FYI, you must not know much about the guy. He's got some _very_ informative articles on his site about optimizing the performance of machines, which he has spent an enormous amount of time on over the years. Show some respect.
If you decide to head to uni, I'd advise you to take courses which will help you with your later studies. Load up on the English & writing courses; most high schools don't seem to produce people who can write in correct English anymore. If you're thinking of a certain field of study, perhaps take some basic courses in other fields. It's good to be able to relate to others. Take some foreign language courses. Take some history courses. Take some business courses and public speaking. It all relates.
Make sure it's a fixed-size page file, not system-managed.
By using 'Diskeeper,' you can also do some additional optimizations besides just defragging it; it's a nice app, though its warnings are overly-dire, and it insists of having something staying in memory all the time, which is irritating.
Well, it's in metric, so I'm not sure of the conversion rate. I vaguely recall something about adding 1337 then dividing by the width of the Jack Tramiel's ass, or somesuch...
re: purchasing old arcade PCBs
Talk about a missed marketing opportunity (selling legal copies of old ROMs)! Sheesh, it's enough to make an old Ferengi cry. That'd be a good thing for Sony to try - snap up the rights to those old arcade ROMs, license MAME from the MAME boys (I've no idea what their license format is), modify MAME to run on the wide format of the PSP.
That'd be a killer app beyond all killer apps for 01d 5k001 gamers like me. I feel like Homer Simpson, "Why do we need all these _new_ games? Everybody knows games were perfected in 1985; it's a scientific fact!"
You know what, I bet the second generation PSP _will_ be able to do all of that, and pretty well, too. The technology is so close already, it just needs to become affordable, which is inevitable.
As I mentioned in another post, I'm hoping a 2nd-gen PSP will have:
1. DVD resolution OLED display (720x480) 2. stock high-density battery (hopefully AA format) 3. modular bay where UMD is for multiple devices 4. cellphone ability (use with bluetooth earpiece)
With lots of modules available for various things like tv/radio tuning, digital camera, etc. Lots of possibilities for profitable add-ons.
That would be a bloody amazing platform, and another few years, it could be affordable.
Sony abandoned their PDA line, but I think the PSP format could make for a vastly superior multifunction platform. With all the shakeups in Sony leadership recently, and the much more enlightened attitude towards things like the mp3 format, I'm hoping someone at Sony has the vision to make this happen.
I'm not super interested in buying movies for the format, but what _does_ interest me would be the ability to:
1) Watch TV episodes while I'm on the bus or at lunch or on a plane. I don't like watching tv as it's broadcast; I prefer to watch on my own schedule.
2) _Rent_ a UMD movie for a plane flight.
3) How about an external TV tuner add-on to watch TV wherever you're at? Or listen to radio? That'd be nice. (XM & Sirius, are you listening?)
There are a lot of accessories due out by the end of May (check out the 'Pimp My PSP' article at 1up.com for pics & info), one of which is a combination keyboard/screen cover. I'm _really_ hoping Sony opens up the platform to running applications off the memory stick. If so, this could be a pretty amazing platform for a lot more than just games.
Hopefully technology will advance enough by the time of the PSP2 that they can fit a cellphone (no side-talking, just use your bluetooth earpiece) into the beast. Hopefully a DVD resolution OLED will be practical by then, as well. And a faster and less battery-hungry UMD would be nice. I also think making the entire UMD area a modular bay would be great. If you don't need the UMD, swap it out for a Compact Flash slot, or an IR remote for your TV. Ah, well, I'm a dreamer, I know.
re: battery life
In that 1up.com I mentioned above - someone's coming out with a replacement battery/batterycover with twice the energy of the stock PSP battery. Sweet. Per volume, stock Sony batteries pretty much suck compared to the latest AA rechargables out there. Sony can do _way_ better, and this proves it. Too bad they didn't go with AA batteries for the PSP; that technology is now _very_ mature.
I'd say the PSP is a _much_ better mp3 player than the iPod is a game machine. Sony isn't saying it's an iPod-killer, so get over it, already. It's a gaming machine that does other things, and that's cool.
Yeah, this is easy to fix, but if it's such an easy thing to have done correctly in the first place, and it was a known problem, it makes you wonder what else is screwed up in FF, ya know?
