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Yup, just the monkey. Don't worry about it.

Yup. And a bunch of this stuff will make it up there when I get back. BTW, WTF is up with :monky:?

Don't want video or a stupid speaker. I want a lighter camera. Seconded on the 5D II.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/canon-makes-eos.html

A heatsink and case is all you haven't been able to sell? I have motherboards, CPUs, RAM, cases, routers, DSL modems, T-1 routers, fiber-optic to GbE converters, KVMs, and loads of other crap in storage and on my couch behind me. Probably a couple grand a year worth of crap, either the...

100% matching on 401k with a ridiculous cap, and profit sharing. Gotta love that...

IT work is not like other jobs. To most of your clients, you are a magician. They don't know what you are doing, they don't know how you do it, and they don't want to know. The only confidence they have in you is based on the performance of the entire system. I think the closest thing would be...

This position will not qualify for overtime, and therefore lunch won't matter. The recognized holidays list is short, but the PTO accrues every pay period and doesn't expire (convert to cash) until you have a couple months saved. This will certainly increase my quality of life; a small commute...

Seconded. Using IE is like walking around prison without pants. Technically you should be safe, but it is a stupid thing to do, and people will have a hard time feeling sorry for you afterwards.

Well, I have an Intel DG31PR here with a Celeron 1.8Ghz (45W, IIRC). I also happen to have some PicoPSUs sitting around and I'll see if I can dig up an Antec 380W from the parts bin. Combined with some spare RAM and a 2.5" HDD, looks like we have a show ;) Unfortunatly, I'm leaving for Tahoe...

So if a watt is 70 cents a year, a 15 watt savings is worth $10.51.

Thanks. Stupid decimal :eekers:

What is the math for cost savings per watt per year (assuming 24/7 usage)? 1 watt = 8.67Kwh/year If 1Kwh=8 cents, than 1 watt of savings = $69.36 That seems damn high, where is my math off?

I've been using PicoPSUs for a couple years now, probably 40 in the field, some of them literally, and most of them are in nasty industrial environments. I have never had a failure of the PicoPSU. The brick has failed, but that is easy to replace and to keep spares.

I have a DG31PR board right here, and it is exactly what Intel wants. I do like the Gigabyte boards DVI port. If they go dual-monitor, they still won't have to use VGA.

I've done the CF as a local drive thing. I've even done the PXE boot to network for everything thing. Neither comes close to "fast" for even the most basic applications. I agree that losing the optical is a good idea 90% of the time, but installing them when they are requested costs more in time...

Quite. Come sailboat racing with me sometime and we'll talk ;)

All good points. The optical was simply the cheapest SATA DVD-RW, most will never be used at all. The SSD is offering some performance that even basic users can appreciate (boot time, outlook loading, etc) and the power and noise are second to none. A 2.5" hard drive would bring the power and...

Sorry. To me, workstation simply means that it is part of a larger network. Therefore a large hard drive (or even an optical drive in most cases) aren't needed. If higher-performance is needed, I typically specify what applications are the focus, so specialization can happen.

I'm sorry, I failed to be specific enough. All my corporate clients are looking for cheap boxes to stick at their employees desks. No-one is really willing to pay more than a cheapo dell. The objective is to demonstrate that cost savings due to better efficiency can be had without a larger...

So you are talking about the AC-DC brick? The AC cord that connects to the brick that they offer? Because any 12V AC-DC brick (with sufficient capacity) will work just fine. Any radio shack or online electronics store can provide a replacement.

I thought that one of the big things on SSDs is that random reads/writes aren't significantly slower than sequential?

I don't see how changing form-factor decreases power consumption. But it does increase price significantly. The idea is to stick with standard parts, as maintenance of a fleet of these will be an ongoing concern.

Not yet. I'm hoping to have some by the end of next week, we'll see how it goes...

Exposure times were already nearing 30s, and I didn't trust the wind or my tripod to keep everything under control. Thinking back, long exposure noise reduction was working when I started, but stopped about halfway through the night. That looks to be it, the noise is much better on this one...

