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If you get a good SSD (Intel, OCZ Vertex, re-brands of either), then nothing is required. I haven't done any trickery with my machine. Those tricks are mainly for making sucky SSDs suck less. I've done quite a few drive images onto SSDs without issue.

I would like to visit Chicago, just to photograph the chrome turd.

I have had the same out-of-sync sound issues, but it was recording-specific. Some played fine, others didn't. Some were DVDs that were out of sync, others were fine as DVDs but got messed up when I re-encoded using XviD.

Here is the write-up on the tax in CA...

We have the same, but my guess would be that their funding comes from this tax.

Some general questions, if you don't mind. 1. Is it unreasonable to plan everything as part of a single compatible system? 2. With an eye towards cost/value, who should I be looking at? 3. What are the components I should be looking for as a base set?

Anything that contains mercury will have the tax. That is every LCD or plasma display. I don't install software for my monitors, or change the settings, so I don't know.

Just checked my most recent order with Newegg, there is a $16 "Electronic Waste Recycling Fee" there as well.

All these things cost money, I hesitate putting money into something until I have at least some idea of what I should get. Photoshop/PTGui/Photomatix were easy decisions, as I know a bit about software. Support systems, I have no idea. I started with a $20 tripod from Fry's, and now have a...

I can ping by name, but not surf. I hate troubleshooting this shit.

I think it depends on whether it is an OEM drive or not?

I'm Googling "A-S system" and not coming up with anything, care to throw me another hint?

Turned out to be much smaller than I thought. Only about 4,000 pages, one copier for 6 hours.

Not only that, but there are plenty of insurers around. I would also like to mention that I haven't had an accident in the last ~550,000 miles I've driven (since I was 18 ).

Start with a pair of these on your router. If you still need more for the HTPC, then get one of these. The antenna for the WMP54G is a guess, because Linksys doesn't say what connector they use.

Yup, mine is attached to a ball head on a Manfrotto tripod. I typically release the entire NN and hand-shoot with it hanging off. Not exactly ergonomic... I'm looking into one of these to speed my shots.

Sorry, I said client, but it is for my employer.

The reason isn't that good. This entire stack will be reviewed by a group of people. I offered to provide everyone in the group with a laptop, and coordinate the review process, but they want a hard copy.

Nah, our cost per page is better than Kinkos. We do have some pretty serious hardware. It also is legally sensitive stuff, so I don't know how comfortable they would be outsourcing it.

I'm not saying that it guarantees security, but you can't say it doesn't help. Unless someone wants what you have very, very badly, they aren't going to write a custom exploit for you and your friends. http://xkcd.com/538/

All the antennas that I have gotten helped somewhat. Is this for a desktop (fixed position, directional antenna) or a laptop (varying position, omni-directional antenna)? Which make/model of wireless card (different connectors)? BTW, I've done business with that company (wlanparts.com) several...

Another thing in its favor security-wise is it's obscurity. There is no point developing an exploit for *BSD, as the market is even smaller than Linux.

They were all scanned in originally. Invoices, bills, receipts, timecards, misc. crap. It is going to be crazy. I'm thinking of actually breaking the work over 3 copiers to save time.

I think he is planning on making some kind of statement at the legal hearing. We take deliveries of paper by the pallet quarterly; I can show him all the paper he wants.

Ubuntu NBR is really sweet ;)

Watched the first half, very good so far.

Sweet. Thanks.

It does, that is one of the questions I have in with the client.

A while ago I dropped a random tidbit into the something random thread. Today I got the response. "Print it". I'm planning on taking one of the copiers off-line and dedicating it to this for a day. It would be fantastic if I could just queue all the jobs and add paper as needed (it has a...

That sounds promising. Got link?

Handruin, if you are still looking at a 370Z, the Camero and the Hyundai Genesis Coupe look like decent cheaper cars in the same market. I would never buy a Camero (the image is wrong for me, and I like small cars), but the Genesis looks very tempting with the 306hp V-6 well appointed for well...

The mount at the end of the two arms has a tripod bolt built in. I've only attached it to the camera body, and shot with nothing larger than the 75-300III @ 300mm. It is more than long enough to find the nodal point of that combo. If you were after something larger with a lens plate, I still...

LAN parties. It is easier than breaking down and bringing your entire gaming desktop. That battery life might be enough to move from one table to another without shutting down.

The base software install already put the "Logo Calibration Loader" into my startup menu. I just run that if I think it is wrong. It hasn't failed to load properly yet, though.

I'm just going on-grid now. Negotiated a settlement with the IRS, and now ready to open a bank account, get a credit card, and become normal. At one point, there were warrants out for 2 years before I even knew.

I have three types of customers. 1. People who mess their system up all the time, and replace the entire machine when they do (1-2 years). 2. People who mess their system up all the time, and replace every 2-3 times (~5 years) 3. People who don't mess up their system, have simple tasks to do...

I'm at the point where trying to protect information that others[1] likely already have doesn't seem worthwhile. The trick is guessing what they have and what they don't. [1] Two groups and two levels of exposure; government and commercial entities.

The advantage of bonding 3 T1s, it may cost a small fortune ($1300/mo for 4.5/4.5), but you know they aren't going to throttle you ;)

I've found that there aren't that many cases for expensive machines that last a long time. Most applications (home machines, office workstations, laptops) do better with a machine that costs half as much replaced twice as often. I don't like it that way (more work, more pollution), but instances...

That is because you have a dirty mind, and don't like it. Fix either half of that sentence, and you'll be ok. ;)

Gigabyte is pretty straightforward about it. You want a UD3 (ultra durable). More copper in the mobo, better mofsets, solid caps, etc.

I suspect that he is talking about lightscribe. It does require special blanks, a special burner, and special software. I always found that a sharpie was faster and printable disks were more professional.

Worth posting here. Originally a slashdot comment.

DNS propogation is a lot like wireless, which is a lot like magic. There is a reason for everything going on, but there is no way to know enough about the situation to be able to explain why everything happens the way it does. The last freakish DNS issue I had was that a local ISP had the idea...

www.handruin.com - 67.222.3.121 www.franticdownstream.com - 67.222.3.121

I'm just trying to think of features the OS could have that change geographically. Having an incredibly accurate system time is nice, geotagging all my pictures could be good. Is it making the location information available to apps through some API?

The Subcontinent, IIRC.

This is a new control panel item. Has anyone else seen/played with this? Still trying to get it to work with the GPS built into my R2Hv, but I'm curious what it can do.

Hey, I painted mine with the textured black stuff...it looked sweet.

All mine are ripped as well (as are my music CDs), but keeping the disks as backup is cheaper than backing it up some other way.