Need help creating a custom Linux LiveCD
Like a dumbass I took my work laptop off the corporate domain and now I can't log in. Helpdesk can't find the admin password for the machine so it's stuck until I travel to the office and they can...
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My wife and I will be spending a weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tulsa for my 30th birthday. Need some ideas on restaurants and things to do... I asked here at MF a few months ago about a trip to...
View ArticleWhole-grain bread: healthy for us, death for appliances
I recently fulfilled my wife's lifelong dream of owning a KitchenAid mixer. It was a used Epicurean 475-watt beast that was in great shape. That was about a month ago. Now we have the paperweight to...
View ArticleAutomatically share mounted TrueCrypt volume?
Is there a way to have Windows permanently share a drive letter, even when it's a mounted volume? I use TrueCrypt to mount an encrypted volume and I want to permanently share that drive on my LAN. I'm...
View ArticleDue diligence before buying a used laptop...
Buying a used laptop. What can I do to ensure I'm not buying a ticking timebomb? Kind of last minute, but this afternoon I'm driving over an hour to grab a lightly used laptop for an insane price, but...
View ArticleRaw food lifestyle with a family (and a budget)... help!
My wife and I have decided we'd like to make some fairly big changes to our eating habits. We eat relatively healthy as it is, but we'd like to set a goal of eating at least 51% "raw foods". We're a...
View ArticleAlternatives to USAA for online banking?
I've used USAA for all of our banking for the last 10+ years and been extremely satisfied. Are there any other online banks that offer the same combination of services and features? For a number of...
View ArticleHelp me identify this cheesy sci-fi movie from the 70's or 80's!
I've been trying to identify this movie for years with no luck. This is one of those strange movie memories where you just have little snapshots in your mind. I've Googled my brains out (er... you know...
View ArticleHelp me find the best router with some specific requirements
I currently have all my non-portable Netflix devices hardwired to my router, but I'm moving to a house where that won't be possible. I hate to say goodbye, but the trusty WRT54G will have to go. Help...
View ArticleHow do I get a Netopia 3000 DSL modem to work in bridge mode?!
I'm going absolutely crazy here! I previously had a 2Wire DSL modem set to bridge mode with the Linksys router handling PPPoE auth. I recently moved and I'm trying to do the same thing with a new...
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