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    P90X?

    Just stumbled across this thread, my friend and I both workout 2 to 4 times a week and after seeing the p90x infomercial he bought it for us to use. he is 5'9" and 140lbs (very lean) Im 6' and 220lbs (not as lean but ~10% BF). to be perfectly honest, I had a hard time with the workout. we...
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    DVI out on DVR, HDMI in on TV... now how do I get sound?

    I thought I tried every combination of HDMI and audio ports but I could be mistaken... HDMI 2 would be the one on the side correct?
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    DVI out on DVR, HDMI in on TV... now how do I get sound?

    Alright, on the back of the LCD it says model line: LN37A550P3FX2A thanks for all the help so far
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    DVI out on DVR, HDMI in on TV... now how do I get sound?

    I looked briefly through the menu's and didnt see anything obvious, but should I expect to find a setting buried somewhere?
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    DVI out on DVR, HDMI in on TV... now how do I get sound?

    I have a comcast DVR which I hope to use with my new samsung 37" LCD however the back of my DVR only has a DVI port (no HDMI). My TV doesnt have any DVI in ports, just HDMI I bought a HDMI cable from monoprice, and I'm using a DVI to HDMI adapter from a radeon 4000 series videocard. while the...
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    Printer problems ... serial connection needed

    thanks for the tips, I'll look into upgrading to a parallel based printer
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    Printer problems ... serial connection needed

    I have a setup currently at the firehouse I work with which involves an old printer. the 911 center, for lack of a better word, sends all the call info to a computer in the firehouse which prints to a serial printer which has stopped functioning. my questions are these: are there any...
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    4GB RAM shows up as 2GB in Win XP Pro 32 Bit

    I tried the PAE switch but that didnt work, I'll try the remapping thing. failing that Im loading Vista. Are all versions of Vista 64bit?
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    4GB RAM shows up as 2GB in Win XP Pro 32 Bit

    Ram is so damn cheap right now I ended up with 4GB in my rig. I know that windows 32 bit can only address so much ram but it should be more than exactly 2 GB's (2048 MB) Bios see's all the sticks, Ntune see's them too. what are my options here?
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    How can I prevent a computer from accessing the internet on my network?

    its pretty simple: First you need to know how your networks setup since your going to give that PC a static IP address, go Start>Run and type CMD.exe from there type "Ipconfig -all" without the quotes Look for the ip address, it should be like 192.168.1.** or 192.168.2.** , its probably...
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    MX1000 Power Plug Woes?

    I bought my MX1000 and I must state that I love it, moreso than my old mx510. now when I bought it it came with the base, mouse, and ac adapter (logitech branded) but the mouse doesnt like to charge. I thought it was just sitting in the cradle wrong but I did some rewiring and found...
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    I wanna small rechargeable LED flashlight!

    Fenix has a series of lights such as these iirc they're they LOP's, E1's, and E0's if your looking for something rechargeable and mazingly bright look into the P1D CE which uses a cr123 battery (they have rechargeable versions) another option might be L1 and L2 D's which are the 1x AA and...
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    Opty 148 Vs. 3800 x2

    I have an opty 148 in my system now, since I dont game just do a lot of misc multitasking I was wondering if the dual core would be better
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    Opty 148 Vs. 3800 x2

    I have a shuttle coming with an Opty 148 in it (3.0 GHZ, but single core) I'm thinking I want Dual core, and I Have a good lead on a 3800 x2 (2.0 GHZ) which is a better proc for multitasking? is it worth taking the hit on GHZ for the extra core? both will be used with 2gb ram if that...
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    Is there a clear case for teh Shuttle sn25p?

    thats unfortunate, its a bigger series but I was hoping I could get a new sleeve for them (the P series is rather ugly)
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    Is there a clear case for teh Shuttle sn25p?

    I just bought a sweet shuttle, however its based on the "P" chassis so its a tad larger than normal. I Love clear cases, I use an acrylic case now. I'm looking online and I'm not finding any cases large enough for the P series chassis... does anyone know if they even exist?
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    I fell in love with XPC SN27P2

    I'm looking to replace my rather pathetic rig (Sock A Duron 800 mhz, 512 MB Ram, No CD, etc) and looking to go the sff route (I'm using a thermaltake xaser III right now, wish I'd never bought the damn thing) regardless, I'm looking to buy a new system. For the most part I don't game...
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    Its Damn cold and I need a new hoodie, tips?

    thumb holes like this: http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/02/2-3-07-burton.jpg
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    Its Damn cold and I need a new hoodie, tips?

    coats are too bulky, hoodie works just fine. thumb holes look shady but are a very nice feature
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    Its Damn cold and I need a new hoodie, tips?

    Alrighty all, I'm in the market for a new hoodie. it got damn cold real fast (4 F as I type) and my old hoodie isnt up to par. I've purchased two from jinx and have been less than satisfied with both, I have a carpre Noctem one (L) who's head is so small even my GF has a hard time getting it...