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Thanks for the suggestions. Office Depot, Staples, and Best Buy had a limited selection of hands-on (out of the box) displays. I found this the most comfortable: o Logitech M705 Marathon mouse Plus: horizontal scrolling, forward/back buttons, hyperscrolling, full size. Minus: Bluetooth-free...

Thanks, Stereodude, I'll check out the MS Arc Mouse. CougTek, sounds like I missed a good story. How did the mice end up in the the wall?

full size mouse recommendation - wired or Bluetooth This topic hasn't been addressed in a while, so here it goes... I'm looking for a full size mouse, either wired or Bluetooth, that will be for a MacBook Pro (two USB ports). I have a wired Logitech G5 Laser Mouse that I use for general use...

Thanks, Lunar. Pulling the drive isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. I'd be using this on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Wonder how it works there.

Lunar, so what's the word on this drive? I'm thinking of one for photo image backups. Is this the model? Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?group=72&type=94&subtype=98&model_cd=513&tab=fea&ppmi=1087

Grisoft AVG Grisoft AVG is free for home users; I learned of it here. How does it stack up against NOD32?

I'm late to the party but to follow up, I haven't had any recent trouble.

Sure does. Thanks, Handruin.

Thanks for the links, guys. I looked over the F@H FAQ and forum but didn't find the answer to: Let's say I install F@H, then repave Redhat. Is there a way to save the configuration? I ask because with United Devices, there's no (simple) way to save the configuration: you reinstall, UD creates a...

client for Redhat I have a Redhat 9.0 file server that I'd like to leave on all the time if there's an easily configured distributed computing client. I run United Devices (the World Community Grid client) on an XP workstation and I'd like to avoid a client with similar issues. UD doesn't allow...

Projector calibration/color management Tannin, since you're displaying photographs, would you be calibrating the projector? I see the GretagMacBeth Eye-One Beamer is USD $1,165.50, ouch! My photography club is considering buying a projector for photo competitions but calibration is an issue.

gmail decided I am now worthy so I have 6 gmail invites. If the google collective hasn't assimilated you, email me. Prepare to be assimilated.

Does anyone use GNU Emacs or XEmacs as a "simple" HTML/XHTML editor? I'd like it to run on Windoze XP and Unix/Linux. Like Mercutio, I'm at home with vi but I think emacs will have more HTML support than vim. BTW I found a nice Emacs Wiki.

The outages I've experienced last 1-2 days.

Thanks for the IP address and home directory as I've had site not found errors for the last two days. (It works today.) I'll post a traceroute the next time I have the error.

I get "site not found" often, including the last two days. ISP is Speakeasy DSL. I'm in a suburb of Washington, DC.

I discovered that many free or shareware tools I use are in The Windows Toolbox. See these organized, easily-navigable (one page) lists: Recommended (re-distributable) Software for Windows and Recommended (non-re-distributable) Software for Windows. From the The Golden Ear site: The Windows...

Yes, IBM sold its disk operation to Hitachi in June 2002. See articles: ISA, IBM.

Schweet, CityK. Thanks.

I mostly use free email accounts for emergencies (e.g., if I my SMTP server loses power for an extended period, like during a bad thunderstorm). I have accounts w/hotmail, yahoo, fastmail in case a provider gets a DoS attack (happens to hotmail every so often, though not recently). I mostly use...

On a slow laptop (PII 850MHz 256MB RAM) Firefox loads faster than Opera. I seem to hit sites that don't like Opera (even when identifying as MSIE or Mozilla) but are ok w/Firefox. I had a lot of inertia w/Opera but I got tired of remembering which sites required firing up IE or Netscape so I...

:aok: Thanks, m8. :beer: Assimilation by the google collective is a good thing.

I'm late to the party but I'd appreciate if anyone can spare a dime.. mikesmith at windsor dot com Thanks!

Woops, you want replace, not just search. Try Karen Kenworthy's Registry Ripper or Registry Crawler (30-day trial).

IIRC the support directory of w2k server (maybe pro too) has reg.exe and other registry tools. Or maybe it's part of the w2k Resource Kit. RegEditX 2.0 is freeware. I downloaded it so I must have tried it at some point but I don't recall how well it works. AXCEL216 has a list of registry...

Not to hijack this thread but as it's run its course.. Does anyone use a Windoze two-pane file manager? I find it handy for copying/moving files from left pane to right pane (or vice versa). I use Altap Servant Salamander. I like Servant Salamander handy features like copying the current...

I use the Altap Servant Salamander, a two-pane file manager. I always thought it did everything until I saw your requirements. A few Unix commands will do what you want. Install Cygwin, Unix-like environment for Windows, and you'll have all the file and directory manipulation and counting...

