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  1. Santilli

    Life is such a fragile thing

    Cats can be distructive, and some people would get rid of the cat, if it tore up their screen door, and their 3000 dollar couch, or pooped all over the house. Still, if you have cats, they are your responsibility, sort of. Cats, IIRC, are considered property for which distruction does not...
  2. Santilli

    Life is such a fragile thing

    I'm so blessed by our cat, I'd give up my, well, I shouldn't say it,but my cat is more consistent then other parts of the family. It's funny, but my girlfriend isn't home, but, I'm not lonely. Jumpster is sleeping near, waiting for me to go to bed. Would be nice to be in Africa, and have a...
  3. Santilli

    Watch preferences

    I need a waterproof watch for surfing. Fossil Titanium, for the money, has been good, but, it's about 30 bucks a year for a new battery, professional installation, and new oring. GS
  4. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    Just wanted to say thanks to Gary again. My eyes feel MUCH MUCH BETTER, using the suggested resolutions, after long sessions. GS :jumpin: :aok: :salut:
  5. Santilli

    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    Haven't heard from Powerleap... :( GS
  6. Santilli

    Life is such a fragile thing

    Problem with pets is many are inbreed to a point that bad characteristics, that should have been flushed from the gene pool, are reinforced, and can create real problems. Heartattacks, through stress, skitishness, bad temper, etc. are all similar, and should be taken out of the gene pool when...
  7. Santilli

    "Fleet computer challenge"

    Mercutio: What was the final result, and how are the machines working for you?> GS
  8. Santilli

    DVD burner recommendations

    I have a number of CD burners that are Lite-on, and they have been great. gs
  9. Santilli

    Life is such a fragile thing

    Well, the story about Tiger has me crying, and you all know what a drama it was when our cat escaped. I'm so sorry about your loss, CityK. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cursin: :cursin: It's also happening at a time when I'm supposed to take our cat in for a booster shot, which isn't helping...
  10. Santilli

    SR TestBed4 Article is up

    Looks like they took my machine, and copied it, with slightly newer equipment. :wink: I think they finally got sick of dog slow computers, and figured they can write it off, so get something that actually moves. It certainly is going to be intresting to see if their iPeak thread(if they still...
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    DVD burner recommendations

    On the advise of folks around here, I have a number of the nec 3520's, and 3540's. All work great. Had problems with the external drive housings from costco, that use USB two, but, it wasn't the drive that was bad, just the connector, or housing itself. These have been far superior to the...
  12. Santilli

    [NEWS] - Supermicro now officially support AMD's Opteron

    Gary: Just between you and I, when it comes to Supermicro, you know their stuff, and website WAY better then I do. I am VERY grateful for all the help, as well. Thank you, again. :wink: Give Splash a fish if you seem him. :mrgrn: GS
  13. Santilli

    An ATTO First

    IN that case, those are REALLY good numbers. My Adaptec 2010S, card designed to raid 0 the two 320 channels on my supermicro only goes 45-80 on bursts. The 320-1 Megaraid is about the same your doing, 100-120 mb/sec, with a dual Cheetah 15.3 36 gig boot drive. Congratulations... GS
  14. Santilli

    Something Random

    Ted Burke and I had a bit of a falling out. He ran the costs of improving his house through the restaurant, and deducted it from the profits. Great for an owner making a ton of money in the summertime, and, who said his favorite fiction work was his tax return (Ted's dad is a judge in Santa...
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    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    Well, found an excellent solution for this mess. I got rid of the virus software, Mcafee, or rather, turned it off, unless I turn it on, and, I'm running the stock processor. I'm still running the firewall, but do the virus stuff on demand. I've found Penicillin, from Trendmicro, is the best as...
  16. Santilli

    An ATTO First

    Have you increased the settings on ATTO so that the program isn't reading drive cache, etc.? GS
  17. Santilli

    [NEWS] - Supermicro now officially support AMD's Opteron

    Supermicro could improve their search features. I've found it's easier to ask Gary for locations of stuff, like Gem 318 drivers, then trying finding them on the Supermicro website.... I've spent HOURS looking for stuff on that site, like Gem 318 drivers, and never found them... GS
  18. Santilli

    printing on the upward facing side of the paper ?

