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    Haiku Operating System

    Haiku is an open-source operating system currently in development designed from the ground up for desktop computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku aims to provide users of all levels with a personal computing experience that is simple yet powerful, and free of any unnecessary complexities...
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    WinXP 64-bit SP2 Released (+64bit Win2K3 Srvr)

    Service Pack 2 for Windows XP 64-bit Professional (workstation) has been released. In fact, this service pack also upgrades any version of 64-bit Windows 2003 Server (Standard, Enterprise, etc.) as well. The URL below is for the full-blown standalone re-distributable version that will...
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    F@H Tips, Tricks, Traps

    I noticed some of you (somewhere in that huge F@H thread) were talking about running two instances of Folding At Home -- one on each core of your dual-core or dual processor system. I tried running more than one instance of F@H (Windows version 5.03) on a older dual processor Pentium III as...
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    Here Comes DDR-3 !

    Just when you thought the RAM market was about to settle down for the next several months... "Micron's DDR3 products will support data rates of 800 megatransfers per second (MT/s) to 1,600 MT/s with clock frequencies of 400 megahertz (MHz) to 800 MHz respectively, doubling the speed from...
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    I'm Pissed...

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973626/
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    Holy Hurricane, Batman (Part Deux)

    Well, the law came just around and ordering me to leave in the next few hours. Period. Go. 175 MPH (that's 280 kph) winds and still gaining; has a 22 foot storm surge and rising (maybe to over 32 feet as I'm now hearing). This is likely all she wrote for my house and all my property...
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    NEWZ: Fibre Channel To Gain SATA Compatibility

    One would have to suspect that the Fibre Channel crowd has seen the writing on the wall (so to speak) about the long-term viability of Fibre Channel as an "inside-the-box" local connectivity medium, being that Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controllers can use any mix of SAS and SATA storage devices...
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    ROLLCALL: Who's Driving / Peddling / Floating / Flying What

    I kinda sorta built my own bicycle a while back, starting with a Rockford alloy frame and added parts as I went -- top-line Shimano pedals, 24-speed drive train, derailleur, and alloy rims; Hot Chili suspension, somebody-or-another's alloy handlebars, etc. Now it's a real road warrior...
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    NEWZ: HP & Seagate Finally Release FATA Hard Drives

    The new FATA disk drives for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family provide high-capacity, low-cost storage for data applications that do not require performance-oriented 10K and15K enterprise-class Fibre Channel (FC) disk drives... Based on disk drives from Seagate, the 400...
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    "Near-Shore" Programming (chuckle)

    ...and run a 24-hour-a-day programming shop, thereby avoiding H-1B visa hassles while still exploiting offshore labor cost arbitrage and completing development projects in half the time they’d take onshore or offshore. Well, shiver me timbers, mate. I guess it's fish for breakfast, fish for...
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    Bizarre Audio Product

    This certainly seems to be a bizarre audio product: Deliver sound to any room with no visible speakers or wiring Induction Dynamics™ SolidDrive™ installs directly behind walls for a truly inside-wall speaker - turning the entire wall into a sound source. Sound is generated from these large...
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    IE / Java Related Prob. In Win2K & WinXP

    Every now and then, I run into a perplexing problem with Win2K and WinXP systems that seems to possibly be rooted in Javascript or in Internet Explorer. The problem affects not only Internet Explorer, but the Windows Explorer (file manager), and even Norton / Symantec Anti-Virus. Internet...
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    NEWZ: Seagate Releases 120GB & 100GB 2½ Inch Notebook Dr

    SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—18 April 2005— Further strengthening its position in the mobile computing market, Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) is expanding its line of notebook hard disc drives with the industry's highest capacity and performance for applications ranging from high-performance mobile...
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    Adobe Buys Macromedia

    Happened just 19 minutes ago. I recall a rumour a few years ago that Micro$oft was preparing to buy Macromedia. Obviously, that never happened. So, now, prepare now to start cursing ADOBE when you encounter those Flash-heavy websites. :D...
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    NEWS: Maxtor Showing SAS and MaxLine III SATA Drives

