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Try ZeroSurge or SurgeX. Both are well regarded. I use a Bryston BIT15 to protect all of my electronics - in addition to a massive isolation transformer, it also uses ZeroSurge to protect against voltage / current spikes.

http://www.zerosurge.com/
http://www.surgex.com/

Do you know the Munchkin Man, The Munchkin Man, the Munchkin Man, Do you know the Munchkin Man, Who lives in Bogleheads Lane? Yes , I know the Munchkin Man, The Munchkin Man, the Munchkin Man, Yes, I know the Munchkin Man, Who lives in Bogleheads Lane. Glad to have you back and congratulations on yo...

A Dynaco ST70 clone is on my list of projects, but it's more for the dork factor than any sonic benefit I'd be able to hear. :D Don't be too sure that you won't get a sonic benefit. The Dynaco might not be accurate, but it will sound sweet if it's driving speakers that don't need a lot of power (or...

Not if they're going near any icebergs. Are they going to add more lifeboats?

so i have come here to the bogleheads forum to ask you nice folks if there is any cure for my current upgrade-itis? :confused There is no cure. Only the feeling of a lighter wallet. But seriously, just do what you do for investing - tune out the noise. No forums. No audio mags (print or online). No...

I think the pleats + cuffs issue is more fashion than anything else (it's the 'modern' look). I'm sure in a few years that they'll be back in vogue when sales of flat front, non-cuffed trousers dip. Personally, I like pleats *and* cuffs on my trousers (I believe they go together) - but it's really u...

One other thing I forgot to mention, might as well spring for the CPU with an unlocked mulitplier so that you can overclock if you ever want to. I thought I didn't and wanted to save a few bucks (~$30), but ended up buying the unlocked CPU and juicing it anyway since it was pretty easy to do and gav...

True, the benefits of tighter timings for memory are dubious in real world usage. Sometimes you just gotta have speed for speed's sake, but the increase in performance for the increase in cost is probably not justifiable. Having said that, there are benefits to having a better power supply. More sta...

I would switch out your RAM with a couple of sticks that have tighter timings (8-8-8-24 or 7-8-8-24) - might as well squeeze as much performance out of your build as you can. These should do fine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231628 Also you might want to consider the Sea...

IMO, if you want the 'feel' of the Mac trackpad while using Windows, just buy a Mac and put Windows on it using Bootcamp. I haven't used a PC touchpad that comes close to the Macbook Pro. I use a 'business' laptop - a Dell Precision M4600 with a standard ALPS touchpad. It sucks, relatively speaking....

CountryBoy wrote:Point 4-Realize now that wives are definitely not interested in the endless details surrounding an a/v purchase such as this; I mean it can really drive them/mine up the wall.

Yes, hopefully to the point of 'Just buy that damn thing already...!'

Or, perhaps phono preamp are only used by audiophiles? Why don't you ask? You need a phono preamp to adjust for the RIAA equalization curve used in cutting LPs. When was the last time you had a pre-amp with selectable equalization curves? Sometime in the 1960s for me. It had RIAA, NAB, LP, AES, and...

Or, perhaps phono preamp are only used by audiophiles? Why don't you ask? You need a phono preamp to adjust for the RIAA equalization curve used in cutting LPs. NAD does make a decent one, but it costs nearly half as much as their lowest priced integrated amp. And you'd have to buy a set of interco...

You might want to look into boutique builders such as Puget Systems, Digital Storm, or Maingear.

http://www.pugetsystems.com
http://www.digitalstormonline.com
https://www.maingear.com/

Is anyone installing centralized humidity management and air filtrations sytems? What are you paying and how do you like them? We have a whole-house humidifier installed in our system (a Carrier branded Honeywell unit I believe). It works great - humidifies the air without causing condensation on t...

I want a chimp-designed portfolio. I hear they throw darts better than your average orangutan...

Why is Frontline not looking for people with positive experiences as well. Find 'em both and do a side-by-side comparison of the plans. Much more informative if people have a decent baseline upon which they can evaluate their own plan. That does seem a bit odd but perhaps they already have a few pe...

When I was there in 2006, my US Citi Dividend World MasterCard worked just fine with only a magstripe, though I did end up paying foreign transaction fees (which were partially refunded due to a class action lawsuit).

We got a new mattress when we realized we were getting better sleep at hotels than at home. We replaced our traditional innerspring mattress with a latex one. Now whenever I go on a trip, it's the hotel bed that I have trouble getting a good night's rest in.

Probably next to nothing. Donate it to a high school.

I drive a 2006 Civic, 4 dr, EX. One thing you should be aware of is that some of the engine blocks are defective and develop a coolant leak. Mine had this problem around 30k miles. It's a pretty catastrophic event and Honda repaired it free of charge, so keep it in mind.

Screen display is very lousy. I worked for several hours with HP tech support trying to make the display to work better. I discovered the video card is a very low performance card and costs about $50. Can you be a little more specific - is the picture blurry or are the fonts too big? What is the mo...

Leather Magic cleaner and conditioner about once a year. Got it for free when we bought the sofa, so might as well use it!

http://www.leathermagic.com/

PowerBook G4, 5th gen iPod, 2nd gen iPod mini, iPod shuffle, Macbook Pro (late 2008). I find it rather ironic that all those PC manufacturers are blatantly copying the Macbook Air's 'ugly' form for Intel's Ultrabook push. I doubt many of them will hold up to the build quality of an Air, though. The ...

You can get the Windows 8 Developer Preview for free.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

I'm the odd-ball Linux user here apparently. My base system is Slackware with Fluxbox for the desktop... Not really, it is the oldest linux distro and I used to use it in the early days. It's pretty much the choice for techy (exept may be Gentoo). Paul I second that. Using Slackware64 + Enlightenme...

