I'm SURE Dell has the documentation to confirm that ad. Call and ask to see it. Dell is very good about things like this and you should be able to look it over yourself.
Also, ask to borrow two boxen for evaluation. They'll do it.
The TiVo only has one tuner, so unless you use some sort of switch box you have to watch what it is recording. This is just a limitation of having one tuner.
I know some people are selling pre-upgraded units on Ebay. Just remember, upgrading voids the warranty....
If you buy a normal TiVo it isn't hard. You go grab a bootdisk from www.tivofaq.com/hack. Put the new drive in your system, boot off the linux disk with the modified kernel, and run the BlessTiVo util. That's it. You then put the new drive in the TiVo and plug it in. The TiVo automatically recognizes the new drive and adds the space.
Linux on a notebook is a GREAT troubleshooting tool for any network person. It also handles the dynamic nature of a notebook much better than Win9x. I run Linux on my Compaq Armada that I won at LinuxWorld (Thanks Mandrake!) as well as some Dell Latitudes. Some of the new Dell Inspirons have a screen that does 1600x1200. Windows users don't need that res on a notebook, but it would make a great X setup.
And as for 2K... 2K is GREAT on a notebook. Much more stable than 98 and NT. It handles sleep and standby very well so that I don't have to shut it down at all. I just put it in sleep mode and bring it back out when needed.
This only applies if you are doing a backup of your A. I recommend that, but not everyone does it. If you don't do the backup it's very easy to add space.
Locked drives are a hassle. But, using a new Western Digital diagnostic util you can unlock the drive without doing the cable swap. Hit avsforum for more info. I used it the other night.
I only see a few features this has over the TiVo, and several the TiVo has over this. While this can pause for up to 10 hours, how often does anyone do that? Just record the show. You can adjust the TiVo pause time (requires a little hacking) if you want to.
You don't get the great suggestions list that the TiVo builds up over time for you. This sounds like a gimmick but after a while it really does start to work well.
The initial cost of this unit is higher..but you don't have a monthly fee, assuming you're in an area with a local number.
The TiVo is hackable. You can do some really neat stuff with it beyond adding a lot more space since it runs Linux. Adding space is a big deal. People are easily making 140hour TiVos right now. Mine was upgraded to 87.5 hours with a 45GB drive.
There are some good side by side comparisons of the TiVo and the RePlay units on the net. Check http://www.avsforum.com for some info, I don't have the URLs handy. But the bottom line is that the TiVo always wins. I looked at those pretty heavily before I bought mine, and also compared them at the store.
TiVo also just released the 60 hour and DirecTivo units. The next major release of their software is due out at the end of the year as well.
If you want more space on a TiVo just add it. It's amazingly easy and takes very little time, unless you back up your original drive. I added a 45GB hard drive to my 30 hour sony and now have an 87.5 hour TiVo.
You can call TiVo and opt out of their data collection. People always forget about the opt-out policies most of these companies have. And before someone jumps on me about trusting some company, my company does marketing data collection and believe me, we do EVERYTHING we can to make sure we follow our privacy policy or else we get in real trouble. I expect someone like TiVo to do the same.
1. Aiwa car mp3 player. My wife got one and they are pretty nice.
2. 18.1" Flat Panel Monitor
3. More Nerf weapons for the office.
4. Gift Certificate to ThinkGeek and/or Copyleft
5. Wireless Network Cards for the notebook.
If you're using speakeasy, have them move you to the New York POP. I was on Seattle and got moved. They do it very quickly, you just get new IP addresses....
Have your ISP change your POP. Mine was high until I was moved to a higher POP. I now get about 30ms to my gateway...which is the same as I had for ISDN.
The 144Kb quote the others give is for IDSL. It's basically ISDN. It can go a lot further than ADSL, but costs a lot more. We are outside the range of ADSL and use IDSL and it works great. Just don't expect great speeds.
You'll probably have to go to a 3rd party providor, we use Speakeasy and are VERY happy with them. Most Telcos won't deal with IDSL. They prefer the quick ADSL installs. People that pay more for IDSL are usually "expert" users and require more service (DNS, More IPs..etc). They prefer to make the quick buck on web surfers.
