More RAM helps, especially on a tablet (XP TPC Edition is a RAM hog.)
However, the review is correct that the hard drive is holding it back. It's only a 4200RPM drive, and can't be upgraded to 5400RPM or 7200RPM. I don't think the CPU is an issue, though.
I've upgraded this ancient ThinkPad X21 with a 700MHz P3 and 384MB RAM from a 4200RPM drive to a 5400RPM model, and the thing just FLIES. It's like new life has been breathed into it.
Note that the X41 Tablet is a CONVERTIBLE. That means that in one mode, it looks like a normal laptop, but you can draw on the screen. (You can easily switch it so that only the screen is showing, though.) That's the only kind of tablet that I'd buy.
A Slate tablet has no keyboard, and forces you to either write on it or use an annoying on screen keyboard.
Get yourself a copy of OneNote, and let's try this again.
OneNote can search every notebook that you have in the thing pretty quickly.
Windows Journal isn't very useful, from what I've seen, compared to OneNote, which I use on my ancient ThinkPad X21 (which is most definitely NOT a Tablet PC, but it's a predecessor to the X41 Tablet).
Yes, it's overpriced. However, considering that it's nearly impossible* to infect...
* I'd say impossible, considering the DRM they've got on the thing, and the fact that it's Windows CE-based, yet not Windows CE, so it's also a very obscure OS that exactly one model of device uses, but nothing's impossible when it comes to computers.
Actually, IIRC, rootkits on Windows give LocalSystem (or higher, there's some things that the kernel doesn't let you access even from LocalSystem) access.
LocalSystem is analogous to root on *nix, except you can't actually log in to LocalSystem (but there's ways to get a LocalSystem cmd.exe).
I can't find the link, but I remember reading about a virus that set the vertical refresh rate (IIRC) on a Hercules monitor (you know, the ones that predated CGA) so high that the monitor started squealing, and eventually caught fire.
And, there's paying online. Yep, almost everybody has online bill-pay.
The only reason for paper checks for your checking account is to pay someone who can't accept credit or direct deposit, like an individual, without using cash.
Of course,/dev/phone (my free Nokia 6225) has a camera on it...
I wanted a cheap phone that Sprint had unlocked for their "Vision" service (wireless web). This, along with some fugly Nokia (something in the 3000 series), was one of two free Vision-capable phones. The cheapest Vision phone without a camera was a Samsuck (the VI-660 - it's now free) for $30, and I know that model very well. There's a reason I call it Samsuck.
So, I got this. I didn't even *WANT* a camera.
However, I find myself using it because it's there. It comes in handy for quick snapshots. And, the images aren't half bad.
This is a pic that I took at Dawes Arboretum. Note that it was fairly foggy -that's not a problem with the image. Also, my lens is hardly clean (crud gets in on the inside, so I have to crack it open and clean it).
Of course, you've seen how they're now selling DR-DOS 7.03 for $35, right?
The ironic part is that their $35 DR-DOS 7.03 is legally available for free (well, for personal use only), at least in a three-disk version that lacks Personal Netware, because Lineo decided to make it available for free.
Exactly. Except for one USB WiFi adaptor that I soldered the USB connector down on, because they forgot to do it in manufacturing(!), D-Link's come through for me time after time.
Hey, I'm tossing around the idea of first, a breadbox luggable (complete with 5 to 9" color LCD), and then doing something like modding a Compaq Portable III into a widescreen (they DID have a wider than normal screen, right?) lunchbox luggable with modern components (IIRC, they used normal AT-class stuff). If push really comes to shove, there's always shoving a Mini-ITX mobo in there...
SpeedStep IS built into Windows XP. However, the Windows algorithm blows chunks.
http://pbus-167.com/ has Notebook Hardware Control, which can control SpeedStep, undervolt the processor (be careful with that one - it can kill stability), allow you to change the multiplier to any multiplier in a 1x increment from 6 to the max stock multiplier for your CPU (in your case, 16).
All SpeedStep does is lower and raise the multiplier as needed...
You don't, that's the problem. If someone's account gets compromised over and over, that's a sign that the account's being shared, and the teachers will watch more closely. Of course, if someone is caught giving their password to someone, then that's obviously a shared password.
Also, scroll up for the explanation of why they share passwords. It's pointless. However, most students think that we log all HTTP traffic, and can find out what web sites certain students visited, so they think they can get away with it by changing accounts. However, we don't log. (I want to get a logging system implemented, though - that way, we can prove it when a user browses pr0n, and that way we don't have whole classes losing Internet access because of one person browsing pr0n - it's happened before...)
Blue Plate, over at mini-itx.com, is one example of a tasteful (but large) Mini-ITX case.
