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by indeego
Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:23 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR's spring cleaning contest: entry thread
Replies: 172
Views: 32863

Re: TR's spring cleaning contest: entry thread

Dirty Potato animation quality, cause why not?
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by indeego
Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:03 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR's spring cleaning contest: entry thread
Replies: 172
Views: 32863

Re: TR's spring cleaning contest: entry thread

Esproc's wins, based on you can't identify if it's mold, dust, tape, or foreign matter.
by indeego
Tue Sep 03, 2013 6:26 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 120Hz or 2560 x 1440
Replies: 35
Views: 9610

Re: 120Hz or 2560 x 1440

My $.02. I bought a 120Hz monitor and was not very impressed. A little, not as much as I expected to be, but to be honest it would be nicer just to have a better resolution to see more data. Seeing the mouse pointer/text scroll, seeing text/graphics move at slightly better fluidity, just didn't wow ...
by indeego
Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 786648

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Widmer Hef + Lemon. Summer is here.
by indeego
Mon May 20, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: cleaning up an older case & power supply...thoughts/advice?
Replies: 6
Views: 3304

Re: cleaning up an older case & power supply...thoughts/advi

Don't open it up, take it outside and airdust the crap out of it from all angles.
by indeego
Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:01 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Double Encryption possible but is it more secure ?
Replies: 45
Views: 7863

Re: Double Encryption possible but is it more secure ?

Focus on the weak aspects of encryption: Humans. Focus on how you store your keys. Who has physical access to any device you use? These are areas that will be penetrated far faster than any modern tested encryption method. It means a lot of hassle, too. Who really has full ownership 24/7 of those ke...
by indeego
Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:03 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 786648

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Mustard Greens Smoothie with Stevia and 2% milkfat added

AND IN ADDITION

Decaf Green Tea with Stevia added.

I am not a smart man.
by indeego
Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: SSD Stability problems
Replies: 9
Views: 3490

Re: SSD Stability problems

by indeego
Tue May 22, 2012 8:19 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Newegg more expensive?
Replies: 37
Views: 15421

Re: Newegg more expensive?

Long since moved to Amazon since newegg started randomly spamming my work account, which I never ordered from. Prices started creeping up well over Amazon about 2-3 years ago as far as I can tell, the shipping logic is indeed madness, and I'm tired of the "deals/rebate" hassle madness they...
by indeego
Wed May 16, 2012 12:59 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo III
Replies: 736
Views: 152715

Re: Diablo III

When will this game be $10 and on Steam? Glad I've been ignoring it for the most part. Figure it's got a year left of paid betatesters to finish up the bug testing.

And yeah I know it'll never be on Steam unless one acquires the other.
by indeego
Tue May 15, 2012 12:21 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: What's your computer's idle power consumption?
Replies: 59
Views: 35497

Re: What's your computer's idle power consumption?

Home: ~190W including two 23/24" LCDs. i7-980X + 3 SSD/3 Mechanicals, a GTX 460.

Work: 11W, 2510p laptop Core2 L9400 @ 1.86GHz and a Droid Charge being Charged.

Second one seems low and wrong, but that's what my UPS says.
by indeego
Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Any cyclists out there, with a suggestion for a new bike?
Replies: 22
Views: 3447

Re: Any cyclists out there, with a suggestion for a new bike

I don't have a good idea as I've had a Trek and a backup Cannondale for so long I no longer know what is "in." However Reddit's r/whichbike is a great spot to ask.
by indeego
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Office 2010 - "Not responding"
Replies: 5
Views: 3160

Re: Office 2010 - "Not responding"

1. Click "File" tab, and choose "Options". The "Options" window will be opened up, and click "Add-Ins" from left sidebar. 2. Select the type of add-ins you want to disable from "Manage" dropdown box at the bottom of the windows. Click "Go" ...
by indeego
Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Microsoft the has-been
Replies: 59
Views: 4574

Re: Microsoft the has-been

"Their bread and butter franchises — Office, Windows and SQL — are under assault from completely new product categories to which they have no response." Their response is to roll in the cash more and more in these divisions each year. Kinda strange article. I do think MS has concern in th...
by indeego
Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:29 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Which SSD to get?
Replies: 39
Views: 7611

Re: Which SSD to get?

It seems that I'm going with Intel 320/120GB as well. Backups might be an option, but if you backup every 2 hours you loose any edge SSD might have, and if you don't, 1 week of coding is actually quite a lot to loose. Backing up a SSD (or even a virus scan) has very little impact on performance for...
by indeego
Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:07 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Which SSD to get?
Replies: 39
Views: 7611

Re: Which SSD to get?