Here, here! I don't think the mature, polite, and civilized SF community would abuse editing power. I haven't seen any posts requiring moderation. A quite valid reason for editing posts. My 0.02 USD of "me too".

Thanks for thinking this plan out with me. You're such a killjoy! ;) Yikes! That's hot! You make some great points. That't not a good thing. Ok, I'll pass on SATA due to the flimsy connectors and the PCI card negating any benefit of SATA cables in the cramped Shuttle. Has the flimsy connector...

Shuttle SS40G fits 3 drives (I only need 2). I was attracted to SATA because of the low additional cost ($5 per drive, see below). Another issue is I'd like to (someday) use the drives in a file server; my plan: Buy 2 drives for SS40G to increase image editing performance. (7200rpm seems to be...

WOW, thanks Santilli! A lot to digest! All the Intel and 3ware SATA cards seem to be 64bit. Did I miss any? I'm looking for a PCI 32-bit card for a Shuttle SS40G.

Pradeep, nice find of some nifty PDF tools.

I configured Opera to block pop-ups so I didn't notice.

Thanks for the suggestion. I don't need RAID. I googled and looked on Silicon Image but didn't find a controller manufacturer using this chipset. Who makes such a beast?

Santilli, What IDE/ATA controllers do you like? Ok, I'm really looking for 2-port SATA. Others have recommended (I won't name names but here's the thread ;) ) a Promise SATA150 TX2plus. Now's your chance to talk me out of it. Thanks for your guidance.

How do most folks find SF (non-SR old timers, that is)? I only know about SF because I happened to be lurking on SR shortly after the crash and caught a thread about the birth of SF. Do any SF regulars that post on SR advertise SF in their .sig?

GMac, sorry to hear about the loss of your ride and its associated hassles. This sounds like a TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) unit. After a mulitple trauma bicycle accident, I developed upper back pain. The doctor said muscles contract as a defense mechanism and caused the...

Hi Pradeep, Thanks for the reference. I found the article: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11041

Thanks, I read the FAQ; it says you can edit a post: Anyway, no big deal. My errors of omission shall forever taunt me.

oops, make that "tricks for quieting a computer". Forgive the n00b question but why can't I edit my minute-old post?

You're welcome, Buck. Yes, greeps has some great ideas and tricks and quieting a computer. My favorite is the Molex extension cable -- what a time saver! A few years visited his site regularly; now I usually head over to Silent PC Review.

I don't have an answer but.. Whenever non-family asks for computer help, I re-read the advice by greeps, the 7volts.com guy, before answering. Goto 7volts Tips and read the short blurb "Helping people out with their computers". It's a refreshing read and you won't fell guilty about saying "no"...

Hey Clocker, I looked up the card per your suggestion. :) The benchmarking offer is appreciated but unneeded. This is my workstation so performance isn't critical but I would like to spruce it up. I think between increasing 512MB->1GB RAM and 5400rpm IDE->2 spindle SATA/150 (non-RAID), I'll be...

Thanks for the feedback, guys. The Promise SATA150 TX2plus 2-port SATA/150 + 1 ATA/133 looks interesting. It scores well in the Xbit Labs workstation benchmarks Dual-Channel SerialATA RAID Controllers Roundup.

I'm looking for a 2-port SATA controller for 2 Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 80GB disks. The case is a Shuttle SS40G (hence no need for more than 2 ports), AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 512MB RAM, and a single, slow 5400rpm IDE disk. I use the workstation for photo image conversion (RAW to TIFF) and editing...

Music publisher sues JibJab over parody: Bush-Kerry parody draws the ire of the music publisher that owns the Guthrie song.

If you edit/save JPEGs, the image degrades during each save (as JPEG is a lossy format). To avoid image degradation during multiple edit/save sessions, I convert the "negative" (either RAW or JPEG) to a non-lossy format like TIFF or PNG. I perform multiple edit/save sessions as TIFF/PNG...

Thanks for the welcome! I usually lurk because the brainiacs around here know waaayy more than I do. :) Let us know how it goes.

Bart's boot disk ROCKS! I may have some info that helps: c't 11/99, page 206 - Booting Windows From CD-ROM by Tobias Remberg, Hajo Schulz It's been a while since I configured Bart's boot disk but there may be a way to load a .iso after loading DOS and network drivers. If so, copy the .iso to...

Oops, I didn't mean to imply that; I read about ppl doing it all the time so I thought I'd mention it. You are correct, TIFFs don't degrade like JPEGs. I read some articles about JPEG degradation but can't put my hands on them. You might look around http://photo.net, maybe in the index. Here...