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So I come to y'all, humbly, as a sysadmin who can't figure out his own technical issue. :p On my rig at home, my computer takes 2+ minutes to reboot/shut down. It sits at the "Shutting down..." screen that entire time, then FINALLY decides to move on. Thinking the problem had to do with...

So how is it that Dropbox and Demoinoid are allowed to have their own referral threads on the Free Stuff sub-forum, but the SugarSync thread gets locked with a warning about it being a ban-able offense? http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1597080 http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1532671...

Title says it all; I'm want to buy a netbook, EEE PC or Dell mini... or any netbook really. I'm looking to spend $150 (preferably less). I know this is a crap-shoot. I'm trying to keep this as cheap as possible, so please no suggestions of, "Just throw in an extra $50 and buy a new one from...

NOTE: I am selling this for a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've got a 15.4 inch Gateway laptop for sale: EDIT :The model number is MX6448 AMD Turion X2 64 2.5GB RAM 15.4 inch screen DVD-RW...

Howdy, fellow gurus. Since many of you are parents, I was hoping someone could give me a recommendation on a good, free, reliable internet filtering software product. I'm looking for something that'll basically help my family keep tabs on my little brother's internet habits and block...

What I'm trying to do is find *FREE* streaming webcam software that'll let me upload pics from my webcam and access them from any internet-capable browser session. Does anyone know of any such software? Remember it has to be free! I'm doing this so that I can monitor things going on in my...

Has anyone successfully gotten Wake on LAN (WoL) to work over the Internet? I've read a few tutorials on how to get this to work. I've enabled Wake on LAN on my mobo/integrated NIC, I have the pertinent IP/MAC info., I've forwarded the ports necessary on my router (to point toward my desktop...

The other day, I logged into one of my secondary AIM accounts through Trillian. After I was done, I disconnected and deleted that account. As a result, it "orphaned" most of the people on my buddy list that I'm usually signed on with. Is there any way for me to un-orphan them? Serious help...

Howdy all (sorry if this doesn't belong here). I'm looking to get a new phone when I renew my contract with Cingular in a month. Does any one have any recommendations? Here are my requirements * I want my phone to cost <$100 (preferably free or damn near it) * I don't want to deal with...

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a few ideas. I work in a place where we gotta remote in to people's computers and help them. All the support techs. use Google Talk. Is there a way to create an executable on the desktop for the end user that will sent a generic IM to a...