How did this even make it on/.??? Your INTERNET speeds are based on _TWO_ things. The speed of your connection, and the speed of the slowest pipe to your destination. No matter who your provider is, ALWAYS use the speed test site provided by your provider! 3rd party speed test only tell you how fast you can get data to and from THEM! If they are overloaded your speeds will look like !sht.
If you have a DOCSIS based connection and you have slow speeds to your providers speed test site. Check for packet-loss! As little as 2-3% packet-loss will greatly reduce your speeds. Anything more then 1% packet-loss is a sign of a problem.
I could go on forever but this topic shouldn't even be on/.
Having just been down to MS after Katrina hit to help out family and friends, make sure you have enough gas to make it from Jackson to your destination and back! Things may be a little better or possibly a little worse now. But as soon as I hit Jackson gas became very scarce. Clean drinking water was also very hard to find.
Yes it's true Xbox + Modchip + XBMC is the ultimate solution for digital media on your TV. All the power of a set-top computer (minus PVR) and support for almost any media format you can imagine. Not to mention you can do it all for less then $200
LiteOn has really stepped up as a big player in the optical market, easily the best buy for the money with almost any of their drives. They are hands down the highest quality, and best priced drives out there.
I am by no means a M$ fan boy. My desk always have two boxes, one windows and one unixy (freeBSD, or some form of Linux) box. In the end it's one for work and one for play. My windows box is for playing games, encoding/burning DVDs, and word processing, everything else is done on my other non windows boxes.
Every time some asshat tries to sell an emulator something like this happens. While this patent stems from UltraHLE (which was free) you have to remember UltraHLE came out during the actual market life of the N64.
Besides UltraHLE, companies really haven't cared to much about emulation, except when some asshat is selling an emulator (bleem!, VGS). While the legal battles that stemmed from those emulators proved emulation is legal. It may not have ever gone to court if the emulators were not for sale.
I wish people would quit developing emulators for the purpose of selling them(especially during the market life of the emulated unit). Respect the fact the game makers put up millions in R&D and you are not entitled to any of it!
While Nintendo's current way of handling this sucks, and can stand to hurt the emulation scene. The honestly may not of had any other choice.
This probably the only time you will ever see say big brother is right.
I'm amused by how shocked you all are. I'm black, and to make matters worst I've lived in Wisconsin most of my live. Milwaukee is a nice city with very few racial issues, but as soon as you step foot out of the city limits, it's a whole new world. These types of things have happened to me countless times. If there is a cop behind me and I am outside the city limits there is a 90% chance I will be pulled over. They will simply follow behind me until I make a little mistake, or I have left their jurisdiction.
I've been pulled over for going 3 mph over the speed limit, pulled over for "looking suspicious" (AKA being black in a white neighborhood), pulled over for "matching the description" (black male about 5' 10", isn't that like 70 of black men?), pulled over for "running a red light" (that was clearly still yellow after i cleared the intersection), the list goes on and on. Each time my car is searched, I'm searched, they find nothing and I go away without as much a warning because they know they had no reason to stop me in the first place.
Here's a good story... My cousin and I were cementing the base of my aunts garage. I went in the house to get more cement. When I came back out I find two officers, with weapons drawn pointed at my cousin. Now to draw the proper mental picture my cousin is of course black, the officers are white, one is holding a shotgun, the other is holding his sidearm. My cousins hands are covered in cement, he has a bucket of cement at his side, and a spatchel (or whatever its called) in his hands. I say "what the heck is going on here?". Cop1 "we got a report of break ins in this area". Me "Are you blind? We live here, we have for 10 years! We're fixing the garage." cop2 "Sir put your hands up!" I put my hands up, this exchange goes on for 5 minutes. They get a radio call, and proceed to their car. I request the officers badge number to file a complaint. He slams the car door in my face and they drive away.
The sad thing is I have many more stories like this, and so does pretty much every black person I know. Maybe from now on I will start video taping myself everywhere I go.
I find it very interesting that it's mostly cable providers sending bandwidth notices. While cable speeds are on average twice as fast as DSL (at least in my area). Cable providers (at least TW/RR) have considerably cheaper operational cost. They own the entire network down to the line that runs into your house. No leasing of lines, or space at the local CO. While the FCC has made sure DSL providers could get those for a song, its still an expense.
There really isn't much of a "format war" going on. Most DVD devices support both formats without any problem. The rewrite media is a little less compatible but that is to be expected. Besides any new DVD burner supports both formats anyways.
