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I've got this older system that is running 2 GeForce GTX 570 video cards. I've been running 2 monitors (Dual Link DVI) but only 1 monitor supported 2560 x 1440 and the other monitor a lower resolution. I recently upgraded the lower resolution monitor to one that supports 2560 x 1440 but I cannot...

Considering moving off my ATT plan. How do the cheaper providers offer plans that are so inexpensive? What are some advantages and disadvantages? It seems I can get a plan from a company called Twigby that is $37 cheaper and still have enough minutes and data each month.

I've been looking around for a new keyboard for a while now and decided to get a wireless to help cleanup my desk. So far nothing has really peaked my interest enough to buy. However, I see Microsoft has new Surface keyboards that are coming out. Surface Keyboard Surface Ergonomic Keyboard I'm...

Bit of a back story first. I recently moved and I also went from a wired house to wireless. I ppurchased a NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 modem and a NETGEAR AC1750 Smart Wi-Fi Router. I've got a Linksys router with dd-wrt installed and trying to get it to pass through my wired desktops to the internet...

Unfortunately my NETGEAR DOCSIS 3.0 modem and NETGEAR AC1750 Smart Wi-Fi Router are in one room of the house and a couple of desktop computers that need connected are in another room. The desktop computers are wired only and one of them is an old Windows server box. What is a good way to...

I am wondering if such a product exists. I would like to stream video from my TV or Dish Satellite provider to my computer. High speed internet isn't available in my area and my computer is in another room. While I work on my computer, I would like to watch recorded shows or movies played from...

I am having an issue recovering files from the CVS ",v" files. I've spent hours searching and trying different things with no luck. I've got all of the ",v" files that were copied off of a server. I want to convert those to the actual source files.

I just upgraded to 5 2TB WD Black drives in my media server. The case currently is a simple beige Antec case with only 1 fan below all 5 drives. The hard drives get almost too hot to touch. Should I be looking at a new case and if so any recommendations?

I haven't yet played Crysis 1 so I am looking to buy the physical disc (no download). I am running a Win 7 64bit machine. Which version should I buy to support Win 7 64bit?

I just set up a new system using the ASRock Z68 Pro3-M motherboard. It will power on and all fans spin. I've got the speaker connected. After power on I do not hear any beep codes and nothing displays on screen. I am assuming it is not booting. Things I've tried: Use different power...

I've got WD20EADS 2TB 32MB hard drives. I want to use them in a media server but I need to buy some more 2TBs to create a NAS with RAID etc. It seems the EADS are hard to find now, so my question is can I buy WD20EARS 2TB 64MB hard drives and mix them with my EADS drives in a RAID. Right now I...

I am trying to get the extended version of Avatar bluray onto my wife's iPad in the m4v file format. I used ClownBD to get the .sup files and then used SupRip to create a .srt file that could be imported into Handbrake. However, the resulting m4v file still does not have the subtitles...

I want to convert bluray to m4v format so my wife can watch movies on her iPad. I've been using Clown_BD and Handbrake but I can't figure out how to get 1 single m4v file out of a bluray movie. Any help?

I'm building a web service that will do several different things based on a configuration file it reads in. The name of the configuration file is passed to the web service through a web page form post. This is to allow any one on the network to go to the web page and click a link to send the...

When I create a video from a DVD using either nightly build Handbrake or Clone DVD mobile, the videos do not show a thumbnail or the file name in the native Video's app. Because of this I do not know what video I am selecting to view. Any way to create the movie file so that a thumbnail image...

I picked up an iPad for Christmas and I would like to know the "best" way to get the movies I own on it. Currently I am using AnyDVD with CloneDVD Mobile. It seems the files are a bit large using CloneDVD mobile. Is there another video file format that the iPad can read or another method or...

I'm setting up my new file server and I am wondering if their is a preferred way to set up multiple drives for mapping drive letters in my HTPC. I'm using FreeNAS on my file server and will be using it only to store ISO's of my movies for my HTPC to play. Should I add each disk individually...

I haven't built a computer for quite some time so I would like any feedback you guys can provide me on my media server build. I already have a case. I will be using FreeNAS for the OS. Motherboard: ASUS M4A78LT-M LE AM3 AMD 780L Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Memory: Crucial 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...

I am using C# to download a file with WebRequest. Does anyone know how C# handles the case where the file is being read by the client when it gets replaced on the server? // simple app so hardcoding this for now string URL = @"http://downloads.domain.com/dir/" + FileName; // Create a...

