Just install XP on one drive, install Linux on another (with both hard drives on the primary IDE channel), and then connect two old HDD LED wires onto the Master jumper pins (I know it'll work for WD and Maxtor hard drives). Now, cut the LED end of those wires off and solder them to a PCB with either two 2x1.100" male headers and a jumper, or a rotary switch that connects one of the pairs but not the other, et cetera. And bingo, dual booting with absolutely NO software intervention; instead, you'd make the boot choice before power-up.
I could see a company selling a premade version of this.
As far as hardware failure goes (MTBF, MCBF, et cetera), things like heat, dust, corrosion, and general wear-and-tear can be predicted accurately. However, when it comes to the mean time before crack, it's almost unpredictable. The utility for unlocking secured Microsoft WMA files was released the day after the format's launch. DeCSS took a while longer, but it was eventually done. ASFRecorder effectively circumvented Microsoft's intent to prevent users from storing copyrighted video content (I forget when the first version of ASFRecorder was released, but the final one is dated late June 2000). There are plenty of other examples out there, which show that the time it takes to crack something can vary dramatically. These examples prove that predicting the "mean time before crack" is like trying to predict the weather in New England down to the square mile: it's nearly impossible, you're almost always wrong, and it's not worth the effort.
The Motion Picture Association of America. Their legal actions which were intended to "protect their intellectual property" managed to segregate a storage medium into many standards, some of which cannot be used by the general public. And the only loser is the general public, since they could've used a fast high-capacity removable storage medium; backup tapes are all but dead on the consumer level, Iomega is continuing their bloatware cycle, and any other alternative solutions run out of funding.
Oh, wait a minute, I remembered: Microsoft doesn't WANT us to perform large-scale backups; they want us to save all the application discs, wait until a crash wipes everything out, and reinstall everything without complaint!
New.net, who had its.kids TLD rejected, has resorted to spyware: in BearShare and some other freeware programs for Windows, there's a little program called "New.Net Domain..." (I can't remember the exact title because I hated the thing so much). BearShare requires you to install this piece of spyware and SaveNow in order to complete the InstallShield installation process. What this piece of spyware does is latch itself onto WinSock through the system registry, and execute a.dll file at startup (which leaves RUNDLL32.EXE running throughout the Windows session). It cannot be terminated or deleted while the system is running, and deleting the registry entry results in WinSock not being able to load properly at startup, resulting in loss of Internet access.
So what's the beneficial use of this piece of spyware? URLs that contain New.net's TLDs (such as.kids) are routed through the spyware successfully. However, I suspect that there's a bit of traffic monitoring and submission of logs to a server somewhere. Either way, it's a very bad piece of spyware; the only reliable way to remove it is either by using Ad-Aware or by reinstalling Windows.
It's truly sad when a company resorts to spyware when they can't get their way. ICANN should at least look into this, since it's a blatant violation of their policies.
I'll have to break it to you on the registry front: you're wrong. So far, I've swapped four different soundcards into my Win2K system, and right now, I'm up to folder 0028 on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\C lass\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}". I don't know whether it's safe to delete those useless entries or not; I'll err on the safe side just in case deleting those entries ruins something. Still, I wish that regedit would clean up after itself.
...because service pack 2 just got discovered yesterday. It does weigh in at 100 megs (it contains SP1 as well), but apparently it's worth it: only a few networking issues have been reported (things involving authentication with other servers on the LAN and such), and it gives a certain speed boost to many games (on Quake3, I ran a timedemo on a demo that never yielded above 43 frames per second before; with SP2 installed, the average was 49.2).
If you have any Windows 2000 boxes running where you work or live, I recommend at least checking out SP2. It's ready to be downloaded (east coastwest coast), though I haven't seen Microsoft's Win2K downloads page updated yet. The general concensus is that its benefits far outweigh its detriments.
A working ASPI layer that most CD-burning and CDDA-extraction programs use. Microsoft and Adaptec have been at war over ASPI for years.
A smarter registry that will clean up unused hardware entries, thereby saving valuable registry space and processing time during the addition of new hardware.