Yeah thats right, a bright yellow jumpsuit with black stripes on the sides!
I also got a Oz Quick Trip thermos, a flash lite that has a screwdriver set inside, a very nicely made photo collage of my newborn daughter, 10 pack of Maxell CD-R's, Jing: King of Bandits manga, Elf quest graphic novel, and a Gameboy Advance SP.
How did this even get posted? A couple of my friends have had this drive for well over a month, heh they even bought them at best buy. All thats new here is a review from tomshardware. Hell plextor is rumored to have a firmware upgrade in the works that will allow -R burning at 8X on the 708A.
Someone needs to do a better job checking the articles before they get posted.
For the record I saw allot of post talking about 4X +/-R burning isn't stable. I would like to say that I have not had a problem burning 4X on my Sony DRU-500a with branded media (except Memorex). I would also like to say that it's my opinion that my drive isn't really all that good.
Nobody (end-user) wants adds, pop-ups, or pop-under's. Also nobody wants to pay for site access either. I personally can tolerate neatly placed banner ads but thats about it.
"No matter what their credentials or rationale, it is wrong to use one's knowledge and the cover of academia to facilitate piracy and theft of digital property."
WTF he bought the CD, and did not agree to the EULA. By not agreeing to the EULA Title 17 Chapter 1 of the fair use act is invoked.
1) Nimo codec pack: If you're a multimedia person you must have this. Sometimes its hard to configure properly for what you need, but its well worth the hassle. FREE
2) Media Player Classic: Awesome no bloat, but highly functional media player. FREE
3) Putty: Nice neat simple ssh/telnet client for windows. FREE
4) Grab it: Simple news reader. FREE
5) Google Toolbar: Must have for IE users. FREE
6) Trillian: Multinetwork IM client. FREE/PAY
7) Outlook Express: Call me crazy but if you set it up properly it's a nice mail client. FREE
8) XP Antispy: A little tool for getting rid of some the things XP does that it shouldn't in the first place. Like stopping msn from launching with Outlook Express. FREE
9) Open Command Window Here XP Powertoy: Even in the year 2003 you still need the dos command line in windows this makes it a lil easier to deal with. FREE
10) FlashFXP: Even if you dont need the FXP functionality its still a damn good FTP client. SHAREWARE
Linux:
1) Samba: If you have windows computers this makes life a whole lot easier.
2) Gaim: Multiclient IM
3) Mozilla: I know its been mentioned a Bjillion times before but hey...
4) Mplayer: End all be all of multimedia on linux.
5) Mame: While theres a neverending supply of games for windows mame for linux helps to keep you gaming.
6) gcc: If your going to run linux, learn to compile software from the source. You'll be glad yo did.
7) The latest/or your favorite kernel: This all part of what linux is about. Complete control over your own computer. Learn how to compile custom kernels that suit you.
8) Open Office.org: Just because.
Ok I dont feel like typing anymore:) Look for your self and try different programs. You may not like what the masses do.
Yeah a modded Xbox + XBMP is the best way to go for a multimedia hub if you don't need PVR capabillities.
P.S.
For those of you that say M$ makes money on the xbox. M$ lost $50 per unit(production cost, not development) when it was released @ $300 per unit!
I have a friend that bought a laptop like 9 months ago to use for LAN parties. It's like a 1.6, with a GF2 Go, pretty decent size hard drive, and 256mb of ram. At the time the machine was fine, but already the machine is going to be on the lower end of the performance spectrum. The major problem with laptops as gaming rigs is that there is no upgrading the video processor! Had my friend bought a pc, not only would it have been cheaper, but with the money he saved he could have upgraded the video card two or three times!
The proprietary design of laptops is what keeps them out of any sensible gamer's top pick for gaming devices. Wouldn't you agree?
The reason I say this is going to cause MS some problems is becuase of a experience I just went through with a game server. I set up a Ghost Recon dedicated server at the colo facilites where I work. Wasn't I surprised when I found out that you can NOT use Remote Desktop to start the game, because the game engages a Direct x window that MUST draw to the local screen. Since Remote Desktop draws the remote client the server dies. Thank God for VNC. If it wasn't for VNC I'd have to drive to work just to make changes to the game. Pretty lame.
If only Ubi would port the server to linux I'd be a happy man.
