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NOD32. Detects rootkits (apparently). Now has an optional thingy where if something looks suspicious, it phones home with the essential details (or something like that), so Eset can identify and handle nasties even sooner.

Cool, I see I can now get a Gigabyte Socket 939 board with integrated DVI video. Has anyone tried one? Does it detect as nForce4? Is the heatsink woefully inadequate?

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I excluded IE 6, partly because it's about to be replaced. I was clearly responding to your statement: "In other browsers you might not be so lucky." Your rapid raising of the stakes in these discussions is explicitly why I did not respond to you about CVT. Some of your claims in that thread...

Not as much as LiamC, I'd guess, although we share a similar source of frustration. :(

I'm amazed. Although not as bad as some, 120mm Panaflos used to be far from quiet. Another alternative to Nexus (chiefly for people outside the US) is GlacialTech. Identical specs, i.e. 1000rpm, virtually silent yet effective.

Sorry, it's not even close to CD quality. If it sounds alright to you, that just highlights how the CD audio spec is actually overkill for many applications. I see that Wikipedia claims up to 30dB noise reduction with dbx, but I'd contend that 20dB is more realistic in practice. It's a long...

Obviously, or I would have had nothing to respond to. Would you prefer me to suggest that you're blowing smoke out of your ass? :) Hallelujah! It's a miracle! The only thing likely to reduce CPU utilization here is a different 'driver'. At a minimum, there are drivers from both nVidia and...

According to reviews, the AL C850 has a recording S/N ratio somewhere in the 80-90dB range. Some cassette decks claimed 65dB with Dolby B, but I recall 50-55dB being considered typical. 40-50dB seems likely if a few years have elapsed (no error correction!). 85 - 55 = 30dB, i.e. 3% of the...

I agree that this can be a problem, but in fact that's what Karajan is supposed to fix by localizing the audio circuitry away from the motherboard. In effect, some of the benefits of an add-in card at no extra cost. Grounding is always a potential hassle. I note, however, that some people have...

A lot of people, including those in the referenced thread, think this is "craptacular application design", regardless of whether or not you can limit the effects by changing a parameter. And apart from IE 6, in which browsers would you cease to be lucky? Opera Preferences lets you easily...

Why don't you undelete the files?

Firstly, "Karajan" is just DFI's name for their audio riser card. On this particular board, it uses Realtek AL C850 and will have the same degree of CPU utilization as any other similarly equipped motherboard. Secondly, audio quality from the AL C850 is quite acceptable for most purposes...

You can jog? I'm impressed. For me, jogging is an alternative to drug use (it's getting dark ...) The bad news is that given 45 minutes, I can walk at least 2.5 miles. :o And I have short legs. :) J/K, it's a good effort Doug - make sure you do it every day. ;)

Thanks for testing my horizontal scrolling for me, Bill. ;)

Everyday cars have engines limited to 6000rpm or so. Differences in engine frictional losses aren't a big deal in this context. I have no idea what the fuel/air mixture has to do with your argument. :scratch: Fuel 'efficiency' can mean many different things, including higher horsepower, more...

Why not? The ratio of power output to engine displacement is interesting for engineers but irrelevant to users. You can raise HP/L by bolting on a turbocharger but that does not make it superior to a larger engine. More to the point, increasing HP/L does not improve fuel economy and may in fact...

The Samsung P120 (SP2504C) is an awfully nice drive. Very low vibration, very low noise, low power dissipation, very high data density; only the seek time is less than stellar, and even then only when compared to a Hitachi 7k250 (in the 7200rpm world). I like the 7k250, but I think you'll like...

If you mean it tries to open the media directly rather than saving it, yes, I managed to reproduce that with both an ancient Firebird version of Firefox and Seamonkey 1.0. Isn't that just an association? I have no idea why Brother Tannin's browser crashed, but both links worked just fine in...

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This is why I gave up using Logitech mice. Seriously. :evil:

Sounds okay to me. You're transferring relatively small files so you won't get anywhere near the STR.

It's amazing that those 2.5" drives work off USB power. Although WD doesn't quote peak spinup power, Hitachi lists 5W for their 2.5" drives. USB ports are only rated at 2.5W (5V @ 500mA) ... The WD pulls the full 2.5W when reading or writing, and 2W when idle. The Hitachi is clearly more...

Fewer bugs for starters ... There's been a problem with Mozilla development priorities, particularly in Thunderbird - that is, bugs aren't getting fixed. My understanding is that the team behind Seamonkey is a little more focused, so it could well become a better solution for business use - if...