    Printer software has a setting for printing on one side, or duplexing. Up to you. gs
  19. Santilli

    Something Random

    I LOVE that place. Even sitting outside, with the heaters, if they still have them, I really enjoyed that place, and have eaten there many times, but, it was in the early 80's, when the food wasn't 200 dollars. I managed the Shadowbrook in Capitola for Ted Burke for 5 years, and I would take...
  20. Santilli

    printing on the upward facing side of the paper ?

    Samsungs 550 does that. It spits the paper out, retracts it, and prints on the otherside. FANTASTIC VALUE... SO FAR, FLAWLESS... gs
  21. Santilli

    A critical look at the future (oil)

    I can't help but think there are a few million patents bought up by oil and car companies that could give us many more options then the ones discussed here. GS
  22. Santilli

    A critical look at the future (oil)

    Had this discussion tonight: Oil heads are simple, idiots, that allowed Tar on the beach, at Manhatten Beach, from 1956 to 1965, because they made billions, and didn't want to minimize profits. Typical quarter to quarter, US business practices, ending in Standard Oil not being able to drill...
  23. Santilli

    New Computer Money just came in

    My motto: When in doubt, Promiseless controllers are best used as targets for at least 375 H&H. :evil: GS
  24. Santilli

    New Computer Money just came in

    Pradeep: For us non IT guys, what exactly happened to still give you 10 mb a sec, with a Cat 5 cable not connected :?: :?: :wink: gs
  25. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    I'm too close to silicon valley, and I've picked up perfect sony and Dell monitors, 19", for between, 59 and 85 dollars, from my local Paramount Technology. I watch the LCD prices, and, one day, I'm there. Splash's advice has made my eyes MUCH more relaxed., and for that I am thankful... g
  26. Santilli

    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    I thought of that. If the power supply is too small, why does the P2, which I think, draws more juice then the tualitin, plus fan, run perfectly? Powerleap is going to test the cpu, and let me know if that's what the problem is. If it isn't the cpu, it's likely you are correct. I could pull...
  27. Santilli

    Holy Hurricane, Batman (Part Deux)

    This storm ripped 2 of 3 buoys in the middle of it, out of their moorings... gs
  28. Santilli

    New Computer Money just came in

    Repeat after me: "Seagate, Seagate, Seagate,etc." :wink: GS
  29. Santilli

    Holy Hurricane, Batman (Part Deux)

    Splash!!!! Good luck, and God Bless you and yours. Down to 140 miles per hour, last time I looked. This is REALLY NOT good news: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42038 http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001 Good thing about this is the waves could be going...
  30. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    Gary: What refresh rate do you use? gs
  31. Santilli

    Sound card better then onboard, yet for use with 4-6 Klipsch

    Hi I am wondering about getting a sound card to work with my Klipsch pro media speakers. NOT my Klipsch in the living room, the other computer speakers. http://www.klipsch.com/product/product.aspx?cid=102 Mercutio does that wild card of yours work for something as regular as head phones, those...
  32. Santilli

    Penguins, homosexuality and the Christian Right

    Happens in our prison system all the time... :erm: :eek4: Gs
  33. Santilli

    New Computer Money just came in

    I have the LSI Megaraid1 320-1. It runs the same drives between 90-120mb a sec, and, is noticeably faster then the adaptec card. I may have to resurect this thread, since I'm going to try and figure out what is feasible, with the Gigabyte GAK8NSC-939. Hmmmm. gs
  34. Santilli

