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  1. Santilli

    HD Playback - I'm out of the loop

    I was using Windows Media Player 10,, IIRC, and the 120 mb files from MSFT. Also, Dual Xeon, 2.8's, and the Matrox 650. Don't remember if I had two, or three monitors hooked up, but, I was running relatively high resolutions, maybe 1280 or so on each, and, this seemed to affect quality. The...
  2. Santilli

    Air Cat strikes again...

    Her airness does a number of different tricks. The first time I realized how high she can jump, she had followed me into the shower, after I was done, and started marking and sniffing around. Just to teach her to stay out of the shower, I closed the doors, with her inside, and started drying...
  3. Santilli

    HD Playback - I'm out of the loop

    What I noticed was the higher definitions, 1028 in particular, really suffered, if the Video card didn't have at least 128 mb of vram. Yes, it requires processing power, but, I suspect a 1800+ CPU, with sufficent ram, and a video card with at least 28 mb of vram, would be sufficent for anything...
  4. Santilli

    HD Playback - I'm out of the loop

    Well, I just played 1028 HD Step into Liquid, and Alexander, and Titanic, and, they all played flawlessly, and on each monitor, full screen. This, in contrast to the P650 Matrox that was slide show time, with only 64 mb of vram. By the way, it takes about 40-50% of the processing power of...
  5. Santilli

    HD Playback - I'm out of the loop

    I keep gettiing "bad public movie atom" and can't download anything. Wonder if it's the same with MSFT? S
  6. Santilli

    HD Playback - I'm out of the loop

    Actually, from my experience, it's pretty much all video card. I ran em on a dual Xeon 2.8, with a Matrox P650, and 64 mb of ram, and it was out of sync, and slow. I upgraded to a 256 mb of vram X800Xl, and that solved my slide show problem. It seems to have a ton to do with the avaliable...
  7. Santilli

    Air Cat strikes again...

    As requested, Air Jumpster pictures... First, I hear a bang, grab the camera, and, this is my first shot: As I get a little closer, one of my favorite pictures: And, once in the bathroom, I realize she's looking very relaxed on the top of the door, looking for moths... Here's another...
  8. Santilli

    Labeling CD's/DVD's with a printer, rather then a sharpie...

    And why do you think I type 70 words a minute???? GS
  9. Santilli

    Labeling CD's/DVD's with a printer, rather then a sharpie...

    Well, I got started on this because I saw the CW-75 Casio, for around 100 bucks. After reading reviews, it appears it pretty much sucks. Likewise the Prima ZL-1, though it appears to do what I'm after, just black lettering on cds, it's reviews are not real favorable, and, it's firesale prices...
  10. Santilli

    Motherboard selection dificulties. PCIEx16 and a PCIEx8?

    Not a lot of good choices. :x :-? g
  11. Santilli

    Labeling CD's/DVD's with a printer, rather then a sharpie...

    Hi I'm wondering if someone has a no nonsense, easy to use printer for direct labeling of CD's/DVD's that look neat, rather then sharpied? Also, is it hard to find inkjet printable CD/DVD's? Does anyone make a laser printer that will direct label to CD's? Color is not very important on this...
  12. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    THANKS ALL :excl: :mrgrn: 90mm, hmmm :?: I'll order a Vantec Stealth fan, and have a go at it. They have worked great in the other areas. The tip on locking the computer is excellent, and, I didn't know how to do it. Seasonic 600Watt power supplies are approved by cats around the world...
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    Folding@Home

    THANKS ALL :excl: :mrgrn: 90mm, hmmm :?: I'll order a Vantec Stealth fan, and have a go at it. They have worked great in the other areas. The tip on locking the computer is excellent, and, I didn't know how to do it. Seasonic 600Watt power supplies are approved by cats around the world...
  14. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    Thanks Bozo!! Good article. My machine currently is running large wus, at least it appears so from the points vs. Wus completed. Mark, it's not all that Big Brother. It's more like little sister. My girlfriend can create an hours work just trying to figure out what she's screwed up on my...
  15. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    No, it just works while I'm home, or around the house. Don't want someone else looking around my computer. I changed the name of the Xeon to Gregory_Santilli, so both it, and the AMD 3000+ that is up 24/7, combine under one name, I hope. That's what appears to be happening. GS PS Exactly...
  16. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    Nothing new. 16 mb/sec ATA 33. Pci 133 that only goes 70 mb/sec, etc. Screw em. gs
  17. Santilli

