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I would go with the OCZ Vertex. 60GB for $229 or 120GB for $355 both my i7 workstations are running a pair in RAID-0 at the boot drive. The 30GB for $149 is too good to pass up.

Sure thing. I have 2 DCs and an Exchange server virtualized. No problems at all. You may want to manually control the boot order, so that the DC is up when the other machines start up, but if the DC is only a DC it should boot quicker than an app server anyway.

I'm looking for a smartphone as well, but it needs to be on the Nextel network and support direct connect (for work) and it needs a keyboard (or it wouldn't be very smart). I believe that leaves me with exactly one option, and it is a Blackberry. Crap.

The projector arrived, but the screen hasn't yet. This is a much narrower throw than my last projector; even narrower than the online calculators led me to believe. I'll need to re-arrange some stuff.

I think even my latest X58 motherboard has some USB1.1-only ports on it.

My floor has moved from $1500 to $1200. Below that and I throw them to Dell.

Because some people don't understand that SSD means solid state? Interesting that they are using the acronym DOM (disk on module) as a name? It is nice to not need a data or power cable...

Looks about the size of the drive in my Acer Aspire One.

...and make it out of something that doesn't insulate heat or conduct electricity ;)

How does Hulu work with dialup ;)

Yeah, I'm not running 192GB yet. I wonder if that RAMDisk software I got a while ago will let me use it...

My wife and I are really enjoying "Burn Notice".

I was reading an interesting article about this. That CAPTCHAs have actually advanced OCR tech considerably, and it's now to the point that computers are better than humans at it. They went on to discuss what the next test should be, with an eye towards getting the spammers to work on some...

I get to order one this afternoon for a friend. He would like one with a built-in cellular card, at least a 6-cell battery, and a decent screen.

I have. Other than voltage/timing stuff, I can't find anything. There is no setting for "reserve" or "memory mapping" that I can find. The fact that it sees the memory and refuses to use it has me puzzled. memtest86+ sees all the memory as well. So does CPU-Z in Win7.

I really like mine, but would want something with the dual-core atom, a lower power chipset, and a bigger battery. Also get something with a 2.5" SATA drive, so you can swap it out for an SSD easier. The usability of these things revolves around the ability for it to boot and load a browser as...

I do appreciate that. I have done much dumber things in the past.

Task Manager shows 8GB. This is the only x64 (64-bit) Ultimate version of 7 that I know of.

Yup, I know. I'm just going to stay away from people; the pictures are supposed to be about something that I don't really care about.

I've had this issue when I had too many USB devices on a port as well. After digging, it said something about me drawing too much power or having exceeded the reserved bandwidth. Do you happen to have a USB hub involved?

Here is what the other photographer managed...with a D200 and a massive flash on an extension.

Crossloop appears to be based on VNC, which I consider a good thing.

Something else the American mfgrs need to realize. They had a really bad build quality rep for a long time. I believe they have fixed it now, and are in fact building cars that are equivalent to some euro/asian cars. The problem is that they have a huge amount of momentum and reputation to deal...

My needs are fairly specialized as well, you'll be seeing something in the "don't want to buy a used car" thread soon, but the current winner is an Audi Allroad 2.7T Quattro. I suspect that would work well for Tannin as well.

Great tip on Crossloop. I just gave them the URL and an hour to figure it out while I was at dinner. They had a connection code for me by the time I got back. And it even supports Macs. Thanks!

In the past, I've always walked people through setting up RDC, then forwarding ports in their router, then finding their external IP, just so I can remote in. There are a bunch of websites that allow an easier way in. Any recommendations? Free is good, but not necessary. Compatible with...

XP x64 did, so did Ubuntu 9.04 x64. Windows 7 does see it, just won't give it to me?

See attached image. This machine has 12GB in it, and it passed memtest86+ overnight at these settings. For some reason, the line reads: "Installed memory (RAM): 12.0 GB (8.00 GB usable)" And sure enough, my apps only see 8GB. After some googling, some people said that doing some re-mapping...

Meh, I don't have that much cash to throw around. Particularly now that the buyer for my old system fell through, and my car needs new tires, and I just bought a new sail for my boat (more than the projector), and I broke my tripod, and we need a new washer and dryer...things are stacking up...

After 4 years, 3 bulbs, and considerable enjoyment my Sharp XR-20X died a loud, smelly, and slightly fiery death last night. I was hoping that it would hold out until the prices of 1080p stuff came down some more, but there it is. Looking at an InFocus X10. It isn't as bright as my old...

No offense taken, Stereodude, I appreciate all the tips provided so far. I'm sure that the two biggest problems were lighting and DOF. The trick is, in order to improve lighting, I need to get the flash off the camera (so it can be off-angle, correct?) and diffuse it a bit (globe? reflector?)...

I do it to check for bottlenecks on the system. If it passes a smell test, it's fine with me.

I did shoot quite a bit with limited DOF, but the client didn't pick any of them. Oh well.

I am comfortable using M when I can prepare for the shot, and have a chance to shoot it over after taking a peek. I didn't have that, nor have I tried to shoot under these less-than-optimal conditions before. Anyone like this one better?

None of those were double-exposures. I shot four sets of pictures, one without flash exposed for the average between the background and the subject, one without flash exposed for the subject, one with flash diffused for the immediate background, and (the one she picked) one with flash pointed...

In case anyone cares: A pair of 120GB OCZ Vertex in RAID0 on the onboard controller of the Gigabyte X58 Extreme board, default settings, Windows 7 RC.

She posted a couple on her flickr page, so I guess they are fair game.

I'll second Tannin and Handruin on Lightroom. Had it on my machine for about two weeks. I'm finding IrfanView/Adobe Bridge/CS4/PTGui/Photomatix to be my workflow now.

There is (there wasn't before I started), but it is assigned to the pool of foreman. Those guys switch around hardware all the time.

The one built-in to windows XP SP2/3.

I would, but I don't even know who it belongs to. One of the foreman, but I'll have to wait until they follow-up.

A laptop was left on my desk with the note "Won't open time card". No kidding, it won't even boot :roll:

Never tried it, but Merc's suggestion here might work...

Merc, I know the whole you speak of. It is not the hole you're looking for. Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll try to take some pictures of the back side today. If you remove the back side panel, and look at the bottom of the motherboard tray right in front of the power supply, you should see a gap...

I suspect that since you used to have the OS on the RAID array, you still have some boot files there. 7 can look at your Vista install and know this. That is why it needs to see the RAID array before it will install. This is also why I don't do upgrades or dual-boot systems without isolated...

It is just awfully complex. IIRC, I've only got it to work once.

I didn't drill any holes, just ran everything along the back of the motherboard. The P-182 had some gaps in the motherboard tray and tie-down points on the back for this purpose. The P-183 is better yet. That system does have a pair of drives in one of these (awesome, BTW) stuck in the 3.5"...

I don't use the holes they provide at all. I think I'd describe building in a P-18x as difficult, but it makes real cleanliness possible. Most cases can't look like this.

On its way. We'll see how good a VMWare server it makes with 12GB of RAM. Going to 24GB is too pricey at the moment.

Resurecting this...specifically I'm looking for a benchmark that can handle RAID arrays. If it is able to out poor-performing SSDs, that would be a bonus.