Mark Roberts wrote:
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
widescreen).
Any suggestions/recommendations?
I have an ASUS NVIDIA
On 12/25/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:
BTW Matt, did you see the shot of you in this video?
Yes that's you stood photographing the tonal gradation of the ridges,
penultimate shot.
http://www.vimeo.com/8226245
I missed that the first time around, but excellent video!
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That's an interesting test site. I'm in the market for a power supply.
My old desktop makes a lot of noise.
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2009/12/26 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com:
Mark Roberts wrote:
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to
On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote:
I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT.
Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and
those are generally available for under US$50 here in the States.
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From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote:
I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT.
Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and those
are generally available
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-26 6:55, mike wilson wrote:
I have an ASUS NVIDIA Geforce 8600GT.
Even a Geforce FX5200 can do dual monitors at those resolutions, and
those
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From: mike wilson
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
I think mine cost me about £60. Another plus.
Good deal. I think mine was closer to 3x that amount.
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On 24/12/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
HTML is always a potential privacy threat due to web bugs
(individualized tracking images - usually invisible). Add JavaScript and
there's potential for other nastiness ranging from concealing the true
destination of links to much nastier
On 24/12/09, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed:
Until recently, I would have totally agreed Matt. However,
Epson r2880 vs. OSX 10.6.x
And many other examples from across the printer universe.
Some aspect(s) of the change to a 64-bit system apparently blew many/
most existing print drivers
Cotty wrote:
On 24/12/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
HTML is always a potential privacy threat due to web bugs
(individualized tracking images - usually invisible). Add JavaScript and
there's potential for other nastiness ranging from concealing the true
destination of links to
On Dec 25, 2009, at 04:47 , Mark Roberts wrote:
Cotty wrote:
On 24/12/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
HTML is always a potential privacy threat due to web bugs
(individualized tracking images - usually invisible). Add
JavaScript and
there's potential for other nastiness
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Dec 25, 2009, at 04:47 , Mark Roberts wrote:
Cotty wrote:
On 24/12/09, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed:
HTML is always a potential privacy threat due to web bugs
(individualized tracking images - usually invisible). Add
JavaScript and
there's
That is correct. (once I have to scroll to see if there is anything
appended to a msg like this, I return to the top)
I figure once I realize my privacy and personal information has been
compromised, there is no point in trying to hide it. Horse - barn door
philosophy. So I've moved over
On 12/25/09, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote:
I have *just* upgraded from 10.4.11 to 10.5.8. When did Leopard come out?
My laptop is upgraded, haven't done the desktop yet.
The older I get, the more I value stability in my computers.
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On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:59:08AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
Joseph McAllister wrote:
Just in case anyone takes Cotty seriously, all the things I mentioned
above apply to all operating systems.
Than again, maybe he meant PC as in Politically Correct :)
No, it's something that
On 25/12/09, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed:
No, it's something that Windows users spend time thinking about, and
OS-X people do not.
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On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 02:56:29PM -0500, John Francis scripsit:
I've personally encountered a Linux-based attack (at one of the
sites I use for hosting), valthough that's probably a softer
target than OS/X because the source code is widely available.
It's not security until it works when the
On 25/12/09, Mat Maessen, discombobulated, unleashed:
The older I get, the more I value stability in my computers.
BTW Matt, did you see the shot of you in this video?
Yes that's you stood photographing the tonal gradation of the ridges,
penultimate shot.
http://www.vimeo.com/8226245
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On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 03:08:58PM -0500, Graydon wrote:
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 02:56:29PM -0500, John Francis scripsit:
I've personally encountered a Linux-based attack (at one of the
sites I use for hosting), valthough that's probably a softer
target than OS/X because the source code is
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 05:16:04PM -0500, John Francis scripsit:
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 03:08:58PM -0500, Graydon wrote:
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 02:56:29PM -0500, John Francis scripsit:
I've personally encountered a Linux-based attack (at one of the
sites I use for hosting), valthough
On 2009-12-25 12:56 , John Francis wrote:
Then their attitude of smug superiority is going to bite them someday.
(And serve them right, too, if you ask me).
don't lump all Mac users together please!
On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 10:59:08AM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
Again: The privacy-invasion
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound like
driver problems.
Thanks for the reminder. They just released a new driver package on the
17th. I'm installing it as I write this.
New driver, no difference.
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William Robb wrote:
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound like
driver problems.
Thanks for the reminder. They just released a new driver package on the
17th. I'm installing it as I write this.
New driver, no difference.
Did you remove the old drivers and
- Original Message -
From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
William Robb wrote:
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound like
driver problems.
Thanks for the reminder. They just released a new driver package
From: Charles Robinson
If you're unwilling to take steps to remedy the situation, I'm not
too convinced that you have much of a leg to stand on in terms of
complaining. They should just intuit that you don't want to get any
emails?
I'm not complaining about BH.
