Re: [H] TLS Settings

[Eli Allen]

This may be more up to date for some extra details:
https://sourceforge.net/p/hermesmail/discussion/general/thread/407979bc26/


On Sun, Oct 2, 2022, 9:55 PM Bino Gopal  wrote:

> This might help...
>
>
> https://www.worldcadaccess.com/blog/2020/12/making-eudora-7-work-with-gmail-servers.html
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware  On Behalf Of
> Greg Sevart
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 11:03 AM
> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] TLS Settings
>
> No, I'm an Outlook guy.
>
> The Hermes project files overwrite some Eudora files and allegedly add TLS
> 1.2 compatibility. I didn't dig deeper but found it when I was trying to
> research Eudora TLS support. Incidentally, the source code for Eudora was
> in fact released and open-sourced under the BSD Open Source license.
>
> Greg
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware  On Behalf Of _
> Winterlight
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 12:50 PM
> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: Re: [H] TLS Settings
>
> Well, I have managed to keep Eudora OG working for 27 years but I knew
> this day would come.  So Greg do you use Hermes? I always wondered why
> Eudora didn't just release the source code and let the open source
> community work on it.
> w
>
> 
> From: Hardware  on behalf of
> Greg Sevart 
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2022 5:34 PM
> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com 
> Subject: Re: [H] TLS Settings
>
> Best guess is they're removing support for anything older than TLS 1.2.
> Two conceivable options:
>
> To the degree that you have control over the protocols supported by your
> hosted mail solution, they may be force-disabling any protocol older than
> TLS 1.2.
>
> More likely, they've monitored the negotiations between your client and
> their systems and noticed you are negotiating something less than TLS 1.2.
>
> I don't think Eudora uses schannel, so the protocols you have enabled in
> Control Panel are not applicable. Further, I don't believe Eudora supports
> TLS 1.2 - so you may be forced to find some sort of workaround (
> https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fhermesmail%2Ffiles%2Fdata=05%7C01%7C%7C665ab12e20604712335608daa0b32e68%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637998988681478590%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7Csdata=1W3w48cA151Y%2Fi0N33BijqlvRUdT5u2byo3A%2BknGqx4%3Dreserved=0)
> or finally give up on Eudora as your email client.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware  On Behalf Of _
> Winterlight
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2022 6:23 PM
> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: [H] TLS Settings
>
> I got this from Network solutions which is my hosting - email provider.
> __
> Action Required
> ​Due to increased attacks and security vulnerabilities in previous years,
> we have upgraded our platform which no longer support TLS settings you are
> using. Please know that your account's security remains our primary concern.
> To ensure your continued data safety, this version provides a more secure
> connection that will improve the security of your mailboxes in order to
> shield your email address from unwanted messages.
>
> After this update, your email platform will be migrated to a new and
> improved platform which is easier and better.
> __
>
> TLS settings are in Control Panel / Internet settings 1.1 1.2 or 1.3
> ...all are checked. I thought they were for the browser.
> I still use Eudora.. is that what they are refereeing to  does an email
> client have a set TLS.
> thanks
> w
>

Re: [H] New Android Phone

[Eli Allen]

If you can wait till mobile world congress at the end of February, lots of
new phones come out then

On Dec 11, 2016 1:22 PM, "Winterlight"  wrote:

I have been a Windows Phone user for many years. I really liked the
interface, but unfortunately the lack of apps that I need compel me to move
on. 18 months ago my business needs forced me to use an Android phone. So
for the last year and a half I have been using  a Lumia 1520 for personal
use, and a Motorolla G 2nd generation for business. Once my Lumia was
upgraded to Win10 a lot of things I needed stopped working correctly.

It is time to start using a single phone, and the apps I need are on
Android. I am looking to buy a new Android phone...something better then
the Motto G...something better designed, more modern, and will work well
with Win 10. I am not goint to get a contract and I don't need the latest
greatest.  I don't use any social media. I am never going to hack the bios
or do anything esoteric with my phone. My primary goal is simplicity or
use, and  productivity without frustration. I don't know if there is any
big differences outside of physical appearance between Android
manufacturers but I want one that is easy to use, and doesn't catch on
fire. Any suggestions or advice appreciated.

Re: [H] Fingerprint reader

[Eli Allen]

follow this?
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/migr-59650

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 6:12 PM, Winterlight
 wrote:
> I have a Thinkpad EDGE. I did a clean install of Win10 PRO last year. Now I
> can't get the finger print reader to work right. I can setup the fingerprint
> successfully but it can never read it when I try to log in.  It fails twice
> and then tells me to use my pin. I have removed the driver and installed the
> latest available Lenovo driver but it hasn't helped. It has an extended in
> home warren and I could call them but it seems to me if I can create the
> fingerprint the scanner itself must be OK.. right? It must be a software or
> firmware problem... what does the collective think?
>
> m

Re: [H] Windows 7 - cmd.exe is unknown publisher

[Eli Allen]

Might be a bug from patch Tuesday so guessing there will be a patch soon
On Dec 11, 2014 8:58 AM, Thane Sherrington 
th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote:

I've seen this a few times, but I've never found a simple fix for this.

Every so often I see a computer where when I run cmd.exe in elevated mode,
I get the message:
Do you want the following program from an unknown publisher to make
changes?
Program Name: cmd.exe
Publisher Name: Unknown

It is a the correct cmd.exe (copied from a known good copy).

I've fixed this in the past with a repair install, but I was wondering if
anyone knew of a quicker method.

I'm assuming that some sort of security check has been screwed up, but I
haven't figured out what yet.

T

Re: [H] AC1900: Netgear R7000 (Nighthawk) vs Asus RT-AC68U

[Eli Allen]

Both have broadcom chipsets, the netgear one can just run at a higher speed:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32239-ac1900-first-look-netgear-r7000-a-asus-rt-ac68u


On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com wrote:

 If I'm not mistaken, the Asus can run custom firmware.  Broadcom chipsets
 are the best.


 On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:51 PM, Tim Lider timli...@adv-data.com wrote:

  The reviews I read on both of them are fantastic.  I would go the Asus
  Router
  myself. Hit has a USN 3.0 port :)
 
  Regards,
 
  On October 2, 2013 at 10:08 AM Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net
  wrote:
   Which is the overall best?  My mine says the ASUS before for some
 reason
   I want to go Nighthawk.  I guess I just like some of the features in
   Netgear Genie.
 
  Tim Lider
  Sr. Data Recovery Specialist
  Advanced Data Solutions, LLC
  http://www.adv-data.com
  timli...@adv-data.com
 



 --
 Best Regards,


 Zulfiqar Naushad

Re: [H] dumb question

[Eli Allen]

XP had general avalibility in October 25, 2001, so almost 12 years ago now

Apple goes all the way back to 10.5
http://www.apple.com/support/mac/
Which was released on 26 October 2007

And redhat only goes back 10 years: (7 years for 3 and 4 unless you pay
extra)
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/

On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote:

 You cannot run an in-place upgrade from x86 to x64 on any Windows OS.

 XP was released 11 years ago. At the time extended support stops, they'll
 have released 4 new versions (Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1) since XP was first GA.
 I
 think that's plenty long (too long) to support a client OS without
 comparing
 them to the Borg.

 -Original Message-
 From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
 [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of FORC5
 Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 9:44 AM
 To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
 Subject: Re: [H] dumb question

 I agree completely but for a business customer, built 4 systems, PURCHASED
 the SW and he is getting WGA messages on two of them. Not had a change to
 get there and see what is up with that.
 There are a lot of PPL and businesses I believe will be using XP for a long
 time to come, I guess as with the Borg and MS resistance is futile ! But it
 costs money and a lot of ppl do not have a lot a loose change these days.
 Computers OS's are low priority to most.

 I am going to suggest to them that now may be a good time to froggy hop to
 W7. I'll try to explain the security issues to them. Not sure if all their
 SW is compatible or not. Dread doing 4 clean installs, last time did ONE
 and
 cloned the rest and changed the keys and the network ID's, identical HW on
 all 4.

 thanks
 fp

 At 07:33 AM 8/23/2013, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with:

 Don't think so.  They are completely different code bases.  Besides,
 should be moving off XP anyways. Next April Microsoft stops issuing
 security patches for XP forever.  It's basically open season on
 anything running XP after that.
 
 
 
 -
 Brian

 Date:  Friday, August 23rd, 2013

 ***Caution, Tagline Below ***
  **Tallyho**
 **
You can't judge Egypt by Aida.
 **

Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents

[Eli Allen]

Seems like its more not understanding the swap file and SSDs:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx


On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 7:25 AM, Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com wrote:

 Under normal use, an SSD should last at least 3-5 years.  It think the only
 thing you might want to avoid putting on an SSD is a swapfile, and there's
 even debate over whether that's really a bad thing or not.





 -
 Brian

Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents

[Eli Allen]

Sandforce can be good, its just a matter of the firmware not being buggy.
 Best to worry a bit less about speed when getting SSDs


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote:

 All of them crap controllers. OCZ would either be Indilinx or Sandforce,
 neither of which have a good track record (though Indilinx far worse than
 SF). Your Patriot and ADATA were probably Indilinx or Sandforce as well.
 Your failures were almost certainly firmware problems, not NAND wearout.

 Samsung (830, 840 Pro) is where it's at, followed by Marvell controllers
 (e.g., Crucial C300, m4, m500).

 SSDs are extremely reliable if you get one based on a good controller.
 Friends don't let friends buy OCZ, though the controller manufacturer is
 more critical than the brand label on the box.

 Greg
 (owner/user of: 4x Intel G2, 1x Intel 320, 5x Samsung 830, 1x Samsung 840,
 2x Samsung 840 Pro with no failures)


 -Original Message-
 From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
 [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Robert
 Martin
 Jr.
 Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 10:06 AM
 To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
 Subject: Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents

 I've had 4 SSD's die each in under 6 months. I'm not really sold on the
 reliability ;)
 2 were OCZ and the others were a Patriot and a ADATA. All in different
 boxes
 and all were boot drives. I had a seagate hybrid drive die after 2 months
 also. All were on UPS's too.

 I switched back to mechanical drives for my important machines. Don't have
 the time to redo everything that ofter any more

 lopaka




 
 From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net
 To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com
 Sent: Sun, May 5, 2013 6:03:02 AM
 Subject: Re: [H] SSDs and My Documents

 Dependsif it is going in a laptopmost folks just put everything on
 the SSD.  I have a 256 GB SSD in my thinkpad, so everything goes on the
 SSD.

 On my desktop, I used to have a 160GB SSD...so only Windows and programs
 went on the SSD...all documents and stuff went on the d drive, which is a
 hard drive.  I now have a 500 GB SSD, but I still put non-programs on the
 hard drive.

 As you know, many laptops come with SSDs onlyno need to worry about
 writes...unless you are doing something wyyy outside of normal.

 I got my first SSD in Jan 2011...that drive is still working great!

 On 5/4/2013 9:25 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
  I've just bought my first SSD.  Should I be moving folders like
 Documents and Libraries to another drive?  Whats the current status on
 that?  I read it both ways over the last couple of years.
 
  Thanks...Steve
 

Re: [H] Reflowing and reballing

[Eli Allen]

They are very real terms:
http://www.us-tech.com/RelId/743480/pagenum/2/ISvars/default/Repair%252c_Rework%252c_and_Reball_Solder_Ball.htm

Just a descriptive term of what you do with the solder

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Thane Sherrington
th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote:
 I hadn't heard these terms until today.  Are they as much BS, as I take them
 to be?  It sounds sort of moronic to refer to replacing the solder on chips
 as reballing.  Isn't this really a cold solder issue?