AFAIK, Tom Pabst hasn't been involved with THG content for years now. A search of THG shows he stopped writing articles in 2000, although he is credited with a small contribution in 2003. I also thought that Omid Rahmat had been running the show since 2001/2002 (before the abortive joint...

Computer speaker "shielding" consists solely of a second magnet to partly neutralize the magnetic field of the one in the driver unit.

DVI or VGA connector?

I can't let this go without pointing out that the hype surrounding Roberts is far greater than the reality ever was. Although obviously a great racer, I think it's a bit much to liken him to Ali. With five world titles, Mick Doohan is probably the best of the modern era. Valentino Rossi...

Actually, you're about 1,500km from Brisbane and maybe 3,500 km from Ballarat ... I think Bundaberg Ginger Beer changed a few years ago. It now seems sweeter and not really any different from unbrewed softdrink. It used to have lots of sediment and more character. :( Root beer isn't even on...

BTW, "That Top Gear bloke" is neither retarded nor a git. He's wonderfully entertaining, a view shared by his millions of fans. :P

By itself, it would be quite credible. However, people need to realize that 1/4 mile times are more an indication of power delivery effectiveness than a reflection of a car's onroad performance. Always looks at the terminal speed - that's why it's quoted. In the case of the electric Atom, it...

Mubs, at the risk of being a party pooper, I was under the impression that the X1600 was a bit low on the bang per buck curve. Anyone else got a comment?

HIS (Hightech) has been around for quite a while. I used them a few years ago (before they became an ATI-only shop) because they were better quality than most. I have one here that was salvaged from a 3 1/2 year old computer; it looks reasonably well made and has a good quality heatsink.

Oxygen deprivation will do that to you.

According to reports, it's certainly better than WinZip 9.0, even though they both use the same type of encryption. However, the strength of the encryption depends on the length of your password key. There are readily available utilities to crack RAR encryption that can try thousands of keys a...

Typical hosting service these days, I'm afraid. :( Doug, I'm distressed that you're working this hard at the start of the week - you'll be cactused tomorrow. Thanks for all your efforts, above and beyond.

In my experience, it's a good idea to scruff a cat if they bite you. You just need to make it clear that the behaviour may have consequences. There's a theory that antisocial behaviour like this stems from early maternal separation, i.e. the mother needs to correct the kitten while they're...

The bit about the luggage shows the US has learnt nothing about security. In Australia, a plane is not permitted to take off with unaccompanied baggage. If for any reason a passenger isn't on the plane, then no matter how long it takes, the baggage hold is unpacked and their luggage removed. In...

I thought it was brilliant. If you don't get the bird references, head on over to a couple of graphics chip manufacturer sites and look at their logos. :)

Have you checked your Command Rate setting? The BIOS normally looks after this, but you are using manual settings. It should be 2T for 4 banks. Some resources: http://www.lostcircuits.com/memory/ddr2/4.shtml http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/bios2/7b.shtml Reading the above, the most likely...

Secretary: "It's 'froy-line,' with an umlaut." MacNamara: "I'll say!" I haven't seen it, but I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder (and James Cagney), so I'll now start hunting for it - thanks. Your GF has excellent taste. What does she see in you? <joking> :)

You'd better be quick, then. I just checked a supplier catalog: AMD 754 - two VIA AGP models left (one is mATX with IGP). Everything else is finished. AMD 939 - four out of five are PCI-e. Intel 775 - 10 out of 12 are PCI-e, one is AGP, and the remaining is PCI only. Although anti-virus...

Greg, I agree wholeheartedly with CougTek. AGP is obsolete, I'd only use it for a low-end system or a repair. Of course, with a shortage of Athlon 64 below 3500+ and the abence of Socket 939 Semprons, that does raise the cost. :(

BTW, please note I didn't use a 20-24 pin adaptor at all. Just left the extra socket holes empty.

I've installed an Asus SLI board (24-pin) with a 20-pin power supply without any ill effects whatsoever. Whether or not that extends to dual core is a moot point.

Like Coug said, the CPU only supports 4 banks at 333MHz. Stop worrying, it's dual channel RAM and you'll never notice the difference.

I have a theory that therefore it's only a limitation with P4 or dual CPU boards - any comments?

Huh? How is this possible?

No, no! Java apps are supposed to suck. It's designed in at every stage to ensure ISO 9001 compliance.

Although the requirement here is only for office machines, I'd just like to highlight how incredibly poor the S3 graphics that VIA provides is. At a site I was working at, I was introduced to Wolfenstein 3D Enemy Territory, an open source multiplayer game that runs on low-end office hardware...