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Its been mirrored Can someone tell me what the point of slashdot is? Everytime I have a look at the comments attached to any particular story, it would appear that they are just a collection of noise. The other thing that cross my mind is whether or not the slashdot crowd can manipulated...

None of the cards mentioned in this thread. IIRC, you have Directv. Besides an elusive (as in don't even bother looking for it) Adaptec ABA-1010 card, I don't think there are any other DSS based PC cards for regular signals, let alone HDTV. I have no idea about the modulation etc used in...

Of course, but the problem of obtaining a P-M mini-ITX board remains. Including the one linked in a recent SR thread and some other (vapour?) model I saw about 6 months ago, these don't appear to be too prevalent....I could be wrong, as I just don't follow ITX stuff closely enough to know, but...

Um, off hand the only examples I can think of right now are some auto commerials (but I don't have any specifics in mind) and some TSN (the sports network) ads too. I'll take note of some specifc examples over the next couple of days.

That actually raises an interesting point. If one nation, group, or person believes that a criminal or terrorisit act has been commited against them, then at what point does it legitimize their right to right to self defense? And by self defense I include proactive measures. Three examples: -...

Besides, Canadians don't hate America .... but we often end up shaking our heads in wonderment, as in "what in the hell are they doing now" :D

No, I doesn't always hold true, but from a historical perspective (based upon the highly accurate database contained within my memory) Tues morn is the time to quench your thirst for premium unleaded. e, I didn't spot how there data was collected or whether the data points are averages. Do you...

dd, have you used the Casetronic 2699. I'm pretty sure you used the older 2677

I don't think a M would work in these boards.

These things just don't have the processing power for tommorow's content. Sure it'll play back a 720x480 just fine, but it ain't going to be handling 1920x1080 to well.

I too ignore them, but it just seems odd that Windows Update is offering (for example) a v3.xx driver when I'm using a much more recent v5.xx driver. I should, however, also report that just 3 or 4 weeks ago I had a successful experience based upon MS offered drivers. A system I had assembled...

BTW, I saw that someone on SR also took notice of a recent RAM increase. Someone else then linked a Register article about low yeilds blah blah this and that, and that RAM prices would continue to increase throught May. Personally I believe that clap trap about as much as the justifications...

Actually Lunar, it was indeed RAM that I specifically had in mind. But I notice a bump by a few dollars here and there in other things too (like HDDs). And then their are those items whose declining price trend all of a sudden becomes static. Limited time price bumps Howell (2-3 weeks)...

Whoops, quite right Pradeep. Thank you for catching my faux pas. What I had intended to convey was that once DTV becomes mandatory, HDTV should be a lot more prevalent, and that demand for media which can accomodate HDTV content will will really open up, which of course is where Blu Ray fits...

That's for the DVD minus format Tony. The DVD plus format does indeed become available next month (DVD+R9) The 9 identifies it as a dual layer disc, while single layer discs are somethimes referred to as DVD-5 .... (more info here)

On visiting Windows Update page, you may recieve an option to download a driver older then your currently installed version. Is the reason for this because the current set you have installed aren't WHQL'd, whereas the older ones MS offers up are? (Although I'm pretty sure the sound drivers I...

I began to take a hobbyist's interest in computers in the later part of 2000, so this marks the 4th March that I've paid attention to pricing etc. Like clockwork, when the kids March break arrives, the prices of some hardware increases. Anyone else observe a similar trend?

I've begun to notice that a lot of advertisements are using the 16:9 AR for the main content.

Crap, forgot about the TDK Blu Ray media news - they've dispensed with the (ala early DVD-RAM style) cartridge. They expect 2006 to be the big breakthough year for Blu Ray....(coinciding with mandatory HDTV in USA)

Lots of stuff on the near horizon April - Verbatim and Ricoh DVD+R9 media . Ritek begins production - Philips and BenQ writing DVD+R9 @ 2.4x and DVD+R @ 8x - Sony DRU-700A - will be identical with the upcoming LiteOn drive: 8x for DVD±R and 2.4x for DVD+R9 Julyish -New drives from Philips...

