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by fine-tune
Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
Replies: 10
Views: 5614

Re: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?

I'll tell you something guys, I'm not thinking clearly about anything these days. I feel like a "Flying Dutchmen" who is doomed to keep repeating the same awful scenarios over and over again. You are 100% correct haklesup. The converter box can be left on or turned off. You're not going to...
by fine-tune
Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?
Replies: 10
Views: 5614

A Simple TV Remote with an ALL-ON Button?

Even if you're not a Comcast customer, you may have read about the "hell on earth" they have created for most of their customers. Remember those commercials before the transition to all digital broadcasting? The cable industry was boasting about how, as their customer, you won't have to ma...
by fine-tune
Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Build, Buy, or Neither? USB-to-eSATA Switchbox
Replies: 3
Views: 1873

Re: Build, Buy, or Neither? USB-to-eSATA Switchbo

Hello Janitor Tzap. I hope you had a little smile on your face when you typed, "eSATA Does Not Connect To The USB 2.00 Port." I've been building computers for decades. Remember those primitive kits sold through hobby magazines like Radio and Popular Electronics? I started with those. I'm a...
by fine-tune
Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Build, Buy, or Neither? USB-to-eSATA Switchbox
Replies: 3
Views: 1873

Build, Buy, or Neither? USB-to-eSATA Switchbox

I've never seen anything like this, probably for good reason! Most eSATA drives have USB ports. I've got several of them. I'd like (and need) a pass-thru switchbox. You might even think of it as a hybrid hub, with switching capabilities. The box should allow the eSATA and USB cables to pass-thru, wh...
by fine-tune
Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best way to monitor pc amps or watts?
Replies: 5
Views: 2720

Re: Best way to monitor pc amps or watts?

This site has a good wattage estimator: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/ (By the way, I can't find the "edit" button. I'm using a Mozilla based browser. If I switched to IE would I see the button?) Attaching test leads inside a crowded box is not something I really want to do. You can t...
by fine-tune
Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best way to monitor pc amps or watts?
Replies: 5
Views: 2720

Best way to monitor pc amps or watts?

I did the ususal Google search for pc monitoring software. They got apps that will show you temperature, voltage, frequency, the color of your hair or the shape of your nose, and on and on and on! I've got to upgrade a desktop I built for someone who thought they could get by with a barebones pc. I ...
by fine-tune
Thu May 14, 2009 6:04 pm
Forum: Computer Programming
Topic: Which Computer Mags Still Publish Paper Copies?
Replies: 7
Views: 3255

Re: Which Computer Mags Still Publish Paper Copies

I tell ya Lenp, you said everything I was thinking, only better! The demise of information and opinion printed on paper is a threat to the very foundation of a democratic nation. Unfortunately, not many people seem to care! PC Magazine was the first major computer mag that quit publishing, as far as...
by fine-tune
Wed May 13, 2009 2:16 pm
Forum: Computer Programming
Topic: Which Computer Mags Still Publish Paper Copies?
Replies: 7
Views: 3255

Which Computer Mags Still Publish Paper Copies?

I shouldn't feel creepy, or be surprised that monthly periodicals are quickly dying off like many of the major newspapers. Still, I will miss PC Magazine, Computer Shopper, and soon to be dead PC World. Like an idiot, I extended my subscription to PC World for two more years. The magazine has shrunk...
by fine-tune
Mon May 04, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Computer Programming
Topic: ViewSonic TV/PC Monitors & Their Glass Screens
Replies: 0
Views: 4144

ViewSonic TV/PC Monitors & Their Glass Screens

ViewSonic makes several LCD TV/PC Monitors with glass screens. I might purchase their 24" model - VT2430. If I could go to a retail store that sells this monitor, I don't think I would be posting this message. I emailed ViewSonic tech support with a question, as well as posting on several humon...