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He had nothing to do with setting it up. His daughter is a close friend of mine, and simply didn't understand what was involved. Dad knew what was involved, but assumed that the daughter had already talked to me. Minor misunderstanding, and (as is my reputation), I made it right. I don't have a...

I did enjoy shooting the wedding, but I would have enjoyed it more without the pressure. Of course, the pressure gave me the cojones to do things I wouldn't ordinarily (walk in front of people to take shots, order people about, etc). The fact that this was my boss' daughter getting married, and...

All this just tucks under the motherboard tray? Which part don't you like?

Excellent. That will be making it around the office tomorrow.

I'm presently working with IrfanView's "move" feature, but that requires two key presses and manual slide advance. Anything better out there? BTW: Managed a 4.3% hit rate at the wedding, with quite a few failing because the flash had not recharged in time...not bad.

What programs do you use to look for "keepers"? I'm looking for something that will display the first image in a folder full-screen. When I press "1" it moves the file to a folder, pressing "2" moves the file to a different folder. Either way, once the file has been moved, the next image is...

Nah, I think I did alright. I shot about 16GB of pictures (~1200 RAW), and learned that I need more fill with that kind of background (outdoor, in the shade, with the sunny lake and snow-covered hills in the background). Just a 430EX isn't enough, and it doesn't recharge fast enough, either. 95%...

I'm only running 7 on my UMPC (ASUS R2Hv), but I will be running it as my main OS for my new machine.

Silent PC Review did a great write-up on it. Mainly better ventilation and support for their new, non-ATX power supplies. The PSU is now large enough to have a 120mm fan blowing straight through. My last three cases have been P180s (with a twelve hundred stuffed in there somewhere). I am really...

I'm in Tahoe, shooting a wedding today. I was invited as a guest, and they asked when I got here "you did bring your camera, right?". I thought, sure, no problem, they wand some candids after the pro leaves. Nope. No pro, just me. Happy to do it, just hoping I don't screw it up too badly. I...

You can get good care, but you have to pay for it. Go to a boutique practice and pay $300/mo (no insurance). That way you can have as many doctor visits as you want, be able to e-mail the doctor directly, and know that they are willing to spend as much time with you as you like. Of course...

Two graphics cards and a sound card in this machine, if I can get that many ports onboard. So it is technically possible.

I did give him a hard time for some astroturfing, hitting all the talking points without anything bad to say, it sounded like he had a homework assignment. But other than those he was a great asset to the community.

Bah, why didn't that come up in a search? I'll need to find someone I can interest in one of those...

The 5420 looks like a great deal. I didn't read if that ASUS board supports single-chip operation, but that would be one hell of an upgrade path (plenty of faster chips, supports tons of RAM, tons of SATA).

What does your download speed look like? How long would it take to recover 500GB of data?

They may not be reliable, but they have a very streamlined RMA process.

And cute photos of puppies will beat out well composed shots on flickr and elsewhere. That is one of the reasons I shoot for me and not for others; too much frustration dealing with the masses.

Oh, and I need 3x PCI-E.

That is a sexy board, but a pair of these would have bumped the price considerably. I also couldn't find them in stock anywhere. It also only has 6 slots, so getting 24GB in it would be very costly. Maybe next time around.

Bah....the bad one was this.

I haven't done this, but here are my thoughts. 1. How standard is the interface to the monitor? 2. Is the power the correct voltage? 3. Are the mount points the same? If Dell sells a Inspiron 15 with the required screen, that would be the best bet.

Yup, and removing the splitter entirely. Both monitors behave consistently independently as well.

I doubt I'll have it more than 6 months, and will be able to sell the system with these bits, an optical, and a 120GB SSD for about $3500. The only reason I don't do it more often is my time.

On order...ETA Monday. Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 965 Nehalem 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601965 - Retail CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model HX3X12G1600C9 G - Retail GIGABYTE GA-EX58-EXTREME LGA 1366 Intel X58...

Both monitors are LCDs, refresh rate is 60Hz at 800x600x32.

I noticed OCZ has a new version of the Vertex; the Vertex EX. Looks like faster writes mainly (210MB/s), but pretty darn expensive ($1,349 for 120GB).

Why I use XMarks and GMail. The only things I miss are my savegame files, and those aren't re-mapped (stupid programmers hard-coding stuff) most of the time anyway.

Interesting. Of the dozen or so I threw at it, this one scored the highest (80.5), and this one the lowest (46.2). If it said what conformed to expectations and what didn't, it would be more helpful. Now you are sounding like my high school teachers :p

How can software tell one monitor off a VGA splitter to work and the other to not work simultaneously?

I change my documents location to "Documents" on my network share. I don't remap the rest but keep my videos/pictures/music elsewhere.

So you still need the camera wired to a computer, and you can then send it to an iPhone? I can do that with RDC already. If it was a piece of hardware that let me control the camera directly from an iPod touch, we'd really be in business. ($200? $350?)

This monitor didn't, but the previous one did at some point.

Every time it is connected the video is perfect (briefly), so I don't think there is any damage.

The trick with my upgrade cycle is that if I keep it short, I don't lose any money. Quite a few people come to me for system builds, and when someone is looking for something really high-end, I can offer them a deal on mine. I'm completely honest with them, explaining the loss of some of the...

Alright. Where is the multi-socket i7 ;) Kidding, of course. Too many of my tasks are still single-threaded.

I've had this i7 940 for a while now. Where is the next speed bump/price drop? I'm in a position to sell my current rig and upgrade, but there is nothing to upgrade to? It's been 6 months...

Cool. That company also makes this thing, pertinent to a different topic around here.

Oh, I forgot to mention, 800x600x32. I can't see how software could tell which monitor is connected, because it works with one and not the other, no matter how many times I switch them around.

Well, at least we now know where our disagreements are ;)

Not a chance, Stereodude. The mfgrs. will stop running ads for big trucks, and stop marketing SUVs as mandatory if you love your kid, but they will still be there. They may even put some margin back in the big car market, while running ads for small cars and talking them up a bit. But they won't...

Correct. The monitor on the wall always works and the monitor near the computer always goes black. Same behavior with the VGA splitter or with only one of the monitors attached directly to the card. I did fiddle with it a bit, and the card is very securely set in the board.

Thanks for the screenshot. It's very clear where the USB performance cap is.

I have to leave this site now, so this will have to wait for another day. The next time I come out, I will bring as generic a video card as possible to try a swap. Thank you for your help!

Changing the video card would be difficult, as this is a video surveillance appliance running XP embedded. The monitor that I swapped out that now doesn't work used to sit on my desk and never had any issues til now.

We did give him a hard time for the astroturfing, but I did enjoy his company. How old is his kid now, 2? That could explain it as well.

Yup, and the monitor stays on, and shows that it is getting a signal. Every time I disconnect/reconnect the VGA or turn off/on the monitor, the image is flawless for (just timed it) 2/3rds of a second.

I don't know about that one specifically, but Malwarebytes Anti-Malware seems to get what a lot of other things don't.

I have a computer that is built into an industrial trailer, no way to move. It is connected to two monitors via a simple VGA splitter. One of the monitors is built-in to a wall, the other is sitting near the server. The monitor in the wall works fine, the monitor near the server works for about...

I find that highly unlikely. You said the same thing about CAFE, and you can still buy 1000+HP cars that get single-digit mileage if you want to. The only thing this is going to do is change the cars that the mfgrs. are marketing hard. You act like everyone knows what car they want, when the...