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  1. Chianti

    Anyone train with dumbells in their apartment?

    I've lost 16kg (35lbs) over the last year through eating less, eating healthily and jogging 5km every other day. I'm down to my target weight, but I've still got 1-2kg of flab on my stomach, so it looks like I need to start getting in shape - losing the flab whilst maintaining or increasing the...
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    Thought this was pretty cool: Space Engine

    Free space simulator: Space Engine It's like Celestia with better graphics. It also has 'procedural' (invented) objects to fill up the universe, rather than only catalogued objects. SpaceEngine - Version 0.95 - A Seamless Voyage - YouTube SpaceEngine Version 0.95 - New Planetary Features -...
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    syncing a folder to ENCRYPTED usb stick

    What's the easiest workflow you've discovered for a two way sync to/from a usb stick, where the folder on the PC is not encrypted, but the usb stick is? From what I've looked at so far, it seems like a real pain. Thanks.
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    Are gantt charts helping anyone here?

    TLDR - Do Gantt charts help to focus on long-term tasks which don't tend to have an immediate impact? -- I've just had a kid, and along with a full time job that eats into my evenings and weekends, a wife, trying to learn a language, and attempting to get fit again, my old regime of four to six...
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    Win7 choosing wireless over cable

    Anyone else have this problem? I can't force Win7 to use the fastest transfer method when I hook up my two laptops by CAT5 and leave my wifi on. I have to keep disabling wifi before starting the transfer, and then leave it off until the files have copied. I've tried: 1) adapter settings ->...
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    Pissed off at Asus/MediaMarkt - should I be?

    I just bought an Asus K93SV with an i5 CPU primarily for some video and music editing (ie. I want lots of RAM). It has four RAM slots, and by default it has one slot fitted with a 4Gb stick. The specs on the above page say: Memory- DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 4 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 16...
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    Windows Easy Transfer, anyone?

    Has anyone used Windows Easy Transfer to migrate a user account and settings from an old computer to a new one? My old computer has about 200 programs installed so the account/registry is a bit bloated, and I only intend to install about a dozen of those programs on the new one. I'm interested...
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    Anyone using an Asus K93 SV ?

    Anyone using an Asus K93 SV? Link I tried one in the shop just now and it seemed kind-of sluggish. I thought the graphics chip might have been having a problem with the 18" full HD screen? Also, the screen looks extremely shiny? Other than that, it looks/feels like a good quality laptop. I...
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    Pavilion dv6-6xxx experience?

    Has anyone bought an HP Pavilion dv6-6xxx in the last six months? I've been offered a deal on this one, reduced from 700€ to 600€. INTEL CORE I5 2430M (2X 2.4GHZ) GRAPHICS - AMD RADEON HD 6490M 1GB RAM 8GB DDR3 DISCO DURO 1TB (5200 RPM) MONITOR 15,6" (1366 x 768) USB2.0 X4 (no USB3.0) I'd...
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    SOCA, U Mad?

    Music site RnBXclusive.com has been shut down by the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca). A takedown notice warned visitors who have used the site to download music they could face up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine. BBC News
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    online collaboration software that supports ical

    I've started a project with a guy, and we want to be able to see each other's to-do lists online (to make sure we're both grinding through the work, and so that we meet certain deadlines together). I don't care what I use, but he uses a Mac and iCal for his calendar/lists at the moment (iCloud...
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    HP HDMI to VGA Display Adapter

    Bought an Acer S3 for someone a while back, which only has HDMI output. They now need to connect it regularly to a VGA projector for their job. Does anyone know if other manufacturer's adaptors work with the Acer? Specifically: HP Display adapter - 5 pin HD D-Sub (HD-5) - F 9 pin HDMI Type A -...
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    If you were....

    ... brandishing a pellet gun, that police thought was real, inside a school, and you were surrounded by them, and they were pointing real guns at you, and they were telling you to put your 'weapon' down, what would you do? I probably wouldn't do what this guy did. Better off without this...
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    inboundwriter anyone?

    Has anyone ranked content using inboundwriter.com ? Any comments about this tool, particularly their scoring algorithm and relevant keyword list? Cheers.
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    What will happen to software in Feb?

    I'm thinking of buying SEO Spyglass or something similar. But when Yahoo Site Explorer closes in Feb, will it render most of this kind of backlinking and keyword research software useless and obsolete? Is it a bad time to spend 100€ on something? Thanks.
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    Can I beat this kind of SERP competition?

    In the SERP for a certain key-phrase, if you saw the top ten sites were large, broad, old sites (unoptimised, old technology, stagnant content, amateur themeing, etc) ranking just one internal page each for the target key-phrase, would you think it is possible to rank a small focused niche site...
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    buying copywritten content

    I'm starting a new site and writing some content for it. However, I'm toying with the idea of paying a pro copywriter for a small handful of pages, primarily so I can see how bad my copy is compared to theirs. Got some questions though: · Is there generally a minimum number of pages, or could...
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    Asus N73SV series?

    Anyone using an Asus N73SV? It's in their current 'entertainment' range I'm looking at a 'V2G' model (as opposed to the V1G linked above) with the following specs: · 17" monitor · intel i7 2630QM 2Ghz 6mb-L3 · 6Gb DDR3 Ram (expansion up to 12Gb) · 2 x 500Gb discs · Nvidia GT540 graphics with...
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    average CPA payout?

    I'm going to try to run some traffic to a small business with some digitial products. They are handling affiliates directly (as opposed to using a network) and are paying out 10% per sale. The average customer buys 50$ worth of stuff, so each conversion is worth 5$. Is 10% about average for...
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    using facebook groups

    I don't use facebook personally, and haven't really delved into it's uses for business either. If I create a group to compliment a website and product, can I get access to the demographics of the members of the group? Eg. age ranges, gender, location, etc, through the backend API? If not, I...