    Papers Please

    1984 is here... :cry: GS
  18. Santilli

    Something Random

    VERY cool :excl: GS
  19. Santilli

    I need an electric space heater...

    Check with Costco for a low cost solution They sell HeatDish electric heaters that seem to work great. I use one in my room, and my house is likewise a bit on the cool side. Gs
  20. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    The great thing about the ipod is apparently the person who bought the darn thing for her went through the torture, and, managed to get the songs loaded. God Bless Him. On this machine, not on my machine, it sits dormant, hardly ever used... GS
  21. Santilli

    Looking for a suitable RAID controller

    I combine the above ideas, using Raid 0 to boot from, and removeable drives for storage. Buy LSI single channel RAID card, 350. Cable will be included with Supermicro SCA SCSI gem 318 removeable drive box. Find refurbished drives, prefer SCSI 10k Cheetahs, in the 146 gig category. Computer...
  22. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    It's a bit funny, really. For the longest time, I had to tolerate on the mac, awful, expensive, garbage software from MSFT. Now, with the success of the iPod, it appears Apple is putting out their usual beta software, promised to work for the two pc's they tested it on... Welcome to the world...
  23. Santilli

    Hard Drive Trends (some jaw-dropping info ahead)...

    I guess when you get in the water, you have to have respect for things that don't eat you, either by instinct, or choice. Likewise, while surfing within in eyesight of a known Great White Shark playground, I'm really grateful they don't do a few kicks of the tail, and visit or little beach. If...
  24. Santilli

    Hard Drive Trends (some jaw-dropping info ahead)...

    REALLY??? It's a habit of the wise: they like to talk to the most intelligent one present. In this case, since dolphins have a larger brain then we do, and, have a larger brain then we do, weight vs. brain matter wise, and, despite this superiority, show us inferior beings great respect, and...
  25. Santilli

    Another Digital Camera Thread - Point and Shoot

    After a bit more production, the Canon Rebel 350 may finally get me a serious SLR digital camera. Costco has a very nice package for this setup: zoom and printer, for about 1100. No presents until after Christmas... gs
  26. Santilli

    Sony releasing malware

    Try marrying a Japanese girl. You will get an entirely different picture from the above. Or, better yet, watch a Japanese soap opera. The complexity of deceit requires a computer just to figure out the lies, and keep them in order, or straight. gs
  27. Santilli

    Hard Drive Trends (some jaw-dropping info ahead)...

    Thanks Splash. VERY helpful in planning. gs
  28. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    icrap 6. :cry: :beer: :idea: :jumpin: :errr: :cheers:
  29. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    My girlfriend has an Ipod, and, I have to go look at her computer to see what version of icrap I loaded on it. My hate is the bundled Quicktime, and icrap, when, I don't NEED icrap, at all... gs
  30. Santilli

    Apple makes the hate list

    Why I love Seagate, and stay with them. gs
  31. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    When I was real enthused, I was using the SO's Athlon 3000, my work 1.4 gig athlon, my P2 400mhz, laptops G3 333mhz, 1.6 Pentium M, and my dual Xeon. Currently the Gregory_Santilli name is on the Dual, and, the real point scorer, my SO's 3000. I've determined the older machines aren't worth...
  32. Santilli

    Another Digital Camera Thread - Point and Shoot

    David: this looks like a great deal. Costco backing, huge LED screen, etc. Any other cams have that big a screen, and close to that price, worth anything? GS
  33. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    tried that. No joy. That was the first post. s
  34. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Why do I have to copy and paste the link to get this link to work??? gs
  35. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Try again http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=29722&eCat=BC|84|29721|29722&whse=&topnav=&hierPath=84*29721*29722*
  36. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=29722&eCat=BC|84|29721|29722&whse=&topnav=&hierPath=84*29721*29722* Any of these hit the right stroke in your pocket book? gs
  37. Santilli

