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    How to secure your own pc from snooping within a network

    I don't think it can be that hard. I've heard of plenty of instances of parents snooping on their kids via network connections, so I figured the reverse could apply. A second router seems a bit extreme - I would think there has to be a solution on the software side of things.
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    How to secure your own pc from snooping within a network

    We have a home wifi network that all the family members use and I just started wondering yesterday whether our teenage kids could use the system to peek into either my wife's computer or mine. Not that we have porn or whatever loaded up on either PC that we need to be concerned about, but there...
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    Weird behavior from SD cards

    I recently bought two 64GB SanDisk Extreme Plus SD cards via a seller from China on Ebay. The seller has a near faultless record, and of the literally thousand of positive feedbacks the only real complaints have been a handful regarding non arrival - there are literally hundreds, even thousands...
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    Appropriate fan for cabinet

    Just built a base cabinet for our study to house two PC's, with two large vents either side to help circulate air through to keep the PC's cool. I'm going to remove the sides from the PC's to help the cooling, so basically the cabinet will become an oversized case. I have a couple of questions...
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    Possible heat-related issues with PC's stored in cabinets

    Well that would be the obvious solution, but the point is that the cabinet has been designed to house them in order to keep them off the floor and out of sight, together with all the cabling. I've even set the room up to have wiring coming in through the back of the cabinet so I can house the...
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    Possible heat-related issues with PC's stored in cabinets

    I'm currently remodeling an old bedroom in our house to make a study. I've just finished putting in bookshelves on two walls, and the third is going to have two desks built in, with a base cabinet in between to house both my wife's PC as well as my own. Question is, with both of them housed...
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    Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7" - Any difference between SM-T810NZKEXAR & SM-T810NZDEXAR

    Oh, is that all? The letter difference denotes the color? Interesting. Thanks.
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    Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7" - Any difference between SM-T810NZKEXAR & SM-T810NZDEXAR

    I see that there are two different designations between models available for sale with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2. Are they essentially identical in terms of performance, or is one older than the other?
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    Is it harmful to sleep with laptop on my bed?

    Another consideration is if you happen to be a bed-wetter - that could have some profound effects on both the tablet - and you! :)
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    Accidently deleted a day's worth of photo processing

    I was working all day on a batch of photographs and prior to going to bed decided to delete the source file. Didn't realize that I'd goofed and instead of having the saved files going to a new folder they were being store back in the original folder. I had no idea until I'd deleted it...
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    Trying to install backup drive

    Update. I went John's route, hit 'kill' and have encountered the same error message. I keep getting error message after error message saying 'cannot write to sectors XXXX to XXXX. (Error: The semaphore time period has expired)' The program just keeps generating the same error as it tries workin...
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    Trying to install backup drive

    okay, I got as far as 'clean' and encountered the following message - 'Diskpart has encountered an error: The semaphore timeout period has expired. See the system event log for more detail'. I hit clean again, thinking there was some timing issue, and the message I got was 'Virtual Disk Service...
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    Trying to install backup drive

    Just got the result from the extended test - it says the drive is fine. So what next? This is a refurbished unit from WD - could the point about the disk possible being 'read only' have some relevancy? Are there some setting/pins on the drive I should check?
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    Trying to install backup drive

    Okay, it passed the quick test. The extended test looks like it will take nearly two hours. I'll post back then
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    Trying to install backup drive

    Okay, things are a little confusing. I got Disk management to initialize it, but when it comes to formatting I keep getting an error message telling me that windows can't complete the task. A box then pops up that says 'Check to see that the disk and drive are connected properly, make sure that...
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    Trying to install backup drive

    Trying to install a backup drive in my PC but not having any luck. First drive I ordered in from Newegg didn't work and kept locking up my PC, second one is running but my PC won't recognize it. Am I missing something in the equation? All I thought I had to do was simply plug in the power cable...
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    New HD not being recognized

    Hi there, Just bought a new WD blue 1T HD to slot into my PC, but it's just not getting recognized. Put it in, connected it to the board via the SATA cable - nothing. All that happens is that my PC really hangs booting up and takes forever. Am I missing something in the process - am...
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    beware TigerDirect closedown sales

    funny enough, that's exactly what I did, sort of in desperation. Was surprised it worked so easily. I guess the deal is to protect what's there, but they don't give a crap if you're wiping it all - too bad if you do that to someone out of malice, though I guess the lesson there is to always back...
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    beware TigerDirect closedown sales

    Went in this afternoon looking for a basic desktop for my wife to use for Word-processing duties and internet hookup. Got a good deal on a 'new' unit, only to get home and discover that we not only had a used unit on our hands, but one that's password protected - we can't even get into the damn...
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    vista says it's not genuine

    We bought two identical PC's from my wife's former employer when they shut down. Nice units, and each came loaded with Vista version 6002. About 6 months ago we started running into a hardware issue with the PC she was using (it kept shutting off at random) so I simply swapped her HD into the...
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