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  1. Skycasters has speeds in which we commit data can on Satellite Internet Providers · · Score: 3, Informative

    Skycasters has speeds in which commit data can be transferred and they have Platinum Service Plan will be optimized for VoIP

    All plans include 1 publicly routable static IP address.

    http://www.skycasters.com/broadband-satellite-compare/compare.html

  2. Re:Don't want to dilute the elixir on Apple Files Suit Against Psystar · · Score: 1

    the note books are not competitively priced. $1500 for a 13" screen and intel gma video?

    $2000 just to get a real video card and 15" screen.

    The mini is very over priced and it very weak for a $799 desktop.

    The imac don't have good screens for pro use.

  3. Re:Don't want to dilute the elixir on Apple Files Suit Against Psystar · · Score: 1

    the note books are competitively priced. $1500 for a 13" screen and intel gma video?

    $2000 just to get a real video card and 15" screen.

  4. He will go to a nice prision when the rapist goes on Disgruntled Engineer Hijacks San Francisco's Computer System · · Score: 1

    He will go to a nice prision when the rapist goes to the pound me in ass one.

  5. Re:Intel like make apple a unfair deal to get ther on IBM's Eight-Core, 4-GHz Power7 Chip · · Score: 1

    AMD still had the better 2 cpu + systems and they used cheaper ram. Amd also was open to useing any chip set as well.

  6. Intel like make apple a unfair deal to get there.. on IBM's Eight-Core, 4-GHz Power7 Chip · · Score: 1

    Intel like make apple a unfair deal to get there chips in to apple systems.

    The AMD lawsuit came out at just about the same time as the Intel apple deal.

    Intel was not that good at the time and some of there chips that got used in macs where not even 64BIT at the time.

    Intel chip sets sucked next the one for the amd chips. The Power Mac g5 had more pci-e lanes with a better setup then Intel had.

    AMD had dual cpu boards with a better cpu to chipset link with more pci-e lanes and sli as well DDR1 ECC / DDR2 ECC not FB-DIMM like intels board.

    With AMD you can uses any NB/SB setup unlike the dual cpu intel boards.

    AMD MB with ATI and NVIDIA chipsets had much better on board video then intel had that the mac mini g4 said was bad next to it and there where Intel MB with NVIDIA and ATI on board video at the time as well.

    The intel chipsets at the time also had a 3gb ram limit that is still there even with a 64bit cpu.

    The mini still uses the same on board video chip.

  7. Alot of video games run Windows Embedded with pc.. on The Very Worst Uses of Windows · · Score: 1

    Alot of video games run Windows Embedded with pc hardware now days.

  8. This is the same dell that made you $200 for a on Dell Colludes With RIAA, Disables Stereo Mix · · Score: 1

    This is the same dell that made you $200 more for a better video card that only coasted $100 more in a store video card upgrade in the past so it may be more of dell ripping you off then the RIAA.

  9. Re:Why not open source 3.1/3.11 on MS To Finally End OEM Licensing For Windows 3.11 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    like the .wft code that was still in vista when that big hack hit.

  10. Re:my personal preference on Five Ways Microsoft Could Change After Gates · · Score: 1

    4. Mac OSX for all pc will come out.

  11. You need the driverpacks on Five Ways Microsoft Could Change After Gates · · Score: 1

    so you can have a windows XP disk with the drivers and you will not need a floppy disk.
    http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/

  12. So it will be chocked by the FSB? on Larrabee Based On a Bundle of Old Pentium Chips · · Score: 1

    So it will be choked by the FSB?

  13. Didn't Adolf Hitler do stuff like this be for take on Congress Tries To Strip Power From Anti-Wiretap Judge · · Score: 1

    Didn't Adolf Hitler do stuff like this be for taking take full power and control?

  14. They can just remove the battery or hit the reset on Irrigation Controller Stolen, Wirelessly Rescues Itself · · Score: 2, Interesting

    They can just remove the battery or hit the reset switch to remove the Wireless reporting.

  15. Re:Office on The Microsoft Office Rental Program · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Your universal rules of "knowledge about computers for use at home": need a little bit added to them.

    - Buy the cheapest machine that has all the bits you know you need.

    Some of very low cost system and or parts are POS with carp parts in them and some of them have little to no room for upgrades.
    Also low cost scenes / displays are poor some have VGA only and you don't want that.

    - Never pay for any "extras" that you don't see yourself using at least once a week (scanners, faxes, webcams, skype phones, etc.).

    Now days most scanners are part of a AIO printer.

