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Forum: Programming Tips and Tricks 04-03-13, 10:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 296
Posted By ajrettke
That IFTTT is exactly what I'm looking for but it...

That IFTTT is exactly what I'm looking for but it needs to access HTML and more of a customizable search.

I seem to have hit a wall anyway as the website no longer is updating for some reason.
Forum: Programming Tips and Tricks 03-25-13, 10:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 296
Posted By ajrettke
Creating a program that polls a website...

Hey all, I'm trying to create a very unique and seemingly odd program.

Basically what I want to do is create a program which polls a website frequently (every 15 minutes or so) and analyses the...
Forum: Intel CPUs 03-11-13, 05:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 122
Posted By ajrettke
Thermal Throttling at 61 C on 3750k

I just got a new ASrock Z77 Pro4 and an 3750k. I'm just starting to push it, I'm water cooling the chip as well.

I started out at 4.5 with an offset of .060, disabled all C states and speedstep. ...
Forum: Intel Motherboards 03-06-13, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 208
Posted By ajrettke
I purchased it with the 3570k from a microcenter...

I purchased it with the 3570k from a microcenter in denver...If I return it, I owe an additional 50 dollars for the CPU (it was a bundle discount). The only reason I did it was because I got the CPU...
Forum: Intel Motherboards 03-06-13, 11:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 208
Posted By ajrettke
Gigabyte Z77-DS3H, biggest waste of money EVER

No, this isn't a DOA rant. Bought the board and an i3750k, only to discover you cannot adjust the Vcore AT ALL. No offset, no manual increase, nothing. Never in my 15 years of overclocking have I...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 03-02-13, 03:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 656
Posted By ajrettke
I was having terrible battery issues and I...

I was having terrible battery issues and I downloaded and installed juice defender and although I have no hard evidence or benchmarks, it definitely feels like there was an improvement. I'm fairly...
Forum: nVidia GPUs 02-21-13, 09:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 178
Posted By ajrettke
3 monitors with a single GTX 560 SE?

I know most 500 series cards can only do 2, and can do 3 in SLI.

But I know this is a newer Fermi based card and have read conflicting reports on whether or not it's capable of driving 3 ports by...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 02-14-13, 03:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 146
Posted By ajrettke
Nexus 4 in Germany/Europe

My wife and I will be traveling to Germany for 2 weeks. I'd like to get a sim with prepaid minutes and data.

What is the best option? I don't plan on using much data or talking but would like...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 02-05-13, 07:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 361
Posted By ajrettke
I just went from an iphone 4 to a nexus 4 as...

I just went from an iphone 4 to a nexus 4 as well. Its different for sure, but I love the power and freedom (freedom more from droid). If you only really make phone calls and check facebook your...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 02-02-13, 12:51 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,080
Posted By ajrettke
My wife and I just switched from AT&T to straight...

My wife and I just switched from AT&T to straight talk. She had an iphone 4S and I had an iphone 4 that I sold and bought a nexus 4 on craigslist for.

I had to do the tmobile SIM swap technique...
Forum: General Hardware 01-29-13, 01:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 121
Posted By ajrettke
Cheapest VHS to DVD?

My mom has about 40-50 VHS tapes she wants to convert to DVD. I know they're services out there but they seem pricey especially for 40-50 VHS. what is the cheapest way to get this done?
I want to...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 12-27-12, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 449
Posted By ajrettke
depends on the exact specifications of the dell...

depends on the exact specifications of the dell (I've seen them with upgraded screens) and if you want mac osx or windows or both.

I used a D630 for a year deployed (with the higher res screen)...
Forum: Displays and Imaging Devices 12-11-12, 11:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 423
Posted By ajrettke
2560x1080, 21:9 ratio LCD

Review from anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6482/lg-29ea93-ultrawide-display-missing-its-target

LG 29EA93

Overall I think it's a pretty nice monitor, I do a lot of dual windows on my...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 10-23-12, 06:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,973
Posted By ajrettke
I built a NES mini ITX PC 2 years ago. Mounting...

I built a NES mini ITX PC 2 years ago. Mounting everything was a PITA, granted I was deployed and didn't have access to everything I wanted, it still would've been difficult. I had to mount the...
Forum: Storage 09-18-12, 04:13 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,587
Posted By ajrettke
Checkout a program called gladinet, it allows you...

Checkout a program called gladinet, it allows you to map drives to various storage services (amazon being one of them).

I was working on this before I deployed so I could move everything to the...
Forum: Storage 09-10-12, 11:27 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,587
Posted By ajrettke
Well the SSD is not any more or less likely to...

Well the SSD is not any more or less likely to fail, but you've more than doubled your chances that you'll lose your data. Because you're doubling the chance of a drive failure (since you have 2...
Forum: Storage 09-10-12, 11:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,587
Posted By ajrettke
Good point, I think hackers would be more of a...

Good point, I think hackers would be more of a concern through (either to his desktop or the cloud)...but privacy/security of content would be something to consider.

(don't turn this into a...
Forum: Storage 09-10-12, 10:53 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,587
Posted By ajrettke
What about just using cloud storage? It's...

What about just using cloud storage? It's significantly cheaper and more reliable. Now granted you're gonna be limited by your internet connection, but it's the safest and cheapest option.
Forum: Internet, Networking, and Security 09-06-12, 11:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 294
Posted By ajrettke
Slow internet tweaks?

I've been reading a lot about ways to get around my slow internet. I'm not looking at gaming or anything blazing, just ways to maximize bandwidth. I can't seem to get a good direct answer though...
Forum: Laptops/Netbooks/SFF/Smartphones 05-30-12, 08:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,951
Posted By ajrettke
Accidentals are good as long as you filled out...

Accidentals are good as long as you filled out the form within 30 days of purchase. I made the mistake of buying a laptop used and the person said he had the 1 year warranty and my wife spilled soda...
Forum: Storage 05-02-12, 09:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,093
Posted By ajrettke
Dermon hit it on the head...it's not a simple...

Dermon hit it on the head...it's not a simple "compare max read/write". That's like comparing processors based only on frequency (because there's HT, cache, core count, architecture changes even).
...
Forum: Storage 04-28-12, 08:57 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,506
Posted By ajrettke
Whats your budget? I think an SSD would be the...

Whats your budget? I think an SSD would be the most important upgrade (it really is amazing how much faster your computer feels). Next would be finding a inexpensive used C2D and video card. That...
Forum: Storage 04-27-12, 08:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 664
Posted By ajrettke
Why the need for usb 3.0? 1080p uncompressed...

Why the need for usb 3.0? 1080p uncompressed will still stream fine over 2.0
Forum: Storage 04-26-12, 09:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 900
Posted By ajrettke
Ok, news flash, sandforce 2 had/has issues. ...

Ok, news flash, sandforce 2 had/has issues. Intel spent a lot of money fixing them, so if you want perfect, server class plug and play + performance, buck up. Otherwise, get yourself a cheap/slow...
Forum: Storage 04-26-12, 08:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 273
Posted By ajrettke
The corsair force3 is significantly faster than...

The corsair force3 is significantly faster than that petrol drive!
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