Yes, good idea, because as everyone knows, web designers have all the time in the world to design a bunch of different versions of a single site, and of course, their employers & clients are always willing to pay to develop all that for a ridiculously small percentage of people hitting the site with a cellphone.
It'll be nice if, one day, people realize the vast majority of professional website designers have very little say-so in what goes online. "Design it this way."
See, I don't think an app should be writing to the file; it should be a system service that writes the data to the file, otherwise, there's no way to enforce what and where an application does to said file.
Okay, the serious answer is that yes, 'a' registry would be a very useful thing - just not implemented in a half-assed, non-secure, non-manageable manner ala Windows.
So, we make it a nicely-formatted XML text file, obviously.
Each user should be able to access only their portion of the file.
Each application can access only their portion of the file, and are _signed_ (by the system) as to what changed what and when.
The amount of changes backed-up could be left to the user or sysad when the file is changed ("Do you want to backup the previous version?", etc.)
As long as each user & app can only access their section, then modifications can be made predictable. Applications can't "hide" data in the registry, and since things can only access their data or the public data, information can be hidden from other users/apps who don't have a need to know.
In short, I think a registry is a good idea, but I just hate that the name has gotten such a horrible rap because of how Windows implements one.
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Want a cool digital camera? Also, cheaper.
You're not going to find a 'cool' digital camera for $250, unless you consider a crappy camera 'cool.'
FYI, you must not know much about the guy. He's got some _very_ informative articles on his site about optimizing the performance of machines, which he has spent an enormous amount of time on over the years. Show some respect.
Muppets don't have enough fingers to use Linux. Sad, but true.
If you decide to head to uni, I'd advise you to take courses which will help you with your later studies. Load up on the English & writing courses; most high schools don't seem to produce people who can write in correct English anymore. If you're thinking of a certain field of study, perhaps take some basic courses in other fields. It's good to be able to relate to others. Take some foreign language courses. Take some history courses. Take some business courses and public speaking. It all relates.
Make sure it's a fixed-size page file, not system-managed.
By using 'Diskeeper,' you can also do some additional optimizations besides just defragging it; it's a nice app, though its warnings are overly-dire, and it insists of having something staying in memory all the time, which is irritating.
I don't think I'd _want_ anything from the 90s at all, much less the late 90s.
Old school 80s, that's where it's at!
Well, it's in metric, so I'm not sure of the conversion rate. I vaguely recall something about adding 1337 then dividing by the width of the Jack Tramiel's ass, or somesuch...
re: purchasing old arcade PCBs
Talk about a missed marketing opportunity (selling legal copies of old ROMs)! Sheesh, it's enough to make an old Ferengi cry. That'd be a good thing for Sony to try - snap up the rights to those old arcade ROMs, license MAME from the MAME boys (I've no idea what their license format is), modify MAME to run on the wide format of the PSP.
That'd be a killer app beyond all killer apps for 01d 5k001 gamers like me. I feel like Homer Simpson, "Why do we need all these _new_ games? Everybody knows games were perfected in 1985; it's a scientific fact!"
Look, unless there are deadly bees chasing me, and a voice booming out "Skate or DIE!," I'm just not impressed. :)
Maybe if MAME gets ported over... *sigh*
You know what, I bet the second generation PSP _will_ be able to do all of that, and pretty well, too. The technology is so close already, it just needs to become affordable, which is inevitable.
As I mentioned in another post, I'm hoping a 2nd-gen PSP will have:
1. DVD resolution OLED display (720x480)
2. stock high-density battery (hopefully AA format)
3. modular bay where UMD is for multiple devices
4. cellphone ability (use with bluetooth earpiece)
With lots of modules available for various things like tv/radio tuning, digital camera, etc. Lots of possibilities for profitable add-ons.
That would be a bloody amazing platform, and another few years, it could be affordable.
Sony abandoned their PDA line, but I think the PSP format could make for a vastly superior multifunction platform. With all the shakeups in Sony leadership recently, and the much more enlightened attitude towards things like the mp3 format, I'm hoping someone at Sony has the vision to make this happen.
Namco's got a set of their 'classics' coming out for PSP; should be pretty nice.
:)
Personally, what I most want on the PSP is MAME. The default 32Meg Memory Stick will hold approximately 1.37 metric buttloads of old arcade ROMs.
I'm not super interested in buying movies for the format, but what _does_ interest me would be the ability to:
1) Watch TV episodes while I'm on the bus or at lunch or on a plane. I don't like watching tv as it's broadcast; I prefer to watch on my own schedule.
