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Which storage device should I go with Tablo? WD Elements Portable or Seagate Expansion Portable? Any specific models / storage sizes to check out? Any I should avoid?

Canon ImageClass MF3010 (Brand New) Flashing " Paper Jam " w.o paper even loaded. I just got this new at my local Wally the other day. It was "simple" to setup and install drivers, etc. I go to do a simple print job, it sounds like it's working. But nothing. I check to see what's wrong...

HP Photosmart C4250 All in One printer I last used this printer to scan a few papers. It was working fine then. A couple days ago I noticed that the printer was on, and I never turned it on. It appeared to turn itself on for no reason. I'd have to turn it off, but I'd need to unplug it/...

Hello, Within the past week or so I've been having problems with my Linksys EA7500 Max-Stream™ AC1900 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router. It keeps losing connection, even though my modem is fully connected. I haven't changed anything on my end. But my ISP Spectrum recently increased my...

I was visiting a friend earlier this week. He was planning to show me his new PC. But he ended up dropping his external HDD. It feel a couple feet on to the floor. The HDD landed on the USB connector and bent it. He was able to bend it back into place. The HDD started up fine when...

I know it's a long shot, but is anyone still playing it? What files / patches do I need to have to install it completely and have it work? I have: Battlefield 1942 (2002) expansions: The Road to Rome Secret Weapons of WWII I need: Patches Maps /Map Packs Mods: Desert Combat...

This post is long, but there is a lot going on. I need help working this out. I recently changed from TWC Standard Internet to Spectrum Internet. My intention is to Stream Full time (Netflix/DirecTV NOW/web browsing, etc). Currently I have the following connections: Room #1 TWC/Spectrum...

Yesterday my computer was running fine. The desktop icons were all there. When started my computer today all the Desktop & Program Icons are missing The icon text is there for the icons. But the pictures are gone. [see attached pic] All the Program Icons work when L clicked. When I R...

Does anybody use them regularly? Are there any ones to avoid? How about some good ones? The "moon" faucets have been good. Any others? Are there any sites that offer Cryptocurrency for playing Tetris like games? The casino games are everywhere.

I'm planning on going from cable tv to streaming tv. So I need to get my internet connections improved.. Right now my setup is this: Room # 1 Cable TV coax to a Y split: One coax goes to Cable DVR One coax goes to Cable Modem Modem plugs into my Router with my PC, Smart TV, WAP connected...

I've been hearing about Bitcoin for a long time now. So I finally decided to give it a try. But I don't know where to begin. The only thing I understand is that I need mining software & a wallet. Where do I get them? How do I set them up? Is the mining software something I can turn on...

I've had this new system up and running since this past December. It has been working fine until now. Here are the specs: DIYPC J180-W White SPCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Corsair RMx Series RM850X 850W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power...

Recently my current TWC provided modem has been more flakier than usual. :( For the past couple weeks it has been dropping it's signal. For at little as a few minutes, to a few hours at a time. :( During storms, or other bad weather it is understandable. But it has been getting sickening...

Can I make Win10 look more like WinXP? I know Win10 is [cough} perfect, and new. While WinXP is old. But from what I've seen of Win10 so far I'm not impressed. How do I customize the look of Windows 10? I would like a similar layout to Windows XP. Start / Most used Programs / All Programs...

I was building my new PC: DIYPC J180-W White SPCC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Corsair RMx Series RM850X 850W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power ... Corsair Air Series AF120 LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow Fans ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151...

I just got my Intel Core i5-6600K 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1151 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561 I just discovered it doesn't come with a cooling fan. :( What would be a good fan for it? I don't plan on OKing. How is this one? Cooler Master Hyper...

Would a system with either of these storage setups be overkill? SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SSD (Win10, Drivers, Antivirus..) Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB (Media, Games, etc..) or SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SSD (Win10, Drivers, Antivirus..) SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SSD...

I'm interested in finding a nice ATX Mid-Tower or Cube Case. no PSU included.. I like a clean design, no fancy case moldings. Simple box shape, window(s), lights.. Removable motherboard tray would be good to have. Case fans (at least 4) front/back 2-3 External 5.25" Drive Bays 4 Internal 3.5"...

What do I need to do to get Netflix and like sites to run in Linux? I've search several sites, and the answers are conflicting. I'm interested in these distros: Debian 8 (cinnamon) Peppermint 6 Zorin 10 core Mageia 5 Will it run in FireFox, do I need Chrome, change files...

