My fan would ramp up sometimes as well under heavy CPU load. Here are two things that you can do to make it silent:
1) Change the BIOS setting for the Smart Fan speed up temperature cutoff.
2) Order and install a Nexus 80mm fan in place of the stock one. I got mine from endpcnoise.com.
My main Shuttle is even packed in a crowded entertainment center with minimal airflow and it still stays really quiet with low temps under high CPU load. The only sound I can hear is the hard drive, and even for that I have to get down to within a foot of the box.
I have two for MythTV boxes. They are the previous model, but they're still great. The best part about one of the new model is the power brick is external, so you have less heat generated inside the small box. The fan and thermal pipe configuration makes for a *very quiet* box; perfect for home theater applications.
You just have to use one for a bit. The user interface is just great. Nothing gets in the way of the user just trying to play some tunes. I have a 15GB 3rd-gen and I use it every day. It's just amazing.
Products from Apple generally have that quality that you really cannot comprehend until you use it and hold it. It's that sometimes nebulous concept of quality and design perfection. Sure, you can compare price, storage, battery life kind of quantitative measurements between the iPod and other players, but there's more to the iPod than just those numbers. That's why I cannot even respond to people here on Slashdot that go on about Nomad or Sony players with "better numbers".
Amen! This is the exact thing that bothers me about the FCC's Broadcast Flag. In the alt.tv.tech.hdtv newsgroup I brought up the fact that soon I won't be able to build my own PVR, because I won't be legally allowed to "copy" certain video streams.
All I got was this big response saying all I had to do was buy an "official" card that supported the broadcast flag and encrypted stuff appropriately. But you can bet your marbles those official cards will only work under Windows (see DeCSS and not wanting to give out keys).
So this is a big issue. It's basically saying you can still make a PVR, but you have to 1) pay Microsoft, and 2) honor the broadcast flag.
Hmm.. if FOUR browsers wouldn't render the Outlook web access page correctly, maybe it's because Microsoft specifically designed it for the busted rendering of IE instead of using web standards?
Don't blame that on a Mac.
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I have to jump in here. I have a VL900 and love it. It is the perfect remote. Learning, with custom labels, but the buttons are actual buttons and not a touch screen. I had a RCA touchscreen remote, but I couldn't stand the lack of tactile feedback when hitting buttons.
It's a shame because there used to be a focus on the one G: GAMEPLAY. Honestly it's why I have a GameCube and not a PS2 or XBox; Nintendo still seems to care about gameplay.
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Seriously. I filled up yesterday and spent $45 instead of $36 (premium 92 octane). Big deal! Are people really living paycheck-to-paycheck such that a whole $10 more will break the bank?
Yes, you can build your own or use something called an "IR Blaster". I use a small circuit (found at lirc.org) with lircd to change channels on my sat receiver box for my MythTV setup. Works like a charm just from a serial connection.
A friend of mine has a modded Xbox with XBMC and it is fantastic. Very nice themes have been made, too. Check 'em at allxboxskins.com.
However, I'll have to put in the required plug for MythTV. It does PVR stuff (TiVo), music, videos, weather, etc. I run mine in a little Shuttle XPC that integrates well into my home theater (doesn't look like an obvious computer). I run HDTV resolution out to my Sony TV and get a really stunning GUI.
I'm in Northern VA and get my HD over the air (OTA) using a roof antenna. I get NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, UPN, and PBS for free. There's not much better than PBS nature shows in 1080i.
Umm, there is more to a product than technical specs.
1) Size 2) Design (!!!) 3) Target audience
For a data point, I have a 15g iPod, and my wife has a blue iPod mini. I need more space. She needs a small, lighter MP3 player. Different preferences.
Yes, the official release are the SE with the Greedo Incident (TM).
If you want the original, there are widescreen LaserDisc rips to DVD available as torrents right now. They have menus, audio commentary, and are even anamorphic 2.35:1. Check the usual torrent sites. The DVDs are amazing.
