while it's true that iPod works as an external harddrive for any firewire equiped computer, the file system used is HFS+, which is not supported by windows or linux. There's a project on sourceforge to add HFS+ support for linux, but it's still in pre-alpha stage.
So the only solution is to buy some third party software that lets you read HFS+ under windows.
I'll bet the majority of the noise is made by the power supply. Replace the Power supply and you'd be very pleasantly surprised. I recently bought this one for my dual PIII 1 GHz setup and it's working great.
Having just built a quiet pc myself (for my bedroom), I'd recommend a couple different components.
First off, a 400W powersupply unit for a 1.2 GHz CPU, one HD and one CD-RW is simply overkill. If you are looking for a quiet PSU, I'd recommend one from http://nwccomputers.com/ATX1125B.htm . It's the same as sold by www.quietpc.com and they are the only US distributor that I was able to find. Sure, it's only 250W, but it's more than enough for what you need. And it's rated at 27 db vs 38 db of the one from PC&C. They also sell a 300W version if you feel like you need more power.
I'd also recommend the Radial Fin CPU coolers made by Molex. Very cool design, and very quiet also.
First of all, Brazil has the biggest economy in South America, with GDP of 1.057 trillion US dollars. With a population of about 173 million people(17 percent poverty rate), that comes down to about 6000 dollars per head. Now compare this with a real poor country, say, Zimbabwe, which has 11.2 million people (60 percent poverty rate), GDP of 18 billion US dollars, 1600 dollars per head. Yes, Brazil is a poor country by US and European standards, but it's not the desparately poor country that can not afford to pay for the healthcare of its own people as some people here seem to believe.
Second of all, according to the CNN article, the annual Brazilian budget for fighting AIDS is about 293 million dollars, and they will save about 40 Million dollars by producing the drug without license from the patent holder. Now they may sounds like big numbers, but let's compare them with something meaningful, say Brazil's defense budget, which was only 13.408 billion dollars.
It seems to me that if they are serious about the AIDS problem and the health of their people, they have plenty of resources. All they need is the political will to use them.
Maybe I'm just being silly, but it seems to be very shortsighted to violate International Treaties just to save 40 Million dollars, something a country like Brazil can easily afford.
Why don't they use the birds for target practice as they re-enter? That way, we get to test the system and calm the public. What could be better? I'm sure DoD has some extra rockets they need to get rid of anyways.
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while it's true that iPod works as an external harddrive for any firewire equiped computer, the file system used is HFS+, which is not supported by windows or linux. There's a project on sourceforge to add HFS+ support for linux, but it's still in pre-alpha stage.
So the only solution is to buy some third party software that lets you read HFS+ under windows.
I'll bet the majority of the noise is made by the power supply. Replace the Power supply and you'd be very pleasantly surprised. I recently bought this one for my dual PIII 1 GHz setup and it's working great.
Having just built a quiet pc myself (for my bedroom), I'd recommend a couple different components.
First off, a 400W powersupply unit for a 1.2 GHz CPU, one HD and one CD-RW is simply overkill. If you are looking for a quiet PSU, I'd recommend one from http://nwccomputers.com/ATX1125B.htm . It's the same as sold by www.quietpc.com and they are the only US distributor that I was able to find. Sure, it's only 250W, but it's more than enough for what you need. And it's rated at 27 db vs 38 db of the one from PC&C. They also sell a 300W version if you feel like you need more power.
I'd also recommend the Radial Fin CPU coolers made by Molex. Very cool design, and very quiet also.
First of all, Brazil has the biggest economy in South America, with GDP of 1.057 trillion US dollars. With a population of about 173 million people(17 percent poverty rate), that comes down to about 6000 dollars per head. Now compare this with a real poor country, say, Zimbabwe, which has 11.2 million people (60 percent poverty rate), GDP of 18 billion US dollars, 1600 dollars per head. Yes, Brazil is a poor country by US and European standards, but it's not the desparately poor country that can not afford to pay for the healthcare of its own people as some people here seem to believe.
Second of all, according to the CNN article, the annual Brazilian budget for fighting AIDS is about 293 million dollars, and they will save about 40 Million dollars by producing the drug without license from the patent holder. Now they may sounds like big numbers, but let's compare them with something meaningful, say Brazil's defense budget, which was only 13.408 billion dollars.
It seems to me that if they are serious about the AIDS problem and the health of their people, they have plenty of resources. All they need is the political will to use them.
Maybe I'm just being silly, but it seems to be very shortsighted to violate International Treaties just to save 40 Million dollars, something a country like Brazil can easily afford.
Why don't they use the birds for target practice as they re-enter? That way, we get to test the system and calm the public. What could be better? I'm sure DoD has some extra rockets they need to get rid of anyways.