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Most Linux based ripping software is based on cdda2wav/cdparanoia and LAME. I've found the cdparanoia and lame combination to be very good, and on the same level as EAC. I personally use GRIP (but encode as FLAC rather than mp3), and haven't had any problems with it.

The memory leak is related to 3rd party apps opening streams to the extended attributes of files and then linking to those said stream via OLE. Since only a very small number of applications even know about the extended attribute streams, it's unlikely to impact the majority of users in...

There's also a 6400+ Black Edn.

One of my favourite lines... But then again, as I just picked up a new car yesterday, the vehicle's safety record is fairly low on the list, with price, features and performance all coming ahead of safety... PS. It was a '02 Holden Frontera (...

:cheers: About as bad as the time I sent a less than tastefull attachemnt in an email to a workmate, and he then accidently forwarded it onto the entire company... (and of course my details were still in there as the original originator)

The decent video card would be for the same reason you would get a high performance gfx card for either Linux/BSD/Mac OS X, gaming. Over the past few years I've grown to dislike the Linux scene, in particular how a lot of the distro's are slapped together. RH, SUSE, etc all have their own...

That's simply because of the clock speed advantage of the Intel cores... Even though my next significant upgrade isn't for 16-18months, I'm starting to keep an eye on the current happenings... The landscape as it is, IMO is quite dull. AMD just released their Quad core, which even though...

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/13176 From the conclusion:

I don't mean to be rude, but do you have access to MSDN/Technet? It's all in there... If you do have a MSDN subscription, ASK MICROSOFT. That is what you are paying for. \\.\Tape%d is the filename to access the media, and \\.\btiausb (or as appropriate for your device) is the filename to access...

Windows enumerates all tape drives the same way irrespective of the interface, eg SCSI, IDE, USB, etc. Just connect to the drive via the HAL and you'd be fine, (Just send the SCSI command to report capabilities before issuing other commands, then the normal RST, INIT commands for your device)...

Udaman:Since when did you have a Mac? (You've never mentioned in the past, unless my memeory is failing)? I guess those spyware/malware issues is one of the reasons I no longer run Windows at home. (Runing Solaris Express exclusively now, after moving on from FreeBSD/WinXP x64 a few weeks ago)...

I think he means this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161093 . Can't really tell you about manufacturers, since these days I normally just use the integrated gfx. However I've always liked Asus and Gigabyte boards, and the Powercolor boards I've been using recently...

Refreshing this page 40x times a minute.... :joker: Sorry, building new servers... I've got 8x SBS boxes to build over the next week.

Time, thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can find any cards with the NV44A GPU... (and not the NV44 + HSI). It seems to be the best solution, given current supply issues with AGP cards. However, it'll be a toss up between performance...

All the SCSI kit I have... I would need a new motherboard, cpu, ram, (PSU should be fine), gfx, and a new PCIe SCSI controller...

Sorry, nope. The nVidia 6800's were the last true AGP cards from nVidia. All the new ones use a HSI chip to make a PCIe based GPU to work on the AGP bus.

Hi Mark, I've seriously thought about it... But to do a straight motherboard swap (to go from AGP to PCIe), without swapping other parts, would be in the AU$500 mark just for the motherboard, if I could find one. (Tyan K8W to Tyan K8WE). I guess that what happens when one deals with dual socket...

I've found the following on THG (I know, I know, but it's better than nothing). http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/05/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money/page7.html It places the GeForceFX 5500 in line with the R9000/R9200 segment. According the chart, the GeForce 4 Ti4800 is a better...

Hi Guys, Due to now intermittent problems with my gfx card (yep the one I replaced the HSF on a few months ago) in 3D accelerated modes, it's time to look for a new gfx card. The current card is the ATI R9600XT AGP w/VIVO w/128MB RAM. I'm wanting to go nVidia now due to running OpenSolaris...

Learn vi, as it's the only editor that will exist on any *nix system you touch. Then again, 'cat' can be quite handy if you need to add a quick few lines to a file. On FreeBSD, try 'ee' aka Easy Editor, but on most Linux systems, you'll either have 'nano' or 'pico'. As for a MTA, sendmail is...

I generally cheat with Sweet and Sour Pork, and use a pre-bottled mix from Kan-Tong. However one trick is to use Pork Spare Ribs, and leave the fat on. If you use a lean pork fillet, the pork tends to dry out too much.

AFAIK, Seagate is keeping the Maxtor name around for a little while, simply for marketing reasons. I believe current Maxtors are still Maxtors, since a large stockpile would exist, however in 6-12months, most of those should be sold, or being kept for warranty purposes.

Merc, I agree with DD and Mubs, 1. Sincwall/Smothie, etc. DMZ Internet facing boxes... The rest behind the firewall, and limit Internet access via a proxy server. (No direct access for any box other than the proxy servers which have active Antivirus scanning all inbound/outbound traffic...

Thought I would mention, I just recieved a DVD from Sun Microsystems with "Sun Solaris Express Developer Edn 5/07" in the mail today. Now just need to find time to install it on my home box...

