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I think I am interested in starting with this. Considering I don't have anything, what would you recommend? My usual method is to identify the best and buy it, but at the moment we are saving for a kitchen, and anything over $300-500 would require the wife be informed. ;)

Never did air pistols. Did target shooting with regular pistols (Glock G34), but stopped when I moved and didn't have a good range handy. This strikes me as something that could keep the skills up at home (my living room could easily handle a 10m range).

Not sure if this belongs in the FS&T forum, as I'd put money on no-one here having one sitting around, but I would love some help sourcing one. The only source Google has helped me find looks kinds sketchy and quite expensive. Got the copier for $600, so paying three times that much for the...

Their Morini CM 162 EI looks really nice, but I can't find a price anywhere (before I hunt down a vendor, I'd at least like to know if I can afford it).

That is an excellent point. I've gotten calls of concern in the past from my bank, a quick check online shows that all the transactions were in fact me traveling.

Ouch. That would depend on what the card is. The alternative would be to find a specialist supplier. I have one that provides me with systems for the RTOS in some of our plants. If you are willing to pay $1200 for a brand-new Intel 233Mhz system with 32MB of RAM, I can get you some. ;)

Sacrificial packaging? Looks like the disks survived ;)

Virtualize it. If you need a parallel or serial port, they can be passed through to the VM.

I've done it, but it was years ago and my memory is poor. IIRC, I didn't use a router at all, just a laptop joined to the hotspot and wired to the network with both NICs bridged. Let the hotspot handle DNS and DHCP.

It wasn't possible before I had the car reprogrammed (they did it when they chipped the car)

Mine doesn't, at least down to it's minimum focusing distance. When I was first testing it I was making a very bright ~30" image on the wall next to my desk. Looked as sharp and square as anything.

So have I. That is the number I've seen just about everywhere. I'm just saying that it doesn't seem to matter all that much in my experience. Anything from 2.5x down to 1x seems to be just fine for me. Also, I noticed a friend of mine with vision problems does just fine with a 24" monitor at...

I watch my 92" from about 140" away. At work my 42" screen is 36" away. At the moment my 24" screen is 24" away. It really depends on what you are doing I suppose.

It was a standard option, and the only SSD on the build list. I'm hesitant to add /another/ machine to that sig...it's a little large as it is. The machine isn't running at the moment, I'm having a custom mount made for the car. I hope to have it drive a touchscreen on the dash and tie into...

An HT guy I know pointed me at VortexBox. More expensive, but with 3TB internal it isn't bad. Looks to do all kinds of neat stuff (including ripping disks)

The X201 was ordered with an Intel 80GB G2 drive from the factory ;)

The problem I've had in the past with lower-powered PCs and HD content is getting the hardware decoders enabled. It has in the past required special playback software or drivers.

I just got my first AMD product in quite some time. A Lenovo H405 that looks well spec'd for the price.

For myself, I would never consider an appliance. I am fairly tech-savvy and don't expect to be compensated for my time in putting one together or supporting it. But if we are talking about putting one in the field (particularly one I couldn't charge to support), an appliance looks like the...

ATX supports "soft off" on the power button. Pressing it breifly will send a shutdown command to the OS. Holding it longer (7 seconds) causes a "hard off" that kills power and is bad for cache.

time is correct. This particular TV is only a 720P unit, and doesn't support anything. The user purchased it at a time when it was quite expensive, so is reluctant to replace it. I find it silly that people who paid a lot for something in the past refuse to believe that something dramatically...

How are the results?

This user has a real HTPC that I built about two months ago. They are trying to bring video playback of their media to the bedroom as well. The question is whether one of these boxes is cheaper than running a massive HDMI cable between the two rooms. For less than $400, it would be worth it. A...

There are so many of these things, I can't imagine going through them all. Who are the stars in this segment? Here is my current need: <$400 HDMI out 1080P capable Decent interface/Remote control Streaming all the usual video and audio formats I've always just used a computer, so I really...

Looks like it is. The other method would be Gpedit.msc

Sorry. Getting old.

I've done it both ways (policy and regedit) and both have worked.

Not a Thinkpad, but the G550 is very cheap and has a 10-key. Very nice for 15.6" laptops.

Bigger than 50" and less than a $1k? Not a thing. How about 46"?

Plasmas have burn-in issues. They just do. If you are cautious about it, you can avoid the issue. But if you fall asleep with the home shopping network or a DVD menu up, you are in trouble. I would never buy one.

Yup, it is all about the Neorest 600. Cleans you, dries you, cleans itself. The heated seat is just a bonus. This is a major leap forward in civilization.

That doesn't necessarily mean she didn't like it. It could just be that she isn't sure how to react, or that you actually managed some speechlessness. There are worse things. Even when I get a positive reaction from jewelry I've given, I don't know if she actually liked it unless I keep score of...

Indeed. You are on the front lines of the SPAM war ;)

Goodwin's Law! (It's like yahtzee...whomever calls it first wins.)

...or thermal printers ;)

Well, the engine turns off when the car door is opened (nothing to do with the garage door). But my car knows the frequencies for my garage doors and the gates at work; it can open them directly without a separate "clicker".

A steal compared to the 500/4 II @ $9500

car door.

Wow, that certainly is a unique lens. Any guess at a price?

If it is legit, I wonder if the guy realizes it is structured exactly like a Nigerian bank scam. Or course, it probably is a scam, but amazing that they would bother for such a small ticket item.

The interlock on my old vw went after the first 110k. I never parked in gear, so no big deal.

Online counts. I'm just flashing back to some single-player computer games in the past where I didn't interact with anyone for several days. It's as if those days didn't exist, I may as well have been dead.

The garage is still full of stuff for the house, so the cars are in the driveway. The engine is running, but the doors are locked and alarm is still set. The main trick is to remember to set the heat/defrost to max the night before so you don't have to go out there at all.

Just noticed the GTX470 hasn't been running for who knows how long. Thanks for the tip on the power setting, that was wrong on both my nVidia GPU machines.

We just finished having dinner and playing Shanghai Rummy with our neighbors. They are lovely people, we just need to excuse ourselves at the end of the night when they start talking religion. They are in their 80s, so there is no point talking them out of it.

There are worse ways to pass a day. Not interacting with anyone and mainlining heroin to name a few.

Destroyed the printer and voided the warranty. The thing was only 3 weeks old and he had no choice but to order another one.

Some coating on the paper. It was designed for inkjets. It ended up all over the inside of the printer.

heat seaters is pretty funny, Lunar. Mine won't turn on unless there is some weight on the seat. Though I did modify the car to support remote start from the key.

Authentic Chinese isn't all that great; I like my sweet-n-sour pork to be boneless, thanks.