Or half of the class writes ghost algorithms while the other half writes an algorithm controlling pac-man himself, and then the algorithms are pitted against each other!
I've been using cartridge stores like Cartridge World. Overall, the ink there is much cheaper.
However, the best thing you can do is call up your local recycling center and see if they take e-waste. More so, a simple Google reveals that many manufacturers will take back their own product for recycling. Even if they're not listed, it wouldn't hurt to contact the manufacturer to see what programs they have in place.
It's not MS changing a format. Their old cards work the same, the new cards work the same as the old cards.
It's MS specifically locking out any non MS devices (and just that) for memory usage.
It's plain and simple anti-competitive.
Pfft... slippery slope. In this case, the company (Datel) already CREATED a working solution.
It's not about about hand-holding or anything like that, right now. It's about MS locking out Datel's product because it's 4x the storage (expandable to like.. 64x with a micro SDHC card) and only $10 more.
Microsoft is doing it because they love money.
Yeah, we (Americans) generally have solid caps, and radically different pricing tiers that not only include different caps but different speeds you're limited to. Either pick one or the other: give a cap at the fastest your network will allow, or limit people to what they're paying but don't cap. I'm not sure about how it is in Europe, but if that's how it is there too then I feel sorry for you guys.
Even more annoying, the ISPs here that are starting to cap offer no 'off-peak' times, which is a better solution for me, I concur, as any heavy downloads I do are mostly at night, but I can't say that for everyone--like people who use Netflix to watch HD content; they only offer capped internet (Example being the target of this story, Time Warner Cable, 50 GiB/$50) or you bust the cap until you hit unlimited ($150). Some companies like Comcast don't have anything remotely like the unlimited. You breach your cap, you get warned. Do it enough, and your service is cut off.
I think what annoys people most about this is that they raise rates all the time, in the name of 'improving infrastructure and bringing new technology' and in the process, everyone sees a declination of services while they trumpet increased profits, all while the people supporting their efforts ("heavy downloaders make us pay more", "if you use xxx amount of bandwidth, get a business account", "you make the network less reliable", etc) just don't get it, IMO.
This doesn't make since, as there are games that use tons of movie content in them.
Even simple games like Mario Kart Wii have movies playing in the background of the menus.
I know there are more logistical points to be made here (and someone will jump in explaining the 'differences'), but saying that the Wii's DVD laser isn't made to read data off of a DVD without damaging the laser seems like a bunch of bullshit.
Like AlphaFreak said, sudo pico/etc/hosts and then restart whichever app you're using. Quit Safari, reopen and voila. Changes are working.
Finder crashes? Spotlight > Terminal > killall Finder, and bam. It's restarted.
And I've NEVER had an issue with Finder crashing, and disabling right-clicking.
Decompression software? There's tons of Zip decompression stuff. If you don't like where it extracts stuff, feel free to make a front-end in AppleScript for the unzip terminal program. It's possible, and it's honestly not that hard.
Uninstalling applications? AppZapper frees up your space.
I've not been using Macs for all that long, and even I can tell you this. I think you need to do your homework or Google things before you whine about them.
What's a 'unreasonable' amount of the network? You must remember that companies like Comcast won't explicitly tell you this. They market it as it's unlimited... even though they don't say it's unlimited, at the same time, they don't actively mention an invisible cap.
It's like you go to the gas station and pay for $20 of gas but you're only allowed to get 10 gallons before the gas attendant cuts you off because you're 'using too much'.
(this thread needs more metaphors.)
Locking the account from further donations is stupid. If they lock the account, they should investigate it right then and there. There's no reason to lock it and check it 'a few days later'. Don't have the time to investigate? Don't lock it. Mark it as suspecious and investigate it later. It's not like those funds are one-way, only. If they found the money to be fraudulent, they shoudl take care of it then. They know where the funds came from, and if it came down to it, they could simply return the funds to the original payee. If it was REALLY suspecious, they can query the government if it was super suspecious. But locking the account to check it a few days later is asinine.
Yes, but using silly excuses such as 'shipping numbers' to do it, when you clearly said you were taking donations shouldn't be the way to do it. Also, locking the account is unnecessary if that would be done. If they wanted to check the account, they should do it when it's open to allow more donations to be recieved.
PayPal just handled the entire situation in a very sloppy, unprofessional manner.
The problem with this, however, is it's often a bitch to get your money when you're legit. Manytimes, it takes a lawyer to send a letter to see your money, and evenso, there's still no explanation as to what caused the account freezing anyways. It wouldn't be so much of a problem if it weren't for this.
The black port on the left might be a USB one, however thats just a guess.
Nope. That's actually an infrared reciever. It goes along with the DVD remote that wasn't pictured. Check xbox-scene.com and you might be able to find the higher resolution pictures of the system (because this isn't really new news--a pic was leaked a LONG while back that's nearly identical), and you can actually see the IR reciever.
With HL2, Halo 2, MP:2, and DooM3 (for us people who are lazy to buy games now) to name a few, this shall be a very nice holiday. Wooty. I still have to get Ace Combat 5. And The Minish Cap. And a bajillion other games.
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Or half of the class writes ghost algorithms while the other half writes an algorithm controlling pac-man himself, and then the algorithms are pitted against each other!
