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Dell PowerEdge 600SC - Quiet?
I was wondering if anyone knew of a power supply I could get for my Dell PowerEdge 600SC that would be quieter than the one that shipped with the server without sacrificing wattage. I only have 2 hard drives, 2 DVD drives, and one floppy drive, but I'm certain there HAS to be a more audible-friendly power supply out there that I can depend on for my one and only server.
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iTunes vs MSN Music - I Choose Freedom
I have spent a great deal of time contemplating and comparing the benefits and drawbacks of the iTunes and MSN Music online services. Each let you buy a song or entire CD and play it back on a specific few devices.
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West Wing Season Premier
I am now 11 minutes in to the West Wing season premier and I have to say that I am already disappointed. The powers that be had the opportunity to bring back some of the magic during the Aaron Sorkin years but obviously they were either ignorant or arrogant and now the show will be lucky to get another season after this one (if another is even in the pipeline).
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Tea at Five
Today I had the great pleasure of seeing the one-woman show "Tea at Five", starring Kate Mulgrew. Ms. Mulgrew is one of the few genuinely gifted actors in the world and she was absolutely incredible in this play. She truly embodies everything that is Kathryn Hepburn, and you really need to see it to truly believe it.
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iPod Nano
Ok, so the iPod Nano is a pretty cool device. Does anyone know if it's possible to play WMA files on an iPod? If so, how?
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Audiovox SMT 5600 vs. Lower Manhattan
My wife and I were in New York City on vacation last week and we decided to split up for 3 hours one afternoon. I decided to head for lower Manhattan and she decided to stay up at 82nd street to go to the Met. I went to college in lower Manhattan and I wanted to revisit my old neighborhood as well as visit the WTC. I used my Smartphone to check my email on the way to the 86th street station. I was going to take the express train all the way down to the City Hall station. I had charged my phone earlier that day to roughly 2/3s of full power. I stepped out of the subway at City Hall and my phone was dead. I couldn't turn it on. I took out the battery, put it back in, and tried a few other things. Nothing worked. Luckily Cingular stores are about every 2 block in Manhattan, so I stopped in one and asked her to plug my phone in using the wall charger. The phone was then able to power up. Once we took it off the power cord, though, it was dead again. 2 hours later I got back on the subway and took it to 86th street. I walked to the Met, bought a hot dog, and sat on the steps to wait for my wife. On a hunch I took out my phone and pressed the power button. The phone powered up just fine, and when I went to the power meter it had about 2/3s of the battery left. Can anyone explain this truly odd behavior?