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CAT 5 Splitter?

Thats bullshit. Ever heard of the bus topology? You can build a "hub" from a few cat5 connectors and any generic wire. It won't have the flashy lights, and it won't amplify the signal, but it will work the same otherwise.
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- Post #7
- Jun 29, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Tools for testing stability

A friend is having problems with his system. Trying to diagnose it here mid-LAN. all - 3dmark CPU - prime95 RAM - ? (prime95?) Video - 3dmark Network - ?? (We've got plenty of fully operational win32 and nix 10/100 ethernet. How do you test speed/connectivity/etc.etc.?) We think its his...
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- Jun 28, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Scan Converter for Gaming?

I'm looking to get a scan converter so I can play arcadish PC games on my TV. (Tony Hawk, FFx, DDR, etc.) I don't need super high end thing, but I would like my games to look decent. (The TVout on my GF4 sucks major ass. All the colors are dithered and everything just looks awful.) I...
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- Jun 25, 2003
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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HDD scanning/diagnostic tools?

I've got a couple old HDDs that are rather old and have not been used in years. I would like to determine if they are usable (in dinky sub-P2) boxes or if they'd be better off having their natural magnets harvested :) What is the optimal tool to scan/test/whatever a HDD to determine if it is...
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- Jun 18, 2003
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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NYC: stuff to do on the second visit?

Awesome, thanks! I'll definately check most of those places out.
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- Post #3
- Jun 14, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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NYC: stuff to do on the second visit?

Leaving for NYC in a few hours. Been there once before so we've already done the statue, ellis island, empire state building, radio city music hall/rockettes, etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions for lesser-known things to do there, kickass but hidden hole-in-the-wall restaurants, fun stuff...
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- Jun 14, 2003
- Replies: 6
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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WinXP: mount directory as new partition? -- solved; subst

Ahh, I figured it out. subst G: Z:\data
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- Post #4
- Jun 13, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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WinXP: mount directory as new partition? -- solved; subst

The problem with mapping it as a network drive is that it needs to be a network resource. Which means I have to share it :( The XP "secure" sharing mode is an absolute pain in the ass to use, and I don't want it publicly shared (as it would be with the "simple" sharing that I'm using right...
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- Post #3
- Jun 13, 2003
- Forum: Operating Systems
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WinXP: mount directory as new partition? -- solved; subst

Long story short, I've got a partition with a lot of stuff on it I can't really touch, but it has a lot of free space that I /can/ touch. Is there any way I can make a directory on the partition ("Data" or whatever) and assign it a drive letter within XP so I can use it as I would a normal...
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- Jun 13, 2003
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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"Random Access" decompression?

I've got about 45k files currently compressed in .rar (my favorite compression; winrar + shell extensions == profit.) Well, the downside is, when I want to look at one of the 45k thousand files in the archive, it has to seek through the files one at a time until it hits the one I want. ie: If...
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- Jun 4, 2003
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Arggh! WinXP User Password recovery?

I just set a user password for my account (turning on remote access.) I decided that because I'm going to get a friend to test it, I might want to change the password to something easier just for testing. Now its not accepting the password I just set for either Remove Password or Change...
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- May 30, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Nullsoft's WASTE

It is a pseudo-VPN. Well, not really, but sort of. It is basically a distributed, encrypted medium for chatting and file collaboration (sharing.)
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- Post #5
- May 29, 2003
- Forum: Windows
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Nullsoft's WASTE

Edit: Wow, I got completely hosed by markup. I meant to preview first. Doh. Sorry, I'm fixing it now. Edit2: Auto parsing URL sucks on this thing. Sorry, I'm a newb here. I did a search and was surprised to not find anything related to it here. -...
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- May 29, 2003
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Windows
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"Burning off" alcohol

My mom makes this vodka stuff with vanilla beans soaking in it.. homemade vanilla extract. (Is this the normal "vanilla" extract style, or do they sell/normal people buy bottles of the stuff premade?) Anyway, the alcohol is the carrier for the flavor. When you put it in desserts you're baking...
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- May 29, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Severe injury; can't talk, can't write, can't type?

I would rather take deafness or blindness over the inability to communicate altogether.
- byak
- Post #4
- May 22, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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