I need to bridge for wireless and wired clients in the basement of an old Townhouse. (thick plaster walls) Currently wireless reception is fairly poor down there with only 2 bars on the 2.4ghz G network being used by the crappy FIOS router upstairs.
Criteria: Dead stable so I won't have to...
So I have two options:
Mount my 55 inch LCD TV above the fireplace which would place it about a foot above eye level on an tilting mount and between 3-10 feet away from the viewers on the couches.
Mount it in a far corner of the room at eye level and between 7 and 18 feet away from...
I replaced my trusty old WRT54GL a few months ago with a refurb CISCO E4200 router from the CISCO homestore as my main router downstairs in the media room. The WRT54Gl was flashed with DD-WRT and relegated to client bridge upstairs in my office for my media server and wired printer. It worked...
I bought an HP Microserver to serve as a low power/quite file server/web browsing general office machine to replace my old Dell 8250 Pentium IV circa 2003. However, rather than retire the thing I am loading a fresh install of Linux Mint Debian on it and browsing around for an SSD to give it some...
I want to install an SSD in my ACER/Emachines laptop, but still retain my large hard drive for media/backups etc.
Can anyone recommend a good source/brand of SATA Hard Drive caddies for the laptop optical bay?
I am visiting LA for a few days after XMAS..right now I have nothing in particular planned, but would love some suggestions for daytime and nighttime activities. Where are the great places to sight see, drink, listen to music, etc...
My Windows Update is no longer working and my Microsoft security essentials will not download updates any longer.
Windows Update complains that the Windows Update Service is Not Running, Security Essentials Update produces error 0xc8000247 and will not update.
I recently cloned my...
I am sick and tired of the builder grade dishwasher in my mid 90's era townhouse. Dishes and utensils come out often with food still on them, and the thing sucks at cleaning anything that hasn't at least been pre-rinsed before putting it in the machine.
My only criteria is that the machine...
I am looking for a media player to feed my living room LCD.
Requirements are:
Playback for ripped DVD's, and downloaded DIVX other movies
Playback of my MP3 library
Networkable by both ethernet and wifi
Playback of HULU, Youtube
All functions controlled by an easy to use remote (no...
I went ahead and ordered the CPU and heatsink..I think mostly because I just have had this computer so long..I want to see how long I can push it. Maybe I will throw Windows 7 on too..who knows.
The smarter move would have probably been to buy a new computer...but I also still have an IBM...
I have a really old Dell Dimension 8250 desktop that I have had since I think..2003?
Specs are:
Pentium IV 2.4 processor
1.5 gigs of PC1066 RDRAM
PCI SATA 1 Controller
1 Samsung 1 terabyte F3 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 3650 AGP card driving 1 23 inch and 1 19 inch LCD
Hercules Gamesound PCI Audio...
Scenario:
I have a windows Server 2003 system running Apache and a Windows XP client. I want to make the network connection between the two simulate a really high latency conhnection on the order of 1200ms. Is there a way to do that internally in Windows.
I want to upgrade my old Dell Dimension 8250 with a newer AGP card to handle the 2x 23 inch monitors I purchased. What is the fastest AGP 4x compatible card I can purchase. My old Quadro 4 700XGL just does not seem to be keeping up with the higher resolution particularly when I watch Hulu and...
My HOA is for the 1st time implementing a parking policy due to rampant abuse of our limited guest parking spaces by residents and non-residents who park their cars regularly in spaces meant for guests. This has had to effect of making it difficult for people to have guests or have functions as...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...oductresources
This popped up one of the deal sites...I have been out of the build your own computer game for years..but this likes like a good candidate to replace my old Pentium IV Dell Dimension. Any opinions?
I am looking for something like this.
http://www.landsend.com/pp/InsulatedWoolPeaCoat~187681_57.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::BLA&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001029#
She might actually weigh less than that and isn't particularly busty(actually almost no bust). Knowing ATOT...perhaps someone will have an idea. I know nothing about womens clothing sizes.
I need to pre-emptively replace my almost 15 year old Gas Water heater. Anyone have any recommendations for a brand /series to purchase? I know nothing about them, and would like to get something that won't cause me a lot of trouble.
I have an old Dell Dimension 8250 with a Quadro 700XGL card that is on the fritz. I would like to replace it with a more modern card that will run a 28 inch widescreen monitor, possibly two of them.
My criteria are fanless if possible and stable. This system is soleley used for...
My current machine (Since 2003) is an old Dell Dimension 8250
Specs:
PIV 2.4 Non HT
1.5 gig PC1066 RDRAM
64 Meg NVIDIA Quadro 4 AGP card
1 Terabyte Samsung Spinpoint F3 on a PCI SATA controller card
I use this machine for basic desltop work, watching movies, photo editing with the...
I want to add a 1 terabyte + SATA drive to my old IDE only Dell 8250. The system only has PCI slots. Can anyone recommend a good PCI SATA controller for this system. I will be running Windows XP and possibly Ubuntu Linux.
Additionally, will I see a significant performance increase going from...
With the changing demographics in the US towards a non-white majority, increasing political participation by women and "minorities", and possibly a continued thirst for change..do you see another white male being elected president in the next twenty or so years.
With the 44th president not...
I pretty much signed off of P&N years ago..but with the election of the 44th president...I feel a new sense of optimism and hope amongst the people. Perhaps it is time to start discussing again.
To those of you who have been around P&N for a while..how have the discussions on P&N evolved the...
You want to sell Ballistic Missile submarines to the Chinese? I think generally items like that are broken up for scrap by US companies after reactors etc have been removed. Just the metal welding techniques on the hull might be classified. At some point however..the whole thing will probably...
The type of national security information you guys are talking about Top Secret, Secret etc. are all fully accessible to the president of the United States. The president is the "Original Classification Authority" of the US. He delegates classification authority down to Cabinet Secretaries...
I don't know what this character is called, but he is the dark eyebrow/evil kid from the Simpsons who is shown in a few episodes with menacing music in the background. If anyone can find such a thing...ATOT can.
They took an oath and now they can go as ordered, resign, or face disciplinary action. At least they have a choice to resign unlike the military. When you take an oath and sign of for the foreign service or any sworn position you should realize you are going to do things you may not want to do...
I will be heading up to Philly for a weekend pretty soon basically just to look around and have some fun. Supposedly a place called Old Town is the place to be. Any recommendations on places to stay and things to do?
How about this. Drive car 80 miles way out in the country to drop off for service and pick up other car which is already at the shop. Pick up car A, drop off car B putting keys in slot. Start driving away and within five miles Car A throws check engine light and starts running like crap. Want to...
I would show him a picture of Angelina Jolie if it was a boy and ask "Are you sure"??? Are you really really sure???
If girl suitably hot guy and ask similar question.
Clean Headlights of accumulated filth/yellowing
1. Plastix/rubbing compound on headlights then cover with lamin-x. If it is really bad you may need to have them taken out and wet sand them
Upgrade Power Delivery to Headlights
2. Heavy duty headlight harness. Such as found at here...
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