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Hey All, Finally trying to upgrade the system in my sig. I installed a Corsair Neutron GTX SSD not too long ago while really breathed new life into the system. I remember my motherboard supporting 16 GB of memory, so I went ahead and ordered another 8 GB kit from Amazon. Same one I ordered...

Hey all, I'm looking to replace my ancient 24" and I've been looking at the P2715Q for a multitude of reasons. My current setup is on a KVM. I've got my Windows box, a Linux system, and two Macs. I'd love to let my 15" Retina drive this 4k :). My Windows PC is older, so I'd probably run...

I figure this is probably impossible to track down, but maybe someone will remember the game. I feel like I played it briefly between 1993-1996. You're playing a character that wakes up in an apartment. If you spend too much time there, a guy comes home and attacks you and the game ends. I...

I can't find any docs on this, so I want to see if other MBP users have seen it. When I FaceTime with someone on my 2015 MBP, the camera light is on constantly. When FaceTime goes into the background and "pauses" (on the other end), I notice the camera light will blink vs. remaining solid...

I've got an old 2010 Mac Mini that's really starting to show its age with its non-SSD disk. I've thought about getting a 15" Retina and using it as my semi-exclusive desktop with a Hengedock. I figure this gives me the travel benefit of a newer Mac laptop. (I currently use an old 2008 MacBook...

I'm looking for a WiFi AP, 802.11ac, that can do SSID to VLAN mapping. That feature seems to be pretty hard to find in most consumer APs. The Linksys LAPAC series seems to have it, but they seem to be pretty pricey and don't have the best reviews. Can anyone recommend a few solutions? I...

I run my own mail server and have several email addresses that I use. I have a Gmail address, an old university address, and my employer's email that I forward all to my local system where I read & reply with "mutt." My Gmail address is pretty old, back from when Gmail was still in Beta. My...

For about a year+ now, I've been virtualizing pfSense with VirtualBox. pfSense has the run of a quad port NIC I have in my "VM host." All ports are bridged to pfSense and it works like a champ. Port 1 links to my upstream, port 2 goes to my LAN switch fabric, port 3 will be used for an...

MTU on my switch ports is at 1518 (the default). I had noticed that my PlayStation and a few games complained about problems with IP fragments, so I decided to test things out a bit. Sure enough, fragments were getting dropped. A ping like this: $ ping -s 1472 192.168.1.xwould go through...

So as I look to upgrading my 2010 Mini in the next few months, I was playing with the 27" iMacs at the Apple Store the other day. Very, very nice. I feel like the fully loaded 27" has the capability of just crushing the fully loaded 2013 Mini. So thus comes my difficult decision. On my...

That machine looks like an utter beast. I think it'd work nicely to replace my aging 2010 Mac Mini. I've always been a primary Mac desktop user. I have my Mac Mini, my Windows gaming PC, and a Linux box for dev and VM hosting. If I had that little trash can ;) I could retire my Linux box...

So I know of Falcon and I know of Alienware (not really sure they qualify as "boutique" anymore, though). Who are the other, popular, boutique PC manufacturers out there these days? I ask because my gaming rig is finally starting to show its age with some of the newer games out there. My...

Hello all, Specs are in my signature. I'm wondering if it's worth the money to plunk down and get a GTX 680 or a 7970. I'm trying to breathe some life into my (rapidly) aging rig. I don't play at super high resolutions, but I can't stand massive amounts of frame drop/skip. I'm wondering...

I've had about twenty domain names over the years. Every now and then, I'll get a piece of junk mail that slips through to my mailbox. Disturbingly, I've recently begun to receive business credit card offers from Amex and Discover for my domain "as a business" (i.e., the offer is made out to...

Long ago, my first experience with scripting languages was with Perl. Since then, I've fallen in love with Ruby. Awhile back, I had a CS class that was dead set on using Python. The class was mostly theory and not a lot of practical (hands-on) material, so the code "difficulty" was pretty...

Hey fellas, I've had two systems giving me memory difficulties lately... System A: System A is my low profile Linux file server built into a Shuttle XPC with a 3ware RAID. This box had been running solid with almost a year's worth of uptime. During its initial build, the originally...

Hello all, I am contemplating finally purchasing a MBP 15". The last Apple laptop I owned was one of the last 17" PowerBook G4s. When I had my PowerBook, the specs suggested around four hours of battery life. With my usage, I usually got around two hours. I see that Apple is advertising...

Hey guys, First off, does anyone know if the older Airport Express (802.11b/g) supports WPA2 Personal with AES encryption? I dug out my Express after not having used it in a long time. I reset it back to factory, since I've changed wireless networks several times since it was last used...

I think my luck with PC building is in the pits right now. Two systems ago, the rig I was building had a DOA motherboard. It took several RMAs to get that system running 100%. One system ago, I had a sound card and a power supply fail. The former just died - no lights, no detection, nadda -...

Is it possible to get one's username changed on the [H]? I looked in the vBulletin FAQ and the sticky in this forum, but couldn't find an answer. I don't really use the username much anymore; I've sort of outgrown it ;). Thanks in advance!

