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2. The Nas Owners Thread - A Place For All Things Nas Related 1 2 3 4 17

   By Guest, July 20, 2013   

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3. Other topics

5. Repurpose thin clients?

   By anewmission, June 8
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   • christosd
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6. Macintosh OSX - 30 year consultant. Ask me anything. 1 2 3 4 6

   By 11Parsecs, April 26, 2020
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7. Are Antivirus softwares useless?

   By LHC, 6 hours ago
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   • LHC
   • 6 hours ago

8. Orbi Mesh Systems

   By Keith Anderson, Wednesday at 05:27 AM
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   • IanRM
   • 13 hours ago

9. What HDDs to buy?

   By Bunno77, Thursday at 12:23 AM
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   • Bunno77
   • Thursday at 06:58 AM

10. Laptop - Did I do well

    By Sansui77, Wednesday at 12:17 AM
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    • Jeddie
    • Wednesday at 12:56 AM

11. Advice needed for 20/21 inch All-In-One Desk Top min 520gb

    By titactoh, July 7
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    • titactoh
    • July 7

12. PC Guru please advise.

    By titactoh, June 1
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    • titactoh
    • July 5

13. New multiple (2x) HDD 3.5 inch Enclosure advice

    By Honreekea, July 2
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    • Honreekea
    • July 2

14. Donate computer power for Covid research 1 2

    By Jventer, August 26, 2020   

    • boinc
    • folding@home
    • covid
    • 45 replies
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    • Synodontis
    • July 1

15. Goodbye NBN - Hello Starlink 1 2

    By Marc, February 26
    • 70 replies
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    • Esoterica
    • June 29

16. Mobile (SIM only) plan recomendations

    By blybo, June 3
    • 12 replies
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    • TheBlackDisc
    • June 23

17. Cloud storage for your music. Recommendations ?

    By cazzesman, June 13
    • 8 replies
    • 514 views
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    • BugPowderDust
    • June 14

18. USB Thumbdrive. Any difference with Flash Drive for storing song/music?

    By titactoh, June 7
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    • titactoh
    • June 11

19. Shortening my Signature on SNA

    By cazzesman, June 7
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    • Willmax
    • June 8

20. Can anyone help me with Handbrake ?

    By Digital Man, June 6
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    • cwt
    • June 6

21. A semi Quiet PC Gaming build. Suggestions. 1 2 3

    By Luc, April 4, 2020   

    • gaming
    • silent pc
    • 97 replies
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    • warweary
    • June 4

22. WTB: Anyone selling SONY BVM, NEC XM29 Broadcast Montiors.

    By SteveRGB, May 31
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    • exitguy
    • June 2

23. Microsoft Office Home & Student & External Drive

    By titactoh, June 1
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    • titactoh
    • June 1

24. Dell PC encountering problems several times a day.

    By titactoh, May 30
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    • titactoh
    • May 30

25. Home wireless access points - advice pleese

    By 2Brix, May 19
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    • Matthew Willims
    • May 29

26. Google wants permissions before searching?

    By muon*, May 17
    • 11 replies
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    • anandpkumar
    • May 19

27. Mail Client iThunderbird (windows) identifies invalid certificate

    By Honreekea, May 13
    • 5 replies
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    • Honreekea
    • May 13

28. NBN unreliability - quick disconnects

    By aussievintage, May 2
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    • Cloth Ears
    • May 10

29. PLEASE help an old guy :-)

    By Rob McHugh, May 7
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    • Rob McHugh
    • May 7

30. Kodi users thread

    By cazzesman, August 16, 2020
    • 28 replies
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    • PCOWandre
    • April 25

31. Want to build perfect pc streamer

    By anewmission, April 19
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    • anandpkumar
    • April 20

32. LG has officially quit making phones

    By metal beat, April 6
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    • metal beat
    • April 20

33. New GPS - or Google Maps?

    By aussievintage, April 20
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    • aussievintage
    • April 20

34. How A Lawsuit Inspired Apple’s Most Iconic Sounds

    By audiofeline, April 16
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    • audiofeline
    • April 16

35. Surface Pro Tablet

    By CraigC, August 1, 2013
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    • Guest CraigC
    • April 12

36. Microsoft update causes bluescreen when printing

    By aussievintage, March 11
    • 6 replies
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    • sloper
    • March 24

37. FTTC recently installed in street, do I connect or consider going for FTTP?

    By markm1111, March 1
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    • markm1111
    • March 22

38. Anyone bought from Skycomp?

    By Jeddie, March 14
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    • blonk
    • March 14

