* NTSC/PAL interlaced and non-interlaced
* DTV 480P, 720P and 1080I modes
* VESA modes 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 at 60/75 Hz...It's only a matter of choosing the right cabels and having developers write the software, PS2 is physically capable of doing all the standard DTV modes, it's just that no-one has bothered to do it. Probably for the same reason you're dissatisfied with Xbox in 720p, the CPU isn't powerful enough to make most games worthwhile in that resolution.
Cinelerra is honestly pathetic compared to ANY non-linear videditor available on Windows or Mac.
I don't know about that, I tried Avid FreeDV (ok, I do concede that it is a freeware program and in the windows world you only get what you pay for, but....) it couldn't even draw itself on the screen properly....and it's not as if my system isn't up to it, an AMD AthlonXP 1700+ with 1GB of RAM and a fresh install of WindowsXP ought to be able to run a low end NLE.
Here's an example when you might want to use Captive.... You do video editing, XP has some good tools, Linux has some good tools. Video editing is best done on a file system that can handle large files like EXT2/3, Reiser, or NTFS (FAT 32 has a 4GB maximum file size) Since XP doesn't support any of the Linux filesystems in read/write mode (at full speed) even with opensource add-on drivers there are 2 options for a video editor who wants to use both paltforms.
#1 buy 2 computers and network them and pass the project back and forth over the network
#2 format a common drive in NTFS, put the project on that drive and dual boot between XP and Linux using Captive in Linux to access the Filesystem in read/write mode at full speed.
The biggest drawback I ever experienced with using the Gimp was that it could read photoshop PSD files but couldn't export to them (maybe that's been fixed since) That to me is a big hurdle to migration for anyone who wants to collaborate with other artists.
Extending that idea one more step, if you bought some product and were not sure how to contact the manufacturer for questions and/or complaints you could do a DNS query on the barcode and find the address of the manucaturer's website, their phone number etc. much more quickly than even a Google search.
These sorts of modifications to DNS could be very useful.
Much more useful to me than an ipod. Why? does your iPod have these features: - plays.ogg.asf and.wma formats - records.mp3 from live sources via external microphone (included) or optical input. (Belkin voice recorder for the iPod is NOT the same thing and it does cost extra) - optical output - Upgradeable for future formats
If you bothered to read the article it says that the OS will NOT be locked down and the 40 GB harddrive is not a proprietary format (like TIVO's was)
It is a Via Eden PC with XP embedded preloaded. If it had a PCI slot it'd be just what I needed to make a nice MythTV box. (still could be a frontend box if they bother with a NIC in it)
I'll take your Belkin when you upgrade. Don't worry I'll pay the shipping.
May I suggest something more cheaply made like a Dlink or better yet, Ovislink I've got one of their routers, and as far as I can tell, having distributed Ovislink hardware, no two pieces of Ovislink hardware are made by the same company... but the router will stay up for months at a time and even registers your dyndns.org address for you when your cable/DSL provider changes your IP.
I hate to say it kid, but if you are having that much trouble with it either A) you're doing something wrong with it, or B) it should have gone back to the store while there was still a 30 day return policy covering your butt.
If it's less than a year old you can probably return it to the manufacturer for repair/replacement, but then you'll be out a router for a few weeks.
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It has nothing to do with Qpopper, popping mail worked fine, The GUI interface craps out with large numbers of users in one domain. (at least on the RAQ2, perhaps they modified it and didn't give RAQ2 users the new version) I saw it with other companies as well and the cobalt guys verified that the problem exists and even put it in the Knowledge Base, but never did anything about it.
Meanwhile, we installed webmin on the server that was having the problem and never had another problem with it.... that was about 3 years ago. I recently talked to the guy who took over from me and he has since moved the RAQ servers to Debian because they weren't giving updates often for the RAQ2.
The interface is nice, but only until you get up over 1000 accounts in a domain, then it dies. When I was working for a small Cable TV co we started off with cobalts for web and e-mail hosting, but the one that hosted the main domain had to be moved to webmin because the cobalt gui couldn't handle it.
Last Christmas, a friend if mine had bought a new PC and tried to connect their Olympus (also non-USB mass storage) camera to it...
That surprises me, I was under the impression that Fuji and Olympus were basically the same cameras since they switched to XD a while back... My fuji behaves much like your Sony did, in some versions of windows you need to download drivers, but in Linux, MacOS etc. it is cool with the stock USB Mass Storage drivers.