A truly clean system (once again, Microsoft has decided to force OEMs to use restore discs which install the bloatware and spyware, and XP will come with Media Player 7, the most bloated Microsoft media player yet, pre-installed).
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This movie isn't Ishtar or Daikatana; you could actually get right into the plot and enjoy it, just like the original one. A few regulars at ShackNews watched it, and liked it. Don't pass judgment on this until you see more than a glimpse (in other words, wait for Roger Ebert's review, or better yet, watch some of the scenes and judge THOSE, and not the teasers).
Steve Jobs basically wrote the book on proprietarity. The operating system developed by his company only works with the hardware developed by his company, and only when used in conformance with the end-user license agreement developed by his legal team.
As much as you'd like to believe so, Microsoft doesn't play that way; they have to keep in touch with the rest of the PC world so that things don't screw up. As for Apple, it's their way or the highway. The Internet marked the very first time that Apple had to adhere to standards made by others. They were obstinate (if Steve Jobs had his way, the entire Internet would be running AppleTalk), but in the end, they gave in, seeing the Internet as an opportunity to acquire more customers.
Split standard QWERTY key arrangement, WIN 95 keyboard with 106 key layout (Dual 6 key)
I like the Dual 6 key feature; while being compliant with typing standards, it also gives former users/victims of Microsoft's split keyboard line a better chance. However, this probably wouldn't be my ideal choice for a first-person shooter keyboard (on single-player games, I use the left half primarily, and bind unimportant things (view menu) to the right side.
I can't believe they're even going through with this. The Internet is at risk of bogging down significantly just because thousands of Japanese cell phone owners want to browse sites, check e-mail, and play insipid, Tamagotchi-esque games online. Whatever happened to things like productivity and efficiency? They were thrown right out the window in favor of eye candy and fun diversions. NexTel was good in their implementation of the two-way feature, but all of this "wireless Internet" crap just takes the cake.
(Oh, and if you're wondering about the subject of this post, it's how you say "Idiot!" in Japanese. I think.)
Shacknews (formerly Shugashack) had a big scare in the beginning of March: UGO, the provider of their banner ads, hadn't paid what was due for December 2000, as well as the months after. It was so bad that a "Save the Shack" campaign was started.
Now, UGO has paid half (repeat: HALF) of what was due for December, and the fundraiser helped as well.
Gee, why is there an entire header file called "math.h"? How are files manipulated? How do codecs work? What's one of the areas you should focus on if you want to become a programmer?
Click here to read about Lillian Vernon and how they use C3 architecture
First off, that's one of the lamest uses of Flash that I've ever seen. Secondly, of course a clothing designer would jump on this; they're paid to worry about appearances! What about the functionality aspect? Where's my CRT monitor that can handle almost any resolution I throw at it? And where the hell are my drives?!?!
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I could see a company selling a premade version of this.
As far as hardware failure goes (MTBF, MCBF, et cetera), things like heat, dust, corrosion, and general wear-and-tear can be predicted accurately. However, when it comes to the mean time before crack, it's almost unpredictable. The utility for unlocking secured Microsoft WMA files was released the day after the format's launch. DeCSS took a while longer, but it was eventually done. ASFRecorder effectively circumvented Microsoft's intent to prevent users from storing copyrighted video content (I forget when the first version of ASFRecorder was released, but the final one is dated late June 2000). There are plenty of other examples out there, which show that the time it takes to crack something can vary dramatically. These examples prove that predicting the "mean time before crack" is like trying to predict the weather in New England down to the square mile: it's nearly impossible, you're almost always wrong, and it's not worth the effort.
I'll stick with my "BSOD-blue" LEDs for my power and HDD LEDs.
Prove me wrong, Microsoft. I dare you.
Oh, wait a minute, I remembered: Microsoft doesn't WANT us to perform large-scale backups; they want us to save all the application discs, wait until a crash wipes everything out, and reinstall everything without complaint!