    Folding@Home

    Why, oh why, even though the names are the same, are my stats on three different names? GregorySantilli, GregorySantilli, and GregDualXeon? I've changed the names to all be the same, Gregory_Santilli, but, they won't combine. :rant: :cursin: :bounce: gs
  38. Santilli

    Your favorite browser is now v1.5

    1.5 Seems MUCH faster then what ever version of Firefox I had on this machine. 1.4 ghz Athlon. gs
  39. Santilli

    Cab driver just saved me 130 bucks, minus tip...

    The funny part is I've lost my taste for champagne, and alcohol more or less in general. I find the champagnes, and wines in general, too acidic, and lacking richness and complexity. Every once in awhile I find something reasonably priced, but that's very rare. I've always liked Dom...
  40. Santilli

    Rechargeable wireless optical mice

    I'm with Mercutio. Still, my favorite mouses are the Razer mouses. www.razerzone.com GS
  41. Santilli

    Antivirus software

    What's the speed of the computer you are running on? McAfee made the P2 400mhz unusable. I'm running Penicillin, from TrendMicro on my main machine, and, even though it's expensive, and minorly annoying, it really works. NOD32 seems fine. GS
  42. Santilli

    Cab driver just saved me 130 bucks, minus tip...

    I should elaborate. This time of year, @ the Shadowbrook, a guy named Chase came in. He had a party of 6, and, thanks to my wine expertise, he spent 6700 dollars. He rounded it off to something like an even 8 grand. While the tip is still probably the best ever, at the Brook, the jealousy...
  43. Santilli

    Cab driver just saved me 130 bucks, minus tip...

    Well, it's Thanksgiving, and , things are going well but, no company. More later. Tonight, I was in the mood to be Santa, and, I took a ride down to the local store. I've pretty much gone from 2400 a month, to maybe 5000 a month, starting tomorrow, for the rest of the year. I was in the mood...
  44. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Mercutio: The 4200 rpm ATA-6 drives aren't all that slow, or that shabby, compared to what else is out there. This generation of drives really seems to have doubled, and then some, sustained data transfer. The old drives in the CF 37 and Lombard are maybe 10 mb a sec, vs. average 22-23...
  45. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Catch 22. CF-37 is fast enough to do DVD's, but only if the files are copied to the hard drive. It only supports USB1, so, can't play from the DVD player, only copy from it. Ripping to the hard drive might take forever, don't know. With head phones, it's rather cool, for such an old laptop...
  46. Santilli

    Air Cat strikes again...

    Anyone have any favorite free picture hosting websites? Thanks GS
  47. Santilli

    Air Cat strikes again...

    It's 2:20 am, and I'm watching Winning! It's a movie about a Neuman finding his new wife sleeping with Robert Wagner, basicly because he neglects her for a race car... While that's going on, my cat jumps to the top of the door, and starts walking around... Talk about an analogy... Time to...
  48. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Mercutio has a point about using a bigger drive, provided the computer can play DVD's. CF-37 I think, is too slow, 366 mhz with 192 mg of ram, but, I could be wrong. That's on the line for DVD players. Course with a 6 gig drive, you can't play from the drive, and, it doesn't have a DVD...
  49. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Mercutio has a point about using a bigger drive, provided the computer can play DVD's. CF-37 I think, is too slow, 366 mhz with 192 mg of ram, but, I could be wrong. That's on the line for DVD players. Course with a 6 gig drive, you can't play from the drive, and, it doesn't have a DVD...
  50. Santilli

    Inexpensive laptops.

    Are ATA-6 100 gig drives compatible with older, UltraDMA laptops? I thought the cutoff is about ATA-5 for Macs, don't know about 2000/XP. GS
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