I had a ticket and noticed it was $30 for not having my tag renewed. Well the ticket was from the parking garage security guard, not a real police officer...
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    Network PC Auditing Software for work

    We need to scan our network and make a report of our 225 computers throughout our building, whats the best/affordable software out there. I saw EZ-Audit and a few others, but most of the sites are programs I have never heard of and cannot find any reviews on them. Also we have a license to...
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    IT Support Ticket Software?

    As of now all the stuff I fix is just done through email notifications of problems, but my boss wants to know of any good web-based it helpdesk ticket software. I know theres lots of network admins, helpdesk guru's in here. Thanks guys.
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    Anyone ever work as a BSR at compusa

    I am very bored being a network admin at a Small-Medium Business, basically I do nothing all day long. Well a friend of mine up in NJ was telling me he is a business sales rep at compusa and makes after commissions roughly 50k. Well being 23 and apparently not getting the job up in VA i...
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    Home Lease for a year......but maybe a new job out of state

    I tried finding any information on this, but didn thave any luck. Basically I signed a one year agreement to rent a house about 2 months ago. My landlord is very nice and basically told me I could have as many pets as I want etc etc. Recently a position came back up in Lynchburg, VA that I...
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    New job offer, but would like to stay with current

    I got a job offer for external IT support which is mainly over the phone support which sucks but it is for $16.83/hr and I have to go through about an hour of traffic every morning. Now my current job(14.25/hr) I am internal support so basically I browse the internet all day and chat to...
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    Freaking fish found in tampa bay

    Link to ebay auction with freaky fish Someone said it is part of the Fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta family, can anyone back this up.
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    I need some free USB Thumb Drive data recovery

    Somehow my data dissapeared but I found it with a demo of a usb thumb drive recovery software, but I am not about to spend $45 on the software when I know there is some free stuff out there. LMK thanks guys