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    IT department security?

    Does a Windows login password help in this regard in any way? Or is that more for protection against local/physical unauthorized access?
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    IT department security?

    So if someone else uses my login credentials to use the network, that session will be separate from my current session? What if I am currently offline and someone decides to use my login credentials acting as an imposter; do network logs take into account things like MAC addresses so that I have...
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    IT department security?

    It's not really "work", it's school, and my laptop is both personal and work related. I also use my personal email to contact teachers and prospective employers. I am wondering if my gmail password is logged somewhere when I log onto a WPA2-Enterprise network at my school.
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    IT department security?

    So if I log on to the network with my personal laptop, are they able to see things like passwords?
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    IT department security?

    If your IT department has access to network info like that needed to log on to a WPA2-Enterprise network, could they possibly log onto the network and act as you? If they have the logon info can they track things like your passwords while you are using the network, or access any program or files...
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    Windows 8 worth it?

    Could you elaborate on how it will do this, and the size of the boost? Thanks.
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    Windows 8 worth it?

    I haven't really followed its development, so I was hoping I could consult this tech savvy crowd - is the new windows edition worthwhile to get if I already own Windows 7? Thanks.
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    Intel to Push for Higher Resolution PC Displays, Arrive in 2013

    Thank goodness, we've been stuck on the 1080p glass ceiling for nearly forever. Anything above a $200 24" is somehow immediately $2,000. About time we got some new technology in here. Maybe this will pick up the slacking graphics cards companies too.
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    Is it possible for USB slots to be saturated?

    I'm aware USB bandwidth, but from my situation it seems the mere presence of the USB in the ports caused the malfunction. The HDD transferred at 20MB/s, all of the rest of the devices (such as the printer) were inactive. My devices seem to work fine now, but if my USB controller is really...
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    Is it possible for USB slots to be saturated?

    I've recently had trouble with my external hard drives, where you could not write onto them. I tried pretty much every software solution I could find to no avail. I even bought another external hard drive, but the same problem occurred. Then, I disconnected the USB attached to my printer, and lo...
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    AMD's Own HD 7970 Performance Expectations?

    Doesn't the graph just look like someone whipped it up in MS Word? You'd expect an internal or PR slide to have more embellishments.
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    Bulldozer Aims For 50% Improvement By 2014: Is This Really Enough To Counter Intel?

    Given its thermals, they would have to boost performance by 50% TODAY in order to be competitive.
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    AMD Radeon HD 6950 1 GB

    Why is the performance/watt so different from the 2GB version when both the performance and TDP are extremely similar?
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    ASUS GeForce GTX 590 3 GB

    Great review as always Wiz. Sorry if this has been asked already, but next time could you please go with the 11.4 drivers for AMD? I realize that this time around it probably came in close to the time that you were reviewing the 590 and you couldn't get around to it, but I feel that the...
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    Lowest end graphics card that can still play HD video?

    What's the lowest end graphics card that can still play 1080p playback flawlessly? Thanks.
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