It's quite easy, select your brand (intel/AMD or different) and choose according how hard you'll need your raw cpupower. Don't take your selection lightly; because you'll have a second vacuum cleaner in the house (core 2 duo vs dual core). Gamer machines/video and audio production stations need more raw cpupower than a PC being used for wordprocessing and Internet.
Most CPU models are categorized by date of production. The best advice I can give you when buying a system is to not buy the newest technology for various reasons:
Driver support is mostly flacky/buggy for newest technologies
Often revisions come out (v2, v3) from the same mainboard
Newest technology costs (lots) more money. In the past 33mhz could make a double difference in your wallet.
Same with storage and memory; cutting edge technology costs more; it's mostly cheaper to select 2x2gig instead of 1x4gig of ram.
Maybe a better criteria: first select your mainboard closest to which you want and afterwards choose the cpu fitting on your mobo. Look around for a few suppliers to compare because the same hardware is available in many prices. OEM costs less; although could mean degredation in quality too with some brands. If you really want A-quality material; you'll pay a bit more but it'll last longer too.
Always a good advice to search your dream-machine first on the Internet for reviews; especially the bad ones where people are having trouble installing software because of driver/hardware conflicts. Research in advance to avoid problems afterwards and don't be tempted too much with promotions; mostly containing selections of materials to stay within a profitable budget....
On all those spaceships in the sky using warpdrive.. how not to bump into the nearest star or planet ; do their computers steer to the left/right by starmap while flying faster than light?
If so, how do they use warpdrive in unexplored areas? I wonder how trekkies have related to these questions...
Mostly related to software hanging during the update process; rendering the hardware inoperable.
Once I had a brownout switching the PC off/on; not fast enough to reboot the software but enough to render it's update process to hell.
A JTAG connector is always handy in that case; if there is any on such bricked device. A few weeks I've bricked my cellphone and got it back in order with the help of a Nokia engineer using Phoenix.
Maybe it's bad karma and I got to create some distance between me and the upgrading product.... never tried that!
You are 5'6", and weigh 99 pounds. Your long black hair has been drawn back into a ponytail behind you. Your faded yellow skin creates a disturbing contrast with your black eyes.
I guess you didn't bother reading the article. The EUCD is European. The site in question is in Prince Edward Island, Canada.. Neither the DMCA nor the EUCD have anything to do with it, for lack of jurisdiction.... or you could look at the site itself, which quotes the appropriate section of the Canadian Copyright Act.
I meant more: What gets introduced in the US, we get handed over on a silver platter some period afterwards. The DMCA has been an example for the EUCD.
It's not affecting "just" 5%, but a lot more. Global trade agreements and such legalislation does affect the rest of the world as well.
I thought Canada had their own DMCA too, if I'm not wrong?
Look to the EUCD, the DMCA equivalent, start again by using real stats instead of pulling those 5% where the sun doesn't shine.
We all got our problems with the copyright nazi and it's not getting better.
The entire world should become afraid of what will become of copyrights and trademarks; since it'll be only an exclusive part of people who'll get full access to the ring. People assume these things will blow over but they won't. The Internet is becoming more broken by the day because of the legislation of tomorrow. Be warned.. Assumption is the worst f*ckup of mother nature.
(never thought I'd be pulling the sunshine thing on slashdot lol)
one power supply dies == two/three disks possibly dead.
Raid controller dies ? Could take a disk or two with it.
Hard drive crashes and forcefully hangs with data reads ? Pulls controller with it in many cases.
Software update for Raid ? Be prepared for data corruption towards all disks installed on the raid when it fails.
I've got in touch with all four problems in 11 years time; NEVER consider Raid (rendundant storage) as backup or fail miserable when your machine dies!
I used to manage four networks where one half had only access through the proxy and the rest had full access to anywhere. Some of these PC's had exclusive access towards the net; wether they choose to use the proxy or not.
I could have done this with a transparant proxy, although, by using a proxy PAC file, users had their own choice of disabling the proxy whenever they wanted; while those not allowed were forced to go through the proxy. There were plenty of times when I disabled/enabled my proxy connection for web development.
Squid was set that our cybercafe did not have any access, between closing hours by adding extensive ACL and firewalling within closing hours.
Why are they using surveillance software as theft locator?
The school is talking open on youtube about the great system where they can interact with the class; while it should be a stolen-goods locator.
I used to have software on my laptop which uploaded an image from the webcam every time the laptop was opened and saved it on the clouds with a private key. The LED of the camera drove me crazy thinking the laptop was infected with a trojan months after I installed the tool because every few times the light goes on and off.
That software was not even close to remote access of my machine; or I'd never had installed it in the first place.
So, why are the students confronted with Remote Control software while saying it's only being used for theft prevention?
Blackbox has a system called "Classnet" which supports hardware remote control of a PC; which is a nice tool to use. Students can see their unit has been watched or taken over. With IP Remote Control software students cannot see this anymore; so, is it still such a fair system towards both parties?
My 2 cents.. This school wanted more control over their students than they should have. If they are needing to give the example for the future; consider me very scared of what comes out of this kind of mini-terror towards our own citizens all over the world.
