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    "Ad choice" ads that will not go away

    Thank you. The alerts that Microsoft causes to be displayed on my computer several times a day hadn't sufficiently brought this to my attention. :rolleyes: Completely off-topic, but see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02/windows_xp_markets_share_grows_again/
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    "Ad choice" ads that will not go away

    Image above shows in my browser. (I actually pasted it into message as I couldn't figure out how to link to it, for some reason.) I've uploaded and attached it to this email. I'm using chrome browser on laptop with windows xp. Ad in image says "Meet Cone, the thinking music player." I'm...
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    "Ad choice" ads that will not go away

    Twice today on this site, I've encountered square floating pop-up adds labeled "Ad Choices." While these have a circled "x" in the right corner, presumably to close the popup, it is impossible (on my chrome browser) to click the "x." When the cursor is moved to the grey bar at the top of the...
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    How to use test results to find router that will penetrate recesses of my old house

    I apologize for the vagueness of the questions that follow, but would appreciate some input on how to interpret the test results pages to compare routers range. The rankings are, understandably, focused on overall throughput, but I'm less concerned with overall throughput than getting decent...
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    HP EX487 MediaSmart Server

    This article mentions the option of backing up the server to Amazon's S3, but doesn't discuss options for backing up to an external drive or a networked drive. I know that WHS now supports backing up the server, but am having trouble finding out how this is accomplished. I assume that the...
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    HomePlug vs WiFi?

    great price on ZyXEL NBG-318S HomePlug AV 802.11g router Hope this isn't an inappropriate post, but anyone interested in this thread may want to know that Amazon is currently selling the ZyXEL NBG-318S Powerline HomePlug AV 802.11g Wireless Router for $39.09, about $30 less than I've ever seen...
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    reviews of wireless distributed music systems

    interference That's interesting. I don't own Sonos, but am considering buying. The company's web site certainly suggests a significant possibility of interference, and there are a lot of complaints about this issue in the sonos forums.
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    Is Powerline Networking Dead?

    My perception the last time I considered using Powerline (several years ago) was that it was too complicated and expensive to get the network to all of the devices I wanted to be able to use in my home. At that time, for example, my Tivos didn't have ethernet ports (the newer models do), so...
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    reviews of wireless distributed music systems

    Some testing of the wireless networking used by the "major" distributed music systems would be very useful. Although the products are extensively reviewed on sites like CNET, the reviews are generally silent on, for example, the extent to which the installation will degrade the performance of...
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