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I have the Sony ear-bud types, I forget the exact model, md-11 or somesuch. They work well, only downside is a slight hissing noise when noise-cancellation is turned on - which you can only hear in a quiet room. On a plane it's un-noticeable. That said the best sleep I've ever had on a plane is...

The 2001FP and 2005WFP are currently available for the insane price of $507, with free shipping. http://bensbargains.net/index.shtml

Update: If I make sure that the serial port connector is grounded to the chassis of the target device, the upgrade does work on the Athlon :) A fickle thing, grounding is. Thanks everyone.

Symptoms are that it should program a block, then return OK, then go on to the next block. At a certain stage, it will come back with the error "Echo received didn't match". And the process will fail. Settings we use are 9600 or 38400bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control...

So we got an Athlon64 3800+ machine in for evaluation, the only problem is that the serial port doesn't work to our satisfaction (i.e. it fails to upload firmware properly). Now on the Dell Precision 470 the serial port does uploads flawlessly. My question is, will a PCI serial port card help...

Ahh, nice and warm here in Dallas for the last two days, 75+ is a nice change from constant 30s and below. Tho I dont think I could live here in the summer. Oh well, back to the cold NorthEast this arvo.

Nothing wrong with your computer in particular, that is just standard Windows behaviour (older versions of Windows not wanting to install in a multi-boot system with more recent versions of Windows). 98 just wants to be the first installon the drive (prob too stupid to understand multiboot).

Enclosure should allow you to set ranges, either 0-4, or 7-11, something like that. It then assigns drives id#s based on which slot in the enclosure the drive is in.

Buck, the NEC 3500 and 3520 cannot read DVD-RAM.

Yeah they show it in Aus, Don whatshisname usually calls it/intros. Middle of the night. Of course, the game is so confusing that no-one knows what the hell is going on. Especially when compared to a much faster Aussie Rules Footy with a playing field easily twice as large, and no wussy...

Quite right Corvair, I often get directions screwed up. Never Eat Shredded Wheat. Drove to Toronto last week, it was a miracle I didn't end up in PA!

I dunno the answer to your question but I would agree with you that there is little point in a 19" with the same rez as a 17". Might as well step up to a 20" with UXGA if you want a big screen. Only time I would consider a 19" with 1280*1024 is if the person has poor vision. I'm waiting for...

I believe Opteron and Athlon64 have the same capabilities in regards to addressing: Physical Address 40 Bits Virtual Address 48 Bits We sell the software as a standalone package as well as part of a turn-key solution with workstation, so Enterprise editions are out from a cost standpoint...

It seems one of our image processing programs at work is quite greedy when it comes to RAM requirements. Greedier than the feeble 2GB maximum that Windows allows per process. From what I understand, the quickest fix right now would be to run 32bit Windows XP Pro with the /3GB switch in boot.ini...

The out connector is only if you want to hook up say a second supermicro enclosure on the same channel. However you could do the same in your enclosure (sounds like it has multiple internal connectors) without using "out". In that case just turn off termination on the 1st supermicro, and set the...

The supermicro draws air in from the front of the trays, across the drives, and then vents out the back via a 90mm fan. Works well, even in a toasty dual athlon machine, with 3*15K drives adjacent - including that noisy, hot running IBM that you used to have :) As long as your external...

If you have the spare 3.5" bays, a Supermicro 4 or 5 tray enclosure works well (assuming you have 80 pin drives).

I predict I will have to dick around with my rabbit ears to pick up Fox-HD OTA because the bastards at Sinclair and TWC haven't pulled their finger out. Revenge will be mine when I tell them to shove it and go Dish (once they've switched to MPEG-4).

Spoke to a client near Boston yesterday, they got around 30".

We got about 14" all up with lake effect, I'm sure Doug got plenty more, being close to Boston.

Holy f****ing jebus. $680 just for the lower duty Model 7509. I think I'll go for the one from J&R and weld some angle iron on for the keyboard/mouse. Thanks.

Yes, I could use a wireless keyboard/mouse. But I still need them to move with the LCD monitor. I found this: http://www.custom-products.com/CustomProducts/Info.nsf/GetResource/Image_arms2-C/$file/60239-2-lg.jpg which will do the job I guess. Thanks.

The 24" Dell widescreen with 1920*1200 rez is apparently to be released next month: http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=273396&hl=dell&st=0 I dunno if that interests you, you are probably still within the return period for the 2005W. Of course cost will prob be double or more

I was wondering if any of you guys had any experiences with LCD wall mounts. I'm after something like this: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3150348 Except, I need one with a keyboard tray underneath it (ideally with enough space to hold a trackball mouse beside it). I'm sure...

