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Depends on what you want to do, but in general when people want to avoid Adobe they go to the GIMP. GIMP

Mysteriously there was an additional update this morning, and after installing it the upgrade worked. Weird.

Nope. Too many other things going, I'll revisit the issue when I can get a couple proper nights of sleep.

So other than cheaper ways to do what I want to do...any suggestions to fix the issue? I have copies of 8 Pro sitting here but I don't want to reinstall windows. This machine is new and has all the drivers in there already.

I purchased some Lenovo desktops that ship with a basic version of Win8 that can't join domains. No prob, in the properties menu is a link called "Add Features in Windows 8" where something called the "Pro Pack" costs $70. I gave them the credit card info and it started doing it's thing. Then it...

As far as I know, this is the first tablet that runs a real copy of Windows 8 and has enough horsepower to replace your laptop. I'm pretty stoked to get the "Pro" version with an i7 CPU. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413967,00.asp

I'm not so worried about the Chinese aircraft, they aren't likely to arrest me for thought crimes, etc. Those would be the American drones.

An entire replacement fuselage is only $25. I think I like this hobby.

Took the plane to work to try it in some more open spaces. Worked great until it didn't. Did a quick wing-over to set up for a high-speed pass overhead. In the dive the wings got loose and I lost control. Straight into the ground, dug a 4" hole, and the wing spar tore out the fuselage...

Actually, a number of years ago (but after 9/11) a guy was flying fpv around the Brooklyn Bridge. The police did stop by, but just watched for a while and left.

I won't be able to get to everything now, the wife is calling me to bed, but here is a start: a) I use the DS1812+ at home and work, but have also used the DS1512+ and DS713+. The software, interface, and management are exactly the same. b) No idea, it takes care of it and offers 1 drive of...

If we are still in the area when we build our next house, the location I've picked out is at 650', and still 12 miles from the ocean (decent view).

One step at a time, but my current goal is something like this: http://flitetest.com/articles/x_19_scratch_build The ability to do a controlled hover and still cover significant distance at a good speed sounds perfect. And the geek factor is way out there.

Got the Radian in the air today, I really suck. Even after some practice on a simulator with my controller, I was having a hard time while it was coming towards me (right/left reversed). I'd made a mistake when I ordered the video transmitter/receiver. Even though they are both 5.8GHz they are...

When Vista was out I went through the hassle of formatting and installing XP on every machine. That was a pain. With 7 I was able to just give the users the machine as-is. With 8 I'll be putting the first one into production with Start8 tomorrow; I've already purchased 25-user license to get...

The Synology boxes handle their RAID automatically, so you can stop worrying about that part now. It will only support one lost drive at a time, but the odds of losing a second before the first is rebuilt in arrays of 8 drives or less is pretty low. Besides, that is what the backups are for...

That data just looks wrong. The current cannot be worse than the worst. If you power-cycle the drive, will it update the "worst" column?

If he already has a stereo that he likes, and he knows how to operate his laptop, does his laptop have HDMI output? You could just use that.

Your opinion can be informative, accurate, biased, one-sided, and appreciated all at the same time ;)

I'm hoping it is humor played "straight". As such it is pretty funny.

Nice.

I went from what Tannin advised to the following. Synology boxes at home and office that replicate via vpn every night. My home computer is connected to the home theater via hdmi. The connection at work is still being worked out. It is simple, reliable, and redundant. Just not cheap.

Even my 2009 compact car gets the maximum rating on that test. It can't be that hard.

Nice to see that the cars I've chosen were on there for the model year I bought them (and still are), but I'm curious about the Tesla Model S.

And considering that things are happening now (sea level rise, record droughts, record storms, record frequency of storms), focusing on them individually makes more sense anyway. We're past the theoretical "bad things might happen" and into the "how will this affect me" stage. That I believe...

The Synology would be a great path for someone less knowledgeable on the hardware side. The modular software and web interface are great and it supports drives of at least 4TB. The main decision for him would be how big a Synology station and what capacity of drive. My 8 x 4TB array leaves me...

Nah, I'm around. 34F at the moment. This heat pump and super insulation kicks ass. 72F at midnight and, without the heat turning on at all through the night, 67F in the morning.

The comment was right, the link was wrong. Betting the copy to clipboard failed, and that was the last thing he'd copied.

Is that you guys? Looks like a lovely place.

May last year be your worst.

That should be a really small image if the drive is empty ;)

Yeah, I haven't tried it, but I'd bet most 3rd party disk tools could do it.

I thing all your understanding is correct. But I have always just formatted them as GPT, so I can't help you on that. Is there a reason you want MBR?

In a similar boat with my "home 2" machine, but I need a low profile card that can simultaneously drive a 27" Dell @ 2560x1440 via DVI and HD video @ 1920x1080 via HDMI. According to that Wikipedia link, the nVidia GT 610 does VP5 and VDPAU feature set D. Price isn't really an issue, but silence...

This would work great in a "Mag Lite" form factor...it would be a freaking light cannon ;)

As am I. Next time I head that direction, I'll be borrowing the boss' massive motor coach. 4MPG!

Finally got to watch The Avengers the other night. Decided to watch all the movies that included the characters first. Great movie.

Found out why my CPU at work wasn't allowing folding, must be a bad HSF mount. As soon as you start the CPU the temp goes to 100C and stays there. I have an H100i I can stick on it when I have a chance, but the watercooling rig at home is the project for the day; moving the...

-30C yesterday in Moscow, and +5C today. I can only imagine what the roads will be like after it freezes again tonight. Lots of Youtube videos, to be sure.

200Lumen/Watt @ 1W in production

The High Desert is beautiful, but a bit cold. Are you camping?

They are desperate to get people onto their new OS aren't they? (edit: and into their app marketplace)

I really don't like used stuff. Too many bad experiences. And too many horror stories from eBay.

Thanks for the link I'll give them a call on Monday.

Right, so I'd still need the MiniDSP you linked above, yes? Would that do it?

I do need PC sounds, and I have some spare PCIe slots (up to 16x 3.0 if needed). I do use the volume control on the front of my current USB soundcard, and I would need something to perform that task. There was a reason you didn't like the Emotiva XDA-2?

That is kind of the thought I'm having at the moment.

The only stuff I put in my tank is marked "92". Unless they change the formulation in that I'll be safe. But thanks for the information! I had no idea they were going to be trying this. Still ridiculous that they didn't wave the ethanol requirement in the middle of a massive drought.

You guys look to just be getting started, I'm going back to bed. Looking forward to the rest of it when I get up.