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    Cleaning up junk in the house..

    Cleaning up junk in the house..
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    Hard Drives On eBay, Craigslist Still Ripe With Leftover Data

    16K stripe size would be quite inefficient with the latest hardware IMO. I agree with you, and I guess if we want something to not fall into others' hands, the best option is to have a small encrypted volume for those things.
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    Hard Drives On eBay, Craigslist Still Ripe With Leftover Data

    That would be a big liability issue for that company! All replacement drives I received in the past were zeroed, but I didn't really inspect their full contents. :(
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    Hard Drives On eBay, Craigslist Still Ripe With Leftover Data

    Thanks for the good explanation! Going with 1-2 zero/random passes makes sense now! I'm not too worried about the three-letter acronym people - if they really wanted to read my data, I'm sure they'd find a way. :) And no 35 passes for me. :) Nevermind, then. I meant this one: Ravenloft...
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    Google Fiber Is Going To These Cities Next

    Atlanta has been on the list for a while now, but they're progressing so slowly! They go apartment-by-apartment and even then it takes forever to cover neighborhoods. :(
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    Hard Drives On eBay, Craigslist Still Ripe With Leftover Data

    I wonder how many times do you have to repeat dd to make sure the data is completely gone? I heard they can recover even erased data through the drive's internal self correction and redundancy mechanisms. Off topic: are you the Zarathustra who maintained the NWN POTM servers? If so, it's a...
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    FOR PARTS: HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx 14.1" (AMD Turion II Dual-Core, 2.2GHz, no RAM/HDD) White

    This is one of those crappy HP laptops whose mobo/CPU fail after a few years of use. This listing is for the case that includes the screen, keyboard, etc. It's from my GF, so everything is in great condition, no scratches, etc. No HDD or RAM included: ebay listing
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    SILVERSTONE Silver Brushed Aluminum Lascala LC20 HTPC ATX case

    This HTPC case looks great and it's in good condition: ebay listing Even though the interior is a bit small, it's very easily customizable. I was able to fit a lot in there! I still have the mobo and other stuff that came out from inside if you're interested.
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    Can My Dell Support Quad Core?

    Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately the Dell BIOS updates don't explain anything. It may be worth to buy a Q9xxx and try it with the newest BIOS.
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    Can My Dell Support Quad Core?

    Tell me more! I previously installed a 1066 MHz FSB Q6700 to my Dell 745, but now there is another machine that needs an upgrade. I think it would be too lame to go for the Q6700. I could go for the top-of-the-line 1333MHz FSB Core 2 Quad, which is Q9650...
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    Issue with Full Screen Gaming on HTPC with nonstandard resolutions

    Did you try using DVI instead of HDMI? Some TVs mess up the image.
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    XBMC and Cable Card Tuner

    You could always go the dual-boot route? At least to try to get it to work. I run my XBMC on a Linux laptop, but I know what you're saying. I do have a Windows box to play games, etc. Although now that there's a Steam client for Linux..
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    Just how bad is putting my HTPC on top of my sub?

    I cut out big holes in the back of my tv stand, and it improved the air circulation a lot. I had these thin wooden sheets and I cut generous-size holes from side to side at the top and at the bottom. So hot ait escapes from the top and fresh air enters from the bottom.
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    Trying to find a small AV stand similar to these but less expensive

    Ikea also has some good selections depending on what's available now, and it's cheap, too.
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    XBMC and Cable Card Tuner

    And there doesn't seem to be any PVR functionality, right?
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