1Gb of ram for android is quite a lot actually. I use the current Transformer, and I don't have any issues. I run a lot of different apps, and don't use a task killer, or reboot. My Droid X however, (with 256MB) is very under powered.
I picked up the Asus Transformer when it first came out earlier this year, and I love it. It works great. I do disabled the touchpad and use a usb mouse however, and then touch the screen when needed. Since VMware has a View client for android, I can take my tablet with me when travelling and use only it. I no longer need a laptop to take. I can watch movies, etc.
The downside - HDMI output. (I've read this is a problem with the current Tegra chip in the transformer) That the scaling on hdmi output is slightly off - the top and bottom of my output is cutoff on all my TVs. Granted, they are not expensive TVs that can be adjusted to compensate for that however.
They battery life is great, and the Dock constantly keeps the tablet fully charged, so when you disconnect, it's full. It has been very responsive.
I think this tablet will end up being the biggest (how big is another question) competition for the iPad. I'm glad I got this instead.
Actually, you've got it wrong. In this case, it would be like having the Interior and Dash replaced, and giving the Engine a tune up with some performance mods - but you are still running the same engine and transmission (read: hardware).
I don't mind that you used my post:)
I took quite a while to find a church in my area that I fit well into. It's tough, because I have certain 'faults and failures' that I find myself going back to that I don't really want to do, but yet get discouraged when I see this in others. What I like about the Church my wife and I are at, is that the majority of everyone there, including the pastor, is very open about this process. (ie - there is a Men's group that meets that is all about pornography addiction, and they work as an accountability group for each other - this is because a lot of these men have found it hard to get away from viewing that material online, and are finding it is hard on their marriage because their wives feel that they aren't enough for thier husband). I like that this church is open about things like that - and not just saying "Porn is bad - don't look at it." and move on like it's all that needs to be said about it. What I realized when looking for a congregation to join, is that it is a lot like my marriage, but with a lot more people - you are trying to mesh multiple lives together to form a "family" of people that share the same beliefs and convictions, but everyone's is just a little different, or they have more or less emotional baggage than you.
I'm a Christian, and I'm a tech. (I don't use twitter - I don't see a point to it). I do however, understand that this is another way to let people know what your particular church is about - on the other hand, I think this can be really distracting for those in the congregation that are trying to listen to the message for the day. I heard about this last week on K-Love (National Christian radio station) and will be interesting to see how it works out. (I don't see this lasting long)
Not 2 licenses... At my company, we build clones for our customer - with Vista, but we downgrade them all to XP. It's just 1 license. According to M$FT, They will not provide you with Media (you need your own XP media) or a license key (you reuse a key you have). When you go to activate, (if you didn't use a non-activation code) you have to explain to the rep that you are using your downgrade rights, and they will provide a new machine code for activation (not a new key). Vista Ultimate and Vista Business can be downgraded to XP in this manner.
Why am I the first to post this? Man, the slashdot community is getting lazy....:)
No "first post" not "I for one welcome our new Furry overlords".. Not even a think of the children!
So, All the money that was spent too market "the switch" is now a waste. All those "on Feb 17th..." commercials and other marketing materials are wasted money that the Gov. will have to to again, and spend more money to "inform the masses" about the delay! Can we change the old saying to add stupidity? "Only 3 things are constant in life... death and taxes - and stupidity."
Microsoft Surface for a coffee table; surface for a card table; surface for a wall; surface for a small tablet; oh, and something called "visual Studio" -- that one probably won't catch on.
Isn't almost anything faster than Vista? Seriously.... XP is faster, just about any flavor of linux is faster.... OSX is faster.. To me, it seems like the summary might as well read. "Atlantic Ocean hold more water than Lake Erie"
Myth No. 6: A notebook doesn't use any power when it's suspended or sleeping. USB devices charge from the notebook's AC adapter.
Fact: Sleep (in Vista) or Hibernate mode in XP saves the state of the system to RAM and then maintains the RAM image even though the rest of the system is powered down. Suspend saves the state of the system to hard disk, which reduces the boot time greatly and allows the system to be shut down. Sleeping continues to draw a small amount of power, between 1 and 3 watts, even though the system appears to be inactive. By comparison, Suspend draws less than 1 watt. Even over the course of a year, this difference is probably negligible.
um... Hibernate != Sleep. Hibernate in XP saves the RAM to the Hard Drive, and powers off. Suspend keeps RAM powered....
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1Gb of ram for android is quite a lot actually. I use the current Transformer, and I don't have any issues. I run a lot of different apps, and don't use a task killer, or reboot. My Droid X however, (with 256MB) is very under powered.
