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I'm switching to 1.5M/256k on Internode. I just need to figure out how to reduce us down to one phone line, or save us a bit of money. Since 1.5M from Internode is $30/mo more than Telstra's 512K service, I feel a bit bad spending the extra $. If I can get rid of one of our two phone lines...

Well, actually I probably should have said simplex and asymmetric routing. But I thought it was more complexity than was needed. As for symmetric = duplex, they're really two different things. Duplex or simplex means the connection allows data in one direction or both - our pricelists for...

Obviously one that has been studying the Karma Sutra. ;)

I can't get through to that, I always get a DNS error. Do yu have an IP I could try?

Cliptin, yes, 2M in each direction. The setup at the office in London is a bit odd - they use asymmetric routing for the return path for security reasons. This is done through a pair of 2M lines, each of which is simplex. As for your question, a T1 (or any other telco line) is fully duplex, of...

Looking at the thread, you guys did do a great job on bringing them on topic. Well done! Anyone game to start up a new laptop recommendation thread on SR? We've just bought everyone Toshiba Satellite 2000-series notebooks - they're not bad in terms of size, weight and performance, and they're...

Errrrr, packaging - you get the idea.

Doug, looks like one nifty laptop. I haven't seen one that allows you toupgrade the CPU before (although who knows how long it will be before Intel changes their packagaing again).

Perhaps cracking it open is the first order of the day? Then perhaps photos? :P

... uh, except obviously that the drive is getting higher error rates than it should - high enough that they're above what the SMART frimware on the drive considers the threshold, anyway. What I meant is, I wonder what that means is going wrong? It certainly is a sick drive.

I wonder what that all means?

It was a subtle reference (apparently too subtle ;) ) to "Fatal Attraction" and the bunny-boiling scene towards the end.

I'm getting rid of a lot of pent up frustration from work in the latter stages of this thread on SR which started off on laptops but has devolved into the unveiling of one Jason Hegel as the biggest corporate pirate since, oh, at least Enron (or possibly Global Crossing). :eekers: I'm enjoying...

Yeah, big congratulations Jake - and welcome, too. :)

One other thing - most companies limit the networking perks available to their employees, usually they only offer them the same as the public gets, or less. The thought behind this is that if you're offering a service but the paying customers can't get decent throughput because your staff are...

I'd be surprised if they could get that speed, even downloading. 10Mb/s is shared among all nodes in a network boundary, so unless they hardly sell any connections in a given area, the network admins are at the mercy of the other users. The upload is likely to be much less given the asymmetric...

It's hard. Big ISPs theoretically could to some extent, but they're usually the ones that least need to cheat. Small ones can't, because the measurement points are outside their network and they don't control the routing.

I hate you. If you own a rabbit, expect soup in the not-too-distant future.

Re: Intel i845G reported to be very fast according to Dumb T Dunno. But there's nothing that annoys me more in hardware reviews than paragraphs like "The SiSoft Sandra 2002 Pro Memory Benchmark shows the exact bandwidth of the various memory modules. However, we cannot vouch for these figures...

As I said to Doug, if you knew me in person you'd know that I am about the most laid back, calm person you're likely to come across. I don't get mad, I get even. :mrgrn: As I indicated at the time, it was sort of a test case to see what would happen. I'm immensely proud to have been the first...

I get this strange feeling that I've blown whatever chance I might have had of becoming one of the roving moderators. :mrgrn:

Excuse me, blame where blame is due! That was my link, thankyouverymuch. :)

It was deliberately a bit provocative - I'd never, ever have posted such a link at SR. Given the very small audience here and the context I wasn't too fussed if it stayed up or not.

I love test cases. ;)

Excellent timing : I've got to go to HK on business for the week of the 13th. So I can probably get more camera for my money - I'm going to sell my Sun box to cover it (the things I do!). So what's a good, midpriced digital camera? I'll probably spend about A$800 or so (about HK$4K I guess)...

If you're happy with Ghost 5 whatever you do, don't go to www.xxxxxxxx.net and download Ghost 7.5 Enterprise (or any of the other software there, like NAV Corporate 7.6). [Mod: Removed link to warez site. Don't want to set a bad precedent.]

