IF, and only if, you've got a Windows Server product as the rdesktop server. Otherwise, it locks the session on the monitor, so that if someone's sitting at the box, they can't see a thing, and can't work with you.
FWIW, I'm tempted to install UltraVNC with the video hook driver (nearly as fast as rdesktop on a 100Mb/s network - I know, I've tried it) on my grandmother's computer. She's always asking for computer help, and UltraVNC with default settings at 1024x768x16 wanted a 123Kb/s connection. She runs at 800x600x16, IIRC, and I can drop to 8-bit color to speed it up more.
So try Ultra. It's got more features than Tight, and thanks to it's video hook driver, it's almost as fast as Remote Desktop Connection/Terminal Server.
Well, sorry to ruin your joke, but it DOES exist. It's also the best damn VNC client for Windows there is, and if you don't turn on the domain authentication, you can still connect from any VNC client (best speeds with a TightVNC-compatible client, though). Also, their client DOES run under Wine - nice if you've got an UltraVNC-on-Windows server, but your client is Linux (I've been in this situation before. Interesting features:
Domain authentication - Windows accounts are honored if you enable it, so instead of a VNC-wide password, you can log in using accounts set up on your domain or computer Chat - Not so useful, unless you're doing tech support File transfer - I know that TridiaVNC Pro has it, but I think the only free client that has it is this. AFAICT, TridiaVNC Free is a worthless piece of crap that does nothing that TightVNC doesn't do. Video hook driver - The main downside of VNC on Windows is that it's usually DOG SLOW, unlike RDC, which is hooked into the GDI. UltraVNC has a driver that does just that - hooks into the GDI (reboot needed, though).
As for RealVNC, why? TightVNC has a MUCH better compression method that allows for faster transfer, and is otherwise identical. I'm going to say TightVNC on non-Windows platforms, UltraVNC on Windows.
Where did you order it from, and what version (the 42H1292, or the 1391401)? If it's the 42H or the Unicomp Customizer 101, the keys are damn good. Better than membrane, anyway... If it's the 139, it's going to be fucking awesome (except the 139 doesn't have the drain holes in the front, so don't spill crap in it). Oh, and if it is fucking awesome, the keys are removable for easy cleaning on both models;-)
If you just want a PDA with a CLI, and don't care much about features, don't go for a used Zaurus - go for something like this. It's the remake of the Agenda VR3, the first Linux PDA.
Keep in mind, Apple likes their boxes QUIET. I'm thinking you could get away with two big ass heatsinks and fans on that 2.5GHz G5. Also, from what I've heard, the 12" AlBook has some heat problems, so Apple could release a hot laptop...
It doesn't just affect tab mods for IE (Avant, Maxwhatever aka MyIE2), it affects all tabbed browsers. Opera, Moz/FF/Camino, Konqueror, Safari, you name it.
Umm... No. I hit it with my pop-up blocker turned on full blast, and didn't even bother to disable JavaScript, and found a site linking to geocaching sites, among other things.
Well, this IS a low end box, meant to compete with stuff like this (1666.67MHz), 512KB cache, 266MHz (doubled, though) FSB and stuff like the 2.3GHz 128KB cache craptops that Dell is pushing out.
Also, the PPC does clock a LOT better than stuff like the Celery, or even the P4. Compare to something like the Pentium M, which isn't a budget processor, or the 512KB cache Celeron M.
Umm... the Bob concept was invented by his (then) girlfriend. Thank Melinda Gates for Clippy (the Office team borrowed the Assistant idea from Bob), and that damn annoying dog in XP.
And, add in the fact that Mac OS X IS in part a BSD.
FWIW, I'm thinking some Linux drivers could be ported over, and then there's CUPS for printing, so virtually every Linux printer driver will work on it.
I will second that. My parents are suffering with a ECS board. Also, avoid PC Chips - same company, same crappy boards.
I've heard that the AOpen AK86-L is a good, cheap VIA K8T800-based board, if that's your cup of tea. They also make a nForce3 150-based board, the AK89-L, and a 250-based board, the n250a-FR.
Totally OT, but this is what I want, but the P/N is a Japan Only P/N:-(
Firefox should be easy - maybe an extension that tricks Google Desktop into believing that it IS IE is possible. What about us unfortunate Opera users, though?
FWIW, maybe a script could be made to export Moz/FF/Opera history to wherever IE stores it's history (C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\History\History.IE5, I believe).
PDF, folder name, and MP3 searches would be nice, too. I would also like GMail search results to be embedded in GDS search results.
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I think you got +5 for your sig... I had my speakers on a 16% on a crappy Dell, and it scared the SHIT out of me ;-)
Also, Opera 7.6 Preview 1 has this. Very nice - I remember hating dialogs telling me it fscked up the entire time I used Opera.
IF, and only if, you've got a Windows Server product as the rdesktop server. Otherwise, it locks the session on the monitor, so that if someone's sitting at the box, they can't see a thing, and can't work with you.
