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   XBOX ONE Volume Control

   February 3, 2015 by 2002_halos_II

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   How do you adjust the volume on the console? The "kids" have the console connected via HDMI to my TV but the sound level on the box is LOUD so they keep turning down the TV volume using the TV remote which screws up my attempt to sync the TV remote with the cable remote. They don't have a remote for the console - is that an extra accessory? TIA

   

   Last reply by Brandon, February 5, 2015
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   Xbox One or PS4? 1 2 3 4 10

   October 25, 2013 by NrM

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   I'll be going with the Xbox One.

   

   Last reply by KevinJ14, February 5, 2015

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   Digital life hack: Turn your old phone into a security camera

   January 28, 2015 by Redondo

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   Digital life hack: Turn your old phone into a security camera

   

   Last reply by Redondo, January 28, 2015
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   Minix media players

   January 25, 2015 by Jason

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   I am in no way tech savy (that's why I'm almost never in this forum) so I would like some of your feedback. Several of my co-workers are using this media player made by Minix. I know it runs XBMC among other apps. Anything I should know about it before purchasing? http://www.minix.us/

   

   Last reply by Jason, January 25, 2015
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   Phone Wire

   December 16, 2014 by Spencer

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   I'm remodeling and was going to replace the old 70's era round phone jacks to rectangular ones to match the decor. Any reason to even go through with this? I was thinking of shoving the jacks into the wall, plastering over them, and keeping one jack accessible in case of whatever. Phone lines are obsolete, right?

   

   Last reply by deepdrive, January 24, 2015

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   Firefox has really gone downhill

   December 29, 2014 by mp170.6

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   The last several versions of Firefox have really gone down hill. The memory hogging is substantially worse than ever before. I have just one Firefox window open as I write this, and it's consuming 1.2 GB of RAM and 41% CPU. This is on a Windows PC. Have you noticed the same problem?

   

   Last reply by deepdrive, January 24, 2015

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   Dark fiber may help light up competition in broadband market

   January 20, 2015 by Redondo

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   http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20150120-column.html The problem with cutting the pay-TV cord is that you still need a high-speed Internet connection. No surprise, then, that the big telecom companies are jacking up fees for broadband access. But I have two words that should worry the likes of Time Warner Cable, AT&T and Verizon Communications. Dark fiber. What's that? It's all the unused fiber-optic lines out there just waiting to be leased by go-getting entrepreneurs so they can light up boutique broadband systems and compete with the big boys. For an idea of how this can work, check out the example of Bel Air Internet, a local comp…

   

   Last reply by Count Orlok, January 23, 2015

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   Even if it's for an Iphone, this is kind of cool

   January 22, 2015 by gotbeer

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   This brilliant new case gives your iPhone a second display Just need the Chinese to copy it, and bring the price point down and for Android phones.

   

   Last reply by Jobu, January 22, 2015
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    Unlocked Amazon Fire phone $229

    December 19, 2014 by Jay

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    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OC0USA6/ Is this a good phone? Seems pretty good for the price plus you get 12 months of Amazon Prime.

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, January 20, 2015
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    Dish’s new Sling TV service liberates ESPN from the cable bundle

    January 5, 2015 by gotbeer

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    Dish’s new Sling TV service liberates ESPN from the cable bundle

    

    Last reply by mrwicked, January 6, 2015
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    Verizon Galaxy S5

    January 2, 2015 by ten ocho recon scout

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    About 2 months ago, i did the update and noticed the battery life was cut by a huge chunk. Theres an app called 'DCM Provider' that auto starts whenever you open your gallery, and its a huge power hog. So i have to open the app manager and disable it every few hours. Anyone here have a similar issue and hopefull a fix?

    

    Last reply by ten ocho recon scout, January 2, 2015
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    Scandisk memory products sale - 12/30 only

    December 30, 2014 by gotbeer

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    http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=lp_10011503011_gbsl_rlm_l-1_7582_b4770b31?rh=i%3Aelectronics%2Cn%3A10011503011&ie=UTF8&node=10011503011 In case you are in the market for one. Amazon is having a sale on USB and SD cards. You can get the generic stuff for much cheaper. But if you are looking for name brand, the prices are decent. Forgot to mention, it's only for a limited time. I think as of this update, 16 hours left in the sale.

    

    Last reply by nate, December 30, 2014
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    Windows Mail Client

    December 29, 2014 by red321

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    Tired of Thunderbird, constant updates, and the fact it is just old. Any suggestions for a windows Mail Client? I have gmail, but it's not my primary email...I have my own domains and multiple accounts in those domains. 5+ for my own domains, including my primary address. POP3 based 2 gmail 1 hotmail (amazon, on-line accounts, etc)

    

    Last reply by Brandon, December 29, 2014

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    Amazon has a streaming stick now.

    October 27, 2014 by RallyMo

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    Only $19 for the next two days for Prime members. It looks pretty good.

    

    Last reply by red321, December 24, 2014

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    Windows 8 Phone

    February 15, 2014 by Broad Street

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    • 867 views

    So far I feel like this was a poor choice... Does anyone else have one?