Specs are in my signature. This rig has never been 100% stable since I bought it almost six months ago. It will run solid for awhile and then it will experience a cluster of hard locks. The problem is frustratingly intermittent, and will even occur in other operating systems. The board's...

So this is weird. I've got an ABIT AN8-SLI Fatal1ty that I recently re-installed Windows on. The machine boots up and runs fine. The past week when it's been shut down, it powers off and then a few seconds later it starts back up all on its own accord. I cleared the CMOS, and checked every...

I love this system. It plays almost all of my games at the max settings without a hitch. My problem is every once in awhile I'll see a bit of lag which feels like HD I/O lag. I know the Caviar in there is no Raptor, but does it make a huge difference? The one game that runs horribly is...

I'm annoyed, Oblivion lags horribly on my new gaming rig. I'm trying to figure out what's limiting this machine. I've gone through all the tweaks without much success. It doesn't lag when going through grass or during battle, but moving around in general, and especially when loading new...

So this is weird. When my system is in SLi mode, I'll see red or white specks (snow artifacts) in games like Doom 3 and CS:S. Checking the temps, both GPUs are close to 70C, but stay near 66C. They run at about 58C idle. Now here's the odd part. Turning off SLi, there are no more artifacts...

So I managed to get ahold of a ABIT Fatal1ty AN8SLI. It booted OK once, but since then, I've been in hell. First off, specs: ABIT Fatal1ty AN8SLI AMD Athlon 4800+ X2 (Toledo) 2 GB OCz PC 3200 2x BFG 7800 512 GTX's in SLi Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS NEC DVD+DL The box will...

So almost all my new box's goodies have arrived. An Athlon X2 4800+ (Toledo), a 2 GB dual channel OCz kit, a BFG 600W PSU, and two BFG 7800 GTX 512mb's for SLi :). I've been wanting to snag the ABIT A8N-SLI Fatal1ty board, but it's been out of stock forever. Heck, I got my GTX's shipped...

OK, so I'm crazy. I've decided I've got to have a 512mb 7800 GTX card. Preferably two, so I can do SLi. My insistence aside, I'm in a bit of a quandry. My other hardware will be arriving soon, and I'm short the video card(s). Newegg keeps changing the ETA date for BFG 7800 GTX 512mb. A...

So I'm choosing between these two boards for my new setup. I had originally picked an ASUS, but I've seen quite a few reviews complaining of heat issues. I'll probably do some OCing, but not initially. If the [H] crowd has another choice, please speak up :). I appreciate all the help I can...

I'm currently looking at buying a new PC. Since I'm dropping funds, I'm thinking about replacing my aging old Viewsonic A70 17". The Apple 20" looks nice, and is within my price range ($699.99 after discount). However, when I looked at the resolutions, I noticed it couldn't do 1280x1024...

$3500 to blow. Build me a box. Here's what I'd prefer/want in it: AMD 64 FX/X2 2x BFG 7800 GTX Ultra OC 512 MB >= 2 GB Corsair RAM ASUS or ABIT motherboard DVD burner with dual layer capability I'd like to buy the majority (if not all) the stuff at New Egg.

The scenario: Here's an odd little scenario with a question I have at the end. Mind you, this is in a lab type environment. I have five Cisco 2600 series routers in a rack, four have one fast ethernet, the fith has two. All routers have two serial interfaces. Now picture them in a stack...

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1561700&WishListTitle=Hyperion I plan on moving over my old Antec 550 True Control, and my GeForce 6800U AGP. What does everyone think :)?

So, how much would you pay for the following (all together) assuming it's brand new: Athlon XP 2100+ with stock HSF, ASUS A7V333, 768 MB Crucial PC2700 DDR (CAS 2.0/2.5) I scoped out Pricewatch and came up with about ~$200 for the whole set. However, I'm quite curious what my fellow [H]...

As you can see from my signature, my current system is somewhat weak. I've grown tired of the fact that my 6800U is being held back by my AXP. I'm not ready to make the jump to PCI-E and/or SLI, so I'll be keeping my 6800U AGP for sometime. Based on that, I'd like to build a new system in the...

Anyone know what happened to /.hidden in Tiger? It appears to have gone off missing. I'm primarily interested in making two directories (/sw and /man from Fink) hidden. I didn't see anywhere you could do this under Finder->Get Info. While doing some "Google research," most sites pointed out...

Is there anyone here at the [H] that has a "subscription" to Apple's developer connection (ADC)? If so, would you be willing to submit bugs? I've found a few legitimate ones, that I'd prefer to jump the "feedback queue" and just have the bug submitted.

So, I've got a Perl script that's taking advantage of WWW::Mechanize. Unfortunately, some of the hosts where this program is installed don't have that module. I'd like to see if the module exists, if it doesn't, I just want to print a friendly message and exit. The current "package is...

ars technica recently did a USB flash drive "roundup," that reviewed quite a few USB 2.0 drives. I've been looking at the SanDisk Cruzer Titanium for sometime now, and am curious if it's bootable or not. ars technica says no, other review sites say yes. Does anyone have one that can shed some...

I'm just curious if there is any way to get a thumbnail view of all images inside a folder. I know Windows has this by default, but there doesn't seem to be anyway to do this on the Macintosh. I know you can view by columns and select a file for a "preview," but that just shows one item.