 T

Re: [H] Core 2nd vs 3nd Gen

[Eli Allen]

By 2nd gen vs 3rd gen you mean Sandy Bridge vs Ivy Bridge?  Haswell
should be out in the middle of the year if that impacts your plans


 It seems as if the only real benefit, of dubious value it seems, is PCI 3.0.

 If my applications are start number crunching (like in Matlab), video
 editing and encoding, what is the payoff of a 3rd gen over a 2nd gen
 Core processor, assuming one is using a discrete GPU and not the
 internal intel HD graphics.  3nd gen uses less power? (I think I read
 this is so which translates into them not overclocking as much, a reason
 to stick with a 2nd gen).

 Also, the i7-2600k is roughly the same price as the i7-3770k.

 Is there any REAL advantage now to PCI 3.0?  How about 2 years from now?
 (I'm planning on 4 years on a processor, IF I get one).

 The other option is to just keep the i5-2500k I have now.  I could
 always use this in a hackintosh build, though, so it's not going to
 waste either way.  If I get the i7, I will probably just put OS X on a
 separate HD and swap the boot drives (I'm not convinced I want to bother
 with dual booting).

 I'm hoping to order something today so I can get this build over next
 week, when I'm off from work.

 Thanks.

Re: [H] Building a file server?

[Eli Allen]

No one suggesting WHS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server

Re: [H] New Intel SSD tool out.

[Eli Allen]

If you have Windows 7 then no need for the tool I think.

(I use the Intel 160 gig drive)

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:47 PM, John R Steinbruner
stei...@pacbell.net wrote:
 Hmm

 I woulda thought there would be some Intel SSD users in this group..  :)



 On Sep 12, 2010, at 1:18 AM, John R Steinbruner wrote:

 for you Intel SSD users. New version 2.0.0 also optimizes things like 
 turning off pre-fetch and other settings as well as
 doing Trim and such on XP installations...  :)



 --
 JRS
 stei...@pacbell.net

 Facts do not cease to exist just
 because they are ignored.



 --
 JRS
 stei...@pacbell.net

 Facts do not cease to exist just
 because they are ignored.

Re: [H] Pending conversion?

[Eli Allen]

My feeling is I hate servers (just talking about the hardware) unless
I really need one.  For most home use I don't really see why you'd
need one.

The main reason I dislike them is they are very loud.  But then there is:

RAID arrays that they come with really aren't so useful.  Are you
really disk IO limited or need a really large amount of storage
(greater then 2TB)?  Does downtime really matter?  A raid array with a
large number of drives will make the drives dies faster from all the
vibrations of that many drives (i.e. hot swaps add to this)  Why do
you care about hotswaps?  Sure a business may not be able to handle
being shut down but your home probably doesn't need to be up 24/7.
What is the chance of a HDD failing?  Not much.  So a mirrored raid
array of two 2TB drives should be good enough. If you're really
paranoid then get a third to keep in a static bag to plug in after a
HDD fails, not as a hot spare. There are off site backup services that
you can use over the internet if you really want to keep from losing
data.  If you're all Windows at your house the WHS (Windows Home
Server) may be worth taking a look at as its good at automatting
backups and sending it offsite.

Sure a real raid will be much faster and email alerts when a HDD
fails can be nice but you'll spend alot more money on it and is that
really your bottleneck?

I'm assuming you don't have lots of money to spend on this stuff.  If
its just about learning IT then the software is much more useful to
learn by doing and having (i.e. spending money on)  Either the linux
path which I'm guessing is cheaper or use the money saved from not
getting a pricy raid array to get a technet subscription which would
get you all the MS server software you could need:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/default.aspx

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 4:17 PM, DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 Eli,
 Pardon me for not responding sooner. You threw me a curve.
 What you ask me about, I have never even thought of.
 When I purchased, I chose to add a server to my LAN. Simple as that.

 History:
 My server came to me used with acceptable credentials, w/loaded OS, ready to
 'play' with.
 It came to me with a fully installed RAID5 array. It has essentially the
 very same RAID5 array now, except that today I have 2 hot spares in place.
  I still consider this machine my local, in-home LAN server learning
 platform.

 Yes, it does do what I consider important functions; chiefly, it runs my
 ESET Enterprise Server/RAS/RAC/Mirror needs.  Besides that, it is also my
 WINS server for my LAN.  Probably a separate topic!  It is NOT a domain
 controller (still under study).

 It came to me with a functional RAID system which I had never owned/built.
  I have learned much about the care and feeding of a commercial-grade (my
 belief) RAID system.. Thank you Collective!

 But, yes, it is a SCSI U160 system.  Hence my Initial Pending Conversion.
   I conjured that I might be able possibly convert from SCSI to SATA without
 a lot of cost/grief.  I am still looking at Bryan's shares and trying to
 comprehend the following discussion from yourself, Greg, Bryan, and Joshua.
  All of which I read and try to follow.  Admit, much of which leaves me in
 the dust.  No harm, no foul. Thanks folks. My bad, not yours!

 I could, perhaps, agree that I am playing with a piece of equipment I
 should never have come in contact with.  Fine.  Too late!  LOL!
 Best,
 Duncan


 On 08/09/2010 23:39, Eli Allen wrote:

 I don't understand why you want a raid controller.  Are you really
 doing anything that is disk i/o bound?  or is it to keep from losing
 data?  Would seem like almost any modern m/b with low end CPU would be
 faster and you can just use the built in raid to do a mirrored raid.



 On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM, DSincdx7...@bellsouth.net  wrote:

 Bryan,
 I will print and parse your suggestions.  Afraid I may be even more
 behind.
 The best I can offer are PCI-66 slots on an old Intel STL2 m/b (think
 this
 is ServerWerz chipset/design).  Know this may be way past its' prime, but
 this beast just will not die.
 Yes, I may be trying to beat a horse that ain't quite dead yet.
 Still learning.  I'll get back to you. Let me parse, absorb, and, think.
  There are a few times when Technology can just suck!
 Thanks,
 Duncan

Re: [H] Pending conversion?

[Eli Allen]

Depends on the point of the raid controller.  I'm not saying its as
good as a real controller but if he only needs as much performance as
his old setup and wants the extra reliability then onboard mirrored
raid is good enough and sould be faster then what he has now.

Just because you can spend a much larger amount of money on something
doesn't mean you should.  You need to figure out what you're really
after.  File server in your home for media files with only a few
computers?  The slow WD green drives are plenty fast enough.  I use
two 1TB WD green drives using the raid built into the motherboard to
span them for my media center box and thats plenty fast enough.



On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote:
 Onboard 'raid' is like using 'mspaint' for professional photo editing.  Just 
 because it's there
 doesn't mean you should use it.  Most onboard raid is utter garbage and can 
 end up doing more
 harm than good.  I would choose software raid over cheap onboard garbage any 
 day.  In fact, software
 raid isn't a bad idea here Duncan, however you will need a 'server' OS like 
 win2k3/2k8.

 On Mon, Aug 09, 2010 at 11:39:42PM -0400, Eli Allen wrote:
 I don't understand why you want a raid controller.  Are you really
 doing anything that is disk i/o bound?  or is it to keep from losing
 data?  Would seem like almost any modern m/b with low end CPU would be
 faster and you can just use the built in raid to do a mirrored raid.



 On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM, DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net wrote:
  Bryan,
  I will print and parse your suggestions. ?Afraid I may be even more behind.
  The best I can offer are PCI-66 slots on an old Intel STL2 m/b (think this
  is ServerWerz chipset/design). ?Know this may be way past its' prime, but
  this beast just will not die.
  Yes, I may be trying to beat a horse that ain't quite dead yet.
  Still learning. ?I'll get back to you. Let me parse, absorb, and, think.
  ?There are a few times when Technology can just suck!
  Thanks,
  Duncan
 

 --

 Bryan G. Seitz

Re: [H] Pending conversion?

[Eli Allen]

I don't understand why you want a raid controller.  Are you really
doing anything that is disk i/o bound?  or is it to keep from losing
data?  Would seem like almost any modern m/b with low end CPU would be
faster and you can just use the built in raid to do a mirrored raid.



On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 10:26 PM, DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net wrote:
 Bryan,
 I will print and parse your suggestions.  Afraid I may be even more behind.
 The best I can offer are PCI-66 slots on an old Intel STL2 m/b (think this
 is ServerWerz chipset/design).  Know this may be way past its' prime, but
 this beast just will not die.
 Yes, I may be trying to beat a horse that ain't quite dead yet.
 Still learning.  I'll get back to you. Let me parse, absorb, and, think.
  There are a few times when Technology can just suck!
 Thanks,
 Duncan

Re: [H] {Spam?} Re: Please I beg!

[Eli Allen]

Gmail goes above 20 gigs?

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com wrote:
 Which is why I love gmail.

 ---
 Brian Weeden
 Technical Advisor
 Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org
 +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada
 +1 (202) 683-8534 US

Re: [H] Mouses or Mice

[Eli Allen]

They have 32 and 64 bit drivers up on their site

Sent from my iPhone

On May 18, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com  
wrote:


I've always used corded mice (mouses).  The times I've tried  
cordless mice, I've found them heavy, slow, awkward and the  
rechargeable battery dies to quick.  Maybe it was cheap mice.  I  
need a new mouse, since Logitech apparently is not going to develop  
drivers for the MX500 series (MX518 to be specific) for Win7.  Will  
cordless go for gaming?


ThanksSteve

Re: [H] Vipre Antivirus

[Eli Allen]

Lots of AV software out there is vulnerable to kernal patching:
http://www.matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php


Microsaoft's is one of the ones not vulnerable:
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/05/microsoft-mse-safe-from-windows-kernel-hook-attack.ars

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Thane Sherrington
th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote:
 At 07:06 AM 16/05/2010, maccrawj wrote:

 That's nice, have you read anything to back up that assumption? From what
 I read
 @ VirusBulletin MSE is as good as commonly used AV's.

 The only AVs that I would use right now would be Avira (faster and slightly
 better) and NOD32 (slower) - and I'm probably going to be recommending
 Malwarebytes (pay version) soon.

 T

Re: [H] 11n Bands: 2.4GHz vs 5GHz

[Eli Allen]

Make sure the channel width is set to auto (i.e. you want to use
40MHz, not 20MHz

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote:
 No, but changing the channel on the router is pretty simple to do...after
 the change other DAP picks up the new channel and acts as if nothing is
 different.

 I now have the bridge downstairs very near where it will live...I'm getting
 about 2.5 GB/s transfer rate.

 On 5/13/2010 8:18 PM, maccrawj wrote:

 Have you tried unplugging the phone base to see if it's even an issue 1st?

 On 5/13/2010 4:27 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:

 However, file transfers are about half of what they were

 I should point out that I have a 5.8 GHz phone system in there. I note
 the range of the 2.4 band is: 2.4 to 2.483 GHz. The range of the 5 GHz
 band is: 5.15 to 5.825 GHz. A footnote says the DAP-1522 won't do
 5.25-5.35 GHz or 5.47-5.725GHz, which is an awfully big gap.

 Is it worth the effort to try change channels? I'm on channel 6 on the
 2.4 band and 153 on the 5 GHz band. Or, should I just go back to the 2.4
 band and be happy?

 Being happy seems to be a lot of work!



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Re: [H] Channels on Hi-Def Cable

[Eli Allen]

And then to fix that they switch to SDV which screws up DVRs.
(SDV means only the channels being watched are taking up bandwidth so
more stuff can fit on the cable)

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Christopher Fisk chr...@mhonline.net wrote:
 On Thu, 15 Apr 2010, Rick Glazier wrote:

 In one word, complain.
 There are a million reasons this can happen,
 but most come down to compression and money (cost)...

