If you didn't defragment the drives before or after copying the data I don't see how your benchmarks can be valid, as fragmentation can make a huge difference.
"Gotta love Slashdot's incendiary headlines. "DEATH" of the PDA, indeed. But then again, headlines like these have been around as long as Slashdot has. Longer, even."
Agreed. Sounds like the old "Mainframes are history" type of headline. And here I am, 12 years after hearing it, still getting ahead in the industry.
If you're willing to forgo the Tivo service fee anyway, giving them $0 revenue, perhaps you should look into programming your Tivo.
Let me break it down for you:
Stock DirecTivo unit: ~$200 per Ebay HU (football) Card: ~$75 per Ebay (note: make sure it is guaranteed to receive preview channels) Card Programmer: ~$100 Various places
This assumes you already have a dish, but if not those can be had for ~$100. All estimates are over what I've seen on Ebay due to the nature of auctions. All auctions I looked, however, had less than 15 minutes remaining.
Can your computer-based solution handle HD TV? If so, that may be the way to go, as the above unit will not.
I'm with you as far as PC-land, but if all Xboxes are exactly the same, that means that they can test the 'updates' (or 'patches' whatever you want to call them) very thoroughly before releasing them on the public.
Imagine the widespread panic (ok, so I exagerate:)) if everyone's Xbox were to fail at the same time. Imagine the impact to Marketing.
If I was performing the update, and the results could either make or break the Xbox line, I know it'd be bulletproof.
I'm all for customers taking control of what they need to, but you should have a standard set of threshold and event-style criteria that you monitor for, and customers should have access to the logs. Not ALL the logs, mind you, but ones that you think they should be able to see.
This should also be documented in the service contract. You do have a service contract, right? Maybe you know it as a Service Level Agreement...
If I understand correctly, it'd be like ASUS (for the sake of this example) updating the BIOS on my mainboard automatically, so that all ASUS users would be on a level playing field and have the same 'use' experience.
If ASUS was responsible for the rest of my system as well, and would fix it if the 'patch' were to cause my box to become non-functional...would that be so bad?
Is there Microsoft-published information on exactly what was patched? Please share the link.
I'd think you'd be thankful that all online experiences with the Xbox will be exactly the same. Imagine an environment where all operating systems, applications, and hardware device-level instructions are all exactly the same. No more conflicts, very little cheating, no exploits.
"...unlike most of Microsoft's products, this is hardware and not subject to the same property rights as software."
Perhaps I'm not clear on the concept (I don't own an Xbox), but aren't the patches in question intended to update the Xbox's 'operating system' in relation to the online gaming aspect?
Fat cash rewards? Hahahaha! Try somewhere around $50us for a good quality picture, though you can get more (sometimes much more) with an excellently composed, GREAT quality photograph.
If there is a police barrier, chances are REALLY good that a professional photographer (with a MUCH better camera) is already there.
Show me a mainstream (one that can afford to pay 'fat cash' for crappy pictures) magazine that has crappy quality pictures between their covers.
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If you didn't defragment the drives before or after copying the data I don't see how your benchmarks can be valid, as fragmentation can make a huge difference.
"Gotta love Slashdot's incendiary headlines. "DEATH" of the PDA, indeed. But then again, headlines like these have been around as long as Slashdot has. Longer, even."
Agreed. Sounds like the old "Mainframes are history" type of headline. And here I am, 12 years after hearing it, still getting ahead in the industry.
Are those made?? I'd begin converting away from Tivo today if I could get my hands on a resonably priced card like that.
Of course, then I'd probably have to go to a dual-CPU machine to process that much data... Hmmm. How to convice the wife...
If you're willing to forgo the Tivo service fee anyway, giving them $0 revenue, perhaps you should look into programming your Tivo.
