There are still benefits to buying the full Adobe Acrobat package. For instance, you can't edit pdf files or create one from scratch, but the distiller functionality where you can "print" files to pdf is included.
If you would use only Distiller out of the full Adobe Acrobat package, please! keep your money in your pocket and install ghostscript instead.
I found that in many cases the.pdf created with ghostscript is smaller and rendered faster than the one Distiller generates (and I'm using equivalent job options for both).
The sad truth is that all choices available are equally bad; voting enthusiasm drops dead when you despise all candidates as stupid, arrogant and incompetent.
Do you understand the notion of expotential growth? Your statement seems naive and shortsighted. We're not talking about quantum leaps in technology, we're talking about steady, incremental, predictable progress. I doubt it will take more than 10 years for CCDs to be superior to silver halide film in basically all quality aspects.
I doubt CCDs will ever be superior to silver halide. The CCD device is already very-very close to its technological limit. On the other hand, if you're talking about MOS/composite stacked sensors (Foveon etc.), that's a totally different ballpark; most likely it'll take much less than 10 years to get there.
Dell seems to do just fine selling their products online and mail order. If they bundle their own printers instead of HP printers, why would they need to sell them at retail outlets?
The products Dell is currently offering are a one-time sell. Yes, the printers are bundled with the peecee; however I don't think that everyone will like to have to go online to buy ink carts. Thus the need of retail stores for consumables.
As a side note, I'm pretty much certain that the overhead costs (stocking etc.) to gain ratio is much smaller for consumables than for a peecee (i.o.w. their profit margin will be diluted by selling consumables).
Huge volumes of integrated circuits are labeled 'Malaysia' or 'Singapore' but if you look closely into it, you find that the wafers are made in the United States (extremely high-tech capital intensive process)
What are you smoking? Most of the latest and greatest fabs (the ones that cost b$ to develop) are outside US. And yes, both #1 and #2 chip makers (TSMC and UMC, who happen to be taiwanese companies) started pouring huge quantities of money into foundry development in mainland China (did you say 3rd world?)
But why do we need a Broadcasting organization, in the day of diverse and broad Cable Television programming, that is government subsidized in the form of being a non-profit?
What an inane question! Right now, NPR is almost the only broadcasting channel that offers alternative views for what's happening today. Unlike them, the broad Cable Television programming pumps out just the official brainwashing s**t.
It took them several years before they focused on office and computer technologies.
Something like what? 30-40 years?
HP was, first of all, an equipment manufacturer. Office and computer technologies came much later, long after the HP logo meant Top-Quality Test-and-Measurement tools, built with love and pride.
That glorious HP is still alive, incarnated as Agilent; when you buy Agilent, you know that you'll get exactly (well almost) the same quality that made HP famous.
Let's see...how do I shut this thing down? Oh I know! I'll click the Start menu!
Let's see...how do I eject the floppy? Oh I know! I'll drag it to the Trash Can icon!
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It would result in the creation of more free time for a lot of people.
The problem is, even right now many people have so much free time they don't know what to do with it. Many will just watch more sports on TV and eat even more junk food. That's hardly life improvement.
More free time is useful when you have something to use it for.
Yes, some Dell models, especially the Lattitude line, are nicely engineered from the hw standpoint. The only complaints I have are that the Dells tend to be bulkier than others and that their housing is always made from cheap plastic that feels exactly like that: cheap.
If you need a laptop that doesn't develop display cracks or hinges breaking, ou should consider the Armada line of Compaq laptops. Recent models (EVO600N for example) are really nice and, man, THEIR COVER IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM. You can stand on them without breaking the display!
Pornography viewing is the RESULT of a mindset, not the cause, especially in this case. Honestly, do you think
someone who's in their right mind will look at fake kiddie porn and start to think, "Gee, I think I'll try that!"
Honestly, do you think a pedophile is a normal person? He/she is sick enough to not follow your way of thinking and actually might start to think "Gee, I think I'll try that!"
I'm affraid you're dead wrong about the junk-food consistency across the world.
Go to MacDonalds in places like Singapore or Taipei (where I have first-hand experience) and you'll find a big difference in the food quality.
There the food is almost palatable, not like the junk one can buy in US. I really wonder how usians accept eating such s**t, with the shower of commercials talking about cholesterol, healthy nutritions and such.