So what's the beneficial use of this piece of spyware? URLs that contain New.net's TLDs (such as .kids) are routed through the spyware successfully. However, I suspect that there's a bit of traffic monitoring and submission of logs to a server somewhere. Either way, it's a very bad piece of spyware; the only reliable way to remove it is either by using Ad-Aware or by reinstalling Windows.
It's truly sad when a company resorts to spyware when they can't get their way. ICANN should at least look into this, since it's a blatant violation of their policies.
UGO just bought out Bla-Bla, another troubled web advertising network.
So which TimeWarner cable channel will get hacked first by script kiddies using their mom's AOL account?
I'll have to break it to you on the registry front: you're wrong. So far, I've swapped four different soundcards into my Win2K system, and right now, I'm up to folder 0028 on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\C lass\{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}". I don't know whether it's safe to delete those useless entries or not; I'll err on the safe side just in case deleting those entries ruins something. Still, I wish that regedit would clean up after itself.
...because service pack 2 just got discovered yesterday. It does weigh in at 100 megs (it contains SP1 as well), but apparently it's worth it: only a few networking issues have been reported (things involving authentication with other servers on the LAN and such), and it gives a certain speed boost to many games (on Quake3, I ran a timedemo on a demo that never yielded above 43 frames per second before; with SP2 installed, the average was 49.2). If you have any Windows 2000 boxes running where you work or live, I recommend at least checking out SP2. It's ready to be downloaded (east coast west coast), though I haven't seen Microsoft's Win2K downloads page updated yet. The general concensus is that its benefits far outweigh its detriments.
A working ASPI layer that most CD-burning and CDDA-extraction programs use. Microsoft and Adaptec have been at war over ASPI for years.
A smarter registry that will clean up unused hardware entries, thereby saving valuable registry space and processing time during the addition of new hardware.
A truly clean system (once again, Microsoft has decided to force OEMs to use restore discs which install the bloatware and spyware, and XP will come with Media Player 7, the most bloated Microsoft media player yet, pre-installed).
...they will NOT be running Counter-Strike.
"We're appealing."
Not to the computer world, you aren't!
"If you can't come up with innovative products yourself, obtain a stupid patent and then try suing the pants off of respectable companies."
This movie isn't Ishtar or Daikatana; you could actually get right into the plot and enjoy it, just like the original one. A few regulars at ShackNews watched it, and liked it. Don't pass judgment on this until you see more than a glimpse (in other words, wait for Roger Ebert's review, or better yet, watch some of the scenes and judge THOSE, and not the teasers).
That's how corrupt and contemptuous they are.
As much as you'd like to believe so, Microsoft doesn't play that way; they have to keep in touch with the rest of the PC world so that things don't screw up. As for Apple, it's their way or the highway. The Internet marked the very first time that Apple had to adhere to standards made by others. They were obstinate (if Steve Jobs had his way, the entire Internet would be running AppleTalk), but in the end, they gave in, seeing the Internet as an opportunity to acquire more customers.
I like the Dual 6 key feature; while being compliant with typing standards, it also gives former users/victims of Microsoft's split keyboard line a better chance. However, this probably wouldn't be my ideal choice for a first-person shooter keyboard (on single-player games, I use the left half primarily, and bind unimportant things (view menu) to the right side.
(Oh, and if you're wondering about the subject of this post, it's how you say "Idiot!" in Japanese. I think.)
Back when it was still being designed, the version of C before the final standard was called "B". Pretty useless factoid, but interesting.
Now, UGO has paid half (repeat: HALF) of what was due for December, and the fundraiser helped as well.
You knew it would happen: Kyle at [H]ard|OCP got his hands on one of these and overclocked it. And just look at the results.
I think I'll go over to my HP Logic Analyzer and press the "Don't Care" button.
Mathematics.
First off, that's one of the lamest uses of Flash that I've ever seen. Secondly, of course a clothing designer would jump on this; they're paid to worry about appearances! What about the functionality aspect? Where's my CRT monitor that can handle almost any resolution I throw at it? And where the hell are my drives?!?!