When I built my last computer I decided to forgo the floppy drive, however when I went to load my RAID drivers during Win2K setup, I discovered that Microsoft, in it's infinite wisdom, will only take RAID or SCSI drivers off a floppy. There is no option to browse any other media.
In any case, I hooked up a floppy during setup and then tossed it in the closet when I was done.
I certainly hope that in future versions of windows we won't be forced to use obsolete media.
Canon has a printhead that is seperate from the ink carts, but also replaceable if it gets fouled up, thus allowing you to replace only the parts that need it.
The only thing these slimeballs understand is overwhelming, crushing force. You bomb my tube, I Tomahawk your mosque. Fallujah and other hotbeds of terrorism should be reduced to overlapping bomb craters. We need to make it so these scum know without a doubt that if they do this shit, it will be brought back on them tenfold.
In this world, there are people who need to be shot dead, not negotiated with or have the error of their ways pointed out to them, but removed from this earth, and the sooner the better.
I've had uptimes of over 40 weeks with a daily-use Windows 2000/AMD system. All my *nix servers are AMD, my Windows 2003 servers are Opteron based. Years ago there may have been stability issues, but in my experience, that's not the case now.
I've used AMD chips for as long as I can remember and the only stability problems I've had was either bad RAM or a bad OS (Windows versions before Win2K).
It doesn't matter how successful they currently are, the problem is that they could be -more- successful if it weren't for anti-competitive business tactics by Intel.
Alex Trebek: Let's just go to Hot or Cold for $400. And it's a Video Daily Double. Here goes nothing. Please take a look at your video monitors.
[ screen shows Ricky Martin and two dancers. They start dancing. ]
Ricky Martin: It's me! Come on, Ricky Martin! Come on! [ music starts ]. Oh my! In this cup there's some hot tea! It's hot hot hot! Watch! [ takes a sip ] Yow! Hot hot hot! So the answer is: Hot hot hot! or cold. Hot hot hot! or cold. Come on! Hot hot hot!
[ video fades ]. [ no one buzzes in. ]
Alex Trebek: None of you knows. No one can figure out if the hot tea is hot or cold. [Reeves buzzes in.] Thank God! Keanu Reeves.
There may be some truth in your joke. Sometimes people don't value things that are free, even if they are valuable.
A quick example: The bicycle racing team I'm a part of used to be free to join. Nobody was joining until they started charging $25 to sign up, now people are joining all the time.
Some people may not take Linux seriously as they mistakenly believe it is worthless because it is free.
Not that I want it to stop being free, I like the current model. I'm just sayin'...
The transfer window in FF is my number one complaint also. Overall I like Firefox, but I've been an Opera user since the 5.x version and I absolutely love it. Opera is really driving browser development forward with all it's neat ideas that 'just work'.
That would be awesome, unfortunately that's not the world we live in. If you want a computer that works, you have to know how to use it properly in order to keep it from getting fscked up.
Thus the reason I have my PC behind a NAT router. All ports are blocked unless I specifically allow them.
- So to recap: - Keep your software updated - Firewall your PC (I like a NAT router) - Use Opera or Firefox - Use common sense when opening files or visiting websites
I don't know where you got the idea that I don't use the internet much. I am a heavy internet user. When my ISP goes down, I sit staring at my PC thinking, "What now?"
My email is done through Yahoo mail, so I don't have to worry about mail client exploits. I use Opera, so all the IE exploits don't bother me. If I happen to come across a suspicious executable, I usually pop it in a hex editor to get some clue as to what it does.
All I'm saying is that a little common sense goes a very long way with this problem, even if you're a heavy internet user like I am.
They also need to use their brain. A cow-irker of mine was baffled when I said that I don't run any antivirus or antispyware products on my home PC, and I don't have problems with said threats.
They said, "How do you keep from getting infected?" To which I replied, "I don't use IE, I don't go places I shouldn't and I don't run suspicious programs."
Protection programs are all well and good, but users need to also learn proper usage techniques.
Handguns are woefully underpowered. They are nothing like Hollywood depicts. While they absolutely are capable of causing great damage, they can't be counted on to stop someone in one or two shots even. We don't carry handguns because they're powerful, we carry them because they're portable. As the saying goes, "Use the handgun to fight your way to your long gun."
(As a footnote, I have taken training courses at both Front Sight, NV and Suarez International. Courses including 2 Day Defensive Handgun, 3 Day CCW, 4 Day Advanced Tactical Handgun, 4 Day Practical Rifle, 2 Day Close Range Gunfighting and 2 Day Force-on-Force.)
That's not true. Many crimes each year are thwarted by CCW holders without having to fire a shot. As soon as the gun clears leather and the badguy sees it, he takes off running.
Most criminals are real brave until they discover their would-be victim is armed.
In partial agreement with you: some situations escalate so quickly that all you can do is draw and shoot as fast as possible, but there can be merrit in pointing and being prepared to shoot without actually firing.
As he stated in another post, there are vermin in his area of business that would not hesitate to kill him in order to steal his computer gear. He carries a gun to defend his life, not to shoot people stealing sticks of gum.
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They need to make it so stories can be moderated, then maybe we won't have to look at crap like this on the front page all the time.
I'll bet that if the teacher actually taught instead of attempted to teach, students wouldn't be forced to play games during that time. :)
When I built my last computer I decided to forgo the floppy drive, however when I went to load my RAID drivers during Win2K setup, I discovered that Microsoft, in it's infinite wisdom, will only take RAID or SCSI drivers off a floppy. There is no option to browse any other media.
In any case, I hooked up a floppy during setup and then tossed it in the closet when I was done.
I certainly hope that in future versions of windows we won't be forced to use obsolete media.
