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Especially when you factor is cost of OS vs cost of business systems. When some business systems are several orders of magnitude more in cost than the OS it runs on, most companies will tend to side with the business system requirements vs what Microsoft wants them to do...

What about living in a country, that when government departments issue software plugins (for tax, health system, etc) that all require versions of software known NOT to work on Vista, eg old versions of Java, old versions of various libraries/toolkits, etc. And the fact that ISVs use this...

This has been fixed in the v3.0.2 release, as well as other 3D acceleration features.

Considering it was $20 for parts/cable and 3hrs of my time to run/install the cable. Far better than $100+ for routers/bridges/switches, etc... and having the unknown performance of a wireless bridge.

We decided to go option a, as it was the easiest/cheapest option...

I've just come up with a similar situation, phone points are too far from the main office area (in a private home), so have to weigh up the cost of: a. Get a professional cabler to install another point in the home office to get the ADSL into the office so can just use an existing wired ADSL...

It doesn't me too much as I don't watch a lot, too busy running around after my 17 mth old. I only tend to get to watch about an hour a day from 8:30pm - 9:30pm. But even evening prime-time is getting bad. But I know my better half is getting really pissed-off with it all. She keeps going on...

The funny thing is, if I'm doing a name only search I just do the following from a command prompt: cd \ dir /p /s *.jpeg (replacing *.jpeg with your search) a lot quicker than windows search function.... But I do disgress, I only have to do it on other peoples PCs, and I typically know where...

On a windows XP x64 host, running a Solaris guest (x64), I was able to play Quake2 fullscreen (1680x1050) on Intel 965G graphics as around 40-50fps using OpenGL acceleration within the guest using Virtual Box v2.2.4. No issues with it at all. Sadly VB v3.0 broke OpenGL acceleration with Solaris...

Using it daily for testing purposes. Running WinXP, Win2K8 and Solaris guests at the moment. The host is XP x64, and all the SMP stuff works nicely. There are a few bugs in v3.0 in regards to OpenGL acceleration, so I would recommend v2.2.4 if that feature is important. (3D Acceleration is...

I did that similar last-time I developed film, and while the images were 6MP, the encoding used (eg max compression), made the images look awful. (avg JPEG file size was 150KB-200KB). Since then, I moved to solely digital, so never really bothered to see if they are pulling the same crap these...

What not, Oakey frames?

If you're using drivers that are on the install media, then no difference. It's only when you need to start downloading drivers from manufacturers websites that things get tricky...

My understanding is that your license key is for the respective version of Vista, irrespective of whether you are running x86 or x64 implementations. So, yes, the same key can be used for either implementation. Just please be aware, there is no upgrade option from x86 to x64, you can only do a...

Same, no real differences in performance... Must be something to do with the noscript add-on I use.

Or this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulsbo_(chipset) New chipset + GMA500 graphics for Intel Atom platforms. IIRC, the new Dell Mini's are using these. IMO, nVidia Ion seems like a better platform (performance wise) for most netbooks, considering Ion can handle most Hi Def 1080p codecs in...

Thanks. My Google-fu must be weak today.

NOW = ????

Isn't there a saying along the lines of: "Intel give'th, Microsoft take'th". I know the company I work, has no current plans on supporting Vista as a platform (even though all our stuff works on it), and are hoping the Win7 can solve many of the problems Vista has in general, especially with...

I've just upgraded my ADSL 512K connection to a ADSL2+ connection at home. (no additional cost per month). Modem is syncing at 15000/800, and to be honest the general browsing appears to be no quicker. Quickly doing some download speed tests, indicate anyway between 11Mbps and 9Mbps depending...

I own a Holden badged vehicle (but is made by Isuzu), and my work car is a Holden Commodore Sportswagon. My personal car, build quality and performance, I have had no issues with. The Holden while all flashy on the exterior, when you get underneath the finishing and gloss, is a different story...

At work, and if printing out of Office 2007, then I just use the "Save As PDF" option, otherwise CutePDF. At home, "pstopdf". PS. For the Save As PDF option in Office 2007 see: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en

At work, we use LogMeIn (actually LogMeIn Rescue w/Techinician Desktop). We tell them to go to a website, give them a 6 digit code, it downloads the applet, and you can connect to their PC. We use the full paid version (with unlimited client connections, file transfer, direct registery...

$$$$$$$$$ and then some, especially since we want to migrate away from them. Not exactly an ideal situation.

Does anyone have a ODBC driver for a Sculptor 4GL database engine? Googling comes up with little information about Sculptor 4GL, even less about ODBC drivers for 3rd party systems. I'm basically after the driver, so I can extract data from a legacy system that is written in Scupltor 4GL, and...