I picked up the Asus Transformer when it first came out earlier this year, and I love it. It works great. I do disabled the touchpad and use a usb mouse however, and then touch the screen when needed. Since VMware has a View client for android, I can take my tablet with me when travelling and use only it. I no longer need a laptop to take. I can watch movies, etc. The downside - HDMI output. (I've read this is a problem with the current Tegra chip in the transformer) That the scaling on hdmi output is slightly off - the top and bottom of my output is cutoff on all my TVs. Granted, they are not expensive TVs that can be adjusted to compensate for that however. They battery life is great, and the Dock constantly keeps the tablet fully charged, so when you disconnect, it's full. It has been very responsive. I think this tablet will end up being the biggest (how big is another question) competition for the iPad. I'm glad I got this instead.
Actually, you've got it wrong. In this case, it would be like having the Interior and Dash replaced, and giving the Engine a tune up with some performance mods - but you are still running the same engine and transmission (read: hardware).
I don't mind that you used my post :)
I took quite a while to find a church in my area that I fit well into. It's tough, because I have certain 'faults and failures' that I find myself going back to that I don't really want to do, but yet get discouraged when I see this in others. What I like about the Church my wife and I are at, is that the majority of everyone there, including the pastor, is very open about this process. (ie - there is a Men's group that meets that is all about pornography addiction, and they work as an accountability group for each other - this is because a lot of these men have found it hard to get away from viewing that material online, and are finding it is hard on their marriage because their wives feel that they aren't enough for thier husband). I like that this church is open about things like that - and not just saying "Porn is bad - don't look at it." and move on like it's all that needs to be said about it. What I realized when looking for a congregation to join, is that it is a lot like my marriage, but with a lot more people - you are trying to mesh multiple lives together to form a "family" of people that share the same beliefs and convictions, but everyone's is just a little different, or they have more or less emotional baggage than you.
2 weeks, = 2 sundays = 2 days. 2 days to learn, and they probably assumed that not every single member was there on the first sunday.
I'm a Christian, and I'm a tech. (I don't use twitter - I don't see a point to it). I do however, understand that this is another way to let people know what your particular church is about - on the other hand, I think this can be really distracting for those in the congregation that are trying to listen to the message for the day. I heard about this last week on K-Love (National Christian radio station) and will be interesting to see how it works out. (I don't see this lasting long)
hmm..... multiple versions of ubuntu - all upgraded by the same user - and always ends up bad... wonder which is the actual problem.....
Listed towards bottom of page... http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.04/
Don't look at me - I only use windows :) I just thought it was funny!
I think you missed the point... Clean install linux **INSTEAD** of windows...
Whoosh!
....linux
Solid State I'm assuming????
The cert is for servicing.capitalone.com and not for onlinebanking.capitalone.com. The only thing that seems wrong is the verisign link.
Sophisticated? You must be new here...
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes - More complex if you talk to "John Smith" from India
Not 2 licenses... At my company, we build clones for our customer - with Vista, but we downgrade them all to XP. It's just 1 license. According to M$FT, They will not provide you with Media (you need your own XP media) or a license key (you reuse a key you have). When you go to activate, (if you didn't use a non-activation code) you have to explain to the rep that you are using your downgrade rights, and they will provide a new machine code for activation (not a new key). Vista Ultimate and Vista Business can be downgraded to XP in this manner.
Why am I the first to post this? Man, the slashdot community is getting lazy.... :)
No "first post" not "I for one welcome our new Furry overlords".. Not even a think of the children!
So, All the money that was spent too market "the switch" is now a waste. All those "on Feb 17th..." commercials and other marketing materials are wasted money that the Gov. will have to to again, and spend more money to "inform the masses" about the delay! Can we change the old saying to add stupidity? "Only 3 things are constant in life... death and taxes - and stupidity."
Microsoft Surface for a coffee table; surface for a card table; surface for a wall; surface for a small tablet; oh, and something called "visual Studio" -- that one probably won't catch on.
Isn't almost anything faster than Vista? Seriously.... XP is faster, just about any flavor of linux is faster.... OSX is faster.. To me, it seems like the summary might as well read. "Atlantic Ocean hold more water than Lake Erie"
Myth No. 6: A notebook doesn't use any power when it's suspended or sleeping. USB devices charge from the notebook's AC adapter. Fact: Sleep (in Vista) or Hibernate mode in XP saves the state of the system to RAM and then maintains the RAM image even though the rest of the system is powered down. Suspend saves the state of the system to hard disk, which reduces the boot time greatly and allows the system to be shut down. Sleeping continues to draw a small amount of power, between 1 and 3 watts, even though the system appears to be inactive. By comparison, Suspend draws less than 1 watt. Even over the course of a year, this difference is probably negligible.
um... Hibernate != Sleep. Hibernate in XP saves the RAM to the Hard Drive, and powers off. Suspend keeps RAM powered....
Yikes! They got slashdot!
Aparently not.
Nintendo also announced it's latest game which will be packaged with the new add-on: "Leisure Suit Larry - Come with Mii"
Good thought. What if it's a sealed envelope from US mail? If they open it, isn't that a Fed. crime? Can they force you to open it?