...so you would choose to convert a huge desktop case to something that is even bigger? Of course it is cheaper, but then why be a cheap bastard if you'd only end up with something that looks ghetto?
The noise isn't about being able to sleep. It is about being able to use the computer while using it.
Frankly, a well designed desktop case with simple silencing mods should do the trick, should one chose the self-assemble route. My Compaq workstation has four well-built 9.2cm fans and with accoustic treatments, it is quieter than some single-fan computers I had the displeasure of being exposed to. The original design used ducting and indirect air flow, I augmented it with headliner foam on all metal surfaces.
I also have one Compaq workstation, with dual Xeons that only uses two 12cm fans. It is pretty quiet.
Concerning the fan noise, don't buy a shit desknote. A desktop P4 (likewise a desktop AMD64, and even the desktop replacement AMD64) has no business in a portable, they don't have decent power management nor do they scale the CPU clock at will.
The Travelstar isn't too bad. I hear the seek noise, but it is still overall, still quieter than any desktop I've ever owned. Really, the only thing objectionable on my laptop is the DVD drive when reading CD-ROMs or non-video DVD. For video DVD it slows down to 2x mode.
When put in low power mode, my laptop's one fan never spins. When in mid-power it spins slowly. Only when running full-bore does it get annoying.
For a lot of people, I don't think it matters that much. For one, the device will be at least ten feet away. I bet the road noise of passing cars is higher. The noise of children, the noise of the refrigerator, furnace, etc are probably all louder.
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I think there are proposals to allow WiMAX and the like to tune into unused bands in the TV spectrum. Using ATSC's 8VSB modulation, each channel nets 20mbps, so UHF could have 120mbps or more capacity alone.
I for one hope someone else starts a Craigslist ripoff that continues a truly free and adless site.
Aren't you jumping the gun? You haven't established that eBay has any power in that arrangement, and you haven't established that there will be changes in how it is managed.
Intersting a stake having only symbolic value has monetary value too. The weblog does not say why the stake wasn't at least offered for sale first to the craigslist group before offering it out to third parties.
I still have not found the email address for Julie C. Meloni, the author of a book. Why do I need it? I need it to report a few mistakes in her book PHP, MySQL and Apache. I consider the errors to be greater than what made it into Sam's errata sheet on the book.
One of the reasons semi trucks are safer is because of the sheer number of miles most of them rack up, and the fact that the livelyhood depends on safe driving. If you are cited with moving violations too often, you are also pushed out the door quickly too, due to safety, value of cargo and insurance reasons.
Truck drivers kind of also inflate the "safer driving" claims that people say women are statistically less safe. If you take out the semi-truck drivers (mostly men), women are safer drivers than men per driver-mile.
Japan allows far lighter cars on the road and yet, has only 60% of the fatal accidents per 10,000 vehicles.
In the US, poeple believe that SUVs are the safest, but the fatality record of SUVs is only about as good as that of a mid-sized car. While a heavier vehicle may be more "survivable", the mid-sized car, with its better braking, lower center of gravity (less roll-over potential) and better handling can better avoid getting into an accident in the first place.
Isn't Verizon doing FTTP with up to 30mbit speeds available? Some people have cable speeds of 6mbit downlink, which is a bit more than what "b" can provide in useable bitrate.
It isn't prohibitively costlier to go with "g". It is like, 4x faster for only 10$ per component? If you must scrape every dollar, then $10 savings is important, but I'd think for the long term, it is worth while.
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The thing is that AOL has the marketing. Whether or not a geek thinks it is "worth" it is irrelevant. A lot of people may buy this, and they may all regret it, or they may not. Geeks simply can't compete against AOL.
There are geeks that are willing to assemble or refurb a better computer for less, but they simply can't get the word out, even locally.
Frankly, I really don't care to "spread the workd" because I don't get paid to do that. If I do get paid to do that, then I am likely selling something. Unfortunately, a lot of people see AOL as the cuddly giant and the local geek as a distasteful character.
I think you underestimate the power a 1GHz system can have.
No, you won't be able to play DOOM 3 on it. But only hardcore gamers are playing that. Outside of specialized tasks, currently the rest of the world can do pretty well with 500MHz. My sister is using Windows XP, Open Office.org on a 300MHz PII laptop, and it runs pretty well.