Yep, most linux binaries will work on FreeBSD systems, due to an emulation layer that the dynamic object loader uses to start binaries. (FreeBSD and Linux both use the same API/ABI, but different kernel interfaces, the emulation provides a dymanic remap of the kernel interface, so even apps that...

FreeBSD has a place in my heart, but alas due to marketing Linux (*buntu in particular) seems to have the mindshare. I know all the Windows only guys at work, all seem to be asking me how to install Ubuntu or do it for them, even though I would rather install OpenSolaris or FreeBSD... Some don't...

Sorry to hear.

Fits fine... Yes the connectors are slightly off, but since it's not in a hot-swap bay, there's no issues with the fitment.

I just received a harddrive back from HP under RMA. The drive sent in was a Seagate 7200.11 160GB SATA (for a HP DC7800 desktop), and we received back a WDC 160GB Velociraptor as a replacement. Yep, that's right, a 160GB VR! (It's a short-stroked 300GB model, with HP firmware).

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The only SAS controllers I know of are: 1. PCI-X controllers that won't fit in a 32bti PCI slot 2. PCIe x1 - but only internal connectors. (eg, Highpoint 2640x1) 3. PCIe x4, x8 and x16. It'll be easier to give them a new box, or use (and I shudder when I suggest this), an external DAT72 USB...

Asus N10Jc close enough? http://www.asus.com.au/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=75&l3=792&l4=0&model=2586&modelmenu=1 The only issue, is the screen res: 1240x600 or there about's from memory. (I know it's definitely not 1366x768).

Something I will agree on... plus the added benefit of many manufacturers hiding details/specs about them as well. It was hard for us to decide on a model, and it was reading reviews on amazon that played a large part in selecting the model. We ended up getting a JVC GZ-MG330 Standard Def 30GB...

Same, I find zero appeal in uploading my personal information to a site, where I assign them rights to do whatever with said information. I guess that may be just the experience I had when serving in the Army, and all the talks on personal security and that the less information you expose about...

As someone who has done that in the past, I agree 100%... ouch....

Holden SV6 Sportswagon ( http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=100002 ) Not a bad drive, but rather boring considering the road/scenary. (Similar to the trip from LA to Las Vegas, when going through the remote desert regions).

I just got back to the office from a wonderful drive. Last night I was to do a system installation in a rather remote location, (5hrs west of Brisbane, QLD) and all the hardware was to be on site ready to un-box/install last Thursday (sent via courier). The courier company acknowledged delivery...

Pretty cool, but on Windows boxes I like using K-Lites Codec pack, which includes just about every codec ever needed. http://www.codecguide.com/about_mega.htm

There's a utility in there that wipes the U3 software from the USB stick. Last time I did this which was a few months ago, it was an option within their client utility that runs in the systray. (It's hidden, but it's there). Or plug it into a non-MS OS, fdisk it, and reformat it...

The one you linked to is a v.good webcam, my parents use one via MSN Messenger and the picture quality is way above average. At my end, we are using an older Logitech Webcam Express, and it's performance is linked directly to it's price. (low and crap). The other bonus, is the QC9000 supports...

What about the groovey store logos you now need to print (at customers request), or even barcodes at the bottom of the receipt? Not fun having to find the ESC codes when dealing with generic printers, (even for simple things like sending a signal to the printer to pop the cash drawer). OPOS is...

I'll ask, but doubtful. (If you have an Australian office/branch, that would help). OPOS isn't that bad, once you understand the product. I just wish EPSON drivers were a little more forgiving about the PC setup.

What's the issues with RMS? (Speaking as someone who installs RMS at least once a fortnight). If you look at what MS offer, then I will admit RMS can be very lacking in some areas. The company I work for has for the past 2yrs written a complete backoffice management system, that sits on top of...

I'm doing fine. (I'm in South East Queensland - nothing but sunshine, 30 degrees C and 80-90% humidity here). Thanks for the concern. However, my parents live in Gippsland, VIC near Leongatha. And thankfully, they're fine as well, as the closest fires are still approx 30km away from their...

Just like to wish SF a belated Happy 7th Birthday...

Nothing, just udaman trying to state how superior Mac's are in comparison your standard Windows PC. While having 2TB drives are nice and all, I seem to be doing okay storage wise with my 100GB array (4x 36GB drives) in my pc, backed with 500GB of storage (which is about 75% full) in an...

HP still offers the downgrade/upgrade option, but only for the business range of laptops.

I've found BSG to very good if you can watch a few episodes in a session without interruption. Otherwise you may miss or forget a small detail which may impact on enjoyment. One of the better sci-fi shows IMO recently. Otherwise I've been watching Family Guy (on DVD) and re-runs of House and...

DD, it happened during the first IT boom, and then all these IT educators that run the boot-camps have continued to foster the idea among the general population. I know the pay I'm on is a little better than the true average for my position, but it's still not that great that I can retire on...