I've never ever ever ever ever seen links in enthusiast message boards or mailing lists telling people to go to some website and vote for their favorite computer/band/whatever either, but I'm sure this particular poll is 100% accurate.;-)
Does anyone else have any other links to confirm or (more likely) deny this? They're kinda like the Weekly World News of technology. You know, the people who brought us BatBoy?
An appropriate value will slow down the transitions enough without interfering with the fascination of staring at a blinking light. That means it's working, you know?
So it is apparently a mobo feature that uses a thermal diode integrated into the processor. Is the thermal circuit in the Pentium totally self-contained?
It's not specifically technical, but it's a highly successful (well, relative to any Government program) welfare to work program that's privately funded, typically by the companies that hire people.
....I'd look for alternatives too. I'm just curious what the heck they ARE spending it on. $23 THOUSAND dollars a PC. Hmmmm..... something smells fishy. I've never experienced anything near that kind of cost for downtime, data loss, support, or licensing fees, pretty much always working in a Windows environment.
Actually, I am pretty picky, probably not quite an 'audiophile' but pretty close. As I said, 96K WMA sounds as good as 160K MP3 or OGG through my Grados. I'm also usually the one being driven bonkers by monitors and security cameras when other people are oblivious, so I don't think I quite have diesel submariner's syndrome. I'm sure classical would get more garbled with either, but I was testing things out with a few different rock tracks that included some keyboards and other more demanding portions. I specifically listen to the cymbals for that swooshiness, and it wasn't there. YMMV.
I avoided WMA for years, since I was afraid of all the horrible things people were saying about it. I finally tried it, and at least to my ears, a 96K WMA sounds as good as a 160K MP3. OGG is about a wash vs. MP3, and it's not supported nearly as well, which gives me about zero reason to use it. I don't spend much time in Linux, which is pretty much the only area where OGG is better supported than WMA.
Which listening tests are you referring to? I'm pretty darned picky, and I can hear a difference. 96K is pretty bad on OGG and MP3, and very good on WMA, at least for rock music.
And I would urge everyone to do their own listening tests - I took the pepsi challenge, and WMA won hands down.
European government has a very hostile attitude towards smaller businesses. CE Mark, tax policies, yadda yadda yadda, it all adds up to making it very difficult to start or maintain a small business.
They must be freaking morons at MandrakeSoft. Hey, I use Mandrake, but it's cheap and easy to get a run of CDs with whiz bang labelling, inserts, cases, shipping even large quantities is a breeze, and cheap to boot....
They probably just didn't plan well, or just moved here without any idea how those things run here.
And if you're worried about big brotherish laws in the US, and you're in the UK apparently - well, that makes a lot of sense.
Nobody made an assumption about reinstall being trivial, easy, or otherwise - it's doable, and it takes time. Losing your user data, if it's not properly backed up, like most people's data, it's just GONE. There is no reinstall even possible. For a large chunk of money you could potentially get some of your data back from one of those recovery services, but given the choice, most home users would rather reinstall their OS than hand over their hardware to some person they don't know who gets to comb over every last detail of personal information they have stored. That's if they're lucky and the data's still there, not to mention the cost.
See this message at the top level for Outlook info, and change the visibility of extensions in explorer, tools -> folder options -> view tab -> uncheck 'hide file extensions for known file types.' That's in Windows 2000, it may be slightly different on other versions of Windows, but it should be close.
Make sure you deal with the outlook VB script stuff (see above) as again, they may become infected without running anything and even from people they know.
But seriously, KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Forget any extensive dissertations on the differences between a worm vs. a trojan, help them set everything up, and WRITE IT DOWN or at least print it out for them to keep in a very safe place - that document on the computer does them no good when it won't boot.
A good anti-virus program helps a lot, and again, WRITE DOWN configuration information, or instructions. Make sure they know that email (candy) from friends can still have razor blades in it. Also, if it's Windows, turn on the file extensions for viewing, and make sure they scan any executables, and really debate about whether they REALLY want to run it.
I'm not a lazy user, but Mandrake is the first Linux distro that I have been able to use without calling a friend every 5 minutes to figure something out.
Amen to that. It also seems to have newer versions of the kernel and apps, nice centralized configuration utilities.... this is moving in the right direction to be a good desktop OS that doesn't require a CS degree to use, let alone administrate - and it generally just modifies those same sacred text files you can still edit by hand with (editor removed for flame-prevention). I know there are guys on here that have used Linux for YEARS, but don't knock Mandrake - it's a great way for people to learn Linux.
Just most new CDROM drives have a built in S/PDIF output, and if your soundcard has a CDROM digital (S/PDIF) input, you're all set without adding an external component. Of course, this relies on the CD actually playing in the CDROM, which nobody seems to have difinitive information on.
Your suggestion is the first thing I'd do if they didn't actually play. Be careful with the S/PDIF lines, they're not actually the same - the CDROM level is TTL (higher voltage) than real S/PDIF.
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You do the math.
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I've never ever ever ever ever seen links in enthusiast message boards or mailing lists telling people to go to some website and vote for their favorite computer/band/whatever either, but I'm sure this particular poll is 100% accurate.
Does anyone else have any other links to confirm or (more likely) deny this?
They're kinda like the Weekly World News of technology. You know, the people who brought us BatBoy?
My XP install is downright tiny compared to a full Mandrake Linux install, and from what I hear, OS-X is around 3X as big.
Bloated? Compared to DOS6.22, yeah, but not compared to anything current.