Actually almost every digital camera I've looked at in the last 2-3 years except kodak used usb mass storage. which to Linux and aparently also BSD generally shows up as a SCSI device.
My camera (Fuji) on Linux 2.6.0 is/dev/sdc1, my usb card reader is/dev/sda* and my card reader built into my USB printer is/dev/sdb
I refuse to buy a camera or other USB storage device that isn't compliant with usb mass storage, thankfully there aren't many anymore as manufacturers are cluing in that they don't need to write drivers for any OS if they use the standard.
The same goes with digital cameras: plug it in, and mount_msdosfs/dev/da0s1/mnt/camera and there you go.
Yes, that looks so much easier than mount -t vfat/dev/sda1/mnt/camera
of course using an automounter would be even better (or at least having the camera in/etc/fstab so you just mount/mnt/camera)
Don't get me wrong, BSD is a lovely system, I switched to Gentoo recently so that my Linux system would have the advantage of a ports-like system with portage. (I was always jealous of "make world" before gentoo came along) but I wouldn't say it's better than Linux. I think they each have small advantages in different areas. (FreeBSD's Handbook being one big plus in it's favour)
OSDisc.com is a bit pricey if you have to pay the $4.75US international shipping rate.
See my site for CDs at $5 Canadian/distro shipping included. I'm not running a real business, just trying to provide a source for cheap media for those who don't have highspeed.
This is my way of contributing back. $5 pays for the CDs, a padded envelope and shipping by whatever method I can afford with the remaining money.
all you need is one or two 486 class Linux PCs and NoCatAuth to set up a gateway server and an authentication server. It can regulate the access of anonymous users and grant better access to authenticated users. (anonymous users can be set up to only be allowed to certain sites...the auth server as a minimum... or given really limited access to the net , your decision.) User passwords are kept in a MySQL database, so you can have a program change the user ids and passwords on a regular basis.
Unless there's some option I'm missing, my Netgear access point does not log when users come on/offline
If that's the case he should not buy a netgear. Linksys I know for sure does log MAC addresses in the DHCP log. Mind you the DHCP log doesn't help if they hardcode an IP.
Mind you losing the speed crown hasn't made many photoshop people switch, they still seem to prefer the MAC for it's simple UI. If your a graphics designer it's a big deal to learn a whole new UI just to speed up a Photoshop feature you rarely ever use.
I'd have liked to see a 64bit Linux vs 64 bit Linux test on those two systems, as if I'm going to upgrade my system that's what I'd likely be using. (or at least 64 bit Linux vs. OS X)
Movie directors have to be very careful about the shots they take due to the 24fps limitation. If you ever saw "Twister" in the theatre you would have noticed that the kitchen scene where they rapidly turn the camera from pointing at one person to another at different places in the room was very hard on the eyes because the frame rate was quite noticeable. However, the special effects looked ok because they took the time to make them look real, whereas the kitchen was real.
when I saw it at Costco I went searching for compatibility info online (since pevious cruzers had been SD based and SD doesn't work in Linux) and all I found was this:
correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Cruzer Mini INCOMPATIBLE with Linux? (maybe that's not an issue for you, but I would think most geeks who use linux would prefer to buy their loved ones a keyring drive that will work on the geek's machine too.
try one of these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id =1067390 218061&skuId=6186414&type=product A little more, but, Linux 2.2+ compatible and a lot SMALLER!!!!
Also for WinAmp (on win2k at least) I know because I wanted to give my ex-roommate access to my.ogg music withou giving him access to install programs and do other things that might kill the system (I was basically only maintaining a windows system for his use anyway, I didn't want to be fscking around with it all the time.)...anyway, after messing about with it for a bit I was only able to get it working properly when logged in as an admin. since the MS media player doesn't do.ogg I had to tell him he was out of luck.
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It's a firewire drive, of course it's supported in Linux.
...the only console that supports 720p is the Xbox, and its hardware isn't powerful enough to handle it for most games.
...It's only a matter of choosing the right cabels and having developers write the software, PS2 is physically capable of doing all the standard DTV modes, it's just that no-one has bothered to do it. Probably for the same reason you're dissatisfied with Xbox in 720p, the CPU isn't powerful enough to make most games worthwhile in that resolution.
Not true!
From the FAQ at the Linux for Playstation 2 community website
Which Display Resolutions are supported ?
