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  1. Re:Obvious solution on Conquest FS: "The Disk Is Dead" · · Score: 0

    You must be an MCSE (I am too but I don't flaunt it). Especially since Microsoft recommends approximately twice your RAM (really 1.5-3X the amount of RAM) see here for the scoop

  2. Re:U2..? High speed...? on Secret Empire · · Score: 2, Informative

    The US continued using them, though, which is what lead to the Gary Powers incident.

    I think you mean continues. The US still uses them to a small degree. Although with the UAVs becoming more and more commonplace I suspect sooner or later it may be mothballed and only NASA will be using them.

  3. Re:That's nothing... on ILM Now Capable of Realtime CGI · · Score: 1
    CGI = computer-generated imagery


    Since there is a hyphen shouldn't that be CI then?

  4. Re:what do you expect on Are Printers What They Used To Be? · · Score: 1

    I used to work at a law firm before I got into consulting and they had 1 LJ III, 1 LJIIISi, 3 Brother laserprinters (I think HL-1200, they looked like HP4050 knockoffs)and 1 HP 4050. The first two were rock solid but had to have the fuser replaced which was about right in their lifetime. The 4050 was the newest and was running fine. The Brothers were breaking all of the time.

  5. Re:Really? Less power? on Vehicular LCD for Server Monitoring · · Score: 1

    Once you start using VNC it's pointless to have a monitor hooked up. Granted if you lose network connectivity then you will but not that the potential that will happen will justify buying an expensive LCD screen

  6. Re:A reason on What if Microsoft went Open Source? · · Score: 4, Informative

    I believe the defragger is made by Diskkeeper (as of Win2k snyesyd). I remember that the German govt had issues with Diskkeeper as the CEO was a Scientologist or something like that

  7. Re:Where's the accompanying spike in crime? on GTA: Vice City Sells 8.5 Million Copies in 3 Months · · Score: 1

    Remember that the Hell's Angels were formed from former WWII vets who had nothing better to do with their time.

  8. Re:cough*meladramatic*cough on GTA: Vice City Sells 8.5 Million Copies in 3 Months · · Score: 1

    The thing that concerns me is he should have known what her opinion was before he even bought it. Especially if he has proposed. My wife hates GTA3 and what it stands for (she questions the morality of it) but she could care less if I like it and I play it a lot in front of her, actually she understands why (me being a guy and all that)

  9. Re:Fool on Whether (And When) To Buy HDTV? · · Score: 1

    Actually when they film the movie the aspect ratio is actually closer to 4:3. When they do the editing they lop off the top and bottom to get 16:9. Then when they modify it for tv they lop off the sides.

    If you ever see a prerelease preedit of any movies, quite often you will see the mike boom popping into the upper part of the picture. The director normally doesn't care as he knows that part will be removed from the final edit. I saw this with Resident Evil.

    I agree with watching movies in Widescreen. I try to avoid renting DVDs in Fullscreen and will actually go to other rental stores if I can't find it in Widescreen at my normal haunts.

  10. Re:Aol is within their rights on Slashback: Nerves, Unis, Subtitles · · Score: 1

    Personally I think they ruined the movie when they had the trailer released showing Gandalf alive (sorry if you didn't know) I knew he survived from FOTR but my wife was reading the book and hadn't reached that point.

  11. Here's a suggestion. on Negative Effects of Workplace Net Monitoring · · Score: 1

    Tell your boss that you may have to leave for the day to deal with personal business but if he ok's it you could use the company's net connection to deal with it and you could do it in a lot less time. Or do it at lunch

  12. Re:Double standard on Appropriate Punishment For Crackers? · · Score: 2

    What he is wearing really has no matter in it as the other people who beat him up will still be charged with assault (maybe more). Society doesn't really think it is OK, that is why we have laws against assault.

  13. Re:MS hardware vs. software on DIY Ambient Light Keyboard Kit · · Score: 2

    I have the MS FF Joystick V2 and MS FF Steering wheel but it has the gameport connection (see below for one drawback) and the quality on them is outstanding. I too used to think the scrollwheel was silly but now couldn't live without it.

    The one thing I hate about my steering wheel is that they never made the software XP compliant, it only works in 9x. The driver support for the wheel is built into XP but there was a nice little app where you could set the Deadzone and hom much force was in the forcefeedback that I really miss. There is software for the USB version but it doesn't work with the gameport version

  14. Re:Hendrix Styleee on DIY Ambient Light Keyboard Kit · · Score: 2

    Lucky its not microsoft made
    I know this is a joke (or at least a jab) and I would agree with you regarding Microsoft's software and it's reliablity (sp?) but I have to admit their hardware in general I find as being above norm in quality, especially their gaming hardware. From what I have heard too, their WAP is the only one that comes with Encryption set on by default!