In the article I saw they counted downloads... i can say that myself, I've downloaded ICQ at least 10 times. Either for reintalls or my other PCs (notebook, work..etc). I also know people that rebuild their computer every week and ALWAYS just get a new ICQ number instead of using their old one.
Everyone sure does come down on buy.com for that monitor mistake. I thought they did a great thing when they fullfilled as many orders as they could. Get over it. I buy stuff from them a LOT, and have had nothing but good service.
I write and teach so I keep up with the current certifications.
I've taken the Sair exams (at LinuxWorld) and the LPI 101 and 102 beta exams. I thought I'd post my thoughts in case anyone was curious.
The Sair exams are not that good. They ask questions that are NOT important in the real world. Things such as "Who wrote this piece of software?". Well..I know I never have had to type the author's name in to get something to work. I also didn't care for their ethics exam. There should not be questions about who can view someones email on a technical exam. This is up to the company you work for and the laws in your area or country.
The LPI exams were MUCH better. They were more hands on with a number of "type in the command to do this and this, include all options". All of their questions were right on with things people actually do, and need to know. I'm anxious to see their other two levels.
I haven't done the RHCE yet but I will soon. I love to see lab exams. I got my MCSE about 6 years ago, long before study guides and transcender tests. That was also before Microsoft dumbed down the tests. MANY good MCSE's have asked Microsoft for a serious lab exam for YEARS and they haven't done it. They desperately need it.
Of course they track the users. That's the WHOLE idea here. This is a new form of marketing that is VERY big and is going to get much bigger. There are a number of companies playing in this arena and DC is only one.
The thing that will seperate the companies is how their privacy policy is done, and if they follow it. But, anyone that is surprised by this must be really naive.
But they still didn't have to do it. I really wonder what percentage of customers ever even heard about it? 1%?.1%?.01%? It's become a sport to find these "conspiracies" on Slashdot and Cnet.
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I'm SURE Dell has the documentation to confirm that ad. Call and ask to see it. Dell is very good about things like this and you should be able to look it over yourself.
Also, ask to borrow two boxen for evaluation. They'll do it.
Someone has changed RedHat 7.0 to allow you to install ReiserFS during boot.
http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br
The TiVo only has one tuner, so unless you use some sort of switch box you have to watch what it is recording. This is just a limitation of having one tuner.
I know some people are selling pre-upgraded units on Ebay. Just remember, upgrading voids the warranty....
If you buy a normal TiVo it isn't hard. You go grab a bootdisk from www.tivofaq.com/hack. Put the new drive in your system, boot off the linux disk with the modified kernel, and run the BlessTiVo util. That's it. You then put the new drive in the TiVo and plug it in. The TiVo automatically recognizes the new drive and adds the space.
Linux on a notebook is a GREAT troubleshooting tool for any network person. It also handles the dynamic nature of a notebook much better than Win9x. I run Linux on my Compaq Armada that I won at LinuxWorld (Thanks Mandrake!) as well as some Dell Latitudes. Some of the new Dell Inspirons have a screen that does 1600x1200. Windows users don't need that res on a notebook, but it would make a great X setup.
And as for 2K... 2K is GREAT on a notebook. Much more stable than 98 and NT. It handles sleep and standby very well so that I don't have to shut it down at all. I just put it in sleep mode and bring it back out when needed.
This only applies if you are doing a backup of your A. I recommend that, but not everyone does it. If you don't do the backup it's very easy to add space.
Locked drives are a hassle. But, using a new Western Digital diagnostic util you can unlock the drive without doing the cable swap. Hit avsforum for more info. I used it the other night.
I only see a few features this has over the TiVo, and several the TiVo has over this. While this can pause for up to 10 hours, how often does anyone do that? Just record the show. You can adjust the TiVo pause time (requires a little hacking) if you want to.
You don't get the great suggestions list that the TiVo builds up over time for you. This sounds like a gimmick but after a while it really does start to work well.
The initial cost of this unit is higher..but you don't have a monthly fee, assuming you're in an area with a local number.
The TiVo is hackable. You can do some really neat stuff with it beyond adding a lot more space since it runs Linux. Adding space is a big deal. People are easily making 140hour TiVos right now. Mine was upgraded to 87.5 hours with a 45GB drive.