Did you try to compare MP3 and Ogg? Because the strange thing is that at 192kbs and using ordinary equipment you can tell the difference between MP3(lameenc) and Ogg(RC2).
The latter sounds excellent, almost as good as the original.wav, which cannot be said about MP3. In my case, I listen to a lot of symphonic music and MP3 is a complete no-go. Even at 250kbs the MP3 sound is crappy when listening music with plenty of strings in it.
If quality does matter and you're not trying to listen to 19.99$ PC-"speakers", use ogg; you'll never look back at MP3.
Sorry, no laptop powering AC adapter works like that. You really don't know what you're talking about!
The adapter uses a so-called "off-line" DC/DC converter. The outlet voltage is rectified (using a diode bridge) and filtered with a High Voltage rated capacitor (since the adapter is usually made to be plugged in either 110 or 220V outlets).
This HV DC voltage is powering a high-frequency (typ. 200kHz) DC/DC converter. The power transfer and line isolation are realized through a transformer with high mu core.
The regulation feedback (from the output to the DC/DC controller which sits on the primary side) is done by using opto-couplers. This way, there is absolutely no common connection between the AC line and the regulated DC output.
The reasons for all this complex circuit are:
a) switched power conversion has much better electric efficiency;
b) the transformer size is inversely proportional to the operating frequency; 200kHz is much better than 60Hz.
The failing adapters most probably use a poor quality or under-dimensionned transformer core. This leads to heat and, because the AC brick is placed in a very small, all-plastic waterproof case, the temperature raise can further increase the risk of failure.
You're sure you know what you're talking about? A typical AC adapter has to deliver 50 to 95 Watts. The new and "powerful" laptops tend to use even higher-rated AC adapters.
Please explain how a capacitive-coupled converter can pass this amount of power.
I'm sorry, but this ugly situation happened already. It involved Monsanto selling corn seeds at very high prices just after they ditched the competition.
Some farmers who wanted to escape the system found out the seeds they carefully selected from a Monsanto-based crop had 0% germination rate. Of course, nobody told them before buying from Monsanto that their seeds are "special".
Man, those bastards who are playing God should be somehow stopped!
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If you would use only Distiller out of the full Adobe Acrobat package, please! keep your money in your pocket and install ghostscript instead.
I found that in many cases the .pdf created with ghostscript is smaller and rendered faster than the one Distiller generates (and I'm using equivalent job options for both).
Serban
Did you ever see a Dell laptop? The whole lot of them have the BIOS settings accessible during normal operation through the right keystroke.
Yes, you can change the Power Saving parameters to "gimme all the juice, baby" just before starting UT2003...
The sad truth is that all choices available are equally bad; voting enthusiasm drops dead when you despise all candidates as stupid, arrogant and incompetent.
I doubt CCDs will ever be superior to silver halide. The CCD device is already very-very close to its technological limit. On the other hand, if you're talking about MOS/composite stacked sensors (Foveon etc.), that's a totally different ballpark; most likely it'll take much less than 10 years to get there.
The products Dell is currently offering are a one-time sell. Yes, the printers are bundled with the peecee; however I don't think that everyone will like to have to go online to buy ink carts. Thus the need of retail stores for consumables.
As a side note, I'm pretty much certain that the overhead costs (stocking etc.) to gain ratio is much smaller for consumables than for a peecee (i.o.w. their profit margin will be diluted by selling consumables).
Serban
What are you smoking? Most of the latest and greatest fabs (the ones that cost b$ to develop) are outside US. And yes, both #1 and #2 chip makers (TSMC and UMC, who happen to be taiwanese companies) started pouring huge quantities of money into foundry development in mainland China (did you say 3rd world?)
Serban
What an inane question! Right now, NPR is almost the only broadcasting channel that offers alternative views for what's happening today. Unlike them, the broad Cable Television programming pumps out just the official brainwashing s**t.
Serban
Something like what? 30-40 years?
HP was, first of all, an equipment manufacturer. Office and computer technologies came much later, long after the HP logo meant Top-Quality Test-and-Measurement tools, built with love and pride.
