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Standard rate for LAN installation

pirateguy — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:37:02 +0800

How much do IT technician charge for installing LAN network? Do they charge by the number of days to set up or the number of network ports?

Let's say a 12 port LAN network, with router, modem, mini cabinet. Any ideas?

Cheating GF got dumped by BF on live radio!

pirateguy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:44:54 +0800

The boyfriend found out his girlfriend cheating on him & breaks up with her on live radio.

http://twiturm.com/2ju2p

Epic radio moment.

WWE's Undertaker does a Michael Jackson

pirateguy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:18:48 +0800

Almost met with real undertaker..

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The WWE hosted a pay-per-view event last night at the Scottrade Center called "The Elimination Chamber." The match for the "World Heavyweight Championship" featured several combatants, including The Undertaker, one of the oldest characters in the soap opera/sport.

The Undertaker was burned while making his grand entrance to the ring.

Several flamethrowers along the walkway were shooting fire for dramatic effect. Either the wrestler mistimed his steps or the guy operating the pyrotechnics pushed a button at the wrong time, but The Undertaker was standing directly over one of flamethrowers as it spat out a ball of fire.

The wrestler's robe caught fire and he began running (normally, we're told, he walks very slowly into the ring like a zombie) as he attempted to shed the smoldering garment. He was able to remove it without sustaining a serious injury and fought in the match as if nothing had happened. Unfortunately, though, he lost the fight to Chris Jericho.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/...atches_fire.php

Can ship to Sarawak?

pirateguy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:41 +0800

Can order and deliver to Sarawak? Looking for Windows 7 Home Premium (not OEM).

Best long term storage?

pirateguy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:25:09 +0800

I have tons of stuff burned to CDs but I noticed the discs starting to degrade after 3+ years and thinking about transferring all the stuff I burned to a new media. But nowadays even DVD is not enough and sometime the quality of the DVD R's can be a problem.

I'm thinking of backing up all the ISO files to an external drive (500GB is very nice). Will backup via hard drive would be better? Also, is it recommended to buy a 3.5 HDD or 2.5 HDD to backup your files.

Comments?

House alarm system

pirateguy — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:13:00 +0800

Anyone know which forum section that discuss about home security? So far I see is security & privacy for software.

So easy to steal cars?

pirateguy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:58:01 +0800

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Man who stole 20 Kancils with a steel ruler nabbed

KUALA LUMPUR: A 25-year-old man, who specialises in stealing Perodua Kancil cars and stripping off its components to modify other cars of the same model, was nabbed.

Armed with just a steel ruler, the man, who is believed to have earlier lost his job as a tow truck operator, stole more than 20 Kancils in the Klang Valley since April.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...5107&sec=nation

Why cars are still vulnerable to a simple steel ruler technique?

Cannot car manufacturer design the car door locks that is steel/plastic ruler proof?

Digi WLM not compatible with N82?

pirateguy — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:38:32 +0800

I tried to download Digi Windows Live Messenger but apparently it does not support my N82. As far as I know N82 is almost identical to N95/N95 8gb in terms of software.

Any N82 users use Digi WLM with no problem?

PS3 HORI REAL ARCADE PRO STICK 3 can use on PC?

pirateguy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:36:12 +0800

Does the HORI REAL ARCADE PRO STICK 3 for the Playstation 3 can also work on normal PC?

Recommend me AMD motherboard

pirateguy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:04:22 +0800

A friend of mine have got himself a AMD Phenom 9950 processor. Unfortunately he cannot find the motherboard Asus M3N-HT Deluxe / Mempipe.

Can anyone here recommend him the alternative motherboard that is equal or better performance than the M3N-HT? Thanks!

OEM activation

pirateguy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:44:29 +0800

Let say I buy the Malaysian Windows Vista Home Premium. It is said that the special Malaysian version is OEM and can only be activated in Malaysia (I read you can get it at around RM330.00).

1. If I change my motherboard I will not be able to use Vista anymore?

2. How many time I can format & activate this version? Note that I'm using the same computer hardware.

3. If I do a full backup (ghost/image) of the fresh installation (after being activated), and if my PC somehow got attacked by virus, will I be able to restore Vista OEM that was activated?

When will we see PS3 80GB SKU?

pirateguy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:54:25 +0800

I'm on the verge of buying a PS3 but I would like to know when will the new SKU that was recently announced at E3 be out?

It is suppose to replace the soon to be extinct 40GB SKU.

Any opinion on ADSL modem with 4 LAN ports?

pirateguy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:28:01 +0800

So I went to this computer fair looking for an ADSL modem with at least 4 LAN ports (no plan to use wireless).

I was told that D-link have tendency to overheat from one seller but then he went on to say Aztech has stability issue.

The Aztech is DSL605ER (with 4 LAN port). Same goes with D-link but I cannot remember the model.

Help me to decide! Both are priced about RM140.

Worth to upgrade my current PC specs?

pirateguy — Sat, 05 May 2007 23:20:52 +0800

I'm thinking of upgrading my PC. Current specs are:

AMD 2500+
1GB DDR 400
Radeon 9600XT (AGP)
Abit NF7-S

I feel I need to upgrade so I could keep up with the latest games as well as playing those HD videos smoothly.

But I wonder if its worth to upgrade such rig? Let's say I go for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor. Is it worth it? Would performance jump be significant? Keep in mind should I upgrade I would have to do away my current Graphic Card & mobo.

I don't want to go overboard with my budget (limit to 1.5K).

Any thoughts? Worth it? Or should wait a little longer?

How to properly apply HORI sticker?

pirateguy — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:44:37 +0800

So I got this Hori sticker (for Nintendo DS) but the instruction is in Japanese! Can anyone translate?

Final Fantasy + Real life = College Saga

pirateguy — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:39:32 +0800

Final Fantasy fans will enjoy these videos!

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPutYwiiE0o

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4sxiAn-9E

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYpG938CNZ8

Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwC08cDeSzg

Difference between INTERLEAVED & FAST ?

pirateguy — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:36:49 +0800

I recently had notice a difference in my connection.

Last time my LATENCY was "FAST" but now I got "INTERLEAVED".

Just curious to know what the difference between INTERLEAVED & FAST?

Which is better to upgrade for CS:S?

pirateguy — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:13:37 +0800

Current system:
Processor: AMD 2000+
RAM: 1GB (DDR400)
VGA: ATI Radeon 9600

If I could upgrade one part of my PC with a budget of RM1000 which I should upgrade in order to improve CS:S framerate?

1. A faster VGA card

2. An Intel Core2Duo 2.13 Mhz (mobo included)

Best router that can tolerate with bad SNR?

pirateguy — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:20:09 +0800

I live far from the TM exchange so I'm getting bad SNR ratio (below 10dB!) and depending on the time of the day I would get my DSL light blinking on my ZTE modem which results disconnection.

I read on the web about certain router brands can tolerate with bad SNR ratio so I want advice which router brand (for single user & cheap) that can do this? So far I heard a certain model from D-link that can do the trick. Any advice on this?

Cheers

CSS:Weapon price change based on demand

pirateguy — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:42:01 +0800

The latest from Valve:

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PRICING ALGORITHM
Starting on October 11th, the prices of weapons and equipment in Counter-Strike: Source will be updated each week based on the global market demand for each item. As more people purchase a certain weapon, the price for that weapon will rise and other weapons will become less expensive.

http://www.steampowered.com/stats/csmarket/algorithm.html

Its still experimental but a welcome chang3 (at least temporary). Finally no more AWP whores?