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    Coffee snobs: What's your favorite brand of whole bean coffee?

    That there's a beaut! :)
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    Calling all espresso snobs - need a rec on a superautomatic espresso machine

    OP, do you have a Sur La Table near you? They usually have a bunch of the super automatics on display just ready for anyone to tinker around with. Often times, on the shelf behind the displays (usually on the lowest shelf) is where they place some of the demo units that are highly discounted...
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    Coffee snobs: What's your favorite brand of whole bean coffee?

    Mahlkonig here.
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    Good RC car for 12 year old boy (his first)

    My main machine is a Traxxas Bandit that's slightly modified, while my special toy is a Tamiya Manta Ray that I've built, modified and rebuilt many times in the past couple of decades, since new. Don't play with it much though as parts are hard to come by. That said, i enjoy playing with the...
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    Coffee snobs: What's your favorite brand of whole bean coffee?

    I roast my own, mostly single origin greens and almost always along the "Medium" roast range. Sell them at Farmer's markets as well. digiram, you're tasting those notes because dark roasts pretty much kill any nuances found in various beans of any origin. It's basically burning the bean at that...
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    crack in windsheild, replacement is only option?

    I used the Rain-X windshield repair kit on mine. https://www.amazon.com/Rain-X-600001-Windshield-Repair-Kit/dp/B00IPS4APU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468593948&sr=8-1&keywords=rainx+windshield Had a small nick near the bottom end (by the wipers) which spread about 8" upwards as well. Filling in...
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    So this happened to me today.

    Similar thing happened to me some time back, too. http://youtu.be/C3HgiWn4exQ Old aging cam, forgive the cloudiness.
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    Check out the Awesome Internets 1993 ie Cyberspace.

    It was called a "Plus+ Card", not sure if that's also the manufacturer, but i don't recall hearing about WD until many, many years later. Even then, the drives we were all so used to seeing were Conner (sp?) and Maxtor's. :) I really wish i kept that old thing, if not for nostalgia purposes...
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    Check out the Awesome Internets 1993 ie Cyberspace.

    E-mail for me back then would be doing a nightly pack of all messages in my BBS, sending that off via dial-up for a couple of hours to a central server in the region. They in turn pack all local messages and upload it to the national server which makes an exchange further up the line for...
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    What's a good, kid-friendly, multiplayer game for XB1?

    Does anyone know of a good (local) multiplayer game for XB1 that's also suitable for kids? Minimum of 3 players would be preferable. Thank you.
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    Red light runner lies to the police. Why you should have a dash camera.

    This, too, became a he said/she said situation. Thank goodness for footage. The witness was useless "that car hit the other car". :\ https://youtu.be/mq22AFEow4g?t=43
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    Upgrade path from a 560ti?

    Just wanted to update this thread. I went ahead with an Asus Strix 960 4gb that Microcenter had on sale for about $200ar. So far so good. Actually freed up a couple inches inside the case, as well as freeing up a 6-pin (the 560ti used two 6-pin power connectors.) Haven't done much testing, but...
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    Need Graphic Card for Photoshop/Lightroom

    I've used a 1gb 560ti for the longest time on LG/PS (among others) on a WQHD screen without issues. I think anything at least similar or above will work just fine for you. With LR/PS, what you really need is a good SSD to act as a scratch disk as well as to place the database/catalog files...
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    Upgrade path from a 560ti?

    Adobe isn't very friendly to its customers, what with the constant updates and rather pricey upgrade paths. :) Very helpful post, by the way, thanks for clearing that up for me! I may go the 960 route -- found a rather decent deal at Newegg for about 150AR. I think that's the best i've seen...
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    anyone do headshots, or get headshots taken? What are the industry standard pricing?

    I'm frequently on both sides of this equation, as either photographer (my sideline) or client (main occupation). Like anything photography-related, the #'s will vary by a wide margin, it's all about what you have to offer and how established you are. If all you're doing is straight-up shots...
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    Upgrade path from a 560ti?

