Well, the one he linked to costs $350.99 (At the cheapest retailer), and assuming a $50 case and a $50 PSU, it's $100 cheaper, premade, and doesn't need to be put together from scratch. Though, I guess if $1/GB is a good price, it kind of comes out even. Plus the Buffalo unit draws 21W.
I am not an electrical engineer (Or whatever else would be needed to fully understand it) but I've heard that placing those kinds of cleaners next to computers can cause problems and potentially damage the computer. Of course, that was on Slashdot, so I'm sure someone will be kind enough to tell why or why not.
I only wish I had the metal working skills to create a case for one, though I'd have to steal^Wfind a tape player from a car first.
On the other hand, I turned an old CDROM drive (One of those "IDE" on Soundcard things) into a draw. It's got a nice handle on it that really matches the look of the computer, though needs special short screws, since longer ones pinch the draw in and prevent you from opening it. Which may be a security feature to some...
Yeah, I've had the same thing, but then I switched to Kerio Personal Firewall and it's been using a lot less resources than ZoneAlarm. Sometimes the UI uses a bit of resources, but it seems to have gotten better in the latest releases.
I've never had an incoming speed greater than 400KB/s except on very rare occasions. The modem says it's capped at 11Mbps (I forget the IP number to look at it, but it's probably limited elsewhere, too), but I figure it's either the firewall or my router that's slowing down traffic. Either that or the lines out here are of poorer quality than I thought.
I've never had to use tech support, and I don't use their email servers so I can't comment on those. The port 80 block is rather annoying, though.
I just recently discovered they had newsgroups, but I haven't tried many groups.
I never knew about the upload caps, but I bet I've experienced it. That really stinks, and combined with the port 80 block, I'm thinking about switching.
Of course it's unspoken. Not written or typed out, perhaps not, but it hasn't been spoken. Unless he uses speech-to-text software, but I think there'd be an error or two in the sentence if that was the case.
I supposed I could soundproof two and a half walls, but with two large windows, I fail to see how that would help. Not to mention I'd like to know what you would use to soundproof the walls without using eggcrate foam, turning the room into an even more piss-poor looking living area.
Right now: 4: laptops (Family members) 1: desktop 1: server 2: laptops (One for coding, other I'm trying to fix)
What I plan to have when I get my own network: 1: Desktop 1: Server 1: HTPC
I figure those three are about all I need. The server would really be backup, webserving, file serving, and various other server-like tasks (Perhaps a game server from time to time). Not really geeky, but you don't need much more than that.
If you really don't want to get rid of excess computers, I'd suggest getting a rack or cabinet of some kind, tossing them in, and have one large BOINC system.
MS Paint! Well, actually the GIMP doesn't take 20 hours to load in Linux since there isn't 10 billion fonts to load, so I'd probably just use that. (In Windows, the load time is horrible. I should probably clean out the fonts directory, but I have no idea of what to keep).
Milkshape3D is the biggest thing I'd want. Quake Video Maker? Not really necessary, but it's good to have. Q3map2Build would be nice, but that'd probably work in WINE as is.
Comctrl.exe would be a major plus, as well as it working with XMMS. (It's a Winamp plugin that lets you control WA via the serial port with 15 buttons that have click/double click control for a total of 30 functions.)
Easygen, Scanwizard 5, Pad2Pad, and I'm sure others.
Well, the phone system runs at 50 volts (100 on a ring, I think), so they could get shocked, unless they have a completely different system down there...
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What if it's a personal site that does minor commerce?
Well, the one he linked to costs $350.99 (At the cheapest retailer), and assuming a $50 case and a $50 PSU, it's $100 cheaper, premade, and doesn't need to be put together from scratch. Though, I guess if $1/GB is a good price, it kind of comes out even. Plus the Buffalo unit draws 21W.
I am not an electrical engineer (Or whatever else would be needed to fully understand it) but I've heard that placing those kinds of cleaners next to computers can cause problems and potentially damage the computer. Of course, that was on Slashdot, so I'm sure someone will be kind enough to tell why or why not.