...then I will consider them reformed. Not yet. It's a principle thing - I have no urge to listen to the new Celine Dion. ;)
I don't think he'd be too happy.
Anyone have sources for even higher resolution pics like these? They don't fill up the desktop too well. Will they eventually release them?
...could set ogg vorbis back twenty years! ;)
Isn't that Sesame Street's new software venture?
An appropriate value will slow down the transitions enough without interfering with the fascination of staring at a blinking light. That means it's working, you know?
Like this little gem. Conspicuously absent link from the story, don't you think? ESR prediction story on /., clearly topical.
The answer is 42. :D
That one would be fun. It was unusably fast on a 386.
They don't take a stand on other issues we might be interested in,
AND??? My God, they're standing up to the RIAA to try and preserve their rights to their livelihood and their art, what more do you want from them?
Funny, Maxim's first app note for the MAX6512 is Simple Circuit Activates Fan When Processor Heats Up.
So it is apparently a mobo feature that uses a thermal diode integrated into the processor. Is the thermal circuit in the Pentium totally self-contained?
It's not specifically technical, but it's a highly successful (well, relative to any Government program) welfare to work program that's privately funded, typically by the companies that hire people.
http://www.strivecentral.com/
Those will never make the Cool Case gallery....
....I'd look for alternatives too. I'm just curious what the heck they ARE spending it on. $23 THOUSAND dollars a PC. Hmmmm..... something smells fishy. I've never experienced anything near that kind of cost for downtime, data loss, support, or licensing fees, pretty much always working in a Windows environment.
Actually, I am pretty picky, probably not quite an 'audiophile' but pretty close. As I said, 96K WMA sounds as good as 160K MP3 or OGG through my Grados. I'm also usually the one being driven bonkers by monitors and security cameras when other people are oblivious, so I don't think I quite have diesel submariner's syndrome. I'm sure classical would get more garbled with either, but I was testing things out with a few different rock tracks that included some keyboards and other more demanding portions. I specifically listen to the cymbals for that swooshiness, and it wasn't there. YMMV.
I avoided WMA for years, since I was afraid of all the horrible things people were saying about it. I finally tried it, and at least to my ears, a 96K WMA sounds as good as a 160K MP3. OGG is about a wash vs. MP3, and it's not supported nearly as well, which gives me about zero reason to use it. I don't spend much time in Linux, which is pretty much the only area where OGG is better supported than WMA.
Which listening tests are you referring to? I'm pretty darned picky, and I can hear a difference. 96K is pretty bad on OGG and MP3, and very good on WMA, at least for rock music.
And I would urge everyone to do their own listening tests - I took the pepsi challenge, and WMA won hands down.
European government has a very hostile attitude towards smaller businesses. CE Mark, tax policies, yadda yadda yadda, it all adds up to making it very difficult to start or maintain a small business.
They must be freaking morons at MandrakeSoft. Hey, I use Mandrake, but it's cheap and easy to get a run of CDs with whiz bang labelling, inserts, cases, shipping even large quantities is a breeze, and cheap to boot....
They probably just didn't plan well, or just moved here without any idea how those things run here.
And if you're worried about big brotherish laws in the US, and you're in the UK apparently - well, that makes a lot of sense.
Nobody made an assumption about reinstall being trivial, easy, or otherwise - it's doable, and it takes time. Losing your user data, if it's not properly backed up, like most people's data, it's just GONE. There is no reinstall even possible. For a large chunk of money you could potentially get some of your data back from one of those recovery services, but given the choice, most home users would rather reinstall their OS than hand over their hardware to some person they don't know who gets to comb over every last detail of personal information they have stored. That's if they're lucky and the data's still there, not to mention the cost.
See this message at the top level for Outlook info, and change the visibility of extensions in explorer, tools -> folder options -> view tab -> uncheck 'hide file extensions for known file types.' That's in Windows 2000, it may be slightly different on other versions of Windows, but it should be close.
Make sure you deal with the outlook VB script stuff (see above) as again, they may become infected without running anything and even from people they know.
Watch the look on their faces.
But seriously, KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Forget any extensive dissertations on the differences between a worm vs. a trojan, help them set everything up, and WRITE IT DOWN or at least print it out for them to keep in a very safe place - that document on the computer does them no good when it won't boot.
A good anti-virus program helps a lot, and again, WRITE DOWN configuration information, or instructions. Make sure they know that email (candy) from friends can still have razor blades in it. Also, if it's Windows, turn on the file extensions for viewing, and make sure they scan any executables, and really debate about whether they REALLY want to run it.
I'm not a lazy user, but Mandrake is the first Linux distro that I have been able to use without calling a friend every 5 minutes to figure something out.
Amen to that. It also seems to have newer versions of the kernel and apps, nice centralized configuration utilities.... this is moving in the right direction to be a good desktop OS that doesn't require a CS degree to use, let alone administrate - and it generally just modifies those same sacred text files you can still edit by hand with (editor removed for flame-prevention). I know there are guys on here that have used Linux for YEARS, but don't knock Mandrake - it's a great way for people to learn Linux.
Just most new CDROM drives have a built in S/PDIF output, and if your soundcard has a CDROM digital (S/PDIF) input, you're all set without adding an external component. Of course, this relies on the CD actually playing in the CDROM, which nobody seems to have difinitive information on.
Your suggestion is the first thing I'd do if they didn't actually play. Be careful with the S/PDIF lines, they're not actually the same - the CDROM level is TTL (higher voltage) than real S/PDIF.