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Fushigi, Yup, it was Twinax (I struggled to remember then caved in to coax :oops: ). Thanks for straightening me out. I only wish I had you to fall back on at that time. I had to manage the system in the mid-90s. The Internet was in its infancy, and the best I had available to me at work and...

Mercutio restrains himself with utmost effort and manages to stay extremely polite.....

A bit o' luck, lots of serendipity and foolhardy guts. When I've been down and out, I've taken whatever I could, trusting my instinct that I was not getting way in over my head. The toughest one was the AS/400; it's a very different animal, what with the coax, terminals, somewhat different...

Aah, my friend, therein lies the secret. The change instigated beyond your control, you can do nothing about. But what is absolutely in your power is how you react. Being creatures of habit, we react in the same, worn-a-groove ways. But you can change that. Not overnight. It's like turning a...

You could be describing me. Buck, while what is challenging is indeed a subjective issue, one can say in general that if you're not qualified (knowledge-wise) to handle something but need to, that is challenging. I've been thrust into situations where I've had to install and or manage AS/400...

The amount of knowledge keeps growing at a phenomenal rate. Kids (young to college-level) today need to learn so much more than an old fart like me did. The problem's going to get much worse. What's going to become more and more important is not knowing all this stuff, but knowing where to find...

Well, you're not alone! My interpretation was a lot darker than your whimsical one; a train is on fixed rails and can't deviate from the predetermined path (derailing doesn't count). There is a feeling of not being in control, of helplessness.

Fleabay??

Very funny, e_dawg (not!). I didn't know what it meant either, though I guessed from the context.

Thanks for the replies, folks. Memory is the most expensive part of the new setup. And if for whatever reason only 3.6GB out of 4GB is usable, heck, I'll just go with 3GB. But 3 DIMMs will probably not work in dual-channel mode? I've always bought Crucial, but Kingston at Zipzoomfly is 70-100%...

I might need to build an Athlon 64 system. Ruled out FX because it's so much more. I would have loved a dual Opteron :D but that will have to wait. Ideally the board should support 4 GB of RAM; 3 GB will be the bare minimum acceptable. AFAIK, Win2k Pro (and Win XP Pro) do support 4GB of RAM...

Sources reveal that the next gen AMD proc will be named Thong.

AMD said today that it had released the long-awaited Athlong XP processor. It will be available thru the usual distribution channels. Pricing TBD. In related news, Asus is one of the first manufacturers to support this new processor with the A7N8X-E Deluxe mainboard. Details here.

Weird! We (my wife & I) thought we were the only ones in the universe to feel that way. While everybody, everywhere has a camcorder running to capture special moments, we don't even have one. Years ago, when our daughter was born, my brother took pity and "gave" us his antiquated camcorder which...

Thanks everybody. Pradeep, this thing is like insurance. You don't need it till you need it (another one for Sechs to put in the Favorite Quotes thread). Blake, I try to fill air at gas stations as well, but out here, many gas stations either don't have the air pumps, or they're perpetually...

Mark - in the thread you linked to, please see my posts. I've not had the disconnect problems with the WRT54G. If you Google for this, you'll find that for most people, issues go away with the latest FW / drivers / MS OS patches. The other models I know nothing about.

I have one ~ 12 years old, and it works ok. Noisy as hell, though. And unable to get up to 60 PSI, even though the built in dial goes to 200 PSI (one of the cars has a toy spare that needs 60 PSI). Anybody make a high-quality, quiet, one that can be kept in the trunk? Like those $200 ones they...

Thanks, LiamC.

Buck, accupuncture may help your dad. The main problem with it is that it's not a "cure", it works for a while and then you need to have the needles stuck in you again.

Thanks Sechs. I've never tried naproxen. When I get my occassional, completely debilitating migraines, I pop 3 x 200 mg Ibu for some relief. Maybe naproxen will be better.

More whining - ddrueding's site doesn't work for me in FF; have to use IE 6. Anybody else have the same problem in FF?

Vicodin has a pretty strong reputation, but I guess sensitivity varies. When I hurt my back 18 months ago and was bedridden, Vicodin didn't do much for me at all. What got me back on my feet was a combination of Celebrex (a wonder drug!) and a muscle relaxant. Similarly, Tylenol has no effect...