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How did this even make it on /.??? Your INTERNET speeds are based on _TWO_ things. The speed of your connection, and the speed of the slowest pipe to your destination. No matter who your provider is, ALWAYS use the speed test site provided by your provider! 3rd party speed test only tell you how fast you can get data to and from THEM! If they are overloaded your speeds will look like !sht.
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If you have a DOCSIS based connection and you have slow speeds to your providers speed test site. Check for packet-loss! As little as 2-3% packet-loss will greatly reduce your speeds. Anything more then 1% packet-loss is a sign of a problem.
I could go on forever but this topic shouldn't even be on
Having just been down to MS after Katrina hit to help out family and friends, make sure you have enough gas to make it from Jackson to your destination and back! Things may be a little better or possibly a little worse now. But as soon as I hit Jackson gas became very scarce. Clean drinking water was also very hard to find.
I wish you best of luck,
GOD bless.
Yes it's true Xbox + Modchip + XBMC is the ultimate solution for digital media on your TV. All the power of a set-top computer (minus PVR) and support for almost any media format you can imagine. Not to mention you can do it all for less then $200
WTF?!? Both canidates support the patriot act. "What the fuck is the internet?"
WTF is this??? Ban this FUCKERS IP, ban this FUCKERS entire network!
LiteOn has really stepped up as a big player in the optical market, easily the best buy for the money with almost any of their drives. They are hands down the highest quality, and best priced drives out there.
I am by no means a M$ fan boy. My desk always have two boxes, one windows and one unixy (freeBSD, or some form of Linux) box. In the end it's one for work and one for play. My windows box is for playing games, encoding/burning DVDs, and word processing, everything else is done on my other non windows boxes.
Every time some asshat tries to sell an emulator something like this happens. While this patent stems from UltraHLE (which was free) you have to remember UltraHLE came out during the actual market life of the N64. Besides UltraHLE, companies really haven't cared to much about emulation, except when some asshat is selling an emulator (bleem!, VGS). While the legal battles that stemmed from those emulators proved emulation is legal. It may not have ever gone to court if the emulators were not for sale. I wish people would quit developing emulators for the purpose of selling them(especially during the market life of the emulated unit). Respect the fact the game makers put up millions in R&D and you are not entitled to any of it! While Nintendo's current way of handling this sucks, and can stand to hurt the emulation scene. The honestly may not of had any other choice. This probably the only time you will ever see say big brother is right.
I'm amused by how shocked you all are. I'm black, and to make matters worst I've lived in Wisconsin most of my live. Milwaukee is a nice city with very few racial issues, but as soon as you step foot out of the city limits, it's a whole new world. These types of things have happened to me countless times. If there is a cop behind me and I am outside the city limits there is a 90% chance I will be pulled over. They will simply follow behind me until I make a little mistake, or I have left their jurisdiction.
I've been pulled over for going 3 mph over the speed limit, pulled over for "looking suspicious" (AKA being black in a white neighborhood), pulled over for "matching the description" (black male about 5' 10", isn't that like 70 of black men?), pulled over for "running a red light" (that was clearly still yellow after i cleared the intersection), the list goes on and on. Each time my car is searched, I'm searched, they find nothing and I go away without as much a warning because they know they had no reason to stop me in the first place.
Here's a good story...
My cousin and I were cementing the base of my aunts garage. I went in the house to get more cement. When I came back out I find two officers, with weapons drawn pointed at my cousin. Now to draw the proper mental picture my cousin is of course black, the officers are white, one is holding a shotgun, the other is holding his sidearm. My cousins hands are covered in cement, he has a bucket of cement at his side, and a spatchel (or whatever its called) in his hands. I say "what the heck is going on here?". Cop1 "we got a report of break ins in this area". Me "Are you blind? We live here, we have for 10 years! We're fixing the garage." cop2 "Sir put your hands up!" I put my hands up, this exchange goes on for 5 minutes. They get a radio call, and proceed to their car. I request the officers badge number to file a complaint. He slams the car door in my face and they drive away.
The sad thing is I have many more stories like this, and so does pretty much every black person I know. Maybe from now on I will start video taping myself everywhere I go.
I find it very interesting that it's mostly cable providers sending bandwidth notices. While cable speeds are on average twice as fast as DSL (at least in my area). Cable providers (at least TW/RR) have considerably cheaper operational cost. They own the entire network down to the line that runs into your house. No leasing of lines, or space at the local CO. While the FCC has made sure DSL providers could get those for a song, its still an expense.
There really isn't much of a "format war" going on. Most DVD devices support both formats without any problem. The rewrite media is a little less compatible but that is to be expected. Besides any new DVD burner supports both formats anyways.
