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I can't visualize a truly resolution-independent display technology. The only thing I can think of is a display where the resolution is high enough that useful resolutions divide more evenly a 6400x4800 display would do pretty well at all the more sane resolutions. Of course, this would be...

Tannin, This is after I tell them. Either I set up the system with it's native resolution or they buy the PC from someone else (usually Dell) and it defaults to the native resolution. As soon as I turn it on, and they watch as I take their credit card and buy NOD32, they are already saying that...

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Wow mubs, that is a serious headache and some serious troubleshooting so far. I've had Alcohol 120%, Daemon tools, and older Roxio perform similar tricks to drive letters in the past. -pleading to the MS gods- Why does this have to be so hard?

So long as you are working in multiples, everything is fine. I have run quite a few 1600x1200 22" screens at 800x600. I almost feel bad having the customer pay for so much and use so little. To be honest, most of my clients don't notice the blurriness of 1024x768 on a 19" 1280x1024 screen; if...

Nope. Vista scaling is better than XP, but still breaks lots of things.

Interesting last paragraph you have there JTR. I've been working for myself and billing hourly for nearly 8 years. I'm now playing with the idea of going exempt/salary for one of my largest clients. I'm exited by the idea of being part of something bigger, having a hand in more of the long-term...

Another thing to do would be to check some local shops (if there are any), to see if they have some older back stock.

Can you give the rest of your specs? What GPU did you have? What apps do you use? If you could get by with onboard video, a new solution might not be that expensive.

And you believe that people would work if we trained them? As we talked about further up the thread, if someone is really willing to work, there are plenty of opportunities as it is.

JTR, You use words like couldn't, can't, stuck, and unable when all you describe is your own choices. Don't get me wrong, you aren't going to get any crap from me about needing to be productive; you seem well established and don't complain about your situation. You are, of course, free to do...

Looks perfect. Thanks!

I agree that this is a software problem and not a hardware problem. A higher number of pixels and lower dot pitch should be a good thing, provided you can still get text and buttons the size you want them. I suppose this will not change until we get a truly vector-based desktop, which won't...

Wow, so many responses while I slept...time to try and catch up (not in order). Less than a year after leaving my parent's house, I ended up on the street in Berkeley. Why? I hadn't been flexible enough in my thinking, or willing to compromise enough to make it work. Solution? I became more...

Re: Scientists who eventually might make good. This sounds to me like a return on investment calculation. Just like current big business mindsets, you are concerned about short-sightedness. Let's explore that a bit. Why are corporate executives not interested in the long-term best interests of...

Nice Handy. Gotta let your hair down sometime ;) Might as well be in a really long thread in the B&G...

Yup, it's actually still phasing in (my domain doesn't have it yet).

3840x2400 22-inch LCD for $18k? Heh, amazing.

JTR, I was going to quote you, but including all your text for my little bit of text looked silly. 1. Paying people because they work hard at something that isn't in demand doesn't make sense. It makes sense to pay for things based on their demand, not their difficulty of manufacture. As long...

Nice bike, blakerwry. That Colorado trip looks awesome.

This generation? I'll go for 2 weeks 'til they are listed, and a month until they are in stock at MSRP.

~60% of my customers complain about 1280x1024 on a 19" screen. This isn't an unusual thing. Hell, I didn't like 1600x1200 on a 22" myself. Some people don't mind squinting at small text or putting on glasses, but I do. I like sitting back at my desk without my glasses and browsing the forums. ;)

My argument would be that humans are innately rabidly individualistic. It is, at it's core, a survival instinct and has been reinforced by every competition anyone has ever done. [indefensible half-baked theory] The only people that want socialism are those that would benefit by it. Because...

The stretch of 101 that I drive regularly was widened from 2 lanes each way to 4 about 7 years ago. The original lanes (outside / slow) are still asphalt while the new lanes (inside / fast) are concrete. From the day they were installed to today on my drive home, the asphalt has been quieter and...

When I lived in Eugene, OR, I had a little house on an alley. The alley wasn't an official road, so it had no official maintenance. There were about 15 small houses on this road, mostly populated by students. How good was this road? Exactly as good as it needed to be (not very). I hear what you...

