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  1. Digital Pen? by clickclickdrone · · Score: 2, Interesting · on How To Enter Equations Quickly In Class?

    Unless I've missed it, I can't believe no one has suggested a digital pen such as the e-Pen ones? http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/hard/peripherals/e-pens-create.htm

  2. Re:SATA, not IDE by ikkonoishi · · Score: 1 · on Digital Storage To Survive a 25-Year Dirt Nap?

    I agree. Just throw the discs in there. I mean its not like the people of the future will be unable to do research to determine how to use them. The only limitation is whether the discs will maintain their structural integrity for that long. Most burnable cds only last around two or three years under usage. Link

    They could last much longer if you get higher end discs.

  3. Re:9% cpopy speed-up noticable? by clickclickdrone · · Score: 1 · on PC World Tests Final Version of Vista SP1

    >Splurged on the drive and couldn't go for 4GB of RAM? Vista 32bit only groks 3.5-ish GB
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/vista/vista-32bit-memory.htm

  4. Re:Oh stop whinging by clickclickdrone · · Score: 1 · on Industry Insider Blasts Comcast

    Thanks for the update. My old router only had a 10mb/s WAN connection and used to choke when Blueyonder moved above 6Mb/sec so I changed to a cheap Netgear one with a 100Mbit WAN port - much better and only about £40. There's a review at http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/hard/networki ng/netgearfvs114.htm assuming they still make it.

  5. Some reviews that tell it like it is by clickclickdrone · · Score: 1 · on Tech Review Sites and Payola

    Just to show some sites do print less than praising reviews (and live to see another day)
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/leisure/ transfermyvideo.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilitie s/r-firewall.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/educatio n/photocoach.htm

  6. Some reviews that tell it like it is by clickclickdrone · · Score: 1 · on Tech Review Sites and Payola

    Just to show some sites do print less than praising reviews (and live to see another day)
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/leisure/ transfermyvideo.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilitie s/r-firewall.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/educatio n/photocoach.htm

  7. Some reviews that tell it like it is by clickclickdrone · · Score: 1 · on Tech Review Sites and Payola

    Just to show some sites do print less than praising reviews (and live to see another day)
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/leisure/ transfermyvideo.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/utilitie s/r-firewall.htm
    http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/reviews/soft/educatio n/photocoach.htm

  8. Re:How long before Microsoft patches Vista by jkrise · · Score: 1 · on Vista Can Run Without Activation for a Year

    8-times more hardware, eh? And where'd you pull that number? Out of your ass?

    Thought so.

    My ass doesn't run Vista yet, sorry.

    Any sysad will tell you XP needs 512MB RAM; and reports on Vista indicate the beast needs 4GB RAM to run as fast as XP. Any fool that doesn't have his head in his ass will tell you 4GB is 8 times 512MB.
    XP sweet spot is 512MB: http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/windows/ram needs.htm
    Vista sweet spot is 4GB http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?com mand=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9011523