If it DID bother me, I would
From: P N Stenquist
On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
I've had 10 unsolicited commercial email offers from BH in the last
30 days; slightly more than one per week. That's about average. If I
remember correctly, my last purchase from BH was in 2006.
I opted in to get
2009/12/24 William Robb war...@gmail.com:
And I think we got a foot of snow last night
I'm going to a pool party Christmas day.
The only ice I'll have to contend with will be in my drinks.
:-D
Merry Christmas.
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- Original Message -
From: John Sessoms
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
And I'm not complaining about BH, I was only comparing their email
marketing to what I received from Tiger Direct.
I think they should know better than to send HTML. I can't
On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: P N Stenquist
On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
I've had 10 unsolicited commercial email offers from BH in the
last 30 days; slightly more than one per week. That's about
average. If I remember correctly, my
From: Joseph McAllister
On Dec 23, 2009, at 13:17 , John Sessoms wrote:
I delete 'em, but apparently can't unsubscribe if I keep my
internet access through them. I *have* made the effort to
unsubscribe. The only reason I don't just filter them is the off
chance they will send
On 12/24/09, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
I think they should know better than to send HTML. I can't be the only one
who just deletes HTML email unread.
Hmmm. Let me think. Yeah, you might be:-).
When given the option
On Dec 24, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Scott Loveless wrote:
On 12/24/09, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
I think they should know better than to send HTML. I can't be the
only one
who just deletes HTML email unread.
Hmmm. Let me
There is a concern (fear?) (paranoia?) that the HTML plus tag-along
java etc may insert nasties into your system. At my place of
employment, we are prohibited from sending or receiving HTML. And the
mail server strips or disables any links within a message. Thus, if
there is a link to an
On 12/24/09 12:39 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
There is a concern (fear?) (paranoia?) that the HTML plus tag-along java
etc may insert nasties into your system. At my place of employment, we
are prohibited from sending or receiving HTML. And the mail server
strips or disables any links within a
In a message dated 12/24/2009 8:02:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes:
And I'm not complaining about BH, I was only comparing their email
marketing to what I received from Tiger Direct.
===
Frankly, I don't care about spam. When it comes to buying
On 12/24/09, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I'm not sure I understand the logic of this. Why go to all this trouble to
avoid html? With today's speed and memory, it doesn't present any problem.
Or am I missing something? Is it a PC thing or Linux thing?
Why not shoot Canon or
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:29:12PM -0500, P N Stenquist wrote:
I'm not sure I understand the logic of this. Why go to all this trouble
to avoid html? With today's speed and memory, it doesn't present any
problem. Or am I missing something? Is it a PC thing or Linux thing?
Paul
I can't
John Sessoms wrote:
I can't be the only one who just deletes HTML email unread.
You're not.
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On Dec 24, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
On 12/24/09 12:39 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
There is a concern (fear?) (paranoia?) that the HTML plus tag-along
java
etc may insert nasties into your system. At my place of employment,
we
are prohibited from sending or receiving HTML. And the
- Original Message -
From: P N Stenquist
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On Dec 24, 2009, at 12:57 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
On 12/24/09 12:39 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
There is a concern (fear?) (paranoia?) that the HTML plus tag-along
java
etc may
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 09:13:31AM -0600, William Robb scripsit:
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
Interesting. My $94.00 ATI works just like your old nVidia.
I'm sure the law of diminished returns comes into play here
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 4:05 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
You probably won't either. One of the few advantages of Mac's is that the
virus writers mostly leave you guys alone.
This whole thread reminded me of one of the other advantages of Macs.
I have never had to deal with a
Until recently, I would have totally agreed Matt. However,
Epson r2880 vs. OSX 10.6.x
And many other examples from across the printer universe.
Some aspect(s) of the change to a 64-bit system apparently blew many/
most existing print drivers away. And for companies like Epson, Canon,
and HP
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Stan Halpin
s...@stans-photography.info wrote:
And many other examples from across the printer universe.
Some aspect(s) of the change to a 64-bit system apparently blew many/most
existing print drivers away. And for companies like Epson, Canon, and HP
with a
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:29:12PM -0500, P N Stenquist scripsit:
I'm not sure I understand the logic of this. Why go to all this
trouble to avoid html? With today's speed and memory, it doesn't
present any problem. Or am I missing something? Is it a PC thing or
Linux thing?
It's an any
On 2009-12-24 10:15 , Scott Loveless wrote:
On 12/24/09, P N Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:45 AM, John Sessoms wrote:
I think they should know better than to send HTML. I can't be the only one
who just deletes HTML email unread.
Hmmm. Let me think.
On 2009-12-24 10:39 , Stan Halpin wrote:
There is a concern (fear?) (paranoia?) that the HTML plus tag-along java
etc may insert nasties into your system.
i can manage the nasties by being aware of what links i follow (mostly
not) and what images i load (mostly not); it's the tracking that i
On Dec 24, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Graydon wrote:
...
