being a premier partner with Dell, when ordering somewhat customized laptops or desktops, I get really late estimated shipping dates due to the amount of CPUs and lithium ion batteries on hand at Dell's factories. one think I will say, is that sometimes Dell likes to discontinue certain models of laptops without telling the customer until it is way too late. or, the particular configuration of your model might have some parts that might be discontinued as well. as much as I like Dell for their excellent warranties (crucial for business customers), their inventory control needs to improve.
basically just data centralization, optional linux terminal services, and a directory server for controlling user policies on your kids' computers.. backing up is something people are not capable of doing, and USB hard drives didn't even exist yet, and computers were expensive.. we really focused more on a commercial market for weather stations that needed large amounts of computing power to perform predictions and calculations.. sold a few small units to schools and small internet providers as well.. there was an underlying idealism behind our product of connectionism and AI.. we never really got that far, but it was fun while it lasted.. had some very talented programmers that worked on the parallel programming architecture we created.. the machines consisted of a 6, 8, 16, or 24 node system with a central "brain computer" called the Limbix. It controlled all the nodes and would even act as a failover machine if any of the nodes went down temporarily.. why anyone would need something like this in their home I can't really answer besides the reasons I've already given.. but computers became faster and smaller so nothing really became of the company sadly.. the dream turned in to a small and somewhat efficient home server which you see companies like HP selling.. even that isn't doing too hot.. but I do think a centralized location for all your family's data, such as pictures, movies, letters, and other multimedia is a good thing.. doesn't require a supercomputer though..
ahh yes the idea of personal supercomputing. Back in '99 I worked for Patmos International. We were at the Linux Expo for that year as well if some of you might remember. Our dream was to have a parallel supercomputer in everyone's home. We used mostly Lisp and Daisy for the programming aspect. The idea was wonderful, but eventually came to a screeching halt when nothing was being sold. It was ahead of it's time for sure. you can find out a little more about it here. I find the whole ideal of symbolic multiprocessing very fascinating though.
This goes as a warning for those interested in the old Latitude D-series notebooks. Great machines, and Dell says they're still being sold on their website. Well, I ordered one for a client about 3 weeks ago, and was just informed last week that they are being discontinued and the particular model I ordered will not be arriving. I love how you have to wait to the last minute to find out this information. More inventory control needs to be done on their part. As a premier partner, I have slowly and surely gotten more pissed at Dell as of late. I sell their computers because of their excellent NBD warranties with prosupport. but god damn this kind of simple shit has been pissing me off.
i understand your concerns, and I've always considered myself more of a moderate. but Obama represents more than just some political policies, he represents what America is all about. democracy and culture. anybody can be president. anybody can live here and be free. and that is something I thought most Slashdotters would support without criticizing just for criticizing's sake.
I find it kind of shocking how a good portion of slashdotters don't care much for Obama. But what is more shocking, is that these same semi-intelligent people think they can predict the future. quit your shit talking, and wait 4 years until we know for certain how things are going to pan out. you're not fucking Nostradamus.
Working in a repair shop, the most common infection I've seen in the past couple months has been the rogue antivirus/antispyware products. They usually pose as "Antivirus 2009" or "XP Antivirus 2009". They use extremely generic names. Its funny because every customer that has one of these infections, is usually running Norton, Mcafee, Trend Micro, AVG, or any of them. Not ONE of them from 2008 has been able to rid the rogue product. It's funny too because all you have to do is remove a couple lines in HiJackThis and remove the Program Files folder. Although it has made our repair shop a good amount of money, it is annoying having to tell customers why their AV software can't remove such a silly thing. I've been a strong supporter of Panda Antivirus for many years, and I've always thought all the others are extremely bloated. ESPECIALLY NORTON.. HOWEVER, Norton 2009 has literally done a 180 with its performance. It removed XP Antivirus in no time. It barely uses 1% of your CPU when it is idle, and it updates literally every few minutes. I've been extremely impressed with their latest release and would recommend the noobs out there to try a 15 day free trial. But of course, ultimately running any AV software is a joke if you know how to use your computer correctly and don't download goat pr0n and warez. but fyi, if you would of asked me a month ago about Norton, I would of told you it is ridiculous and extremely bloated crap software, just like the rest.
