Actually, Dell Laptops have had 7200RPM drives available in most of their product lines for at least the past 4 months. After looking on their site, it appears as if 7200RPM drives are all available on their Precision (Workstation Laptop) and XPS (Gamer) lines.
but there's not an easy way to see what sucks that way... they'd just assume that it's the way it is supposed to work. or shift the blame to the hardware (ie. Device Driver has cause a problem with your system).
The only way to truly know why it sucks is to look at alternatives. I know I didn't realize how much M$ products truly sucked until I tried the alternatives.
That's the biggest reason I haven't used my macro keys... The GUI and mods for the UI make it where all I need to look at my keyboard for is placement of my fingers.
I do, however, set a few emotes to macros. for instance:
/me attempts to run away in fear! (usually used after a much higher level accepts a duel)
[TAB]/spit (everyone needs this)
Around Christmas I bought me and my brother both a Logitech G15. They are really nice keyboards, with a lot of versitility. G15forums.com has a lot of different ways to use the display it comes with.
Unfortunetely, for the keyboard to be effective in WoW, Blizzard is going to have to support it and program some hooks into the game for it to be supported. Even if there was a 3rd party program (or even a UI mod) that would take care of the hooks for WoW it would be against the ToS, and my account would be banned for it.
"Let me quote my previous response:
'You should understand that your email and all further communication with
us will be published at http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php , and that we
will charge you for the web publishing and hosting services. Should I
send the invoice to your address above?'
So, where should I send the invoice? Our standard web publishing fee is 10E (or USD 15) per e-mail, plus
an invoicing/S&H fee of 1E per invoice.
If you decide to continue using our web publishing services, ask us about our great bulk rates!"
At work I have a server that has a pair of Opteron 265's (opterons built for 2 way communication) it does very nicely. of course, it also has 4GB of ram and a RAID array assisting it's performance.
I honestly don't think you'd notice much of a difference between the two. But I'm just gonna stick with the desktop CPUs for my desktop needs, and server CPUs for my server needs. Although I was VERY tempted to go dual 265's in my new rig after I assembled that server.
I know when I upgraded RAM to 1.5GB, my broadband connection, DSL 1.5Mbps, became the reason for latency in ironforge and now stormwind (because of the linked AHs) on frostmane server. but even then, it's not much.
You're not the only one in that boat. My 3200+ is the weakest link in WoW now. When it's loading the instances or the world after I return from an instance... the CPU is put to full test. A recent upgrade to memory handed the baton to the CPU. I'm hoping on a good tax return this year.. New CPU/Mobo/VC and I'm seriously thinking about the 4400+ X2 Dual Core.
I live in a 5,000+ sq ft home with my parents on break from college with a full time job nearby. My dad is a real energy minded person and it makes sense. When we built our house he made sure that everything we put in was the best cost-efficient in the long run
Some of the ways we have saved multitudes of money on our ongoing necessities (energy) have included
Using Flourescent Lights (higher cost up front, very low energy bill) Even the light kits for our ceiling fans are flourescent tubes. The only place we use incandesant bulbs are in very low usage areas like closets (which don't need more than about 65w bulbs anyways), and we are sure to turn them off when they aren't in use. Based on some statistical analysis that my father has done comparing our square footage and energy bill to another house we owned we save about 15% just by doing this.
Using Geothermal Heat Pumps. Geothermal uses a loop of water in the ground to extract heat from in the winter, and pump heat into during the summer. Open air heat pumps have to deal with a much higher temperature differential putting more work into getting that desired temperature.(This is a pointer for those of you that might buy a house or build a house in the future)
Ensuring the insulation was installed correctly. The flaps on the edge of the insulation need to be pulled OVER the studs. Drywall installers may not like this but then again, they are working for you.(Again this is for those of you who are building or remodeling). My father estimated about a 10% heat loss for poor insulation installations for brick houses, it'd be more for aluminum sided houses.
Using windows and shades with the maximum R-Value that was economically sane. (same concept as above mentioned insulation)
Lastly, something that my father is extremely anal about. Thermostat. Setting your thermostat lower in the winter and higher in the summer saves A LOT. He sets it to 68 in the winter 78 in the summer, but a 72/76 would be more comfortable, and still save some cash. Another thing we do is use a gas log fireplace on the colder days to supplement the heat pump so it doesn't kick the emergency/conventional heat(read: HIGH WATTAGE ELECTRICAL HEATER). My father claims this way saves us about 20% energy over the course of the high demand months.
