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Did you ever receive those cow pies that were shipped down under?

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Thanks for the update, Handruin. I don't desperately need to buy this stuff, but am keeping an eye open for a good deal. After seeing such mixed reviews for Netgear and Belkin, I've decided I'll stick with Linksys. Linksys seems to have a short life (~15 - 18 months), but while they're alive...

I never cease to be amazed at the tenacity and fortitude of humans to live in some pretty difficult climes (inhospitable for me, having lived in warm/temperate climes all my life).

Er, thanks!

Fabulous advice, Merc! Just what I needed to know, and very timely as well. You da man! Eh? What's that? Hi-tech controller for the lights in your home?

After being free tech support to all my contacts for years, I'm slowly weaning them off. I'm sick of doing it. Most of the last 2 years and earlier this year, this issue sucked up so much of my time. I'm burned out by this crap. Sorry, but now most of them are on their own now. These days I have...

What's the world coming to? I guess we should see the bright side and open consulting businesses that will disinfect everything from cars to refrigerators to, who knows, prosthetic penises. Sigh. Story here.

Duck ancestors roamed Earth with dinosaurs

Seagate rebates are a problem. Mine is still not processed by the 3rd party processor after 18 weeks. First they said the serial # wasn't a retail serial#, as the rebate required. It was. After arguing with them and talking to a supervisor, they forwarded it to "another department" for...

Glad you got it resolved. On paper, USB 2.0 is faster, but in practice, FW-400 is faster than USB 2.0.

I'd end up with a sprained neck - it'd be like watching tennis, like being in the first row in a cinema theater! Next they'll come up with a 48" monitor, bundled with a motorized chair that'll go back and forth so you can see/read the appropriate section of the damn thing.

I've used Easy CD/DVD Cremator for years. For basic stuff, it'll do, though it is bloatware. I've made plenty of data/music CDs with it, and a few data DVDs. Don't know how good it is at making video DVDs; never did it yet.

Brisk! I'd be frozen stiff. The coldest I've ever experienced in my life is about 34F (that's +, not -). The weather's all goofy this year, it seems. We got record rainfall here in S. CA a few weeks ago. Buck, JSF and I became champion swimmers (in my dreams! Despite the fat on me, I sink like...

Will: sorry, but ALi does suck, big time. I have FW PCI cards made by Adaptec and Belkin, and they both work perfectly. I bought a Syba 2-port FW Cardbus card ($20) for my laptop, and had to send it back because it was really flaky. I bought an Adaptec card ($60) that has been absolutely...

It's not clear if you've solved your problem and / or purchased another cable. In any case, in my travels, I've accumulated some URLs. Never bought anything from these, but you may want to check them out for DVI cables/info. http://www.mycableshop.com/3rd_Level/Video-Flat.htm...

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Glad your drive survived, Coug. The next time you get angry with your system, do me a favor. Ship the system to me (I'll pay shipping).

A very common cause of this behaviour is the Indexing service in Win XP. Disable it in Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Services.

Gary listed some Supermicro cases for Santilli in one of the threads. It would be worthwhile to check your options on these.

What on earth do you guys in Sweden use that kind of bandwidth for, month after month (assuming you're not running a web/ftp site)?

Clocker & Merc: Can you tell us how Windows sees your SATA controller / drives? What Bozo said makes perfect sense.

I think people with SATA ports have had mixed success with that tool. I have a Promise Ultra 100 that Windows sees as a SCSI controller, and I get an error too (probably the same one, I don't remember). My understanding is that if the SATA (and in my case Promise) driver does not conform...

A few OEM SCSI drives I bought for somebody a few years back from Hyper Microsystems were packaged superbly.

Could this be the old W2k / Wxp / W2003 "SCSI bug"? AFAIK, SATA controllers are treated as SCSI controllers in Windows. It could be the non-cached writes to the SATA drive that's the culprit. Post #138 in this thread at the other place has some info, and post #146 has a link of where to find it...

First, it's not a she, it's a middle-aged he. Many people I know are incredibly cheap. In a nutshell, they want a Mercedes, but are only willing to pay a Hyundai price. How do you satisfy these people? This deal (Athlon 3000XP, 256MB, 40GB Samsung, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, USB/FW, on-board audio &...

A Compaq Presario a friend bought in October had a Samsung as well.

Sorry to hear of the problems with the 2005FWP, Clocker :( I'd presume that the 22" with 20" viewable would have a wider bezel?

All good cables, whatever type (USB, FW, etc.) seem to have the choke (the tubular, bulbous thing normally found on analog video cables) at least at one end. Even the retail pack of a cheapo 64MB flash drive I bought had a 3 ft. USB extension cable with the choke at one end. I just checked my WD...

Thanks Fushigi, Handruin and Will for the replies.

I didn't vote. I've owned many WDs, Maxtors, Quantums, one IBM and most recently, one Seagate. None, repeat none, have failed. So I don't know what to say. I'll just go with the great seers here, and buy a Samsung next time. Or a Hitachi if I need the capacity.

From Ben's Bargains: In this thread, Fushigi seems to be happy with his Netgear WGTB511T 108 Mbps. (Last update March 12, 2004) But in this thread, Handruin is quite frustrated with his Netgear WGTB511T 108 Mbps. (Last update Aug. 25, 2004) Merc has recommended Netgear in Fushigi's thread...

I'm not a gamer, so I wouldn't know, but read this article and tell us what you think.

Thanks everybody for the replies. Merc, one thing I don't understand - when they are on a spool, I've seen DVDs and CDs rotating. Doesn't that scratch them?

Sleeves in a binder that's closed with a zipper that runs all around. I've read complaints about CrapUSA's CD sleeves that scratch pretty badly. AFAIK, Case-Logic stuff is good.

I have a couple of high-capacity (~248) Case-Logic CD binders. Can I store DVDs in them too? This may seem like a silly question, but since DVDs have much smaller "pits", I'm concerned that repeated insertion into the sleeves may render them unusable. Thanks.

Somewhat OT: SanDisk unveils SD flash card with USB connectivity

Don't know if this is true, but makes interesting reading.

Didn't Tandon file for bankruptcy and then disappear? AFAIK, Jugi Tandon made his money and when things turned sour just retired. He's somewhere in Los Angeles county. He had it good while it lasted, though.

That little simian certainly has a sharp tongue. A good spanking now and then ought to help her control it.

Sorry, Doug, I must have had another Senior moment. Merc, how about some pics of your owners?

And heart-wrenching stories of orphans (LA Times - login/pw required - get them from Bugmenot).

Whoa! I replied to Doug's last post, but it's not here. Did I post in the wrong thread?

Bingo! (I'm confirming that this is what happened).

This blog at InfoWorld is worth checking out.

Glad you saved that cute feline, Doug. She looks great, and my 8-year old gal, who's a fanatic animal lover, had a blast looking at the pics and wanted to kiss Zelda (my monitor)! How well do cats adapt to moving? In your case, Zelda went from her original servants to the humane society to her...

I have cookies enabled in Firefox for SF, so I'm always "logged-in" when I visit. Well, last night I logged out, and logged back in this morning. Didn't do a thing. My messages are still in the outbox. I think Buck is right.

Maxurn's advice is right on the money. Don't touch anything that's not Oxford for an external.

Thanks, Doug & Buck. I'll wait and see, and post back here. :)