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.. another battery addict on the road!
There is no law in Europe preventing this; only common sense and voting with your wallet.
A decent graphics card costs about 70-140$ having dual DVI. Models follow up; mostly even with backwards-compatibility.
Just select one of the latest high-end (known brands like Radion) graphics adapters and you'll be set for the next few years.
It's quite easy, select your brand (intel/AMD or different) and choose according how hard you'll need your raw cpupower. Don't take your selection lightly; because you'll have a second vacuum cleaner in the house (core 2 duo vs dual core). Gamer machines/video and audio production stations need more raw cpupower than a PC being used for wordprocessing and Internet.
Most CPU models are categorized by date of production. The best advice I can give you when buying a system is to not buy the newest technology for various reasons:
Maybe a better criteria: first select your mainboard closest to which you want and afterwards choose the cpu fitting on your mobo. Look around for a few suppliers to compare because the same hardware is available in many prices. OEM costs less; although could mean degredation in quality too with some brands. If you really want A-quality material; you'll pay a bit more but it'll last longer too.
Always a good advice to search your dream-machine first on the Internet for reviews; especially the bad ones where people are having trouble installing software because of driver/hardware conflicts. Research in advance to avoid problems afterwards and don't be tempted too much with promotions; mostly containing selections of materials to stay within a profitable budget....
... super cool looking white plastic mold which fits my sochet and cool looking notepad!
Maybe because that business reeks too much?
Same reason the iphone isn't called iOdorize.
Since we all are already paying the Microsoft OEM tax; available on every system you can buy (tm) .. as if it isn't enough.
Best marketing stunt available since long ...
Don't mind the speech impediment, it comes from the Asbestos in his walls...
So .. basically ... Hyperspace is a kind-of-security-through-obscurity thing ?
You just hope the force is with you .... or else!
... but it sounds like a bad case of herpes .. really!
On all those spaceships in the sky using warpdrive .. how not to bump into the nearest star or planet ; do their computers steer to the left/right by starmap while flying faster than light?
If so, how do they use warpdrive in unexplored areas? I wonder how trekkies have related to these questions...
Mostly related to software hanging during the update process; rendering the hardware inoperable.
Once I had a brownout switching the PC off/on; not fast enough to reboot the software but enough to render it's update process to hell.
A JTAG connector is always handy in that case; if there is any on such bricked device.
A few weeks I've bricked my cellphone and got it back in order with the help of a Nokia engineer using Phoenix.
Maybe it's bad karma and I got to create some distance between me and the upgrading product.... never tried that!
... Because cows already got Mad Cow Disease and chicken already got chicken disease!
I can't even imagine I've said this..
This won't be forgotten for his entire life when he finds out! The abuse .. the horror .. the terror!
Slashdot ... news for evil stuff, that matters. How apocalyptic ..
SMAUG Stalkers are the worst you can get!
Good we can customize appearance ...
It took about time, I was already growing roots waiting for this to come up. .. go on! Start that prelife crisis right now .. come on!
Makes me feel old
Evidently, a pirate using closed source in heavy pain !
I meant more: What gets introduced in the US, we get handed over on a silver platter some period afterwards. The DMCA has been an example for the EUCD.
It's not affecting "just" 5%, but a lot more. Global trade agreements and such legalislation does affect the rest of the world as well.
I thought Canada had their own DMCA too, if I'm not wrong?
Look to the EUCD, the DMCA equivalent, start again by using real stats instead of pulling those 5% where the sun doesn't shine.
We all got our problems with the copyright nazi and it's not getting better.
The entire world should become afraid of what will become of copyrights and trademarks; since it'll be only an exclusive part of people who'll get full access to the ring. People assume these things will blow over but they won't. The Internet is becoming more broken by the day because of the legislation of tomorrow. Be warned .. Assumption is the worst f*ckup of mother nature.
(never thought I'd be pulling the sunshine thing on slashdot lol)
I see, makes me wonder what he would lie about to get money?
The nightmare of castles in the sky .. .. or the dream of sky in our castles!
Because ... They already got all the money which you wanted to spend to them!
Do you really think they care less you are going to throw away all stuff you have bought with your own money in the first place?
Vote with your wallet in a more considerate way which will hurt them is the message here ...
I can talk out of experience ...
I've got in touch with all four problems in 11 years time; NEVER consider Raid (rendundant storage) as backup or fail miserable when your machine dies!
I used to manage four networks where one half had only access through the proxy and the rest had full access to anywhere.
Some of these PC's had exclusive access towards the net; wether they choose to use the proxy or not.
I could have done this with a transparant proxy, although, by using a proxy PAC file, users had their own choice of disabling the proxy whenever they wanted; while those not allowed were forced to go through the proxy. There were plenty of times when I disabled/enabled my proxy connection for web development.
Squid was set that our cybercafe did not have any access, between closing hours by adding extensive ACL and firewalling within closing hours.
My 2 cents .. This school wanted more control over their students than they should have. If they are needing to give the example for the future; consider me very scared of what comes out of this kind of mini-terror towards our own citizens all over the world.