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Currently I have my netbook (Intel Atom N570) driving two monitors (beware the resolution limitations with Intel setups IIRC, no larger than 4096px wide/high - but this may have changed with SB/IVB), and a nVidia Quadro FX580 (aka 9500GT) driving two 20" monitors quite happily. (nVidia's IIRC...

Completely agree with what dd says... Mind you I can't talk about my current workplace (2 fulltime employees - 9 physical servers - but we use a lot of virtualisation for server role separation (about 20 roles) and utilise a lot of storage - 7 of the servers are just for storage). A previous...

I've been doing some reading on the PS4 design (based on rumors, etc), but it would appear that Sony (and MS, since the XBox720 according to rumours will have a very similar design hardware wise to the PS4), is that the PS4 core design is based around the GPU with the CPU cores grafted on it and...

Ouch.... Mind you everyone I know, knows I don't do the whole social media thing... (I value my privacy). Hence I don't get invites either...

On the main topic, we use Syphilis at work... Compared to the other "enterprise" AV solutions I've used, it's well... you read the name I used for it. We had the main server component stop working for unknown reasons, so we decided to play the uninstall / install game. 2 days on the server...

Thank you for the offer, but you do realise Newegg sells mounts starting at $3.99? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994073 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994085

Unfortunately, in the work I'm doing now, data integrity on the storage arrays comes above all else, including performance.

Then if you want to use LXDE (over XFCE), then replace PCManFM with SpaceFM, or install Recoll. PS. I do most of my stuff from the CLI, so apologies for not being more helpful on the GUI tool front... ;)

The default instance of PCManFM with LXDE doesn't come with a search feature, most people use either the command line or catfish, or grab one of the modded versions of PCManFM. (Catfish is installed by default with Lubuntu).

We're I'm working now, I've got just under 50TB of available storage (and most of it is full), we've migrated away from hardware based RAID onto ZFS storage pools for the file servers, simply due to silent corruption that was not picked up on the underlying hardware (RAID50 config). Combined...

Stupid thought of the day, doesn't CPU-Z probe the chipset and hardware specifications in particular the memory bank setup? Maybe it's touching something that's causing the lockup? (eg it could be the chipset is faulty, but only seen when it's being probed by CPU-Z - as you did mention a memory...

Because some people are morons, and believe that it's now equivalent to a iPod Touch...

On Windows, no idea. On Linux there is gtkpod, but it has issues with newer generations of iDevices due to changes in iOS...

Never heard of such a thing before, unless the servers are under a full management service contract? (That is the servers are managed 100% by a third party, in which it'll be part of the conditions of contract that they move the servers on your behalf as part of the management contract). I...

Thanks.

In linux, use "hdparm -I <device>" to get the exact details. It'll list a whole stack of stuff, but the important section is: CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 195371568 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 195371568 Logical Sector size: 512 bytes Physical...

Hi Guys, Having a lot of trouble getting through a lot of BS marketing material regarding 4Kn HDDs. From what I've found all internal HDDs use 512e logical formatting, despite being 4K physical sectors. (which is a PITA). However there have been mention that some external HDDs actually do...

Besides GIMP like Dave mentions, the other strong contender is Paint.NET. (http://www.getpaint.net/)

Umm... where? :scratch: (The second link I posted is the direct download page including keys - nothing needed to download the installers... ). PS. Forgive me if you were being sarcastic...

Just saw on Slashdot that Adobe has made available the complete CS2 suite free for download? http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/01/08/1648227/adobes-strange-software-giveaway-goof-or-clever-marketing http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html No idea why, how long, etc... Make of...

Don't worry I wouldn't recommend a ZFS based setup if that's not what you know or have time to invest in learning... WHS and it's storage setup is one option (if you can find WHS for sale somewhere) and AFAIK the most popular front end seems to be XBMC for media centers if you don't want to...

It attacks a copy of the local SAM database attempting to match passwords to stored hashes. It doesn't attack live systems. (Hence time's comment "This is stupid"). You need to get a copy of the local SAM database to use this, but if you have enough privileges/access rights to get it, that...

Happy new year to all, and wish that your 2013 is better and grander than your 2012 was... PS. Hope the US financial situation doesn't leave too many in a worse position in the near future...

IIRC, all Microsoft web based service/applications only allow 16 characters max...

Digital Forensics involved with Law Enforcement and/or Military Intelligence, (on provision of required court orders, warrants, etc). Normally in the scenario of being given the wrong password or no password, and you need to access encrypted files (EFS/Bitlocker), or to access a live system...

Just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy a safe and pleasent holiday period. For all others who also celebrate other events at this time I also wish a: Happy Hanukkah Io, Saturnalia! Happy and Joyful Kwanzaa Happy Constitution Day PS. Apologies if I missed a holiday you...