    Thanks, Headfoot. I appreciate the suggestions on the AMD-based cards, but i'll stick with Nvidia on this one for now, partly because it performs better with the Mercury Playback Engine (MPE) on some of the Adobe apps i use. AMD supports OpenCL, similar to CUDA but not entirely as good, but...
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    Upgrade path from a 560ti?

    Thanks folks. :) I'll look closer into the 960 territory then. Looks like, power-wise, it will still use slightly less than the 560ti. I take it the extra 2gb (if going 4gb) won't really benefit me much, even at WQHD resolutions (or going dual screens in the near future perhaps)? If going...
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    Upgrade path from a 560ti?

    Howdy! :) Currently hoping to upgrade my old 1gb GTX 560ti to something slightly better. I do mostly graphics and multimedia work, with the occasional gaming with my kids (Starcraft, Minecraft, World of Tanks/Warships.) The 560ti has worked just fine, but my sons computer has a somewhat...
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    Sharing a few dash cam videos

    A few months back, i was struck by an inattentive driver who ran a red light. I had dash cam video of that which helped prove my case to insurance (the other driver accused me of running the light.) My case is still under legal, so i can't show that particular video. I've had a dash cam for a...
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    2016 Chevy Volt - Powertrain detail revealed

    I think the Volt is perfect for those who commute and can utilize it's EV side, yet can still use it for long road trips where the Volt defaults to a hybrid-like drivetrain. I don't know why you guys talk about range anxiety when Chevy put the ICE on the Volt exactly to alleviate such reasons...
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    2016 Chevy Volt - Powertrain detail revealed

    Funny thing about the Volt, once you start driving it you want to avoid using the ICE as much as possible, and when you do you want to spend as little as possible on it. We call it gas anxiety (pun on range anxiety.) :D That said, i don't mind the cost difference. Every other vehicle i've...
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    ATOT effect, for a good cause, please. :)

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    My experience with a "fauxtographer."

    Given it's pretty consistent shot-to-shot, it's easy to say this person knows what she was doing. That said, i am not a fan of the over processing of the photos. Tweaking colors is fine, i see the artistic nature of the OoF shots (although focusing on hair instead of the faces in that...
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    wtf is up with amazon and the processing time before shipping?

    I absolutely love the service. This year they've been particularly good to me. I've had three orders that actually came in later than the 2 days promised (and beyond the overnight order on one order.) I wasn't upset, but did share the experience with Amazon CSR. All told, they've offered me...
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    Ainol NOVO 7 Advanced Android 2.3.4 8GB 1.5GHz CPU HDMI 1080p Dual Camera+ Free Remot

    ^ Thank you, Butch. Your help is much appreciated. I've tried it on 2 Win7-64 machines, a Mac and an XP-32 machine. It's a bit convoluted with the latter two, but the final effect is the same -- an install error and is marked as such in Device Manager (in Win). I've tried the various tricks for...
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    Ainol NOVO 7 Advanced Android 2.3.4 8GB 1.5GHz CPU HDMI 1080p Dual Camera+ Free Remot

    :D, oddly enough i think it's already rooted as i can peruse the entire directory structure and change permissions. I'm starting to think there's something wrong with the unit itself, perhaps the USB port is damaged or has wires crossed. It's own cable included, none of my other known good...
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    how much free space am I supposed to leave on SSD?

