Not trying to be a dick, but that's BS. I can't imagine any ISP in Canada capping at "a few GB" in this day and age. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago that could be, with a "light" package.
I just checked the Rogers website, and NONE of their packages have a cap at 60GB.
My current ISP (Shaw Cable) caps me at 150GB (25Mbps), and it is a soft-cap, meaning if I go over it by a ridiculous amount for a few months in a row they call me and complain.
I know of some smaller ISPs capping theirs at 50GB, and once you hit your cap for the month the speed is limited to quite slow for the rest of the month.
Haha... FTA: "Because of movie piracy, a U.S. congressional committee has added Canada to a "country watch list" that includes such well-known piracy havens as China, Russia, India and Malaysia."
Honestly, shit like this coming out of the US always makes me laugh.
Does anyone actually believe anything that comes from a company with "FOX" in their name?
Anyway, this article is a stupid BS attemp to scare the Canadian public into supporting stronger copyright laws. The threat of delayed releases is laughable.
I'm far from the worlds #1 expert in wifi sec... but I am CISSP and GSEC certified.
Wireless security 101 -> If you are doing anything that requires security, don't use wireless.... and running linux is hardly a end-of-all-problems security solution, sorry linux geeks. (Of which I am one.. well more of a BSD geek really.)
Public access points are foolish to even connect to , and using them to access/transmit any confidential info is twice as bad. (.. and as such should be against most corporate IS policies, if wireless itself is not completely banned.)
The majority of the "free" websites no the internet make their money via adversitising. If these websites can not make money they will cease to exist.
Certinaly some websites are far too obtrusive, but if you believe that to be true of a website, then don't use it. Simple. As for posting a/. article about it, get a life. Of course if you are blocking ads companies are going to try and find ways around your blocker.
The company I work for runs a large advertising based website, and the ads the people using advertiser blockers get are far more obtrusive than the standard ads. It's a pain in the ass to get around the ad blockers, but it will always be possible. (Just expect the ads to be more integrated into the content than current ads)
This is not : news, unexpected, or Microsofts fault.
It has been known for *LONG* time that HDDVD/BR could either not play, or downsample the resolution based on lack of HDCP.
This is not Microsofts fault in any way. If MS wants Vista to be able to licensed play either of these formats, they are required to follow the licensing rules no?
The settings for this are individual to each title, and (partially due to lack of console support for hdmi & hdcp) expected to mostly be unused. AFAIK...
Not that I think DRM or any of this bullshit is good, I hate it. But it's erroneous to blame this on MS or Vista.
First, I doubt opening up the drivers really leaves *that* much to be "stolen".
Second, what are the hacks you are talking about
The only one I can recall is one to open the disabled pipelines up on 6800s.... and that's hardly a $300 increase in performance. Not only that, but enabling those pipelines often didn't work or caused artifacts.
First, as has been pointed out, it is image "tearing" you are referring to. It is caused by the video buffer being written to at the same time the buffer is being read by the display. Also, AFAIK its a problem that is independent of display technology.
On a PC there are a few different ways around it depending on what you are doing. (Playing games or watching video.. ) If you are experiencing tearing issues in video, try using a different media player... In games, simply enable vsync.
I use windows media center & VLC for my TV/Movie watching, and never experience tearing.
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As for your ".. anything I throw up from my PC has 5 blury areas because it tries to scale 1360 to 1366" problem, on most lcd/plasma displays you should be able to set your aspect ratio to 1:1. You will simply lose a few pixels on each side. The image (obviously) is not stretched in 1:1 mode.
At risk of being called a "n00b", by oh-so-enlightened you, I will point out that many people enjoy driving.... and many of them enjoy driving SUVs.
The $800+ CAD I spend a month on driving is not part of the enjoyment, but I get that much $$ worth of enjoyment out of it. (Not to mention saved time)
I've never taken Vancouvers public transit, but Calgarys is hardly effecient and relaxing. (Unless maybe you work at a gas station and take the train at 12AM... oh wait, then there are the drunks to deal with.) --- nor is it time saving, it's a 15 minute drive for me downtown in the morning, and a 30+ minute train ride, including walking time.