You might also want to check into energy saving programs that your power supplier offers. Having Geo-Thermal heat pumps, energy saving water heaters and various other options bring in the deductions on your line item power bill.
OH NOES!
I was certainly expecting to see some FUD about Google's power behind having conversation logs, and it took me a little while to find it. Thanks for breaking my concern.
Doesn't anybody else think that AOL and Yahoo do this without telling you? Seriously, the FUD around Google is starting to be annoying. If you are so concerned about google and the things they can use with your data DON'T USE THEM. Altavista still works. MSN search still works. MSN Hotmail has similiar features in all of their stuff. and there are multitudes of ways to IM without using GOOGLE.
sheesh.
How about the book Dereliction of Duty, authored by the man that carried the "nuclear football" and witnessed first hand the seriousness of the Clinton administrations' effect on national security. Or even Unlimited Access
Gah, I hate how I get baited into off-topic politics.
I agree with you, but a lot of the conversation I've read on this "article" is spawned from a anti-government FUD-Troll. The media doesn't give us the stories that we need to see to have that trust in the government, yet they don't exactly release the real juicy scandals either. They're around just enough to stir up the trouble and appear to be the good guy.
I definetely don't wear blinders, but I have been known to forget to take off my rose-colored glasses. I guess I tend to have too much trust in the government. (All those people, you'd think someone would spill the beans, Right?)
I ignore the FUD-trolls here when it comes to the responses that are negative against google. Stories come out like this and I am reminded why I choose to ignore them. Google is big, yes. They collect a lot of sensitive data, yes. They make lots of money, yes. But it's things like this that should make you realize that their motto 'do no evil' really reflects what they say. Wish I could have the renewed trust for M$, Yahoo, and AOL.
even with curving the ~5% actual improvement from 2000 -> XP, the move to vista would, in theory, be 3,106.2796620665251238499646142958% improvement. We _KNOW_ that isn't happening. Microsoft needs to set their goals a little more achievable;-)
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If IMAP isn't available for your email: Thunderbird allows you to "leave the (POP) messages on the server", "don't delete (from server) until moved from inbox", and "fetch headers only" from server.
I use "leave messages on server" and "Don't Delete" functions for portability as well as being able to access the same mailbox(es) from multiple computers(ie. pulling my personal mail to my work computer and leaving it available for home computer, or pulling my gmail account email to the email client and keeping it available on webmail too).
I also backup my %root%/Documents and Settings/%username%/Application Data/Thunderbird folder to keep my email settings the same as they were pre-reformat if I'm doing a backup before I reinstall windows every ~3 months or so. You can do the same with Firefox, but I have run into some problems if I saved said profile folder from one version and tried to port it into a new version. The easy fix is to make sure you keep the installer from the last version of software, replace the profile folder, and upgrade with the newest installer.
It really isn't all the painful... the only painful part is having to reinstall it every three months!
But that's what makes it an "interactive OS". That's Windows' way of letting you know it needs/cares for you. Windows is a more emotional OS. Like a puppy, only it doesn't hump your leg (but it will pee on your floor, tear up your belongings, get infected by various ailments, and bark in the middle of the night).
In theory, as long as it supports the PPC arch and SMP a jump from 2-->4 cores shouldn't be an issue. Testing it with such does provide a bit of reassurance. I run a pair of Opteron 265s on Suse 10. I wasn't sure how it was going to work because they didn't outright claim that 2 dual cores were supported, but it worked no problem.
Maybe this new machine will come with its own loan officer.
In the theme of overpriced computers: My company will be buying a $9.2k Xeon server from Dell, about $3k of it is windows liscensing(SQL2005, Server2003EE). I custom built a comparable AMD/*nix server and it only cost them $4.2k. The problem was the software company we are dealing with either A.) didn't know how to deal with *nix, B.) was unfamiliar with 64-bit SMP (AMD opteron 265's x 2) or C.) the technical staff wasn't educated enough to know that four 1.8Ghz cores are better than two 2.4 Ghz cores.
Their implementation survey simply asked what speed the processors clocked, and how many PROCESSORS there were. So I answered 1.8Ghz and 2 CPUs and we failed the survey. I was expecting that so I composed an email explaining how their survey was faulty and gave them a few ways to improve it as to not make the mistake again with a potentially new customer (a friendly business suggestion). I was instead denied without further investigation forcing us to pay for this new bohemoth of the wallet./rant
and if that isn't good enough you can go try it and others out over at Open Source CMS. This was my method for determining what CMS I'd be using for various projects. It is a _GREAT_ resource.
