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Seems to be a good balance between power efficiency and performance. Can't go wrong with an 850m and an IPS panel. The brushed aluminum is a nice touch.

I've been playing around with the Oculus and it's amazing.

Several Chinese websites are already reporting that the base clock rate of the 4790k is to be set at 4.0 with a boost rate of 4.4. I would expect more information to be leaked within the next few days.

I've worked as a Network Administrator for the last 13 years (I hold a B.S. in Comp Sci, a CCNP and a CISSP). If you have any questions, fire away.

The problem is with the handoff between AT&T and XO (and not the Diablo servers themselves). I know for a fact there is an engineering team working on it with a high priority. It's a complicated problem and the fix is taking longer than expected. I would expect a significant improvement shortly. FYI

A couple years ago, a college student contacted me out of the blue and very politely asked if I could set aside some time to talk about my work and if I had any openings. I was so impressed with how direct and well spoken he was that I went to my HR Director and created an internship. I'll admit that many people are going to brush you off if you try this but, eventually someone will like the gumpshun. On the point of grades; that may be something the HR people will screen but, I seriously doubt it. I've never asked a person about their grades and I've never been asked about mine. Whether or not you graduated (or are still attending) is the only thing anyone will really care about. With resumes, write a cover letter tailored to each job you are applying for. Read up on the employer and find a way to work that information into your cover letter/resume. If I see a well written cover letter, I'll at least give the applicant an interview. Once you're in the room, be confident. You wouldn't be there if they weren't considering you for the job. Make eye contact. Don't be afraid to show you have a sense of humor; nobody wants to work with a robot. After the interview, thank them for their time and don't be afraid to ask questions.

It's developed for AS/400 (iSeries). Edit: Just wanted to add that AS/400 is very much an alive OS and is quite common. I've worked on them personally for over a decade.

I would imagine they use automated installers/scripting or pre-built images. Dell even makes a product that does this called the KBOX.

Sounds like we may be able to expect the higher end ROG boards to show up at Computex in June. http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?46424-Leak-of-new-ASUS-boards-Z97/page4

First, neither Internet browsing history nor cookies would allow someone remote access to your computer (public network or not). They do however provide additional information once a foothold has been established that can be leveraged to gain additional access to other web services you use. That added risk isn't all that significant. Second, if you're concerned about privacy on public networks, only authenticate to webservers using an SSL connection. Third, she's your mother. She created you. Don't argue with her; just nod your head and be nice. Oh, and go clean your room for good measure.

They would most likely give you one that is USB based.

I'm not familiar with that line but, it's possible. If it is a WWAN card, it will have an ESN tag on it somewhere.

You could, just record the ESN as they'll ask you for it. You're most likely better off getting a new broadband card if you were going to get a new contract... most providers will give you one.

This is what I use along with toilet paper: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0047YB3OW/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

It's for Wireless service. You need a contract through a service provider to use it.

Tell me about it... My wife is a CPA and CFP (certified financial planner). We keep an open dialogue on our finances with what we're spending and why; she's cool with what I spend, but that doesn't stop her from passive aggressively labeling a wedge in our expenses pie chart as "Toys". The fear of wife aggro is the only reason I'm not broke.

The most important thing you can do right now is social networking. Go to user group meetings, job fairs, professional networking events, e-mail local businesses and politely ask to speak to their IT Director. Ask for career advice; I have yet to meet an IT Director or Network Manager who didn't love imparting their own personal wisdom onto anyone who will listen. This also has the added side benefit of giving them a mildly vested interest in your success which can lead to solid opportunities. To that point, if you happen to live in SE Wisconsin or NE Illinois, message me and we can talk. Work on your interviewing skills. The last time I had an entry level opening, HR handed me over 200 resumes. You need to stand out. The hardest thing about working in IT today isn't understanding the technology, the hardest thing is being able to communicate that understanding in a way that is palatable to the end user and more importantly, management. Quite frankly, I don't care what you know; teaching the technology bit is easy, teaching the social and business aspects of the job is damn near impossible. Make sure you highlight your social skills and business acumen at job interviews. We gobble that shit up. I got into IT at a time when industry was desperate for anyone who knew anything about computer networks. I don't envy your current position. Best of luck to you.

It was incredibly polished 7 years ago. You should have seen it 20 years ago. I remember it taking me the better part of a week screwing around with config files just to get X11 up and running. KDE and GNOME didn't even exist yet. Get off my lawn, etc.

All flavors of Linux use the same kernel, the only real difference is the software packages installed on top. So in that sense, yes, they are compatible.

Even on super GUI heavy distros, the system requirements for Linux are quite light so, run whatever interests you. I'll recommend both Ubuntu and Mint as they have very large user communities and are well documented. I would strongly recommend you try to work within the shell as much as possible for the first several weeks.

If I have X dollars to spend and need to make a decision about a component and I'm left with a choice between either looks or max performance (and not both) I'd go with performance. That being said, my case and cooling solution is easily as, if not more, expensive than my components held within.

What I would consider expensive varies from product to product. For example, a Titan when compared to a 780 ti (price-to-performance) seems pretty expensive/unreasonable to me and conversely, a 780 ti seems pretty inexpensive/reasonable. At the same time, a $25-30 case fan seems expensive to me when compared to other fans in the $15ish range. As I get older and have more disposable income, buying "expensive" electronics seems a lot less painful and my definition of expensive seems to evolve bit-by-bit. In my early-mid twenties, I would have considered spending 2-2.5k (USD) a year on electronics the upper bound of my acceptable limit. Now in my 30s, I expect to budget $400-500 a month towards electronics and it doesn't really bother me (better yet, it doesn't bother my wife).

Looking at this link which has a bit more detail, it looks like you can add a 120 GB SSD for ~80 USD.

Not for gaming. The 4770k is a rock solid gaming processor.

This is what I use: http://shop.benq.us/monitors/gaming/xl2420z.html It's an updated version of the TE model that everyone loved so much. Using that computer and this monitor at 1080p, it should handle both DayZ and Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings without a problem. I would add if you happen to buy that model, make sure you buy direct from Benq. There was a recent firmware update to address some early problems the monitor had. If you buy direct, it's guaranteed to have that latest firmware.