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Handy, you should try the smooth scrolling on Opera 7.2. It's far smoother than IE, at least on the system here I just compared them on. This is at least in part because it renders faster and thereby has less flicker. There's also no overshoot with normal wheel scrolling like there is with IE...

Tannin, Opera 7.2 is faster than version 6; it's just that modern hardware tend to mask the differences between browsers. It's also stable, or at least, as stable as any browser. :roll: It even prints okay now - better than anything else IMO, and certainly better than Mozilla. Coug, last time...

In the strictest sense, "review at hexus" is a fact rather than a sentiment. It would be better to employ a dash instead of a comma in the last sentence. Last, but by no means least, "Perhaps one might feel" is a tautology. BTW fool, you use language better than anyone else on this board. :wink:

When opening a PC to replace the CD writer - and purge it of the loathsome zip drive that lurked in its shadows - we noticed the tops of most of the electrolytic capacitors were 'corroded' and bulging ... The motherboard was an Epox 8KHA+ purchased in October 2001. Before the zip :eekers: drive...

There's also elevator seeking, which is readily applicable to writes but much less so or not at all to reads. The benefit from clustering blocks in close proximity will also depend in part on how much faster track-to-track times are compared to a full stroke seek. Don't at least some file...

Well, your last claim simply isn't true. Of course companies invited into Iraq are making money. In particular, I note that Dick Cheney's old company, Halliburton, had a windfall of $61 million (through overcharging). Mind you, that doesn't mean I believe it to be the reason for invasion. I...

An extremely eloquent response to my charge, Bill. Clearly, you have been researching this thoroughly and I find your argument convincing. I still suspect that Chomsky is not as much of a nutter as you maintain, but I already felt that he was a little over the top for my tastes. As I don't read...

Thanks Howell. Likewise to you. BTW Coug, I already told you all that stuff, but it was so long ago I can no longer remember.

It's "Jonny" actually. Too bad his parents couldn't spell.

Just as well - vicious little bastards. Tourism, apparently. :roll: Perhaps this fits with the new license plate slogan, "Smart State"? Based on the old slogan, "Sunshine State", Queensland should probably be sister state to Florida. :-? Still better than Western Australia though. They used...

I think it's sad that Tannin has to make up such a ridiculous story. Clearly, Tea looks so fat because she is a fallen ape who is reaping what someone else sowed. She only stole the bananas because she was eating for two. Some of the bananas being somewhat over-ripe, she was arrested for being...

I don't know why you think he'd be offended. Rugby may be a religion in New Zealand, but it's only a sport here. More seriously, Tannin lives in a state that abhors rubgy, preferring instead to go absolutely bonkers over Australian Rules football. So it's probably more a case of "Jonny who?"...

Well, it's certainly started here, being a mere two hours off the international dateline. So is Sydney, but they cheat with daylight saving, just so they can celebrate first (after New Zealand etc, but they don't count :P). So, Happy New Year one and all in slower parts. Just remember...

Saw Master & Commander the other day in a cinema with a 25m (80') screen and full dolby surround sound. It used to be an IMAX setup - they pulled out the bottom few rows of seats and cut off the bottom of the screen - but it would still easily seat > 1000. Oh yeah, the movie? Awesome is the...

Much as I admire your eel-like adroitness, Bill, I notice that you didn't really respond to CityK's quote - and it's not all opinion. I don't much enjoy left-wing cheerleading, but that doesn't make me automatically believe right-wing ravings either. I'm not a fan of anyone like Chomsky who...

It's bloody Queens - l - a - n - d, mate, as in fan. Swallowing the 'a' would turn you into a New Zealander - they have a chronic aversion to vowels. And pronouncing the 'a' as 'ar' is something that only the British aristocracy - and a certain percentage of New South Welshmen - can manage...

I'm concerned that AMD's latest Performance Rating claims originated solely in the marketing department rather than having any basis in engineering. As background, here are the actual clock speeds of various Athlons: Model Cache FSB Clock Multiplier % XP1600 256MB 133MHz...

I'm with Handruin and the others that value basic functionality over froth. Ergonomically, the Motorola V series kills most Nokias. Decent buttons, large clear display, and you can pick up or hang up without even looking at the phone (just open/close it). It doesn't need a protective case to...

Merc's not usually that far off the planet, but this time I think he found the crack pipe. The 9200 (shudder) is a slower 9000, not a 9100/8500. There's a review of very probably Tea's card over at Xbit Labs. Their conclusion: Overall, Gigabyte Maya II R9200 proved up to our expectations: it...

No pain, no b.... j/k

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~ebarnes/python/argument-clinic.htm

honold, nice backpedal ... I think. :wink:

Where's the X-Files theme when you need it?