Plenty of pranks have happened at the account of this name. You might even check your employee database for existence of him. He almost made Time's Man Of The Year 2001, before Time found out about the ficticious character.
Moral of the Story: Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech are Helluva Engineers, and are VERY creative.
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That explains why our math teachers were always telling us to "SHOW YOUR WORK".
I agree with you 100%.. perfect rebuttal. (Why is it that Libertarians tend to have the most logical view of political issues?)
Actually, Dell Laptops have had 7200RPM drives available in most of their product lines for at least the past 4 months. After looking on their site, it appears as if 7200RPM drives are all available on their Precision (Workstation Laptop) and XPS (Gamer) lines.
but there's not an easy way to see what sucks that way... they'd just assume that it's the way it is supposed to work. or shift the blame to the hardware (ie. Device Driver has cause a problem with your system).
The only way to truly know why it sucks is to look at alternatives. I know I didn't realize how much M$ products truly sucked until I tried the alternatives.
'Native $country' is typically a more logically correct (not to mention politically correct) naming.
;-)
...or you could always call them savages
/17th-century
You'll be able to test it out at OpenSourceCMS.com
That's the biggest reason I haven't used my macro keys... The GUI and mods for the UI make it where all I need to look at my keyboard for is placement of my fingers.
/me attempts to run away in fear! (usually used after a much higher level accepts a duel) /spit (everyone needs this)
I do, however, set a few emotes to macros. for instance:
[TAB]
Around Christmas I bought me and my brother both a Logitech G15. They are really nice keyboards, with a lot of versitility. G15forums.com has a lot of different ways to use the display it comes with.
Unfortunetely, for the keyboard to be effective in WoW, Blizzard is going to have to support it and program some hooks into the game for it to be supported. Even if there was a 3rd party program (or even a UI mod) that would take care of the hooks for WoW it would be against the ToS, and my account would be banned for it.
As much as I like the game, I have found blizzard themselves to be fairly nazi about what can do what and who can do it. CmdrTaco had an instance with Blizzard Nazism not too long ago.
"Let me quote my previous response: 'You should understand that your email and all further communication with us will be published at http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php , and that we will charge you for the web publishing and hosting services. Should I send the invoice to your address above?' So, where should I send the invoice? Our standard web publishing fee is 10E (or USD 15) per e-mail, plus an invoicing/S&H fee of 1E per invoice. If you decide to continue using our web publishing services, ask us about our great bulk rates!"
I've found that a mix of cases, and numeric/alpha, as well as symbols works great... think l33t. PA55w0rd5@Work T1m326oH0m3!
At work I have a server that has a pair of Opteron 265's (opterons built for 2 way communication) it does very nicely. of course, it also has 4GB of ram and a RAID array assisting it's performance.
I honestly don't think you'd notice much of a difference between the two. But I'm just gonna stick with the desktop CPUs for my desktop needs, and server CPUs for my server needs. Although I was VERY tempted to go dual 265's in my new rig after I assembled that server.
I know when I upgraded RAM to 1.5GB, my broadband connection, DSL 1.5Mbps, became the reason for latency in ironforge and now stormwind (because of the linked AHs) on frostmane server. but even then, it's not much.
You're not the only one in that boat. My 3200+ is the weakest link in WoW now. When it's loading the instances or the world after I return from an instance... the CPU is put to full test. A recent upgrade to memory handed the baton to the CPU. I'm hoping on a good tax return this year.. New CPU/Mobo/VC and I'm seriously thinking about the 4400+ X2 Dual Core.
Some of the ways we have saved multitudes of money on our ongoing necessities (energy) have included
You might also want to check into energy saving programs that your power supplier offers. Having Geo-Thermal heat pumps, energy saving water heaters and various other options bring in the deductions on your line item power bill.
OH NOES! I was certainly expecting to see some FUD about Google's power behind having conversation logs, and it took me a little while to find it. Thanks for breaking my concern. Doesn't anybody else think that AOL and Yahoo do this without telling you? Seriously, the FUD around Google is starting to be annoying. If you are so concerned about google and the things they can use with your data DON'T USE THEM. Altavista still works. MSN search still works. MSN Hotmail has similiar features in all of their stuff. and there are multitudes of ways to IM without using GOOGLE. sheesh.