    - Never pay anything more than the base hardware / OS / software price (no warranties, insurance, support, installation etc. except possibly if it's a very expensive laptop).
    - Don't sign up with the bundled ISP's, or the first one you see on television. Ask a friendly local expert what they would recommend. They WILL be able to save you time and money with their recommendation in the long run. (PLEASE: No more AOL!)

    Some of the bundled ISP are cable and DSL ISP now days and you see them on television as well And with cable you may only have 1 ISP to pick from.

    - In use, never, ever click on any dialog that you don't understand. If it's in your way, learn how to move windows offscreen. Maybe even make a printout and ask your friendly computer expert about it later.
    - Never pay for updates, upgrades or "new versions" of anything (you can invariably just carry on with the old versions, updates for free, or replace with a free equivalent), no matter what the software tells you. Let the automated things on it keep it updated for you.

    Not 100% true some software stops working / does not 100% when you are still useing the old versions / they stop updating them.

    - If it starts to slow down, it is NOT "just because it's old", just get someone to clean it for you and slip them a twenty. The computer will NEVER change its core speed on its own - you have installed stuff that can be removed. Replacing it with a new computer will of COURSE make it seem slower in comparison, but so will a good cleanup.

    Not 100% there is os update / app update / driver update bloat and other stuff that makes your system slower over time you system is still at the same speed but the software needs more power then it use to need.

    - Give your friendly computer expert first dibs on anything you throw away but don't foist it upon them without asking first. They might not have a need/use for it.

  16. Re:Not Sure I'm Getting It on Intel Says to Prepare For "Thousands of Cores" · · Score: 1

    AMD also has the ram controller built in as well.

  17. Re:Still waiting for a great CRPG... on Dungeons and Desktops · · Score: 1

    Try saga Play Saga

  18. Re:Slaughterhouse Cases on PC Repair In Texas Now Requires a PI License · · Score: 1

    But pc techs need to investigations to be fix a bad system and that is doing investigations to see why the system is not working not the other kind of investigations.

  19. This can shut down many stores and IT workers. on PC Repair In Texas Now Requires a PI License · · Score: 0

    This can shut down many stores and IT workers.

    Will In side IT works need this as well?

    What about Support Vendors, consultants, contractors, contracting IT firms, contractors on contractor to hire, temps, interns, and others.

    The big box stores like best buy are unlike to be able to keep up with this may need to shut down there geek squad. What about cable techs who set up cable internet for people?

  20. WTO may say no to the restricting part and slap on Purported ACTA Wishlist Would Put DMCA To Shame · · Score: 1, Troll

    WTO may say no to the restricting part and slap the us like they did in the Online gambling case and this may end have even more withdrawing protection for U.S. trademarks or copyrights.

  21. mac pro video cards as well and the mini that is v on Apple Laptop Upgrades Costing 200% More Than Dells · · Score: 1

    mac pro video cards as well and the mini that is very over priced for it's hardware.

    With the mac pro you can't just put a pc one in there you need one with a EFI rom and cross fire does not work in mac os but it's does work if you boot to windows.

    Psystar's Open Computer: and the OpenPro Computer have lower cost desktop parts and pci-e and pci slots unlike the imac and mac mini that use laptop parts.

    The mini is a joke $599.00 for a 1.83GHz cpu, 1gb of ram, 80 gb hd and a cdwr/dvd add $200 to get a 2.0GHz cpu, 120GB hd and a DVDWR. A $799.00 system with 1gb of ram a POS gma 950 video?

  22. 1.5TB is a lot of data so get a real raid card or. on What NAS To Buy? · · Score: 1

    1.5TB is a lot of data so get a real raid card or a NAS box that is build for raid not a low end pc board some of them don't even have gig-e.

    If build your own system good raid cards with raid 5, raid 5e, raid 6 and raid 6e. Run $300 to $600+ for cards with 4 to 12+ ports and ram on the card. Software raid systems some times freak out when a disk goes bad and with some of there the drivers only work in windows. Hardware raid cards have there own bios and work with many differnt os.

  23. Re:Should never be mandatory. on The Future Has a Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    The Internet net thing is not that same as if the system was windows open there will be antitrust lawsuits and the you will need a system that works with linux and other free software.

  24. Re: Easy Target on Al-Qaeda's Growing Online Offensive · · Score: 1

    Just a EMP bomb.

  25. The NRA has the power to stop that. on The Future Has a Kill Switch · · Score: 1

    The NRA has the power to stop that.