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LosIllini

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  1. My ATT giga internet hits 900+ Mbps via speedtest.net over cat5/ ethernet, using an Asus router. Newest laptop gets ~500Mbps or so over wifi (5Ghz band) in the same room, and about half that speed on the opposite side of the house. Old 2012-era macbook is 150 or so in the same room. My experience is that wifi usb-dongles are slower than dedicated wireless cards w/ antennas, so depending upon how you're set up on your pc, your speeds may be impacted. Same, if your wireless router is blocked, in an enclosure, etc. How large of files are you downloading? What kind of speeds do you get if you try your iphone/ ipad right next to the router?
  2. I have some cheap ones, and some more expensive ones for my Galaxy-- current favorites are the Jabra Elite Active 75ts. Think I bought renewed on Amazon (Jabra sells directly through Amazon) for $100 or so. Been using Jabra products since the early 00's- good company.
  3. Had deals expiring, and was going to pay out the ass for Directv and ATT fiber. Called in, and got some relief on Dtv. Still not sure what I'm going to do--- sports channel coverage is just too good, but, pricey overall. Sounds like a mix and match of providers to get everything streaming. What was really surprising was that they were able to drop 1GB internet to $65/ month for a year. Guess there's enough competition in Dallas, that they are trying to be more competitive. (1GB is probably overkill, but, house is hardwired, and do a lot of streaming/ moving data, working from home, and it just works).
  4. Pizzas look great! Do the Oonis have a temp regulator? Can you dial the temp down for a thin crust/ non-Neopolitan pie?
  5. 'Beautiful' --- Dallas Fiesta----
  6. That's in the ballpark of what I just paid for one vehicle--- ~$125 with taxes/ royalties/ etc. So, there's probably some wiggle room to negotiate. They said going forward that I would be auto-renewed at this price, and not have to do the annual price savings dance. I set a calendar reminder to make sure.
  7. I think Heat and Maintain are two different things. Don't have a heater, so, can't comment on that. But, my maintenance service here in Big D went up from ~$125 (which was above my threshold for pain, but, convenient) or so a year or two ago to $200 now (per company- chemical costs are killing them, and therefore, passed on and killing me). Weekly cleaning, and this is a smallco/ family business. ...Probably need to figure out how to do this myself.
  8. Poolish works- you'll get some preferment aroma/ flavor with regular/ storebought yeast. Or, you can really go down a rabbit hole w/ all kinds of yeast/ sourdough cultures. I've had good luck w/ basic poolish from SAF, Italian yeast, homebrew beer yeast, and sourdough starters. Yeast is amazing. Bunch of dry yeast on Ebay for sale- from San Francisco sourdoughs to Italian pizza yeast. Just gotta feed/ water them, and, they'll stay dormant in your fridge for a long time when you're not baking. Really adds flavor to your dough.
  9. Have you tried using parchment paper? I use it w/ a peel and pizza stone. Pull the paper after a couple of minutes. Does a real good job.
  10. Pretty good for store bought--- Dallas area Costcos have these. Made in Irving. (though they're not as fun as rolling the dice w/ the folks selling out of an Igloo cooler at the 276 crossroads between Lake Tawokoni and Lake Fork.)
  11. A couple Kranzes of Kolsch and a nice plate of Schweinshaxe should get the evening going just fine!
  12. FWIW- I've had good luck w/ these rolls--- generic version of the Foodsavers. Cheaper, and work pretty well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052BOEXG
  13. Fifteen is my limit on Schnitzengruben.
  14. Clicked on the Win 11 magnifying glass, and searched for 'sound settings', and that panel pulled up. I remember that Win 10 had something that looked different, but, did the same thing (allowed you to direct audio). Another thing I remember, is that I had a video/ sound card in one of my old machines that would sometimes conflict, that I had to reset/ override.