Do you never leave the city? Personally I'd be lost without a vehicle. Even in Vancouver, where I generally spend 3-4 weeks a year. (Richmond actually)
I think YOU -- CAN NOT AFFORD!
The only time I even think about taking public transit is if I am heading out to a pub/bar that is on the train line, and even then 9 out of 10 times I will call a cab instead.
So what and where is your "hardcore fps gamer"? Also, where do your precise measurements/stats come from?
The lower resolution I can understand (I am the same, usually pretty low res, no/little antialiasing), but I've yet to meet a gamer that used that much room to swing a mouse.... I can't imagine how that is superior since moving your arm takes much longer. A quick twitch is much faster than a wide sweep.
Personally, I used to play a lot more fps than I do now, but I still play quite often. I find a when I have to move my arm further it lowers my stats, and I feel slower.... To each their own, though.
I find the G5s customizable DPI settings kind of nice, but in reality I rarely switch modes when playing. (The exception being while in vehicles in bf2)
@ 2000 DPI, if it is accurately measuring up to 1M/s that is plenty.
I use a 2000 DPI mouse and I am sure the sensor doesn't cover an area of more than 5 cm2 when I am playing. That given, I have to move the mouse > 200 times back and forth in under a second, or move the whole 5cm in less than 1/200th of a second before that becomes a problem.
While I believe I may be able to move that fast, I know I can't accurately point that fast. Perhaps others can?
IMO USB polling speed & DPI are the most important measurements. (.. and only to a point there. I find 500MHz polling great, but 125MHz (Windows standard) greatly lacking)
So I think the "most important graph" really isn't that important.
Just my 2 cents.
(Also, I don't know any hardcore gamers who this would matter to that don't keep their mouse sensitivty VERY tight like me -- this may not apply to some mouse users who need a 1 m2 mousepad.)
I'll second that... Try something like a G5, you will notice a huge difference.
My only problems with logitech is that their setpoint software gets significantly worse with each version... and their bluetooth kb/mouse combo hasn't treated me particularily well when I use blueooth mode.
They have good quality, warranty, and support.
As an example, my middle mouse button was starting to get sticky. I knew it just needed a cleaning, but it was still under its 3 year warranty and I didn't want to break the warranty to take it apart and clean it. So I called them up, and they sent me better model of a brand new kb/mouse set.
I think we can consider things like AES to be safe for awhile yet. (At the mimiumum, not worth cracking for someones PIN # or CC#)
All the same, implementing a new encryption algorithm on these machines should, for the most part, be no more difficult than a firmware upgrade. I don't imagine that's too involved of a process to do every few years.
"keeping up with all the different encryption methods would be cost prohibitive" --- I don't buy that either, encryption standards neither change often, nor vary wildly in their implementation.
It's nice to find a decent hardware store around if you can, at least someone that will exchange faulty hardware without you having to go ot the manufacturer.
At my local hw store, if you buy mb/cpu/ram at the same time, they install cpu/ram on the MB and test it all for you, as well as updating the mb to the latest bios. (usually I don't buy all 3 at once though)
I've even had them hookup power supplies, and more, just for me to judge noise levels.
If I want to spend $500+ on a video card every 4 months, why does that bother you?
You readily admit you aren't an early adopter, so why do you care that early adopters run into instability problems? Isn't that their choice to make? If am going to buy all the latest tech before it even hit the shelves I expect such issues on occasion.
As has been said -- without early adopters paying the big $$ for the research, budget products would likely not exist.
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I gotta call BS, folks born on reservations are citizens the same as the rest of us.
Ooops --- I meant to say all of Rogers current packages have a cap of >= 60 GB.
Not trying to be a dick, but that's BS. I can't imagine any ISP in Canada capping at "a few GB" in this day and age. Maybe 3 or 4 years ago that could be, with a "light" package.
I just checked the Rogers website, and NONE of their packages have a cap at 60GB.
My current ISP (Shaw Cable) caps me at 150GB (25Mbps), and it is a soft-cap, meaning if I go over it by a ridiculous amount for a few months in a row they call me and complain.
I know of some smaller ISPs capping theirs at 50GB, and once you hit your cap for the month the speed is limited to quite slow for the rest of the month.
Why spread lies?
Haha... FTA: "Because of movie piracy, a U.S. congressional committee has added Canada to a "country watch list" that includes such well-known piracy havens as China, Russia, India and Malaysia."