In Herndon, VA (northern VA), there is a light that will turn if you're speeding more than 5 over the limit on Herndon Parkway. It sucks because people generally speed enough that they make the light anyways, and all it does is stop the rest of us who were going the right speed. Anger rises, and we're all the worse for it.
Why is it with every cool new (dare I say it) innovation it never fails that the so called "analysts" write all their articles about how product X will die?
For example, the iPod. It's going to die. Run for the hills!
Why is there all this fear-mongering? Can't we just enjoy a product and not anylyze it to death, literally?
I almost get the feeling that write-ups like these are actually motivated by trying to make it die. For example, you spread a rumor that bank Y is failing. Everyone takes their money out of bank Y. Then the bank Y fails, seemingly fulfilling the prediction.
Is that why they're selling well right now? Some people want a smaller device.
I have a 15GB iPod. My wife and I just bought a iPod mini (blue) for her to use. I must admit it's pretty cool. You really need to see it in person to appreciate the small size and brush-aluminum coolness factor. I was pretty skeptical at first, too.
My big gripe with Lego over the past few years is the increased specialization of their product. The reason my parents bought me tons of Legos is that you were forced to use your imagination. Now days, you don't need it anymore! You just follow the instructions and you build what the kit tells you to. You buy the Star Wars X-wing kit, and you build a Star Wars X-wing. All the parts are specialized and only work in certain ways.
Back in the day you got a ton of generic parts, and you build whatever you want. That's a real toy, and that's what Legos should be. I'm glad they realized this. I'm sure a lot of the Slashdot crowd became engineers and software developers in part because of the creativity of building systems that Lego helped develop.
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My fan would ramp up sometimes as well under heavy CPU load. Here are two things that you can do to make it silent:
1) Change the BIOS setting for the Smart Fan speed up temperature cutoff.
2) Order and install a Nexus 80mm fan in place of the stock one. I got mine from endpcnoise.com.
My main Shuttle is even packed in a crowded entertainment center with minimal airflow and it still stays really quiet with low temps under high CPU load. The only sound I can hear is the hard drive, and even for that I have to get down to within a foot of the box.
I have two for MythTV boxes. They are the previous model, but they're still great. The best part about one of the new model is the power brick is external, so you have less heat generated inside the small box. The fan and thermal pipe configuration makes for a *very quiet* box; perfect for home theater applications.
Yeah, re-wiring the Atari for composite video and audio out (RCA-type) should be necessary for all who wish to call themselves geeks.
It was easy enough to do, and quite fun. Google for "2600 composite video" and you should be set.
You just have to use one for a bit. The user interface is just great. Nothing gets in the way of the user just trying to play some tunes. I have a 15GB 3rd-gen and I use it every day. It's just amazing.
Products from Apple generally have that quality that you really cannot comprehend until you use it and hold it. It's that sometimes nebulous concept of quality and design perfection. Sure, you can compare price, storage, battery life kind of quantitative measurements between the iPod and other players, but there's more to the iPod than just those numbers. That's why I cannot even respond to people here on Slashdot that go on about Nomad or Sony players with "better numbers".
Sorry, but some of us care about design.
Amen! This is the exact thing that bothers me about the FCC's Broadcast Flag. In the alt.tv.tech.hdtv newsgroup I brought up the fact that soon I won't be able to build my own PVR, because I won't be legally allowed to "copy" certain video streams.
All I got was this big response saying all I had to do was buy an "official" card that supported the broadcast flag and encrypted stuff appropriately. But you can bet your marbles those official cards will only work under Windows (see DeCSS and not wanting to give out keys).
So this is a big issue. It's basically saying you can still make a PVR, but you have to 1) pay Microsoft, and 2) honor the broadcast flag.
How about, NO?
Hmm.. if FOUR browsers wouldn't render the Outlook web access page correctly, maybe it's because Microsoft specifically designed it for the busted rendering of IE instead of using web standards?
Don't blame that on a Mac.
What, are you trying to turn this into Fark?
I have to jump in here. I have a VL900 and love it. It is the perfect remote. Learning, with custom labels, but the buttons are actual buttons and not a touch screen. I had a RCA touchscreen remote, but I couldn't stand the lack of tactile feedback when hitting buttons.
