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Yes, given that many powered USB devices are borderline or already exceed the USB 2.0 spec, any increase there will be welcomed with open arms. From the PC Authority review: with the USB 3 connection enabled the drive’s performance was more than twice that of USB 2 in our multifile (3,000 files...

Sorry, looks like I was too slow to post. Good luck with your purchase.

2GB is adequate right now with light-weight 32-bit apps, but 4GB would be a better hedge for 64-bit, particularly with integrated graphics stealing some of it. DDR3 is preferable for ease of future expansion. It's surprisingly good and comes with DVI and HDMI support. No bandwidth, so games...

Thanks for the help guys, I was asking on behalf of someone else. He's filed the drive in the appropriate receptacle.

Dave, I really admire your engineering instincts and have to admit that you've made your equipment more secure than probably anyone else here; I really can't see a burglar making off with a 7' x 18" x 9" coffin. But you have to understand that you're completely crazy.

I read the thread. Your posts are remarkably clear and easy to follow. As Ddrueding says, the guy is being stupid about hyperthreading. Unfortunately, I can't think of any simple way you can convince him that he's deluded - he sounds like he'll believe what he wants to believe. Here's a...

If you can rotate the 19" monitors to portrait mode, I'd definitely go with them. 2048x1280 & 16:10 overall, but more importantly 1280 precious lines and PVA to boot. Otherwise, it would have to be the single 24" 1920x1200. No idea why you'd go for the 1920x1080 unless it was significantly cheaper.

Nice number crunching, JTR. You've made a convincing case. You could also look at it from the CO2 emission angle rather than raw efficiency. A typical ICE creates about 200g/km (ranging from 100 or even less for a super-efficient eco-diesel to 400 or more for a large SUV). I've attempted to...

It's a hybrid powertrain, combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor both driving through a special type of CVT. In principle, the battery-powered electric motor is used at low speeds and the IC engine takes over at other times, although both can be combined for extra power...

I've finally received word back about the symptoms: When I plug in the pc recognizes the drive as "removable device" but when you click on the drive the message says "Please insert a disk into drive x". Windows properties shows the disk as file system RAW and no free space with 0 bytes. So...

My information is secondhand, but I assume that for no known reason, data on the drive is no longer readable.

I take it this is your way of announcing that you've bought a house? I'll offer you a premature congratulation.

Can't seem to find any recommendations here to recover a USB flash drive. Already tried GetDataBack, does anyone have another favorite?

I also have had great success with ComboFix.

Touché. But this is a dedicated box, not some infested Office host. So why do unnecessary upgrades? If Win 7 had been out for 2 or 3 years, I could maybe understand.

Bandwidth limitations preclude it. Note that they have had to abandon video feed encryption to keep comms performance in the acceptable range. And then there's latency, particularly problematic when you're trying to control a complex high performance machine like a fighter. There is also the...

This Aviation Week article mentions an original source. This Air Power article says: The sustained turning performance of the F-35A Lightning II was recently disclosed as 4.95 G at Mach 0.8 and 15,000 ft. A 1969 F-4E Phantom II could sustain 5.5 Gs at 0.8 Mach with 40 percent internal fuel at...

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Why? Conservatism is the norm (for good reason) in this sort of application, so why would you change to a new released version of Windows?

The JSF has been described as a fighter designed by a committee - which of course it is. In other words, there are too many stakeholders with conflicting wishlists; as it stands, the F-35 Lightning is unlikely to improve on any of the aircraft it's supposed to replace, except for improved VLO...

If I'm reading you right, you've lost a bit of confidence in Linksys/Cisco. Fair enough, you're not the first and you won't be the last. But there are only so many credible low-cost VPN options - Netgear isn't one as far as I'm concerned. If it was my neck on the line, I'd probably pass on the...

Linksys BEFVP41 is also rated to 55C. I can't find the specs for the cheaper BEFSX41. BTW, the WRT54G is only rated to 40C ...

Sounds like you need to chuck them and put in something decent. A PC is a lousy solution, typical power consumption 50W and poor ability to survive a hostile environment. Cisco RVS4000 is cheap enough, but specs state maximum operating temp of only 40C. D-Link DIR-130 is rated to 55C, but...

Or you might as well say, "humans emit more radiation than nuclear plants". In either case, the effect is lost in environment background radiation, i.e. it's trivial. The problem with nuclear power is nuclear waste (and to a lesser extent, the risks and costs require to abate them while...

The quote embodies the conclusion I had come to regarding the management of the Joint Strike Fighter program. In the spirit of following the money, I'd like to ask if there are vested interests who will benefit from retaining the JSF program. The program will be up for congressional review next...

