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    Producer: CD quality isn't good enough

    I suspect that T Bone at 60 is just a grumpy old man that remembers what it used to sound like. How many musicians that old have hearing worth a damn? Comment from original link "What is the current human evolved frequency range now-a-days and will that need to be updated."
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    Amazing hard drive story

    Like any regular part that ends up in a Govt project. It appears to be a standard 340MB drive. Old technology with a known performance history. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9083718
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    Seagated Hell

    If they are pentagram shaped you might stay screwed. http://www.brycefastener.com/pentaplus.htm
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    Way off-topic. I need a drill. Anyone know anything about drills?

    Random quotes "Stay away from Black & Decker. Junk" "DeWalt makes outstanding power tools." B&D wasn't all junk but since they've owned DeWalt since 1960 the better stuff seems to be marketed in that range now. The thing that I miss with my good drills compared with new models is the slow start...
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    Worry-Free antivirus?

    Avast 4 is free for non-commercial home users. Some AVG users have migrated.
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    Another Digital Camera Thread - Point and Shoot

    The Canon A620 is an equivalent to the Nikon. Has been getting good user reviews but would be on the $400 limit.
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    NiMH Batteries

    Must be true. Checked out the Energizers in the local NZ supermarket. 4 packs still Sanyo, twin packs don't have Sanyo mark but still made in Japan.
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    Antivirus software

    The NZ price is around $70, Aus is about $65 with discount for subsequent years. Even allowing for local taxes and exchange rates there's a gap. Maybe the local resellers are paying the US$39 equivalent. I haven't checked whether the Nod site refuses sales where CC details don't match region.
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    Sony releasing malware

    I haven't checked to see if the rootkit removal kit mentioned in this quote is the same as P5-133XL's post but it swaps one flavour of DRM for another. "Thank you for contacting Sony BMG Online. Sony BMG and First 4 Internet have just released an update that will completely remove the rootkit...
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    Favourite TV series

    Adcadet, if you like Scrubs try Green Wing if you get BBC repeats. Has Tamsin Greig (Black Books) and almost no effort to be medically correct.
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    Confused Regarding EPS 12V Power Supplies

    ATX12V 2.2 has both 24 pin and 12V connector. If you have a MB that uses the 12V to feed the CPU regulator and the main power connector for the rest of the 12V load, the 20 pin version only has 1x12V pin good for 6-8Amps??? The 24 pin connector adds 1 each of 12,3.3,5 and common.
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    HAL in the navy

    Last year there was some fuss about the British navy basing a new destroyer control system on Windows.
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    Heads up AVG users...out with the 6, in with the 7

    The free version of 7 is already out. free.grisoft AVG7 creates its own serial, you don't need to enter one. Some email clients need manual changes to port numbers.
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    No SoundStorm in NForce 4

    ??? Nvidia have released at least 6 revised Unified Driver packages for XP with audio featuring in at least some of the release notes.
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    Geil RAM .... wonderful stuff

    Geil didn't always "just work". Maybe the chips hidden under the heat spreader are from an above average source for the moment.
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    Some interesting cases

    It's the computer as an appliance, in this case it doubles as a vacuum cleaner.
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    Photography Advice

    The worst delay on non-slrs is getting focus. With the A80 there would be no guilt from money sitting in the cupboard and you could use the same user custom preset method described for G3 here http://www.marcjutras.com/ehyperfocal.html
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    EPS12V Power Supplies

    The plugs have a limit of about 6 Amps per pin. Pins that are slightly loose or drawing more Amps can result in melt down of the plugs. Some boards use the 12V plug to get the power CPU closer to the regulator.
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