 Compression.  There is only so much bandwidth available on the wire and
 frankly, there isn't enough room for all the channels in hidef.  They get
 around this by giving great HD for the most watched channels, but the upper
 channels that have few viewers they compress like they're trying to fit a BD
 on a VCD.

 Complain about your channels, they will blame it on you to start, so expect
 a few useless housecalls.


 Christopher Fisk
 --
 Chris Griffin:  Alright, dad! Fight the machine! Stewie Griffin:  How does
 he know about the machine?

Re: [H] Channels on Hi-Def Cable

[Eli Allen]

Its not that Time Warner came up with the solution, its that the FCC
forced CableLabs to have a solution avalible.

The problem with tunning adaptors is they don't always work, partially
because its not that reliable in how it communicates to the head end
but also because they tell the headend if its a automated recording
which means the headend doesn't have to honor the request.

Tivo would rather have a tcp upstream communication
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24455769/Tivo-s-Response-to-FCC-National-Broadband-Plan


On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Christopher Fisk chr...@mhonline.net wrote:
 On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Rick Glazier wrote:

 That begs the question... I guess a DVR does NOT count as watching?
 Is that because it may NOT go through the main set-top control box?

 I have to ask, I have no Cable...

 Time Warner in my area has Switched Digital, it is actually a very good
 tech.  Saves bandwidth for only what is being watched in your area.

 Works fine with my Tivo, I had to get a (free) box that plugs in via USB to
 my TiVo to actually change channels, but can record 2 programs at once with
 it.

 I am not against the tech, it is a good solution to a real problem, and Time
 Warner came up with a solution to get it working with Tivo, can't complain
 about that.


 Christopher Fisk
 --
 We must have the attitude that every child in America, regardless of where
 they're raised or how they're born, can learn.
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Re: [H] TechNet Plus Subscription

[Eli Allen]

If you're in school there is always:
https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx


On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:14 AM, GPL hardwarelistrea...@gmail.com wrote:
 I did this. I plan on going back to school in late 2010 and wanted to
 get my hands dirty with some newer Microsoft technology. I'll make
 good use of it.

Re: [H] ATI Radeon 5870 2GB 3X2 Eyefinity Gaming Experience

[Eli Allen]

Especially when you add a Garmin 705 and power meter to the setup.


On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote:
 bikes are hardware!

 On 3/26/2010 10:46 AM, Bryan Seitz wrote:

 Or... leave the list where we talk about cool things like this related
 to... hardware :)

 On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:39:28AM -0400, Christopher Fisk wrote:


 On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:



 That setup is a monstrosity.  The thought of grown men using something
 like
 that to play games is just sad.  Go out and ride a bike or something.


 And yet cost the same as some bikes people purchase for their non-sad
 bike riding hobby.  Go to a beach and swim or something.



 Christopher Fisk





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Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications

[Eli Allen]

If only there was a way to get the router using coax in to act as a  
pure bridge while allowing vod, no double nat and no need to redo the  
setup if the router reboots


Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 11, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote:


Nice!  Got my 50/25 FIOS 'modem', DOCIS 1.FIBER :)

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 06:38:41PM -0500, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:

Got my new modem today...surfboard sb6120docsis 3.0

Using my old docsis 2.0 modem, my download speed was 14Mbps with  
upload

speed of 1.8Mbps...

Using the new dossis 3.0 modem, my download speed is 26.2 Mbps with
upload speed of 3.1 Mbps.

Wow...dang...woW.

On 3/7/2010 8:52 PM, Jeff Lane wrote:
I just kept what I had, which is the basic overpriced service.  
They claim
they give 12MB with the basic one, but I've never seen it, and  
don't know
anyone who has except one guy in California who is in one of my  
vets groups.
He, also, has the basic service(first level, I guess). He has  
Comcast's

rental modem, which is ver. 3.0.




Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications


Jeff, when you installed that DOCSIS 3.0 modem did you upgrade your
Internet speed plan or are you saying you just got a speed boost  
with

existing service.


On 3/7/2010 3:12 PM, Jeff Lane wrote:


To my knowledge there are only the ones, whatever that is, and the
Motorola,
available at this time. I have the Motorola and it has worked  
flawlessly,

so
far. I had the same modem as yours for years, as well, however,  
when I put
the ver. 3.0 on line it gave a noticeable speed increase with  
Comcast.

I've
had it online for about 3 months now.

Jeff


Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications


I just noticed that this is one of the two modems that charter  
supports.
Given that they are willing to sell me this modem, I don't see  
there
ever being an issue with tech support, though I can't see why I  
would

ever need it. :)

On 3/7/2010 8:55 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote:


Other considerations?  None that I can see. I don't need tech  
support.

They want $5 per month for rental.
I've had my current modem for years.  They actually site buying a
modem as an option.

On 3/7/2010 7:39 AM, Al Anger wrote:



Anthony Q. Martin  wrote:



Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable  
Modem for

$85.00.  Is this a good one?


Are there other considerations for you?  If you're having  
trouble, they
won't offer tech support unless you are using something they  
supply. I
know it's mostly an exercise in futility for most people on  
this list
to call tech support.  :) Just out of curiosity, how much is  
the rental

charge?










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Re: [H] UPS Deals?

[Eli Allen]

MOV style surge protectors wear out the fastest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_protector

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Rick Glazier rickglaz...@gmail.com wrote:
 Sorry for the delay.
 Constantly hitting a Surge Protector with surges WILL use it up.
 Most are sacrificial devices. Each hit grinds down what it will do next
 time.
 And the better ones come with lights to tell you when they are gone...

 If at all possible, this should be handled another way, maybe like a
 different
 circuit to isolate the surge farther downstream from the protector or
 computer.

 I'm assuming they were plugged into the same wall outlet or something?

 Rick Glazier

 From: Hunter, Gary February 18, 2010 10:30 PM

 Thanks for the advice Duncan.

 Got my new surge protectors delivered today and guess what. When the
 Laser printer kicks in the PC no longer turns off :) So I guess the
 surge protection on the old UPS is not up to scratch :-)

Re: [H] Windows 7 environment variables

[Eli Allen]

The username comes from what is entered when you login not the actual  
username


Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com 
 wrote:


I have a little batch file that uses %username% to do some stuff.   
That works fine in Windows XP and Vista, but in 7, it becomes  
username-PC$ - so if the username is Fred, %username% is Fred in XP  
and Fred-PC$ in 7.  Of course, that breaks the batch file.  Am I  
doing something wrong or did MS really change this?


T

Re: [H] SSD question

[Eli Allen]

The page file should go on the SSD:

Should the pagefile be placed on SSDs?

Yes. Most pagefile operations are small random reads or larger
sequential writes, both of which are types of operations that SSDs
handle well.

In looking at telemetry data from thousands of traces and focusing on
pagefile reads and writes, we find that

Pagefile.sys reads outnumber pagefile.sys writes by about 40 to 1,
Pagefile.sys read sizes are typically quite small, with 67% less than
or equal to 4 KB, and 88% less than 16 KB.
Pagefile.sys writes are relatively large, with 62% greater than or
equal to 128 KB and 45% being exactly 1 MB in size.

In fact, given typical pagefile reference patterns and the favorable
performance characteristics SSDs have on those patterns, there are few
files better than the pagefile to place on an SSD.

http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx

Re: [H] New Video Card survey

[Eli Allen]

One major disadvantage, you can't use TRIM on the drives and I'm
guessing the raid will increase latency a bit.

Eli

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote:
 Yes. When I was weighing getting one 160GB G2 vs two 80GBs and stripe them,
 I opted for the later since the price was nearly the same. I don't really
 think it gets me that much better real world performance, but it does help
 on sequential writes, which is one area the Intel SSDs are a bit weak. There
 is an increased chance of data loss, but I back up my machine nightly, so I
 don't worry too much about that either.

 The greatest thing, however, is that in a couple years when it's time to
 move on to a newer, faster, bigger SSD, I can upgrade two other systems
 instead of just one. That was the biggest reason behind it.

 Greg

Re: [H] Comparison of SSDs and VelociRaptor

[Eli Allen]

One major issue with that review.  They installed the Intel Matrix
Storage driver which will disable TRIM in Windows 7.  Also the way he
was saying Intel has TRIM so it should be faster doesn't make sense,
it only makes the drive faster after the drive has been used (i.e. it
keeps the drive from slowing down over time)

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote:
 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-ssd-performance,2518.html

Re: [H] Comparison of SSDs and VelociRaptor

[Eli Allen]

Windows 7 will always try to issue the trim command.  That trim
command to still work its way through other layers so if the driver it
goes throsn't support trim the trim command will be dropped or
ignored.

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote:
 Are you sure that all implementations of Windows  have TRIM support?  I'm
 not so sure anymore (I never ways but now I'm in serious doubt about that
 claim).

 Rick posted this in another thread:

 
 Some of you may not get this notification from Intel.
 It came in the last several minutes.
 (I think we discussed it here very recently.)

 The new Intel® SSD Toolbox (version 1.2) and SSD
 Toolbox Users Guide are now available for download at
 www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox
 We encourage you to take advantage of this free download
 to monitor and tune the performance of your Intel® Solid State Drive.

 Also:
 http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/CS-030992.htm

 Rick Glazier
 ---

 You might want to read the white paper.  I wrote this in a message the other
 day:

 I was reading the white paper on Intel's SSD Optimizer.  IN there it says
 that if you're using Windows 7 and Microsoft AHCI storage driver, then the
 OS will contain native support support to excute the ATA Data set Management
 command on the Intel SSD and no user interaction is required.  However, if
 you're using Intel Matrix Storage manager with Win7, then you do need the
 tools.  Now, I never installed any Matrix Storage manager...and I can't see
 evidence of it on the device manager. 

 In my bios, SATA AHCI support is turned off, thought my SSD is working now.
  So I assume Windows 7 must be using some other storage driver, though I
 have yet to figure out which (anyone know how?).  I'm going to load up the
 SSD Toolbox and see what happens (gosh, I hope it doesnt erase my disc
 again!).



 On 1/8/2010 4:45 AM, Eli Allen wrote:

 One major issue with that review.  They installed the Intel Matrix
 Storage driver which will disable TRIM in Windows 7.  Also the way he
 was saying Intel has TRIM so it should be faster doesn't make sense,
 it only makes the drive faster after the drive has been used (i.e. it
 keeps the drive from slowing down over time)

 On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Anthony Q. Martinamar...@charter.net
  wrote:


 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-ssd-performance,2518.html


 



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Re: [H] Win7 Install on Intel SSD

[Eli Allen]

Just finished a Win7 Pro install on an Intel 160 gig SSD, created a
boot cd to update the firmware before doing anything and all worked
smooth.  The only bad part is now I know how slow the DVD drive is for
installs since once it got to the part limited by the drive speed it
was only a few secs if that.

Eli

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote:
 I can't seem to get Win7 Pro to install on the Intel SSD.  After Setup
 loads, it pretends it can't see the SSD.

 I know the SSD is working because when I boot off the HD (which is currently
 unplugged) and can use the SSD as drive E:.  I have copied files to it and
 whatnot.

 The computer BIOS sees the drive as well as the DVD I'm using to install
 Win7.

 Any ideas?

 I'm mainly just testing a fresh install onto the SSD before I move it to my
 main system (home).

Re: [H] SSD Time.............

[Eli Allen]

Only if you use Windows 7 or whatever version of linux supports it (no trim
support for the mac yet) And also only if you use drive controllers which
support it (no raid controller supports trim yet to my knowledge) and the
driver that talks to the drive supports trim, Intel Matrix Storage Manager
doesn't support trim (yet).

If you're on Windows XP or Vista you have to use either Wiper for Indilinx
based drives or the SSD toolbox for Intel drives

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Boswell
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:53 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] SSD Time.

the newest and shiniest SSD's support TRIM, which negates the need to
perform the resets.