I use a program called mutt to read email; it's a command-line only
console email application for unixes. HTML mail gets rendered into
plain text through a text-only browser that has no awareness of what
javascript *is*, never mind support for
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From: Mat Maessen
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 4:05 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
You probably won't either. One of the few advantages of Mac's is that the
virus writers mostly leave you guys
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 04:21:44PM -0600, Stan Halpin scripsit:
On Dec 24, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Graydon wrote:
-- Graydon (who is typing this using Vim; lots of people would consider
that Going Too Far)
The first computer I programmed (aka IBM 1470 Accounting Machine) had a
[snip]
a good
On Dec 24, 2009, at 11:15 , Mark Roberts wrote:
John Sessoms wrote:
I can't be the only one who just deletes HTML email unread.
You're not.
We lazy sots who take what is thrown at us without so much as a
whimper applaud you.
Mainly for freeing up bandwidth so our trash isn't slowed
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
BH is the best camera store on the planet. I've never had a problem with them.
Buy all my gear there.
Paul
On Dec 22, 2009, at 11:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my
Mat Maessen wrote:
Almost anything at this point will do that. You may need a breakout
cable to get the dual-DVI out of a single port on the card.
The big decision is ATI or NVidia for the chipset. There are people
who are religious about that war...
Thanks for all the input everyone. I suppose
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From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
Oh... it seems I've come into the religious war on the ATI side. Is it
necessary to buy a uniform or get some kind of gang-style tattoo or
something? Do let me know...
Here's
William Robb wrote:
Here's what I got from my high end nVidea:
Dual monitor support, including different backgrounds (not necessary, but
nice).
The computer would remember the colour settings for the monitors.
Here's what I'm getting from my hight end ATI:
Crippled dual monitor support, with no
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From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
Interesting. My $94.00 ATI works just like your old nVidia.
I'm sure the law of diminished returns comes into play here. I was, for some
reason, expecting that spending more
On 2009-12-23 10:00, William Robb wrote:
Here's what I'm getting from my hight end ATI:
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound like
driver problems.
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From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-23 10:00, William Robb wrote:
Here's what I'm getting from my hight end ATI:
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound like
driver problems
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-23 10:00, William Robb wrote:
Here's what I'm getting from my hight end ATI:
Have you updated your video drivers lately, Bill? Those all sound
On 12/23/09, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Doug Franklin
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
On 2009-12-23 10:00, William Robb wrote:
Here's what I'm getting from my hight end ATI
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
- Original Message - From: Mark Roberts
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
Oh... it seems I've come into the religious war on the ATI side. Is it
necessary to buy a uniform or get some
Adam Maas wrote:
By any chance, does your motherboard have an NVidia chipset? I've had
good luck with ATi cards over the years but my last desktop had an ATI
card and NVidia chipset and they did not play well together.
My current motherboard has an nVidia chipset and the ATI card I just
got
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From: Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com
Subject: Re: OT: Need recommendation for computer video card
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24
On Dec 23, 2009, at 15:17, John Sessoms wrote:
I've had 10 unsolicited commercial email offers from BH in the last 30 days;
slightly more than one per week. That's about average. If I remember
correctly, my last purchase from BH was in 2006.
I purchased my Fuji F20 from them a few years
On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so
it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI
outputs and
On Dec 23, 2009, at 13:17 , John Sessoms wrote:
I delete 'em, but apparently can't unsubscribe if I keep my
internet access through them. I *have* made the effort to
unsubscribe. The only reason I don't just filter them is the off
chance they will send something I do need to know about,
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
widescreen).
On 2009-12-22 10:58, Mat Maessen wrote:
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Mark Robertsm...@robertstech.com wrote:
[...] time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors [...]
Almost anything at this point will do that.
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:58:58AM -0500, Mat Maessen wrote:
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two
I'm running ATI Radeon 4850 with two wide screen 24 inch displays
currently under W7 64-bit with no problems whatsoever. Quite happy with
the set up. Have connected other screens including CRTs over the year
I've had the system. I haven't calibrated the color yet on this system
as I'm
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
widescreen).
Any suggestions/recommendations?
Tiger Direct.
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John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
widescreen).
Any suggestions/recommendations?
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
Tiger Direct.
I dealt with them once. They spammed me for months. They'll never see
another penny of my money.
NewEgg.
-Mat
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On 2009-12-22 15:08 , Mat Maessen wrote:
NewEgg.
+1 for newegg
also had decent luck with zipzoomfly and amazon.com (but not necessarily
the 3rd party sellers therein)
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John Sessoms wrote:
From: Mark Roberts
I want to set my computer up for dual monitors so it's time to upgrade
my video card. I'm looking for one with dual DVI outputs and that can
support two decent-sized monitors (a 24 widescreen and a 21
widescreen).
Any
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