Let me break it down for you:
Stock DirecTivo unit: ~$200 per Ebay
HU (football) Card: ~$75 per Ebay (note: make sure it is guaranteed to receive preview channels)
Card Programmer: ~$100 Various places
This assumes you already have a dish, but if not those can be had for ~$100. All estimates are over what I've seen on Ebay due to the nature of auctions. All auctions I looked, however, had less than 15 minutes remaining.
Can your computer-based solution handle HD TV? If so, that may be the way to go, as the above unit will not.
An additional place for such research: www.dassess.com
My gripe is that even though I've already subscribed to DirecTV for 24 months or so, I need to subscribe for ANOTHER 12 months if I purchase this box.
Excellent. Just completed ordering my copy.
I don't really need that much space for my PC, but it's another story for my Tivo. Bought two 160's for that. Yep, wish the wife could work...
I'm with you as far as PC-land, but if all Xboxes are exactly the same, that means that they can test the 'updates' (or 'patches' whatever you want to call them) very thoroughly before releasing them on the public.
:)) if everyone's Xbox were to fail at the same time. Imagine the impact to Marketing.
Imagine the widespread panic (ok, so I exagerate
If I was performing the update, and the results could either make or break the Xbox line, I know it'd be bulletproof.
...so restrict as you see fit.
I'm all for customers taking control of what they need to, but you should have a standard set of threshold and event-style criteria that you monitor for, and customers should have access to the logs. Not ALL the logs, mind you, but ones that you think they should be able to see.
This should also be documented in the service contract. You do have a service contract, right? Maybe you know it as a Service Level Agreement...
I believe this was one of the stories in Ray Bradbury's Faranheit 451 book. Quite good reading, in my opinion.
If I understand correctly, it'd be like ASUS (for the sake of this example) updating the BIOS on my mainboard automatically, so that all ASUS users would be on a level playing field and have the same 'use' experience.
If ASUS was responsible for the rest of my system as well, and would fix it if the 'patch' were to cause my box to become non-functional...would that be so bad?
Is there Microsoft-published information on exactly what was patched? Please share the link.
I'd think you'd be thankful that all online experiences with the Xbox will be exactly the same. Imagine an environment where all operating systems, applications, and hardware device-level instructions are all exactly the same. No more conflicts, very little cheating, no exploits.
"...unlike most of Microsoft's products, this is hardware and not subject to the same property rights as software."
Perhaps I'm not clear on the concept (I don't own an Xbox), but aren't the patches in question intended to update the Xbox's 'operating system' in relation to the online gaming aspect?
Someone should make a Doom .wad with the biggest spammers as some of the monsters.
:)
Then we could get our aggressions out with said chainsaw.
Nah. I'd rather use the chainsaw from the original Doom.
Thats a good point, actually, if you reword it to say 'Why NOT add phones to cameras?'
Yeah, you really proved me wrong. Those pictures were of indisputably high quality! The cell phone and the digital camera should remain united!
Yeah, I think I'll just keep my cheap cell phone, with it's cheap calling plan, along with keeping my tiny, inexpensive digital camera in my car.
Sorry about your car.
Our networks have many more weak spots in them than yours do. Likely because your entire country is of less size than most states in the US.
With such low resolution pictures, how are you gonna read that 'photocopy' that you just made?
Fat cash rewards? Hahahaha! Try somewhere around $50us for a good quality picture, though you can get more (sometimes much more) with an excellently composed, GREAT quality photograph.
If there is a police barrier, chances are REALLY good that a professional photographer (with a MUCH better camera) is already there.
Show me a mainstream (one that can afford to pay 'fat cash' for crappy pictures) magazine that has crappy quality pictures between their covers.
Belly-button lint. Always seems heavily laden with explosive materials...
Is that 'palm' as in Palmala Handerson? And if you have that, no wonder you have a wireless keyboard...properly liquid-proofed, I imagine. :)
"...easiest to learn by watching someone else doing it, then copying, and then experimenting"
Sounds like you're talking about puberty. Well, mine anyway.
I seriously doubt that we'll see such an overhaul of our justice system within our lifetimes.
Great thoughts though...