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I follow your logic, but I don't think any of them will be a measurable difference. Even with a kill-a-watt, I don't think the difference will register.

I actually broke my first SD card the other day. Haven't broken any CF cards yet. For the record, my 30MB/s 8GB Extreme III SD card allows the XSi to shoot RAW continuously. Very cool.

I bet waiting will fix it ;)

Up now, Rush Limbaugh...with Sean Hannity up next!

The output from a soundcard will be signal level only; you will need an amplifier of some kind to drive speakers. Honestly, you will be much happier with one of these. Surround sound is a nice thing.

Armadillo Run is very fun. I'm sure the other will be, too. Thanks for the tip.

Meh, I'm really happy with my new workbench. The whole table is angled towards me, is prewired for network, power, and KVM, and has a 2 gallon air compressor mounted underneath. If I can't do a motherboard in 5 minutes (power tools) something is wrong.

From what I understand, this is related to whether they previously had "leave a copy of messages on the server" checked or not. If they left the messages on the server, you get it all. Outlook isn't smart enough one way or the other.

This is weird. Samsung ML-2850ND, connected to the network with two workstations (XP, all updates) both configured the same from the same CD. Both can print and see the full feature set. I can't find a single thing different about them. On one of them, when you try to print an envelope from MS...

They all still work. The only issue I had was when two of the corners popped out of the board and cooked the chip. But considering the number of installs I've done, that isn't too big a deal.

I've experienced the same with the stock Intel HSF (on that motherboard and others). Intel's current mounting mechanism is one of the crappiest to date. I've also had them actually pop out on their own.

I'm still looking for backplanes/enclosures that support the multi-lane connector that 3Ware uses in their RAID cards. 75% less cables is a good thing.

Well, since we all know XP doesn't do that on every machine, it sounds like a hardware issue. I assume pulling the optical completely fixes the issue as well?

Ah, one that will take normal motherboards, and full-height expansion cards. Edit - And nobody sells it. Crap. Edit - Make that one company. Anyone have experience with them?

Thanks Coug. They mention compatibility with Uio motherboards (they certainly can't take the usual IO panels, check the pictures).

Preferably hotswap, though that isn't required. As many as 16 would be nice, but I only really need 12. Standard sized motherboard, single PSU is fine. In the past I've used the Antec 3U chassis with Supermicro 5-in-3 adapters, but that gives me 10 and no optical drive. Thanks!

I'm actually pushing him further towards compressed air. Easier to work with and safer.

Useful information. Thanks for that. It really isn't a matter of need...;) I'm very aware of that. Getting something slower burning and using a longer barrel to compensate works, no?

Agreed. I now have a 1HP/2Gal air compressor in my office capable of 125PSI. That would do the trick with an electronically-released quick valve of some kind. But he is tempted to go the other way; welded steel with an oxy-acetylene propellant.

Made recently by a friend. 2 feet of 4" PVC (reaction chamber) connected to 4 feet of 2" PVC (barrel). With some hairspray in the back and the click-start from a gas barbecue. Managed about 100 yards with a potato core.

I just fired a potato cannon for the first time. Not sure what it is good for, but it was neat.

Just a day older ;)

This was the Best Western in Lompoc, CA. I think the rate was $125/night. The lady at the desk upgraded us for free, I think we were the only guests in the hotel.

typo? Priceless. True, 2009 will be the worst in many decades; but unless you choose to die now, you may as well lean into it and work for a better 2010 (2012?).

Still more than 12 hours out here. Another 5 hours of work, then some sleep, then gaming with friends.

The hotel had the full DirectTV package, so...yes. Though we didn't bother.

Indeed, and the only reason support for XP is holding this long is because Vista is such a dog. If 7 is actually any good (there is some hope), then vendors won't stick around much longer.

Because you don't want to run Vista, and by the end of the Windows 7 cycle, there might be something that requires Vista/7. Vista only lasted 2 years, but I suspect that 7 will be around for at least 4. Will all the programs you use still support a 10-year-old OS (XP) then?

AFAIK, blade servers manage a higher core/U than most big iron. And are essentially scaling out instead of up. But I agree that it (like all things in life) is not black and white. Except that cocaine/priest thing Merc was talking about...that is flat-out awesome. Citrix basically takes an...

Agreed. But scaling up doesn't make sense financially when you can scale out. 8 4-core boxes cost much less than one 32-core box. Granted, some problems can't be distributed that way, but most can. That is why I never understood using big iron (eg. AS/400s) to run a bunch of VMs; You were paying...

All the specialty apps that I've used have allowed either MS SQL or Oracle at the back-end. Some are even kind enough to support MySQL (an obvious choice from a cost standpoint). Considering I'm given the choice of sticking with a vendor with a known support structure and a simple (yet pricey)...

While there is certainly such a thing as too close, it would provide much better coverage of orgy scenes. ;)

I htink you are right ;)

Hold off until you can know that your new purchase is fully supported in Windows 7?

Ugh. A great reason to never use Oracle.

Very cool. Congrats.

That was me. Sorry. :cheese:

I agree that the OS itself doesn't need an SSD, but it is too much trouble separating all the bits that I would want better performance from the OS. But hey, I did stick it on the slower Intel SSD.

Many things ;) But I'll be trying out the TV as well once I find some HD content to view.

Excellent choice on the 9550. I was able to get mine stable @ 3.6Ghz with regular 800Mhz memory and no voltage mods.

The hotel room we are staying in tonight has a 52" LG hanging of the wall with a multi-segment pivoting arm. It doesn't look safe. I'll be trying it out later.

Yup. Everyone I know licenses per physical processor (Microsoft, Citrix, VMWare, etc). Regardless of the number of cores/hyperthreading.

I managed only one incident this year, that is my best to date.

;)

Anyone know if any of these use SATA disks? Mine has a ZIF-style IDE cable that really cuts my upgrade options.

Yup, a 4-2.5"-SATA/SAS-in-1-5.25" bay. It will hold the two Intel SSDs and the two RiData SSDs (RAID-0) for my workstation. Between that, some Extreme III SDHC cards, and a 1HP/2Gal air compressor for the workbench; my shopping for the day is over.

How about Newegg and special shipping arrangements? An order placed at 2PM yesterday with UPS ground showed up this morning at 9AM. That is awesome!

ditto.

I actually have done a fair bit of business with them (they used to be about 15 miles away). I'll send them an e-mail and see what they have to say.

My cut-off is still $1k. Less than that I will spec a Dell for free and send them on their way.