Whoever posted this should be flogged!
Yeah thats right, a bright yellow jumpsuit with black stripes on the sides! I also got a Oz Quick Trip thermos, a flash lite that has a screwdriver set inside, a very nicely made photo collage of my newborn daughter, 10 pack of Maxell CD-R's, Jing: King of Bandits manga, Elf quest graphic novel, and a Gameboy Advance SP.
LAME!!! I'm sorry but there are far far far better xbox mods out there.
How did this even get posted? A couple of my friends have had this drive for well over a month, heh they even bought them at best buy. All thats new here is a review from tomshardware. Hell plextor is rumored to have a firmware upgrade in the works that will allow -R burning at 8X on the 708A. Someone needs to do a better job checking the articles before they get posted. For the record I saw allot of post talking about 4X +/-R burning isn't stable. I would like to say that I have not had a problem burning 4X on my Sony DRU-500a with branded media (except Memorex). I would also like to say that it's my opinion that my drive isn't really all that good.
Nobody (end-user) wants adds, pop-ups, or pop-under's. Also nobody wants to pay for site access either. I personally can tolerate neatly placed banner ads but thats about it.
"No matter what their credentials or rationale, it is wrong to use one's knowledge and the cover of academia to facilitate piracy and theft of digital property." WTF he bought the CD, and did not agree to the EULA. By not agreeing to the EULA Title 17 Chapter 1 of the fair use act is invoked.
On the windows side:
:) Look for your self and try different programs. You may not like what the masses do.
1) Nimo codec pack: If you're a multimedia person you must have this. Sometimes its hard to configure properly for what you need, but its well worth the hassle. FREE
2) Media Player Classic: Awesome no bloat, but highly functional media player. FREE
3) Putty: Nice neat simple ssh/telnet client for windows. FREE
4) Grab it: Simple news reader. FREE
5) Google Toolbar: Must have for IE users. FREE
6) Trillian: Multinetwork IM client. FREE/PAY
7) Outlook Express: Call me crazy but if you set it up properly it's a nice mail client. FREE
8) XP Antispy: A little tool for getting rid of some the things XP does that it shouldn't in the first place. Like stopping msn from launching with Outlook Express. FREE
9) Open Command Window Here XP Powertoy: Even in the year 2003 you still need the dos command line in windows this makes it a lil easier to deal with. FREE
10) FlashFXP: Even if you dont need the FXP functionality its still a damn good FTP client. SHAREWARE
Linux:
1) Samba: If you have windows computers this makes life a whole lot easier.
2) Gaim: Multiclient IM
3) Mozilla: I know its been mentioned a Bjillion times before but hey...
4) Mplayer: End all be all of multimedia on linux.
5) Mame: While theres a neverending supply of games for windows mame for linux helps to keep you gaming.
6) gcc: If your going to run linux, learn to compile software from the source. You'll be glad yo did.
7) The latest/or your favorite kernel: This all part of what linux is about. Complete control over your own computer. Learn how to compile custom kernels that suit you.
8) Open Office.org: Just because.
Ok I dont feel like typing anymore
Yeah a modded Xbox + XBMP is the best way to go for a multimedia hub if you don't need PVR capabillities. P.S. For those of you that say M$ makes money on the xbox. M$ lost $50 per unit(production cost, not development) when it was released @ $300 per unit!
I have a friend that bought a laptop like 9 months ago to use for LAN parties. It's like a 1.6, with a GF2 Go, pretty decent size hard drive, and 256mb of ram. At the time the machine was fine, but already the machine is going to be on the lower end of the performance spectrum. The major problem with laptops as gaming rigs is that there is no upgrading the video processor! Had my friend bought a pc, not only would it have been cheaper, but with the money he saved he could have upgraded the video card two or three times! The proprietary design of laptops is what keeps them out of any sensible gamer's top pick for gaming devices. Wouldn't you agree?
The reason I say this is going to cause MS some problems is becuase of a experience I just went through with a game server. I set up a Ghost Recon dedicated server at the colo facilites where I work. Wasn't I surprised when I found out that you can NOT use Remote Desktop to start the game, because the game engages a Direct x window that MUST draw to the local screen. Since Remote Desktop draws the remote client the server dies. Thank God for VNC. If it wasn't for VNC I'd have to drive to work just to make changes to the game. Pretty lame.
If only Ubi would port the server to linux I'd be a happy man.