Comparison of various DVD
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Some ideas on how to accomplish in T-SQL the equivalent of the Split( ) method.

T-SQL Script

Other cool scripts are on this site too:
Show only one row for a group of duplicates

Main page here for various other scripts.


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Soon, I'll need to pick out a new home theater receiver. My current Sony doesn't have component video inputs, and generally just need an upgrade.

My wish list:

• numeric volume
  
• at least 2 component video inputs (would like 3, but seems like that's only in the higher end stuff)
  
• RF Remote
  
• digital audio (selectable?) looks like I need 4 digital (optical) inputs
  
• mix/match audio/video inputs (as opposed to a preset combination)
  
• onscreen display (hopefully on all inputs, not just some/one)
  
• switch/support HD component video signal
  
• center channel speaker connection - 2 wire connection, not RCA jack
  
• learning remote
  
• upconvert composite / s-video to component video
  
• night listening mode (increases dialog, decreases surround)
  
• 5.1 speaker support, since I dont have 6.1 (center back) speakers
  

What is DPL IIx ? What about DPL II ?

Current inputs:

• HD cable (DVI straight to tv?), digital audio
  
• DVD component, digital audio
  
• ReplayTV component, digital audio
  
• XBox componnet (straight to tv?), digital audio
  
• CD - probably just RCA jacks, can play CDs in DVD :(
  

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Someday, when I get a cheapo handheld GPS, I think I want it to at least have maps on which it plots my whereabouts.

Here's a decent looking one:
Amazon.com: Electronics: Magellan eXplorist 200 Handheld GPS (Yellow)

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Hide a drive letter show it doesn't show up in Explorer
Sarah's Windows Tweak: Hide Those Hard Drives

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Poopli is the site to find shows. Search by title, then it emails the owner of the show.

PlanetReplay is another site. You post your request in a forum, and hopefully somebody answers.

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Some very high level info on multiple monitor support in Windows XP, but points out that with MaxiVista, you can even use an old laptop as a second monitor (just has to be on the network)

Using Multiple Monitors with Windows XP

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On Windows XP, my Send To, Compressed Folder (zip) was missing.

Easy fix:

regsvr32 zipfldr.dll (can just run this from RUN box, since it's in system32)



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Sara from The Screen Savers showed these two sites related to recordings of perfect games from classic arcade games:

Record your games

NES games here

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Kevin Rose from The Screen Savers likes registerfly for domain names.

Lots of features in addition to standard domain registration.


Posted 10:43 PM    |    0 comments    |    Permalink   

Graphically plot zip codes on a map

(thanks to The Screen Savers)

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