I only wish I had the metal working skills to create a case for one, though I'd have to steal^Wfind a tape player from a car first.
On the other hand, I turned an old CDROM drive (One of those "IDE" on Soundcard things) into a draw. It's got a nice handle on it that really matches the look of the computer, though needs special short screws, since longer ones pinch the draw in and prevent you from opening it. Which may be a security feature to some...
Perhaps I should drive over there and pay a visit, eh? I'll sell him a p-p-p-p-power book while I'm at it.
Well, if you changed Pluto's name, there would have to be a remake of Spaceballs, and they still haven't finished the prequel!
Yeah, I've had the same thing, but then I switched to Kerio Personal Firewall and it's been using a lot less resources than ZoneAlarm. Sometimes the UI uses a bit of resources, but it seems to have gotten better in the latest releases.
"If oil prices keep rising, of course, these problems will tend to get solved... :/"
I think you underestimate the power of stubbornness.
I've never had an incoming speed greater than 400KB/s except on very rare occasions. The modem says it's capped at 11Mbps (I forget the IP number to look at it, but it's probably limited elsewhere, too), but I figure it's either the firewall or my router that's slowing down traffic. Either that or the lines out here are of poorer quality than I thought.
I've never had to use tech support, and I don't use their email servers so I can't comment on those. The port 80 block is rather annoying, though.
I just recently discovered they had newsgroups, but I haven't tried many groups.
I never knew about the upload caps, but I bet I've experienced it. That really stinks, and combined with the port 80 block, I'm thinking about switching.
It shouldn't! But if it tried, it wouldn't, unless they forgot to deny themselves in their robot.txt file. Which they did.
Well, that's all nice and wonderful, but I can't seem to find any of those machines on eBay! How else am I supposed to make my own mainboards?!
Of course it's unspoken. Not written or typed out, perhaps not, but it hasn't been spoken. Unless he uses speech-to-text software, but I think there'd be an error or two in the sentence if that was the case.
It drops into a drain.
I supposed I could soundproof two and a half walls, but with two large windows, I fail to see how that would help. Not to mention I'd like to know what you would use to soundproof the walls without using eggcrate foam, turning the room into an even more piss-poor looking living area.
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Especially after you have that drink.
Right now:
4: laptops (Family members)
1: desktop
1: server
2: laptops (One for coding, other I'm trying to fix)
What I plan to have when I get my own network:
1: Desktop
1: Server
1: HTPC
I figure those three are about all I need. The server would really be backup, webserving, file serving, and various other server-like tasks (Perhaps a game server from time to time). Not really geeky, but you don't need much more than that.
If you really don't want to get rid of excess computers, I'd suggest getting a rack or cabinet of some kind, tossing them in, and have one large BOINC system.
There you are, with a brain the size of a universe, and yet you have nothing better to do than bring your dullness to a joke.
Mmm... 640x480 backgrounds stretched to 1024x768. Maybe people on larger resolutions think the site is trying to go 8-bit.
Just make sure to run them in parallel, otherwise you get 300GHz.
MS Paint! Well, actually the GIMP doesn't take 20 hours to load in Linux since there isn't 10 billion fonts to load, so I'd probably just use that. (In Windows, the load time is horrible. I should probably clean out the fonts directory, but I have no idea of what to keep).
Milkshape3D is the biggest thing I'd want. Quake Video Maker? Not really necessary, but it's good to have. Q3map2Build would be nice, but that'd probably work in WINE as is.
Comctrl.exe would be a major plus, as well as it working with XMMS. (It's a Winamp plugin that lets you control WA via the serial port with 15 buttons that have click/double click control for a total of 30 functions.)
Easygen, Scanwizard 5, Pad2Pad, and I'm sure others.
Well, the phone system runs at 50 volts (100 on a ring, I think), so they could get shocked, unless they have a completely different system down there...
Er, dang. Actually, I just got nslookup to work. Your tag fooled me into doing dig.
I'm using Windows you insensitive clod!
Probably the same thing that happened to your "k" in "know."