One point about RealTek's driver, it looks like a plain Ethernet device from OS X. From what I understand, you need a special program to set the wireless settings. That is, you can't use existing wireless configuration. It also doesn't work as smoothly as Airport, either. What others have done on the MSI Wind is buy a wireless card off eBay that uses the same chipset Apple uses. This way, OS X sees it as an Airport device.
I'm more interested in Apple coming out with a netbook based on the ARM processor that will give me a day's worth of use instead of 4-5 hours on the current netbooks. In addition, I would like to be able to use the device as a tablet so I can jot things down and read PDF documents. Now, that's a netbook! Build it and I will buy.
This is one compelling reason why people should be allowed to make copies of the media they own. I don't want to have to pay for something I already bought.
I've been trying to convince colleagues that it is actually cheaper to buy a Mac than a PC. The Mac has nice bundled software that is ready to use instead of the Trialware that's bundled on PCs. So far, the ones that are reluctant to make the switch are the system builders who want to build their own systems.
I had a non techie friend who bought a HP system over Thanksgiving holiday with Vista 64-bit preinstalled. What he failed to realize was that his existing software will not run under Vista 64-bit. His software is pretty recent, but they just wouldn't install under 64-bit. He wanted to use wireless at home, but the USB wireless device he had did not have a Vista driver. He thought it was time to upgrade his wireless so he bought one at Best Buy, but only to realize the driver only supported Vista 32-bit. He returned it and bought an adapter that cost twice as much but would run under Vista 64-bit. He later realized that he was getting slow (< 1 Mbps) throughput through his router. There may have been incompatibilities with the wireless router he had, but he soon realized that he was spending lots of time and spending more money trying to get the Vista experience. After a few trips to Best Buy, he ended up purchasing an ethernet cable for his new PC. I spoke to him a few days later and he decided to just return the system since he couldn't get any of his software to run. Not exactly a user experience people want.
I think most of us would agree that when Vista was released, it clearly wasn't ready. So, what does Microsoft do? Re-label it as Windows 7 and make consumers repurchase another copy. That's brilliant. I guess it tastes like Kool-Aid!;-)
As I mentioned, he bought the machine with Vista pre-installed. He purchased this during the Thanksgiving break and thought he was getting a deal. He would have to purchase a copy of XP to replace Vista and suddenly realized it wasn't such a great deal after all.
fwiw, it is not 15 year old software. His previous machine was Windows XP. He is an architect so he runs specialized application to do his work. He reported that even Autocad didn't install. And, yes, he did try to buy a machine with XP on it, but everything comes with Vista now days.
The article just means Microsoft released Vista way too soon. It was half baked and needed to beat on it some more. Apple held up the release of OS X Leopard and put in the quality.
A friend of mine bought a brand new HP system recently. It came with Vista 64-bit. None of his engineering software runs on it and his software costs thousands of dollars. He was hoping to get a faster machine to do his job and naively assumed Vista would just run his software. After spending a couple days fighting with Vista, he is now trying to return the system and get his money back.
The phone companies could start reclaiming the customers they've lost if they can only provide more bandwidth instead of milking the consumers and metering their data pipe.
We need at least ADSL+ rates to do standard def streaming video. If that happens, I'll drop Comcast cable+data today. We are in need of more competition. That's the only way we'll see data rates improve and move up the broadband ranks against other nations.
This is great for reading children's books which is the bulk of its users, but I doubt anyone wants to read War & Peace on it.;-)
Give me a Mac tablet/netbook please!
Blown a couple fuses on an ASUS motherboard keyboard controller due to a cheap KVM switch. I replaced them with similar components we had in the supply room which worked better than the original.
Hey, not all Mac users are snobs. I am a PC (err, running Unix, that is). I switched to Macs about 3 years ago because I wanted a system that had a Unix pedigree with all the wonderful multimedia experience that iLife has to offer. I still run a Linux server, but I do most things on my Mac laptop now. I've even managed to convert some of my friends to Macs and rid them of suffering from Windows...
Check out the interview EFI-X. They cater to the enthusiasts who build their own systems and cite that Mac Pros have limited configuration options and these type of users wouldn't buy a Mac in the first place. OTOH, if this plug can be used to run on laptops, this could hurt Apple.
Being able to do software updates sets this apart from the Hackintosh. However, this is a USB device with a unique device ID and can be detected by the operating system. Apple could add checks in its core applications for the presence of this device and disable upon detection. Still, it is a neat general purpose boot device which currently has one application: boot OS X. Since it is programmable, there may be other uses in the future.
A file has a last access time attribute which stores the time of the last time the file was accessed. One way to minimize writes is to disable last access time modification. See noatime or reltime mount option.
well, that's why the democrats wants to ban firearms. Without firearms, they wouldn't have their tool to commit crimes. Next thing you know we all have to register our kitchen knives as they can be used as a lethal weapon. Next will be our freedom of speech.
