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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: December 05, 2011, 10:41:45 am »

Thanks all   If anyone wants more details, I'd be happy to share in a less public setting.

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: December 02, 2011, 03:21:04 pm »

I picked up an ASUS Transformer tablet on Black Friday and absolutely love it.   I grabbed the external dock/keyboard/extended battery which really makes it perfect.  ASUS did a great job designing this hardware well.  I use it as both a tablet and netbook almost seamlessly.  I could probably rave about it for an hour but I won't bore you and I normally don't rave anyway...so take that for what it is worth!

In other news, I'm a dad!

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General Discussion / Re: SD Card Data Recovery

« on: November 21, 2011, 10:10:00 am »

If you were just migrating your OS, the Windows 7 installer images now come with their own image backup/restore functionality that works just fine.  For daily/weekly backups, I would normally recommend something like Ghost.

For your case, neither of these tools are correct (Ghost could make an image, but its not really what you're wanting).  If it were me in this scenario, I would just load a linux VM/livecd and use dd .

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Entertainment District / Re: TV: Dexter

« on: November 07, 2011, 10:54:32 am »

I've watched all of the previous seasons but am behind on the current one.  I prefer watching shows like this all at once...but Dexter is so dark that I have to make sure I don't watch more than 2-3 episodes in a given day .

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General Discussion / Re: Laptop Shopping

« on: November 07, 2011, 10:52:36 am »

Core i3-2xxx (2nd gen) processors are pretty solid.  The integrated GPU is sufficient for everything except modern games and definitely low power.  I've heard that AMD is having some production issues with their latest Bulldozer chipset, but AMD does generally compete well at the budget end...I doubt you can go wrong with a budget processor either way.  You can always check the charts on tomshardware or anandtech to get the best bang for your buck.

By the way, now is probably a bad time to buy a budget laptop due to HDD shortages.  Most vendors are anticipating stock issues and prices are going up to match the increase in HDD prices.  Once those are resolved, I would recommend looking at Asus.  They are my current favorite laptop manufacturer for a simple reason: better quality than toshiba/gateway/dell/acer, lower price than lenovo/apple.  MSI is a newer player (in the branded laptop market) that I think could possibly hit this sweet spot as well.

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General Discussion / Re: What's the name of the tool you can use to figure out server platform?

« on: August 31, 2011, 12:51:42 am »

I generally use nmap, but p0f suits some scenarios better.

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General Discussion / Re: Recent headaches...

« on: July 15, 2011, 03:00:08 pm »

I won't say that I never use salad dressing, but I rarely do.  I prefer the flavor of the actual vegetables[/fruits] in the salad!  Mmmm cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, spinach leaves, fresh romaine (or if stuck with iceburg, the hearts), red bell peppers, and mushrooms.   

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General Discussion / Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANTIVIRUS

« on: June 07, 2011, 05:30:44 pm »

Belated birthday congratulations!

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General Discussion / Re: Happy B-Day Blaze and Chavo

« on: June 06, 2011, 07:44:42 pm »

Thanks, I also will remember these congratulations several months from now

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General Discussion / Re: Let's hear it!

« on: May 18, 2011, 10:50:54 am »

Lagers & Pilsners:
Stella Artois
Becks (the Oktoberfest variety is especially good)
Grolsch
Tallgrass Kold (not "Cold")
Boulevard Pilsner
New Belgium Blue Paddle
Carlsberg
Pilsner Urquell
Rolling Rock (much lighter than the rest, good if you want something good yet drinkable but don't want or like Carona)
Warsteiner
Schlafly (summer variety is excellent)

Ales, traditional Pale Ales:
90 Shilling (wow)
New Belgium Fat Tire
Ad Astra Ale
Bodington's Pub Ale

Ambers:
Honey Brown (sweet, fairly unique)

IPAs:
Tallgrass IPA
Goose Island IPA

Bocks:
Shiner

Stouts:
Murphy's
Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat (a sweeter stout than most)

I can't drink wheat beer anymore, so I have no recommendations in that category.

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General Discussion / Re: The End of Personal Computing is Near ...

« on: May 13, 2011, 11:53:26 am »

1 "Shared resources are too slow; lets use a thick client!"
2 "Distributed resources are painful to manage; lets use a thin client!"
3 goto 1

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General Discussion / Re: I'm proud to work for a company...

« on: May 05, 2011, 01:40:09 am »

Do they have beer & bagle Fridays? (

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General Discussion / Re: Today, my opinions are revoked

« on: May 02, 2011, 03:46:59 pm »

Belated congrats!  Come visit some time

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General Discussion / Re: Bin Laden down

« on: May 02, 2011, 12:11:50 am »

I first found out about an hour ago.  Since, then, 11 different people have told me (not including this thread).  I am officially tired of this newsline.

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General Discussion / Re: I'm engaged!

« on: April 27, 2011, 12:08:51 pm »

I lost my invitation, can you send me a check for my portion of the reception meal and booze?

Thanks in advance