I hear your frustration. It is almost inexcusable that one should have to tackle trivial & stupid problems that never should have arisen in the first place. I actually think that this is an issue that is taken too lightly, and whose costs are overlooked. We often see estimations of the...

Hmm, Raid 5 Arrary

Hmm, I don't think that's quite right. Lets try dissatisfaction instead.

That's the thing that kills me about Asus. I guess its just so easy to perpetuate some myth like that through the legions of amature hardware sites. I can't tell you how many times I've seen reviewers blab on about Asus being a high quality manufacturer and blah blah blah. In my experience...

... I really need a proofreader to proofread my proofreads.

SPCR took a look at a demo model. Personally I'm dissapointed with what I saw. Alot of potential, but .... I somehow doubt that a production model will address a number of the design shortcomings. Actually, I kind of wonder now if this thing is just going to turn out just like last years...

Gotcha. That sucks.

DVD Decrypter has found its was to v3.2.1.0 Meanwhile, DVDShrink continues to be upgraded, the latest now being v3.1.7. Interesting to note that some new features have been added, despite the authours previous statement that development had stopped and that future releases of the v3.1.x would...

Thanks Doug, that looks like it will do the trick

Its been time for a while. The whole introduction of SATA has been slow, slow, slow....fostered by uninspiring chipset after unispiring chipset after uninspiring chipset

Doh! I forgot about the fan only adapters. In the PDF diagram, they look wider then the other Molex connectors, and at a quick glance I assumed those were the new SATA ones added into the mix. Upon closer inspection, these are loafers, err Fan Only Molex connectors. The PDF, however, is...

I seek a solution that compares and then reports the differences in content between two directories, including the contents within their subdirectories. Directories being compared are in NTFS volumes. Can anyone suggest an NT based app or cmdline that will perform such a task ...

Some more info.

Mighty fine work there Howell. As appreciation to this festive moment, I hear jtr has decided to pick up the tab on a round for the house. Drink up everyone!

Good show Joe. Drinks on the house everyone! Howell said he's paying

Thanks Mickey. Actually, I just got back from google with the answer myself...which is what I should have done in the first place. That I didn't know. But now that you mention it, those sheep certainly are characterised by that same style.

Was Chicken run done by the same clay-animater who does Wallace&Gromit?

I count 7 molex connectors on the 430, as outlined in this PDF. I could open my case to get personal confirmation of this fact, but the PDF looks correct (plus I don't want to disturb this lazy Saturday with any kind of work just quite yet). Are you talking about the 2+floppy 2+floppy 3...

Checking my notes I had written down about usb cables and ferrite turned out to be not particularly illuminating. I just noted that troubles with usb devices can often be tracked back to crappy cables susceptable to EM noise, and that simply buying a ferrite core and looping the cable through...

The charge against Broadcast Flags is beginning to pick up momentum. I kind of have my suspicions that BF will never see the light of day.

Precisely. My polling of the electorate here would seem to indicate that you are certainly not alone. As for myself, the inclusion in these last 3 antec case contents packages was the first time I personally encountered these rings. Nevertheless, I have previously come across sporadic...

Probably SR linkage. BTW Merc, if your interested, there were a couple of people who asked you some questions on SR in regards to your posts.

Its 7-Zip for me.

Nice pictures mangydog. I used to be a regular follower of F1. But all those years of absolute Mclaren domination just sapped my interest. Now I just follow at arms length.

I haven't tried Memtest86 v3.1 yet. I note that Chris Brady's list of improvements in this release don't mention anything about including any of the little feature improvements that Memtest86+ brought to the table. And speaking about Memtest86+ features, when I had previously used the v1.00...

Oops....I'm usually pretty good about that See pdf. Yeah me and Chieftec are pretty tight :D The one has a much bigger hole diameter then the ones I've seen Handy. The one in the pdf photo is almost identical

Another example: all the cases here come with ferrite rings Ahem, I waiting for it Will :D

Bottom row, middle Chieftec reference

I don't think so Mark. Are insulation rings commonly included with Antec's, as I don't recall ever seeing them. The standoff insulation rings that I've come across in the past were all paper-like, and I haven't seen any included in a case's screws & accessory contents for a while (mind you I'm...

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