Re: [H] APC C10 power filter.

[Eli Allen]

They seem to just be noise filters and surge protectors which seems to be
worth it for the price since its only slightly more than a high end surge
protector but no AVR or battery (i.e. no protection against brownouts or
other power fluctuations like that)

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 7:07 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] APC C10 power filter.

Hey,

 

What do you all think about this for $50 (normally $200)?  I used to have a
Belkin UPS on my TV and equipment, but it died.

 

C-10

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/753636804/

 

C-5

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/753241548?

 

Comparison of the different models:

http://www.apc.com/products/tools/compare/index.cfm?list=C3;C5BLK;C10BLK
http://www.apc.com/products/tools/compare/index.cfm?list=C3;C5BLK;C10BLKfo
rmat=print format=print

 

Thanks,

Bobby

 

Re: [H] [Bulk] Free Partition Manager

[Eli Allen]

Know if there is a difference between the x64 and 32 bit serial
numbers?  Looks like you need to run the installer to get a free
serial number so I'm guessing that ends today too

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 6:59 AM, swzaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Wow that was close the free download ends today.

 swzaske wrote:

 Downloading now and thanks for the heads up!


 Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote:

 Grab it while its hot!
  http://www.paragon-software.com/free/giveaway.html

Re: [H] PDF converter ?

[Eli Allen]

Sp2 of office 2007?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 20, 2009, at 7:36 PM, FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote:

Suggestions on a pdf converter and editor. Adobe AFAIK would be too  
expensive.


Need convert MS Publisher Doc's to PDF for a neighborhood newsletter  
to send to printer. Pub docs gave them grief.


thanks
fp

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Re: [H] Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pre-order now available

[Eli Allen]

In store only:
http://microcenter.com/storefronts/microsoft/windows7/preorder.html

Eli

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of mark.dodge
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 6:51 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pre-order now available

I could not find it at Microcenter, have a link?

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of tmse...@rlrnews.com
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 09:22A
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pre-order now available

Microcenters are offering it at $39.99. 
Sent via BlackBerry 

-Original Message-
From: FORC5 fuf...@cox.net

Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:16:34 
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pre-order now available


but it is a upgrade disk. how generous of them. I know the tricks to clean
install a upgrade disk, just bugs me a little.
fp

At 04:14 AM 6/26/2009, Stan Zaske Poked the stick with:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1090tag=nl.e539
There's supposed to be only a limited number and if true will sell out
quickly. Pre-order now and get the DVDRom when it ships October 22. It's
really a good deal but I'm going to stick with Vista until SR1 comes out
next year.

http://bit.ly/4fhxpM

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Re: [H] HDTV Math

[Eli Allen]

You know Comcast recompresses, right?

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of James Maki
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:36 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] HDTV Math

I discovered something this week and am trying to understand its
ramifications. I noticed lots of pixelation and motion blur the last two
weeks of Heroes. NBC broadcasts at 1080i for HDTV. I checked the statistics
for the show I recorded via HD Homerun tuners using Comcast cable, and NBC
is averaging about 4.8 GB per hour for a 1080i show. I thought is a bit low
but was even more surprised when I checked out shows on the other broadcast
networks. 

Re: [H] Vista Permissions

[Eli Allen]

Sounds like a security policy of windows got set that's unrelated to UAC:

Check:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/156/1/Error-Registry-editing-has-been-
disabled-by-your-administrator-when-you-open-the-Registry-Editor-in-Windows-
Vista.html

Eli

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:10 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Vista Permissions



You can right-click on the shortcut and select Run as Administrator (or set
the setting in the properties for the shortcut and run as admin).  I think
that either way, it will make you enter the credentials of an administrator
if the current user is not one.

That does not work on some things, like for example, opening regedit. 
When I go to run, and enter regedit I see This task will be created 
with administrative privileges but when I execute I see a pop up 
that reads Registry editing has been disable by  your 
administrator which I don't get because I AM an 
administrator!  But if I log out and log back in as THE Administrator 
then I can use regedit.

Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?

[Eli Allen]

It's the only one that supports occur devices so that's why I use it.

Eli

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of tmse...@rlrnews.com
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:03 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?

So, if I can ask... What's wrong with vmc? 

--Original Message--
From: Bobby Heid
Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Jan 4, 2009 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?

It is about $100 retail.

Bobby

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:44 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] HTPC - Which Software?


Beyond TV:  Installed easily.  Virtually no setup.  Uses Hauppauge
Remote.  Image quality is fine.  Uh, huh?  But where's the
problems

Beyond TV isn't cheap though is it?




Working for about a day now with no issues.  I think you can guess my
recommendation.;-)

Steve




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Re: [H] POST card for laptops

[Eli Allen]

You know MS has one that's built into Vista and a download if you want:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

But you seem to be looking for a hardware level tester, right?

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 3:21 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] POST card for laptops

Interesting.  Anyone know of a real RAM tester that works 100% of the 
time (other than Windows) :) - MemTest+ and MemTest86 don't work.

T

At 03:55 PM 04/01/2009, DHSinclair wrote:
Thane,
That observation is exactly what my last group of hdw did. It powers 
up w/o video, beeps, or anything else.  My problem was a bad Crucial 
Ballistix 1GB DDR3 Ram dimm!  Perhaps your laptops memory is at fault?
Best,
Duncan

At 14:35 01/04/2009 -0400, you wrote:
Has anyone used a POST card for laptops?  I seem to be getting more 
and more laptops in that power up but give no video (either 
internally or externally) and it's virtually impossible to diagnose.

T


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Re: [H] A Long Way for a Webcam

[Eli Allen]

USB repeater?

Eli

-Original Message-
From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:45 AM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: [H] A Long Way for a Webcam

Here's the situation.  I have a Microsoft Lifecam (USB) that is far
enought away to required 50 foot of cable to get to the computer.  Due
to various restrictions, neither the computer nor the camera can be
moved.  The camera will work with two 15 foot extentions, but will not
work with one more. If a hub is inserted, that does not help, in fact
the webcam will not work with a hub at all.  Other than moving the
computer closer to the 30 ft limit (not counting the 6 foot cable on
the Webcam), I don't have any ideas.  I'm open to suggestions.  Is
there a better way to do this?  The local Best Buy doesn't have
anything other than USB webcams.  I've also tried a logitech webcam
and it has more problems than the Microsoft.

How can I get this done?

ThanksSteve

Re: [H] another WEIRD Vista bug

[Eli Allen]

Run media center?  It has this optimize function that I think is disabled
by default that resets the media center services at around that time and so
in theory could reboot the box.

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 10:07 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] another WEIRD Vista bug

This one new, Vista Ultimate on older HW but has run fine for quite some
time. Has recently started rebooting every night at 3 AM like clockwork,
Auto Updates are turned OFF.

Anyone seen this bug ?
I am about to go back to XP on this system, Vista has a couple of nice
features but the irritants out weigh the +'s. :-)
fp


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Re: [H] Video Card question(s)

[Eli Allen]

I question why you think you need a new card.  The reason why WinXP is only
showing 1024x768 as the max resolution is because that is the max resolution
the current monitor is telling the computer it supports.  So more than
likely when the new monitor is plugged in WinXP will say 1440x900 is the max
resolution.

And if that doesn't work you could try;
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/207607.html
or just uninstall and reinstall the most current drivers for what is in
there now.

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DHSinclair
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:49 PM
To: Hardware Group
Subject: [H] Video Card question(s)

Are there still PCI and AGP video cards available that can image the newer 
wide-screen panels at their native resolutions?

I do know that most PCI-e video cards do, but I have a need for a card that 
is either AGP or PCI.  The current video card is an old Asus nVidia-based 
card (1st/2d generation).  It is an {Asus V6800 Pure GeForce 256 DDR} in 
AGP format.  It has been driving a GEM (scansport) 150A 15 VGA panel for 
the last 3 years.  The panel is dying. It now has full width grey bars 
wherever text is displayed.  Sis has lived with this anomaly for 18 
months :)

My Sister has ordered a Dell SE178WFP. The native res is 1440x900.  Her 
current video card (according to what winXP says) seems to top at 
1024x768.  I do suspect somebody in the family has been dicking around and 
killed the card's driver. I am the Uncle, so I can not say anything!  I did 
supply all the innards of my Sister's machine (the best of my boneyard!).

Due to economic constraints, a current-tech modern video card is not 
possible because the current m/b (Abit KG7) is limited to PCI and AGP only.

Is this possible?  If so, we have found a Christmas gift for my Sister!
Thank you,
Duncan

Re: [H] Laptop problem

[Eli Allen]

When plugged into the wall is the green plug LED lit?  (sounds like its not
getting power from the AC adaptor so its trying to use the battery to turn
on only its drained too much to fully power the laptop)

Eli

-Original Message-
 At 03:11 PM 20/07/2008, Jason Carson wrote:
Hello,

I have a laptop here that when you turn it on, it stays on for about a
second, flashes IBM Thinkpad then turns off. Anyone know what could be
wrong with it?

 I'd pull the battery and see if it boots with wall power only.  Could
 be a fan failure, I guess.

 T

For the brief second it is on I can feel the air blow out the side so it's
not the fan.

I tried pulling the battery and plugging it into the wall and the laptop
wouldn't power up at all.

Jason

Re: [H] OT Inclined planes

[Eli Allen]

It is a formula from trig, Sine of an angle equals the opposite side over
the hypotenuse.  So set your calculator in degree mode (vs radian) and then
do rise/(sin 8) which gives the length. (where length and rise are both in
the same units)

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harvey Best
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:42 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] OT Inclined planes

Thanks! I had been searching for a formula when I should have run a search
like you did.

Wind



 Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:14:47 -0400
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
 Subject: Re: [H] OT  Inclined planes
 
 
 On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:32:35 -0400
 Harvey Best [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 How long does a ramp have to be to raise a plane 8 degrees
  from horizontal to a hight of one foot...
 
 8 degree = 1.67551608 inches per foot
 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=enclient=firefox-arls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%
3Aofficialq=8+degree+%3D+%3F+inches+per+footbtnG=Search
  
 
 HTH
 Al

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Re: [H] Surge suppressor / power filter

[Eli Allen]

Isn't Monster by definition overpriced and not worth it?

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:42 PM
To: hwg
Subject: [H] Surge suppressor / power filter

Looking for what the list uses to protect their computers / home theater
equipment.  I'm a EE by training so you don't need to educate me on the
benefits of clean power, I'm just looking for advice on what products people
have used that are good and those that are crap.  It would be protecting my
home theater and a HTPC and a phone cable jack would be nice.

I was thinking a Monster Power HTS 950 would do me just fine but I don't
have a lot of experience with their products.

-
Brian Weeden
Technical Consultant
Secure World Foundation

Re: [H] Bad battery in laptop causing lockups

[Eli Allen]

There was a driver issue mentioned in the thinkpad forums dealing with the
laptop crashing with the battery in but not when there was no battery.
Never effected me so I never really paid much attention to the issue though
but I know it didn't involve any batteries that were bad.  I think they said
I bios update helped, but not sure

-Original Message-
I appear to have a laptop that locks up when the battery (which 
appears to be refusing to charge up) is in the machine.  If I remove 
the battery, the laptop comes back to life, and if I boot without the 
battery installed, there's no lockup at all.)  Is it possible a bad 
battery could do this?