  15. Here's what the Win 11 panel looks like on my desktop.
  16. Sounds like you probably have a pc audio out problem- either have wrong digital out set in the control panel selected, or, drivers need updated. Did you check the Windows System => Sound, panel? I know that when I've updated drivers in 10 and 11, my audio sometimes switches to my monitor, or speaker, and I don't get sound through my Klipsch Promedias, until I mess with the panel. (in this case, I run sound through the 3.5mm jack on the soundcards, not through HDMI). Also, if you do get the audio going through HDMI, make sure the receiver is matched up on the correct video and sound inputs. Some receivers allow mixing/ matching video/ audio inputs (depending upon mfg, and if you are using HDMI and non-HDMI sources).
  17. Great job! Keep up the pics/ reports on the Christmas markets, food and beer!
  18. Worked with a bunch of old NASA engineers in Clear Lake right out of school. Their weekly routine would be Ryan's, Mr. Gatti's, CiCi's, Pancho's (they'd occasionally skip this for Grandy's or double up on Mr. Gatti's, or Ryan's every other week), Oasis (for the all you can eat shrimp), and Genghis Grill. Ryan's was always the safe goto. Rinse and Repeat.
  19. Anyone purchased a Chevy Tahoe recently? MSRP? Or, are they marking them up even more? Looks like the 2022's are being built, but, haven't seen any on lots. Website says 'In Transit'. Assuming all stock are pre-orders at this point.
  20. Used to travel for work quite a bit- good times. Worked on an automotive project in Koln in the early 2000s, right before Christmas. They had a Great Christmas Market, right by the Cathedral. Perfect City/ Weather/ Atmosphere--- remember having dinner at a restaurant- eating roasted pork, and drinking a bunch of Kolsch (worth the trip by itself). And, seems like they also had a special dark Christmas beer as well. Then, more grilled brats/ sausage beer, and gluhwein at the Cathedral. Fun trip. I'm sure you can't go wrong in any German City around Christmas, but, in the footsteps of the Dom, Koln's Market seemed really special. Really hope your trip works out, and you don't have any issues. Enjoy!
  21. Not a lot of traffic in this thread these days. Thought I'd check back in, and see if anyone was brewing? Sounds like Homebrew Headquarters in Dallas closed last month, which is unfortunate. Loved that store. Guess Haltom City/ Ft. Worth for brew supplies are the last brick and mortars in DFW.
  22. Same here- 2010 Tahoe Z71--- 125k miles--- bigass horizontal and vertical cracks on the dash in front of the steering wheel. Silverados have the same problem--- all manufacturer defects- poor platicizers. I read that Chevy doesn't guarantee a clean dash if they do a dealer airbag replacement. So, if they tear it up- you have to live with it. Couple of companies make plastic dash covers that fit on top of the existing dash for ~$200 or so. Haven't seen one in person, so, not sure how they look.
  23. Been using Backblaze to backup files for a couple of years--- works well in the background, and doesn't seem to be a resource hog. I also use Macrium Reflect to do daily system images to an external server. Had to reinstall my whole system one time, when windows 10 update decided to corrupt my machine. Worked perfectly.
  24. Replied to the iphone/ android thread back in March, when I traded my S9 for an unlocked S21 / 256GB through Samsung... Trade-in worked out well. I like the phone, and had no issues getting it setup (was already on Verizon, so, was able to use my old sim). Only thing I noticed was that the antenna/ radio in the S21 doesn't seem to be as strong as the S9. Especially inside my house. Wifi calling mitigates some of that, and, there is a free app you can d/l that allows you to select LTE bands only. If you're not in a good 5G area the phone wants to grab the 5G tower, even w/ a poor signal. I eventually switched over to a 15GB prepaid Verizon plan w/ 5G, and swapped out my old sim for a new 5G-capable one (bonus- seems like it's helped my coverage). Verizon will give you one for free- either at a corporate store, or, by mail. +++ Also, a quick note from that thread regarding trading in w/ Samsung- bunch of posts about this on reddit as well. I'd take pics of your phone, screen, and boot up once you backup/ wipe it, jic. Fortunately, I didn't have any problems trading in, but others seem to have experienced major problems. => If you trade an old phone in, make sure you follow the Samsung directions to the letter--- backing up your data, then logging out of Google/ Samsung accounts, before factory resetting from the Settings menu (not recovery). Seems a fair number of people were getting jammed up on the trade-in, as their phones weren't actually wiped correctly, and the techs couldn't validate due to Factory Reset Protection.
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