$600 with a touch-screen :shrug:

I get my clients what I got for myself; an LCD HDTV. Even 1920x1080, spread over 42", is quite readable. The start bar is 1.25" tall.

Yeah, me too. Is this the second or third generation? I lost count.

To add to your paranoia, don't trust the refresh rates! The crappier screens will actually advertise faster G-G speeds. I also wouldn't put much stock in the viewing angles. Just pay the extra ~$20 and get a known good one.

This is where I disagree. People are greedy. Government projects = extreme corruption/inefficiency. What we need is a way to encourage private development of an effective system. Tax breaks on income after the route is complete that cover the initial bid? "Eminent domain" clearing of proposed...

Just to touch on the "oil in roads" point, many here are built using concrete. Cheaper (reportedly) to build and maintain, but much worse on the vehicles. Again passing costs to the consumer.

I do feel that widescreens are less useful for most computer applications, but my real hate is for screens whose vertical resolution is less than 1024. This buries the OK button on dialogs, and breaks quite a few apps.

I think they are underestimating the DHS' ability to screw things up. One of the reasons high-speed rail is faster than planes under 1k miles is the faster boarding process. I wouldn't be surprised to see 2 hour security lines before a high-speed train. :(

Still screwing with it. Ideally, I'd love VirtualDub to handle it, but I can't find the right settings/filters. I tried Quicktime Pro 7, and while it has the correct output, it doesn't like my XviD input. I even tried using VDub to output AVI and Quicktime Pro 7 to convert that, but the result...

Awesome. Thanks Chewy.

Damn that is cool. The questions are: 1. How much does it cost per mile of track? 2. How much does each train cost? 3. How many people fit on each train? 4. How many routes are mid/near-term profitable? I suspect the answer to #4 is "none" in the US.

Thanks. I was actually more interested in getting videos into the phone. That would involve downsampling and transcoding I assume.

Actually JTR, my next concern is something we have already talked about. Boredom. Driving at 75mph (10 over - the average speed on the road), is so incredibly boring. When I drive as I like, 100% of my attention is on the road. I know exactly where every car is and what they are likely to do...

That isn't the problem for me, getting the files from my MicroSD card to the PC isn't hard, it's converting to/from whatever video file they are using that is the issue. Any suggestions there?

That was already the plan. They were doubly nice in that they made it a simple infraction as opposed to a Misdemeanor (an option at that speed). Further, since it is my first ticket in 7 years, I am eligible for traffic school! ;)

Samsung is still my LCD manufacturer of choice, since their original 191T. Looks like the current "good" one is the 940T. If you don't need DVI, the 940N is their low end. I don't recommend widescreen for computers, they are less useful for everything but movies.

They claim to have gotten me at 116, but the ticket itself is for 98. Darn nice of them, really. In everything there is a risk, and a benefit. The people who succeed are the ones who do the math, not just avoid every risk regardless.

Well, that apparently went really well. Ended up with a Buick Something, when I started it had 4 miles, when I was done it had 94. E-Brake was off, but the brakes themselves smelled really bad. It's amazing how much some easy things (being tall) are worth compared to some difficult things...

Press the right Ctrl button once. ;)

I'm curious because it was not in the typical X, K, Ka, or Ladar bands (detector was silent). The ticket itself does not indicate the method used beyond "aircraft".

That's what I'm looking for. I picked up a Turtle Beach AudioAdvantage Micro today, but it only does optical (TosLink). On closer inspection, it seems all the products in this space do 1/8" analog and optical digital. Help?

Two questions: 1. Could anyone recommend a good traffic lawyer? Just for a consultation. 2. Does anyone know the accuracy of aircraft-based radar? Good thing I'm giving up this commute soon...

I don't care one way or the other, as long as it is consistent.

I really miss that. I could, I suppose, still do it. Except that my GF gets up at 7AM on M-W-F to work. On T-Th, she doesn't, but I'm not that flexible, so I get up around 8AM and she sleeps until 11AM.

Where I grew up, there were trailer parks a plenty. Lots and lots of poor women looking to get knocked-up so they wouldn't have to be baggers at Safeway or deliver pizzas anymore. Every night they would get dressed-up and try to "bag a good one" at the local pubs. I know. I befriended a couple...