It's a shame because there used to be a focus on the one G: GAMEPLAY. Honestly it's why I have a GameCube and not a PS2 or XBox; Nintendo still seems to care about gameplay.
Seriously. I filled up yesterday and spent $45 instead of $36 (premium 92 octane). Big deal! Are people really living paycheck-to-paycheck such that a whole $10 more will break the bank?
No. The core of OS X is UNIX (Mach, Darwin, etc) but not "linux".
Yes, you can build your own or use something called an "IR Blaster". I use a small circuit (found at lirc.org) with lircd to change channels on my sat receiver box for my MythTV setup. Works like a charm just from a serial connection.
A friend of mine has a modded Xbox with XBMC and it is fantastic. Very nice themes have been made, too. Check 'em at allxboxskins.com.
However, I'll have to put in the required plug for MythTV. It does PVR stuff (TiVo), music, videos, weather, etc. I run mine in a little Shuttle XPC that integrates well into my home theater (doesn't look like an obvious computer). I run HDTV resolution out to my Sony TV and get a really stunning GUI.
I'm in Northern VA and get my HD over the air (OTA) using a roof antenna. I get NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, UPN, and PBS for free. There's not much better than PBS nature shows in 1080i.
Umm, there is more to a product than technical specs.
1) Size
2) Design (!!!)
3) Target audience
For a data point, I have a 15g iPod, and my wife has a blue iPod mini. I need more space. She needs a small, lighter MP3 player. Different preferences.
It's not all about the 4gigs vs. 15gigs.
Try searching some of the popular torrent index sites.
*cough*torrentz.com*cough*
BitTorrent is your friend. Rips from the LaserDiscs are available now. Enjoy.
Yes, the official release are the SE with the Greedo Incident (TM).
If you want the original, there are widescreen LaserDisc rips to DVD available as torrents right now. They have menus, audio commentary, and are even anamorphic 2.35:1. Check the usual torrent sites. The DVDs are amazing.
You can do this on an iPod.
Settings > Shuffle: Album.
Then select an artist in browse mode and hit play.
What's even more scary is realizing that bathroom in the picture is in the dorm you stayed in freshman year.
I went to CMU, and I'm pretty sure that's Hammerschlag.
In Herndon, VA (northern VA), there is a light that will turn if you're speeding more than 5 over the limit on Herndon Parkway. It sucks because people generally speed enough that they make the light anyways, and all it does is stop the rest of us who were going the right speed. Anger rises, and we're all the worse for it.
Yes, it is my opinion that Metroid is the best video game series ever. Metroid for the original Nintendo is still my favorite game.
That being said, I fear this movie with all that I am. Has there ever been a good video game movie?
Why is it with every cool new (dare I say it) innovation it never fails that the so called "analysts" write all their articles about how product X will die?
For example, the iPod. It's going to die. Run for the hills!
Why is there all this fear-mongering? Can't we just enjoy a product and not anylyze it to death, literally?
I almost get the feeling that write-ups like these are actually motivated by trying to make it die. For example, you spread a rumor that bank Y is failing. Everyone takes their money out of bank Y. Then the bank Y fails, seemingly fulfilling the prediction.
Is that why they're selling well right now? Some people want a smaller device.
I have a 15GB iPod. My wife and I just bought a iPod mini (blue) for her to use. I must admit it's pretty cool. You really need to see it in person to appreciate the small size and brush-aluminum coolness factor. I was pretty skeptical at first, too.
My big gripe with Lego over the past few years is the increased specialization of their product. The reason my parents bought me tons of Legos is that you were forced to use your imagination. Now days, you don't need it anymore! You just follow the instructions and you build what the kit tells you to. You buy the Star Wars X-wing kit, and you build a Star Wars X-wing. All the parts are specialized and only work in certain ways.
Back in the day you got a ton of generic parts, and you build whatever you want. That's a real toy, and that's what Legos should be. I'm glad they realized this. I'm sure a lot of the Slashdot crowd became engineers and software developers in part because of the creativity of building systems that Lego helped develop.