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    Merging Computers Part II: the media center

    The more the merrier. Depends upon several variables, but most notibly at what resolution your capturing and what you define as a good quality picture - a purely subjective issue so there is no definitive answer. You can, however, get some idea of your storage needs by considering the...
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    Looking for a Combo DVD/RW drive... what do you think?

    Although I don't use XP, I'm pretty sure that is incorrect time. MS was supposed to have included it, but I believe it has been put off till its next OS (dead cow's skull with large pointy horns) The ltd-122 was/is a 12x dvd-rom drive. The 16x drives are appropriately named ltd-16xx....the...
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    OT: MS Linux

    Yes, the old avatar was pretty depressing...it looked like it was taken at a decrepit zoo. I like the new one much better. High summer...sigh, how I wish. Toronto got a good 6 inches of snow on Christmas day (first, significantly, white Christmas in a long time). Thankfully much has already...
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    Front Mounted USB/Firewire/Audio Ports

    Clocker: There's this: its fairly attractive, has internal wiring and is currently on sale currently for $40Cdn (or ~$26 greenback) - which to me is still expensive for such a device, but others may not think so. Of course you would also have shipping and custums to deal with. Plus I'm...
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    OT: MS Linux

    Tea, your looking different....have you done something to your hair?
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    The forthcoming ATI mobo chipsets

    I haven't bothered trying them out myself, but I did note your post about that before (coupled with the ATI drivers). Completely agree. Nothing like some healthy competition to raise the bar. One question about the Nforce2 though - despite the potential for all those great features, how many...
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    OT: MS Linux

    I hope this new MS initiative hasn't been posted before, it was too good to pass up.... Happy holidays, CK
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    SR

    Tried a couple of times in the last hour....sat looking at the status bar going nowhere fast...it was like "The Return of Dial Up"....it made me realize once again how much a cable/broadband connection has spoiled me. Perhaps Eugene is displaying his sense of humour. Didn't the mishap occur on...
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    The forthcoming ATI mobo chipsets

    Found this Inquirer article and it pretty much reiterates your comments. Reading between the lines, it would appear that ATI does have big plans in mind, but will initially take a modest approach - I suppose both to just get their feet wet and also to hone their black art skills - before they...
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    The forthcoming ATI mobo chipsets

    Not a whole lot has been mentioned about the upcoming chipsets, yet official announcements are expected relatively soon (Q1 2003?). Anyone have any recent news on them? Any predictions -> will they get it right? Cheers, CK
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    I'll soon have the mighty WD600JB in my hands.

    ICCT...local small chain with a couple of shops, one of them being on College St. They do have a web site, but it usually isn't up to date or its pricing differs (higher) from what they advertise in print. They (and a lot of the other local shops) get a termendous amount of traffic by...
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    I'll soon have the mighty WD600JB in my hands.

    Which is pretty much the avg. price in Toronto too...just picked one up for $187. It went into a system I built for a friend tonight. First time I used a JB. First impressions: was way quieter than what I was anticipating the noise level to be like (hopefully it'll stay that way). Cheers, CK
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    surge protectors: The neglected topic

    This article is a little long but might be of interest. I think I remember that one...did it also contain some links to some cable line surge suppressors?....I may have it somewhere...but would have to dig. Cheers, CK
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    Impressed with ghost 2003

    Retail version will do you fine ... key word is "Pro"... don't think Ghost is packaged with the "regular" SystemWorks
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    new site looking good

    Hey hey! I like the new colours. Cheers, CK
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    Hard drive physics

    This Seagate article may provide a start. Also, a Google search using the term "magnetoresistive" may prove helpful.
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    Barracuda ATA V announced

    Eugene posted the raw results for the Cuda V in the database. Cheers, CK
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    Third generation Cheetah review up at SR...

    Eugene responds to the questions about the pics in this thread Cheers, CK
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    I cannot beat Dell in the budget segment.

    Agreed...just prior to reading your post, and as I was joyfully worked my way through Tannin's, it occured to me that this was all too reminiscent of university....at least those moments of enlightment brought upon by the sage advice of the more memorable profs Its common knowledge that Santa...
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