To quote:
"The trouble is, while these technologies [66MHz PCI, PCI-X] have, or soon will find a permanent home in the server market, the complexities and extra costs they introduce to motherboard manufacturing mean that they will be virtually unknown at the desktop level. PCI-X, for example, requires a controller for every slot and that is just too expensive. " ...
"Approved as a standard on April 17 2002, PCI-Express is intended to be an evolutionary upgrade to the existing PCI bus. It will maintain complete hardware and software compatibility with all recent PCI devices."
"I hate ATX. AT motherboards and cases are bigger, and who needs this fancy PCI and AGP when ISA and VESA are more than enough. Oh, and why replacing AT keyboard and serial mouse with this PS/2 crap?"
One, stuff is smaller. I prefer large cases with a lot of space for drives and cooling (my current project has twelve case fans).
You can fit small board in large case. But you can't put large board in small case. Most people DO NOT need big, ugly gray cases now that everything but CD and HDD is integrated on motherboard.
Two, they are droping PS/2 ports, which I can't live without, since I perfer to leave the USB ports free (even though I rarely use them).
Most of the new motherboards have at least 6-8 USB ports, and USB hubs are like 5$. So what is the problem?
but I'll have to get used of flipping it onto the wrong side to pop her open
Yeah, that will *really* be the problem.
Four, What is this PCI Express?
Replacement for both obsolete 32bit 33MHz PCI and AGP. Try fitting two top of the line (AGP) graphics cards on one motherboard.
Oh, and it is a good way to force you to replace whole machine when you just want to upgrade.
Well, I'm shure they did not try to make it as small as possible, but as stylish an innovative as possible. I mean, after 2 minutes with it, I was like "I want this" (but it costs too much here -- 250EUR, or like 300$:( ), and "why didn't I/someone think of this before".
It is not size that matters,;) it is the integration of the things. You'll notice separate numpad with display. You can use it as calculator. Calculate something, then go to Excell and paste the result. Or use it as remote for your media center! Play, stop, rewind, volume control... Or, if you have Bluetooth mobile, you can type messages (SMS) on your keyboard; and when you recieve SMS or instant message, it shows on numpads display. I mean it's really, really beyond "just another" keyboard and mouse combo.
Oh, and I like my Internet Navigator (Elite) keyboard, thank you very much (just like one in Cordless Desktop MX, only with cord). I just HATE stupid F-Lock turned off by default! And I think round volume control is godsend, someone should make support for it in WinAmp or some DJ program, so you can use it for scratching or cueing the tracks:)
Then Logitech diNovo Media Desktop is THE thing for you. It's MX900 mouse (same as MX700, only Bluetooth instead of radio) plus one of the best looking and most inovative keyboards and accompanying software. Oh, and it is only like, 250$;)
Well, sometime before the Fourth Crusade, one of the Byzantine Emperors had ordered attacks against the Venetians. The Emperors also conspired with the Muslims to attack the Crusaders. So some of the Crusaders wanted revenge for these attacks and betrayals.
It all depends from the side which is telling you the story. Byzantines did no see it that way. Remember that before that Jerusalem and the Holy Land was under Byzantine rule. And that it was Crusaiders (supported by Rome) who came to the borders of Byzantine empire, not vice versa. So it is natural that Byzantians feeled threatened.
And maybe if the Byzantines had cooperated a little more with the Crusaders instead of attacking them, the Turks wouldn't have been such a problem for them.
Again, if you believe in only one side's story, it maybe so, but other side has some pretty strong arguments themself.
Not really. In the 1800s or 1900s, some Arab nationalists started a propaganda campaign about how bad the Crusaders were, in order to get other Arabs annoyed with the West.
As oposed to Rome spreading propaganda that Christian pilgrims are brutally slayed and that must be protected at any cost?
You reminded me of a great book about history of Jerusalem that I read a while ago. It was written by Serbian historian, so you can not say he was biased toward Arabs. I remember that after one of the Arab counter-attacks, Crusaiders DID some terrible things, not only to Muslim/Arab population, but to Jews as well. They raped, looted, burned houses, killed anyone, including women and children. Of course, it was later used as an excuse for anti-christian/jewish hatred, but it is a historical fact.
Worse than that: Sony optical drives ARE rebranded Lite-Ons. You can flash your Sony DVD with Lite-On firmware and it will still work, some say even better than with Sony firmware.
Samsung RAM, not as good as Crucial? Umm, never saw a Crucial stick, but I bet they don't make their memory chips, probably use ones made by Samsung, Infineon, Hynix or some other not-so-cool-sounding company.