How about the book Dereliction of Duty, authored by the man that carried the "nuclear football" and witnessed first hand the seriousness of the Clinton administrations' effect on national security. Or even Unlimited Access
Gah, I hate how I get baited into off-topic politics.
I agree with you, but a lot of the conversation I've read on this "article" is spawned from a anti-government FUD-Troll. The media doesn't give us the stories that we need to see to have that trust in the government, yet they don't exactly release the real juicy scandals either. They're around just enough to stir up the trouble and appear to be the good guy.
I definetely don't wear blinders, but I have been known to forget to take off my rose-colored glasses. I guess I tend to have too much trust in the government. (All those people, you'd think someone would spill the beans, Right?)
I ignore the FUD-trolls here when it comes to the responses that are negative against google. Stories come out like this and I am reminded why I choose to ignore them. Google is big, yes. They collect a lot of sensitive data, yes. They make lots of money, yes. But it's things like this that should make you realize that their motto 'do no evil' really reflects what they say. Wish I could have the renewed trust for M$, Yahoo, and AOL.
or from 2000 to XP:
;-)
decimal = 2000
ASCII = XP->binary = 0101100001010000->decimal = 22608
22608/2000 = 1130.4% or 1030.4% improvement
even with curving the ~5% actual improvement from 2000 -> XP, the move to vista would, in theory, be 3,106.2796620665251238499646142958% improvement. We _KNOW_ that isn't happening. Microsoft needs to set their goals a little more achievable
If IMAP isn't available for your email: Thunderbird allows you to "leave the (POP) messages on the server", "don't delete (from server) until moved from inbox", and "fetch headers only" from server.
I use "leave messages on server" and "Don't Delete" functions for portability as well as being able to access the same mailbox(es) from multiple computers(ie. pulling my personal mail to my work computer and leaving it available for home computer, or pulling my gmail account email to the email client and keeping it available on webmail too).
I also backup my %root%/Documents and Settings/%username%/Application Data/Thunderbird folder to keep my email settings the same as they were pre-reformat if I'm doing a backup before I reinstall windows every ~3 months or so. You can do the same with Firefox, but I have run into some problems if I saved said profile folder from one version and tried to port it into a new version. The easy fix is to make sure you keep the installer from the last version of software, replace the profile folder, and upgrade with the newest installer.
"At least I have Chicken" best part.
It really isn't all the painful... the only painful part is having to reinstall it every three months!
But that's what makes it an "interactive OS". That's Windows' way of letting you know it needs/cares for you. Windows is a more emotional OS. Like a puppy, only it doesn't hump your leg (but it will pee on your floor, tear up your belongings, get infected by various ailments, and bark in the middle of the night).
In theory, as long as it supports the PPC arch and SMP a jump from 2-->4 cores shouldn't be an issue. Testing it with such does provide a bit of reassurance. I run a pair of Opteron 265s on Suse 10. I wasn't sure how it was going to work because they didn't outright claim that 2 dual cores were supported, but it worked no problem.
They'll Love-you-long-time(tm)
Maybe this new machine will come with its own loan officer.
/rant
In the theme of overpriced computers: My company will be buying a $9.2k Xeon server from Dell, about $3k of it is windows liscensing(SQL2005, Server2003EE). I custom built a comparable AMD/*nix server and it only cost them $4.2k. The problem was the software company we are dealing with either A.) didn't know how to deal with *nix, B.) was unfamiliar with 64-bit SMP (AMD opteron 265's x 2) or C.) the technical staff wasn't educated enough to know that four 1.8Ghz cores are better than two 2.4 Ghz cores.
Their implementation survey simply asked what speed the processors clocked, and how many PROCESSORS there were. So I answered 1.8Ghz and 2 CPUs and we failed the survey. I was expecting that so I composed an email explaining how their survey was faulty and gave them a few ways to improve it as to not make the mistake again with a potentially new customer (a friendly business suggestion). I was instead denied without further investigation forcing us to pay for this new bohemoth of the wallet.
and if that isn't good enough you can go try it and others out over at Open Source CMS. This was my method for determining what CMS I'd be using for various projects. It is a _GREAT_ resource.
ever heard of George P. Burdell?
Plenty of pranks have happened at the account of this name. You might even check your employee database for existence of him. He almost made Time's Man Of The Year 2001, before Time found out about the ficticious character.
Moral of the Story: Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech are Helluva Engineers, and are VERY creative.