I'm in the process of switching from Windows to Linux. I need to find Linux Programs to replace the ones I currently use in Windows. Here is a list of the programs I need to replace. I have found good replacements for some of them. Others a few possible choices. While I'm stumped on...

I recently got a second hand ClearStream™ 2V antenna. I hooked it up and ran a few scans. It looks like I can get at least 30+ channels. :) It's picking up some channels nice and clear. But there are some that it isn't grabbing completely. It seems that an amplifier will help with my...

Xmas added this: polaroid tablet pmid921x to my tech family. I'm trying to connect this to my WAP. I was able to add my SSID to the available list, but it won't stay connected. It keeps stating no internet connection. :( My network setup is as follows: Cable internet into...

I've would like to give SUSE Studio a try. But I don't know where to begin. Has anyone used this before? I know what I want to be able to do. I just don't understand all the Linux terms, and stuff. Could anyone walk me through some of this?

What would be a good Linux distro to replace XP? My system is old, but has to run for a while longer. :( AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.21 GHz 2.00 GB Ram Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS I just want it for basic / casual computing. It needs to be new-user friendly. I would like it to be ready...

I'm currently tangled in the TWC Digital Cable / Internet mess. There prices are ^&^*&^*^ :mad: I currently have a Digital Cable Box with DVR in one room. While two other tvs also have basic cable in two other rooms. But one of those is an HDTV which receives a few extra channels the...

I've had my Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB for over 5+ years. It has worked great, with minimal problems. I had a firmware update issue quite a while back. I'm not sure how to resolve this problem. Here is the situation: Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 60GB is fully charged and ready to use...

How do I get to my Toshiba Satellite L305-S5915 cmos battery? :confused: I need to reset it to remove that pesky bios password. After a while searching online, I've haven't found anything useful about finding it. Anyone here know where it is, and how to remove it?

I was trying to fix one problem with my Vista password. In the process I created a bios boot screen password. How do I get rid of that password? Solved after update.

I just got a new laptop with Wifi built in. My current internet connection is wired like this: Cable Modem (Motorola SB5101) - Linksys Router (BEFSX41) - PC I just want to connect my laptop to my internet service. I'm not planning on sharing files between them. I don't want to go with...

There is a song in a movie that I want to rip and convert it to MP3. Unfortunately the song was not made available on the U.S. release of the soundtrack. How would I go about in ripping 1 music track from the movie? The song is not background music. It's being song by the characters in...

For the past week or so my desktop has been constantly freezing and rebooting. I haven't installed any new software or hardware. I already examined my mobo, for bad caps using the examples found on the Badcaps site. The caps look fine. I've removed unneeded PCI cards from my desktop. I also...

After a week or more of XP problems I decided to start over fresh with FreeSpire Linux. It installed pretty easily, without no problems. When I went to check my HDDs in My Computer (on the desktop) only hda1 was listed. It looked fine, and I could access it. So I loaded up the FreeSpire...

I got a new laptop about a week ago and I would like to get it connected online. My desktop is online through a cable modem using an ethernet cable. I don't have, and don't plan on getting a wireless internet card for my laptop anytime soon. Id like to connect my laptop using an ethernet...

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In the past Ive tried dual-booting XP/Linux or using Live CD's but neither helped me to learn Linux any better. What I would like to find is a small Linux distro. Id like this distro to be able to run on the XP desktop. Id like to be able to click on a Windows desktop icon to start up Linux...

A couple days ago I started getting some stupid error message when playing a MPEG in WMP. So to fix the problem I updated to WMP10.. It seemed to help, but not for long. Now as of the last 10-20 minutes Iv been getting a new error message: ERROR: Media Server Has Not Started Which I...

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The Godfather: the game trailor http://www.godfathergame.com/ :) The trailor is great, as are the screenshots!! :D

Im interested in wiring my house for HS-internet, but I would like to lower the cost. What information is available for me to learn the needed skills to make my own Cat5- cables?? Id like to know what type of wiring, tools, plugs, etc.. :)

My current Mobo (GA-K8VNXP) has two onboard lan connections, Im using one to connect to my cable ISP (via Linksys Router). Would it be possible to share my cable connection using the other lan connection on my mobo?? :confused: Any details of uses for the extra lan connection would be...