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What percentage of your pre-tax income goes towards your mortgage?

About 11% for us. (Actually it's probably close to 20% as we're paying it off faster) The bank's recommendation was below 30%
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- Post #64
- Oct 25, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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20 Computer/Tech related questions quiz. How do you score?

11 out of 20....
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- Post #11
- Aug 23, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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"NO CARRIER" error in V.90 modem.. help~~

1) Isn't iOS 9 for the iPhone? Why are you trying to use a modem with a smartphone? 2) And this thread is 14 years old!
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- Post #15
- Aug 18, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Wiring house with cat 6 and network switch question

I think if both can link aggregate then you can. But that's generally enterprise gear.
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- Post #3
- Aug 15, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

Might actually have a go at playing around with it! I've been trying to hold off with just the 300i until the game is actually launched... Wonder when that'll be
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- Post #2,670
- Aug 11, 2015
- Forum: PC Games
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Star Citizen: Chris Robert`s new space sim (the Wing Commander guy)

That'll be me :)
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- Post #2,668
- Aug 11, 2015
- Forum: PC Games
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Need advice on new laptop

Thanks, I'll do some research into that one as well.
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- Post #3
- Aug 10, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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Need advice on new laptop

My wife's old Sony Vaio is at death's door so I'm looking into new laptops. Main uses are emails, simple Internet use and watching random YouTube videos so nothing especially taxing. Her criteria are cheap, 15 inch screen (I think we can get away with 14 or 13 really) and reliable. Touch-screen...
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- Thread
- Aug 10, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Laptops
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Scenario: I'm about to die, what are your final words to me?

Just walk it off!
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- Post #31
- Aug 7, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Curious how Office volume licensing works

I would be kicking it up the chain via email so there's a written record that you looked into it... Just in case there's an audit or similar
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- Post #4
- Jul 18, 2015
- Forum: Windows
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Attention pirates will be given a copy of Windows 10 for free

The article says that you download the preview but it will have the telemetry permanently on while using the preview version. Plus Microsoft may change its mind between now and releases AND there's nothing about pirates! What article were you reading?
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- Post #2
- Jul 1, 2015
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Steam's Early Access failures?

Isn't the whole point of KS/EA to provide more funds for game development? Then Steam holding the funds halts development!
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- Post #92
- Jun 23, 2015
- Forum: PC Games
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Please help. Kind of urgent

Next time you could try just disconnecting the cable (stopping internet access) and see what complains :)
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- Post #5
- May 12, 2015
- Forum: Windows
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Newbie to networking, need help

I think this was solved back in 2014 :)
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- Post #7
- May 1, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Unable to run Dynamic ARP Inspection Configuration on 2960

I think they solved it back in 2014?
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- Post #4
- May 1, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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All time favorite operating system

System 6 on my old Apple IIsi :)
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- Post #33
- Apr 14, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Prayer for Finances

Holy lurker batman!
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- Post #9
- Apr 4, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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teachers

I don't... Seating chart + enforced seating! (Although I gradually get their names that way)
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- Post #2
- Mar 21, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Tutorial: Setting up a Windows 8.1 Pro PC as a Thin Client

I'm bookmarking this as I work as a teacher in a school with limited budget... We want some more PCs in our Chem lab with just certain software accessible...
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- Post #10
- Mar 11, 2015
- Forum: Windows
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What is Raspberry Pi for?

I'm waiting till it's over 9k!
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- Post #65
- Feb 16, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Blocking WiFi

These rogue APs - are they wired to your network/using your internet or are they using their mobile data plans? If it's the former then there's no problems. The Marriott case was to do with the latter...
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- Post #21
- Jan 29, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Now we can actually quantify our Steam backlog...

A mere 3425 continuous hours to complete. I must be slacking at the sale game!
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- Post #13
- Jan 19, 2015
- Forum: PC Games
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Things that you Google that make you realize you're an idiot...