    LSI Logic will demonstrate a 12-drive RAID using 3.5-inch 10,000 and 15,000RPM Maxtor Atlas SAS drives. The demonstration features the LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 300-8E, 8-port PCI Express SAS RAID adapter utilizing the LSISAS1068 controller IC. It will be connected to a 12-drive SAS enclosure with...
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    NEWS: Seagate, IBM, Emulex Demo Drives Using OSD Command Set

    ...Object-Based Storage is a new command set that is an extension of the current SCSI command set, which shifts or delegates more functionality and intelligence from the host into individual storage devices. The demonstration is the world's first of a prototype device that is compliant with the...
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    ALERT: Holes Of Doom for 12-April-2005

    MS05-016: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-016.mspx Vulnerability in Windows Shell that Could Allow Remote Code Execution (893086) Affected Software: Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows...
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    New Supermicro Server Uses 2.5-Inch SATA Drives

    Skinny server... itty bitty drives... The OEM-only Super Barebone 614V-MF is a dual-processor based server that offers an exceptional price/performance value. Its special front-side I/O provides easy access to system ports. Support for 64-bit Xeon processors of up to 3.60 GHz at an 800 MHz...
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    NEWZ: Windows For Supercomputers

    A while back, we had Windows For Workgroups (a.k.a. -- Windows For Warehouses). By the end of 2005, we'll have "Windows For Supercomputers," as people like to call it -- which will actually be called Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition. Read all about it at...
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    NEWZ: SAS & SATA-2 Goodies Emerging From The Shadows

    The stuff is out there. Now, when the hell can we get some?????? LSI Logic will exhibit in the PCI Express Community, kiosk #909, with its state-of-the-art eight-port internal/external MegaRAID(r) SAS adapter featuring LSI Logic 8-port SAS controller ICs and SASx12 expander. Additional...
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    "Guest" Attack?

    In total there are 45 users online :: 0 Registered, 0 Hidden and 45 Guests [ Administrator ] [ Moderator ] Most users ever online was 57 on Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:40 am Registered Users: None I just noticed the above when I logged in. 45 guests??? Maybe there's a hack job / probe going on!?!
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    Energy Vampires

    What Are Energy "Vampires?" Vampires are standby power devices that draw excessive energy even when not in use. Vampires typically consume anywhere from 4-7 watts per hour. Vampires can be found in almost every household appliance including televisions, telephones, fax machines...
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    [NEWZ] Svelte Monster: 3-Platter 400 GB 7200.8

    SEAGATE DELIVERS WORLD'S HIGHEST CAPACITY PC HARD DRIVE TO RETAIL STORES AND SYSTEM BUILDERS New 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 offers fast SATA NCQ performance and greater areal density than any other PC hard drive SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—16 November 2004—Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world's...
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    Weird Storage-Related Ideas

    1.) Take old failed/unwanted and nowadays cheaper-than-bricks 5.25-inch full-height hard drives and use them as bricks for building walls. I wonder what a wall comprised of these large hard drives and ordinary bricking mortar would look like? 2.) Western Digi would be a good candidate...
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    Small Form Factor 2.5-inch Enterprise Disc Drive Platform

    ...The performance density or IOPS-per-U offered by these new systems will create storage solutions that are 33% to 200% smaller than today's systems. The drive platform will be produced for the current versions of Fibre Channel and Ultra320 SCSI, as well as Serial Attached SCSI... MORE AT...
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    «NEWS» Matrox P-750 & P-650 Graphics Adaptors

    Matrox Millennium P650 and Millennium P750 deliver next-generation advancements [list:eb6f527fa6] ...Equipped with 64MB of DDR memory and an AGP 8x interface, the Millennium P-Series features professional-level multi-display technologies such as improved DualHead and standard dual-DVI outputs...
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