    Windows *Vista*

    I paid 170 bucks for my last copy of XP Pro, for the Athlon 3000+, and, I think I should have paid 140, if I had been a bit smarter, and bought from eWiz.com. I use XP Pro, with almost all the XP stuff, visuals, off. I LIKE classic, and I like the darker blue of XP. I use XP for one major...
  35. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    Every once in awhile, usually doing a photoshop project, I run out of screen real estate, and, these monitors and cards do 1600 X 1200 in that obscene, off the screen type deal, where if you want to see the other parts, you have to mouse up or down to see that part of the screen. That sucks...
  36. Santilli

    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    I'm right on the warranty return time, so, I'll have a reply soon. If they give me the money back, I'm going to do what I should have done in the first place, and build her a new box, or, give her my Athlon 3000+ that I use for email, and trade. :cry: :errr: :arge: :cursin: :excl...
  37. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    This Hitachi monitor looks pretty good at 85 mhz and 1280, and, the other at 1152 is back to stunning. Also redid the Adobe Gamma Profiles, and that may have helped. What did you think of the Mitsubishi 22, and, are they dropping in price? Thanks Tannin and all Greg
  38. Santilli

    PC Gaming = World of Suck

    Well, not to mention driving reactions aren't exaclty real time, either. I agree with the shooting stuff. Shot placement is what it's all about, and I think, IIRC, it's head shots count, body doesn't. But that could be Unreal Tournament with the sniper rifle... I don't play often enough to...
  39. Santilli

    Our Feral cat took off...

    Her leaving was my giving her the chance. I was furious at, of all things, fish tank pumps. I had 3 400 gal an hour pumps, about 80 bucks each, and they all got REALLY noisy, at once. So noisy you couldn't sleep in the same room with just ONE of them, and, with the three going, it was REALLY...
  40. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    First, when all else fails, read the manual. :wink: Second the 19 inch monitors are all used, between 59 and 85 dollars each. Can't remember what the Hitachi's recommended, since they were bought new, but the one in the other room 7 years ago from Dell, and this one, just prior to that...
  41. Santilli

    Our Feral cat took off...

    Yes, it's time for a glass of wine, I think. Costco here I come... :mrgrn: GS
  42. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    HMMMM. By dumb luck, I think I found out what brings out the colors so well. I got rid of one of our fish tanks, and I'm using the flourescent light in my room, since it's kind of dark. With that light on, it's a combination blue and white flourescent designed to grow plants, I'm getting the...
  43. Santilli

    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    It's been running fine. Turn the machine off over night, and, no screen booting. Pull out the Powerleap, and back to the P2 400 and it's fine. Must be the ram, and, I am NOT going to buy new ram for a 7 year old machine. Think it's too late to return... Oh well, it was worth a try. GS
  44. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    1280 X 1024 on almost all of them. Should check at work, but that's what I use at home. gs
  45. Santilli

    Our Feral cat took off...

    :compress: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :jumpin: :colors: :compress: :colors: Jumpster's BACK :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: :excl: I spent a couple hours setting up a 200 dollar reward...
  46. Santilli

    Matrox P650 vs. ATI XL 800

    Running both at 75 mhz, the Sony CPD 400 and Hitachi Elit 802 plus. Tried higher, but it sort of washes out. GS
  47. Santilli

    Penguins, homosexuality and the Christian Right

    Galapogos are famous for another spieces: http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com/galapagos.html Chomp http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com/galapagos.html :excl:
  48. Santilli

    Penguins, homosexuality and the Christian Right

    ambiguous reference. I meant the scentists.... gs
  49. Santilli

    PC Gaming = World of Suck

    I have a hard time with driving in Far Cry, but, I suck in general, at games... GS :cry:
  50. Santilli

    I just gambled on a Powerleap upgrade...

    "bugger all" is not a term I'm up on. From the rest of your comment, I gather that means "not much?" :mrgrn: :?: :wink: CPU temp is not possible, but, since jacking to 1.6 volts, it's been stable... GS
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