Antivirus software has got to be the biggest gimmick of all time and it is sad that people are at the mercy of some of these larger companies such as Norton, Mcafee and Trend Micro. Working for a MS Gold certified company who specializes in small business deployments and in-shop repair, I must say that I personally remove about 20+ viruses a week the old fashioned way. I've seen some pretty ruthless shit out there, but never something so harsh it required a format. that seems to be a lot of people's solutions, and it is the wrong one. regardless of how long it takes to remove a virus or rootkit, it is always worth it to the customer to keep all their applications and data in tact. In my whole experience with repair, everyone of my virus cleanups isn't because their computer wasn't protected, it was because the user was simply so retarded that they installed something horrible on their machine because they thought they were in danger. you can buy the biggest and bestest AV software, but it still won't protect from even some of the simplest rogue Antivirus products such as XP Antivirus 2009. it is just sad that people subscribe to these products because they aren't doing jack shit. you won't *accidentally* get a virus. you, the user makes it happen. we all know that everything is crackable or can be bypassed eventually, so why are we wasting our time with Antivirus software when we should be properly educating users and their browser habits? As a repairman, it also makes me money when people make mistakes like click on that goat pr0n link, and it is a lesson learned worth paying for a professional to teach.
i don't understand everyone's gripes with Chrome. what the FUCK kind of goat-porn/activex sites are you looking at that make it crash??? i've used it everywhere! in use with javascript, flash, asp, php, html, css, and all the others. not one crash. most people blame their crashes on the browser, when I wouldn't be the least bit surprised that it is some BHO or AV software that is causing the conflict. Chrome's multithreaded idea is a breakthrough in how browsers should work. I would like to see it in Linux because firefox simply likes to crash/close without you even knowing it or without any message even telling you it crashed. it is the quickest and easiest web browser I've used to this day. Firefox and IE will simply steal Chrome's ideas and implement them in their newer versions and everyone will say how cool they are now. all Chrome needs is a Linux and Mac version and the ability for fullscreen browsing and we'll be good to go. go Google!
your computer must suck at the internet. my whole office has switched to it without one hitch or crash since the day it was released. if it is crashing, you need to run a Windows Crash Dump Analysis because it's mostly likely some piece of shit BHO or AV software that is causing it to break.
i work for a company that deploys MS terminal servers for large scale networks. i completely understand the benefits of a terminal server and the 2 major things a part of our sales pitch is centralized data and the low cost as compared to an actual PC ownership. but then i think about the fact that a good thin client still costs around $400+ and then the fact that MS charges terminal server licensing fees per client! and what's even more funny is that you need volume licensing for Office 2007 when installed on a terminal server. you used to be able to use Office 2003 for free and use only oine license. so ultimately, the fact that it saves you money is over. the only benefit left is that the user hardly has a chance of getting infected with a virus. but honestly, the Linux Terminal Server Project seems like a much better solution.
Just out of curiosity, I searched for the infamous "failure" to see if George W. Bush was still at the top back then.. holy crap I wasn't expecting what I found.. please for the love of God, don't search for that if you don't want to see something incredibly horrific.... I'M WARNING YOU!!!
yet another reason why ebay continues to suck more and more.. i don't understand why i get emails from the CEO of ebay saying, "you've complained, and we've listened!" when absolutely NOTHING has been done to benefit the people that make ebay money.. THE SELLERS! TAKE YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!! I actually used to work for an ebay powerseller, and we sold loads of stuff! after time the business went under due to many contributing factors.. higher listing fees and FVF's, paypal transaction fees, the *requirement* to use Blackthorne as opposed to Seller's Assistant Pro, and their newest additions to their feedback rating systems.. ebay, you need to understand one thing.. once you screw the sellers, you're going to screw the buyers too.. the fees don't seem like much until you're selling thousands and thousands of dollars worth of stuff a week.. then you realize, ok, ebay sucks..
