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Depending on type of ground and length of run really a pretty easy do-it-yourself job. Just far enough down to keep the mower from hitting it. I've never had a problem with frost heave even at just a foot or so down especially with small 1/2" conduit. ... View more

Don't remember for Windows 7 but with 8.1 you can setup a child's user account which restricts usage and can also have it so the Status Meter doesn't even appear. ... View more

I guess I'm old fashioned, believe in the "disobeying your parents has consequences" rule. ... View more

Stacey, go here your SAN will be near the top left: http://192.168.0.1/ ... View more

Which means 800Gb equals 100GB. ... View more

My broadcast OTA television is great. Get the major stations and anything else I can find online. Don't need no stink'in statelliet TV. 🙂 Alan, sorry for trashing your post. We'll get back on track eventually.   🙂 ... View more

All of them Christopher, all of them.  🙂 ... View more

And it's unlimited! ... View more

That one really pulls my chain Gwalk. ... View more

Kind of like the young'ins that have no idea how to drive a car with a clutch.  🙂 ... View more

My 8.1 desktop looks like 7. ... View more

I have XP and Mint 17.1 on Virtual Machines. (VMware Player) My wife has 7 on her laptop. ... View more

The guy is writing his opinion is all and you know what they say "opinions" are like. People seem to get very personal and protective about their OS. I think 7 is a very good OS, there are still plenty who think XP is the best that ever was. I tend to roll with the newest eventually, I like the challenge of learning it. Keeps my old brain active. I have my 8.1 looking and running pretty much like 7. ... View more

So Amanda's powers are limited? I'm devastated.  🙂 ... View more

Lol, sticky. We've been asking for that for a couple years at least. ... View more

Router ignorance is widespread. Just another case where most people think you just plug it in and it should work. Not the case most times and even the supplied wizard disc can not setup more than the most basic network. ... View more

Not if streaming locally though, it does make a difference. Especially the 5Ghz band. ... View more

The Internet of Everything.  http://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-everything-2015-bi-2014-12 ... View more

Well, you are a geek freak.  🙂 ... View more

Yea, that doesn't sound good. Could be the wireless receive or transmit going bad in the router. ... View more

Gary, one of the points being made is that with wireless especially, it can look like it isn't broke but is. I've read lots of posts on other sites about the radio going south in routers but they appear to be fine. Things like not putting out the power they're supposed to. ... View more

I have had mine in AP mode as well. I think this is one of those "little" settings that can make a big difference. ... View more

That I could live with.  🙂 ... View more

I personally don't wish this, then we would be locked into whatever they provide. ... View more

Alan, I have an E1200 in a box, it worked great on Gen4 until I upgraded routers, but you are right that hardware fails. It is a low cost solution however even the expensive ones fail and the wireless radio portion can flake out but the router still seems to be working. I think the main takeaway is that when it comes to routers you can never really be certain it is functioning properly even when it appears it is. That is why you and the rest of us regulars here always as the "have you plugged directly into the modem" question. You have raised a good point about equipment seeming to be in working order when it is not. ... View more

Crazy for getting this, I really don't think Charles was trying to make you look like a fool but simply saying class-action lawsuits are a joke when it comes to reparations for the customer, which I totally agree with. Then he explained how the installers profit margins are usually quite low. Finally, he explained how HughesNet came about its name. His advise about making Representatives and Senators do their jobs is spot on. Appears there is plenty of defense to go around. I don't think he was trying to do anything for HughesNet except to clarify some statements that were made. You do have to realize that that there are probably at least 10 people who have good, reliable service for every 1 that comes here to complain. This is ultimately a help forum and there are plenty of folks here willing to help with problems. Many just complain without wanting help and HughesNet has done absolutely nothing to silence it unless it gets really personally nasty and/or vulgar. So, to you and Vincente, there are people here willing and able to help. You can take it or leave it. Your choice. ... View more

Charles, here second chart from bottom. Don't see any with bluetooth in flags that are Atheros though. https://wikidevi.com/wiki/List_of_802.11ac_Hardware ... View more

Charles, Intel laptop wireless adapters have always given me some kind of problem. I always end up going back to Qualcomm Atheros, using a dual-band AR5BWB222 for some time and works great. Added benefit of Bluetooth. Guess Intel isn't as good with wireless adapters as they are with CPUs.   ... View more

Kinda suggests a problem with the hardware, setup or OS on the Toshiba laptop. Maybe a combination of all three. The Hughes network is not going to treat one computer different from another once it gets out over the modem unless there is something different with the computer itself. ... View more

Saw that already, updated from beta to final. Thanks for having my back though. 🙂 And have a great Thanksgiving! ... View more