Recent content by avarice

I would opt for a Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). It should provide you more consistency for your power consumption as it should condition the power and avoid spikes and dips. If you are running a number of devices off of it - you may want to ensure you have a sufficiently large UPS...

Assuming by network outlet - is that you have a RJ-45 network plug in the wall in both rooms. You may want to ensure that they are actually connected somehow - or some where - to that end you may want to get a cheap cable tester unless you can verify some other way. I believe that the new...

RCA was and continues to be a very good standard for audio and video. Good does not mean Great. But in this sence the sound should be more than acceptable. HDMI - a digital media interface - had more bandwidth and ability than RCA. Sound and video can move over the same wire bundle - so it...

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Sounds like an interesting laptop design. Most laptops don't force you to lift up the keyboard to power it on. All sarcasm asside - you should remove the battery for a few minutes (discharge any capacitors.) Also push the power button down for 10 seconds with no power or battery connected...

Ok - so I think the real question is - can I select a USB headphone while a standard 3.5mm headphone is plugged in? I believe so - you should set the default playback in the 'Sounds' tab in control panel. good luck.

One option you may want to consider - depending on the amount of storage you will need is to buy a laptop that is 1-3 years old and replacing the hard drive with a SSD. I did this for my wife's netbook and it made a useless peice of hardware usable once again. I know this isn't the specfic...

Contact either Facebook or the NSA.

I am assuming you are refering to your phone. You could try contacting your provider and see if they have the messages. The NSA also has a copy - but they don't share.

Also there may be a recovery partition. Press F8 when booting (before windows) and see if it is an option.

A fairly simple way of doing this is to get a list of all your files into a spreadsheet like excel. Use a formula to remove characters from the name in the column of names. Then use the concatenate command to create a proper dos string command. copy the string to the command line or create a...

Based on what you have said - it looks like you are in a fine position to leverage additional favors from your girlfriend. Lucky guy. I would guess there is some other bit infecting and affecting your machine. Try booting in safe Mode - and running AVG.

Ok - now that there are numerous dual core processors out on the market (AMD X2, Core2Duo, PentiumD) and the quad cores are being released; I started thinking what - if any applications or games exist - or are slated for release that will harness the full power of these processors. I realize...