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You've heard it before because it's true. :) And yes, I'm sure your hard disk drive and DVD-RW drive are very capable, late-model devices. But your IDE controller is what most all of us have for an IDE controller ... a rehash of a very old device. How long has the plain IDE interface in one...

To even have a chance at decent performance you only want one device per IDE channel anyway (and forgive me if that's old news to you but I haven't seen you here before ... hi, by the way). I think Promise is the oft-recommended basic option for ATA controller cards (someone? anyone?) these...

I know this may seem a little like a tangent (and I guess it is), but do you have any unused PCI slots left?

Hi Ted !

Ugh. They have a business version. Mercutio, I actually feel the same way as you do about Western Digital. However, that has not stopped me from being tempted by ridiculously large, on sale, WD hard disks. I'm happy to say I've never given in to that temptation, but there it is. And now...

From the Fios FAQ: In other words, it's just like AOL, only faster. Woohoo. You know how you feel about Western Digital? That's how I feel about Verizon.

You missed the "r" in "crash".

(And yes, I do use a unique English-based alphabet with 27 letters. :wink: ) Basically I want something closer to real Internet access. Something like what I used to have back in university: a real IP address, reliable connectivity and transfer rates in both directions, and no stupid...

Being in the downtown core of a large city, I might easily be. But without even checking, I'll guess that Verizon would: a) be overpriced, and b) cap bandwidth usage, and c) ooze with fascist restrictions as to what kind of things I can do with the service I'm paying for (e.g. no servers)...

Well, call me crazy. I've decided to go with Speakeasy's 768Kbps SDSL package, probably with their VoIP service just to give it a try. Unfortunately, the rep I'm apparently supposed to deal with (that part is irritating -- I guess the sales staff are on commission) is on vacation until next...

It's possible ... just possible ... that I was kidding. :wink:

Take note: Mozilla is currently at version 1.7.8

It doesn't matter. Any electric lawnmower should be powerful enough to chop through its own electrical cord, whether it's 12, 14, or 16 gauge wiring. I know this from years of experience.

Forever? Or just until the blue burns out?

You think it ends here? What about episodes 7, 8, and 9?

Merc, do you happen to have access to a Ubuntu system? I'm wondering what the most up-to-date version of GhostScript they have available is.

Points #1 and #3 don't bother me much. Hey, these people are making my day everytime I sit down at my computer and find myself at a beautifully stable operating system that was a snap to install, that cost me absolutely nothing, has dead-easy access to virtually any software package I'd be...

I'll probably go in a couple of weeks. I have no interest in joining the crush.

Buck has tried. I'm very happy with my Dell 2001FP though. It just boils down to preferences.

It's too quiet here today. :(

I tried to follow the links for all 3 movies... 1. ia108642.us.archive.org could not be found. Please check the name and try again. 2. ia108609.us.archive.org could not be found. Please check the name and try again. 3. ia108602.us.archive.org could not be found. Please check the name...

Handruin, no I haven't tried any of the beta releases of FC 4. I was impressed with FC 3 though. But I still prefer Debian, which coincidentally is going to try and release their next major version (Sarge) on May 30th.

(Handruin, that is one cute cat!)

Oh yeah? Well ... well ... ...I have some ants in my kitchen! :wink:

The final version of Fedora Core 4 is scheduled to be released on June 6th.

Good thought, but no. I'm actually on a private network (10.x.x.x) shared between a number of large residential buildings.

I think I'm at the point where standard DSL and cable internet service is just too limiting. I'd like something closer to "real" internet access -- no download/upload caps, no port blocking, and a real world-facing IP address (something I don't have now with this crazy service). A T1 is way...

It's a miracle! Ever since the upgrade I've been finding large wads of cash outside my home, and beautiful women keep asking for my phone number! Plus, a sock I've been missing since last laundry day has reappeared! You should have made this upgrade sooner, Handy. :wink:

I have a simple Kyocera cell phone (the model number wore off ages ago). I bought it a little over 2 years ago for about $80. Service and my usage level costs me just $6.67 a month. I've never had any complaints about customer service (the whole 1 time I needed to call them). Beyond that...

I worked for years with PB hardware. There was a lot to complain about, but some of it wasn't that bad. I will say that the cases however always sucked.

Wasn't she a Bond girl?

The BIOS password reset jumper might actually be labelled somewhere on the motherboard.

DNS lookups of storageforum.net have always taken unusually long for me so no, nothing's changed for me at least.

You did work to gain the money that you used to buy the music online, right? That's all that money is about - a method for shuffling effort around in a convenient, minted form. If you handed over money for that item, then you handed over effort. Although I do agree, I value something more...

This a very long article, but I found it a good story. The first few pages really just set the groundwork. I found the 5th page to be the most thought-provoking. If you suffered through boredom a lot when you were younger - or perhaps if you are these days - you might find it interesting.

Suprise!

Very well then. As you were. :wink:

What's wrong with pasta? I love pasta.

I care. And I'll try to explain why, because I do have a personal reason, i.e. a reason that governs my behaviour. Not yours. It has absolutely no bearing on anyone else. So I am not going to get into an argument with anyone ... this is just my perspective. People tell me I'm crazy all the...

So when I go over to their home in person and watch TV with them, I'm breaking the law because I'm not the one footing the cable bill? I don't understand. I thought time-shifting was legal. If so, what is the difference between watching something at their house, or watching it the next day...

I've been debating whether or not to post this. I should probably patent the idea. :wink: You know how Slashdot routinely has questions posted (either as entire articles, or just coincidentally within other IT-related articles) asking what sort of payment - if any - people ask for when they...

Lucky.

Has anyone had any experience with the Syntax "Olevia" line of LCD televisions? Syntax is apparently a newcomer to the LCD TV industry (just a year old I think). I think they predominantly use LG-Phillips displays so some might run screaming from the room right now. Their current sets look...

KPDF opened them, only without displaying the Japanese characters. Fortunately there were English translations included for anything remotely interesting in the document. It looked like it was just structural and electrical characteristics of the cable. I hate to say it, but based on some of...

...and then of course things like this from Adaptec turn up that, as listed under "External Connectors" at "Technical Specifications" section, have the following: If Adaptec can squeeze SCSI through a 26-pin connector via a 32-bit Cardbus slot, why couldn't Toshiba have something similar...

*sigh* Or maybe it's not SCSI. I wish I could find a definitive explanation on how those 26-pin connectors are used on those older Toshibas.

You know CityK, from that spec sheet it sounds like you've got a great little laptop there. I mean, heck, it has CardBus slots! My ThinkPad doesn't have those - just the older 16bit PCMCIA slots. :( Are you sure you can't find a replacement power supply somewhere?

That is how my IBM ThinkPad's connector looks. And as those 4 end pins are mounted forward of the others, they connect first, so for the electrical safety of the drive's electronics you are probably right about them being for power and ground. Take a look at the larger image pop-up at the...

Are you sure about that? I have to say I'm a little doubtful because I have an IBM ThinkPad from around the same era that has an external floppy drive, with a cable that hooks up to a port exactly like what CityK describes... ...and it's definitely not a parallel port. Maybe there's an easy...

I'm looking at this step now, and I'm swamped by the amount of stuff I'm finding! So far it's all too complicated as it all focuses on connecting complex RS-232/RS-485 devices to the serial port. Wbat I need is to figure out some way of monitoring a single switch. I'm almost considering using...