Honestly, shit like this coming out of the US always makes me laugh.
Does anyone actually believe anything that comes from a company with "FOX" in their name?
Anyway, this article is a stupid BS attemp to scare the Canadian public into supporting stronger copyright laws. The threat of delayed releases is laughable.
Ohh.. one more thing.
Wireless NICs can be setup to look like APs.
Not connecting to ad hoc networks is *not* a way to secure yourself from this.
I'm far from the worlds #1 expert in wifi sec... but I am CISSP and GSEC certified.
... and running linux is hardly a end-of-all-problems security solution, sorry linux geeks. (Of which I am one.. well more of a BSD geek really.)
Wireless security 101 ->
If you are doing anything that requires security, don't use wireless.
Public access points are foolish to even connect to , and using them to access/transmit any confidential info is twice as bad. (.. and as such should be against most corporate IS policies, if wireless itself is not completely banned.)
The majority of the "free" websites no the internet make their money via adversitising.
/. article about it, get a life. Of course if you are blocking ads companies are going to try and find ways around your blocker.
If these websites can not make money they will cease to exist.
Certinaly some websites are far too obtrusive, but if you believe that to be true of a website, then don't use it. Simple. As for posting a
The company I work for runs a large advertising based website, and the ads the people using advertiser blockers get are far more obtrusive than the standard ads. It's a pain in the ass to get around the ad blockers, but it will always be possible. (Just expect the ads to be more integrated into the content than current ads)
This is not : news, unexpected, or Microsofts fault.
..
It has been known for *LONG* time that HDDVD/BR could either not play, or downsample the resolution based on lack of HDCP.
This is not Microsofts fault in any way. If MS wants Vista to be able to licensed play either of these formats, they are required to follow the licensing rules no?
The settings for this are individual to each title, and (partially due to lack of console support for hdmi & hdcp) expected to mostly be unused. AFAIK.
Not that I think DRM or any of this bullshit is good, I hate it. But it's erroneous to blame this on MS or Vista.
First, I doubt opening up the drivers really leaves *that* much to be "stolen".
Second, what are the hacks you are talking about
The only one I can recall is one to open the disabled pipelines up on 6800s.... and that's hardly a $300 increase in performance. Not only that, but enabling those pipelines often didn't work or caused artifacts.
First, as has been pointed out, it is image "tearing" you are referring to. It is caused by the video buffer being written to at the same time the buffer is being read by the display. Also, AFAIK its a problem that is independent of display technology.
On a PC there are a few different ways around it depending on what you are doing. (Playing games or watching video.. ) If you are experiencing tearing issues in video, try using a different media player... In games, simply enable vsync.
I use windows media center & VLC for my TV/Movie watching, and never experience tearing.
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As for your ".. anything I throw up from my PC has 5 blury areas because it tries to scale 1360 to 1366" problem, on most lcd/plasma displays you should be able to set your aspect ratio to 1:1. You will simply lose a few pixels on each side. The image (obviously) is not stretched in 1:1 mode.
At risk of being called a "n00b", by oh-so-enlightened you, I will point out that many people enjoy driving.... and many of them enjoy driving SUVs.
The $800+ CAD I spend a month on driving is not part of the enjoyment, but I get that much $$ worth of enjoyment out of it. (Not to mention saved time)
I've never taken Vancouvers public transit, but Calgarys is hardly effecient and relaxing. (Unless maybe you work at a gas station and take the train at 12AM... oh wait, then there are the drunks to deal with.) --- nor is it time saving, it's a 15 minute drive for me downtown in the morning, and a 30+ minute train ride, including walking time.
Do you never leave the city? Personally I'd be lost without a vehicle. Even in Vancouver, where I generally spend 3-4 weeks a year. (Richmond actually)
I think YOU -- CAN NOT AFFORD!
The only time I even think about taking public transit is if I am heading out to a pub/bar that is on the train line, and even then 9 out of 10 times I will call a cab instead.
So what and where is your "hardcore fps gamer"? Also, where do your precise measurements/stats come from?
The lower resolution I can understand (I am the same, usually pretty low res, no/little antialiasing), but I've yet to meet a gamer that used that much room to swing a mouse.... I can't imagine how that is superior since moving your arm takes much longer. A quick twitch is much faster than a wide sweep.