    FWIW, i've had my Kingston 64gb SSD (425 series) for about 18 months now, no swap but other than being an OS/program drive it's also a cache and thumbnail drive for my Adobe apps. Majority of that time it's been running with less than 6gb remaining. As far as CDM is concerned it's still at...
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    Ainol NOVO 7 Advanced Android 2.3.4 8GB 1.5GHz CPU HDMI 1080p Dual Camera+ Free Remot

    So i had a couple of days to "play" with the unit before giving it to my son for this birthday. Plus: - For $140, it's a good tablet. Colors are vivid, touchscreen is quite responsive and it's generally snappy. - Battery seems to be just fine with the screen at near full and sound at max...
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    $60 off any Z68/P67 MB w/2500K - Micro Center in store only

    I was in a similar boat, The UD3H-B3 vs. the Z68 Pro3-M. The biggest differences between them are the number of SATA ports, size and firewire. My need for firewire, a motherboard that supports 5+ drives and supposedly better company support drove me to the Gigabyte. The way i figured it, if i...
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    $60 off any Z68/P67 MB w/2500K - Micro Center in store only

    FWIW, the Houston flyer still has the combo deal advertised for the second half of November. Also, i got in on the deal with the 2600k + UD3H-B3, great combo but one of the included SATA cables was a dud. No biggie, i had more than enough from previous builds. By the way, for anyone...
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    Will this PSU work on a new rig?

    lehtv, thanks again for the help on this. I got the HCG-620, but alas it was DOA. The thing would power up then die, then cycle through that process until you switch it off. I needed to get the computer up and running again, so while i wait for the replacement i fired up the new rig with the...
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    ASRock Extreme4 z68 vs. Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3

    Thank you for the feedback as well! I went ahead and got the Gigabyte. So far so good, i like how it looks and works so far. My only gripe is the location of the SATA ports, it's on the edge of the board pointing sideways so it's not the most accessible of ports once the drives and video card...
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    Will this PSU work on a new rig?

    Thanks, lehtv. :) I do a lot of multimedia and graphics work, no gaming whatsoever, thus the 16gb/i7 combo. The 560Ti is there basically to help with Premiere. I guess you could stay i'm already stressing the current system as-is, no? Probably on borrowed time. Thanks again for the...
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    Ainol NOVO 7 Advanced Android 2.3.4 8GB 1.5GHz CPU HDMI 1080p Dual Camera+ Free Remot

    FWIW, I paid extra for YanWen Express. Ordered on 10/30, it was shipped 11/3. It arrived on US soil (FedEX) on the 7th and is arriving at my door today. Overall, not too shabby. I hope it's a good one. :) Thanks again, OP, for the heads up on this.
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    ASRock Extreme4 z68 vs. Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3

    Thank you! Have you noticed any of the supposed issues with the ASRock in your testing? (i.e. sound not working, or LAN not working when front USB is used.)
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    Will this PSU work on a new rig?

    Howdy folks, I've done the calculators and it seems this may work, but wanted to check with you seasoned folks if i can get this to work somehow. The PSU is a Corsair CMPSU-400cx. 80 PLUS Certified Output: +3.3V@20A, +5V@20A, +12V@30A, -12V@0.8A, +5VSB@2.5A Currently running stable...
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    ASRock Extreme4 z68 vs. Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3

    Good day, folks, I've narrowed my upgrade path to these two boards, which would be considered the most reliable for under $200? Looking at Newegg reviews and random forums posts, it seems they're about equal. Feature-wise, they both cover what i need (4-6 SATA, Firewire, eSata, USB2/3.) It'll...
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    Ainol NOVO 7 Advanced Android 2.3.4 8GB 1.5GHz CPU HDMI 1080p Dual Camera+ Free Remot

    The Novo Basic was just released with Gingerbread, hopefully the Advanced will get that update fairly soon.
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    OC'd 2500k vs. 2700k

    Thanks for the input, folks. My apologies, i meant 2600/k, not 2700. Those benchmarks are promising! I think being able to get two more drive's and getting 2x faster processing from the 2500k almost sounds like a no-brainer. I can probably pair up just one extra HDD with one of the existing...
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    OC'd 2500k vs. 2700k

    Folks, i think i already know the answer to this but wanted to get y'all's opinion. I'm a designer and work with a lot of layouts, photos and videos. I do not play games at all. I have a video project coming up and my old QX6700 won't cut it for rendering speeds even with MPE enabled. So, I...
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