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How to increase swap partition?

You can use just a swap file instead of a dedicated partition. I've done that on a couple of systems and it works fine in my testing. Basically you create a swap file, and use it as a loopback swap filesystem. A good process for this is at...
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- Post #12
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: Open Source
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What to use Linux for?

If you care about gaming, or have any Windows-only apps that you really care about, don't do dual-boot. The process of rebooting to get back into your other OS is a drag. VMWare or some other virtualization software, or installing Linux on the other machine, is a great way to get your feet...
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- Post #14
- Oct 16, 2007
- Forum: Open Source
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Vista rant - transfering files to USB thumb drive

I've also heard that file copy performance issues will be addressed in or around SP1 (fixes should be available in the normal hotfix channel as well as the SP install) I had slow copies as well, especially to/from USB drives and network shares.
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- Post #29
- Oct 16, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Why is the circuit breaker blowing? (tripping)

Also, regarding the wiring codes - if you have an older property then there's no telling what's in there. Existing wiring is 'grandfathered' in and can be in violation of code. You can't ADD to it without bringing the wiring up to code but it can remain in place. Getting an electrician to...
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- Post #21
- Jul 10, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why is the circuit breaker blowing? (tripping)

Uh... that extension cord idea... probably not such a good one as a permanent fix. You might be able to find an extension cord rated for that power, but they're really not meant to be so... permanent. Space heaters are normally going to be in the 850 - 1500 watt range. Window unit air...
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- Post #20
- Jul 10, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do people move there home to new land?

I went to high school with somebody whose family did house moving. It's pricey, but if you MUST have that house... If the house will fit on a truck you just move it. If it won't then you move the pieces. And yeah, you basically reinforce the house, cut it up, move it (carefully and slowly)...
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- Post #6
- Jan 29, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Building a better home

One key question is -- where you gonna put this house? In New Mexico, you can make a really good cob house. In Louisiana, not so much. Lots of the 'alternative' building processes make lots of sense in the areas where they developed -- so cob (dried clay + straw) is not a bad way to build...
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- Post #28
- Jan 17, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Thinking about buying a laptop then returning it...

I doubt this would work. Besides, they've already screwed you once, do you want to give them more money?
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- Post #4
- Jan 5, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Movies that were SHOCKINGLY Bad

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Avenging Disco Godfather Mules have kicked me, but they can't bruise my hide; rattlesnakes have bit me, and crawled off and died! Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-in-law Beginning life as the afterbirth to a watermelon, the young Wheatstraw becomes a...
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- Post #205
- Jan 3, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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GB-PVR and Hauppage PVR 150

I also have a PVR-150 and just started using GB-PVR. I've been using AutoGK to compress down some of my captured stuff. It seems to work pretty well, though there's a little setup on the front-side. You can target the output file size in fractional optical discs, or set a specific...
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- Post #2
- Jan 3, 2007
- Forum: Windows
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Need remote access software

I know you asked for free, but Fog Creek's CoPilot software is another option. https://www.copilot.com/ I think it's something like $10 for a day's use, but there's nothing to install and it's supposed to work through NAT and firewalls. I haven't played with it yet (I'm basically waiting...
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- Post #5
- Dec 29, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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PDF File Generator

Another happy CutePDF user here. I don't know about the licensing for commercial use, but I've never found a case where CutePDF mangled a document or otherwise broke my output (unlike OpenOffice's PDF export, unfortunately).
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- Post #3
- Dec 27, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Power PC

I beliece the PPC chips are also much slower than Intel or other CPU types in terms of market revisions. For example, the more mainstream x86 chips have lots of revisions based on minor differences. PowerPC CPUs are known quantities with long production windows. Power3 hit in about 1998, and...
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- Post #6
- Dec 22, 2006
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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YAGT:My Girlfriend Snores like a Boeing 757

GIve yourself... I mean her... an early Xmas gift. http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&asin=B0002XZMQ2 I've given these to bad snorers several times, and it has always helped. If she sounds like she's gasping, or her breathing isn't regular, she might need to go see...
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- Post #95
- Dec 19, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Comcast, why forsake thee

Well, a media company is a lot more likely to actually take 'em to court over a DMCA letter. A customer doesn't really represent that sort of financial risk -- unless they're inviting the ire of the MPAA or some other media conglomerate. At any rate, though, OP is aware that the game can...
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- Post #36
- Dec 19, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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