i have to agree with you there.. being a huge linux fan, I've really been hoping that mapi would be something that is supported by now.. i think i've successfully connected to my exchange server 2 or 3 times.. but Evolution would eventually lock up and crash.. sometimes it would just keep asking me for my password over and over again.. so close.. if little handheld devices can do it, linux should be able to as well damnit.. here's hoping!
you need to run a Crash Dump Analysis using MS's debugging tools.. I can almost bet it's a BHO or something like your AV software causing it to crash.. at least the analysis will pin-point what.sys or.dll is causing the bluescreen.. you can find the debugging tools here. I mention this because I haven't had Chrome crash on me once. but before blaming Chrome, I would look at what is really causing the problem. i truly believe it could be something entirely different.
hey there, just curious about a couple things. I know they're obvious, but are you running anything like Google Desktop, Antivirus Software/Firewall/Or Other Active protection? i've seen vista run decently on quite a few dual cores. much better than a celeron, but it definitely seemed very usuable to me. a lot of my customers who buy brand name machines complain about how slow their brand new Dell is, yet it's all because of the horrible shit they leave installed. Dell Support+Norton 360+Google Desktop=the shittiest computer you'll ever use. if you use AV software, trash it and see if you're any happier.. I'd also disable Windows Defender since it always runs by default.. I apologize if any of this is ridiculously obvious to you.
I found Google's comic strip on process threading incredibly useful for explaining how all this stuff works.. I highly recommend reading it. check it out here.
A computer is a computer. Just because people who buy Dell's get the shittiest computer they can buy for $399 with an AMD Turion and 512mb of RAM running Vista Home Basic with a 1 year limited warranty with tech support in India makes DELL the bad guys? no, it makes people cheap bastards. spend a little more money, get a decent machine with a good warranty and ProSupport and you will be 100% satisified with Dell.
well the only problem is that Evolution is backed up by millions of articles of scientific research and Christianity's miracles are not. I'm not saying I'm anti-christian, because I'm Presbyterian whose father is a Pastor, but the amount of evolutionary research doesn't qualify evolution as a "belief". You either listen to the facts or simply ignore them. In my opinion there probably is a God of some sort out there, because the question of whether or not a God exists is something we will NEVER be able to answer. Evolution is something so magical and amazing that it INSULTS the intelligence of our God to say Evolution isn't real. For he is the one that created the ability of evolution. The two co-exist quite nicely in my opinion. But to simply disregard the amount of research proving evolution's truthfulness is absolutely absurd and a blantant "LA LA LA I'M NOT LISTENING LA LA LA" statement.
answered my own question again.. there is a VERY informative comic strip explaining why Chrome uses multiple processes. for stability. very good read!! you can find it right here
Just installed Chrome. I honestly like it a lot. I think it is very fast and it looks great. My quirks with it are that there is no Home button and no easy way to edit bookmarks that I can tell. And also, could someone explain to me whether or not it is efficient to have multiple chrome.exe processes running depending on how many tabs you have opened in the browser? I was stoked at first because I saw that chrome was only using 8,000k of memory. But then I noticed that there were 3 chrome.exe's running. With Internet Explorer, there is only one process, but it sky-rockets in to the 70,000k range when you have a few tabs opened.. just curious if anyone knows the pros and cons about this major difference in process structure.
as much as I wish I could recommend simply sticking an AC unit in your server room or some air ducts, I'll have to tell you that could potentially ruin your equipment thanks to moisture and electro static discharge. it's the only reason companies like APC implement cooling technologies apropriate for server rooms. it's definitely not cheap, but worth it to protect your investment in thousands of dollars worth of server equipment. I recently had APC come and install their ISX solution along with the cooling as you can see hereand here as well
sorry for the promo but I have to admit their work is outstanding.
