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    Flash cards getting smaller?

    that's a pretty big doomsday article, but the reality is that SSDs still outlive spinning drives by a pretty large margin.
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    One more Anti Virus Question, How is Bit Defender?

    I've been in the business for long enough to know letter dropping certification holders really don't know a whole lot. Signed, A Guy with a lot of letters and certs that knows he still has a lot to learn about the things he has a lot of letters and certs for.
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    New to me 'puter.

    Originally Posted By: jeffreydbrown I haven't made the switch to SSD, because I need reliability more than speed. Spinning rust is the devil I know. Does not make sense
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    Kumho Sense?

    I have them on the Yaris. I got 50k out of the first set, and I'm on my second now. I've had no traction issues whatsoever.
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    What does your forum name mean?

    it's ironic
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    Bought First Smart Phones Today !!!

    Get the parental controls for the teenager's phones. It's not optional, it's a requirement. Unmetered my family would go through 40 gigs+ a month and no degree of talking and ranting and raving would ever stop it.
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    Older Corollas

    I have an 01 that is not an oil burner. Got it about a month ago. Fantastic so far. I like driving older cars into the ground
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    Engine damage from running low on oil?

    it's a 14 year old car that's not a knock, it's a love tap
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    College assignment, need survey responses

    2 toddlers and a house means almost no leisure time
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    Stealership or Reasonable?

    Yeah I bet they're going to pull and re-grease the pins
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    Hundreds march at McDonald's HQ over low wages

    Originally Posted By: Trajan Once you pay taxes, its no longer YOUR money. Correct. Much in the same way when you get robbed, the money taken is no longer your money.
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    What's your favorite electric guitar solo?

    Originally Posted By: DBMaster Coming into the thread this late I'm gratified to see that mine hasn't been mentioned yet; David Gilmour's solo from the end of "Comfortably Numb." Gilmour It's sad to me that this wasn't mentioned until the bottom of page 2. My contributions: It's too hard...
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    Linux keep system time in sync with hardware clock

    Originally Posted By: BearZDefect Thank you for the replies. Yes, the server does have Internet access. I had hoped that Ubuntu has some shortcut to create this particular cron job, but I guess not. I believe Windows has long had a built-in feature to either (user's choice) regularly sync system...
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    21"-24" Monitor for Laptop

    Originally Posted By: rjundi The wildcard is if the 5 year old Acer computer is decent enough to drive an external monitor or not as an extended display. For her purposes an inexpensive model will likely suit. my 8 year old HP is, I can't see why a newer Acer would have an issue.
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    Galaxy tab4 do I need anti malware etc.

    Not necessary if you just use what's on the app store and keep off shady websites.
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    Change oil before or after 1000 mile trip?

    Why do you ask a question looking for advice, and then act like know-it-all snark master when people are looking for more info? If you freaking know it all don't bother wasting our time.
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    Nissan Versa?

    drive 'em till they rust apart
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    Went Back to Verizon Wireless

    Originally Posted By: Hokiefyd Originally Posted By: redhat Droid Turbo for Example --Pay full phone price, Edge discount applicable $549.99 up front, $25 discount per month ($15 monthly access) = $549.99 over 2 years --Pay monthly via Edge, Edge discount applicable $0 up front, $22.91 per...
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    Advice On 2015 Anti Virus McAfee LiveSafe Or Avast

    MSE and windows defender are barely better than using nothing at all. At least get a free AV like bitdefender or AVG. The bundled MS stuff is useless.
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    Advice On 2015 Anti Virus McAfee LiveSafe Or Avast

    Originally Posted By: crazyoildude What about Avast? Avast jumped the shark. It's basically adware at this point. Avoid.
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