The power of a six month old desktop shouldn't be put into a portable device unless desktops suddenly became 5x more efficient. The desktop replacement devices are IMO worthless, and puting such a wasteful device in a handheld is silly.
While the Mitnick case was unjust in, that I understand anyway, he "stole" code which he might have gotten if he asked very nicely through a student program, but being hit with exorbitant damages, Blaster and variants costed a lot in bandwidth, productivity losses and cost/time of removal.
The person who can make spam and popups unprofitable will become rich himself!
Unfortunately, there is more potential money and a more sustainable business in making spam and popups less profitable than there is making them unprofitable altogether.
I block popups anyway. I consider spam to be a bigger problem.
I'm surprised they had a profitable division. I think I tried to use a Roxio product. I ended up using a competitor's. And it was a throw-in provided by my optical drive maker! I don't think they make much money on them if the full version sells for as much as the drive did.
You mean the finger-wagger? At least that's what I feel like I am doing when I use the damn thing so that's what I call it. My laptop has an eraser style track-point too.
The manufacturer was kind enough to build in two pointing devices into this model and I really don't like either style.
For a while, I just carried a USB mouse, later switched to Bluetooth because I could get such a module that fits into my laptop.
Where timing is critical, and a dropped packet might mean injury or death, I doubt industrial controls can switch to wireless for some time.Heck, the place would be easy to sabotage unless it changes frequency routine.
Just about any version of Windows should be stable when only running a very specific and small set of tasks. With hardware and drivers certified for a particular machine, the only time I've seen a BSOD in NT, 2000 or XP is with hardware failure, which is pretty rare.
That said, I don't think Windows should be on such a system either. I'm not sure if if such a system should be allowed to connect to a network without a dedicated firewall either.
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...so you would choose to convert a huge desktop case to something that is even bigger? Of course it is cheaper, but then why be a cheap bastard if you'd only end up with something that looks ghetto?
The noise isn't about being able to sleep. It is about being able to use the computer while using it.
Frankly, a well designed desktop case with simple silencing mods should do the trick, should one chose the self-assemble route. My Compaq workstation has four well-built 9.2cm fans and with accoustic treatments, it is quieter than some single-fan computers I had the displeasure of being exposed to. The original design used ducting and indirect air flow, I augmented it with headliner foam on all metal surfaces.
I also have one Compaq workstation, with dual Xeons that only uses two 12cm fans. It is pretty quiet.
Concerning the fan noise, don't buy a shit desknote. A desktop P4 (likewise a desktop AMD64, and even the desktop replacement AMD64) has no business in a portable, they don't have decent power management nor do they scale the CPU clock at will.
The Travelstar isn't too bad. I hear the seek noise, but it is still overall, still quieter than any desktop I've ever owned. Really, the only thing objectionable on my laptop is the DVD drive when reading CD-ROMs or non-video DVD. For video DVD it slows down to 2x mode.
When put in low power mode, my laptop's one fan never spins. When in mid-power it spins slowly. Only when running full-bore does it get annoying.
For a lot of people, I don't think it matters that much. For one, the device will be at least ten feet away. I bet the road noise of passing cars is higher. The noise of children, the noise of the refrigerator, furnace, etc are probably all louder.
I think there are proposals to allow WiMAX and the like to tune into unused bands in the TV spectrum. Using ATSC's 8VSB modulation, each channel nets 20mbps, so UHF could have 120mbps or more capacity alone.
Doesn't Raven already have an established relationship with id?
I for one hope someone else starts a Craigslist ripoff that continues a truly free and adless site.
Aren't you jumping the gun? You haven't established that eBay has any power in that arrangement, and you haven't established that there will be changes in how it is managed.
Intersting a stake having only symbolic value has monetary value too. The weblog does not say why the stake wasn't at least offered for sale first to the craigslist group before offering it out to third parties.
Even the "small guy" can be like that.
I still have not found the email address for Julie C. Meloni, the author of a book. Why do I need it? I need it to report a few mistakes in her book PHP, MySQL and Apache. I consider the errors to be greater than what made it into Sam's errata sheet on the book.
The 30" display probably makes a good body board or surf board.