Personally, I used to play a lot more fps than I do now, but I still play quite often. I find a when I have to move my arm further it lowers my stats, and I feel slower.... To each their own, though.
I find the G5s customizable DPI settings kind of nice, but in reality I rarely switch modes when playing. (The exception being while in vehicles in bf2)
@ 2000 DPI, if it is accurately measuring up to 1M/s that is plenty.
I use a 2000 DPI mouse and I am sure the sensor doesn't cover an area of more than 5 cm2 when I am playing. That given, I have to move the mouse > 200 times back and forth in under a second, or move the whole 5cm in less than 1/200th of a second before that becomes a problem.
While I believe I may be able to move that fast, I know I can't accurately point that fast. Perhaps others can?
IMO USB polling speed & DPI are the most important measurements. (.. and only to a point there. I find 500MHz polling great, but 125MHz (Windows standard) greatly lacking)
So I think the "most important graph" really isn't that important.
Just my 2 cents.
(Also, I don't know any hardcore gamers who this would matter to that don't keep their mouse sensitivty VERY tight like me -- this may not apply to some mouse users who need a 1 m2 mousepad.)
I'll second that... Try something like a G5, you will notice a huge difference.
My only problems with logitech is that their setpoint software gets significantly worse with each version... and their bluetooth kb/mouse combo hasn't treated me particularily well when I use blueooth mode.
They have good quality, warranty, and support.
As an example, my middle mouse button was starting to get sticky. I knew it just needed a cleaning, but it was still under its 3 year warranty and I didn't want to break the warranty to take it apart and clean it. So I called them up, and they sent me better model of a brand new kb/mouse set.
Typical MS...
o gitech-mx1000-kep-4-middle.jpg
I wonder where they got the design inspiration for that?
http://www.hardwarebolt.hu/termekek/eger/images/l
There are many very comfortable, but not equal mice.
I own two mx-1000's at home, they are great for everyday use, but very bad for gaming.
-- a little laggy
-- low usb polling frequency
OTOH, I own a G5 which is great for gaming, but not great for everyday use:
-- not wireless
-- fewer buttons
Both mice are great, and I can use all day without any wrist problems.
Maybe you didn't pay for the $50 NIC-BURN-IN option?
NICs, like speaker cables(especaily digital / toslink) never work at their peak ability until they are properly broken in.
No one expects that of regular employees. In a secure environment security guards should be employed for such purposes as monitoring entrances.
.. Defence should be applied to many levels.
Teaching employees to not give out passwords and to question visitors in their work area IS worth it... (Security badges/ID tags are helpful here)
Think "defence in depth"
Security is all about risk mitigation, nothing is ever 100% secure.
(... and in fact, stopping 50% of attacks at the door is very useful, contrary to what you say.)
Actually, some people just want a phone that works as a phone.
I disagree.
I think we can consider things like AES to be safe for awhile yet. (At the mimiumum, not worth cracking for someones PIN # or CC#)
All the same, implementing a new encryption algorithm on these machines should, for the most part, be no more difficult than a firmware upgrade. I don't imagine that's too involved of a process to do every few years.
"keeping up with all the different encryption methods would be cost prohibitive"
--- I don't buy that either, encryption standards neither change often, nor vary wildly in their implementation.
Damn white people!
Why do they have all the money???
Poor me.
Oh wait. I AM white!!!! YES!
It's nice to find a decent hardware store around if you can, at least someone that will exchange faulty hardware without you having to go ot the manufacturer. At my local hw store, if you buy mb/cpu/ram at the same time, they install cpu/ram on the MB and test it all for you, as well as updating the mb to the latest bios. (usually I don't buy all 3 at once though) I've even had them hookup power supplies, and more, just for me to judge noise levels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlacing
Enjoy.
What is your problem?
If I want to spend $500+ on a video card every 4 months, why does that bother you?
You readily admit you aren't an early adopter, so why do you care that early adopters run into instability problems? Isn't that their choice to make? If am going to buy all the latest tech before it even hit the shelves I expect such issues on occasion.
As has been said -- without early adopters paying the big $$ for the research, budget products would likely not exist.