The MS KB talks only about Win XP. Does that mean the Registry hack is still required for W2k? Can somebody clarify? Thanks!

Congrats! Best wishes for super success and prosperity!

Ditto. Inquiring minds want to know.

Yup. :wink:

They're waiting for somebody to take the initiative.. :wink:

Thanks all. Sorry I wasn't specific - I'm running FF ver. 0.8. While I can't be sure, I believe many of my browsing problems started after installing Encarta Ref. Library DVD (running from HDD). I was running IE 5.5 (and WMP 6.4, the default shipped with W2k); Encarta installed IE 6 and WMP...

Thanks guys. CityK, Thanks for the link to the other PS calc. Most of my FF settings are at default; that means Java & JavaScript are enabled (I double checked). So why doesn't IIHS work for me? I'm bugged.

Thanks for the info, Handruin. That is bizarre! I've been using FF to read The Inquirer daily for the last month with absolutely no problems. The Insurance page doesn't work for me, but works for you. What on earth is going on??

Now I know Firefox is more standards compliant than IE; what I'm talking about is problems visiting certain web sites, and asking if there's something in the settings I can tweak in FF to make my life easier. I've gone from a 100% IE user to about 10% IE and 90% FF, a change that amazes even...

Tells me I need a 319 Watt + 30 Watt safety margin = 349 Watt power supply. I've been running on an Antec 300 Watt since the time I built this system - 12/2000. I think part of the problem is that the questions are very generic, and so the calculation has to provide enough margin - probably...

You didn't give us the number, SD.

It was there; I saw the page. They must have pulled it with all the hits the page must have got as the news spread. Bunch a chicken!

The beginning of the end of the resistance.

Prescott at 120+ Watts??? (not that I care or plan on using one, but am amazed that Intel could actually release a monster like this).

Unholy shit! Ban 'em, Ban 'em, Ban 'em!

I'm not yelling at you, Merc. It just the way you announce each new problem - with apparent glee even though I know the actual situation is the opposite. e_dawg, companies like this are not poor by any stretch of the imagination. A decade ago, CRM was the hottest thing; it promised to provide a...

Sheesh, the way you keep saying "But wait, there's more!", you sound like a pitchman for a TV infomercial. You're not going to take this lying down, are you? Contact your PUC, the FCC. Give 'em hell.

Soon, somebody'll take a car radiator and mount it on the side of the case to cool one of these beasts (Tejas / Prescott). Global warming will get worse (now, now, this is a joke, don't get upset). You can park your PC in the kitchen (toss out your low-tech cooking range); you'll need really...

Awesome!

Nope. The N/S? American continents don't count. :spiderman:

If you have a Public Utilities commission there, you need to write them a formal letter. They do act on incidents like this. Verizon owes you money, an apology and some free service. Don't let them get away with this. They're doing this to you because customers in the past let them get away with it.

For all native born Americans who've never travelled to other countries, especially Asia - please do. The U.S. is admired for its indomitable strength, its innovations. But it will be an eye-opener, the degree to which the U.S. is reviled and hated for its hypocrisy and bankrupt foreign policies.

Thanks for the update, Mercutio.

More damaging assertions against Bush.

My sentiments exactly. Once you do know where everyone stands on issues, there's no point debating them over and over. Nobody's going to change their opinions, and it's just going to lead to bad feelings. While on this topic, I have to say that there's quite a bit of truth in some of what...

Anti-War Activists Call for Bush Censure Over Iraq

Gentlemen and Ladies, can we have model numbers wherever possible, please? I've used only a few motherboards, and none have ever given me any problems. Granted, my sample size is too small to be maningful. 2 x Shuttle Hot-569 (TX chipset) 2 x Supermicro P5STE 1 x FIC PA2007 (some VIA...

So is Albatron a good brand overall? I was somehow under the impression that they were ultra cheap, poorly designed & built products like PC Chips, Matsonic, etc. I build very few systems and have thus far stuck with brands like Tyan and Asus. Fry's here often has bargain bundles of an Athlon...