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Quite possible. However, I've got a box full of electronics that I was *certain* I would "need" and it turned out I didn't. So, I was sticking with ordering 2 and a matching amp, making a basic kit that could be repeated as necessary until I'm happy. In this case, it's not like skimping on the...

So, after reading in Make magazine about the fact that PartsExpress.com bought a truckload of bass shakers and were offering them at *dirt* cheap prices (under $30 a pair), I ordered a couple. http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=299-027 Now, I'm looking for an amp or an amp kit...

That was how I got the 10'. The exact throw distance is 121" or 1" over 10'. At this point, I'm pretty confident in the math that has me selling the 4800. That ship has pretty well sailed. Any solution that gets close is going to quickly dwarf (in terms of cash and effort) the price...

Yes I am using the zoom. Note that I'm not using the diagonal, but the width (which is constant when going from 4:3 to 16:9). The 55":33" image I'm getting right now at 100" is 64" diagonal, which is right inside the 62"-74" you're talking about. The goal is a screen at 78":43" 16:9 which is 89"...

Because of the way Woot.com works, there really isn't a chance to "check anything out". They only sell 1 product per day and when they're gone, they're gone. Most products are gone before 10:00 am. I happened to notice the 4800 for sale at 3:45pm and it was only $499. Even if I didn't keep it...

In the last couple of weeks, I picked up an Infocus 4800 when Woot.com had their incredible deal. I just couldn't pass it up and bought it, not sure whether I could use it or not. Well, it turns out that I really can't (unless a crazy modification can solve my problem). I'll be putting it up...

I live in Minnesota and have had dish for 4 years. In that time, it's only gone out due to weather 3 times. 2 of those, the tornado siren was sounding and the other there was 8 inches of snow covering the dish.

If you haven't used either TightVNC or UltraVNC, then it's faster than you're used to as both versions use much better compression. UltraVNC has the compression and also does scaling so you can actually see all of a 1024x768 desktop on another 1024x768 monitor without scrolling. It's been a...

The native pronounciation of Minnesotan drops the "t", and replaces it with a glottal stop. Basically, you completely stop the word and then start again with the "an".

I've always found the litmus test of whether someone was born and raised in Minnesota to be how they pronounce Minnesotan. If you pronounce the "t", you probably didn't grow up here.

If the only feature you're looking for in XP Pro is the remote desktop, you should look at UltraVNC, which gives you remote desktop for free. ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

I picked this book up last summer on vacation for a quick read and just shook my head when I saw the first trailer for it. It's not just the movie. The characters were uninteresting in the book too.

I think that the current burst of comic-based movies is due to the technology catching up to the story they've been wanting to make. The rest of the movie landscape is filled with copycats: legal thrillers, crime/serial killer, buddy cop, romantic comedy, sci-fi space battle, war, environmental...

Nip/Tuck is on FX and is about a pair of plastic surgeons. One is a womanizing, typical rich hotshot and the other is married with kids. An example of how it's dark: One episode involved them taking a "cash" case to totally change the look of a Colombian drug lord type. Because he slept with...

That article also kind of dispells some of the theories that I've heard (on some other forums, but I don't think this one) that Brother Justin might somehow not be the evil one or that there was some ambiguity about which side he was on. I'm really interested in the contents of his newly penned...

Incidentally, there's an article indicating that: "Basically, what we've been told is barring any unforeseen disaster, we're picked up," Schmidt said. "We've hired two new writers to come in, we're doing the bible [for season two]." post-gazette.com/tv/20031101carnivale1101fnp2.asp

Most of the theories about who Management is seem to tend toward a decidedly masculine answers, including the tatooed man. Given that Management's voice is provided by Linda Hunt, that doesn't fly. In addition, there have been reports that she may be glimpsed in season 2 (which is a revelation...

I just pulled a quarter and a golden dollar out of my pocket and set the quarter on top of the dollar. The quarter fits entirely within the raised rim of the dollar so the dollar is not only bigger, but big enough to show an entire ring around the quarter. If the golden dollars ever ended up in...

This is the kind of thing that starts out as something unintentional and gets picked up. A lot of fads start out this way. Look at faded and ripped jeans. Anyone who grew up on a farm had dozens of pairs of worn out, ripped jeans, worn out from work. When I was in high school I had a drawer full...

Obviously, everyone has a different idea of the things that make a good theater experience just like their ideas of favorite movies vary. I mean, though it may peg me as a heretic, I don't particularly care for the Lord of the Rings series. They're OK, but I haven't bothered to buy them and...

That's what I'm doing now. I make DVD's of everything I record from HBO, etc. just like I used to do with VHS. The sample video I mentioned is what I made last night to start on this project myself (shrunk down for the web). Actually, I make DivX files as my DVD player is a KISS 450 that plays...

Though I haven't seen any questions on this topic, I figured Software was the most likely section to put it in. Feel free to tell me to go somewhere else. As someone who goes to the theater early to get "my" seats, the slides before the movie are part of the experience for me and I was...