I agree that many ARE just plain ugly (yet, with Mini-ITX, they've usually still got some element that makes them interesting). However, some do look good.
Well, the thing is, they only have temporary storage anyway (not my idea...) When they reboot, or move to another computer, all is lost, and they know that.
The official method to share files is to use floppy disks or USB flash drives, both of which are specifically allowed (before I was part of the sysadmin team, floppies were NOT allowed, and UFDs were only allowed due to ignorance on the part of the administration and sysadmin... let's just say that that was a fiasco...)
One class has a network share that all students in that class have access to, which means that those students have slightly more power - as they have full access to that share. Backups are taken of the vital documents in that share by the teacher of that class, however.
Also, a guessed password is something that isn't a punishable offense for the person who's password was guessed - the person is told to change their password, and the account of the person who broke into their account is disabled. If it happens too much, obviously, there may well be a problem, and it will be more intensely investigated.
'Cept the adults aren't handing out their passwords, because their account has some image on it that they want to show their peers, or their account apparently has some restriction removed (which they don't, they're just talking out their ass), or it's a faster account (again, bullshit, I've tested it.)
Of course, that "Account is disabled" checkbox comes in handy in those situations - official policy on account sharing is that both the person sharing their account and the person using that account get the checkbox treatment. (If the person using the account has already had their account disabled, then their punishment lasts longer.)
Take pictures of the EULA, show them to the retailer. If the retailer refuses, escalate. If that doesn't work, take them to small claims court, saying that you didn't agree with a license agreement, and it said to return the product if you didn't agree, so you tried to, but the retailer refused to allow you to return the product. You want your money back, and don't want the product.
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More RAM helps, especially on a tablet (XP TPC Edition is a RAM hog.)
However, the review is correct that the hard drive is holding it back. It's only a 4200RPM drive, and can't be upgraded to 5400RPM or 7200RPM. I don't think the CPU is an issue, though.
I've upgraded this ancient ThinkPad X21 with a 700MHz P3 and 384MB RAM from a 4200RPM drive to a 5400RPM model, and the thing just FLIES. It's like new life has been breathed into it.
Note that the X41 Tablet is a CONVERTIBLE. That means that in one mode, it looks like a normal laptop, but you can draw on the screen. (You can easily switch it so that only the screen is showing, though.) That's the only kind of tablet that I'd buy.
A Slate tablet has no keyboard, and forces you to either write on it or use an annoying on screen keyboard.
Get yourself a copy of OneNote, and let's try this again.
OneNote can search every notebook that you have in the thing pretty quickly.
Windows Journal isn't very useful, from what I've seen, compared to OneNote, which I use on my ancient ThinkPad X21 (which is most definitely NOT a Tablet PC, but it's a predecessor to the X41 Tablet).
Here's the box you need, then:
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http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolutions/Pr
Buy one at RadioShack for $300.
Yes, it's overpriced. However, considering that it's nearly impossible* to infect...
* I'd say impossible, considering the DRM they've got on the thing, and the fact that it's Windows CE-based, yet not Windows CE, so it's also a very obscure OS that exactly one model of device uses, but nothing's impossible when it comes to computers.
Actually, IIRC, rootkits on Windows give LocalSystem (or higher, there's some things that the kernel doesn't let you access even from LocalSystem) access.
LocalSystem is analogous to root on *nix, except you can't actually log in to LocalSystem (but there's ways to get a LocalSystem cmd.exe).
Unfortunately, if you turn it off, anyone else using you computer becomes incredibly confused as to why windows "doesn't work".
That's a disadvantage?
I can't find the link, but I remember reading about a virus that set the vertical refresh rate (IIRC) on a Hercules monitor (you know, the ones that predated CGA) so high that the monitor started squealing, and eventually caught fire.
Who said viruses couldn't kill hardware?
Note that the panel apparently comes from another proven NEC model.
The things that are different on this one are the backlight system (an LED array instead of a flourescent bulb and reflectors) and the LCD controller.
It looks 2 or 3" thick. A CRT is over 12" "thick".
Also, I'm fairly sure that this thing would use less power than a professional CRT, and would be *much* lighter.
I'll feed the UK-troll...
Actually, we DO have direct deposits here.
And, there's paying online. Yep, almost everybody has online bill-pay.
The only reason for paper checks for your checking account is to pay someone who can't accept credit or direct deposit, like an individual, without using cash.
Yep, Nokia's got that.
/dev/phone (my free Nokia 6225) has a camera on it...
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Heck, I think Samsuck has it too.