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being a premier partner with Dell, when ordering somewhat customized laptops or desktops, I get really late estimated shipping dates due to the amount of CPUs and lithium ion batteries on hand at Dell's factories. one think I will say, is that sometimes Dell likes to discontinue certain models of laptops without telling the customer until it is way too late. or, the particular configuration of your model might have some parts that might be discontinued as well. as much as I like Dell for their excellent warranties (crucial for business customers), their inventory control needs to improve.
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basically just data centralization, optional linux terminal services, and a directory server for controlling user policies on your kids' computers.. backing up is something people are not capable of doing, and USB hard drives didn't even exist yet, and computers were expensive.. we really focused more on a commercial market for weather stations that needed large amounts of computing power to perform predictions and calculations.. sold a few small units to schools and small internet providers as well.. there was an underlying idealism behind our product of connectionism and AI.. we never really got that far, but it was fun while it lasted.. had some very talented programmers that worked on the parallel programming architecture we created.. the machines consisted of a 6, 8, 16, or 24 node system with a central "brain computer" called the Limbix. It controlled all the nodes and would even act as a failover machine if any of the nodes went down temporarily.. why anyone would need something like this in their home I can't really answer besides the reasons I've already given.. but computers became faster and smaller so nothing really became of the company sadly.. the dream turned in to a small and somewhat efficient home server which you see companies like HP selling.. even that isn't doing too hot.. but I do think a centralized location for all your family's data, such as pictures, movies, letters, and other multimedia is a good thing.. doesn't require a supercomputer though..
ahh yes the idea of personal supercomputing. Back in '99 I worked for Patmos International. We were at the Linux Expo for that year as well if some of you might remember. Our dream was to have a parallel supercomputer in everyone's home. We used mostly Lisp and Daisy for the programming aspect. The idea was wonderful, but eventually came to a screeching halt when nothing was being sold. It was ahead of it's time for sure. you can find out a little more about it here. I find the whole ideal of symbolic multiprocessing very fascinating though.
This goes as a warning for those interested in the old Latitude D-series notebooks. Great machines, and Dell says they're still being sold on their website. Well, I ordered one for a client about 3 weeks ago, and was just informed last week that they are being discontinued and the particular model I ordered will not be arriving. I love how you have to wait to the last minute to find out this information. More inventory control needs to be done on their part. As a premier partner, I have slowly and surely gotten more pissed at Dell as of late. I sell their computers because of their excellent NBD warranties with prosupport. but god damn this kind of simple shit has been pissing me off.
i understand your concerns, and I've always considered myself more of a moderate. but Obama represents more than just some political policies, he represents what America is all about. democracy and culture. anybody can be president. anybody can live here and be free. and that is something I thought most Slashdotters would support without criticizing just for criticizing's sake.
I find it kind of shocking how a good portion of slashdotters don't care much for Obama. But what is more shocking, is that these same semi-intelligent people think they can predict the future. quit your shit talking, and wait 4 years until we know for certain how things are going to pan out. you're not fucking Nostradamus.
Working in a repair shop, the most common infection I've seen in the past couple months has been the rogue antivirus/antispyware products. They usually pose as "Antivirus 2009" or "XP Antivirus 2009". They use extremely generic names. Its funny because every customer that has one of these infections, is usually running Norton, Mcafee, Trend Micro, AVG, or any of them. Not ONE of them from 2008 has been able to rid the rogue product. It's funny too because all you have to do is remove a couple lines in HiJackThis and remove the Program Files folder. Although it has made our repair shop a good amount of money, it is annoying having to tell customers why their AV software can't remove such a silly thing. I've been a strong supporter of Panda Antivirus for many years, and I've always thought all the others are extremely bloated. ESPECIALLY NORTON.. HOWEVER, Norton 2009 has literally done a 180 with its performance. It removed XP Antivirus in no time. It barely uses 1% of your CPU when it is idle, and it updates literally every few minutes. I've been extremely impressed with their latest release and would recommend the noobs out there to try a 15 day free trial. But of course, ultimately running any AV software is a joke if you know how to use your computer correctly and don't download goat pr0n and warez. but fyi, if you would of asked me a month ago about Norton, I would of told you it is ridiculous and extremely bloated crap software, just like the rest.