That glorious HP is still alive, incarnated as Agilent; when you buy Agilent, you know that you'll get exactly (well almost) the same quality that made HP famous.
Serban
Let's see...how do I eject the floppy? Oh I know! I'll drag it to the Trash Can icon!
The problem is, even right now many people have so much free time they don't know what to do with it. Many will just watch more sports on TV and eat even more junk food. That's hardly life improvement.
More free time is useful when you have something to use it for.
Serban
Yes, some Dell models, especially the Lattitude line, are nicely engineered from the hw standpoint. The only complaints I have are that the Dells tend to be bulkier than others and that their housing is always made from cheap plastic that feels exactly like that: cheap.
If you need a laptop that doesn't develop display cracks or hinges breaking, ou should consider the Armada line of Compaq laptops. Recent models (EVO600N for example) are really nice and, man, THEIR COVER IS MADE OUT OF ALUMINIUM. You can stand on them without breaking the display!
Serban
Honestly, do you think a pedophile is a normal person? He/she is sick enough to not follow your way of thinking and actually might start to think "Gee, I think I'll try that!"
Serban
I'm affraid you're dead wrong about the junk-food consistency across the world.
Go to MacDonalds in places like Singapore or Taipei (where I have first-hand experience) and you'll find a big difference in the food quality.
There the food is almost palatable, not like the junk one can buy in US. I really wonder how usians accept eating such s**t, with the shower of commercials talking about cholesterol, healthy nutritions and such.
Only if it's a Long-Term-Capital-Gain; then it is taxed at a fixed 20% rate. Otherwise it's taxed as regular income.
Serban
Did you try to compare MP3 and Ogg? Because the strange thing is that at 192kbs and using ordinary equipment you can tell the difference between MP3(lameenc) and Ogg(RC2).
.wav, which cannot be said about MP3. In my case, I listen to a lot of symphonic music and MP3 is a complete no-go. Even at 250kbs the MP3 sound is crappy when listening music with plenty of strings in it.
The latter sounds excellent, almost as good as the original
If quality does matter and you're not trying to listen to 19.99$ PC-"speakers", use ogg; you'll never look back at MP3.
Serban
Hmmm, it depends on the power architecture of the laptop. Some will have voltage there even if the adapter is removed.
Serban
Sorry, no laptop powering AC adapter works like that. You really don't know what you're talking about!
The adapter uses a so-called "off-line" DC/DC converter. The outlet voltage is rectified (using a diode bridge) and filtered with a High Voltage rated capacitor (since the adapter is usually made to be plugged in either 110 or 220V outlets).
This HV DC voltage is powering a high-frequency (typ. 200kHz) DC/DC converter. The power transfer and line isolation are realized through a transformer with high mu core.
The regulation feedback (from the output to the DC/DC controller which sits on the primary side) is done by using opto-couplers. This way, there is absolutely no common connection between the AC line and the regulated DC output.
The reasons for all this complex circuit are:
a) switched power conversion has much better electric efficiency;
b) the transformer size is inversely proportional to the operating frequency; 200kHz is much better than 60Hz.
The failing adapters most probably use a poor quality or under-dimensionned transformer core. This leads to heat and, because the AC brick is placed in a very small, all-plastic waterproof case, the temperature raise can further increase the risk of failure.
Serban
The third pin is just for the laptop to sense the adapter physical presence.
Serban
You're sure you know what you're talking about? A typical AC adapter has to deliver 50 to 95 Watts. The new and "powerful" laptops tend to use even higher-rated AC adapters.
Please explain how a capacitive-coupled converter can pass this amount of power.
Serban
The SO's setup program allows you to uninstall it. But why would you do this?
Serban
"..., MS made the Intel line affordable and easy to use."
Geee... Are you on drugs or something?
Serban
Did you know that interbreeding genetically modified crops that can't reproduce with normal crops creates seeds that can't reproduce as well?
It's like a vegetal cancer.
Serban
I'm sorry, but this ugly situation happened already. It involved Monsanto selling corn seeds at very high prices just after they ditched the competition.
Some farmers who wanted to escape the system found out the seeds they carefully selected from a Monsanto-based crop had 0% germination rate. Of course, nobody told them before buying from Monsanto that their seeds are "special".
Man, those bastards who are playing God should be somehow stopped!
Serban