* NTSC/PAL interlaced and non-interlaced
* DTV 480P, 720P and 1080I modes
* VESA modes 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 at 60/75 Hz
Cinelerra is honestly pathetic compared to ANY non-linear videditor available on Windows or Mac.
...and it's not as if my system isn't up to it, an AMD AthlonXP 1700+ with 1GB of RAM and a fresh install of WindowsXP ought to be able to run a low end NLE.
I don't know about that, I tried Avid FreeDV (ok, I do concede that it is a freeware program and in the windows world you only get what you pay for, but....) it couldn't even draw itself on the screen properly.
He's got his stats mixed up... one more example of why I hate it when people quote statistics and don't give sources.
Ipod is the #1 selling HDD based MP3 player,
Apple has a 31% share of the portable MP3 player market in terms of units sold
Here's an example when you might want to use Captive....
You do video editing, XP has some good tools, Linux has some good tools. Video editing is best done on a file system that can handle large files like EXT2/3, Reiser, or NTFS (FAT 32 has a 4GB maximum file size)
Since XP doesn't support any of the Linux filesystems in read/write mode (at full speed) even with opensource add-on drivers there are 2 options for a video editor who wants to use both paltforms.
#1 buy 2 computers and network them and pass the project back and forth over the network
#2 format a common drive in NTFS, put the project on that drive and dual boot between XP and Linux using Captive in Linux to access the Filesystem in read/write mode at full speed.
I had "Teach yourself The Gimp in 24 Hours", I found it in a bargain bin. It's a decent book, lent it to a friend though and never got it back.
The biggest drawback I ever experienced with using the Gimp was that it could read photoshop PSD files but couldn't export to them (maybe that's been fixed since) That to me is a big hurdle to migration for anyone who wants to collaborate with other artists.
Extending that idea one more step, if you bought some product and were not sure how to contact the manufacturer for questions and/or complaints you could do a DNS query on the barcode and find the address of the manucaturer's website, their phone number etc. much more quickly than even a Google search.
These sorts of modifications to DNS could be very useful.
This gets my vote for best product on the market in the HDD MP3 player category.
.ogg .asf and .wma formats .mp3 from live sources via external microphone (included) or optical input. (Belkin voice recorder for the iPod is NOT the same thing and it does cost extra)
iRiver iHP-120
Much more useful to me than an ipod.
Why? does your iPod have these features:
- plays
- records
- optical output
- Upgradeable for future formats
If you bothered to read the article it says that the OS will NOT be locked down and the 40 GB harddrive is not a proprietary format (like TIVO's was)
It is a Via Eden PC with XP embedded preloaded.
If it had a PCI slot it'd be just what I needed to make a nice MythTV box. (still could be a frontend box if they bother with a NIC in it)
I'll take your Belkin when you upgrade. Don't worry I'll pay the shipping.
May I suggest something more cheaply made like a Dlink or better yet, Ovislink I've got one of their routers, and as far as I can tell, having distributed Ovislink hardware, no two pieces of Ovislink hardware are made by the same company... but the router will stay up for months at a time and even registers your dyndns.org address for you when your cable/DSL provider changes your IP.
I hate to say it kid, but if you are having that much trouble with it either A) you're doing something wrong with it, or B) it should have gone back to the store while there was still a 30 day return policy covering your butt.
If it's less than a year old you can probably return it to the manufacturer for repair/replacement, but then you'll be out a router for a few weeks.
It has nothing to do with Qpopper, popping mail worked fine, The GUI interface craps out with large numbers of users in one domain. (at least on the RAQ2, perhaps they modified it and didn't give RAQ2 users the new version) I saw it with other companies as well and the cobalt guys verified that the problem exists and even put it in the Knowledge Base, but never did anything about it.
... that was about 3 years ago. I recently talked to the guy who took over from me and he has since moved the RAQ servers to Debian because they weren't giving updates often for the RAQ2.
Meanwhile, we installed webmin on the server that was having the problem and never had another problem with it.
The interface is nice, but only until you get up over 1000 accounts in a domain, then it dies. When I was working for a small Cable TV co we started off with cobalts for web and e-mail hosting, but the one that hosted the main domain had to be moved to webmin because the cobalt gui couldn't handle it.
Last Christmas, a friend if mine had bought a new PC and tried to connect their Olympus (also non-USB mass storage) camera to it...
