This might be better for the Tech Help thread but whatever. I recently got a new desk and it has a compartment that you can put your computer in. With the front door closed it's sealed, except for two holes for running wires outside. I put the computer inside for the first time today, left it for a couple hours, came back and it was WAY hotter than it should be. Obviously ventilation is a problem so my question is, Does anyone know of a good way to keep this compartment cool so I don't fry my shit? Will adding a fan to the desk to blow hot air out make much of a difference? Thank you Sirs or Madames in advance.
Airflow is ideal. So yeah, you'll wanna either get a vent/fan system going on within the compartment or just completely remove the cabinet door. Even if you just went with the 2nd choice, it wouldn't hurt to make a larger hole in the back for more hot air to escape.
I'd find a small, quiet fan, like a computer case fan, like this: Cut a large hole in your desk (same size as the mounting area of the fan) and attach it to it on the inside. Set up the fan such that it pushes air out of the enclosed area, and as far away from the other holes as you can. Make it so that when the air gets blown out, it's sucked in through the other holes, and passes over/through as much of the computer as you can. You may also want to consider taking part of the case off of your computer so that it opens up more of it to the cooler air coming in. Most fans like that are run by DC power, but you should be able to find a power lead from inside your computer that can drive it. You may need a harness extension, but they're really easy to find. If you wire it properly, it would be on only while the computer is powered up. The other option is to totally fill in the existing holes so they're air tight, and then create a totally new pair of input and exhaust holes. Put a dust filter on the input hole.
This always sucks. I think your best bet is having a friend DVR it, obviously, if at all possible. A torrent of the game is another alternative, although they usually don't pop up for a couple/few days after the fact. Chances are you've probably heard the outcome by then.. which blows wein. My .02
DVR is your best bet. When Michigan State played Michigan this year in football, I was in Bogota for a wedding, and I wasn't able to even check updates, much less watch it on TV. It was 36 hours before I was back in the states, where we had it recorded on DVR, and we just watched it then. It worked out OK, we made sure to avoid TVs and computers or wearing any Spartan gear so as not to unintentionally intice a mention of the score. I will say this though, it was the most agonizing 36 hours of my life. Save the fact that I was in Bogota and partying with latino women, the two flights, two taxi rides, and 14 hours of travel afterward just about did me in.
Just curious if anyone wants to estimate the size of this place. Its 2 story the square driveway in the bottom is a 4 car garage, for some scale.
***PLAYSTATION 3 HELP*** Here's the run down. I use the PS3 as my primary BluRay player. In the old configuration, I had a single HDMI into the Television from the PS3; the TV had an "Audio Out" to my receiver. This provided a single output from the PS3 (HDMI), that accommodated sound and video. Well, I recently purchased a new TV, one that does NOT have an "Audio Out" interface. As such the old configuration is no longer valid for sound. Here's what I've done, with no success for sound: Identified the composite cord for the PS3 (Sony interface, to YRW RCA cables), directly input the audio to the front receiver. Directly input composite video / audio into the TV (it doesn't even recognize that anything is plugged into the TV). Repeated after removing the HDMI cable and recycling PS 3 power. Purchased an optical cable, repeated. The interface under test is valid, because I use it to play music of my computer using an RW RCA cabling). Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
When I used to have a PS3 as my primary bluray player(not the case anymore), I would go HDMI out to the TV and optical to the receiver. I now have a processor that all of my devices(Sat, bluray, X-Box, ect) plug into via HDMI, and one HDMI cable out to the TV. This way I let the processor do all the switching.
Assuming your receiver has an optical in. Plug the HDMI into the TV, the optical into the receiver. The PS3 will default to sending everything through the HDMI. TO fix this, go into the settings->Sound (i think) and change it to output through the optical. The rest should be fucking with the receiver for the right channel. Hope that makes things a little clearer
I bought my first home last year. I have already amended last years taxes and received my $8K credit back. My question is whether it would make more sense to see a CPA to file my taxes this year, or if I should just use something like TurboTax (non-free version, obviously). I know that there are tons of deductions that I think I can make being a first time homebuyer, but I don't know if those would offset the cost of going and getting my taxes done by a CPA. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks!
Hey guys, this might belong in one of the music threads but... I've been listening to Wu Tang's "Enter the Dubstep" album nonstop for about a month now, yet I know nothing about anything like it. I've gotten a few albums, but they're all instrumentals. Is there anything out there that's similar to WT's (mixing rap with electronic/indie)? Thanks.
I have a wedding to attend in Provincetown, MA this June and everything is outrageously expensive for accommodations. I understand that it is Cape Cod during the summer, but does anyone have advice for affordable hotels or rental houses? Greatly appreciated.
P-Town is a pretty openly gay community, so if you're willing to save a buck in exchange for certain...services, I'm sure you could work out a deal for cheap room and board.
If you don't mind a little bit of a drive(45min-1 hr), you might want to check for hotels down by Hyannis/Yarmouth/West Yarmouth area. If you don't want to drive that far you might want to check out Welfleet or Orleans.
I'm looking for freight companies that are capable of shipping ATVs/motorcycles/snowmobiles nationwide. It would have to be picked up at a residential address but could be shipped to a terminal. I know there's companies that do this, I just do not know of anyone. I used to work for a smaller freight company that was limited to the upper mid west but is now out of business and anything you could imagine got shipped.
Somebody else may know more, but since nobody chimed in, here's my two cents: It's been a few years, but I've used Freight Quote several times. http://www.freightquote.com/ This allows you to input your criteria for comparison. I only used it three times, I think, and each time I ended up with R + L http://www.rlcarriers.com/ Things may have changed since then, so YMMV.
My mother approached me over the weekend and told me that she was giving me a diamond ring my father had given her for Christmas a few years ago. Since they're divorced, she doesn't want it, and wants me to be able to use it for whatever I want, selling or otherwise. She also had the original appraisal from the shop. It's a three diamond ring, total weight 1.23 carats, with the center stone weighing .57. The color/clarity is GH/S/1. The ring itself is 14K white gold. So far, the best place I've found for info regarding current value and market trends for polished diamonds is IDEX, which offered an up-to-date market report as well as a retail benchmark pricing table without having to pay for membership. The market, especially for the size/characteristics of the diamonds in the ring, is strong right now, and according to the benchmarks, the current retail value of the stones in the ring is about 80% more than the original appraisal value. Having done my homework on the approx. value of what I've got, I still have a question: where's the best place to sell it? Is there anyone here with any experience selling jewelry who might have some tips? Should I venture into the New York diamond district? Should I go back to where my father bought it and see if I can work a deal there? Should I go visit Fast Eddy or Good Ole Tom? Thanks for any input.
I'm looking to buy a food processor. Problem is I know nothing about what makes a good processor good. Can I get a $50 one from the local store? Do I need to take certain factors into consideration (wattage, speed?)?
First, figure out what you're going to do with it, and how often. If you're going to pull it out every 2 months to make a coleslaw, then buy something cheap. If you're going to be making soup every day with it, then get the industrial. And get one that is easy to clean.