39. RangeXTD wifi booster

    By titactoh, March 13
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    • titactoh
    • March 13

40. Free at Last - Telstra Goodbye - Hello Optus 5G Home Internet

    By metal beat, December 31, 2020
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    • davewantsmoore
    • February 27

41. Bitcoin phone

    By qflyer, October 22, 2019
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    • ShingTsui
    • February 26

42. Networking: How to find your DHCP Server?

    By Marc, February 23
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    • Marc
    • February 23

43. Smart Phones from PRC 1 2 3 4 182

    By francis wu, March 11, 2013
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    • ShingTsui
    • February 16

44. Need a new PC - build or buy ?

    By ysl, July 3, 2020
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    • ShingTsui
    • February 16

45. Office 365 Subscription BEWARE SMALL PRINT

    By warweary, February 16
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    • warweary
    • February 16

46. Apple Watch Series 6

    By titactoh, February 12
    • 3 replies
    • 414 views
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    • Marc
    • February 16

47. Synology RS815+ Rackstation Series | Fan Upgrade

    By Guest Peter the Greek, February 7
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    • Guest Peter the Greek
    • February 7

48. Free advice - PC builds 1 2 3

    By minute, October 24, 2020   

    • gaming
    • pc
    • audio pc
    • 115 replies
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    • LogicprObe
    • February 7

49. Help Needed - How to Connect PC with STB / 2 Monitors / Onkyo Receiver / DVD / 4 port HDMI switch / Turntable

    By progladyte, February 2
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    • emesbee
    • February 2

50. Thunderbolt to HDMI Recommendation?

    By p.laver, January 31
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    • p.laver
    • January 31

51. Wacom Cintiq 27QHD touch

    By Addicted to music, January 13, 2016
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    • Borcherds
    • January 20

52. Cheap 'tiny' refurb computers (Lenovo M93p)

    By aussievintage, December 6, 2020
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    • aussievintage
    • January 19

53. Odd EBay payment...

    By rotur, January 12
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    • rotur
    • January 12

54. thermal paste

    By sloper, January 3
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    • keinesorge
    • January 9

55. 4G Modems (Optus and Telstra)

    By aechmea, November 27, 2020
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    • bigev
    • January 2

56. Recommendation 8 in android tablets

    By cafe67, December 14, 2020
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    • cafe67
    • December 14, 2020

57. Booting from a vinyl record

    By Steffen, November 25, 2020
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    • zippi
    • November 27, 2020

58. Internal Blu Ray Drive for 4K playback

    By Gideon, November 12, 2020
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    • Guest CASH
    • November 27, 2020

59. Apple Computer Advice Needed

    By Digital Man, October 15, 2020
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    • davewantsmoore
    • November 23, 2020

60. Max or equivalent CD Ripper for Mac OS

    By Sunny130y, November 16, 2020
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    • Sunny130y
    • November 16, 2020

61. Motherboard Power Input Jack replacement advice

    By cazzesman, November 12, 2020
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    • muon*
    • November 13, 2020

62. HTPC to Projector with 4K HDR capabilities

    By Gideon, November 12, 2020
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    • Gideon
    • November 13, 2020

63. HTPC to Projector User Thread

    By Gideon, July 19, 2012
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    • Gideon
    • November 12, 2020

64. Is anyone getting the iPhone 12?

    By petetherock, October 17, 2020
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    • Norman_Chan
    • November 10, 2020

65. Recommended Backlit Wireless Keyboard with Mouse Pad

    By Sansui77, October 17, 2020
    • 2 replies
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    • Jventer
    • October 25, 2020

66. Recommend a low-cost inkjet printer that can do disc printing

    By comfortablynumb1624706995, October 20, 2020
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    • comfortablynumb1624706995
    • October 25, 2020

67. WiFI Mesh systems 1 2

    By Guest vagabond, May 14, 2019
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    • deviltoob
    • October 25, 2020

68. Vodaphone NBN - Any Good?

    By Jeddie, July 20, 2020
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    • SkipEsquire
    • October 25, 2020

69. Doe's the length of the cable from the modem to the Router matter?

    By Wimbo, October 20, 2020
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    • Wimbo
    • October 22, 2020

70. Apple SSD Enclosure

    By Digital Man, March 25, 2020
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    • Digital Man
    • October 22, 2020

71. Pixel 5/4a

    By francis wu, February 15, 2020
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    • Knight_Rider
    • October 16, 2020