There are some good side by side comparisons of the TiVo and the RePlay units on the net. Check http://www.avsforum.com for some info, I don't have the URLs handy. But the bottom line is that the TiVo always wins. I looked at those pretty heavily before I bought mine, and also compared them at the store.
TiVo also just released the 60 hour and DirecTivo units. The next major release of their software is due out at the end of the year as well.
You can increase the buffer on the TiVo. Check the TiVo Hack faq at http://www.tivofaq.com/hack
It's not REAL simple to do, but if you ever upgrade your TiVo you can do it at the same time.
If you want more space on a TiVo just add it. It's amazingly easy and takes very little time, unless you back up your original drive. I added a 45GB hard drive to my 30 hour sony and now have an 87.5 hour TiVo.
You can call TiVo and opt out of their data collection. People always forget about the opt-out policies most of these companies have. And before someone jumps on me about trusting some company, my company does marketing data collection and believe me, we do EVERYTHING we can to make sure we follow our privacy policy or else we get in real trouble. I expect someone like TiVo to do the same.
1. Aiwa car mp3 player. My wife got one and they are pretty nice. 2. 18.1" Flat Panel Monitor 3. More Nerf weapons for the office. 4. Gift Certificate to ThinkGeek and/or Copyleft 5. Wireless Network Cards for the notebook.
If you're using speakeasy, have them move you to the New York POP. I was on Seattle and got moved. They do it very quickly, you just get new IP addresses....
Have your ISP change your POP. Mine was high until I was moved to a higher POP. I now get about 30ms to my gateway...which is the same as I had for ISDN.
We've had NO stability trouble with our IDSL, or the ISDN we had before that. Now, our cable modem is a completely other story. :)
What?
The 144Kb quote the others give is for IDSL. It's basically ISDN. It can go a lot further than ADSL, but costs a lot more. We are outside the range of ADSL and use IDSL and it works great. Just don't expect great speeds.
You'll probably have to go to a 3rd party providor, we use Speakeasy and are VERY happy with them. Most Telcos won't deal with IDSL. They prefer the quick ADSL installs. People that pay more for IDSL are usually "expert" users and require more service (DNS, More IPs..etc). They prefer to make the quick buck on web surfers.
In the article I saw they counted downloads... i can say that myself, I've downloaded ICQ at least 10 times. Either for reintalls or my other PCs (notebook, work..etc). I also know people that rebuild their computer every week and ALWAYS just get a new ICQ number instead of using their old one.
I'd be interested to know the actual number.
Everyone sure does come down on buy.com for that monitor mistake. I thought they did a great thing when they fullfilled as many orders as they could. Get over it. I buy stuff from them a LOT, and have had nothing but good service.
I write and teach so I keep up with the current certifications.
I've taken the Sair exams (at LinuxWorld) and the LPI 101 and 102 beta exams. I thought I'd post my thoughts in case anyone was curious.
The Sair exams are not that good. They ask questions that are NOT important in the real world. Things such as "Who wrote this piece of software?". Well..I know I never have had to type the author's name in to get something to work. I also didn't care for their ethics exam. There should not be questions about who can view someones email on a technical exam. This is up to the company you work for and the laws in your area or country.
The LPI exams were MUCH better. They were more hands on with a number of "type in the command to do this and this, include all options". All of their questions were right on with things people actually do, and need to know. I'm anxious to see their other two levels.
I haven't done the RHCE yet but I will soon. I love to see lab exams. I got my MCSE about 6 years ago, long before study guides and transcender tests. That was also before Microsoft dumbed down the tests. MANY good MCSE's have asked Microsoft for a serious lab exam for YEARS and they haven't done it. They desperately need it.
Of course they track the users. That's the WHOLE idea here. This is a new form of marketing that is VERY big and is going to get much bigger. There are a number of companies playing in this arena and DC is only one.
The thing that will seperate the companies is how their privacy policy is done, and if they follow it. But, anyone that is surprised by this must be really naive.
What are some good well-rounded Linux benchmarks?
At the time you felt $30 was worth it. So what's the problem? Your friend just got lucky.
Look around the site. I'm sure you'll see a disclaimer like you see on catalogs stating that they won't be responsible for typos or pricing mistakes.
But they still didn't have to do it. I really wonder what percentage of customers ever even heard about it? 1%? .1%? .01%? It's become a sport to find these "conspiracies" on Slashdot and Cnet.