Recent content by cquinn

I'm not sure if I understand you correctly, but I just checked and was able to initialize readyboost on a flash drive that was already plugged in at bootup. Asus is also selling a motherboard with a NAND flash module attached...

Microsoft got the technology for Virtual PC when they acquired Connectix. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_PC

That would depend on what type of machine is being purchased, and whether the features of that machine require a different SKU for its installation. Media Center and Tablet PC for instance would require installation of Vista Premium. Activation can be delayed at install, with Aero coming...

I was just thinking the other day that someone needs to create a Gamix live CD distro. It would basically be a distribuition platform for developing or porting popular games that could be played on a PC in a similar fashion to the way games are loaded and played on gaming consoles. This...

I finally took the time for an eye appt for both contacts and glasses this summer, after having worn the same pair of broken frames for almost a year. I found that my glasses prescription was almost exactly the same, but my contact prescription was radically different for one eye. The...

http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid39_gci1126280,00.html Apparently the protocol is open, but is not in widespread use.

At one point there were two different Sonic programs. Sonic RecordNow Deluxe (the in-house version) and Sonic RecordNow Max (formerly Stomp software). RecordNow Max was actually a fairly good competitor to Adaptec/Roxio EZ-CD back in the days when Nero was just a blip on the radar...

All I could think from reading this thread is that Tannin had a Basil Fawlty moment, and it's alright to have one of those every now and again. Some of us quite look forward to them in fact. Mr K sounds like one of those customers who comes in as much for the company as for the product, or...

Sounds like a fairly normal cat, albeit considerably more athletic than what is expected from a house cat. I'm not a cat expert, but eating an occasional insect should not hurt her, as a supplement to her ordinary diet. It might help to know what varieties of moths exist in your area, but...

You make some good points, but I can get either without going over my set budget for the part. I have been an ATI user for many years, and with a chance to build a new box. I've realized I really need a little first hand experience on the other side of the fence. Thanks for the insight.

Would you guys consider the X700 as better than a 6600GT? I'm returning a (refurbished) Leadtek card that does not want to work in the primary PCIE slot, and was considering whether I should try another Nvidia or go back to ATI.

That would be a dealbreaker, this is not a end all solution, its only one component in an overall setup. It is designed to be as simple as possible to allow for further backup/complexity to come from the rest of the system. Your suggestion only works as far as the assumption that you...

Well, somebody still has to have those cable/sattelite feeds, or there wouldn't be anyone around to convert the show into XVid to put online. And many of us are in a position to watch more TV, or have others in the family who watch more TV that even what bittorrent provides. (At least I hope...

Sorry about the second part of that reply, I thought I edited that out.

Perhaps that is part of the problem. I'm not offended by the idea of you quoting scripture any more than I would be of someone quoting the Bhagavad Gita. the writings of Confucious, or the seminars of Zig Ziglar or Tony Robbins. What gets me (as evidenced by this thread) is the attitude...