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I don't bother with the iSCSI backend, all the disks are local. The simple description of the current problem is just flaky hardware with the simple solution being better and more hardware. Of course, if I wanted to implement systems and management capabilities that would prevent a flaky...

I thought I was getting good at my job. No significant loss of productivity company wide in the 3 years I've been in charge. No loss of data. No virus infections. And for the last 2+ years since I got most of it set up, no all-nighters. I have 3 VMWare servers, any 2 of which have the...

Supertoaster!

Indeed. I'm swapping out all our serial/parallel POS crap to at least USB, network if I can manage it. That is an interesting thing. My only use for serial would be to remotely control my 4x4 HDMI matrix switch (IR and serial, gotta love the monoprice folks).

The REVO drives I've been buying are LSI RAID cards tied to Sandforce controllers tied to memory. The pending Intel PCIe drives are Intel all the way. If LSI/Sandforce wants to compete in a growing field with shrinking margins, consolidation might be their only play.

My congratulations to Lenovo, for building a desktop that is simultaneously: 1. High-tech (No PS/2 ports) 2. Low-tech (VGA only) 3. High-tech (No Parallel) 4. Low-tech (Serial)

Google reads everything.

Some of my lower volume clients just give me some Benjamins on my way out the door. Of course I declare it as income later on, but it does make the billing process easier.

I like this stuff for making occasional use items more accessible, but I can't imagine using it full-time. Tactile feedback is simply too valuable.

My i1 (1.5) doesn't have an issue, but it is a piece of crap anyway.

I withdraw money at the teller only because the ATM won't give $100 bills (only in Vegas) and has a cap of $500. I use plastic for stuff I want to keep track of (food/gas/home improvements) and cash for stuff I don't want to keep track of (toys).

I forget who it was who earlier was comparing Ferraris to Civics?

Not the one I care about.

HDMI over optical is what we are looking at, not nearly as expensive as I would have anticipated (~$350 for this length).

Sounds good. Best to do it right than quickly I suppose, but this world of same-day shipping and overnight delivery has skewed the senses a bit.

RAM still isn't so bad, it's the hard drives that are going crazy.

Got to drive a 959 at laguna seca once...in the parking lot...but it was still fun.

About 40 feet direct, the cable run will end up being closer to 75 feet. Thinking wireless? There are two very sturdy walls in between.

Yeah, I can propose whatever I want, but it has to be defensible. In my interest I'll be looking for as fool-proof a system as possible that offers quantifiably better performance than what he had for the lowest price. That price (of course) needs to be reasonably near the projected repair...

How Canada's TD Bank Is Invading U.S. Market

Just sent the SIM2 back to Florida for repairs, when the bulb blew it sprayed molten glass all over the internals and caused the fan controller to fail. Now I get to decide what the "tipping point" repair cost is that causes us to evaluate new units. Also needing consideration is that most of...

I wonder what the knock-on effect will be to SSDs? If this will push OEMs to offer SSDs in lower-end machines?

I haven't cut a manual check in years, but the system is behind the times. I go online, and say who, how much, and when, and then the bank physically cuts a check and puts it in the mail. WTF?

Got plans for the 4GB DIMMs?

Sounds good. Honestly I could wait if Cutter will provide a higher-performing unit. Just upgrade any shipping options and I'll cover it.

Rotary would be fine. How big a deal is not being able to choose the bins? Will this be "water resistant"? I don't plan on riding in the rain, but it happens.

That does look good, thanks Stereodude.

Sounds good. What would the charger look like, just a wall-wart? I already have an outlet in my bike storage. Of course, with the optics now missing on my 150+cd HL-EL135, I am in a bit of a hurry before I crash into something. What sort of timeframe can you manage?

Yeah, a female friend here showed me some of her data. 18mph average for 80 miles and her heart rate never exceeded 130bpm. I was interested in riding in their group, but it will take me a few years to get to that level.

She doesn't plan on riding the same way we do...this will very much be riding the bike trail along the beach from Sand City perhaps to Carmel. If I really push, I can imagine getting her up to 8mph. She hasn't ridden a bike in 25+ years, and she considers the step-through frame a safety...

Looks like I'll be getting a cruiser for my wife. I'd love to get her something with a touch more performance, if anyone has any recommendations.

I would love one with a TosLink or SPDIF input.

I'm a current BofA customer. Thanks to having a mortgage with them I have an upgraded account without charge. This also allows me to avoid the debit card fee. That doesn't change the fact that I'll be moving to the local credit union as soon as I can refinance.

Yeah, if SP1 isn't installed then the tool to remove the SP1 uninstall information should probably fail ;)

I've used RAID Reconstructor before with positive results, but it sounds like those drives might be very dead.

The other thought I had is whether SP1 was already slipstreamed onto the disk you installed from?

Does your machine have SP1 installed? (Right-click on my computer and choose "Properties")

How did your drives fail? If they can still be detected, you can try some RAID recovery programs and see what it can find. If the drives are completely inaccessible, time to throw in the towel. As every file is striped across every drive, you have lost some part of any file big enough to fill a...

I just installed CCleaner, ran all the options, then ran this command. This command saved an additional 4GB of space.

I don't know. It doesn't list it on the website.

Nice work. I had quite a few of those back in the day...of course they are all scrap now.

If some of you try this with success, I'll add it to the toolbox section.

As an interesting aside to this, if you have installed 7 SP1 and are OK with making it permanent you can get some space back by clearing the uninstall files: Press the "Windows" key, type "CMD" Right-click on the "CMD" and choose "Run as Administrator" In the Admin command line, type the...

Indeed. Laser certainly sounds like the way to go. If you want color and duplexing, you can go to the Konica Minolta for $400+. There are Brother printers for less, but as I said, I haven't gone there.

I haven't bought a Brother product in years. The last time I did they all got recalled for a fire hazard. Admittedly, it has been years.

I have sworn off all inkjet printers for all purposes. Laser+duplex will be tricky in that price range. Do you need color? I'm assuming you have a pretty decent photo printer already. The base-level monochrome HP is $250. Under that, I don't have much experience.

Depends on the house. I've bowled at my boss' house and he went to bed; can't hear the bowling alley from even halfway across the house.

Nearly two years old, but new to me. A decent documentation of a 100TB DIY server.

I noticed it only has 6 onboard SATA connectors, but it also has 2 SFF-8087 connections...sweet.

Very shiny.