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, December 23, 2014
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    Note 4. Now $149.99 in Verizon

    December 19, 2014 by RePLAY

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    • 539 views

    FML. I bought this less than a month ago for my wife and its already 50% off. I feel ripped off. lol

    

    Last reply by NrM, December 20, 2014
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    Google blacklists 11,000 WordPress sites amid malware campaign

    December 16, 2014 by gotbeer

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    Google blacklists 11,000 WordPress sites amid malware campaign Why does Wordpress sound familiar?

    

    Last reply by gotbeer, December 16, 2014
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    Cicret Bracelet

    December 12, 2014 by gotbeer

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    • 602 views

    Sounds like they are begging for Google to buy them out. But the concept looks really cool. Hope either they or Google makes this. http://www.cicret.com/wordpress/?page_id=17920

    

    Last reply by nate, December 12, 2014
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    Android Contacts App

    December 10, 2014 by mp170.6

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    What do you use for a Contacts / People manager app in Android? I don't care for the "People" app in 4.4.4 because it constantly wants to sync and otherwise link you with people via other Google services. Some work contact I barely know was complaining to me via Google Hangouts messages a little while ago. I never added the guy in Hangouts but he's synced to my personal Gmail contacts. Sometimes Google really pisses me off...

    

    Last reply by mp170.6, December 10, 2014
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    Latest T-Mobile Move: Unlimited Shared Data at $100/Month

    December 9, 2014 by gotbeer

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    • 472 views

    Latest T-Mobile Move: Unlimited Shared Data at $100/Month Guess Tmobile had to make a move after Sprint made theirs.

    

    Last reply by Count Orlok, December 10, 2014
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    5 more apps that make you say 'Wow!'

    November 30, 2014 by Redondo

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    5 more apps that make you say 'Wow!'

    

    Last reply by Tank, December 8, 2014
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    Switch to Sprint, Cut Your Data Bill in Half

    December 2, 2014 by gotbeer

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    • 650 views

    Switch to Sprint, Cut Your Data Bill in Half So what do you all think? Desperation move? Too little too late? 1/2 price isn't worth it for shitty service? What will Tmobile do to top it? What about current customers? When does throttling exactly happen? I don't really know if this will help them at all.

    

    Last reply by gotbeer, December 7, 2014

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    AT&T wants to know why a town is building a 1Gbps network when it already offers 6Mbps DSL

    December 3, 2014 by gotbeer

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    • 660 views

    AT&T wants to know why a town is building a 1Gbps network when it already offers 6Mbps DSL

    

    Last reply by Count Orlok, December 4, 2014

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    Google Fiber gigabit service in Austin priced at $70 per month, basic Internet service free

    November 25, 2014 by gotbeer

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    Google Fiber gigabit service in Austin priced at $70 per month, basic Internet service free Wish Google Fiber was in Los Angeles.

    

    Last reply by Schildog, December 1, 2014

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    Windows 8.1 Tablets < $100

    November 29, 2014 by 2002_halos_II

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    • 569 views

    I see at least 3 - HP, Toshiba, Nextbook. All 7". I was thinking of buying one. Which one of these would you get? PS I have a cheapo Nextbook Android tablet and haven't had any problems with it (except for the ADs when I'm playing a game ).

    

    Last reply by 2002_halos_II, December 1, 2014
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    Welcome to Windows 10

    October 2, 2014 by Redondo

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    Welcome to Windows 10 It appears that Microsoft has signaled the death knell of Windows Phone. In its big Windows 10 press event on Tuesday, Microsoft has announced the arrival of Windows 10 to all of its devices, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. The OS will scale depending on your type of device and eventually replace the Windows Phone OS used on smartphones today.

    

    Last reply by Redondo, November 30, 2014

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    Well, I WAS happy with my new modem...

    November 29, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan

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    • 479 views

    Today I installed a new Motorola Surfboard SB6141 modem. Things went along swimmingly until I tried to enter a search engine. Google and Facebook do not load. At all. They just time out and nothing happens. Other websites seem to load fine. I have tried rebooting everything, I have checked my firewall settings and I have looked at my connection settings. Nothing stands out. All of the other websites I have tried load fine, although the one for my ISP is a bit slower than it used to be. It isn't a browser issue, because I have tried three browsers with the same result.

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, November 29, 2014
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    Cox says that I need a new cable modem...

    November 23, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan

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    ...which they will be happy to sell or rent to me. According to the post card I just got, they have doubled their speeds, but I need to upgrade my modem to take advantage of it. The modem shown on the card is a Netgear N450. The options are WiFi modems, either single or dual band, either rent or buy. The single band is $99.99 and the dual band is $149.99. Guessing that the illustrated Netgear is the dual band model, I can beat that price easily.

    

    Last reply by Vegas Halo Fan, November 28, 2014

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    Anyone use Uber?

    November 27, 2014 by gotbeer

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    • 569 views

    Is This The Final Straw? Uber's Android Application--"Literally Malware" Yikes.

    

    Last reply by mancini79, November 27, 2014
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    Customizing an iPhone

    November 25, 2014 by Tank

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    • 602 views

    has anyone done this? can it be done? how do you do it/what apps do you use? after reading the other thread about how icons and the screen can be customized on the galaxy, i've wondered if the iPhone can also be customized.

    

    Last reply by Brandon, November 26, 2014