Proprietary? Where did you see that? It will use any 12v supply with a barrel connector, which is 99% of them. I've powered it directly from a car battery, or my car for that matter.

I'm getting more noise than I expected in long exposures @ ISO400. I was doing long exposure HDR stuff and the noise got really bad. This is three shots: ISO400 f8 4, 15, and 30 seconds Combining the images did help with the noise, as did Noise Ninja, but it is still clearly visible in the...

Looking for a low-powered yet powerful workstation for a corporate environment. AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core - $77 GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 AMD 690G HDMI Micro ATX - $69 Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $36 SUPER TALENT FTM30GK25H 2.5"...

Thanks sechs (3k) and Howell (2k) for sticking around for another thousand posts!

Tempting, but that half-mile is going over a 700'+ tall hill. Plus there would be ~30 miles a day worth of driving on the job (different sites, house calls, etc).

If you can still get a good deal on a lease. Most of the manufacturers are getting out of that game, or raising the price a lot.

You can get SSDs that small for ~$150

BES does rely on Exchange. The trick is the push technology. If he's willing to push a friggin button whenever he wants to, there are a bunch of solutions.

I've always wondered about that. If the engine is doing basically the same amount of work, how much efficiency do you have to lose by having more potential for work. What about electric motors?

My concern with the 4-speed isn't MPG but the noise associated with high RPM at high speed. My current car has that issue, the noise at 5000RPM for an hour becomes very tiring.

I'm very close to a Subaru as my next vehicle. The only downside is a 4-speed automatic (I thought only the American's still used those) and a SO who can't (won't) drive stick.

The biggest perk for me (if all things go well) is a 0.5 mi commute from the house I hope to buy. Hours will be staggered, but living so close will make things easier. I'm going to make sure it is an exempt position, and they know that many things can only be performed before or after hours, so...

I will be moving more than 50mi, but it is just my regular commute. I'm tempted to avoid one-time compensation, as I plan to be there a long time and would rather negotiate things that will pay off more over time. We have the money to handle the simple things now.

Has anyone here played with MS' Photosynth yet? Looks really cool. (Sorry, no macs allowed ;)) This is my favorite so far.

Typically at this level they ask you what you have in mind. I used to work with a technical recruiting company, and we had people putting together crazy things (motorcycles, golf club memberships, etc). Though I may put a house in the package, as a sign to him that I'm committed long-term.

It is a client I've been supporting for quite some time. A few of my clients have grown to the point where they needed internal support. Typically I just do a full set of documentation, help interview candidates, and then train them on the systems. After that I stay on as a consultant in case...

It's a medium-sized company (400 employees), so I would be a one-man-band, though executive-level decision making and paperwork would be involved. There are a significant number of sites to support, so driving would be part of the job. Everyone except the executives have company vehicles, and...

A number of cars have that capability. Clocker should be able to provide some info, as a number of GM vehicles can do it. My car can't, because it only has 4 cylinders to start with...

I've been asked to put together a compensation package by a potential full-time employer. Besides the usual salary, insurance, 401K, and profit sharing, what should I be looking at? Company cars are fairly common, but I'd like to buy my own. What is a company car worth in cash? What resources...

...every 10 to 20 minutes...

Just talking to a guy here who I kept talking to about having 3GB+ in his mail store. When I finally got to his workstation, he had 2k in his inbox, 1GB in his sent, and 2.2GB in his deleted. That was the easiest fix of all time.

I'm driving the same 2003 VW Golf (2L I4, non-turbo). It has larger diameter tires, minor weight reduction (no spare, no back seats, no interior at the back) and minor aero changes (smaller sideview mirrors, removed spoiler, a bit of underside body work). It currently has 178k miles, but this...

In the last 2 days I have driven 749 miles and filled up twice. Averaging 31.5MPG.

I always just reset the trip meter when I refill.