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I just use more drives.

I'm at 4GB because I use 32-bit Windows. 64-bit Windows is a special kind of hell; Vista is much better than XP, but it's still a minefield.

Perhaps we've finally found something that Vista does better? When I give my computer a good thrashing, it stays responsive and everything still works.

That got me thinking. What is the price differential between 512MB thumbdrives and CD-R media? Will software take this intermediary step, or go entirely to online distribution?

I noticed with my Samsung 191Ts that the image quality seemed much lower in Portrait. The "screen door effect" was worse, and view angle was much worse.

The OS can address more than 4GB of memory if page files are factored in. Physical RAM is limited to <4GB.

Let me know how it turns out. I'm thinking of using those in portrait mode as secondary screens, as their long dimension (20.4") is the same as the short dimension on my main screen.

Photoshop ;)

She's the highly competitive sort. If she looks at a game and determines that I would be inherently better, she'd rather not play. Unfortunately, this ruled out poker last week as well. I'll consider it a project for the relationship at some future date.

It does vary constantly, and since I'm using it as a monitor, I'm so close that I affect it as well. When I had the OSD showing that it was changing all the time it drove me crazy. Fortunately, I disabled the notification and it has fine enough settings that I don't notice all the changes.

Some people consider me too smug, or overconfident, or braggish, or that I talk too much. Guilty on all counts, really. It just seems to rub some people the wrong way.

Olga bought Polarity for me for new years, and I guilted her into giving it to me tonight. She refuses to play, but I've been playing around with the pieces and it looks awesome. Anyone else tried it?

Gibbon vs. Tiger (YouTube video)

I tend to bring that out in people...not sure why, but I'm kinda used to it.

XP works fine with SATA opticals. The issue seems to be with some chipsets not letting the OS install nicely.

Understandable. He's good at something, and I'm a beginner. The way I learn is not always compatible with everyone. I try to make statements based on what I think I know, and welcome people to correct me. This can be interpreted as me pretending to know more than I actually do.

Looks like this statement is true.

(scrambles to read up on the topic to figure out what I said) :crap:

If the image the lens projected was still full-frame, and the sensor only picked up a crop of it, I could understand that reasoning. But I was under the impression that the sensor's distance from the lens was adjusted to still catch the entire projected image.

I did that all through elementary school. I just considered myself a fast learner ;)

I was thinking specifically of the endless chain. 1. OS upgrade 2. Hardware upgrade due to chunkier OS 3. New functionality from new OS/Hardware increases users capability 4. New hardware required to optimize users increased capability 5. repeat This way you get 2 hardware upgrades for each...

There are windows opposite the monitor (~20ft away) and their is track lighting directly above. Depending on their combinations, there is a significant range of useful settings.

yup.

Wireless, and OS upgrades ;)

I like my Sharp Aquos because it has an ambient light sensor and adjusts automatically ;) With my Viewsonic LCD, I'm always tweaking the brightness.

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Damn, that is awesome. Forwarding to my prof. sister...

I don't know, but.....w00t ;)

Putumayo is great. Lots of the albums feature tango-able songs that I use in my classes. Can't help you much on the vibraphone jazz, except to point you towards the "Verve Jazz Masters" collection. Particularly Volumes 9 (Astrud Gilberto) and 39 (Cal Tjader). I have ~40 of them, and they are all...

Thanks Merc. I'm not very familiar with this stuff, either. I've done networked cameras, but this place needs multiple cameras (I think they've settled on 4). I can either get 4 expensive IP cameras and have them log on to them independently, or have 4 "dumb" cameras hooked up to a capture card...

There hasn't been that much discussion about it here, and I'm convinced. In fact, I don't know how you could logically think it didn't matter.

Thanks guys. I had done the math wrong and thought that the 1.6x factor would allow longer exposures, not shorter. Thanks for catching that.

Small retail store w/2 computer-driven registers. I'm looking for a card and software to put in one of the machines that will capture video and serve it via web interface. Suggestions on brand, e-tailor, or anything else welcome.

Why?

Thinking about myself here (not the first time). Would there be a problem installing Vista on one drive and XP on another, then putting both in the same computer and controlling which to boot from via the BIOS?

I haven't found any of them comfortable enough to wear when not in use. I like the H700 because it is quick to put on and small in the pocket.

Can you create an image and restore it to the exact same hardware? If not, forget having to do it 80 times to start with, you'll have to do it every time a machine takes a dump. That really sucks.

All parts are now spoken for. Glad I don't have to pitch them.

Touching on a few of the things said above. An income gap is important in a society. Just as important is a way to move up the ladder. Those two combined are the competition that keeps the workforce efficient. Udaman, Sorry to hear about your mother. My grandmother has begun talking about the...

I like it when it includes a battery where replacements easily replaceable and available from multiple sources. Actually, even if it isn't included, thats what I'm looking for.

Been a bit depressed lately. No action around here, either. Heading out for a drive, and I hope to complete the gift shopping.

Don't have one yet, but I suspect my next motherboard will be the GIGABYTE GA-X38-DQ6. No need for DDR3, it doesn't seem to bring anything to the party but higher prices and less overclocking potential. It seems that you may need a BIOS update, but that shouldn't be a problem if you still have...

An HP Pavilion DV6000 had a failed video card (part of the mainboard) and I scrapped it. I removed the following: AMD Turion X2 1.6Ghz Socket S1 (TMDTL52HAX5CT) Laptop DVD-Burner (GMA-4082N) Broadcom WiFi Module (BCM94311MCG) HP Laptop IR Remote control that fits in PCMCIA slot (HSTNN-PR04) If...

I like my Motorola H700

Well, not all were shot without a tripod. These two used a tripod, but the rest are all handheld.

Of course ;) I'm literally just carrying the camera with the kit 18-55 lens around on walks. The only tripod I have isn't tall enough to make it over the brush. Typically, I'm in a tree or balancing on a rock or stump. I'm looking into getting a good, tall tripod so I don't have to do any...

I think I'll let the 1.6 crop be my conservative margin. So that means that shooting 100mm, it should be faster than 1/100. Which means @ f5.6, ISO800 on a cloudy day or thereabouts? So if I want to shoot ISO400, longer than 85mm requires IS or a much faster lens.

Also, I'm looking exclusively at lenses with IS above 50mm. I don't have the most stable hands. How long a lens do you think you can get without missing the assistance?

Do you mean an 85/1.8 or a 17-85/4-5.6 IS? The latter, at 475g and $US500 isn't too painful in any respect. Though it is slow.

I'm not good enough to take workshops yet. I'm also not comfortable enough with the camera yet.