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Using wonderful Google to convert from rocks to an actual measure of weight; and considering we are the same height, you actually aren't that heavy. I'm 13 stones myself, thought I should probably loose 5lbs and re-allocate 10-20lbs.

One good thing to say about WD Raptors. They still have Molex power connectors on them. It's a good thing since I snapped the SATA power connector off when dropping in my new CPU.

As do I. Computers/Automated systems should have replaced pure, no value-added middlemen long ago. Things like this should help.

I'm consistent on that one. Both running 25m or swimming 25m would have me gasping for air ;)

I appreciate the offer MaxBurn, but this will be kind of a project for me. Just getting a computer in the car is pretty easy; I even have a touch-screen tablet with a 120GB HDD and HD Audio that I could use. But I'm specifically looking into doing and integrated, high-end installation.

I hate sleezy people.

No. They won't.

One of the things I could do is use a small touchscreen tablet with all the extras connected via USB. Thoughts on this? OQO Sony Samsung

My new extended commute has me revisiting this topic. I know I want the following in there, and if anyone has suggestions for features/hardware, feel free to chime in. Touchscreen LCD (7"? Larger? Integrated? Swing-arm?) Mapping GPS MP3/DivX (Winamp/MPC?) Bluetooth interface to phone for...

The greasiest computer I ever worked on was that of a chain-smoker. So nasty.

The only time I had a CPU go bad was when I put a 486 in a socket 7 backwards (motherboard supported 486 & Pentium). And that went bad in a smoky/melting kind of way. Actually, I have destroyed CPUs by having them yanked out of the socket by HSF suction...but both required intervention...

Where did you get the SilenX from?

IT is all about magic. When I'm called in to work on something, they don't know what it is and when I'm done they don't want to know what it was. They provide a possible symptom and say "fix it". That's why we can charge the money we do. Plumbers, mechanics, and doctors don't have it so easy...

Excellent.

I'm using Office 2007 Ultimate. I dislike activation, but honestly it isn't a big deal effort wise; it just takes a tiny part of your soul. I'm with Merc on the new ribbon UI; some people claim it's hard, but unless you survived by memorizing the locations of stuff, it's hard to see why.

Well, if you are giving me room for excuses...I do have a fractured right kneecap (sailing) and most of the cartilage is missing from the left (also sailing). My right hip makes a most annoying clicking sound after the first few miles (rock climbing), and my lower back has a cracked vertebrae as...

I wouldn't have the balls to do it now; the market was much better then (1999-2000).

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I love them; they are the most effective heatsinks I've ever used. The only reason I have a Zalman now is because they didn't have an AM2 version when I got the new motherboard. The Tuniq isn't going to do nearly as well without a fan attached as it's fins are too close together. When the fins...

Because when running a Core 2 Solo (didn't know they made those), it can't dynamically change to a Core 2 Duo when multi threaded apps are run.

The P180 and tower-style heatsinks work great for this. I usually use the Scythe SCNJ-1000, but I have a Zalman with the fan removed and it's working fine as well.

Pradeep, I understand what it aims to accomplish, my question is why is that in the public interest? Why should it be written into a law?

I took a 3 moth vacation once. It was easy. I quit my job, went to Asia, screwed around, came back, and got another job.

Time: What is your thought on a 92mm being better than a 120mm in any application? A 120mm is larger, and therefore able to move more air at a slower speed. A 200mm fan would be even more effective, if the heatsink were designed to use all the moving air...

My thoughts exactly. If the reason they can't run both cores at the faster speed all the time is because of "power/heat requirements" (as he said) than I can take care of those power/heat requirements right here ;)

The Vantec fans are fine. Considering they cost significantly less than my new love; which are in turn cheaper than the Nexus I used before.

Feeling quite old right now. GF&I went for a 6-mile walk yesterday, and today I am too sore to go to class. I just sent her on her own :(

I hate entitlement crap like that. I work, I get paid. I don't work, I don't get paid. What is so special after working at a place for 10 years that you get more vacation? What is the conceivable justification? Why aren't such things left to the employee for negotiation?

I was going to look, but I stopped being a regular there after silent computing became easy. With the S-FLEX @ 7v, and suspended HDDs in a damped enclosure; noise simply isn't an issue anymore.

Nexus are the really expensive orange ones.

Funny. Interesting cut on the shirt, it seems to get broader from the armpits down...

Good call.

I use the Scythe S-Flex fans exclusively. I used to use the really expensive orange ones, but the two slower speeds of the S-FLEX are fantastic. Get the 800-rpm model if you have lots of fans to make up for the airflow, get the 1200-rpm version if you need to overcome some resistance or are...

e_dawg, Thanks for the info and suggestions. I've spent the last hour reading about the DIY panels...very interesting. Unfortunately, we have no storage space at the location and we all drive hatchbacks. So anything sufficiently large would be impractical.

Sounds like you covered most of it. A replacement motherboard shouldn't be too hard to find, and it shouldn't be too expensive, so don't kill yourself trying to diagnose the issue.

Pradeep, Their smallest speaker is 2,000W; and is recommended in arrays of 4. I think they are a little big for my needs. Though their 40kW subwoofer looks very cool. 105dB @ 250 meters.

I disagree. Exercise is a price that needs to be paid for certain pleasurable pursuits. I enjoy outdoor photography and sailing. These require a fair amount of the stuff. Pretty much everything I enjoy with a significant other requires a fairly strenuous work-out. ;)

Agreed. Though is this because we have perspective, or because we don't feel we are worth the trouble? ;-)

Seconded. Get your data off, and RMA the drive. Even if the problem is small now, it will get worse.

Sounds like a good plan paugie. Some exercise is always a good thing.

I'd suspect he went into Add/Remove programs and checked the box on top that says: "show windows updates"...

New project.... One of the places I teach tango is at a church downtown. We rent their 6000 sq. ft. ballroom, and they provide quite possibly the worst stage speakers ever. To top it all off, the room (roughly 60'x100'x30' ceilings) has very serious reverberation/echo issues. If I had a budget...

You should still be able to buy a copy of the OS for some time (they need to keep it available for legacy purposes).

Genuine Advantage, if you choose not to install it, is re-added to the list over and over again. I don't know if this happens when you do install it, because my systems are either automatic (and I allow it, obviously) or manual (and I deny it every time).

Doing some random surfing took me here. http://toolbar.netcraft.com/stats/topsites?s=1B28AAB48226EB7AFB1D0E6D6126#758 Does anyone else notice how many of the top sites are Google? Microsoft is #9, Yahoo is #2, and all the rest of the top 10 are Google. Holy cow...

I work for myself. Therefore I am personally recognized and rewarded for busting my ass. I think this is the best (and least talked about) benefit of self-employment.

What display will you be using for HTPC? What input? Will it be in the same room as the gaming rig? Will it ever be used at the same time?

Exactly as Merc and Pradeep said; you want all audio sent to a receiver. Idealy, you want it sent there as a digital stream via coaxial SPDIF or optical toslink; coax is of course, cheaper. Ideally you also want an Auzentech soundcard that can encode all the PC sound into that digital stream...

Handruin's link above let me to another program by the same people; AdvancedIP Scanner 1.5 Thanks guys.

Hi. I'm looking for a tool that will ping all the IPs in a subnet and return machine names if possible. Any suggestions? ~David