  15. Re:Another reason.... on DIY Ambient Light Keyboard Kit · · Score: 2

    I have my power button set that if I hit it the machine will shut itself down, and to turn it on I just need to hit any key. Not the "any" though can't find it :)

  16. Re:...so slow...never the innovator, HP on HP Unveils Its Digital Media Receiver · · Score: 2

    I would suspect that the SVideo out is possibly so you can browse a list of MP3s or something like that.

    I wouldn't mind this as I don't want a computer sitting in my living room as it will raise the ambient noise level (which is bad enough right now with my humidifier and aircleaner) and don't really have the need for Avi functionality nor DivX. If I really wanted to see something off my computer and on my tv with the home theater system, I would probably just burn it as SVCD, but that is such a rarity that I wouldn't go looking for the functionality to be built into any media center. Even the picture feature I would probably not use.

  17. Re:hmm... on Laser-Scanning U.S. Landmarks · · Score: 2

    At first I agreed but then thought wouldn't this be denying history. I mean what if they had rebuilt the Alamo? The fact that a symbol gets damaged does not make it any less of a symbol. It just transforms it. Maybe reminding people of the sacrifices that need to be made to remain free. (fade out with patriotic music)..

  18. Re:hmm on GTA and Rating of Video Games · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I suspect your logic is a tad flawed. It doesn't make you a better football player, but it just might make you a little more susceptible to picking up a ball and tossing it around or going to a game. I think this is probably more what they are afraid of. If someone has violent tendencies will this be like a "gateway drug" to push them into actually commiting a violent act. The jury is out on this one.

    I don't believe it makes people more violent, if anything it may actually satisfy some of the violent tendencies people have.

    I also don't believe that playing violent video games are the cause, but a symptom of a more subtle problem.

    Just my opinion which is definitely not qualified :)

  19. Re:wonder what this means on Microsoft Next Generation Shell · · Score: 1

    I would assume that since to have .Net as a standard that it has to have support on more than one OS (I believe it is MS Windows and BSD), they would need people who have the ability to work on the latter as well as the former.

    Course it would have been nice if the second OS would have been Linux but that would be MS recognizing the potential future of Linux.

  20. Re:Had to uninstall it on DirectX 9 Finally Out · · Score: 1

    Forgot to mention that I have GF2 MX200. Maybe it has something to do with the Detonator Drivers which are the latest nonBeta

  21. Had to uninstall it on DirectX 9 Finally Out · · Score: 2, Informative

    I installed DX 9 (but made a restore point prior to installing it) and found that with Age of Kings that I was getting a black screen on 1280x1024 resolution. So I had to go back.

  22. Re:ISA Adapters on IDE/ATAPI to SCSI Converters Reviewed · · Score: 1

    One thing that isn't mentioned in this specific thread is that there may be adapters to allow ISA cards to fit in a nonISA motherboard but what about the software that goes with it?

    I bring this up as I worked at a medical research lab at one point and this one doctorate student was using a piece of software with an ISA data acquisition card. We decided to upgrade him to Windows 2000 from 3.1, the software would run in 2000 but the results were off so we threw him back to 3.1. The company had an upgrade to 2000 but since his grant money was running out he didn't want to buy it.

  23. One thing that is never reviewed in burner reviews on CDRW Drives Hit 52X Speeds · · Score: 1

    is what happens if you burn say 5 cds one right after the other. If you look at the actual unit it has no exhaust fan on the back, I wouldn't be surprised if after the second or third that you start getting burn errors from overheating.

  24. Re:is it just me... on The Apple Name Game · · Score: 1

    No I am not an IP lawyer

    We can tell.


    Thank God! That is actually a compliment

  25. Re:is it just me... on The Apple Name Game · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is unrelated but it is related. There are different categories of Trademarks i.e cosmetics, food, etc.
    I think there are something like 7 categories. see http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/int ernational.htm for list of categories

    MS can try to get people to stop but because Windows is considered a generic term they can't trademark it so they are more or less blowing smoke.

    With Apple the computer company and Apple Communications there is a potential that Apple Communications will be mistaken as being a part of Apple the computer company which could besmirch the name of Apple probably under category 35.

    Since Australia is part of WIPO they follow the same rules regarding patents and trademarks as the US.

    No I am not an IP lawyer but I did IT support for a company (who btw had 60 NT workstations and only had enough licenses for 5)so I may be off but this is what I picked up.