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  1. Re:Anybody knows if I can use one in Israel? on Getting Programming Guide Data into TiVo Series 2 Units? · · Score: 4, Informative

    SECAM is used by these countries.

    NTSC is used by these countries.

    PAL is used by these countries.

    --Mike

  2. Re:Perception on Is Mac OS X Slow? · · Score: 2

    I have noticed that when loading Slashdot stories with boatloads of comments it TAKES FOREVER on the Mac version of IE. This happens as well under OS 9. I would say this is an Application issue rather than an OS issue. It's something about slashcode and IE 5 Mac that cause this delay.

    --Mike

  3. Re:Slow? Not compared to OS9 on Is Mac OS X Slow? · · Score: 2

    It not just with the latest OS from Apple, either. I installed Windows XP on an IBM 600 (PII don't recall the speed) laptop for sh*ts and giggles expecting it to perform like crap. It runs quite well. Granted, it was running NT 4 SP6 before.

    I've seen OS X breath new life into Lombards and iBooks. It's like that movie Awakenings...

    --Mike

  4. Re:Lower risers - cards not fully in their slots ? on Grounding a Rack-Mounted Motherboard? · · Score: 2

    It would be grounded through the power-supply, would it not?

  5. Re:Lower risers - cards not fully in their slots ? on Grounding a Rack-Mounted Motherboard? · · Score: 2

    Wouldn't the motherboard be grounded as well through the PCI cards that contact both the MB and the case?

    --Mike

  6. Answer on Regionless DVD Players for Mac OS X? · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Stop watching DVDs on your computer and go out and buy a modded region-free DVD player.

    --Mike

  7. Re:I'm not buying into this... on Microsoft takes on PDF · · Score: 2

    Thank service bureaus for this, too. Forgive my spelling.

  8. Re:PDF Files arn't easily modifiable. on Microsoft takes on PDF · · Score: 2

    You can embed Embedded Post Script files into Post Script files?

  9. Re:Take the door off. on Entertainment Center Cooling? · · Score: 3, Informative

    You probably should've used a 5400 RPM drive for the DirecTivo space upgrade.

    From the TivoHAQ FAQ Section 3.3:

    "7200 RPM drives seem to work fine. They usually cost more than 5400 RPM drives, and will not give you any speed improvements by using them. It should be noted that 7200 RPM drives will draw more power and generate more heat than their 5400 counterparts. The long term consequences of using 7200 RPM drives is still being debated. "

  10. Re:Toliet Paper?!?! on Tiny Integrated Home Theater PC w/Display · · Score: 2

    Those were paper towels. It must've been on his kitchen counter, NOT his bathroom.

    --Mike

  11. Re:How odd. on Tiny Integrated Home Theater PC w/Display · · Score: 2

    Look at the size of the LCD, it's a pain to read from almost any distance.

    --Mike

  12. Re:Mac Laptops on Flirting With Mac OS X · · Score: 2

    If you're spending that much money on AutoCad, you might as well spend ~$80 on a REALLY NICE multibutton mouse, no?

  13. Re:"peer to peer" on Hearings On Bills To "Promote" Digital TV · · Score: 2

    It probably means P2P like Kazaa and the likes. It's kind of like 'Kleenex' and 'Xerox.'

  14. Re:Aspect Ratios on HDTV and Its Impending Problems? · · Score: 2

    Kubrick shot everything in 4:3 and then matted it to 16:9. That way, when it came time to show his stuff on TV or tape, it didn't get butchered by the Pan 'n Scan mafia.

  15. Re:HDTV Reality on HDTV and Its Impending Problems? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You're confusing too many things right here.

    4:3 Aspect Ration doesn't mean analog. You could have 1080i programming in a 4:3 aspect ratio or 16:9 or 3.14159:1.

    Digital cable isn't high definition. Digital cable means that the signal from the head-end to the cable box is a data stream and the cable box decodes that. It could look good or bad depending on the quality of the original signal.

    The nightly news broadcasts in HDTV OVER THE AIR. Tell your father to get an antenna, put it on the roof and then look at the local news.

    --Mike

  16. Re:Targeted advertising on Voluntary Sponsorship of Linux? · · Score: 2

    Not all blue-collar folks are Rednecks. Despite the fact that a lot of Rednecks watch NASCAR and a lot of people make fun of Rednecks, NASCAR is still the most watched sport in the USA. NASCAR wouldn't be as successful if ONLY Rednecks watched it.

    The one race I did go to (Busch series in NH), I was a guest of Bayer and had a grand old time. I would wager that only about 70% of the people there were blue-collar and only half of them could be considered REDNECKS. So, if only the REDNECKS showed up, then the place would've been 35% filled.

    --Mike

  17. Try Onyx on Java Development Environments for Macintosh? · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can't help you on the JBuilder aspect of your question, but I may be of help on the contact management/sales datatbase side.

    There is a product we use that is web based and very robust called Onyx.

    --Mike

  18. Re:Targeted advertising on Voluntary Sponsorship of Linux? · · Score: 2

    Meye speling sux.

  19. Re:Targeted advertising on Voluntary Sponsorship of Linux? · · Score: 2

    NASCAR isn't successful because of the Rednecks, it's successful despite the Rednecks. Granted, Wal-Mart and Target do target the Redneck contingent, however, there's a lot of sponsorship to go around. Bayer AG sponsers a car in the Busch league. Why would a German Pharma company sponsor a car? BECAUSE A SHITLOAD OF PEOPLE WATCH NASCAR, NOT JUST REDNECKS.

    Granted, Bayer AG has given a lot to the world: Asprin and Heroin.

  20. A few places... on Where Can You Find Rare Electronic Parts? · · Score: 2

    Try:
    Antique Elcetronics Supply: http://www.tubesandmore.com/

    Triode Electronics: http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html

    Or

    Angela Instruments: http://www.angela.com/

  21. Re:Wire cutters and some speaker wire... on Fighting Music Piracy with Glue · · Score: 3, Informative

    Nothing. However, then they would know that there was an attempt at access. To them, clipping the wires is the same as breaking the case to get to the CD. Think about it. If Sony gets the Walkman back with any kind of damage, then they have a good idea where to look when the CD shows up online before it is released.

    --Mike

  22. Re:Intel chip on logic board? on Build a Macintosh From Scratch · · Score: 2

    I'm sure it's a chip that is cheapest by far when purchased from Intel. Sure they could make their own or get it from another vendor, but at what price? Business is business, right? Besides, Apple is more in competition with MS, not Intel.

    --Mike

  23. Re:Reminds me of that old saying... on Build a Macintosh From Scratch · · Score: 2

    I did the same analysis and came to the same conclusion. However, since I had never actually put together a PC since I assembled a bunch of Apple ][+'s for Villa Victoria Academy in 1985, I decided to put it together myself. I've had no problems with is and now that it would be out of warranty anyway, I have no point. Thank you for listening.

    Really, it's a PC just for the sake of tinkering and THAT is why I decided to build it. If I were buying for my company, I'd go with Dell or Compaq.

    --Mike

  24. Re:Survive WW3, but not a good slashdotting... on Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale · · Score: 2

    My high-school has a tower on that list. WOW. There is also one right around the corner from my parents. Pretty cool. However, this looks like the active list as my high school is at Row # 7350 in the Excel spreadsheet and the story says there are 2000 for sale.

    --Mike

  25. Re:that's hilarious on Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale · · Score: 2

    I've heard similar stories of sailors standing watch on the ship's tower and keeping warm in the RADAR wash.

    --mike