That surprises me, I was under the impression that Fuji and Olympus were basically the same cameras since they switched to XD a while back... My fuji behaves much like your Sony did, in some versions of windows you need to download drivers, but in Linux, MacOS etc. it is cool with the stock USB Mass Storage drivers.
Actually almost every digital camera I've looked at in the last 2-3 years except kodak used usb mass storage. which to Linux and aparently also BSD generally shows up as a SCSI device.
/dev/sdc1, my usb card reader is /dev/sda* and my card reader built into my USB printer is /dev/sdb
My camera (Fuji) on Linux 2.6.0 is
I refuse to buy a camera or other USB storage device that isn't compliant with usb mass storage, thankfully there aren't many anymore as manufacturers are cluing in that they don't need to write drivers for any OS if they use the standard.
The same goes with digital cameras: plug it in, and mount_msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /mnt/camera and there you go.
/dev/sda1 /mnt/camera
/etc/fstab so you just mount /mnt/camera)
Yes, that looks so much easier than
mount -t vfat
of course using an automounter would be even better (or at least having the camera in
Don't get me wrong, BSD is a lovely system, I switched to Gentoo recently so that my Linux system would have the advantage of a ports-like system with portage. (I was always jealous of "make world" before gentoo came along) but I wouldn't say it's better than Linux. I think they each have small advantages in different areas. (FreeBSD's Handbook being one big plus in it's favour)
I'd have to disagree about HP not being a mainstream home PC, but they are in the same boat as IBM (home PCs use BIOS)
OSDisc.com is a bit pricey if you have to pay the $4.75US international shipping rate.
See my site for CDs at $5 Canadian/distro shipping included.
I'm not running a real business, just trying to provide a source for cheap media for those who don't have highspeed.
This is my way of contributing back. $5 pays for the CDs, a padded envelope and shipping by whatever method I can afford with the remaining money.
all you need is one or two 486 class Linux PCs and NoCatAuth ...the auth server as a minimum... or given really limited access to the net , your decision.) User passwords are kept in a MySQL database, so you can have a program change the user ids and passwords on a regular basis.
to set up a gateway server and an authentication server. It can regulate the access of anonymous users and grant better access to authenticated users. (anonymous users can be set up to only be allowed to certain sites
Unless there's some option I'm missing, my Netgear access point does not log when users come on/offline
If that's the case he should not buy a netgear.
Linksys I know for sure does log MAC addresses in the DHCP log.
Mind you the DHCP log doesn't help if they hardcode an IP.
Something like nocatauth on a small PC running Linux would solve these issues, because then everyone would have to authenticate with a username and password and that could be logged quite easily.
Mind you losing the speed crown hasn't made many photoshop people switch, they still seem to prefer the MAC for it's simple UI. If your a graphics designer it's a big deal to learn a whole new UI just to speed up a Photoshop feature you rarely ever use.
I'd have liked to see a 64bit Linux vs 64 bit Linux test on those two systems, as if I'm going to upgrade my system that's what I'd likely be using. (or at least 64 bit Linux vs. OS X)
Movie directors have to be very careful about the shots they take due to the 24fps limitation.
If you ever saw "Twister" in the theatre you would have noticed that the kitchen scene where they rapidly turn the camera from pointing at one person to another at different places in the room was very hard on the eyes because the frame rate was quite noticeable. However, the special effects looked ok because they took the time to make them look real, whereas the kitchen was real.
when I saw it at Costco I went searching for compatibility info online (since pevious cruzers had been SD based and SD doesn't work in Linux) and all I found was this:
. sourceforge.net/msg08743.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-usb-users@lists
correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Cruzer Mini INCOMPATIBLE with Linux?
d =1067390 218061&skuId=6186414&type=product
(maybe that's not an issue for you, but I would think most geeks who use linux would prefer to buy their loved ones a keyring drive that will work on the geek's machine too.
try one of these:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?i
A little more, but, Linux 2.2+ compatible and a lot SMALLER!!!!
Also for WinAmp (on win2k at least) I know because I wanted to give my ex-roommate access to my .ogg music withou giving him access to install programs and do other things that might kill the system (I was basically only maintaining a windows system for his use anyway, I didn't want to be fscking around with it all the time.) ...anyway, after messing about with it for a bit I was only able to get it working properly when logged in as an admin. since the MS media player doesn't do .ogg I had to tell him he was out of luck.