I have been holding out for quite a while now with my OCed i7 920, however, sorely missed platform features like USB3 and SATA3 along with a nice tax return has got me pricing out builds. But the current CPU market seems unfavorable to consumers. Skylake is still above MSRP 5 months after...
I'm looking for something that will handle dual 24" 1080P monitors. My max budget is $100 (so ergotrons are out of the question). Most of the cheap monitor mounts seem to be rebrands of the same chinese design, in which case does it even matter what brand I buy? Should I just go with the...
That is awesome to hear. Most of what I do with my tablet when I'm not traveling is web browsing. Its currently $150 at the Microsoft store right now so very tempting.
Ok thanks. I am on the fence now and if a Windows tablet can do most everything an Android can do PLUS run x86 apps/games (even with a keyboard) I think I will go for the Windows tablet.
I had not even considered getting a Windows tablet but I didn't realize they had come down in price so much, especially for full x86 Windows. How well do you think something like that would run 2D steam games? I have a decent steam library so the ability to play at least 2D games would be a...
Over a year ago I got a Nook HD+ on recommendation from this forum. It has served me quite well alhough its performance has always been a bit lacking. The last straw is its inability to play hearthstone (though that applies to all sgx544 graphics chipset tablets). So at this point I think Im...
Having to take cash out of an out of network ATM is awful. You get charged by the ATM provider AND BoA charges you. The only time I ever need cash is on spur of the moment events when I am out with friends and there is no BoA ATM to be found. Also the interest rates are pathetic compared to...
My dad is retired army and I have my car insurance through USAA, so I should be eligible for all other accounts. Only issue is the cash deposits thing.
I'm getting rather fed up with Bank of America as of late and I'd love to switch to a completely online bank like Ally or USAA. The main problem is that I occasionally I sell things on Craigslist so I have a need for cash deposits. I understand this is rather hard to do with an internet only...
Before even considering the build I would make sure his ISP doesn't block any required ports and his connection is reasonably fast enough. Most consumer ISPs don't have the required upload speed for server hosting, so he may be better off just renting a virtual or dedicated server from a...
The Dell mobo is an X38 chipset so it should support Penryn/1333 FSB. It probably needs a BIOS update though. I'm going to try the tape mod before I drop money on a CPU. Does regular electrical tape work?
I'm trying to upgrade a Dell XPS 420 on the cheap. It currently has a Q6600 and 4GB of RAM. I'm planning on maxing the RAM at 8GB, and debating what to do with the CPU. I'm thinking it may get more use out of a fast dual core since the system isn't capable of overclocking. I know it depends...
I was using the iperf utility to test bandwidth, which should be entirely in memory and not utilize the disk. My server has a supermicro board with an Intel chipset, but you may be right. I'll try putting my external Intel NIC in the server and see if that flip flops my test results.
Most...
I have a FreeNAS server in my basement and my desktop (Win 7) upstairs. They are connected via Cat 6 cable and a TP-Link gigabit switch. I noticed my writes were somewhat slower than my reads (WD Black 1TB drives in RAID 1). Figured it was the drives but for shits and giggles I ran an...
I hardly ever drink soda unless its the only choice. I live on iced tea. Often sweetened, so I suppose that's almost as bad as soda sugar-wise. Better for your teeth though. I understand carbonic acid is really bad for them.
I caved and went over to my local B&N to pick one up. Software wise the stock UI is pretty terrible IMO. Within the hour I downloaded nova launcher and google keyboard from the play store. Much better, and I can assume that CM 10.1 will only improve things. Hardware wise this thing is...
I'm looking to get a 10" tablet on the cheap. For the most part I'm only going to be using it while traveling, so I really didn't want to sink $300-400+ into it. Anyone have any experience or recommendations for 10" China tablets?
Nice choice on Debian + Nginx. That's what I use on my web server, and it runs very well under low ram conditions.
I agree that PHP isn't the "ideal" thing, especially when looking at the language itself. Its just so easy to get things done and deployed with minimal effort compared to...
PHP is still number one on my potentials list given my past (but brief) experience. Been looking into the Laravel framework doc and it looks pretty awesome.
It seems ridiculous to me that dual band N routers have been pushed for YEARS, but so few consumer devices can use the 5ghz band today. Even my year old laptop and phone aren't 5ghz capable, much less all my older devices. With AC around the corner, 5ghz N seems even more pointless.
So I...
Yeah I don't think the Costco employee mentioned is representative of the average employee there given his 19 years with them. Quick check on Glassdoor shows that average wages of non supervisor positions are about $12 to $16 an hour, which is still well above average. Hell I was only making...
When I was in college I can't recall ANY courses on back-end web development. Perhaps there was a course or two on HTML/CSS, but that was it. Everything was about desktop development in Java or .NET. The only back-end web language I knew about was PHP, because I was required to use it for one...
I agree with the above poster: coding is a lot more enjoyable when its used to solve a problem that interests you. I have a hard time staying focused on programming books/tutorials because they create fake "problems" that don't really apply to me. A few months ago I wanted some sort of system...
Size 12 US. Been the same since I was a senior in high school. Funny thing is my best friend is 5'9" but wears size 13 (I'm 6'4"). Guess it doesn't always correspond to height.
My problem is that I'm not sure where my career is going next. Originally I had planned on getting into full time network/systems administration. This company is so small that there isn't a need for that type of position, so I would have to leave. The other option is going into the...
I highly suggest Google Drive if you have an existing Gmail account. Just zip up the photos, upload, and share via direct link which you can email to your parents. All they need to do is download and unzip.
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