T

Re: [H] FDISK and HD Size

[Eli Allen]

http://y2k.berkeley.edu/computers/fixpcs/checklists/pc/dos/

So looks like you should be able to type in a 4 digit year

And going by:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69912

Should support 2gb in DOS 6.22

This makes it seem like a bios issue:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/482/6

this implies there is a software fix: (search for 504)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255867
http://www.xs4all.nl/~gklein/bc.html#Q1-1-4


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DHSinclair
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:19 PM
To: Hardware Group
Subject: [H] FDISK and HD Size

Does MS-Dos 6.22 and its' fdisk.exe have a size limitation of 504Mbytes max?
Or is this my old bios sending bad hd geometry...?

I'm trying to clean up an IBM dpea-31080 (really old) to try and load
FreeNAS.
At least fdisk did show me 3 non-dos partitions on the drive. They are now 
gone
per fdisk. Now fdisk tells me the max size of the hd is 504Mbytes.  It 
really should
be 1034Mbytes.  This is not a shocker; just wondering?

BTW, the only way I could be MS-DOS 6.22 to boot up was to lie to it and 
say the
date was 12-24-1997!  LOL!  It would not accept 07 for yy.

And, I'm still working with a suspect eide cable.. :)
Best,
Duncan

Re: [H] Which TV would you choose...

[Eli Allen]

1080 resolution is kind of wasted on a screen that size if you're just using
it for TV.  Well assuming you aren't just a few inches away.  Plus there is
the problem that if you're mostly watching standard tv (i.e. not hdtv) the
not high end tvs don't scale the signal as well.  

-Original Message-

To tell you the truth, you should look into Gateway - 24 Widescreen
Flat-Panel TFT-LCD HD Monitor 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8550588type=productid=118856
0797577

Just connect your Cable box via Component connection or S-Video and your
set. Also, you want to get at least 1080i for your TV. 

Regards,


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 3:02 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] Which TV would you choose...

Hey,

Looking to get a small TV for the kitchen.  I went up to Best Buy to look at
their TVs ( I have a gift card there) and narrowed it down to these two:

LG - 20 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8259449st=LG+20LS7D+lp=1typ
e=productcp=1id=1169858021075

and

Sharp - 19 720p Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV/DVD Combo
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=830st=sharp+lc19ad22ulp=
1type=productcp=1id=1174091786466

I only have a 17 clearance and the 19-20 TVs look about the right size.

Any comments?

Thanks,
Bobby

RE: [H] Strange CHKDSK problem

[Eli Allen]

Chkdsk never runs correctly on a disk it doesn't have excusive access to,
that's why it has the /X command line option which for the boot disk means
it does the check on startup.

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:20 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] Strange CHKDSK problem

At 08:55 PM 16/10/2007, j maccraw wrote:
Evidently it's an MFT error and may not be fixable w/o
reformatting.

Net is full of people complaining about this error
with no fix short of
reformatting.

That's not it.  The same problem occurs with a different hard drive 
and a fresh install of Windows.  It appears that chkdsk doesn't work 
properly when run on the drive that hold Windows.

T 

RE: [H] A note to Microsoft...

[Eli Allen]

In general, yes.  But it has more to do with how much free memory you have
so if you do lots of memory intensive work then it can help with the speed
of accessing small files.  And assuming you already have the memory stick
its easy to try out...

-Original Message-

 Intel X6800 CPU Dual Core
 4GB of PC1600 DDR Corsair Dominator RAM
***
 
 I am going to experiment with Ready Boost soon. Just to see if there is
 a
 performance increase.

Not with 4GB of system memory. ReadyBoost makes a substantial impact with
1GB or less, a small impact at 2GB, and is completely negligible  2GB.

Greg

RE: [H] Thinkpad wireless problems

[Eli Allen]

So it can't connect to routers that use WEP along with routers that use WPA
or have you not tested against WEP?

WPA uses other hardware on the wireless chipset and other software then what
WEP uses so one could be broken while the other works

-Original Message-
Can other stuff connect to that router (with encryption)?  It could
posiibly
be the router.
Bobby

I wrote that it can not connect to any protected router... but has no 
problem connecting to any unprotected routers.

RE: [H] Can't view https pages in IE6

[Eli Allen]

Maybe this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303807/en-us
 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:32 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] Can't view https pages in IE6

For some reason, my IE6 has stopped wanting to view https pages - so I can't
login to www.gmail.com, for instance (I get a page cannot be
displayed.)  Firefox works fine.  I've tried clearing cookies, history,
temp, with no change.  Reset security settings.  No 
change.   Any ideas?

T

RE: [H] MS At It Again..

[Eli Allen]

Its not really something brand new as those blogs make it seem.  MS limited
the html rendering to increase security, sure breaks lots of HTML but then I
never did like html email outside the very basic html for limited
formatting.

http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/10/05/56

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 12:29 PM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: [H] MS At It Again..

Back to the future..

MS rips out IE from Outlook 2007 as the HTML Rendering engine..

Controversial to say the least..

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/01/10/microsoft-breaks-html-email-render
ing-
in-outlook/


http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/archives/2007/01/microsoft_takes_email_d
esig
n_b.html

Bill

RE: [H] Apple iPhone announced today

[Eli Allen]

I wonder what type of data plan you'd need from Cingular for all its data
functionality.  I mean with how they are claiming it runs OSX, has 802.11
and the rest it seems at least as powerful as the PDAs which means a $45 a
month data plan if you want unlimited.  

If you don't get the data plan how much more the price is. If you look at
the cingular discounts you only get some by including a data plan.

I wonder how voice mail works.  Does it download the voicemail to your phone
so its just an app that is playing it back to you?  This would require a
data plan and if you get a lot of voice mail you'll probably be hoping it's
the unlimited one.  And will that functionality be available to the other
PDA and smartphones since while the interface may not be as good I'm sure
they can do it.

-Original Message-

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070109-8583.html

Dear God that is one sexy piece of high tech hotness.  I don't know if
I can wait until June.

Sucks to be any other cell phone maker (or Verizon) today - you just
saw everything you have become obsolete.

-- 
Brian

RE: [H] MSDN Library, August 06 - SOLVED

[Eli Allen]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94596AF5-CC58-45AF-
A14B-DF627A31E783
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94596AF5-CC58-45AF
-A14B-DF627A31E783displaylang=en displaylang=en

 

That seems to be the current version for download.  Hard to find though,
should be easier

 

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 5:02 PM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: RE: [H] MSDN Library, August 06 - SOLVED

 

I used Nero ImageDrive to mount the images, copied all of the files to one
directory and installed from there.  So no need for anyone to send me the
file.

 

But still, does anyone know if MS is now not allowing us non-MSDN members to
download the MSDN Libraries after they allowed us to?

 

Thanks,

Bobby

 

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:16 PM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: [H] MSDN Library, August 06

Hey, 

I had downloaded the three images for this library a while back.  I was
trying to install it on my system.  But I keep getting stuck during the
install because it cannot read \Program Files\MSDN\2006AUG\1033\shared.hxs.
I burned new disks from the original images and I still get problems.

Has anyone been able to install this version of the library? 

I tried to copy the CD to the HD and install from there, but it will still
not copy the file.  If any of you have installed it, could you possibly send
me a copy of this file?

Also, I can not find any of the MSDN Library downloads at MS.  It was my
understanding that were going to make the MSDN Library releases public now.
Did this change?

Thanks, 
Bobby 

RE: [H] Moving to Vista

[Eli Allen]

Here are some hints at getting vista working under VPC:
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikekol/

You can just use the additions from the new betas to run with the RTM older
versions.

-Original Message-

Right now none. Every try I've had under vmware bombs. It kind of works in
virtual pc 2007 but what a hastle and no support to allow running vista home
under virtual pc


Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless  

-Original Message-
From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:18:34 
To:[EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: RE: [H] Moving to Vista


I'll install the Vista (when I receive it) to a VM for a while.
Bobby

What Virtual program supports Vista? Certainly not Aero? 

RE: [H] OK, is something going around (spam)

[Eli Allen]

Around 30 of them here.  Always from Name1 Name2 and then the subject line
is hi it's Name1

Looks like a virus/worm from this line in the header:
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:40 AM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] OK, is something going around (spam)

Suddently, I've got a few clients who are getting tons (I mean hundreds a
day) of emails that read:

Hi it's name

And then a message purporting to sell stock.  They all seem to originate
from randomized IPs.  WTF is the deal?  :)

RE: [H] 360 HD-DVD add-on drive working in a PC

[Eli Allen]

http://web.forret.com/tools/bandwidth.asp?speed=36.5unit=Mbpstitle=HD%2DDV
D
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD

Going by that, should be plenty of speed.  Need ~36.5Mb/s

-Original Message-

USB 2? That's what, only 60MB/s bandwith right? Is that enough to push HD 
DVD streams without reducing quality?

RE: [H] -OT- Gas

[Eli Allen]

Diesel has high demand in Europe.  When you take oil to make gas you always
get gasoline and diesel, you can affect the proportion but it will still be
there.  So that means the extra diesel produced from the gas used by the US
goes to Europe, hence the demand for it, plus the proportion of the diesel
being made may be less lowering supply.

Eli

-Original Message-

$2.90 for B20 biodiesel in MetroDC

Diesel is generally higher than regular gas - WTF? Diesel pricing follows no

trend, nor demand since it's the equiv of heating oil (which has ZERO demand

here in this festering swamp).

RE: [H] -OT- Gas

[Eli Allen]

You make it seem like it's a political move, that somehow the oil industry
wants the GOP to stay in power.  Its obvious that the high price of oil
earlier in the year was caused by the instability of the middle east causing
fear and speculation which has all been solved.  Just look what Mike
O'Connor said: The reason prices are going down so far so fast is that they
shouldn't have been that high in the first place. Two reasons they were:
fear and speculation, says Mike O'Connor, president of the Virginia
Petroleum, Convenience and Grocery Association.   

Just cause this strange coincidence happened during the last election cycle
means nothing.

-Original Message-


I think we should go crazy driving, because I'd be after Nov. the price 
will go back up! :)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Let's not go crazy ot, just checking gas prices around the country.  Just
paid $1.95/gallon. :)


 Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless  

   

RE: [H] Oh, how I miss the KeyLock

[Eli Allen]

How about forcing loggining into the computer to require a smart card by
using this functionality:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=834875

The kids know their own password but need the card to login which you only
give them when you want to.

Eli

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 9:41 AM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: RE: [H] Oh, how I miss the KeyLock

I think the reality is that's an insanely easy option to beat.

Like many people, this is a person with 3 teenage boys.  Pressing Win-L to
get a lockdown will lockout some accounts, but this computer belongs to the
kids, she doesn't use it, she just wants them locked out of playing
games/etc. when they have schoolwork to do, so she wants to make sure that
they have to ask and she has to know when it's usable.  I get this
request a lot.

Putting a Win-L keylock on it is a eh solution, because a hard reset and
them logging into another account gets around that every time.  The kids all
have their own logins so they can install software, etc. 

Limited accounts is something that has some functionality; but it doesn't
stop people from actually using a PC to begin with.  Which is the whole
point.  A keylock used to prevent people from even booting.

Since their PC is all SATA, I'm really thinking that the removable tray is
going to be the best option.

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

So you think the system requirements for software should never increase? 
512 megs of ram isn't that uncommon these days.


As to Aero, whats wrong with requiring full DX 9 hardware with 128 megs of 
ram?  You don't need to run Aero to use Vista so they were right in 
designing Aero for the future, remember its a complete redesign of the UI to 
move it all into 3d and better to do it all at once then a small piece at a 
time.  No need to design it so it can run on less powerful hardware as that 
would limit it from its full potential.  Think about it from the perspective 
of a programmer, should they be forced to target the UI they make for their 
apps to run on a multitude of UI renders?  Wouldn't it be much better for 
them to assume an Aero UI can take advantage of everything?



- Original Message - 
From: Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.



I have access to the Vista betas via my company's MSDN subscription.
I've played with some of the previous betas and pretty much came to the
same conclusion as Chris.