IIRC, I don't think that the gestures are covered in detail, but I think there was mention of them in the tutorial. I do remember using the hot-corners and the Win key to get around from the get go, and have had no great issues (other than those mentioned in my previous review on Win8). Having...

(Not defending the clip, nor the person - just playing devils advocate) With all the research on user interaction (something which Microsoft has spent millions on and published books on (yes - there is a Microsoft Press book on UI design)), why should one have to use Google to find out how the...

No idea if others have seen this or not: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYet-qf1jo&feature=youtu.be

As someone who runs dual 20" monitors now (3360x1050 effective) I like the idea of this monitor, however would have liked to have seen it be 3840x1080 instead... My biggest complaint is the lack of affordable high-res displays in the sub 24" range... Come-on my 5 yr old 20" displays have a...

Just like to wish everyone a happy 12/12/12 ...

Also have you confirmed which mode the card is using? SPP, EPP or ECP? And what the software needs. (Also confirm the IRQ assigned) On the windows side, are you running the software as Administrator (as in right click on the executable and selecting Run As Administrator) and set the...

Thank you for being the voice of reason. ;) If I had $1K to spend, it would be on an upgrade of the router, and some really, really nice presents for the kids and my beautiful wife this Christmas... Actually, I may just keep some money and get a dual-band wireless AP to use that to replace...

IIRC with Metro applications, it works similar to Android. (It only shutdowns the application when it's running out of resources to serve new applications). So in essence, yes that is true but only for Metro based applications. Traditional desktop applications work as normal - when you exit...

I realise that, but most routers I've seen sporting 802.11n support, offer 5GHz. The only notable exception is the Billion 7800N. It's the 5GHz I'm after... Speaking with a friend who works for an ISP, basically said that most consumer grade stuff has become vomit worthy and try to budget for...

Well it is only 29C w/60% humidity... (feels more like 35C in the sun though).

Having used Win8 for about a week, agree 100%. The Modern UI and integration with the rest of the system feels more like a Alpha-release technology mock-up/preview, and not a releasable product. It doesn't take a genius to see why Win8 has a very slow adoption rate with general consumers.

Thanks, I'll start looking for that one, and see what local pricing is like. @LM, one of the reasons I want 802.11n is for the 5GHz...

Hi Guys, Looking at replacing my aging ADSL2+ router (some Thomson crap supplied by Telstra) as the wireless part of it can't handle the amount of interference due to neighbours, etc. (Range is half was it was 12mths ago). A quick survery shows no-one using 802.11n equipment in the area so am...

Spent the day playing with mobile phones... Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, Nexus, iPhone 4+4S, Nokia Lumia 800, Samsung E3210 (POS) doing filesystem recovery, getting contacts, messages, etc... Holy f&*k was the Windows interface different and confusing at times. The one thing I didn't like about the...

Surface Pro - starting at US$899... http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/x86-surface-pro-899-for-64gb-99-for-128gb-no-keyboard-included/ I think the price says it all...

I read about that, and in some ways it seems a little strange. ZFS on the other hand, will simply expand/retract the zpool and all zfs filesystems on top of it when you either add or remove media, however will never "lie" about how much storage is really there... IIFC, BRTFS and HAMMER will both...

Did you want a forest setup, or a single flat domain setup... Single flat domain setup is easy: 1. Create the first domain controller. (It will hold all the FSMO roles). 2. Build the second server and ensure it can the first server via the VPN. Join the second server to the domain (it's only a...

They've been in Oz for a number of years, and proven to be a good "cheapy" product...

I totally agree, but the comment was more about it being slower than previous OS iterations, not faster. ;) (I always wonder why the OS need several hundred MBs just for itself, when on my netbook without X/GNOME running it only needs 97MB, and with X/GNOME on startup it's only using 180MB of...

I did have to call them 4 weeks after sending it in to find out what was happening (apparently nothing), so requested that a replacement card be sent out immediately as waiting 4 weeks was certainly too long. Still took another 2 phone calls and another 2 weeks to get something out, but they did...

Last RMA I did to Gigabyte for a video card was 6 weeks...

Chewy's review of Windows 8 Now that I've had some free time, I've downloaded a copy of Windows 8 Pro from Dreamspark (formerly MSDNAA), and had about a days use from it. I thought I would like to share my views on the fuss that is "Microsoft Windows 8". Before I start, I'll mention that...

Re: AV. I did a short research paper about 2yrs ago on the malware industry, and basically, most malware writers don't give a crap about AV solutions, simply becuase they are so ineffective. The best way of avoiding malware is to be thoughtful about where you go on the internet, and disable most...

I've found MS Security Essentials to be just as good as any other AV software at detection hit rates. MSSE has been my recommendation for Windows Users for a while now. PS. No AV solution will be perfect based on current techniques used (particuarily signature matching), so one just selects one...