Of course,
I wanted a cheap phone that Sprint had unlocked for their "Vision" service (wireless web). This, along with some fugly Nokia (something in the 3000 series), was one of two free Vision-capable phones. The cheapest Vision phone without a camera was a Samsuck (the VI-660 - it's now free) for $30, and I know that model very well. There's a reason I call it Samsuck.
So, I got this. I didn't even *WANT* a camera.
However, I find myself using it because it's there. It comes in handy for quick snapshots. And, the images aren't half bad.
This is a pic that I took at Dawes Arboretum. Note that it was fairly foggy -that's not a problem with the image. Also, my lens is hardly clean (crud gets in on the inside, so I have to crack it open and clean it).
http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dawespic
Actually... they do that on checking accounts, too.
If you don't want them to do that, don't sign up for free checking.
Of course, you've seen how they're now selling DR-DOS 7.03 for $35, right?
The ironic part is that their $35 DR-DOS 7.03 is legally available for free (well, for personal use only), at least in a three-disk version that lacks Personal Netware, because Lineo decided to make it available for free.
Exactly. Except for one USB WiFi adaptor that I soldered the USB connector down on, because they forgot to do it in manufacturing(!), D-Link's come through for me time after time.
Linksys, OTOH, has given me nothing but problems.
Hey, I'm tossing around the idea of first, a breadbox luggable (complete with 5 to 9" color LCD), and then doing something like modding a Compaq Portable III into a widescreen (they DID have a wider than normal screen, right?) lunchbox luggable with modern components (IIRC, they used normal AT-class stuff). If push really comes to shove, there's always shoving a Mini-ITX mobo in there...
Hmm... we did this in the eighties, and it's called a luggable.
SpeedStep IS built into Windows XP. However, the Windows algorithm blows chunks.
http://pbus-167.com/ has Notebook Hardware Control, which can control SpeedStep, undervolt the processor (be careful with that one - it can kill stability), allow you to change the multiplier to any multiplier in a 1x increment from 6 to the max stock multiplier for your CPU (in your case, 16).
All SpeedStep does is lower and raise the multiplier as needed...
What is the quality of the watermark?
Is it a durable watermark? I'm thinking that a lossy compression scheme could damage it very badly.
You don't, that's the problem. If someone's account gets compromised over and over, that's a sign that the account's being shared, and the teachers will watch more closely. Of course, if someone is caught giving their password to someone, then that's obviously a shared password.
Also, scroll up for the explanation of why they share passwords. It's pointless. However, most students think that we log all HTTP traffic, and can find out what web sites certain students visited, so they think they can get away with it by changing accounts. However, we don't log. (I want to get a logging system implemented, though - that way, we can prove it when a user browses pr0n, and that way we don't have whole classes losing Internet access because of one person browsing pr0n - it's happened before...)
Just send the check to Rob, and you'll get one.
Blue Plate, over at mini-itx.com, is one example of a tasteful (but large) Mini-ITX case.
I agree that many ARE just plain ugly (yet, with Mini-ITX, they've usually still got some element that makes them interesting). However, some do look good.
Well, the thing is, they only have temporary storage anyway (not my idea...) When they reboot, or move to another computer, all is lost, and they know that.
The official method to share files is to use floppy disks or USB flash drives, both of which are specifically allowed (before I was part of the sysadmin team, floppies were NOT allowed, and UFDs were only allowed due to ignorance on the part of the administration and sysadmin... let's just say that that was a fiasco...)
One class has a network share that all students in that class have access to, which means that those students have slightly more power - as they have full access to that share. Backups are taken of the vital documents in that share by the teacher of that class, however.
Also, a guessed password is something that isn't a punishable offense for the person who's password was guessed - the person is told to change their password, and the account of the person who broke into their account is disabled. If it happens too much, obviously, there may well be a problem, and it will be more intensely investigated.
On my old ThinkPad X21, it does the rebooting into a GUI-less environment thingy.
That GUI-less environment is most definitely IBM PC-DOS on mine.
'Cept the adults aren't handing out their passwords, because their account has some image on it that they want to show their peers, or their account apparently has some restriction removed (which they don't, they're just talking out their ass), or it's a faster account (again, bullshit, I've tested it.)
Of course, that "Account is disabled" checkbox comes in handy in those situations - official policy on account sharing is that both the person sharing their account and the person using that account get the checkbox treatment. (If the person using the account has already had their account disabled, then their punishment lasts longer.)
Take pictures of the EULA, show them to the retailer. If the retailer refuses, escalate. If that doesn't work, take them to small claims court, saying that you didn't agree with a license agreement, and it said to return the product if you didn't agree, so you tried to, but the retailer refused to allow you to return the product. You want your money back, and don't want the product.