First off, the system requirements are a joke. One of the nice things
about previous versions of Windows is that they would run (slowly,
perhaps) on systems with low amounts of RAM. I once had Windows 2000
Server running on a P2-300 with 128MB of RAM, running as an Active
Directory domain controller in a production environment. Vista requires
512MB of RAM as a minimum.

Areoglass's requirements are also a joke. I'm sorry, but I shouldn't
need to have a dedicated graphics controller with 128mb of RAM just to
get transparencies, the weird ALT-TAB replacement, etc. I'm running on a
6 month old Dell Inspiron 700m laptop with an Intel 850 graphics
chipset. Granted, it's not the best, but I'm sorry, it should be enough
to run Vista with at least some of the 3D effects.

The UI changes are extremely frustrating. The stanard File - Edit - View
menus on explorer windows are gone. You have to dig through some menus
to enable them. The new start menu is pretty bad as well.

I didn't really look into Device Manager at all, as the system supported
all of my hardware right out of the box. I also didn't care about
encrypting my file system, so I can't comment about any of Chris's
experiences there.

XP, I believe, is pretty much the pinnacle of Windows development. Vista
is mostly XP with some eyecandy, IE7, and a lot of frustrating usability
changes. I don't think people are going to rush out and say HEY I GOT
TO UPGRADE TO VISTA like we saw with Win95 (or even to an extent with
XP.) Vista will move units only because OEM's will preload it.

Playing with Vista has made me more interested in desktop Linux. I'm
typing this in Thunderbird from SuSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10 RC1.
It's actually the first Linux I can say that I have played with that
things mostly just work. Novell has invested a LOT of RD into making
Desktop Linux much, much better. I think SLED 10 would be great on a lot
of corporate desktops. Maybe in 2-3 more releases it may be ready for
Joe Consumer. Unlike Vista, I can actually *USE* the 3D desktop effects
(XGL).

I'm just afraid of having to support Vista when it comes out. It will be
the first version of Windows that I won't know inside and out.

-ben

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

What does aero give you?  Simple answer:

http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=114694

- Original Message - 
From: warpmedia [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.


RAM, yes 512MB is the norm. Not that you should pay the ass-raping 
prices vendors want to upgrade to 512MB, 1 stick, etc... but you should 
have that even if you have to buy the system with lowest RAM  upgrade 
3rd party.


Desktop? Screw that, name one good reason to use the 3d to render a 2d 
desktop?


I had not thought of it, but the laptop thing with more power 
consumption makes sense. Personally I even ramp my CPU down to max 
battery when I am not going to do CPU intensive stuff.


Worst thing they did with XP was that start menu  locking you into MS 
only themes, oh and the brain-dead Home version.

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

Take a look at media center.  Aero is not about making windows look better 
like a new theme in XP, its about allowing the applications themselves to do 
more in the way they display their UI.




- Original Message - 
From: Chris Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 8:30 AM
Subject: RE: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.


So far, outside of the winkey-tab alt-tab replacement, I haven't seen 
any

enormous advantage to a 3d environment.  Transparent windows(?)  Hell, I
could do that now with stardock if I wanted.
 

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

Aero isn't for current generation laptops, but Aero is just a part of Vista. 
Plus looking to the future is good, I'd rather have a major new UI API done 
once that everytime new HW comes out that enables one extra little function. 
Makes writing code easier


- Original Message - 


At 09:30 AM 05/06/2006, Chris Reeves wrote:

Rendering 2d for your video card, as someone pointed out is child's play.
Having it continuously in a 3D enabled mode means it's using more power;
more heat; more chances for a nice graphics crash.  Not sure what great
benefit there is in that.


And how many laptops have 128MB of video RAM or more?  Not many.  So Vista 
isn't for laptops, clearly.  Of course, they're looking to the future, 
when we all buy new ones. :)


T

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

Things will never seem fair when one product is replaced by another forcing 
the user to pay again if they want the new stuff.  But how is MS any worse 
then other companies?  Want them to be like Apple and be very secretive 
about what is coming out and when?  So a user may buy something without any 
chance of knowing it will be replaced by something much better tomorrow?


Eli


- Original Message - 



If MS is to be believed from the QA after their tech stop they will offer 
no 'upgrade' versions at any price break


True of both Vista and anyone going from SBS2003 to SBS2003R2 will also 
pay full boat all over again


Unless you purchased within 180 days at which point some sort of mail in 
rebate / mailed version may be sent to you


CW
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
 

Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.

[Eli Allen]

While it is bad, its not that confusing.  See:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_editions.asp

Only 17 version.  Which really isn't that bad as starter is only for 
developing areas and the N versions are just for Europe.  Plus all the 
editions besides starter have two different versions for 32 bit and 64 bit 
which are the same feature wise.  So in the end only 6 different editions to 
keep track of in the US (making 12 different versions) 4 business editions 
and 3 home editions (ultimate falls under both).


Tablet functionality and media center are built into the OS (i.e. no 
different versions like XP is today)


the full list is:
Windows Starter 2007
Windows Vista Home N (Europe only)
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business N (Europe only)
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Small Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate

- Original Message - 
From: Chris Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.


One of the other problems vista will face is market confusion. There will 
be EIGHTEEN different versions of Vista


Basically seven commonly available versions, double that so you have 32bit 
/ 64 bit versions. Add in tablet edition,  as well as other upgrade 
versions...


Vista makes me think of matrix reloaded.  Liked the original can't figure 
out how they screwed up the sequel


CW
Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless

Re: [H] Virtual PC, OS/2 Warp Question

[Eli Allen]

So has Contectix, which is what VirtualPC is from as MS bought them.  For 
the most part they each have the same functionality.


- Original Message - 

VMware has been doing all this with great success for years. I have been 
using VMware to support other OSs for at least 5 years. They also have 
more advanced versions that run as virtual servers.

Re: [H] NVidia firewall

[Eli Allen]

Why a one port router?  Seems like a normal home router is the cheapest you 
can get and those aren't one port routers.


Eli

- Original Message - 


Have them buy a one port router if they have a single computer with a high 
speed 24/7 connection for the NAT translation. I have several clients 
setup this way  if they want to add systems to share their WAN connection 
then have them buy a 4 or 5 port switch. Now whether they have a software 
firewall installed or not they'll be reasonably safe providing they aren't 
in the habit of shooting themselves in the foot by launching unknown 
attachments.



--+--
   Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
http://www.wavijo.com

Re: [H] Re: does this look legit

[Eli Allen]

You can't pirate HW for one and two I'd like to see proof of your price 
increases in software.  Seems about the same level to me.  How much was 
Windows 95 when it first came out?


Eli

- Original Message - 
From: FORC5

To: The Hardware List
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Re: does this look legit


works for me :-}

I just mean HW prices come down and sw prices go up, something wrong there 
IMO


fp

At 10:53 AM 9/20/2005, warpmedia Poked the stick with:

Oh you mean you want an OS that's like 10% of PC price rather than half? =)

--
Tallyho ! ]:8)
Taglines below !
--
Windows is a real pane ;{ 

Re: [H] Re: does this look legit

[Eli Allen]

From PC Magazine dated Nov 17, 1998 an ad for PC Connection was selling 
Win98 Upg for 89.95, NT 4.0 Workstation for 259.95.  If you were right 
shouldn't the price be much higher now, 7 years later?


And if you look at HW, most hasn't really changed.  Sound cards, modems, 
NICs, power supplies  Not much RD goes into it other then how to make 
the parts cheaper.


So if you don't like how they do piracy checks how would you go about 
preventing piracy?



- Original Message - 
From: FORC5

To: The Hardware List
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Re: does this look legit


timeline may be off but when MB's were $500 dos was $30

I do not believe in piracy, but when one buys something it should be theirs, 
not leased to the whim of who knows who. Lets see, you paid good money but 
since who changed your HW too much you may now go and by more, thank you. MS 
creates as much piracy as they seem to think they are preventing IMO.

fp

At 11:37 AM 9/20/2005, Eli Allen Poked the stick with:

You can't pirate HW for one and two I'd like to see proof of your price 
increases in software.  Seems about the same level to me.  How much was 
Windows 95 when it first came out?


Eli

- Original Message - From: FORC5
To: The Hardware List
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Re: does this look legit


works for me :-}

I just mean HW prices come down and sw prices go up, something wrong there 
IMO


fp

At 10:53 AM 9/20/2005, warpmedia Poked the stick with:

Oh you mean you want an OS that's like 10% of PC price rather than half? =)

--
Tallyho ! ]:8)
Taglines below !
--
Windows is a real pane ;{
--
Tallyho ! ]:8)
Taglines below !
--
I don't know what it is, but it's in great condition. 

Re: [H] New Intel 775 Pin Motherboards

[Eli Allen]

It wasn't so much the die size overall as the PII had a larger die size 
overall (had a larger L2 cache then most PPros).  It was that the large 
single die was harder to produce then 2 smaller dies.  With the PPro if 
there was a problem with the CPU or the L2 cache both parts hard to be 
thrown out, but with the PII they could be tested individually so didn't 
have to throw out both.


So the real reason was more to improve the yield more then decrease the cost 
of a CPU.


- Original Message - 
True. However, the size of the die was too large to make it economical for 
anything but server usage. (die size = $$$) Plus, the Pentium Pro's cache, 
as you state, was not integrated into the core so much as it was slapped 
into the die package. Therefore, it couldn't achieve the same benefits of 
a huge bus width and low latency that true integrated cache (first on the 
Celeron A of all things...) brought.


Greg

Re: [H] Ram... lots and lots of ram.

[Eli Allen]

Its /3GB switch you want, not PAE

Eli

- Original Message - 


the PAE switch does nothing, even with the 'S/W memory address range  
remapping' thing in the bios toggled that's supposed to shuffle the  
PCI-E addressing out of the first 32bits of address range.


Suggestions?

Windows XP x64 is on the table as a last resort, I'd need new TV and  
sound cards (WinTV PCI FM and GametheaterXP, no x64 drivers for  
either, doesn't look like they're coming either :(), so a PAE based  
solution would be preferable in the short term, anyone?



-_-_
James Boswell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ : 1653327 | AIM : TorazChryx
MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina

[Eli Allen]

In addition, when Bush tries to use the nobody could have anticipated 
defense:

I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4204754.stm

I.e lies to the public, he deserves to be critized.  Sure maybe Chris is 
right in that there wasn't much that could be done but everyone knew that it 
could happen and there should have been some plans on what to do if it did 
happen.


Eli
- Original Message - 

Part of the criticism levied at bushco right now though hinges around the 
simple fact that the federal money to simply maintain the levee's vanished 
with the onset of the war in iraq and afghanistan and all the spending on 
DHS, oh and the TSA, oh and the ill advised tax cuts... 

Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina

[Eli Allen]

Um, she shouldn't be on vacation playing around in NYC, she should be doing 
something to help with the disaster.  She is a cabinet level official, not 
just anyone.


Eli

- Original Message - 

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, Eli Allen wrote:

from the WaPo's Robin Givhan). A fellow shopper, unable to fathom the 
absurdity of Rice's timing, went up to the Secretary and reportedly 
shouted, How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and 
homeless! Never one to have her fashion choices questioned, Rice had 
security PHYSICALLY REMOVE the woman.


I played online poker last night.  How dare I gamble while thousands are 
dying and homeless!


WTF Was the shopper there shopping for if she's gonna get upset if she 
sees someone else shopping.  Damn hypcrites.



Christopher Fisk
--
Peter Griffin: You know, some people think that dandelions are weeds. But 
you know...uh... I always think, who the hell decided tulips were so 
great?

Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina

[Eli Allen]

While I do agree that living below sea level like that is a bad idea this 
was preventable.  There was a major levee construction project whose funding 
was cut by Bush (~$250 million)  If Bush didn't cut the funding the levees 
wouldn't have broke so easily like they did.


http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001051313

Eli

- Original Message - 
From: Gary VanderMolen [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina



It's so American.  Don't teach birth control, fight abortion.  Don't
prepare for mathematical certainty, worship the melodrama of numerically
insufficient rescues.


The only certainty is that Mother Nature is unpredictable. How much
money should we throw at this bottomless pit? If you design levees for a 
Cat 3, next time it will be a Cat 4 hurricane. People should not live 
below sea level when they are so close to massive bodies of water.



Gary VanderMolen

Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

A few minor changes I'd make.  First, I'm assuming the drugs are actually 
very cheap to make.  So I say tax them very highly and they should still be 
cheaper then drugs are now and so prevent a black market,  These taxes are 
what should be used to pay for all the regulation and treatment efforts.


Second, there needs to be a law that first defines what recreational drugs 
are and second allowing discrimination against people who use them.  This 
allows for an additional incentive to keep people off the drugs.  I do 
believe the drugs do bad things to you to can cause your medical bills to go 
up and keep you from being as good of an employee from how it effects your 
mind so its not fair for the many who don't use the drugs.


Third, and probably the measure to enact first, medical research should 
never be limited arbitrarily because a chemical is considered a recreational 
drug.  A chemical is a chemical and they all have side effects, you just 
need to balance the good parts and the bad.


Eli

- Original Message - 


http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/7/ - Decriminalization
arguement.  Sounds pretty good to me...

On 8/25/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals.

From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices

What happened in China when they legalized drugs?  What about Needle
park in Zurich?  Can you cite one example where the legalization of
drugs solved any social ills?

-Gary



Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 3:04 AM:

 BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in shops on
 the streets using the best seeds from around the globe! Gotta love
 British Columbia! g

 What hypocrisy that we still haven't learned Prohibition doesn't
 work even after all the organized crime that came as a result of
 criminalization! Try to do the same with tobacco and see what
 happens! So what if you smoke a bowl in the evening to relax? Who's
 business is it anyway? Our money would be better spent on public
 education and rehab rather than interdiction and criminalization!
 Addictive behavior is associated with self-esteem and that's where
 our focus should be! So much for wisdom in government!

 warpmedia wrote:

 Well there sure is some dynamite hemp floating around somewhere these
 days! LOL

 Was just in Vancouver for 8 days and never got over to the little
 Amsterdam area to see what all the fuss was about. Of course there
 was the fear of the transaction in the back of my mind since that
 seems to be the law the get you on rather than possession or use.

 FORC5 wrote:

 Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, from cellophane
 to dynamite.
 Popular Mechanics, 1938


 At 02:27 AM 8/24/2005, Stan Zaske Poked the stick with:

 Better yet, grow female hemp to ferment into methane and sell the
 buds to Canada. g

 gibney wrote:


 Industrial hemp, digested to methane and powering fuel cells.










--
-jmg

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.
Henry Brooks Adams [1838-1918]

Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

Decriminalization doesn't mean that society can't look at drug use as a bad 
thing.  So I don't see how societies standards are weakening.


In fact decriminalization could strengthen them, what happens to those who 
think drugs are bad but want prisons to be used for real criminals?  It 
would allow more people to become united against abusing drugs.


Eli

- Original Message - 
not a good reason to make these products legal. same argument for giving 
kids condoms.

a society needs standards to live by
for the live of me I can not figure out why someone would consume a product 
that they have NO FUCKING IDEA what kind of standards where used in 
manufacture. These same ppl probably want only organic food. go figure.
fp 

Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

I'd define working as a decrease in the usage, decrease in ability to get 
the drugs, decrease in crimes related to the drugs (stealing to get money to 
pay for them, shootings over who has rights to a certain turf for selling 
drugs, etc)  And this decrease should be significant, especially for the 
area of related crimes as I'd argue those effect others besides just the 
user to a much larger degree so are more important.


Using that definition I'd say they aren't working

Eli

- Original Message - 
From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices



Your problem is you have failed to define working.  If by working you
mean are they acting as a deterrent, then they are working.  If you are
defining working as the complete eradication of drugs from society then
you are creating nothing more than a canard.

-Gary



Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 2:58 PM:


At 04:44 PM 25/08/2005, Hayes Elkins wrote:


And that's one, not several.  Please give me some concrete examples
of harsh drug laws having the desired effect over the long term.



Saudi Arabia - caught with drugs? Bye bye head.

It's also a GREAT place to live.



I think that proves my point.  Harsh drug laws just don't work.
Unless you feel that leaving in an oppressive regime with no drugs or
alcohol is working.

T

Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

If drugs became legal the why won't others try to produce drugs?  The way 
they are made is not a secret.  And if you don't have to hide what you are 
doing they are easy to make.


Criminal operations are the only ones providing drugs now as they are 
illegal to provide.


- Original Message - 


And here I thought you had to grow them.  Anyways, you are missing the
point.  The criminal operations are the only ones capable of providing
the drugs to the legal market.  They will continue to make money and do
whatever nefarious things with it that they do now.  Again, legalizing
drugs will do nothing to remove the criminal element.

-Gary



Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 3:50 PM:


I'm going to go out on a limb and say some new companies will be
created or existing companies will expand to produce them.

I'm also going to make this wild assumption that people will rather
get their drugs cheaper at the store then pay more to someone sneaking
around a street corner.

Eli

- Original Message -


Big difference, there was already a thriving legal business for alcohol
prior to prohibition.  So we make drugs legal, where are they going to
come from?

-Gary



Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM:


What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of
the 30's?



From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:24:10 -0500

That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by the
legalizing drugs crowd.  What in God's name makes you think that
organized crime will walk away from their BILLION dollar empires?  Tax
the drugs??  LOL.

-Gary

Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

Turf wars happen because those who sell illegal drugs claim certain areas as 
theirs and others are not allowed to deal in that area.  If drugs were made 
legal no one would buy drugs off the street and they would turn to stores 
and the like ending the turf wars (well most of them as I guess a few are 
gang related and have nothing to do with drugs)  When was the last time a 
target employee and Wal-Mart employee were in a shootout?


Other crimes take place because users need to steal to get the money to pay 
for very expensive drugs.  Making the drugs legal would decrease the cost of 
the drugs and so there would be less of a need to steal to get money for 
them.


Eli

- Original Message - 




Drug usage is unquestionably lower as a result of the laws in place,
which is their purpose.  They are working.   Turf wars take place
regardless of drugs as do shootings and other crimes.  You have no
evidence to suggest that making marijuana legal would remedy any of
these issues.

-Gary



Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 4:12 PM:


I'd define working as a decrease in the usage, decrease in ability to
get the drugs, decrease in crimes related to the drugs (stealing to
get money to pay for them, shootings over who has rights to a certain
turf for selling drugs, etc)  And this decrease should be significant,
especially for the area of related crimes as I'd argue those effect
others besides just the user to a much larger degree so are more
important.

Using that definition I'd say they aren't working

Eli

- Original Message - From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices



Your problem is you have failed to define working.  If by working you
mean are they acting as a deterrent, then they are working.  If you are
defining working as the complete eradication of drugs from society then
you are creating nothing more than a canard.

-Gary



Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 2:58 PM:


At 04:44 PM 25/08/2005, Hayes Elkins wrote:


And that's one, not several.  Please give me some concrete examples
of harsh drug laws having the desired effect over the long term.




Saudi Arabia - caught with drugs? Bye bye head.

It's also a GREAT place to live.




I think that proves my point.  Harsh drug laws just don't work.
Unless you feel that leaving in an oppressive regime with no drugs or
alcohol is working.

T

Re: [H] gas and drugs???

[Eli Allen]

I thought we were waiting for the court case AMD launched to start ;)

- Original Message - 


What about the evil Intel empire?

SCO lawsuit?

Something more tech then gas and buds please



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Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
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Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

Can you list out some of the advantages the criminal organizations have to 
produce drugs?


- Knowledge of how to produce them doesn't count as there is nothing secret 
there


- Production facilities don't really count as the main thing the criminal 
ones have to deal with is how to hide the facility


- Distribution network doesn't could as legal companies can go direct to the 
stores while the illegal enterprises have way too many middlemen.


Eli


- Original Message - 




Never said they would not.  You think the criminals will stand idly by
and let their market share be taken from them?  Even if they compete
using only legal methods they would be formidable.  Their operations
would also still be very valuable and profitable.  And that is my
point.  If anyone thinks making drugs legal will somehow destroy the
criminal enterprises in place today they are mistaken.  Or do you think
they will just walk away from the drug market because they are legal?

-Gary



Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 5:20 PM:


If drugs became legal the why won't others try to produce drugs?  The
way they are made is not a secret.  And if you don't have to hide what
you are doing they are easy to make.

Criminal operations are the only ones providing drugs now as they are
illegal to provide.

- Original Message -


And here I thought you had to grow them.  Anyways, you are missing the
point.  The criminal operations are the only ones capable of providing
the drugs to the legal market.  They will continue to make money and do
whatever nefarious things with it that they do now.  Again, legalizing
drugs will do nothing to remove the criminal element.

-Gary



Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 3:50 PM:


I'm going to go out on a limb and say some new companies will be
created or existing companies will expand to produce them.

I'm also going to make this wild assumption that people will rather
get their drugs cheaper at the store then pay more to someone sneaking
around a street corner.

Eli

- Original Message -


Big difference, there was already a thriving legal business for
alcohol
prior to prohibition.  So we make drugs legal, where are they going to
come from?

-Gary



Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM:


What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of
the 30's?



From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:24:10 -0500

That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by
the
legalizing drugs crowd.  What in God's name makes you think that
organized crime will walk away from their BILLION dollar
empires?  Tax
the drugs??  LOL.

-Gary

Re: [H] Probably won't ship, but you guys need to see this.

[Eli Allen]

Look at the small print.  May have gone through if you only did 5 systems.


- Original Message - 

Yesterday I surprised myself and ordered 30 Dell Dimension 5100's

yes, Pentium 4's, I feel so dirty :(


here's why

http://chryx.shacknet.nu/dells.png


I reckon I have about a 1 in 52345324235243534 chance of Dell not  
going 'uh, no.. have a voucher!'

but hey, worth a shot right? :p


-_-_
James Boswell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ : 1653327 | AIM : TorazChryx
MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

One big thing that could have helped decrease our need for oil was not in 
the energy bill, increased fuel efficienct standards (CAFE).  But it did 
include an extension of a provison that extends how long automakers receive 
fuel economy credits so a way to keep the weak CAFE standards even weaker.


As to ANWR:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/25/AR2005072501707_2.html
Bush has pushed to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil 
drilling, to tap what geologists say is one of the few remaining areas of 
the country that hold promise for major new production. Without that new 
drilling, net oil imports would be 68 percent in 2025, according to the 
Energy Department's Energy Information Administration. With drilling in the 
refuge, net oil imports would account for 64 percent of consumption in 2025, 
according to the EIA.


The middle east only accounts for 4% or our oil?  I think not.

May 2005, oild imports per day from the middle east were 2,355,000 barrels 
(1,526,000 from Suadi Arabia) verses 13,495,000 barrels imported in total.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/petroleum_supply_monthly/current/pdf/table37.pdf
(and that only counts Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and 
United Arab Emirates. as part of the middle east)


Going by:
http://www.doi.gov/news/030312.htm
ANWR can only produce 1,400,000 barrels a day, otherwise known as way less 
then our middle east imports.



- Original Message - 
From: Greg Sevart [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [H] Gas prices





...but given that we produce something like ~40% of our oil
DOMESTICALLY, and the majority of the remainder comes from Canada,
Mexico, and Venezuela, we wouldn't need to replace 100% of our oil
consumption with oil from the ANWR.