Antivirus software has got to be the biggest gimmick of all time and it is sad that people are at the mercy of some of these larger companies such as Norton, Mcafee and Trend Micro. Working for a MS Gold certified company who specializes in small business deployments and in-shop repair, I must say that I personally remove about 20+ viruses a week the old fashioned way. I've seen some pretty ruthless shit out there, but never something so harsh it required a format. that seems to be a lot of people's solutions, and it is the wrong one. regardless of how long it takes to remove a virus or rootkit, it is always worth it to the customer to keep all their applications and data in tact. In my whole experience with repair, everyone of my virus cleanups isn't because their computer wasn't protected, it was because the user was simply so retarded that they installed something horrible on their machine because they thought they were in danger. you can buy the biggest and bestest AV software, but it still won't protect from even some of the simplest rogue Antivirus products such as XP Antivirus 2009. it is just sad that people subscribe to these products because they aren't doing jack shit. you won't *accidentally* get a virus. you, the user makes it happen. we all know that everything is crackable or can be bypassed eventually, so why are we wasting our time with Antivirus software when we should be properly educating users and their browser habits? As a repairman, it also makes me money when people make mistakes like click on that goat pr0n link, and it is a lesson learned worth paying for a professional to teach.
i don't understand everyone's gripes with Chrome. what the FUCK kind of goat-porn/activex sites are you looking at that make it crash??? i've used it everywhere! in use with javascript, flash, asp, php, html, css, and all the others. not one crash. most people blame their crashes on the browser, when I wouldn't be the least bit surprised that it is some BHO or AV software that is causing the conflict. Chrome's multithreaded idea is a breakthrough in how browsers should work. I would like to see it in Linux because firefox simply likes to crash/close without you even knowing it or without any message even telling you it crashed. it is the quickest and easiest web browser I've used to this day. Firefox and IE will simply steal Chrome's ideas and implement them in their newer versions and everyone will say how cool they are now. all Chrome needs is a Linux and Mac version and the ability for fullscreen browsing and we'll be good to go. go Google!
your computer must suck at the internet. my whole office has switched to it without one hitch or crash since the day it was released. if it is crashing, you need to run a Windows Crash Dump Analysis because it's mostly likely some piece of shit BHO or AV software that is causing it to break.
i work for a company that deploys MS terminal servers for large scale networks. i completely understand the benefits of a terminal server and the 2 major things a part of our sales pitch is centralized data and the low cost as compared to an actual PC ownership. but then i think about the fact that a good thin client still costs around $400+ and then the fact that MS charges terminal server licensing fees per client! and what's even more funny is that you need volume licensing for Office 2007 when installed on a terminal server. you used to be able to use Office 2003 for free and use only oine license. so ultimately, the fact that it saves you money is over. the only benefit left is that the user hardly has a chance of getting infected with a virus. but honestly, the Linux Terminal Server Project seems like a much better solution.
Just out of curiosity, I searched for the infamous "failure" to see if George W. Bush was still at the top back then.. holy crap I wasn't expecting what I found.. please for the love of God, don't search for that if you don't want to see something incredibly horrific.... I'M WARNING YOU!!!
yet another reason why ebay continues to suck more and more.. i don't understand why i get emails from the CEO of ebay saying, "you've complained, and we've listened!" when absolutely NOTHING has been done to benefit the people that make ebay money.. THE SELLERS! TAKE YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!! I actually used to work for an ebay powerseller, and we sold loads of stuff! after time the business went under due to many contributing factors.. higher listing fees and FVF's, paypal transaction fees, the *requirement* to use Blackthorne as opposed to Seller's Assistant Pro, and their newest additions to their feedback rating systems.. ebay, you need to understand one thing.. once you screw the sellers, you're going to screw the buyers too.. the fees don't seem like much until you're selling thousands and thousands of dollars worth of stuff a week.. then you realize, ok, ebay sucks..
