I liked what I read somewhere one time...
"IT Certs are for getting past the HR droids."
If someone has MCSE on their resume, you KNOW that they don't understand the software... they just know the GUIs. The worse ones are the folks who put it on their business card; you can guarantee that they will be the ones stumped by the most basic problems.
MCSE's are generally negative points when I look at people's resumes. Other product specific ones are ok if the person will be doing a job with that software, but you know that the person probably isn't that flexible when the firm drops that software.
Kinda like the iPod Nano and its scratchable screen, the Zalman reserator is a great product with an annoying flaw.
The reserator does give near silent cooling....for a while...
After a few months, you might start to hear a quiet rattling.... then it gets louder. After 3 or 4 months, the reserator can making a full-on loud rattling that can get unbearable.
The problem is with the pump that comes with it. It has a soft bearing that extended high heat and constant use can wear down and cause the pump's impeller to rattle. Zalman knows about this and offers free replacements for the pump (I'm on my third after 9 months). The real solution is to spend another $20 on getting a better pump though.
Note that this is only a problem if you have a really hot system, such as a dual cpu + gpu + northbridge cooled system. Here is the forum thread on the subject.
http://www.zalmanforums.com/showthread.php?t=48&pp =10
Ok. With full knowledge of this problem though, I have to say that I love the product. My computer used to sound like a jet engine with all the fans, and now is REALLY REALLY quiet (with a good pump). Sure, I found myself in an aquarium looking for a part to fix my computer, but I think that it is worth it (and it only cost me an extra 20 bucks).
Yes. Cinelerra is awesome. I've been creating some custom DVD menu videos with it and it has been really great... especially since they have an optimized x86_64 version.
Can't wait to see this new version.
My computer used to sound like a jet engine until I took all the fans out (except the PSU) and put in a near silent water cooling system. It's fantastic. I wasn't interested in a "super cooling system"; I just wanted something that works and was quiet.
Unfortunately the zalman reserator pump suffers wear and tear and needs to be replaced every now and then, but otherwise it is great!...
Anyone have any idea when it does come out on DVD? I don't have cable and so can't see the show:(
Note: if sci-fi were to stream the show on-line, I'd pay the associated fee (so long as the feed was TV quality.) They can put whatever DRM software they like at my end (linux version of course), I don't mind that. I do mind paying vast sums of money to a cable company for 399 channels that I don't watch. Instead, let me pay the one tv channel directly for the stuff I want to watch and I'll stream it over my broadband connection to my PC.
I guess that wont happen soon:(... so back to the original question: when is the DVD box set coming out?
What ever happened to the idea of using a diamond substrate for chips instead of silicon? I remember reading about this 6 months ago:
some MTI group were perfecting a system that could manufacture diamonds in a high-temp/pressure chamber, cheap enough that it would be viable to use instead of silicon. The diamond was supposed to have much better thermal properties and allow much faster chips....
I'm a brit who lives in the US now. It would be really great if I had the option to buy a UK TV licence that also gives me some digital certificate that identifies me and that then allows me access to *all* BBC content.
I currently buy the BBC's international broadband news service, but I've been disappointed by the amount of content. It changes regularly, but there are only 20 or so news storys and a repeating set of headlines that gets really annoying after a while.
(BTW I'm a BIG support of the licence fee... if you had to suffer US TV, you would be too!)
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I liked what I read somewhere one time... "IT Certs are for getting past the HR droids." If someone has MCSE on their resume, you KNOW that they don't understand the software... they just know the GUIs. The worse ones are the folks who put it on their business card; you can guarantee that they will be the ones stumped by the most basic problems. MCSE's are generally negative points when I look at people's resumes. Other product specific ones are ok if the person will be doing a job with that software, but you know that the person probably isn't that flexible when the firm drops that software.
However, the fglrx driver still doesn't support Xinerama and they don't support having 2 graphics cards for multiple heads.
Kinda like the iPod Nano and its scratchable screen, the Zalman reserator is a great product with an annoying flaw. The reserator does give near silent cooling....for a while... After a few months, you might start to hear a quiet rattling.... then it gets louder. After 3 or 4 months, the reserator can making a full-on loud rattling that can get unbearable. The problem is with the pump that comes with it. It has a soft bearing that extended high heat and constant use can wear down and cause the pump's impeller to rattle. Zalman knows about this and offers free replacements for the pump (I'm on my third after 9 months). The real solution is to spend another $20 on getting a better pump though. Note that this is only a problem if you have a really hot system, such as a dual cpu + gpu + northbridge cooled system. Here is the forum thread on the subject. http://www.zalmanforums.com/showthread.php?t=48&pp =10
Ok. With full knowledge of this problem though, I have to say that I love the product. My computer used to sound like a jet engine with all the fans, and now is REALLY REALLY quiet (with a good pump). Sure, I found myself in an aquarium looking for a part to fix my computer, but I think that it is worth it (and it only cost me an extra 20 bucks).
Yes. Cinelerra is awesome. I've been creating some custom DVD menu videos with it and it has been really great... especially since they have an optimized x86_64 version. Can't wait to see this new version.
My computer used to sound like a jet engine until I took all the fans out (except the PSU) and put in a near silent water cooling system. It's fantastic. I wasn't interested in a "super cooling system"; I just wanted something that works and was quiet. Unfortunately the zalman reserator pump suffers wear and tear and needs to be replaced every now and then, but otherwise it is great!...
I had to stop using it because it crashed too often. It is there, but kinda flakey (all crash logs have been reported to sun)
Anyone have any idea when it does come out on DVD? I don't have cable and so can't see the show :(
Note: if sci-fi were to stream the show on-line, I'd pay the associated fee (so long as the feed was TV quality.) They can put whatever DRM software they like at my end (linux version of course), I don't mind that. I do mind paying vast sums of money to a cable company for 399 channels that I don't watch. Instead, let me pay the one tv channel directly for the stuff I want to watch and I'll stream it over my broadband connection to my PC.
I guess that wont happen soon :( ... so back to the original question: when is the DVD box set coming out?
What ever happened to the idea of using a diamond substrate for chips instead of silicon? I remember reading about this 6 months ago: some MTI group were perfecting a system that could manufacture diamonds in a high-temp/pressure chamber, cheap enough that it would be viable to use instead of silicon. The diamond was supposed to have much better thermal properties and allow much faster chips....
Yeah, how about support for that most rare and strange device... the 64bit PC!!! \o/
But will the exchange connector connect to Exchange 5.5? The last version I saw only works with Exchange 2000 and later. :(
I'm a brit who lives in the US now. It would be really great if I had the option to buy a UK TV licence that also gives me some digital certificate that identifies me and that then allows me access to *all* BBC content.
I currently buy the BBC's international broadband news service, but I've been disappointed by the amount of content. It changes regularly, but there are only 20 or so news storys and a repeating set of headlines that gets really annoying after a while.
(BTW I'm a BIG support of the licence fee... if you had to suffer US TV, you would be too!)