2) _Rent_ a UMD movie for a plane flight.
3) How about an external TV tuner add-on to watch TV wherever you're at? Or listen to radio? That'd be nice. (XM & Sirius, are you listening?)
There are a lot of accessories due out by the end of May (check out the 'Pimp My PSP' article at 1up.com for pics & info), one of which is a combination keyboard/screen cover. I'm _really_ hoping Sony opens up the platform to running applications off the memory stick. If so, this could be a pretty amazing platform for a lot more than just games.
Hopefully technology will advance enough by the time of the PSP2 that they can fit a cellphone (no side-talking, just use your bluetooth earpiece) into the beast. Hopefully a DVD resolution OLED will be practical by then, as well. And a faster and less battery-hungry UMD would be nice. I also think making the entire UMD area a modular bay would be great. If you don't need the UMD, swap it out for a Compact Flash slot, or an IR remote for your TV. Ah, well, I'm a dreamer, I know.
re: battery life
In that 1up.com I mentioned above - someone's coming out with a replacement battery/batterycover with twice the energy of the stock PSP battery. Sweet. Per volume, stock Sony batteries pretty much suck compared to the latest AA rechargables out there. Sony can do _way_ better, and this proves it. Too bad they didn't go with AA batteries for the PSP; that technology is now _very_ mature.
I'd say the PSP is a _much_ better mp3 player than the iPod is a game machine. Sony isn't saying it's an iPod-killer, so get over it, already. It's a gaming machine that does other things, and that's cool.
Yeah, this is easy to fix, but if it's such an easy thing to have done correctly in the first place, and it was a known problem, it makes you wonder what else is screwed up in FF, ya know?
I'm seeing it on Win XP, btw.
the entires are all listed in Add/Remove
I never noticed that...I just checked and I've got 1.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 all listed. Snazzy.
Get a mirror.
Build a copy of this solar death ray, then point them at each other. Mutually-assured destruction kicks ass!
creating a plain-text stylesheet with basic colors and lines would take me all of 15 minutes
And if you think that's all there is to creating a good mobile-optimized website, well, hey, more power to ya.
Yes, good idea, because as everyone knows, web designers have all the time in the world to design a bunch of different versions of a single site, and of course, their employers & clients are always willing to pay to develop all that for a ridiculously small percentage of people hitting the site with a cellphone.
It'll be nice if, one day, people realize the vast majority of professional website designers have very little say-so in what goes online. "Design it this way."
Gah.
You want a _reliable_ machine, the #1 piece of advice I'd give is this:
Don't skimp on the power supply and memory! Get a _Good_ PSU (PC Power & Cooling has served me _very_ well), and life is much nicer.
Cheap out on either of these things, and you're asking for a lot of headaches that can show up as just about any symptom you can imagine.
A good quality online ('smart') UPS is also a good idea.
Most reliability problems I've seen can be traced back to bad power or bad memory.
Ahem. Well. That brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'cottage cheese'. Yikes.
:)
Look, the language is working perfectly fine, now, you folks can stop making up silly words, okay?
Internet Explorer did not suffer from this exploit because it sucks.
I guess you could call this "security through deplorability".
*snort* Puh-lease; I've been computer-casting for decades, you damned punks!
The thing is, a poorly designed (or sneakily designed) application shouldn't be _allowed_ to misuse the system, intentionally or not.
See, I don't think an app should be writing to the file; it should be a system service that writes the data to the file, otherwise, there's no way to enforce what and where an application does to said file.
Okay, the serious answer is that yes, 'a' registry would be a very useful thing - just not implemented in a half-assed, non-secure, non-manageable manner ala Windows.
So, we make it a nicely-formatted XML text file, obviously.
Each user should be able to access only their portion of the file.
Each application can access only their portion of the file, and are _signed_ (by the system) as to what changed what and when.
The amount of changes backed-up could be left to the user or sysad when the file is changed ("Do you want to backup the previous version?", etc.)
As long as each user & app can only access their section, then modifications can be made predictable. Applications can't "hide" data in the registry, and since things can only access their data or the public data, information can be hidden from other users/apps who don't have a need to know.
In short, I think a registry is a good idea, but I just hate that the name has gotten such a horrible rap because of how Windows implements one.