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i have to agree with you there.. being a huge linux fan, I've really been hoping that mapi would be something that is supported by now.. i think i've successfully connected to my exchange server 2 or 3 times.. but Evolution would eventually lock up and crash.. sometimes it would just keep asking me for my password over and over again.. so close.. if little handheld devices can do it, linux should be able to as well damnit.. here's hoping!
you need to run a Crash Dump Analysis using MS's debugging tools.. I can almost bet it's a BHO or something like your AV software causing it to crash.. at least the analysis will pin-point what .sys or .dll is causing the bluescreen.. you can find the debugging tools here. I mention this because I haven't had Chrome crash on me once. but before blaming Chrome, I would look at what is really causing the problem. i truly believe it could be something entirely different.
hey there, just curious about a couple things. I know they're obvious, but are you running anything like Google Desktop, Antivirus Software/Firewall/Or Other Active protection? i've seen vista run decently on quite a few dual cores. much better than a celeron, but it definitely seemed very usuable to me. a lot of my customers who buy brand name machines complain about how slow their brand new Dell is, yet it's all because of the horrible shit they leave installed. Dell Support+Norton 360+Google Desktop=the shittiest computer you'll ever use. if you use AV software, trash it and see if you're any happier.. I'd also disable Windows Defender since it always runs by default.. I apologize if any of this is ridiculously obvious to you.
I found Google's comic strip on process threading incredibly useful for explaining how all this stuff works.. I highly recommend reading it. check it out here.
A computer is a computer. Just because people who buy Dell's get the shittiest computer they can buy for $399 with an AMD Turion and 512mb of RAM running Vista Home Basic with a 1 year limited warranty with tech support in India makes DELL the bad guys? no, it makes people cheap bastards. spend a little more money, get a decent machine with a good warranty and ProSupport and you will be 100% satisified with Dell.
well the only problem is that Evolution is backed up by millions of articles of scientific research and Christianity's miracles are not. I'm not saying I'm anti-christian, because I'm Presbyterian whose father is a Pastor, but the amount of evolutionary research doesn't qualify evolution as a "belief". You either listen to the facts or simply ignore them. In my opinion there probably is a God of some sort out there, because the question of whether or not a God exists is something we will NEVER be able to answer. Evolution is something so magical and amazing that it INSULTS the intelligence of our God to say Evolution isn't real. For he is the one that created the ability of evolution. The two co-exist quite nicely in my opinion. But to simply disregard the amount of research proving evolution's truthfulness is absolutely absurd and a blantant "LA LA LA I'M NOT LISTENING LA LA LA" statement.
answered my own question again.. there is a VERY informative comic strip explaining why Chrome uses multiple processes. for stability. very good read!! you can find it right here
i figured out the bookmark thing.. now that i have, i just made a "Home" bookmark. so there's my first two quirks resolved :-D
Just installed Chrome. I honestly like it a lot. I think it is very fast and it looks great. My quirks with it are that there is no Home button and no easy way to edit bookmarks that I can tell. And also, could someone explain to me whether or not it is efficient to have multiple chrome.exe processes running depending on how many tabs you have opened in the browser? I was stoked at first because I saw that chrome was only using 8,000k of memory. But then I noticed that there were 3 chrome.exe's running. With Internet Explorer, there is only one process, but it sky-rockets in to the 70,000k range when you have a few tabs opened.. just curious if anyone knows the pros and cons about this major difference in process structure.
sorry for the promo but I have to admit their work is outstanding.