Well, you'll be able to make a script that will regexp match incoming caller number with a list of unwanted callers and reroute that call to Bangladesh;)
And no they are not innovating in that space either. To my knowledge Microsoft does not fully support cascading style sheets as they should (long standing bugs) nor do they empower users with such options as blocking popups, images from specific servers, etc., etc.
No, but it had MUCH BETTER CSS and other standards support back in the day while Netscape 4.x stil reigned.
As for the popup blocking, I'm glad it will be included in SP2 (although I don't need it anymore -- Google Toolbar rules!), but I also understand their motives for not implementing it earlier: if they did, there would be thousands of people screaming how evil M$ destroys competitors by integrating competitive products.
Preventing images from specific servers? Someone would sue them for preventing them from their God-given-right to advertise od send spam.
The problem started when the Ottomans (I believe) took over, and started killing Christian pilgrims. Christians do have a right to defend themselves, just like anyone else.
No, Otomans came after the crusades, few hundred years later. And "right to defend christian pilgrims" did not prevent crusaders from trying to kick some Byzantine a** while they were at it. Partly as a result of Fourth Crusade, Byzantine power fell so that Selcuk Turks easily overrun them. And paradox is that it was Byzant brought Turks as mercenaries to Asia Minor to help them defend against Crusader...
And "slaying of innocent pilgrims" was used just as excuse. It did not prevent crusaders from murdering and plundering of innocent Arabs. And *that* is one of the reasons for hatred that still exists.
Of course it was all about fundamenalism and getting even more rich.
A 15.4" display with 1280x800 resolution? Coupled with a ATI 9600 video card.
9600 would come handy if you connect it to external monitor.
512MB Memory - This is barely enough to run XP now days.
Most of these cheap/generic notebooks use plain, cheap DIMMs, so that should not be a problem.
AC/97 Audio - Actually the sound is the last frontier for all Laptops. I have yet to see a laptop that offers a high quality sound card. I go external.
I asked a guy from Creative, why don't they make internal Live/Audigies for laptops? His answer: we tried, it can't fit.
Sorry, but if you were reading right reviews, you would never buy cheap mobo like Biostar or Shuttle. Next time, try something from Asus, Abit or Epox.
And, as for the boards not supporting over 1.33GHz, they probably needed BIOS update.
Of course, you are aware that it's 350$ (175$) PER YEAR? For "Basic" edition; "Standard" edition is 799$ *per year* , and if you have Opteron server, then only choice is RHEL AS for 1992$.
...while "overpriced" MS "crap" is i.e. 462$ for Windows Server Web Ed. 2003, or 896$ for 2003 Standard OEM? And that's "for life", not annualy.
Granted, you need much more for client licences, good mail server, database server and so on, but that still does not mean that RHEL is cheap.
Um, not really. There is only one video stream on DVD, and several audio streams for different languages. And audio stream is at least 8-10 times smaller, so most of space IS occupied by video.
Maybe iTunes it is "award winning" but it is nothing special. And who needs a jukebox software when you can organize your music if folders and then just drag & drop it to MP3 player (which looks like just another drive letter to your OS).
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Please read this article, it is very informative: Introduction to PCI-Express: the AGP8X Replacement
To quote:
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"The trouble is, while these technologies [66MHz PCI, PCI-X] have, or soon will find a permanent home in the server market, the complexities and extra costs they introduce to motherboard manufacturing mean that they will be virtually unknown at the desktop level. PCI-X, for example, requires a controller for every slot and that is just too expensive. "
"Approved as a standard on April 17 2002, PCI-Express is intended to be an evolutionary upgrade to the existing PCI bus. It will maintain complete hardware and software compatibility with all recent PCI devices."
This is a troll, right?
"I hate ATX. AT motherboards and cases are bigger, and who needs this fancy PCI and AGP when ISA and VESA are more than enough. Oh, and why replacing AT keyboard and serial mouse with this PS/2 crap?"
You can fit small board in large case. But you can't put large board in small case. Most people DO NOT need big, ugly gray cases now that everything but CD and HDD is integrated on motherboard.
Most of the new motherboards have at least 6-8 USB ports, and USB hubs are like 5$. So what is the problem?
Yeah, that will *really* be the problem.
Replacement for both obsolete 32bit 33MHz PCI and AGP. Try fitting two top of the line (AGP) graphics cards on one motherboard.
Oh, and it is a good way to force you to replace whole machine when you just want to upgrade.
Enter Pentium 4 550.
Considering that most spam comes from the USA, I don't see how this would help.
