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As read on AnandTech. Seems a bit tentative so far, but I can believe it. Will have to keep an eye on it and see if it's true or not. - Fushigi

Sometimes I really hate PCs. Last night, while playing with my new Treo 300, I decided to run Windows update on my main PC. I selected the .NET Framework update and DirectX 9.0a. I had already installed these on a couple of other boxes with no problems so I figured they were safe enough. The...

Broadband, that is. http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?id=312 - Fushigi

OK, here's the deal: My sister's PC is a somewhat outdated K6-3/400 on a GA5AX with 512MB SDRAM, 8MB Rage 128, etc. It's fine for general use but she needs to do web development & graphics editing. Her birthday is approaching, so I thought I'd upgrade her system. What she has that doesn't...

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/02/HNdiskdrives_1.html

My boss said 'Merry Christmas" and wants me to get a flat panel so I'm not squinting at my 15" UXGA laptop. While I've no problems with the laptop screen, I'm no fool. I warned him that it could be $1300 or so and he said fine. So, I need some recommendations on a decent LCD that does...

http://www.endpopups.com/ Takes 90K RAM (180K download) and loads with IE. Lets you selectively allow/block ads from domains & subdomains. Minimal UI. I installed it this morning and it seems to work pretty well so far. - Fushigi

Just wanted to express a sigh of relief at surviving the "reduction in force" that just occurred at my employer. They had announced the RIF on 1/3 but didn't notify everyone until yesterday. Those being let go can stay on until the 24th. Details of the severance package have yet to be...

I'm going to migrate my Atlas 10K II data drive into my wifes machine, where it will replace the Deskstar 22GXP as the sole drive in the machine. The Deskstar is going to another PC. In my rig I'll replace the Atlas with a 120GB+ / 7200RPM / 8MB Cache drive from Maxtor or WD. Something of a...

On-screen drive LED that shows read/write activity for local + network drives. http://www.oosoft.de/english/products/oodl/index.html - Fushigi

How do you assign a task to only use a single CPU in a dual machine? We have a server app that runs as a service. It makes ODBC calls to an SQL server. Under Unix, there are known issues with the product & ODBC on SMP systems. A 'fix' is to have the process only use one CPU. Is this...

I'm looking for a decent 19"ish (well, 19+) monitor at a reasonable price. Specs have to include 1600x1200 at 80+Hz. I'm fairly open to considering pretty much any brand. Ideally it should be <US$400 but I will go over for the right unit. Any suggestions? Merc, I looked at Comdisco but they...

Found this at MicroCenter over lunch just now: CenDyne 48/12/48, regular price: $119.99 On sale for $99.99 - $10 Instant rebate = $89.99 Mail-in rebate: $-30 End price: $59.99 Check the package; on the back is a drive model; LTR/48125W. The drive is most definitely the Lite-On and does...

My role at work is changing and I now report to a different manager. He offered to buy me a new laptop (his 1st mistake). I asked if I could configure it and he said 'sure' (his 2nd). We only buy Dell Latitudes so I configured one and sent it over. He approved it and ordered it (his 3rd...