I'm selling my usb memory sticks and want to make sure the average user can not undelete my data. Is Windows Format enough? If not, what should I use to format them?

I am looking for an application that can wake up at least 2 computers on a schedule. I have searched a little bit and I can find apps that add and save pc's to wake up but they do not have a schedule associated with each pc. Any one have any suggestions?

I want to search for the last part of a word except the first letter. Example, I want to search for and replace Johnny with J. for abbreviations. I don't know how to only skip the first letter.

I had a Seagate drive fail and sent it in to Seagate on warranty. They returned it but the drive they sent back to me reads Certified Repaired drive. Should I trust it with my important data?

I just bought the Verizon Wireless MiFi2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. Is there a product that can connect to this through WiFi and allow me to connect hardwired computers? I guess like a reverse Wireless Access Point...

I downloaded all 449 MB of Windows Live Mail from Microsoft Update Catalog to be installed on PC's with dial up access only. The resulting files do not have an installer. On a Vista x64 PC, I tried running one of the files and nothing happened. I then downloaded Windows Live Essentials thinking...

I'm looking for an mkv player that remembers where you stopped the movie. When I play a DVD disc with Windows Media Player, pull the disc out and shutdown the PC, the PC remembers where I left off in the movie when I put the DVD back into the drive even though the PC was shut off. Is there an...

I am trying to copy a 6 Gig file across my network from my Vista Ultimate x64 box to either my wife's Vista Home or WinXP box. I am getting an error, in usually under a minute, that states something like the source file could not be found and asks if I want to try again. Anybody have a clue...

I've got the ATT Tilt2. I play mp4 files and I've noticed that if I select an mp4 file in File Explorer, the file is played not using Windows Media player. What is used to play mp4 files when the file is selected in File Explorer? How is it different than Windows Media? For one I've noticed...

I was setting up a new PC with Windows 7. I didn't realize that Windows 7 didn't need the motherboard drivers and installed them first thing. When I tried to install the audio drivers, etc.. the install program popped up a message saying the install disc was for XP/Vista only. Now should I...

The ASUS M3N78-VM and the GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H. I have a Bluray player for disc play. These will only be for playing content from the hard drive. Right now I only have a receiver that accepts optical (no HDMI). My TV is new and will be used with HDMI for video. I am only going to use...

I own a bunch of TV DVD box sets. I would like to start viewing them on my Windows Mobile cell phone while on the train. What are some free solutions to encode them so that Windows Mobile can play them? I am willing to purchase AnyDVD HD if I need to allow a free program to access the content.

This is going to be used to watch DVD/Bluray movies and ripped DVD's. Is this a bit overkill? Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail LIAN LI Black Aluminum PC-C37B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail ASUS M3N78-VM AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA...

I purchased a Wii for my niece and my home theater setup uses direct connections to my audio receiver for the sound and direct connections to my tv for video. My tv does not use its speakers. Unfortunately the cables that come with the Wii are for connecting into a single component because the...

Anyone have links to good mobile wallpapers? I just got a Windows Mobile phone with 480x800 resolution and would like some good wallpapers for it.

I am thinking of buying a Netbook but I also want the HTC Touch Pro phone. Since that runs Windows Mobile I wondered if I would ever use the Netbook. They both can pretty much do the same thing right? What do you guys think? Should I get the Netbook and continue to use my existing phone or get...

I want delete a second Windows directory in Vista SP2. Unfortunately everything I've tried does not work. I used Ultimate Boot CD with the FileSystem tools and they all come back with an unexplained error stating that some files can not be deleted. How do I delete this second Windows directory?

I am using Vista with SP2. I had some issues earlier and had to recover but that got screwed up. So now I have 2 items in my boot menu: My regular Vista install, and a Recovered Vista Install. I used msconfig in the boot tab to delete the other bad boot item but that doesn't fix the issue...

I was using Smoothwall with an old Linksys router. My Linksys Router died last night so I purchased a new Netgear 8 port switch to replace it. For the life of me I can not get my computers to recognize the network. I have connectivity lights on the switch but my PC's show no network and can not...

I just got my wife a Zune 120. She wants me to put some movies on it from DVD's that we own. She wants the full DVD with menus and all. I am trying to use HandBrake, CloneDVD Mobile, AnyDVD, and the free version of DVDFab 5. When I make the copy the DVD menu does not come up but the main part of...

For Windows XP, how do I find out which user is currently logged in? I know I can click on the Start button and view who can log off but I was thinking there must be a more official way through a command prompt or something.