Just use MKV and be done with it already :/
I've been using cartridge stores like Cartridge World. Overall, the ink there is much cheaper. However, the best thing you can do is call up your local recycling center and see if they take e-waste. More so, a simple Google reveals that many manufacturers will take back their own product for recycling. Even if they're not listed, it wouldn't hurt to contact the manufacturer to see what programs they have in place.
It's not MS changing a format. Their old cards work the same, the new cards work the same as the old cards. It's MS specifically locking out any non MS devices (and just that) for memory usage. It's plain and simple anti-competitive.
Pfft... slippery slope. In this case, the company (Datel) already CREATED a working solution. It's not about about hand-holding or anything like that, right now. It's about MS locking out Datel's product because it's 4x the storage (expandable to like.. 64x with a micro SDHC card) and only $10 more. Microsoft is doing it because they love money.
Yeah, we (Americans) generally have solid caps, and radically different pricing tiers that not only include different caps but different speeds you're limited to. Either pick one or the other: give a cap at the fastest your network will allow, or limit people to what they're paying but don't cap. I'm not sure about how it is in Europe, but if that's how it is there too then I feel sorry for you guys.
Even more annoying, the ISPs here that are starting to cap offer no 'off-peak' times, which is a better solution for me, I concur, as any heavy downloads I do are mostly at night, but I can't say that for everyone--like people who use Netflix to watch HD content; they only offer capped internet (Example being the target of this story, Time Warner Cable, 50 GiB/$50) or you bust the cap until you hit unlimited ($150). Some companies like Comcast don't have anything remotely like the unlimited. You breach your cap, you get warned. Do it enough, and your service is cut off.
I think what annoys people most about this is that they raise rates all the time, in the name of 'improving infrastructure and bringing new technology' and in the process, everyone sees a declination of services while they trumpet increased profits, all while the people supporting their efforts ("heavy downloaders make us pay more", "if you use xxx amount of bandwidth, get a business account", "you make the network less reliable", etc) just don't get it, IMO.
This doesn't make since, as there are games that use tons of movie content in them. Even simple games like Mario Kart Wii have movies playing in the background of the menus. I know there are more logistical points to be made here (and someone will jump in explaining the 'differences'), but saying that the Wii's DVD laser isn't made to read data off of a DVD without damaging the laser seems like a bunch of bullshit.
Like AlphaFreak said, sudo pico /etc/hosts and then restart whichever app you're using. Quit Safari, reopen and voila. Changes are working.
Finder crashes? Spotlight > Terminal > killall Finder, and bam. It's restarted.
And I've NEVER had an issue with Finder crashing, and disabling right-clicking.
Decompression software? There's tons of Zip decompression stuff. If you don't like where it extracts stuff, feel free to make a front-end in AppleScript for the unzip terminal program. It's possible, and it's honestly not that hard.
Uninstalling applications? AppZapper frees up your space.
I've not been using Macs for all that long, and even I can tell you this. I think you need to do your homework or Google things before you whine about them.
What's a 'unreasonable' amount of the network? You must remember that companies like Comcast won't explicitly tell you this. They market it as it's unlimited... even though they don't say it's unlimited, at the same time, they don't actively mention an invisible cap.
It's like you go to the gas station and pay for $20 of gas but you're only allowed to get 10 gallons before the gas attendant cuts you off because you're 'using too much'. (this thread needs more metaphors.)
The end with the horns sounded like something out of a James Bond film. Maybe it's just me, though.
Simple. The Air is the new, expensive, 'everyone wants' item. It's a neat little piece of tech, and thus, the first target!
If it's that bad... why are you still using it?
832 = 64 * 13 Perhaps they are using 13 64mB modules.
Locking the account from further donations is stupid. If they lock the account, they should investigate it right then and there. There's no reason to lock it and check it 'a few days later'. Don't have the time to investigate? Don't lock it. Mark it as suspecious and investigate it later. It's not like those funds are one-way, only. If they found the money to be fraudulent, they shoudl take care of it then. They know where the funds came from, and if it came down to it, they could simply return the funds to the original payee. If it was REALLY suspecious, they can query the government if it was super suspecious. But locking the account to check it a few days later is asinine.
Yes, but using silly excuses such as 'shipping numbers' to do it, when you clearly said you were taking donations shouldn't be the way to do it. Also, locking the account is unnecessary if that would be done. If they wanted to check the account, they should do it when it's open to allow more donations to be recieved. PayPal just handled the entire situation in a very sloppy, unprofessional manner.
The problem with this, however, is it's often a bitch to get your money when you're legit. Manytimes, it takes a lawyer to send a letter to see your money, and evenso, there's still no explanation as to what caused the account freezing anyways. It wouldn't be so much of a problem if it weren't for this.
The black port on the left might be a USB one, however thats just a guess.
Nope. That's actually an infrared reciever. It goes along with the DVD remote that wasn't pictured. Check xbox-scene.com and you might be able to find the higher resolution pictures of the system (because this isn't really new news--a pic was leaked a LONG while back that's nearly identical), and you can actually see the IR reciever.
Okay... s/her/him. Yay for misguided thoughts..?
With HL2, Halo 2, MP:2, and DooM3 (for us people who are lazy to buy games now) to name a few, this shall be a very nice holiday. Wooty. I still have to get Ace Combat 5. And The Minish Cap. And a bajillion other games.