Even if we only replaced 50% of are imported oil, that would merely 
double the six months to a year.





Drilling for oil in the ANWR would NOT significantly reduce our dependence 
on foreign countries for oil. Therefore, his statement is correct: it 
would not provide energy independence. However, it COULD dramatically 
reduce our dependence on *middle eastern* countries. Unless estimates of 
oil in the ANWR have significantly changed in the past few years, or our 
imports from the middle eastern regions have increased dramatically, I am 
absolutely positive that the 30 year figure is correct.





That being said, I have mixed feelings on drilling in the ANWR. It
would be 5-12 years before any useful oil came from it


Not to mention that because it would involve drilling trough permafrost, 
it would be North of $80/barrel oil or more. That won't help us with the 
price at all.




It wouldn't be near $80/barrel. Like I said, I did a lot of research on 
the ANWR in spring of 2002. At that time, with gas prices what they were 
then ($1.40?), there was still a lot of economically viable oil. With the 
price of oil triple what it was then, there's a lot more. But again, 
drilling in the ANWR isn't that great of an idea.


Greg

Re: [H] Gas prices

[Eli Allen]

There is no known way of using man made fusion reactors.

- Original Message - 

Helium3, however, which could be harvest and we know how the process 
works,

is fairly to very viable.

Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already

[Eli Allen]

Its basically DRM which is truly impossible as its just security through 
obscurity so I'm sure they didn't put as much effort into it.


- Original Message - 
From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's Genuine Advantage Cracked Already



At 10:28 AM 29/07/2005, Bobby Heid wrote:

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/07/28/microsoft_genuine_ad.html

Microsoft Genuine Advantage cracked in 24h:
window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'


Here's something to think about.  If MS can't write code to protect it's 
own income source, how the heck can one ever expect them to write code 
that will adequately protect an end-user's computer?


T

Re: [H] norton corporate AV ?

[Eli Allen]

The registry can be manipulated remotely

- Original Message - 
Oh and the real joy is that this needs to be executed by EACH user of the 
client pc.



From: Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: RE: [H] norton corporate AV ?
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:04:16 -0400

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Custom 
Tasks]


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Custom 
Tasks]

CreatedUserQuickScan=dword:0001
CopiedDefaultScanOptions=dword:0001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Custom 
Tasks\Default Scan Options]

ScanForGreyware=dword:
ScanNotifyStopService=dword:0001
ScanNotifyReboot=dword:0002
ScanNotifyTerminateProcess=dword:0001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intel\LANDesk\VirusProtect6\CurrentVersion\Custom 
Tasks\TaskPadStartup]

Re: [H] UPS for home theatre

[Eli Allen]

Online UPS's aren't cheap so there is a cost aspect to look at that some 
people need to worry about.  So the reason for having a UPS if you care 
about cost over a surge protector is power outages can be damaging (from 
extra powercycling), as can brownouts.  Plus if you have recording equipment 
(i.e. dvr or vcr) it helps to keep from losing the show you are recording.


Eli

- Original Message - 


A little late in the thread here (vacationing here in Yosemite)

Just another point to add - if the UPS you are considering is for your HT, 
what is the point of getting one that will make everything look and sound 
FUBAR when the battery is engaged?

Re: [H] UPS for home theatre

[Eli Allen]

Sound quality will be worse when running off the UPS but shouldn't be 
effected the rest of the time.  (its only not a sine wave when running off 
the battery) So is it ok to have bad sound during a power outage?  (i.e. it 
shouldn't do any damage to the hardware making it a requirement)


Eli

- Original Message - 


I would certainly recommend true-sine wave because you need as your AC-DC
conversion to be clean and linear and since the power supplies in them are
designed with that in mind, it's good practice and ensures a clean sound.
This is the reason why you still see more phat transformers as opposed to
switchmode power supplies in the AC-DC conversion process.

General rule of thumb is if the power supply in the device is linear, your
UPS should be a true-sine wave. And for the record, our massive UPS 
systems

used in the IBC at the Olympics are all true-sine wave as well.

You could still use any UPS you like, but the sound and image will reflect
just how good the UPS really is.


Adios,
Tony

---  TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums  ---

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington
Sent: Saturday, 18 June 2005 12:49
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: [H] UPS for home theatre

When you put a UPS on home theatre, do you need a pure-sine wave or
something like that?

T

Re: [H] Dvorak's take on Intel-Apple

[Eli Allen]

Spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who don't 
know how to easily avoid spyware.  Firefox does support native plugins so 
don't see how you can say that Firefox is really any different from IE.


Eli


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The thing is, at least on the spyware front, that most spyware requires 
you to be browsing in IE to become infected. Most Mac people don't use IE5 
for Mac anymore, since it's so old and a piece of crap compared to Safari.


Without ActiveX, it's a lot harder to get spyware on your machine.

Blah, there really is no difference between OSX and a Linux desktop except 
that the OSX GUI is far more polished and there are more commercial apps 
for it.


Thane Sherrington wrote:



It will be interesting to see how Apple's OS handles a concentrated 
attack. If it cannot stand up, then it's possible that Linux may finally 
emerge as the safe alternative to all else.


At last, an interesting scenario!

Re: [H] Dvorak's take on Intel-Apple

[Eli Allen]

Just because it doesn't support ActiveX doesn't mean anything.  As I said, 
spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who don't 
know how to easily avoid spyware.  There is nothing inherent about ActiveX 
other then it being the popular way of doing things so if another interface 
becomes popular I'm sure spyware will take advantage of it.


Being tied to the OS doesn't mean much in terms of spyware either.  All the 
spyware I've seen installs itself by acting as a trojan horse which 
basically means its an inherent problem in the user, not the OS that spyware 
needs to work.


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At 09:00 AM 16/06/2005, Eli Allen wrote:
Spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who don't 
know how to easily avoid spyware.  Firefox does support native plugins so 
don't see how you can say that Firefox is really any different from IE.


Except that it doesn't support Active X, IIRC, which is the main way 
Spyware installs right now.  And  it isn't tied into the core of the OS as 
IE is, which has got to be a problem.


T

Re: [H] Dvorak's take on Intel-Apple

[Eli Allen]

Native code is native code.  Nothing inherent about ActiveX.


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Lack of support for ActiveX.

Eli Allen wrote:
Spyware requires IE because that is the browser most novices use who 
don't know how to easily avoid spyware.  Firefox does support native 
plugins so don't see how you can say that Firefox is really any 
different from IE.

Re: [H] Dvorak's take on Intel-Apple

[Eli Allen]

What vulnerabilities does ActiveX have that FF doesn't?  In both cases you a 
prompted if you want to install, and in both cases if you say yes you get 
infected.


Eli

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At 09:39 AM 16/06/2005, Eli Allen wrote:
Just because it doesn't support ActiveX doesn't mean anything.  As I said, 
spyware requires IE


Except that it avoids all the ActiveX nasties out there.  Which is 
currently the main infection vector, as I understand it.


is nothing inherent about ActiveX other then it being the popular way of 
doing things so if another interface becomes popular I'm sure spyware will 
take advantage of it.


It depends on how the new interface is written.  So far, the FF team has 
worked to remove vulnerabilities whilst MS has not (at least not as fast.) 
I recall that last year MS' solution to ActiveX attack was to tell people 
to disallow any ActiveX controls - including ones from MS.  Not a pretty 
sight when a company can't even guarantee it's own controls are a)safe or 
b) actually from itself.


But as FF becomes more popular, it will become more of a target.  Just as 
Apple or Linux will as they grow market share.


T

Re: [H] Programming Question

[Eli Allen]

Mathematica has an API.

There are also a bunch of 3d plotters on www.codeproject.com like:  (just 
did a search for 3d plot)

http://www.codeproject.com/opengl/ntgraph3d_atl.asp

Eli

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I have need of a plotting function/program/library for some code I am
writing for a master's paper.  Essentially, I am writing a C program
that will output an object's position in an x,y,z coordinate system.
I need to show that visually somehow.  I was originally using just x,y
coords and dumping the data file into Excel.  However, Excel has a
limit on the number of points it can plot (like 40,000 or something)
and I will be generating more.

Having it display the object's position in the 3 axes in real time as
the program is running and calculating the points would be great.
Displaying all the points at the end to show how the objects moved
over the time period is a must.

My programming skills are fairly limited (took 1 class in C 10 years
ago and have written 2-3 programs).  Having a library with the
function(s) to do this as part of my program would work, but so would
an external program that can read a data file.

--
Brian

Re: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD

[Eli Allen]

While all three are PPC based chips they are all different so a chip 
produced for one will not work on the other.


Eli

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Which might be a problem. If Apple stops being IBM's largest PPC customer, 
they can't bully them as much for production levels. The XBox360 and 
Nintendo might mean less chips available for Apple to use.

Re: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD

[Eli Allen]

Not necessarily.  Remember your history

OS X is based on Nextstep OS from Next (the company Jobs ran for awhile) 
That OS ran on x86 chips, so the OS isn't completely tied to the PPC core. 
But that doesn't mean a computer that can run windows can also run OS X as 
the Next boxes couldn't.


Plus if you've followed any of the Mac emulator groups Apple has a poor 
history of writing software in a generic fashion.  What I mean by that is 
Windows is meant to run on all hardware so really can't have any code in it 
for specific configurations as there are way to many of those to make that 
feasible.  Apple on the other hand has a very small number of computers the 
OS can run on and so they have had code that does that.


Eli

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This could mean that I would be able to run OSx on my home PC...

Mark Dodge
MD Computers
602-421-0329





From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves

Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 12:24 AM
To: 'The Hardware List'
Subject: [H] Apple to drop PowerPC CPU, Go Intel/AMD


http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html?tag=nefd.lede

Wow.

CW 

Re: [H] -OT- Logic question for programmers on the list

[Eli Allen]

I don't think that is a good assumption.  Either the cheaters hate someone 
or like someone, but then you can't do anything to change to questions to do 
much about that or they are lazy and just pick things out quickly which is 
what my ideas help with (can't just go down one column as that answer 
doesn't always have the same meaning and allows for detection of what needs 
to be thrown out by opposing questions)  Laziness is not the same thing as 
actively trying to protest.


Eli

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At 10:27 PM 01/06/2005, Eli Allen wrote:
Reverse the meaning of what a 1 and 5 mean in the test.  So basically make 
1 be strongly agree and 5 be strongly disagree but then change around the 
questions so strongly agreeing is bad in some cases but good in others.


Also include in there some questions that contradict each other, i.e. if 
they strongly agree with one question that same question is in reverse 
somewhere else so they better disagree then or else the result should be 
thrown out.


That doesn't help in this case.  So far as I can tell, the cheaters aren't 
trying to give someone good or bad scores, they are just trying to skew 
the results so that they can't be trusted (so they either enter all 1s or 
all 5s.  I think it's being done in protest of the idea of performance 
reviews.  It's probably only going to be fixed if management convinces the 
employees that the reviews aren't there to punish employees, but to help 
improve team work.  Hard to say if this will ever happen.


T

Re: [H] -OT- Logic question for programmers on the list

[Eli Allen]

Part of my psychology class was on how to get better results on surveys 
so..


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Maybe add number 6, No Comment? LOL!

Eli's idea sounds similar to a Stanton survey personality profiler.


Thane Sherrington wrote:

At 07:35 AM 02/06/2005, Eli Allen wrote:

answer doesn't always have the same meaning and allows for detection of 
what needs to be thrown out by opposing questions)  Laziness is not the 
same thing as actively trying to protest.



No it isn't, but I can't be sure which I'm dealing with.

T