In my mind you can't go wrong with Intel. Not the best bang/buck. (alleviate this by looking for sales) Not the best speeds. But they've been rock solid reliable for me at home and work. That is a sticky situation. With your data you want reliability first, speed second. You really aren't going to n...
by indeego
Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:27 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Death of a much loved mouse, replacement for mx518
Replies: 22
Views: 4498

Re: Death of a much loved mouse, replacement for mx518

I went with a G500 and sold the weights at a metal-shop. So far so good.
by indeego
Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:46 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: IE updates are no longer optional
Replies: 4
Views: 1056

Re: IE updates are no longer optional

Curious how they will do this "seamlessly" since almost every IE update requires a reboot.
by indeego
Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:13 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Virtual RAM drive == YES!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 5478

Re: Virtual RAM drive == YES!!!

What happens on power loss?

Are you including the time it takes to move data in and out of the RAM Drive in your calculations?
by indeego
Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:18 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Econobox Economy Challenge: Gaming PC < $525
Replies: 20
Views: 4871

Re: Econobox Economy Challenge: Gaming PC < $525

Credible that system I show as 463.93 before $50 rebates. Not bad at all...
by indeego
Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:35 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: favorite pc game?
Replies: 50
Views: 13215

Re: favorite pc game?

In terms of time invested probably Q3. I spent pretty much all nonworking hours in late 1999- mid 2000 playing that game. I think the only thing that stopped me was jumping on a semi-pro server and getting my ass handed to me with machine guns alone and realizing I was never going to be that good ev...
by indeego
Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Unsolved Nvidia TDR Issues - This needs some attention...
Replies: 108
Views: 45953

Re: Unsolved Nvidia TDR Issues - This needs some attention..

"If the user isn't seeing 'Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered' error messages then it's probably not the same thing."


Happens on Intel (igfx) AMD, (amdkmdap) and Nvidia quite a bit from what I'm seeing
by indeego
Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:32 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Games that make you RAGE
Replies: 71
Views: 16904

Re: Games that make you RAGE

Dead Island. I loved the game until I got to a point pretty far into the game, I'm pretty sure right near the end, where you have to keep some tribesman alive, and take out a butcher, a thug, and a crap ton of regular walkers. Doesn't seem so bad, right? except it auto saves right as you walk into ...
by indeego
Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Games that make you RAGE
Replies: 71
Views: 16904

Re: Games that make you RAGE

Just started playing Magicka and I don't believe any game, ever, has made me rage so much. I don't know if it's because I'm too clumsy to get off the right spells, or the game has some untested recent patches, but I'm finding most tutorials (which I almost never, ever use) online fairly worthless. M...
by indeego
Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Unsolved Nvidia TDR Issues - This needs some attention...
Replies: 108
Views: 45953

Re: Unsolved Nvidia TDR Issues - This needs some attention..

Interesting. We have user with Intel HD Graphics on an HP 2350P laptop that has these issues. It started with the newer FF versions, (maybe newer Flash versions related also?) I've personally had FF crash via Flash numerous times recently, usually on a particular blog I visit (embedded Youtube video...
by indeego
Fri Sep 09, 2011 12:52 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Best free hard drive clone software
Replies: 33
Views: 11898

Re: Best free hard drive clone software

I've always used and recommended Acronis. Work pays for the personal and professional versions. It has saved my ass numerous times. I have tested the "free" versions of various products and never came away happy compared to the flexibility and options of Acronis. The last version (2011) ha...
by indeego
Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:11 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Any good UPS brands other than APC?
Replies: 124
Views: 30282

Re: Any good UPS brands other than APC?

I've used a few third party UPS's and have been very disappointed. ESPECIALLY stay away from chinese 3rd party batteries! They can and will expand in size. The good thing about APC is their batteries lasted well beyond the rated specs in terms of length of time they provided backup power, as well as...
by indeego
Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 786648

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Cerveza Tecate, left-over from a party we threw last night. Borderline piss, but I don't care.
by indeego
Wed May 04, 2011 1:31 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Poll-Additional feature or 2 more yrs of warranty (5yrs)
Replies: 7
Views: 1438

Re: Poll-Additional feature or 2 more yrs of warranty (5yrs)

Do you have a site that equates the cost of these features with the extra warranty? I guess I see 5 years as "We stand behind our product." I commended Seagate when they added it (but then took it away.) I generally give old PC's to charity/schools/coworkers, that are more than happy to ta...
by indeego
Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: People who say "RAID1 is not a backup"
Replies: 118
Views: 16098

Re: People who say "RAID1 is not a backup"

I've seen "enthusiast" RAID0 and RAID1 arrays fail from mere power loss. We're talking the array breaks and there's no way to get it up and running (in case of RAID0) without a rebuild. RAID is never a backup. RAID isn't real without a RAID controller that stands up to real abuse. In my mi...
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