Canon has a printhead that is seperate from the ink carts, but also replaceable if it gets fouled up, thus allowing you to replace only the parts that need it.
Reality check: As long as there are humans on the Earth, they will fight with eachother.
If you want to be at peace, you have to be prepared to destroy those who attack you.
The only thing these slimeballs understand is overwhelming, crushing force. You bomb my tube, I Tomahawk your mosque. Fallujah and other hotbeds of terrorism should be reduced to overlapping bomb craters. We need to make it so these scum know without a doubt that if they do this shit, it will be brought back on them tenfold.
In this world, there are people who need to be shot dead, not negotiated with or have the error of their ways pointed out to them, but removed from this earth, and the sooner the better.
Is that credible enough?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8404622/
While it's true that AMD is working Intel over pretty good, Intel still has a large percentage of the market share.
I, for one, hope that changes soon.
I've had uptimes of over 40 weeks with a daily-use Windows 2000/AMD system. All my *nix servers are AMD, my Windows 2003 servers are Opteron based. Years ago there may have been stability issues, but in my experience, that's not the case now.
I've used AMD chips for as long as I can remember and the only stability problems I've had was either bad RAM or a bad OS (Windows versions before Win2K).
It doesn't matter how successful they currently are, the problem is that they could be -more- successful if it weren't for anti-competitive business tactics by Intel.
Alex Trebek: Let's just go to Hot or Cold for $400. And it's a Video Daily Double. Here goes nothing. Please take a look at your video monitors.
[ screen shows Ricky Martin and two dancers. They start dancing. ]
Ricky Martin: It's me! Come on, Ricky Martin! Come on! [ music starts ]. Oh my! In this cup there's some hot tea! It's hot hot hot! Watch! [ takes a sip ] Yow! Hot hot hot! So the answer is: Hot hot hot! or cold. Hot hot hot! or cold. Come on! Hot hot hot!
[ video fades ]. [ no one buzzes in. ]
Alex Trebek: None of you knows. No one can figure out if the hot tea is hot or cold. [Reeves buzzes in.] Thank God! Keanu Reeves.
Keanu Reeves: Is it iced tea?
Alex Trebek: No! It's hot tea!
Keanu Reeves: Well, then I have no idea.
There may be some truth in your joke. Sometimes people don't value things that are free, even if they are valuable.
A quick example: The bicycle racing team I'm a part of used to be free to join. Nobody was joining until they started charging $25 to sign up, now people are joining all the time.
Some people may not take Linux seriously as they mistakenly believe it is worthless because it is free.
Not that I want it to stop being free, I like the current model. I'm just sayin'...
Or you can right-click on them and select 'Rename'. Alternatively, you can highlight it and press F2, also allowing you to rename it.
The transfer window in FF is my number one complaint also. Overall I like Firefox, but I've been an Opera user since the 5.x version and I absolutely love it. Opera is really driving browser development forward with all it's neat ideas that 'just work'.
Yes, but any non-geek can do that. The main point of this mod is the geek factor, which alone is reason enough. :)
A small-footprint webserver with a built-in UPS.
That would be awesome, unfortunately that's not the world we live in. If you want a computer that works, you have to know how to use it properly in order to keep it from getting fscked up.
It's not ideal, but it's reality.
No, I'm not surprised. Being a Systems Administrator, I subscribe to Bugtraq and stay up to date on browser vulnerabilites, amongst other things.
I'm glad you feel good about having your virus scanner running. I feel good about using those system resources on other things.
Thus the reason I have my PC behind a NAT router. All ports are blocked unless I specifically allow them.
- So to recap:
- Keep your software updated
- Firewall your PC (I like a NAT router)
- Use Opera or Firefox
- Use common sense when opening files or visiting websites
I don't know where you got the idea that I don't use the internet much. I am a heavy internet user. When my ISP goes down, I sit staring at my PC thinking, "What now?"
My email is done through Yahoo mail, so I don't have to worry about mail client exploits. I use Opera, so all the IE exploits don't bother me. If I happen to come across a suspicious executable, I usually pop it in a hex editor to get some clue as to what it does.
All I'm saying is that a little common sense goes a very long way with this problem, even if you're a heavy internet user like I am.
They also need to use their brain. A cow-irker of mine was baffled when I said that I don't run any antivirus or antispyware products on my home PC, and I don't have problems with said threats.
They said, "How do you keep from getting infected?"
To which I replied, "I don't use IE, I don't go places I shouldn't and I don't run suspicious programs."
Protection programs are all well and good, but users need to also learn proper usage techniques.
Handguns are woefully underpowered. They are nothing like Hollywood depicts. While they absolutely are capable of causing great damage, they can't be counted on to stop someone in one or two shots even. We don't carry handguns because they're powerful, we carry them because they're portable. As the saying goes, "Use the handgun to fight your way to your long gun."
(As a footnote, I have taken training courses at both Front Sight, NV and Suarez International. Courses including 2 Day Defensive Handgun, 3 Day CCW, 4 Day Advanced Tactical Handgun, 4 Day Practical Rifle, 2 Day Close Range Gunfighting and 2 Day Force-on-Force.)
That's not true. Many crimes each year are thwarted by CCW holders without having to fire a shot. As soon as the gun clears leather and the badguy sees it, he takes off running.
Most criminals are real brave until they discover their would-be victim is armed.
In partial agreement with you: some situations escalate so quickly that all you can do is draw and shoot as fast as possible, but there can be merrit in pointing and being prepared to shoot without actually firing.
Different situations warrant different responses.
As he stated in another post, there are vermin in his area of business that would not hesitate to kill him in order to steal his computer gear. He carries a gun to defend his life, not to shoot people stealing sticks of gum.
Insurance does me no good when I get shot to death while standing in line because the bank is an easy target with no armed guards.