72. NBN - Are they all slow? 1 2 3

    By DrSK, March 14, 2020
    • 119 replies
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    • LogicprObe
    • October 15, 2020

73. Raspberry Pi4

    By Boxerfan88, December 28, 2019
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    • nimo
    • October 1, 2020

74. Recommend NBN FTTN router.

    By Kaynin, September 27, 2020
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    • Kaynin
    • September 27, 2020

75. Apple hardware and Airplay question

    By Bunno77, September 3, 2020
    • 8 replies
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    • davewantsmoore
    • September 6, 2020

76. NBN Router LAN setup.

    By sloper, August 22, 2020
    • 7 replies
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    • Guest rmpfyf
    • August 26, 2020

77. Roon Users - pls share your experience 1 2

    By Guest durianlover88, June 29, 2015
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    • marcusdeming
    • August 23, 2020

78. Synology assistant on Macbook Air

    By scoobydoo, August 16, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • scoobydoo
    • August 17, 2020

79. Getting APTX on your Mac

    By petetherock, August 16, 2020
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    • petetherock
    • August 16, 2020

80. NUC vs. MAC Mini for Music Server/Streamer?

    By nimo, July 26, 2020
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    • nimo
    • August 15, 2020

81. Best VPNs? 1 2 3

    By MusicOne, October 17, 2015
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    • David12073
    • August 14, 2020

82. Advice on High End PC Build

    By zydeco, July 18, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • LogicprObe
    • August 8, 2020

83. Fibre-optic ethernet connection 1 2

    By was_a, August 11, 2019
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    • Guest rmpfyf
    • August 7, 2020

84. Regarding NAS raid configuration

    By exclusive, July 7, 2020
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    • ralfale
    • August 6, 2020

85. Let's Talk About Current Laptops 2020

    By Sansui77, June 18, 2020
    • 9 replies
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    • Sansui77
    • August 5, 2020

86. 3.5" SATA Enclosure for 14TB HDD

    By InnocentBlood, May 20, 2020
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    • nimo
    • August 4, 2020

87. Best external webcam for podcasts?

    By skittlewood, July 20, 2020
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    • Quest1553552757
    • August 2, 2020

88. New Generation CPU=New Generation RAM requirement. Where to get and What to get?

    By YANG, August 2, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • YANG
    • August 2, 2020

89. The wonderful NBN. 1 2 3 4 20

    By Wimbo, January 12, 2019
    • 791 replies
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    • davewantsmoore
    • July 31, 2020

90. PC Needs fixing

    By GeoffP., July 24, 2020
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    • sloper
    • July 24, 2020

91. Gaming PC Purchase Advice

    By POV, July 1, 2020
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    • Adolph Hernandez
    • July 23, 2020

92. $2k-ish PC build

    By Bunno77, July 5, 2020
    • 33 replies
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    • blainn
    • July 18, 2020

93. Laptop to TV connection problem.

    By BuzzzFuzzz, July 13, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 726 views
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    • blainn
    • July 18, 2020

94. HDD reliability

    By Boxerfan88, February 16, 2019
    • 18 replies
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    • YANG
    • July 18, 2020

95. Benchmark your pc @ userbenchmark

    By warweary, February 21, 2019
    • 29 replies
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    • Bunno77
    • July 11, 2020

96. Retirement for my I7 NEW PC

    By sloper, July 6, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 866 views
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    • sloper
    • July 11, 2020

97. Anyone have CCleaner on their puter?

    By wolster, September 20, 2017
    • 23 replies
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    • Noomie
    • July 6, 2020

98. Windows 10 upgrade will it or wont.

    By sloper, July 2, 2020
    • 11 replies
    • 725 views
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    • PleasantSounds
    • July 4, 2020

99. error code ????

    By cazzesman, July 3, 2020
    • 10 replies
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    • cazzesman
    • July 4, 2020

100. 5g Network - how will it change streaming services

     By Pasic007, July 3, 2020
     • 9 replies
     • 680 views
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     • davewantsmoore
     • July 4, 2020

101. Wifi reciever to ethernet output

     By Brett_A, July 1, 2020
     • 1 reply
     • 429 views
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     • pezzy
     • July 1, 2020

102. Cyber risk during COVID-19

     By almikel, March 29, 2020   

     • hacking
     • phishing
     • 11 replies
     • 1.2k views
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     • BugPowderDust
     • June 30, 2020

103. Mac appreciation thread 1 2 3 4 43

     By petetherock, January 1, 2010
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     • petetherock
     • June 28, 2020