That's it. The onboard fan isn't noticable over the CPU/PSU fans...

For dual DVI, Powercolor X1650 Pro, or MSI 7600GS... Most cheaper cards only have VGA+DVI... But for non-gamers, I just stick with onboard gfx and get the DVI ADD2/SDVO adapter for HP systems we sell... (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel915g/sb/cs-013296.htm) For fanless and dual...

Shiver me timbers, who drunk the last of the rum, send'em to the plank I say! Arggh.

32GB would be fine for me (at around $300), provided it could completely saturate a SATA-II or SAS connection. (eg 300MB/s STR and near 250MB/s for Random). Coupled with a couple of 250GB data drives in RAID5....Mmmmm... (I would use the SSD for OS/App/Working data, and the RAID for...

I agree with DD, if they do enough volume, then a colour copier/multi-function is the way to go. I've personally used the Xerox DCC240 (w/PS option) and the from what you describe will do everything you want... Colour print/copy, scan to mailbox (MS Exchange), scan to email (TIFF or PDF), fully...

Well, that's because you're using Windows... Now if you had an Apple Mac.. it might be a different story. PS. All meant in humour, in no way intending to start a flame war between PeeCees and Mac-intosh users...

Happy Birthday! (Mine was a couple of weeks ago). Merc, I know the feeling. At the company I work for, we use a system called "Log Me in Rescue" for remote access to client PCs. It's based a web service, that uses ActiveX, which creates a remote connection. Great for getting through firewalls...

Does the Network adapter support SNMP? If it does, then setup a syslog server with SNMP plug-in...

Depends on how the filter works, some can be disabled simply by enabling the proxy setting in IE and using an anonymous proxy... Others requiring modifying a registry entry (to break the snopping), and others it's just a matter of killing the filter itself using task manager... For a component...

I agree 100%.

Actually being on topic, 30mins to kill a content filter! Yeah why not. As we all know, there is always around technology, and all it took as a teenager 30mins to find a way to disable an Internet content filter, which the government gives to families for free. (Government cost of the project...

My GF's dad has one, despite all the preinstalled crapware with WinXP, it's a half decent box. (P4 Northwood era). The Acer restore CD's could've been better done, however.

Kind of sucks for all the Vista users using their boxes as Media Centres. Seems strange that no other modern OS (other than some hard real-time OSes) suffer the problems that MS is trying to address. (cracking/popping in audio playback). With modern sound cards that have onboard buffers of a...

Picked up my Fuji F6500fd this morning, and have been playing with it. Here's a quick snap of one of my puppies Flynn, (6yr old Lab). (Full Auto, ISO200 as RAW. Resized, cropped and converted to JPEG in GIMP, imported into GIMP using 'ufraw').

Hi Guys, Does anyone know of a tactical FPS in the vain of "Raven Shield" that's available for Linux, FreeBSD and Windows? Whether that be a mod of Quake3, or a complete stand-alone game? I've searched all the normal F/OSS based gaming sites, and a quick 30 minute search on Google, and...

Very interesting, since the publication is very pro-MS. I've been using Vista for a couple of weeks now, and while I'm not about to dump it, I see no reason for it (over WinXP).

Out of curosity, which printer?

Fuji is releasing two new FinePix S Series cameras, the S5800 (to replace the S5700) and the S8000fd. Both 8MP models, big zoom, 10x on the S5800 and 18x on the S8000fd. However, neither have the Fuji Super CCD sensor, (both relying on a normal 1/2.5" CCD sensor) Pricing still TBC. PS. Even...

If it's a Leadtek, then: http://tw1965.myweb.hinet.net/x64.htm (This driver is based on the previous link I gave).

http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showtopic=13012 :)

Correct, Windows XP x64 is based on Windows 2003 SP1. (You'll note that Windows XP x64 goes straight from RTM to SP2 as well because of this...).

Just my 2 Australian cents. If corporate/SMB then HP (or Dell if pressed) cheapo desktop w/ 3yr onsite warranty. (I like the current HP DC7700 SFF PCs at the moment). I tend to explain the additional $$$ is for the onsite warranty and piece of mind, that is, if I drop off the Earth, then they...

Plot spoilers... Like the USB connection that apparently runs at several thousand times faster than it should.... Or for that matter, an ACTIVE USB port on a server, which is locted in some super secret bunker.... Don't these sysadmin's learn anything??? Don't forget about physical security...

I've been running XP x64 on my home PC for quite a while now, and the only gotcha I had was the lack of TV Tuner card drivers (notably ATI All-In-Wonder). And drivers for other minor peripherals, eg webcams, scanners, etc. (If you have a SMB level printer from HP, Kyocera, etc, drivers are...

Watched "Die Hard 4.0" at the cinema's on the weekend, and despite the hundreds of "technical" misappropriations, it's a half decent action flick. (You'll know what I mean when you see it). The movie starts with a bunch on "hackers" breaking into government systems, and then once their...

Congrat's on the 10K post, and sorry to hear about your friend. Like everyone else, it's good to see you back. And as Mubs (and Handruin quoted), hang in there...