I use the Mac version of Office at home to edit documents produced by a Windows machine. No problems. If you want to connect an NTFS formatted thumb drive or portable hard drive to a Mac, make sure you download ntfs-3g (http://macntfs-3g.blogspot.com/). The free version works pretty well. Macs don't...

I have an older Lenovo but have not be happy with the touchpad. Finger gestures do not work as well as on my wife's Macbook Air. And there's a very good reason for that - the Macbook Air's trackpad is made of *glass* not plastic. The experience simply doesn't compare. I've got a late-2008 Macbook P...

...If I'm remembering correctly, the cutoff was with versions of the G4 processor. My G4 emac is on the newer side and runs Snow Leopard. This morning I upgraded to Safari 5.06 and iTunes 10.4... Tet, I'm almost certain you're running Leopard, not Snow Leopard. I've got Leopard on my PowerBook G4 a...

The big issue is that Power PC is being deprecated by Apple... PowerPC has been left off the upgrade path since Snow Leopard. Lion drops support for Core Duo / Solo based Macs (i.e. the very first Intel Macs) as they do not implement a 64 bit architecture. Another reason to upgrade to Lion: With We...

... The bottom line is that TrueCrypt's license cannot guarantee that you won't be sued for copyright infringement... I don't get that sense at all either from the license text, or from the citation in the Wikipedia article from a RedHat employee - unless you're in the business of redistributing pr...

FNK wrote:I was not aware of the FOSS contention with Fedora, although the article you linked totally fails to spell out what the issue is.

I fail to see what the issue is either, but then again, I don't use TrueCrypt or Fedora.

I use WEP and a MAC address filter, though I have read that MAC addresses can be snooped out then spoofed... This much is true. I can easily change the MAC address the Ethernet adapter uses on my Linux box. The one thing I really dislike about Yahoo! Mail (which the victim used) is that it doesn't ...

1795 Acorn Inn is a great B&B near Canandaigua. We stayed there a few years ago for a friend's wedding.

http://www.acorninnbb.com/

Also use the Wii for Netflix viewing. We don't have much time these days and the quality is comparable to watching it on the computer so I can't really complain. I even have it hooked up through <gasp> the composite video connection.

27" inches for a monitor?! Yikes, now that is what I call taking up too much space! That's bigger than my last two tvs!! ;) Monitors are getting really huge these days... not that I don't appreciate that fact while at work. My work monitor (24" widescreen) is nearly the size of my current...

Wow. I can't believe they still sell desktops!

But seriously, I switched to the laptop form factor in 2003 and haven't looked back. They're as powerful as I need them to be - especially if they're running Linux...

Firefox 4.0 for Mac requires an Intel processor. Since I've got a Mac with an older G4 processor I'm using TenFourFox instead. Same thing as Firefox 4.0, except it's compatible. It's fast. The one thing I don't like is that the GUI takes up extra space for bookmark icons. Maybe there's a way to fix...

Using Firefox 4 right now to post this... works great on Slack64 13.1 and Mac OS X (though I'm still partial to Safari on the Mac - DW uses Firefox). I've also got it on my work machine (Windows XP) and it definitely feels zippier than 3.6.15. Can't say anything about IE9 since they decided to leave...

paulsiu wrote:
An alternative to central air is something call Mr. Slim...

Paul

I believe these are called ductless mini-split systems (if you want to search for other makers via the Google...)

Thought this was a nice, light read:

Fortune - Duff McKagen launches wealth management firm Meridian Rock

I would wait until after the update to the Macbook Pro line (should be sometime around April). Last generation's refurbed machines will be cheaper and the new generation will be available if you want (or need) one - especially if you're thinking about playing a game like StarCraft 2.

Hart Schaffner Marx and Hickey Freeman are running their sales right now (60% - 70% off). Made in the USA. Not sure if they have anything in your size, though. By the way, the trouser waist usually has a six inch drop from the jacket measurement, so you'll have to call if you need something differen...

I recently replaced a Teflon saute pan with a "green" ceramic-lined, aluminum one. Don't know how well it will wear, but I am very pleased so far with its non-stick properties! One thing to be aware of is that the ceramic lining can be compromised if you heat the pan over high heat. (Firs...

I've had a de Buyer carbon steel frypan for a couple of months now. This thing is heavy, but is possibly the last frying pan I will ever buy (unless I need to replace a smaller omelet pan - GreenPan nonstick). It's seasoned nicely with time and incredibly versatile. Highly recommended.

We have a new latex mattress (CA king size). It immediately developed body impressions on each side, leaving a very noticeable hump in the middle. This is an all latex mattress edge-to-edge, no edge support foam (it does have a one inch layer of wool, so compression of that may be the cause of the ...

BruDude wrote:If you've never slept on a 100% latex mattress, you're missing out.

Latex definitely works for us. The missus now says that even the hotel beds (with their many inches of memory foam, etc.) don't rate as well when compared against our bed. Lasts much longer than innersprings too.

While we're on the subject...how do you shine your shoes? Do you own a shine box? My shine box is the one that the shoes came in. I used to spit-shine with Kiwi, but now I prepare the upper with some leather conditioner/cleaner and then apply shoe cream with a damp rag (old t-shirt). Works pretty w...

I have a somewhat similar situation, and I will tell you - the lines like "you like to do investments as a hobby" don't exude confidence to a father in law who is a professional and has already accumulated a lot of wealth. I echo that. Don't negotiate from a position of weakness. I think ...

XtremeSki2001 wrote: .. I once had my shoes shined next to Chris Dodd) I go to in the city is confusing my shoes with Allen Edmonds - why pay more 8)

What? You didn't shine your shoes yourself? Time to turn in those Boglehead credentials...