Not Duron, but older Athlon Thunderbird. And it does not mean "3.2 times faster than Duron", it means it is fast as 3200MHz TBird would be.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PR_rating
Well, I'm shure they did not try to make it as small as possible, but as stylish an innovative as possible. I mean, after 2 minutes with it, I was like "I want this" (but it costs too much here -- 250EUR, or like 300$ :( ), and "why didn't I/someone think of this before".
;) it is the integration of the things. You'll notice separate numpad with display. You can use it as calculator. Calculate something, then go to Excell and paste the result. Or use it as remote for your media center! Play, stop, rewind, volume control... Or, if you have Bluetooth mobile, you can type messages (SMS) on your keyboard; and when you recieve SMS or instant message, it shows on numpads display. I mean it's really, really beyond "just another" keyboard and mouse combo.
:)
It is not size that matters,
Oh, and I like my Internet Navigator (Elite) keyboard, thank you very much (just like one in Cordless Desktop MX, only with cord). I just HATE stupid F-Lock turned off by default! And I think round volume control is godsend, someone should make support for it in WinAmp or some DJ program, so you can use it for scratching or cueing the tracks
Then Logitech diNovo Media Desktop is THE thing for you. It's MX900 mouse (same as MX700, only Bluetooth instead of radio) plus one of the best looking and most inovative keyboards and accompanying software. Oh, and it is only like, 250$ ;)
Seriously, I can't wait to hear latest serious "analyses" from Mission Enterprise and Mars-News.de
DN had coolest thing ever: jet pack! And night vision googles. Great for the deathmatch in the dark.
You reminded me of a great book about history of Jerusalem that I read a while ago. It was written by Serbian historian, so you can not say he was biased toward Arabs. I remember that after one of the Arab counter-attacks, Crusaiders DID some terrible things, not only to Muslim/Arab population, but to Jews as well. They raped, looted, burned houses, killed anyone, including women and children. Of course, it was later used as an excuse for anti-christian/jewish hatred, but it is a historical fact.
Worse than that: Sony optical drives ARE rebranded Lite-Ons. You can flash your Sony DVD with Lite-On firmware and it will still work, some say even better than with Sony firmware.
;)
Samsung RAM, not as good as Crucial? Umm, never saw a Crucial stick, but I bet they don't make their memory chips, probably use ones made by Samsung, Infineon, Hynix or some other not-so-cool-sounding company.
So, yes, he is a brand whore
Well, you'll be able to make a script that will regexp match incoming caller number with a list of unwanted callers and reroute that call to Bangladesh ;)
No, but it had MUCH BETTER CSS and other standards support back in the day while Netscape 4.x stil reigned.
As for the popup blocking, I'm glad it will be included in SP2 (although I don't need it anymore -- Google Toolbar rules!), but I also understand their motives for not implementing it earlier: if they did, there would be thousands of people screaming how evil M$ destroys competitors by integrating competitive products.
Preventing images from specific servers? Someone would sue them for preventing them from their God-given-right to advertise od send spam.
Yes, and if it was their way, we'd be all using TeX + bc as office suite, and Amaya as web browser ;)
And "slaying of innocent pilgrims" was used just as excuse. It did not prevent crusaders from murdering and plundering of innocent Arabs. And *that* is one of the reasons for hatred that still exists.
Of course it was all about fundamenalism and getting even more rich.
Sorry, but if you were reading right reviews, you would never buy cheap mobo like Biostar or Shuttle. Next time, try something from Asus, Abit or Epox.
And, as for the boards not supporting over 1.33GHz, they probably needed BIOS update.
And just wait untill someone ports FormMail.cgi...
Yes, but it does it read plain CDs? Read the product specs:
;)
Maximum CD-ROM Drive Speed: No CD-ROM drive
Maximum DVD-ROM Drive Speed: 8x
Of course, you are aware that it's 350$ (175$) PER YEAR? For "Basic" edition; "Standard" edition is 799$ *per year* , and if you have Opteron server, then only choice is RHEL AS for 1992$.
...while "overpriced" MS "crap" is i.e. 462$ for Windows Server Web Ed. 2003, or 896$ for 2003 Standard OEM? And that's "for life", not annualy.
Granted, you need much more for client licences, good mail server, database server and so on, but that still does not mean that RHEL is cheap.
Nah, just wait long enough and it will return itself to Earth to look for it's Creator ;)
Um, not really. There is only one video stream on DVD, and several audio streams for different languages. And audio stream is at least 8-10 times smaller, so most of space IS occupied by video.
Well, if you believe only in technical specifications, I have nice 1500W (PMPO) Class AAA amp to sell you ;)
You mean like Winamp? ;)
Maybe iTunes it is "award winning" but it is nothing special. And who needs a jukebox software when you can organize your music if folders and then just drag & drop it to MP3 player (which looks like just another drive letter to your OS).