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  1. Santilli

    Companies that have burnt...

    Mine.
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    Companies that have burnt...

    Seems to Supermicro tried to enter cheap markets, and, their stuff is just that, cheap. Atom servers from a high end server company? The Sata 'backplane' they sold was cheaper then the 100 bucks it cost, and I returned it. I wonder if they cheapening of the line applies to their high end...
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    iPad: any experience?

    I tried that. Have a weird login problem, person doesn't know her password. So, we can't login on the itunes site. I tried the instructions to sync books, but, didn't work. Doesn't matter, since it takes seconds to download the books from Gutenberg. I now feel dirty, used, and abused. Apple...
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    iPad: any experience?

    Kindle was easy to plug in, and transfer ebooks from Gutenberg. Using the USBcable from the ipad, I plugged it in but, it wouldn't transfer files, in fact the drive doesn't even show up. More research...
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    iPad: any experience?

    Anyone have a cheap, or favorite way of transfering data, like ebooks, from a PC, with let's say Guetenberg, to the ipad2? USB cable? ImTOO software, etc.? Thanks GS
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    Hi David I was wondering if you might have some old, LONG cables laying around. My home...

    Hi David I was wondering if you might have some old, LONG cables laying around. My home theater system is driving me nuts. I'm looking for a long cable to connect the sound card to the amp. I use the one plug cable that looks like, and currently is, a monster cable, single end on both sides...
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    Worst and best movie of the year: and the winner is...

    I'm reviewing more movies, prior to posting the best of the year. So far, the worst was a clear winner;-)
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    Worst and best movie of the year: and the winner is...

    For me, so far, worst: Universal soldier: Regeneration Complete Cast of Universal Soldier: Regeneration * Jean-Claude Van Damme - Luc Deveraux * Andrei Arlovski - UniSol * Garry Cooper - Dr. Porter * Emily Joyce - Dr. Fleming * Kerry Shale - Dr. Colin * Dolph Lundgren...
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I just had one of three Vertex turbos die. Is it worth trying to RMA the drive? Experience?
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    Companies that have burnt...

    "Sense of Adventure?" Odd, but no one has ever accused me of lacking THAT;-) Turns out, it didn't work, even in compatibility mode, and, Nero does so little I can't do with other programs, I don't see a reason to waste anymore time on it. Still, the media player, if it does play Blu-ray well...
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    tsunami

    http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/tsunami-photo-gallery_53348/
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    tsunami

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/earthquakes/ This earthquake is huge. David, which harbor?
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    Anybody still using Nero? Tried their Bluray player?

    Installed 6. Didn't like 7 Ultimate. Ran it in compatibility mode, no luck. Don't see any reason for it. Windows burner pretty much worked.
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    Shops that ship internationally

    Buck and David have been EXCELLENT people to deal with. I'd suggest being civil, and, they might even be able to give you what you are after, at an excellent price.
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    Companies that have burnt...

    Apparently 6.6.1.4 is the latest update, but, it won't download, and, it's 12.95 and I think shipping for a DVD to install the update. Not sure why I need the update? Been sick as a dog today, and slept most of the day. Busy weekend for work, and, I hope this thing is on the down side.
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    Companies that have burnt...

    When I first install, it says that this program has known compatibility problems with 7, and to check online. I check online, they say there are no solutions. This time, thanks to your advice, I proceeded to install, and, it just finished successfully. Now that it's installed, I'm trying to...
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    Companies that have burnt...

    My issue is more the less then 2 year old version, 9, that I bought extra downloads for, that I don't have access to.
  18. Santilli

    Companies that have burnt...

    DT
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    Companies that have burnt...

    As I said, I bought 9, and it worked fine with 7. I also bought their extended download package, and, they won't even email me back on it. When I try and load 6, with 7 Ultimate 64 bit, I get a message from MSFT that this program has known incompatibility problems, and, it won't load.
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    Women's surfing comes of age...These girls/women rip

    Or perhaps they need to be hardwired with ECC ram. Maybe that's Kelly's secret:-)
  21. Santilli

    Companies that have burnt...

    6 doesn't appear to work on 7 64 bit. Does it work on 32? Feel free to post something more informative.
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    Women's surfing comes of age...These girls/women rip

    This last women's surfing contest at Snapper Rocks saw the dawn of a new era in women's surfing. Carissa Moore has completed a few steps started by Layne Beachly, and, we now have women that surf VERY well, in fact, so well a combined world tour may not be out of the realm of possibility. For...
  23. Santilli

    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    Good. I'll stay with mine till they get the stuff sorted out...
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    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    This looks like a great deal...
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    Why ECC RAM?

    Tongue and cheek, or humor if you would. My first reaction was lead,.. but to be real, not a bloody thing we can do about such particles, hence my reaction to the thread. Discussing cosmic rays starts me thinking that the old comic books like the Fantastic Four, actually did real well...
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    Why ECC RAM?

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  27. Santilli

    Why ECC RAM?

    Tongue and cheek, or humor if you would. My first reaction was lead,.. but to be real, not a bloody thing we can do about such particles, hence my reaction to the thread.
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    Anybody still using Nero? Tried their Bluray player?

