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    Post a screenshot of your linux!

    I'm a new Linux user. Ubuntu Mint Cinnamon 64bit.
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    Video survelance software?

    If you're serious about your security, http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/product/GV-1480A.htm is what you want. The software has some very powerful features. You can view your cameras from anywhere you have a highspeed connection, depending on harddrive space, you can store weeks of history...
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    In all fairness, any damage to any albums was probably done by me. And the actual count of probable damaged albums is probably pretty low. I have some backup albums that have never left the house and have only been played once or twice. Sooner or later, vinyl will be extinct, or if available...
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    ssh Don't arouse the harddrive gods attention. Seriously though, I rely on XMLDrive Image to restore in case of crash. It works for my main workhorse pc. So I hope I can trust it for my mp3 box.
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    I clean both. But, due to a somewhat mispent youth taking albums to parties and such, some of my albums aren't as pristine as they could be. And, I'm not sure about the stylus. It's been years, but, I think I recall that it's an upgrade. It's a belt drive Vector Research model. I believe when I...
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    If you'll notice in the left side of the day pic, there is a old tv bunny ear antenna stuck in the wooden vase. That's connected to the Sony --works great. I've tried all kinds of fancy amplified antennas and homemade dipoles, the bunny ears work the best. I have probably 200-250 albums and...
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    lol Never thought it looked like a face. It is a bright mofo though. It's in the living room and really lights up the room. It's above eye level so not too bad. The Sony model is STR-DE305. Younger brother to yours? Just a basic 2 channel. The other device is a Panasonic 5 disc player from...
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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    So this isn't a full blown htpc. Just a dedicated mp3 server with about 25,000 files connected to my Sony 100w receiver with B&W DM220 speakers (been in use since 1985). I took a $25 midtower and layed it on its side. Fabricated a plain and flat black plexi front bezel to resemble an old school...
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    On Call People - Holliday Compensation?

    I service point-of-sale equipment. 24/7 365 every other week. For either phone support or onsite support, I get 40% and my company gets 60%. The best example is clearing a paperjam (many of my customers don't know what needlenose pliers or phillipshead screwdrivers are for lol). If they insist...
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    Post Your Connection Speed

    comcast from 50m s of chicago comcast to miami
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    32 bit os with dual channel ram

    Thanks, this is what I pretty much thought. The motherboard "dual channels" what ever ammount of ram provided it's capable and taken advatage of.
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    32 bit os with dual channel ram

    I'm planning a new build with a dual channel ram capable mobo, but with XP Home until Windows 7 is released. I would like to be prepared for a 64 bit OS and purchase a 4gb (2 x 2) ram kit. Seeing as how XP Home can only use 3.5 +/- gigs, would it still be considered "dual channel"? Or, would a 2...
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    Post your workstation 2008 !

    Here's my "desk". Holy smokes! I need to dust!
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    The official "clean desktop" club.

    I use a program called poplaunch. It's a quick launch bar that is triggered by mousing over a single pixel in the extreme upper left corner of the screen.
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    The official "clean desktop" club.

    Pagan, I downloaded an image of a PCB and tweaked it in Irfanview & MSPaint. The Samurize config is specific to my zipcode. If you like, I can certainly e-mail you the PCB .jpeg. IM me with details.
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    The official "clean desktop" club.

    Here are a couple of my clean desktops:
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    dedicated .mp3 server

    Heh, that was my first bandsaw project. Working with plexi without the proper tools = wasted material. And such a simple & basic project, too. I am in awe of some of these other projects that I see in this forum. I attempted to use a holesaw with a hand drill, of course I was unable to be...
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    dedicated .mp3 server

    I've had an old Inwin white full tower as my mp3 jukebox for years. With the rear channels of a Chaintech AV-710 soundcard connected to my 100wpc Sony with B & W speakers, the ugly beast has served me well. But I wanted something that looked more like a piece of stereo gear. So, I bought...
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    .wav weirdness

    Hi all. I just reformatted/reinstalled XPHome. Updated everything. My problem is the .wav files set for star-up & shut down don't play; or at least I can't hear them, I can hear them when in the Control Panel. Event .wavs play normally once I'm in Windows, .mp3 files, etc are ok. Can't figure...
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    How to run Cat5 in a house

    i pull miles of cable; coax, ethernet, & phone. a hole in the wall lit up with a flashlight is invaluable. unless there are fireblocks (short 2 x 4s horizontal) between the studs, then, life becomes interesting :D . also, locate an existing power outlet as a reference point; these are...
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    new chaintech av-710 soundcard

    I just upgraded my dedicated mp3 jukebox (connected to a Sony 100w stereo receiver) soundcard from a SBLive to the Chaintech AV-710. I am using the high quality channels 7+8. This soundcards make even low bit-rate mp3s sound good. It is a little quieter than the SBLive; meaning I have to turn...
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    Cheap/Best Wall Mount Solution?

    This place seems to have good prices: Cheap Cable
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    DNS problem

    Yeah, I told him to make sure he keeps his adaware scans more regular, quit going to questionable sites, quit clicking on anything and everything in sight. Update everything, etc. He was able to pinpoint the exact time the internet broke; just before he installed a chat program for gamers. He...
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    DNS problem

    Well, before I could try any of these solutions, my friend did a system restore and it fixed the problem. Kinda leads me to believe it probably was adware/virus/software caused.
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    DNS problem

    It was also suggested that I try "ipconfig /flush dns", "ipconfig /release", then "ipconfig /renew". And possibly repair the TCP/IP stack, or will simply reinstalling TCP/IP accomplish the same thing? Guess I'll try each in turn. Thanks SJ.
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    DNS problem

    I am trying to troubleshoot a friends network. The network consists of 2 XP boxes with XP Home going through a Linksys BEFSR41 v3 router sharing a DSL connection. One of the boxes is a dedicated security camera DVR and thus needs a static internal IP; this one connects to the 'net fine. This...
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    HTPC keyboard suggestions...

    The $17 LiteOn from NewEgg works well for me. Initially, I had a problem with my MP3 server shutting down whenever I changed sources on my receiver, tuner to cd for example, using the stereo remote; the IR sequence to change sources was the same that the keyboard uses to shut down Windows. I...
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    FireFox 0.9.3 released!!!

    Thanks to all who helped me. I have everything working now, and I must say, Firefox kicks all kindsa butt over IE. I really like the tabbed extension options and the speed and just the democratic right to tweak the f u k outta this! :D
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    Anyone ever done anything with security cameras?

    I install 3-4 systems a week based on this software/hardware . It works very well. Netzeye
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    FireFox 0.9.3 released!!!

    I don't have either of the files; user.js or pref.js these are all my .js files. Which one do I put the speed script into? TIA
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    my computer + recycle bin resetting icon/text - why?

    I'm having a similar probelm with renaming the Recycle Bin in XP Home. I've changed every Recycle Bin name key in the registry, tried X-Setup, I can add the "Rename" option to right-click, but it only lasts for that session. I've adjusted my permissions in RegEdit (I'm the only user). I've...
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    whats up with COA licenses

    A COA (Certificate of Authorization) is a product key for installing an OEM version of software. For instance, if you are building 5 PCs, you can buy one OEM CD of XP Home/Pro and 5 COAs and use the same CD for all 5 PCs. Pretty good deal, you pay $91 for the first OEM Home XP @ Newegg and...
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