Translation: "Americans can't have cheaper gas because some corporation might make some money. It's worth it to have poor people suffer just so you can stick it to those nasty corporations."
And let's not forget that these so called nasty corporations keep a lot of folks employed. I guess it would be better if we all stand in line and collect unemployment.
To think we elected these guys to govern this country and they act like a bunch of little children. Sad. I say fire them all! We have a crisis in our hands and they should do their jobs trying to resolve it. It's nice to know our tax dollars are at work.
The problem with 3rd party vendors like Lexar and Kingston is that they get ATA controllers and NAND chips from vendors that are willing to sell them at the lowest cost. They slap together whatever they have in order to provide the consumers the low cost CF. Having said that, the CF cards should follow the ATA specifications. In this case, you should be able to send it the identify command (0xEC) to read the drives hardware capabilities (512 bytes of info). Under Linux, you should be able to use hdparm to dump out the info. I would trust the bits stored in the parameter area over any vendor advertised brochure unless they are technical specs that came from the chip controller manufacturer.
So, for a given label CF, the controller underneath may be different. In some case, UDMA may work and it doesn't work in others. Even though they have similar labels, the manufacturers have some markings that differentiate the CF parts. The industrial and military grade parts have tighter control over the parts and they usually charge significantly more since they are qualified to operate in extreme temps and harsh conditions.
It is also what makes multitasking a poor long-term strategy for learning. Other studies, such as those performed by psychologist Rene Marois of Vanderbilt University, have used fMRI to demonstrate the brain’s response to handling multiple tasks. Marois found evidence of a “response selection bottleneck” that occurs when the brain is forced to respond to several stimuli at once. As a result, task-switching leads to time lost as the brain determines which task to perform. Sounds like a scheduling problem to me. Suggest using round robin with priority scheduling. One just needs to learn how to enable/disable interrupts and enter/exit critical sections... Seriously though, if I did things in a single thread, my boss would be on my case. Thank God for xterm/screen and virtual desktops! While I kick off builds and wait for it to finish, I am fixing bugs in another desktop or responding to e-mail questions from colleagues. And, even manage to lurk on/. on occasion.;-)
I think ebooks should be bundled with each copy of book sold. Or, at least give a reasonable discount. I have a lot of books which I would love to have an electronic copy.
What I really want is a MacBook Air, but that is too expensive. I'm really excited about the Atom, but I would like a larger display. The screen is just too small to be usable for me. What I really like is my Sony VAIO Z505. Now, that's a nice portable machine. It was the most expensive laptop I ever bought. I like the 12.1" display and 1024x768 is the minimum for me. I still use my VAIO today. It runs Fedora Linux just fine, but it is showing its age so I'll need a replacement. I'm thinking either the HP 2133 or the Dell E just because they offer higher resolution than ASUS. There isn't a lot of info about the E, but it is the only one that is offering 12" display so that is probably what I end up with. I just hope they are affordable.
You could always sell the logic boards. There may be people that can use them. Or, keep 'em for parts. You may need 'em some day (can you tell I'm a pack rat?)
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One point about RealTek's driver, it looks like a plain Ethernet device from OS X. From what I understand, you need a special program to set the wireless settings. That is, you can't use existing wireless configuration. It also doesn't work as smoothly as Airport, either. What others have done on the MSI Wind is buy a wireless card off eBay that uses the same chipset Apple uses. This way, OS X sees it as an Airport device.
I'm more interested in Apple coming out with a netbook based on the ARM processor that will give me a day's worth of use instead of 4-5 hours on the current netbooks. In addition, I would like to be able to use the device as a tablet so I can jot things down and read PDF documents. Now, that's a netbook! Build it and I will buy.
This is one compelling reason why people should be allowed to make copies of the media they own. I don't want to have to pay for something I already bought.
I've been trying to convince colleagues that it is actually cheaper to buy a Mac than a PC. The Mac has nice bundled software that is ready to use instead of the Trialware that's bundled on PCs. So far, the ones that are reluctant to make the switch are the system builders who want to build their own systems.
I had a non techie friend who bought a HP system over Thanksgiving holiday with Vista 64-bit preinstalled. What he failed to realize was that his existing software will not run under Vista 64-bit. His software is pretty recent, but they just wouldn't install under 64-bit. He wanted to use wireless at home, but the USB wireless device he had did not have a Vista driver. He thought it was time to upgrade his wireless so he bought one at Best Buy, but only to realize the driver only supported Vista 32-bit. He returned it and bought an adapter that cost twice as much but would run under Vista 64-bit. He later realized that he was getting slow (< 1 Mbps) throughput through his router. There may have been incompatibilities with the wireless router he had, but he soon realized that he was spending lots of time and spending more money trying to get the Vista experience. After a few trips to Best Buy, he ended up purchasing an ethernet cable for his new PC. I spoke to him a few days later and he decided to just return the system since he couldn't get any of his software to run. Not exactly a user experience people want.