    I've burned something like one disk in a very long time. Worked fine for that.
  29. Santilli

    Companies that have burnt...

    I think I'm adding Nero to this list. 6 won't work on 7, 9 I bought, and, with added downloads, and, they won't even answer an email concerning my account.
  30. Santilli

    Why ECC RAM?

    Thanks CT Let's look at this topic: "Why ECC RAM? This is a serious question for thinking minds. We've all been raised on the principle that servers need error-checked RAM but client PCs don't. I've seen papers that point to a PC with 8GB RAM experiencing a soft error (due to cosmic rays at...
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    Televisions as monitors: What are you using, and why?

    I don't see it. It's one thing to be go to a movie, and watch a 3D movie, it's another to sit in front of a monitor, or TV, and fool your brains concept of depth perception, with no knowledge of the long term effects. I've tried the various setups at Costco, and, been seriously underwhelmed...
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    Anybody still using Nero? Tried their Bluray player?

    SD: No. Have you tried it? Kind of happy with PowerDVD. Anyone have any problems burning with Windows integral burner?
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    Why ECC RAM?

    Card has 1 gig of VRAM.
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    Anybody still using Nero? Tried their Bluray player?

    http://www.nero.com/enu/slp-nero10hd-nero10-discount.html?NeroSID=7aa5d032c838de4f7739d031769b8dba&utm_id=2086 Not real happy with Nero right now. Bought the 'insurance' to have multiple downloads of Nero 9, but, they say I don't have any more. That said, it would be nice if someone had an...
  35. Santilli

    iPad: any experience?

    Isn't that the same speed as most wireless phones?
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    iPad: any experience?

    No problem with that, either. Using Old Linksys router.
  37. Santilli

    Why ECC RAM?

    Slight thread drift. Dual Xeons, 3 ocz Vertex Turbos in Raid 0, through a PCI-X 9550. 2 gigs ram, using about 60-78% for normal usage. Would there be any noticeable difference in speed going up to 4 gigs of ram? Using Windows Ultimate 7, 32 bit?
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    iPad: any experience?

    My girlfriend was using her's last night, on 3g, watching surf stuff off www.surfline.com with no problems. Also, seems we've got it setup so she enjoys it.
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    Why ECC RAM?

    For what it's worth, my server is running 2 gigs of said ram. I was looking at adding some ram, since Windows 7 and a few programs consistently use 70-76% of the ram in the machine. 2 gigs of ECC from Crucial is about 160 bucks, with shipping. With the speed of the new chips, that's nearly the...
  40. Santilli

    USB Flash Drive

    That's what I was trying to do, but, using a PATA hard drive in a USB enclosure.
  41. Santilli

    Windows 7 SP 1 is out

    +1 on that:-(
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    USB Flash Drive

    I followed something similar, but used a USB hard drive, rather then a flash drive. I also kind of am thinking a PATA SSD is pretty much the same as an IDE drive. I tried changing the boot order in the bios, and, the computer would not boot off the external USB drive, even though the bios...
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    USB Flash Drive

    Thanks I think I'll use some old drives from my laptops, put them in external housings, and use them to boot 7. Currently partitioning a 40 gig, and, I think I'll take the Kingspec PATA drive that's kind of slow, and put 32 bit on it, and 64 bit on the 40 gig.
  44. Santilli

    USB Flash Drive

    Anyone have a 3.0 gig 8 gig or larger flash drive they like, that isn't 300 dollars?
  45. Santilli

    It's 34 degrees, and snowing outside, in Northern Kalifornia???WTF?

    Currently Clear 32.4 °F Clear Humidity: 90% Wind: Calm Visibility: 10.0 miles Dew Point: 30 °F Precipitation: 20% Chance of Rain Air Quality: Moderate Pressure: 29.90 in It's 1 AM Just got done playing a basketball game. Came out to a seriously frozen windshield. NICE.
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    It's 34 degrees, and snowing outside, in Northern Kalifornia???WTF?

    1:48 Still dropping: Currently Mostly Cloudy 32.4 °F Mostly Cloudy Humidity: 88% Wind: Calm Visibility: 10.0 miles Dew Point: 29 °F Precipitation: 95% Chance of Rain Air Quality: Good Pressure: 29.83 in UV: 0
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    It's 34 degrees, and snowing outside, in Northern Kalifornia???WTF?

    Clear 12:05 AM 33.8 °F Clear Humidity: 86% Wind: Calm Visibility: 10.0 miles Dew Point: 30 °F Precipitation: 95% Chance of Rain Air Quality: Good Pressure: 29.83 in UV: 0
  48. Santilli

    Lenovo Thinkpads

    Booting, surfing the web, opening software, just feels a bit slow. And yes, it's a T2500.
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    Lenovo Thinkpads

    I find that with my Cf-51's, and similar numbers, the laptop is really barely tolerable after working on current machines. That's with a SSD. I suspect the I3 or i5 might be a bit better choices, and, I'm also concerned that the other components in such a machine might provide bottlenecks that...
  50. Santilli

    Lenovo Thinkpads

    WOW. Sucktacular Passmark processor scores for that cpu: AMD E-240 911
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