Sorry we couldn't offer better advice. :(

But you can! It's just that Microsoft doesn't like it very much ... This actually proves my point either way. It's only available from one manufacturer, therefore they are a monopoly. The fact that China is prepared to mass produce it, shows it is accepted as something generic. ;) I also don't...

Doh! That's what I meant to say: 64-bit vs 128-bit. Looks like you worked it out anyway.

Good point. I agree with you that there is no good reason why copyright should not be based on the principles you propose. "Making an open-source driver, let alone a full open-source player, when CSS is done in software is not allowed by the MPAA's interpretation of the DMCA." - Ken Arromdee I...

Retail?! What percentage of Windows sales are retail? That's how M$ escaped those class actions claiming they used their monopoly position to overcharge customers - the end-users were not considered customers! And M$ OEM licensing is very clear. The OEM is required to physically attach the...

1. I wouldn't expect any problems from a 3-year old HEC (Compucase) PSU. After all, a Thoroughbred 1700 doesn't need much juice. 2. I think the 440MX is adequate as a companion to the rather weak Celeron. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is only a Coppermine with 128kB cache, right? 3...

:o Well spotted, LiamC!

honold, your suggestion about rights to CDs/DVDs is how copyright used to be. If you owned a copy of a work, you could do what you wanted with it for your own use, i.e. fair use. The DMCA (and other pieces of legislation in the US and around the world) has changed all that. For chrissake, it's...

It adds up fast, honold. If we assume Windows XP Home is US$100 and Office XP SBE is US$200, that's $60 per year over 5 years - which I for one think is a reasonable life expectancy, not to mention the rulings of the the assorted tax collection agencies that we all kowtow to. I think half that...

If you frame your shots carefully, 4MP is more than enough for even publishing in a book. The compact digicams are more limited by their lenses. And there's much more to successful photography than resolution ... There's no guarantee a 5MP will be better than a 4MP. I'm probably a little out...

Maybe not, but we can certainly blame them for keeping the price of their key software at an unrealistic level. Excluding the monitor (which is a separate appliance anyway), Windows Pro and Office Pro can form virtually half the cost of the customer's bundle. These are commodities, for crying...

Does anyone know if The Register is still tied up with THG?

I'm still hoping for an alternative technology to rear its head. :roll: When you consider how long it has taken LCD monitor technology just to get to the stage it's at now, it's hard not to conclude that it fundamentally sucks. A bit like the internal combustion engine, I guess - if you spend...

A sheer coincidence, but I just noticed this letter over at The Inquirer. The second letter is worth reading too ... :lol:

Awesome! :)

Unfortunately, the copyright system has been bent completely out of shape by vested interests. There's no obligation for a copyright holder (which was always supposed to be the author!) to make the work available. If you've tried to find books or albums that haven't been recently published, you...

Ethics aside, the legal onus on IT professionals is very high, particularly in the USA. Fushigi's cautious approach is justified. Most definitely, and not just due to the higher value. For starters, you can't install 'trial' copies of Office and forget to uninstall them. But more importantly...

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It's a good question. Even the 'book' size Micro-ATX cases can only fit 40mm exhaust fans. :P

Not always true, Blake. Windows 2000 (no SP or SP1?) and Vanta cards, for example. They're certainly more conservative (meaning older), but that's not always a good thing with newer hardware. No alarms in device manager doesn't mean it's working properly, or in the case of Vanta, that Windows...

Don't worry, honold. Some of us read your posts. :) Clcoker, perhaps that fuzziness you've noticed in your monitor is telling you it's time for another trip to the optometrist? :wink:

Excellent, CityK! Thanks for the explanation.

Look, I have no idea why he singled out those particular members either ... Rest assured, when I think of honold, I think Dell, FreeBSD, Dell, Networking, Dell, Via sucks, Dell, ... :mrgrn: j/k Seriously, maybe you should convince me why FreeBSD is a good alternative as a (file) server. I...

AFAIK, there is no such thing as a "USB 2.0 connector" either. I believe So-called "USB 2.0" cables merely meet the specification; well-made existing cables may also work just fine. You have to wonder if USB 2.0 really does have a future. How many peripherals can we point to even now that take...

You're right about older scanners, E_dawg. I happen to know that Kodak in this country still uses quite ancient Epson scanners. They keep buying new glasses for them rather than replace them. IMO, the Lide scanners are acceptable when compared with other scanners under about US$200. The Lide20...

I'd like to take the opportunity to correct what I said in February. It should have read: Sorry if I unintentionally misled anyone. I use 200dpi resolution quite a bit and became confused. Also, despite Canon's USB 2.0 claims, I've since seen someone say that the Lide50 is still running at the...

So no-one's tried or heard of either of these?