USB 2.0 gave us high-speed and full-speed. Some marketing department had to work really hard on the USB 3.0 specs, to come up with... super-speed.
I'm holding out for WARP speed...
I think most of us would agree that when Vista was released, it clearly wasn't ready. So, what does Microsoft do? Re-label it as Windows 7 and make consumers repurchase another copy. That's brilliant. I guess it tastes like Kool-Aid! ;-)
As I mentioned, he bought the machine with Vista pre-installed. He purchased this during the Thanksgiving break and thought he was getting a deal. He would have to purchase a copy of XP to replace Vista and suddenly realized it wasn't such a great deal after all.
fwiw, it is not 15 year old software. His previous machine was Windows XP. He is an architect so he runs specialized application to do his work. He reported that even Autocad didn't install. And, yes, he did try to buy a machine with XP on it, but everything comes with Vista now days.
The article just means Microsoft released Vista way too soon. It was half baked and needed to beat on it some more. Apple held up the release of OS X Leopard and put in the quality.
A friend of mine bought a brand new HP system recently. It came with Vista 64-bit. None of his engineering software runs on it and his software costs thousands of dollars. He was hoping to get a faster machine to do his job and naively assumed Vista would just run his software. After spending a couple days fighting with Vista, he is now trying to return the system and get his money back.
The phone companies could start reclaiming the customers they've lost if they can only provide more bandwidth instead of milking the consumers and metering their data pipe.
We need at least ADSL+ rates to do standard def streaming video. If that happens, I'll drop Comcast cable+data today. We are in need of more competition. That's the only way we'll see data rates improve and move up the broadband ranks against other nations.
This is great for reading children's books which is the bulk of its users, but I doubt anyone wants to read War & Peace on it. ;-)
Give me a Mac tablet/netbook please!
Blown a couple fuses on an ASUS motherboard keyboard controller due to a cheap KVM switch. I replaced them with similar components we had in the supply room which worked better than the original.
Hey, not all Mac users are snobs. I am a PC (err, running Unix, that is). I switched to Macs about 3 years ago because I wanted a system that had a Unix pedigree with all the wonderful multimedia experience that iLife has to offer. I still run a Linux server, but I do most things on my Mac laptop now. I've even managed to convert some of my friends to Macs and rid them of suffering from Windows...
Being able to do software updates sets this apart from the Hackintosh. However, this is a USB device with a unique device ID and can be detected by the operating system. Apple could add checks in its core applications for the presence of this device and disable upon detection. Still, it is a neat general purpose boot device which currently has one application: boot OS X. Since it is programmable, there may be other uses in the future.
Yes, and at least for me, I can't get past that I have to fork off $30 per movie. I guess my $7-10 DVD is still the right price.
A file has a last access time attribute which stores the time of the last time the file was accessed. One way to minimize writes is to disable last access time modification. See noatime or reltime mount option.
well, that's why the democrats wants to ban firearms. Without firearms, they wouldn't have their tool to commit crimes. Next thing you know we all have to register our kitchen knives as they can be used as a lethal weapon. Next will be our freedom of speech.
Video artifacts and loss of audio is the result.
Translation: "Americans can't have cheaper gas because some corporation might make some money. It's worth it to have poor people suffer just so you can stick it to those nasty corporations."
And let's not forget that these so called nasty corporations keep a lot of folks employed. I guess it would be better if we all stand in line and collect unemployment.
To think we elected these guys to govern this country and they act like a bunch of little children. Sad. I say fire them all! We have a crisis in our hands and they should do their jobs trying to resolve it. It's nice to know our tax dollars are at work.
So, for a given label CF, the controller underneath may be different. In some case, UDMA may work and it doesn't work in others. Even though they have similar labels, the manufacturers have some markings that differentiate the CF parts. The industrial and military grade parts have tighter control over the parts and they usually charge significantly more since they are qualified to operate in extreme temps and harsh conditions.
I think ebooks should be bundled with each copy of book sold. Or, at least give a reasonable discount. I have a lot of books which I would love to have an electronic copy.
Agree. But, hardware vendors fear of disclosing too much info as that might give their competitors an edge.
What I really want is a MacBook Air, but that is too expensive. I'm really excited about the Atom, but I would like a larger display. The screen is just too small to be usable for me. What I really like is my Sony VAIO Z505. Now, that's a nice portable machine. It was the most expensive laptop I ever bought. I like the 12.1" display and 1024x768 is the minimum for me. I still use my VAIO today. It runs Fedora Linux just fine, but it is showing its age so I'll need a replacement. I'm thinking either the HP 2133 or the Dell E just because they offer higher resolution than ASUS. There isn't a lot of info about the E, but it is the only one that is offering 12" display so that is probably what I end up with. I just hope they are affordable.
They probably using pesos for currency.
You could always sell the logic boards. There may be people that can use them. Or, keep 'em for parts. You may need 'em some day (can you tell I'm a pack rat?)