FWIW, I'm tempted to install UltraVNC with the video hook driver (nearly as fast as rdesktop on a 100Mb/s network - I know, I've tried it) on my grandmother's computer. She's always asking for computer help, and UltraVNC with default settings at 1024x768x16 wanted a 123Kb/s connection. She runs at 800x600x16, IIRC, and I can drop to 8-bit color to speed it up more.
So try Ultra. It's got more features than Tight, and thanks to it's video hook driver, it's almost as fast as Remote Desktop Connection/Terminal Server.
Well, sorry to ruin your joke, but it DOES exist. It's also the best damn VNC client for Windows there is, and if you don't turn on the domain authentication, you can still connect from any VNC client (best speeds with a TightVNC-compatible client, though). Also, their client DOES run under Wine - nice if you've got an UltraVNC-on-Windows server, but your client is Linux (I've been in this situation before. Interesting features:
Domain authentication - Windows accounts are honored if you enable it, so instead of a VNC-wide password, you can log in using accounts set up on your domain or computer
Chat - Not so useful, unless you're doing tech support
File transfer - I know that TridiaVNC Pro has it, but I think the only free client that has it is this. AFAICT, TridiaVNC Free is a worthless piece of crap that does nothing that TightVNC doesn't do.
Video hook driver - The main downside of VNC on Windows is that it's usually DOG SLOW, unlike RDC, which is hooked into the GDI. UltraVNC has a driver that does just that - hooks into the GDI (reboot needed, though).
As for RealVNC, why? TightVNC has a MUCH better compression method that allows for faster transfer, and is otherwise identical. I'm going to say TightVNC on non-Windows platforms, UltraVNC on Windows.
Where did you order it from, and what version (the 42H1292, or the 1391401)? If it's the 42H or the Unicomp Customizer 101, the keys are damn good. Better than membrane, anyway... If it's the 139, it's going to be fucking awesome (except the 139 doesn't have the drain holes in the front, so don't spill crap in it). Oh, and if it is fucking awesome, the keys are removable for easy cleaning on both models ;-)
If you just want a PDA with a CLI, and don't care much about features, don't go for a used Zaurus - go for something like this. It's the remake of the Agenda VR3, the first Linux PDA.
Keep in mind, Apple likes their boxes QUIET. I'm thinking you could get away with two big ass heatsinks and fans on that 2.5GHz G5. Also, from what I've heard, the 12" AlBook has some heat problems, so Apple could release a hot laptop...
It doesn't just affect tab mods for IE (Avant, Maxwhatever aka MyIE2), it affects all tabbed browsers. Opera, Moz/FF/Camino, Konqueror, Safari, you name it.
BTW, I didn't realize I wasn't clear that the XP dog was directly ripped off from Bob.
Umm... No. I hit it with my pop-up blocker turned on full blast, and didn't even bother to disable JavaScript, and found a site linking to geocaching sites, among other things.
Well, this IS a low end box, meant to compete with stuff like this (1666.67MHz), 512KB cache, 266MHz (doubled, though) FSB and stuff like the 2.3GHz 128KB cache craptops that Dell is pushing out.
Also, the PPC does clock a LOT better than stuff like the Celery, or even the P4. Compare to something like the Pentium M, which isn't a budget processor, or the 512KB cache Celeron M.
Umm... the Bob concept was invented by his (then) girlfriend. Thank Melinda Gates for Clippy (the Office team borrowed the Assistant idea from Bob), and that damn annoying dog in XP.
And, add in the fact that Mac OS X IS in part a BSD.
FWIW, I'm thinking some Linux drivers could be ported over, and then there's CUPS for printing, so virtually every Linux printer driver will work on it.
I will second that. My parents are suffering with a ECS board. Also, avoid PC Chips - same company, same crappy boards.
:-(
I've heard that the AOpen AK86-L is a good, cheap VIA K8T800-based board, if that's your cup of tea. They also make a nForce3 150-based board, the AK89-L, and a 250-based board, the n250a-FR.
Totally OT, but this is what I want, but the P/N is a Japan Only P/N
For $445? I could build a Sempron 2800+ for less than $445, and with quality components (unless that came with a monitor...)
It also has to support .ZIP to support .SX*.
I installed it, and it indexed in a couple hours, and that was with me playing with a flight sim ;-)
Ah, the ambiguity of English...
I meant (OO.o XML)-derived, not OO.o (XML-derived).
Only your ASCII pr0n...
Firefox should be easy - maybe an extension that tricks Google Desktop into believing that it IS IE is possible. What about us unfortunate Opera users, though?
FWIW, maybe a script could be made to export Moz/FF/Opera history to wherever IE stores it's history (C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Local Settings\History\History.IE5, I believe).
PDF, folder name, and MP3 searches would be nice, too. I would also like GMail search results to be embedded in GDS search results.
Anyone try it on Wine?
As far as I can tell, it's an OO.o XML-derived standard, so it's the OO.o format.
Do everything with OO.o in .DOC/.XLS/.PPT formats, and live with the fact that it won't index your GMail, as Google does that for you.
I believe that crazy people are attempting to port Mac-on-Linux, a PPC virtualization app for Linux, to Mac OS.