I dont think you read the article. Maybe you checked their website?
The article goes in depth about all of these things.
Yes there is redundancy.
Effectively all the files are split in to 100 tiny pieces and each piece is distributed to 6+ computers. (go read the damn article for the full explanation of why 6 is plenty)
As far as incrimination or being able to access other peoples files? No, not gunna happen;
See above: Because they break the files into 100 pieces the piece(s) on any given computer would not be usable to recreate the original file. It doesnt matter what encryption key you have. If you only have 1/100th or even 3/100ths of an encrypted file you are never going to get any information from it no matter what encryption you crack.
Because they break the files into 100 pieces the pieces on any given computer would not be usable to recreate the original file.
Sure, you could break the encryption and have...1/100th of a file.
You may (probably will) need to plug it in to a hard wired eithernet connection once to download/install the wireless card drivers. Besides that? shouldnt have any problems.
What are you missing?
In the case of this system you are comparing a Intel Pentium Dual Core (*Cough* rebranded dual core celeron *cough*) To a Intel Core 2 Duo. One is junk and the other is a top of the line processor.
Worth more than that price difference if you ask me.
Plus size/form factor are a consideration.
If you disable it from directly within the browser (or install it with command switches to not use that feature) it will not do this.
You can do so in both IE and in Firefox. It is just a browser add-on.
150w-300w? What sort of PCs are you using???
A modern Dell PC pulls 100w unless you are running heavy gaming on it.
My personal PC pulls about 42w during most of my usage.
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Give them to those that want. If you are feeling nice install a nice clean XP image (if they have a sticker for it) or install Ubuntu and tweak it to run well on old hardware for them.
Spring has unlimited broadband anywhere you can get the EVDO signal. This is probably your best and cheapest bet.
As far as dishes go I recommend checking out Wild Blue (www.mybluedish.com). The dishes are smaller and much less ugly. They also have slightly higher bandwidth caps than HughesNet.
Again, I am always amazed that people dont flat out sue for this.
They advertise unlimited.
That means at their normally advertised speeds you are being promised over 1.5TB. Call them on it.
Ban you for a year? Definitely grounds for a lawsuit.
Easy dual-booting with no upsetting windows?
Try Wubi. http://wubi-installer.org/ This is the official windows installer for Ubuntu 8.04. It is linked off the (now hard to reach) ubuntu download page.
Ubuntu 8.04 supports NTFS read and write.
If you go through the small business sections of many computer companies sites you will find that they offer a lot of the features they took away from the home market.
They are also often better machines for around the same price (if you spec/quote carefully).
This is similar to the glossy vs matte screen post from last week...
Example Latitude D530 from Dell:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_d530
With any company I always recommend dealing with their small business department.
You get better warranties and less of the cheapo skimp hardware (like gloss screens) than you do through retail or home user departments.
Check out the D830 from Dell. Default it comes with a 1680x1050 screen or for $150 you can bump it up to a 1920x1200. D830
Actually seeing as the drive only costs about $5 more than the previous/similar models, I would say it IS worth it.
It is not worth it to run out and replace your drives, but if you are buying a new 500-1000gb drive I would say the savings is nice.
Honestly, to me the specs on how bloody quiet these things are is the real selling point.
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I dont think you read the article. Maybe you checked their website? The article goes in depth about all of these things. Yes there is redundancy. Effectively all the files are split in to 100 tiny pieces and each piece is distributed to 6+ computers. (go read the damn article for the full explanation of why 6 is plenty) As far as incrimination or being able to access other peoples files? No, not gunna happen; See above: Because they break the files into 100 pieces the piece(s) on any given computer would not be usable to recreate the original file. It doesnt matter what encryption key you have. If you only have 1/100th or even 3/100ths of an encrypted file you are never going to get any information from it no matter what encryption you crack.
Because they break the files into 100 pieces the pieces on any given computer would not be usable to recreate the original file. Sure, you could break the encryption and have...1/100th of a file.
You may (probably will) need to plug it in to a hard wired eithernet connection once to download/install the wireless card drivers. Besides that? shouldnt have any problems.
What are you missing? In the case of this system you are comparing a Intel Pentium Dual Core (*Cough* rebranded dual core celeron *cough*) To a Intel Core 2 Duo. One is junk and the other is a top of the line processor. Worth more than that price difference if you ask me. Plus size/form factor are a consideration.
House Wives running linux? Like Mrs. Roberts?
If you disable it from directly within the browser (or install it with command switches to not use that feature) it will not do this. You can do so in both IE and in Firefox. It is just a browser add-on.
Yes, on the Vostros it costs money. If you are buying the (far better) latitudes it is a free upgrade/downgrade.
needs to be tagged "Good Luck With That"
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"riiight, ...whats a cubit?"
("lets see, a cubit, I used to know what a cubit was")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52wXFJjkubI
150w-300w? What sort of PCs are you using??? A modern Dell PC pulls 100w unless you are running heavy gaming on it. My personal PC pulls about 42w during most of my usage.
www.freecycle.org Give them to those that want. If you are feeling nice install a nice clean XP image (if they have a sticker for it) or install Ubuntu and tweak it to run well on old hardware for them.
Spring has unlimited broadband anywhere you can get the EVDO signal. This is probably your best and cheapest bet. As far as dishes go I recommend checking out Wild Blue (www.mybluedish.com). The dishes are smaller and much less ugly. They also have slightly higher bandwidth caps than HughesNet.
Again, I am always amazed that people dont flat out sue for this. They advertise unlimited. That means at their normally advertised speeds you are being promised over 1.5TB. Call them on it. Ban you for a year? Definitely grounds for a lawsuit.
That is grounds for a pretty hefty lawsuit.
The cut off date is for OEM Sales ONLY. The OS is still live and active. Mainstream support through 2009 and extended/limited support through 2014.
Easy dual-booting with no upsetting windows? Try Wubi. http://wubi-installer.org/ This is the official windows installer for Ubuntu 8.04. It is linked off the (now hard to reach) ubuntu download page. Ubuntu 8.04 supports NTFS read and write.
If you go through the small business sections of many computer companies sites you will find that they offer a lot of the features they took away from the home market. They are also often better machines for around the same price (if you spec/quote carefully). This is similar to the glossy vs matte screen post from last week... Example Latitude D530 from Dell: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/latit_d530
I much prefer the Latitude D630s personally. The screen size doesnt feel that much smaller to me but the battery life and weight are greatly reduced.
With any company I always recommend dealing with their small business department. You get better warranties and less of the cheapo skimp hardware (like gloss screens) than you do through retail or home user departments. Check out the D830 from Dell. Default it comes with a 1680x1050 screen or for $150 you can bump it up to a 1920x1200. D830
Sure, might be easier just to mail you a newegg chart with the stuff, I built similar ones for a few friends in the past month.
No it doesn't.
How is that relevant to my point?
I was pointing out that I built a good, inexpensive computer that consumes a good 60-70watts less than my previous machine.
The monitor, didn't change.
Wait, so you wont vote for Obama because his Preacher is racist? I don't see that as being him, or as affecting his ability as a president.
Have you heard or read his speech on race? Its amazing.
Actually seeing as the drive only costs about $5 more than the previous/similar models, I would say it IS worth it. It is not worth it to run out and replace your drives, but if you are buying a new 500-1000gb drive I would say the savings is nice. Honestly, to me the specs on how bloody quiet these things are is the real selling point.