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This is starting to change.

I really want to get a SSD for my boot drive, but the prices are just way too high right now. My Cheetah 36ES is getting really old. It probably isn't even faster than most new 7200RPM SATA drives for most applications any more.

Try one of the VMWare images. I just downloaded one and it is already running.

Does anyone foresee or know if the quad core CPUs will come down in price in the near future? ~$300 seems like a lot for a CPU.

You could just download one of these ready to go VMWare images, then all you have to do it open it and it's ready to go. No installation necessary.

5 years is generally when you start to break even. Anything less and you will probably be losing quite a bit of money. The longer you stay in a home the better though. Go for a 30 year fixed loan if possible. I have a 5 year ARM set to expire in 2010, I could have afforded a 30 year fixed loan...

Based on tracking numbers my drives came from New Jersey.

I ordered 3 Samsung 500GB drives 2 weeks ago from Newegg and I have to say that they were packed pretty poorly. There was not enough peanuts in the box so the bubble wrapped drive was right up against the edge of the box. Also the bubble wrapping was not even sufficient in my opinion. One edge...

If you wanted to try out Ubuntu, try one of their live CDs or try it in VMWare, that would at least let you know if it will do what you want before you install it for real on your machine.

Get a caulk gun and walk around the perimeter of your house filling anything that resembles a hole. If the hole is too big for caulk then get that expandable foam, I have seen it at Home Depot or Menards.

I built a friend's HTPC in the Antec NSK2400, it worked great except that this video card was too tall, so we had to bend the top panel of the case around it, just something to think about.

Nero.

He is definitely alive, just not in the mood for forums.

I can check when I get home tonight. Hopefully I will remember.

I use Acronis True Image, which has worked well for me so far.

I have a large sum of money that I would like to invest. Does anyone know who makes those markers?

I thought it was to the edges of the cd?

I believe that was a joke. When is Merc coming back anyways? The forum is just not the same lately.

Cisco only bought 1.6% of VMWare.

Bad. Pox ridden. Stick to bittorrent, or if necessary eMule.

Probably a smart move. 44 pin converter would just muck up the whole experience.

Has anyone bought one of these Samsung SSD drives yet? I am getting tempted. It would be nice to pay less than $400 though.

I think the major problem with Apple software running on a PC is that Apple always tries to port the UI. If they stuck to the regular Windows UI many of their problems would vanish.

Don't hold you breath.

I realized that. I was just making a point that you are the only one that likes Vista in the entire world.

I never thought it was too complicated either.

That's what I figured. I would probably be fine with a Core 2 Duo, I guess I will just check out the prices when I am ready to buy. So, when will the best time to buy an Intel CPU? If the price drops didn't affect the market that much maybe it is better to wait?

Damnit David, no one other than you wants to run Vista. Plus, CS3 officially supports Vista.

CS3 installs fine as long as you know how to install it. I am running the entire Creative Suite 3 perfectly on 2003 Server. I have run into 0 problems after I got it to install. You just need Microsoft Application Verifier, which you can use to spoof Windows XP during the installation. After it...

Here's my best advice on the matter.

Try Windows 2003 Server. I'm sure you have read the threads about it.

I am interested in this quad core CPU, what kind of performance enhancement will it have over a dual core of similar speed? I think I will wait until it is under $250 though.

For ripping: CDex

I do web application development. If I didn't have admin rights, I wouldn't be able to do my job. I need to be able to start and stop services, install software, and a million other things that I can't do without admin rights.

I have admin rights on my machine, so I just disabled all the Windows Services.

I run nothing on my home computer. I am supposed to be running Norton Corporate AV on my work computer, but it made everything so slow that I disabled all the Symantec services to speed things up. I'm smart enough not to get a virus, so if I get in trouble, I will just plead ignorance.

Google Spreadsheets are great if you want to have 2+ people edit a document at the same time. I have done it with 4 people at the same time. It's kind of like an instantly updated wikispreadsheet. I thought I might have invented that term, but just googled it and I was wrong again.

Agreed.

My systems is at 100% CPU much of the time when doing application development. The tools just aren't very efficient. It seems to be helping.

I think Flash video is one of the only thing that Flash excels at. Everyone (85-90%) already has it installed, so it is extremely easy to integrate into a website. There are lots of free players out there that have nice features already built in, like fullscreen, volume controls, etc. And it is...

That's good to hear. Any gain I can get will be appreciated even if it is only 5-10%. After using the system all afternoon it does feel a little bit faster, which is nice. What would be really nice is a new system and 2 LCDs, instead of the 2 ancient CRTs I'm using now. After 8 hours of using...

My work computer is an old Dell Optiplex GX270 with a P4 3.2GHz CPU. Needless to say, whoever set this up was not very bright. Someone added a second hard disk at some point and they never enabled the controller in the BIOS, the hard disk showed up in Windows, but it was running in PIO mode...

Open a flash document.

I just setup a scheduled task that would open winamp with a mp3 passed as a parameter like this: "C:\Progra~1\Winamp\Winamp.exe d:\mp3\songs\test.mp3" Looks like it works fine to me.

Lunar: that site is hilarious. I spent a good 45 minutes watching that guy blend other things. $400 for that blender is pretty steep, but it sure seems to work well.

I think the HDD on those leased IBM boxes are slow as sin. At least the ones I have used have been. I have admin rights on my box at work and I went ahead and set all the Norton services to manual. My work machine is already slow enough, I don't need Norton to make it any slower.

Have you considered getting a Windows CE based device and writing your app in eMbedded VB?

I'm in a fairly small condo myself, around 500 SF. We have thick floors and walls though, so I haven't gotten any complaints yet, and I have been here for close to 2 years. I've had my NHT's for about 7 years now and I am still pretty happy with them. I wonder how long they will last before they...

Where can I audition internet direct speakers?

RCN Cable. I think I pay for 7MBps, but it looks like I get closer to 15.