I have an OrangeMicro combo USB2/FW400 card (TI+NEC) and never had any probs. Also have an OWC FW800 card that works well.

Got down to a brisk -26C last night, with wind chill it was -29C, coldest day since 1994 for us. Much further and I will be able to convert F straight to C! How goes everyone in the forthcoming storm? Must have already buried Merc :)

I've had good luck with these guys: http://www.pacificcable.com/DVI.htm

Got a couple of 3520 OEMs for work on Thursday, work fine. For software, I use Veritas RecordNow DX 4.5, it used to be available from the Sony Storage support site (full standalone that works with any drive), but it looks like they now have some kind of updater to 6.7 instead.

I was searching for a rack that can take say two 2U systems, and came across these: http://www.casesbyskb.com/Rack-case.htm Pretty cheap, and if you get one with wheels you could roll it around to your next Lan parteee.

I wouldn't consider the fan to be loud, be aware that the enclosure will make a most horrific screech if you happen to disconnect it tho, I can't remember if you can disable the alarm via jumpers.

I have the older 4 drive SCSI version of that enclosure, it has a 90mm fan in the back, but I can't hear it what with the 3*15K drives in there (the IBM is one noisy mofo). Interesting to see how much the prices have droppped on these....

Reading thru that, and then to the MS article, it looks like SP2 sets FW speed to 100Mbit/sec? What kind of massive f### up is that? This should be a critical/recommended update, not something hidden in the KB. Thanks for the link BTW.

Wireless 1mb down/up for $49, with $99 install seems reasonable to me, I definitely wouldn't sign any long term contracts until you see how it works for you. But once you go >dial up, it's very tough to go back :)

I think there is only one (5.4_06) http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/MR814v3.asp Just keep a record of your settings as the firmware upgrade will reset things back to default. This firmware only adds WPA-PSK support, if you don't need it then don't bother.

I dunno if you guys know this but the 814v2 can be flashed with the firmware for the 814v3 (despite what the Netgear site says), giving you WPA capability.

Where do you live and what providers are available to you? If that is 1mb down/1up I would say go for it, but otherwise there should be something better around.

If I could get Fios, I could easily justify $200 per month for 30mb down / 5mb up. http://www22.verizon.com/fiosforhome/channels/fios/root/package.asp Apparently Syracuse is going to be one of their test markets, hopefully they can just move a little East and come to Rochester.

Actually with our main application at work, my A64@2400 thrashes the panties of any P4s we have. I estimate we would need a P4 3.6 or 3.8 to beat it. It's just a royal pain to find a reasonable major dealer who a) sells Athlon64s and b) has a decent 3 year warranty for a reasonable price. I...

Granite Digital FW cables have baluns - and prices to match :)

Hopefully you get the free upgrade to 5mb soon.

Not bad at all. We just got the upgraded 5mb down start of this week in Upstate NY. Still a pathetic 378kb upload.

I got my A64 winchester 1.8 upto 2.4GHz and it seems reasonably stable. Certainly seems a little faster than my 400SC with 2.4

I've had good performance with the Verbatim 16x DVD+R. If you are feeling adventurous, you can flash the firmware on the 3500, to remove the DVD ripping speed lock, the RPC lock, and to allow you to set the booktype for DVD+R to DVD-ROM. Just did it myself, because my Panny S97 DVD player...

I heard further details yesterday, apparently some of the guests were actually hitting the staff, who were trying to drag them to safety. :o Tho the German embassy is all lovey dovey with us now :)

Eek, 3+weeks shiping. Nevermind...

Looks like the 1Ds-MkII has better performance with SD than CF, you may want to go that option: SD speeds http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7345 CF speeds http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=6007-7344 Dell have the Ultra II SD cards for around $95. You...

Talking of faster CF speeds: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=117235 The CompactFlash Association (CFA) announces the CF+(TM) & CompactFlash(R) Specification Revision 3.0. Revision 3.0 increases the CompactFlash interface data transfer rate from 16MB/sec to 66MB/sec, while maintaining...

Seems to work OK, it insisted on verifying that my XP install was "genuine", which is fine, but asking me to re-enter the product key off the COA label is a PITA. I can sleep easy at night knowing that I am "Genuine". In any case I like it, especially the little task manager processes...

Let me know if you need one mailed to you, if you can't find a local distributor.

As a matter of fact when I used to use NationalAccess they never billed me for the minutes used. Day or night :) Of course now I have cable, but it would be worth keeping an eye on the billing.