Sort of: Pollutant US Euro CO 2.1 1.0 NOx 0.03 0.06 NMG 0.050 0.068 HC 0.01 0.10 (Tier 2 Bin 5 vs Euro 5, US values converted to g/km) Self evidently however, any European cars also sold in the US meet the US standards. I happen to think that US...

Opera: {Tools} {Delete Private Data} click [Delete] ... done.

I don't *think* that would be legal in Australia. On the other hand, most prepaid phones are locked, and certain phones sold by one particular telco (Three) cannot be unlocked. I've paid token amounts to get several prepaids unlocked.

Have you reset the CMOS by pulling the battery/using a jumper yet? I take it there's no "throttling" setting in the BIOS? What sort of temperatures/voltages are reported in the BIOS?

I think this is how the old (D-Link) modem was configured, but without a user manual or actual modem, no idea what they called it. Well, that was my answer right there, staring at me, but I was too busy struggling to remember the other thing to register what you'd written. :oops: I wasted time...

Out of interest, what sort of DSL modem would you guys use in this situation? I probably won't be able to source it anyway, but it would still be nice to know.

Oh, it gets better. The ISP got them to reset the old modem, i.e. wipe the settings. I no longer have any idea how it was configured, and again, I can't seem to download a proper user manual. I tried bridge mode, but no go. About this point I remembered that the ISP doesn't support PPPoE...

Yeah, the Linksys has a Disable NAT option, but no idea yet if I'll need it or not. I now have remote access to the WAG-160N. So far, I'm seriously underwhelmed. Not even signal strength or S/N, but I guess it's pretty cheap by today's standards. I can now confirm that Bridge mode means the...

Oh yes, and Linksys downloadable manuals are pathetic. Doesn't tell me much more than the main menu headings. :boom:

Yeah, quite. In this case, one of the obvious questions is which of the 4 ports should you plug the router into? I'm going with port 1. The whole thing just has a feeling of wrongness about it.

Translation: you downloaded the wrong product, Greg.

Best not to ask why, but I need to configure a WAG-160N to pass everything through to a separate router behind it. According to Linksys, I need to change encapsulation to BridgeMode. What I'm wondering is, will the modem still do the authentication, or will I have to mess about with the router...

Firstly, your config is fine, and well researched. My comments are more philosophical than essential. That's a big case, particularly the depth (525mm). Makes it easy to work on and a pain to live with. Not sure you really need something with 5 quick-release drive bays? I don't much care for...

Eh? What portability issues?

Well, I certainly take exception to your comment. I'd ask you to retract that. Also, the newspaper's article isn't pushing any agenda. They're simply interpreting some research for the benefit of readers like myself, who couldn't be bothered trawling through obscure research papers to get some...

I think you misread JTR's post. He wasn't advocating legislative constraint, just highlighting how far off the scale some companies would be. I think it's something for corporations to consider as part of their strategy. What used to be the largest retail group in Australia once had such a...

Given that he was using the maximum, and he only had to reduce it by one, this makes you look eerily omniscient. :o

Contemporary overview: Exposure to luxury can alter decision making Harvard press release: The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making

Is it possible the driver is actually only supporting WPA rather than WPA2? Are you using TKIP or AES encryption? Have you tried entering 64 hexadecimal digits instead, to stop the 256-bit key being calculated?

Merc, I sympathize, it's a tough call. The positives include a change of both workplace and residence (you're practically rusted on where you are), less risk of unemployment for at least the next year or two, the lifestyle change that enforced days off are likely to bring, and the security of...

Try watching this demo. It does support Windows, it's just that the controller runs on Unix, either OS-X or Linux, and there's a native version for Mac. Our prototype system just used a Mac Mini as the controller, but both the system under test and the tester's console were Windows boxes. You...

It's a great piece of technology, but not at all original. You should take a look at eggPlant. That really rocks, you can test anything with it. We wanted to use it 18 months ago but the product we wanted to test ended up being terminated. The Sikuli demo is a bit yawn-inducing, but try to...

Yeah, the stampede to widescreen has been much worse for laptop ergonomics than desktop. With desktops, you can just use a bigger screen to compensate. ON top of that, moving from 16:10 to 16:9 has to be the most stupid development ever in computer display technology. You could already display...

I also had a lot of trouble with the Sony website, particularly in finding out basic things like warranty terms and how to get service. The extended warranty turned out to be outsourced and not manufacturer-backed, and the information brochure actually referred to TVs. I couldn't confirm the...

What is it, a Honda? Crappy time of year for it to turn up its toes (mid-summer here folks). One of my house A/Cs died a couple of days ago. The repairer said Feb 8 before they can get out to look at it. :( It's under warranty, so I tried Panasonic directly. They took my details and promised...