One of the reasons semi trucks are safer is because of the sheer number of miles most of them rack up, and the fact that the livelyhood depends on safe driving. If you are cited with moving violations too often, you are also pushed out the door quickly too, due to safety, value of cargo and insurance reasons.
Truck drivers kind of also inflate the "safer driving" claims that people say women are statistically less safe. If you take out the semi-truck drivers (mostly men), women are safer drivers than men per driver-mile.
Japan allows far lighter cars on the road and yet, has only 60% of the fatal accidents per 10,000 vehicles.
In the US, poeple believe that SUVs are the safest, but the fatality record of SUVs is only about as good as that of a mid-sized car. While a heavier vehicle may be more "survivable", the mid-sized car, with its better braking, lower center of gravity (less roll-over potential) and better handling can better avoid getting into an accident in the first place.
Two display cards? If you intend to SLI, please show me a $150 motherboard that has two x16 PCIe slots.
I think it is more like a little from column A and a little from column B.
Isn't Verizon doing FTTP with up to 30mbit speeds available? Some people have cable speeds of 6mbit downlink, which is a bit more than what "b" can provide in useable bitrate.
It isn't prohibitively costlier to go with "g". It is like, 4x faster for only 10$ per component? If you must scrape every dollar, then $10 savings is important, but I'd think for the long term, it is worth while.
The thing is that AOL has the marketing. Whether or not a geek thinks it is "worth" it is irrelevant. A lot of people may buy this, and they may all regret it, or they may not. Geeks simply can't compete against AOL.
There are geeks that are willing to assemble or refurb a better computer for less, but they simply can't get the word out, even locally.
Frankly, I really don't care to "spread the workd" because I don't get paid to do that. If I do get paid to do that, then I am likely selling something. Unfortunately, a lot of people see AOL as the cuddly giant and the local geek as a distasteful character.
Geeks like acronyms. The ones you are looking for on the screen sizes are SVGA and XGA.
I think you underestimate the power a 1GHz system can have.
No, you won't be able to play DOOM 3 on it. But only hardcore gamers are playing that. Outside of specialized tasks, currently the rest of the world can do pretty well with 500MHz. My sister is using Windows XP, Open Office.org on a 300MHz PII laptop, and it runs pretty well.
The power of a six month old desktop shouldn't be put into a portable device unless desktops suddenly became 5x more efficient. The desktop replacement devices are IMO worthless, and puting such a wasteful device in a handheld is silly.
Unless you don't think time has any value.
While the Mitnick case was unjust in, that I understand anyway, he "stole" code which he might have gotten if he asked very nicely through a student program, but being hit with exorbitant damages, Blaster and variants costed a lot in bandwidth, productivity losses and cost/time of removal.
It makes me wonder if there was a misplaced decimal place.
The person who can make spam and popups unprofitable will become rich himself!
Unfortunately, there is more potential money and a more sustainable business in making spam and popups less profitable than there is making them unprofitable altogether.
I block popups anyway. I consider spam to be a bigger problem.
I'm surprised they had a profitable division. I think I tried to use a Roxio product. I ended up using a competitor's. And it was a throw-in provided by my optical drive maker! I don't think they make much money on them if the full version sells for as much as the drive did.
and touchpads
You mean the finger-wagger? At least that's what I feel like I am doing when I use the damn thing so that's what I call it. My laptop has an eraser style track-point too.
The manufacturer was kind enough to build in two pointing devices into this model and I really don't like either style.
For a while, I just carried a USB mouse, later switched to Bluetooth because I could get such a module that fits into my laptop.
Where timing is critical, and a dropped packet might mean injury or death, I doubt industrial controls can switch to wireless for some time.Heck, the place would be easy to sabotage unless it changes frequency routine.
Just about any version of Windows should be stable when only running a very specific and small set of tasks. With hardware and drivers certified for a particular machine, the only time I've seen a BSOD in NT, 2000 or XP is with hardware failure, which is pretty rare.
That said, I don't think Windows should be on such a system either. I'm not sure if if such a system should be allowed to connect to a network without a dedicated firewall either.
1-2MB upload speeds? Connected to many computers, a share of them rooted to be open relays? Hellooo spam!