I can answer this one! It's because water expands when it freezes (making it even more unusual) due to hydrogen bonding
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- Post #10
- Jan 19, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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The Meaning of Life

The answer is, of course, 42
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- Post #5
- Jan 17, 2015
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Steam is now region locking games

The problem with this is those who move overseas. Do they lose access to the library that they've built up?
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- Post #4
- Dec 18, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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As of 34 minutes ago, I've been married for 19 years

Congrats! We're newbies... Only 2 years
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- Post #11
- Dec 2, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Modern home materials & technologies discussion thread

This is a great set of resources. We're in the middle of a new build design. However we're in Japan so a lot of this is harder to get, but it helps to know so that we can ask the designer about this stuff.
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- Post #5
- Nov 22, 2014
- Forum: Home and Garden
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Building a new house - need network advice

Mainly thinking about a rack to keep things tidy in the central location. Given that all the cables will terminate there and the wife's lack of computing knowledge, it would be better to give her no reason to poke around there! There will be extra hardware coming in the future. So I'm aiming for...
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- Post #4
- Nov 9, 2014
- Forum: Networking
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Building a new house - need network advice

As per the title... We're in the design phase for our new house and I want to make sure that the network side of it works correctly. The wife is not into computers so she doesn't want to put too much money towards this. Details: (sizes are approximate) Location: Japan Overall size = 150m2 (1st...
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- Thread
- Nov 8, 2014
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Networking
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What classic RPGs (p&p) did you grow up with?

My list... Warhammer Fantasy All Flesh Must Be Eaten Call of Cthulhu Legend of the 5 Rings 7th Sea Paranoia Shadowrun Battletech Judge Dredd and a few others...
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- Post #37
- Oct 30, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Favorite old games?

The ones I tend to return to every so often: Syndicate Wars (never got into the original) Theme Hospital (actually most things by Bullfrog) System Shock Mission Thunderbolt (old rogue game for the Apple Macintosh) Marathon (again, Apple Mac game)
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- Post #10
- Oct 14, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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Is anyone else looking forward to Satellite Reign?

I'm on the kickstarter... Looking forward to this as well. Loved the original syndicate games
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- Post #3
- Sep 30, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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How shameful is living at home for a man at what age?

I moved to university at 17, been pretty much independent since. I would have been able to save more money had I stayed at home but the experience was definately worth it. Ultimately it's up to him. If he's not just mooching, and everyone's happy then go for it. Different strokes for different...
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- Post #65
- Aug 24, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Mac passwords..

Or his home mac has a different keyboard map? Eg Japanese had the + in a different place...
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- Post #5
- Aug 9, 2014
- Forum: Apple
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Why do vegans gimp themselves?

Lived on a farm once... My brother and I got to name the lambs... Lamb chops and Mint Sauce. We knew where our food comes from!
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- Post #16
- Aug 3, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who's car is this?

It's Zimos' car (Saints Row 3)!
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- Post #14
- Aug 1, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Asia opinions / CELTA / girls / $$ / etc

I used to work for Interac, they're not illegal but have some dodgy practices. In general, a lot of the companies that bring people across from Europe/USA on the bare minimum care only about keeping costs low, not retaining good staff. But this can work in your favour. These companies will...
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- Post #40
- Jul 28, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Asia opinions / CELTA / girls / $$ / etc

I came to Japan about 6 years ago on a CELTA. The money is merely okay at the start but read around about the companies. Some companies can really try to screw you, relying on the fact that you are reliant on them. But It can also be rewarding. As far as finding girls goes, it's not that hard...
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- Post #35
- Jul 27, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Make a Exchange mail server

I'm curious - are you doing this because you've been ordered to do it? Or because you feel it's the best way to go? From earlier posts it feels like the latter but the quoted post is the former...
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- Post #48
- Jul 7, 2014
- Forum: Windows
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Windows Media Center: Diagnosis, number of tuners, and plug-ins

Which version of Media Center? I use Win 7 with a Plex tuner (8 tuners) and haven't had any problems (although I haven't tested all 8 tuners at the same time - not enough interesting stuff on TV/not enough channels...!) Could the instructions be referring to Win XP MCE and that restriction has...
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- Post #7
- Jun 7, 2014
- Forum: Windows

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