Well, I don't have much choice but to fit in to a 3GB limit. Thanks in part to Telstra and in part to our physical location in the world (ie. not next to or in the States) that's pretty much the only option. It's not financially viable for companies to offer unlimited downloads in a home...

I'm just about to swap from Telstra DSL ($95/mo, 512k/128k, 3GB ul/dl limit) to Internode ($129/mo, 1,544k/256k, 3GB dl only limit, or an extra $20 a month gets me an extra 1.5GB). The way I use the net isn't particularly browsing and such, it's mainly downloading patches and movies and games...

I use Norton AV Corporate Edition v7.6. That way they don't stuff you about over the definition updates and you can use one machine at home as the server for virus updates - works well, and without all the overkill of NAV 2002.

Strictly speaking, we're all our parents' children (except those of us who are clones), no matter how old we are - so you could read the quote that way I guess. (I don't agree with it particularly, even so.)

Bill, I'm writing out a cheque (you might call it a "check"). Shall I make it out to "Reality"?

David, I think that ranks as about the most useful response to a post of mine I've ever had. Thank you immensely. You're very good at spending other people's money, aren't you? ;) But seriously, I think what you're saying in a very nice way is that if I want to get a camera worthy of the name...

The fact that several thousand people (for example) died in Turkey not so long ago in an earthquake should have been a cause for concern for the personal security of those that live in other earthquake zones - like, say, California or Japan. Perhaps it was all too abstract though? But are the...

Blah blah blah, lovely photos, how to take pictures, blah blah blah - but what I still want to know is what digital camera I should get. :)

I'm sure you all know how to come up with your own "porn star name" - take the name of your first pet, then combine that with the name of the street (without avenue, road, street, place, crescent, etc. etc.) you lived on after you were born.

This may come across as nasty - if so, it wasn't intended that way. No, I'll never understand that talk, because it involves killing 9 million or whatever it is innocent civillians. Kill Al-Queda members if you must, although it's hard to see what benefit it will achieve and frankly it's...

Cartman voice: " Looks pretty sweet to me!"

It's not z-ordering, but it does group programs by category : http://www.hace.us-inc.com/texecute.shtml ... I don't know what it's like, but perhaps it's a start.

No.

How about another option for the poll : "OMG I HATE IT WHEN U.S.-BASED PEOPLE GET SUCH AMAZING DEALS ON PC EQUIPMENT AND I'M LEFT PAYING ABOUT 4X AS MUCH."

Thanks for all that info Tony, and I look forward to the continuation. I'm thinking I'll do my optical drive piccies outside on the weekend, since realistically with it taking 8-10 hours to test a drive, I'll be doing most of my reviewing on Saturdays and Sundays anyway. Thanks for the inside...

Hey Tea, cut back on the booze, willya? You've posted in the wrong forum again.

Knowing how he feels about you Tea, some ice down his trousers might be a very good idea.

I don't think you mentioned what OS you're using. If you're in Win98 and can use a VFW driver, Virtualdub might be a good option (I don't know, I haven't tried it on the card you're using). If you need something that captures from a WDM driver (because you're running ME, 2000 or XP), that's...

A TiVo (14hr reconditioned one is USD140 plus s&h, the network card is USD75). You can pull the files off the TiVo through the network card - the app that does the extraction also converts it to standard MPEG2 video. Then all you need to do is re-encode it as a VCD. As mentioned above, make...

The RSC is coming to Melbourne too : http://premier.ticketek.com.au/Ticketek/event/event01.asp?NatTag=HOLLOWCR02&SynopsisCode=HOLLOWCR02&PrevStep=Search There's a terrific lineup of talent - Diana Rigg, Derek Jacobi, Ian Richardson, Donald Sinden... but unfortunately it's a special...

Actually, we have just had or are just about to have a performance of the 1812 overture here in Sydney with cannons (and lasers and fireworks and...). I haven't paid it much mind because I've been struck down by the 'flu for the first time in years. But if you'd like me to find out for you Tony...

I think I'd want to pay less than a third of that amount. :)

Do Promise controllers support ATAPI devices? I was under the impression they didn't - at least the built in Promise controller on my A7V doesn't seem to.

Well, since the digital camera afficienados seem to be circling in this thread... could I ask for some advice? I'd like to spend the least possible money to get an acceptable quality digital camera. Ideally it should have USB connectivity but I won't take enough photos for it to be a really big...