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Sorry to hear about your horse(!?) and your trip to China. The pollution there was too brutal. Where abouts in China are you going?

My recent plan to get a LAMP server up and running made it impressively (to me) far before failing. Here is what I have so far: Install Ubuntu 7.10 Server in LAMP mode Perform all updates Configure Apache Install Webmin Install basic Gnome GUI (I know, I don't need it, but it's good for local...

There is a new preface where he tries to back out...cute.

Going from my old 3800+ to a 3800+ X2 to a 4200+ X2 to my current 6000+ X2, I only noticed the difference on major computing tasks (video encoding, Photoshop Filters, etc.) It didn't make any "normal" stuff faster in any appreciable way. I'm sure some of the games appreciate it, but new games...

Thunder and Lightning. We normally don't get that around here. Sweet.

That was my first thought, to do a LAMP installation in a VM and do it in there.

Have you tried a reboot? Without some of the other devices disconnected? Did it show up in "Disk Management" under "Computer Management"? Perhaps you need to format it?

I think you (under?)estimate our courts...

Speedfan should do the trick?

At a price that is 2/3rds of the Q6600 that isn't a direct comparison either. It's main competition is really the E6750. That makes it look like a good deal.

For those that don't follow XKCD, I found the 'Choices' series very insightful.

almost $100 more.

We've been building quite a movie collection, and I keep all of them on my server, for easy access from anywhere in the house. Now the biggest problem is deciding what to watch. What I really want is to tag the .avi files with the names of the actors, directors, genres, awards, etc so I can view...

Lunar hinted that he is in a managed environment. I don't think he will have the choice.

You could always do the reg hack mentioned or open and re-save your files before they patch...

Thanks for the info. Are these the ones with the bugs?

I agree. I'm just not sure how to crop most of them. I don't "see" it yet.

I'm loving Google Docs. All my clients are still on MS Office, and I send/receive everything in .doc or .xls to remain compatible. I just wish there were an easy way to send a google doc directly from my GMail account as a .doc or .xls.

The 8800GT is supposed to be one awesome card, the best on the market by far. I don't know why I don't have one yet, even though my games are fine @ 1920x1080. Perhaps the expansion for Supreme Commander will encourage the replacement...

I just finished uploading the batch from Disneyland. If any of them are comment-worthy I would appreciate it.

Well that sucks.

I still use quite a few .txt files, but they open in notepad by default. I don't even have MS Office (any version) installed on my workstation anymore.

I agree that it's stupid, but those apps are 10+ years old. How many real-world people is this going to affect?

I didn't see in the article which file types are affected? Would Office 2000 docs be locked out? Office XP?

Sweet. Let me know how it works out. You've got me interested in playing with this stuff again as well.

I highly suspect that both (and managed switches in general) are overkill for your house. I should know, I specialize in that kind of overkill ;)

I asked where they wanted me for the ceremony, and they said that I would distract from the moment. I did get pictures all through the rehearsal and party, as well as many posed shots. It will be some time before I can post them here, I need to show them and then get their permission to do so...

Just got home from New Years; it was part of the same trip. I've barely had time to do the photo selection, much less the post-processing stuff. The bride and groom haven't even seen any yet :P

If the features of the Procurve work for you, the lack of fan, low power and low heat swing the deal IMHO. Even if the fan noise is a non-issue as stated, if the switch is dependant on a fan than that makes it less reliable than one that can work well without.

New Years was not bad. Although there were 45k people in the parks, and they canceled the fireworks due to high wind, we found an open table at the vineyard in California Adventure and had champagne; the fireworks went off anyway.

I'm in Disneyland...hard to post from the rides ;)

Damn, that does look cool...

Thanks much for the tips, guys. I just got to my hotel and am copying the pictures off the CF cards as we speak. A total of ~550 shots were taken during rehearsal and at the party, no photography was specifically requested during the ceremony (I applaud the idea). The flash did stay on the...

Cap replacement isn't hard. All the values for the caps are written on the caps. (De)soldering is a pretty simple process, and the parts themselves are cheap.

Nope. It comes with a mini-tripod thing so I can set it down on a table or chair nearby. I was looking at the brackets, and none of them had enough versatility to justify the added bulk/weight. Worst case I just get someone handy to hold the flash where I want it.

Speedlite 430EX 4GB Sandisk Extreme IV Off Camera Shoe Cord 2 That ups my CF storage to ~15GB (16000 RAW images). I already have 12 rechargeable AA batteries and a quick charger. We'll see how it goes.

I can't believe I just spent another $500 on this hobby...

Two batteries for the camera, a pack of batteries for the flash, and 3-4 4GB CF cards. Got it.

Sourcing samples? Testing methodology? Testing equipment? Has anyone here written product reviews before?

At the time my GF was big into Buffy and Angel (when they came out). We even played the game for X-Box.

Radar Detector, and nearly 5 days. I forget to turn it off all the time, but I usually don't let the car sit for more than 12 hours at a time, so it doesn't matter.

Thanks for the tips guys, that is the kind of stuff I was looking for. The entire event will be at their house, ceremony and all, and I'll have plenty of time there before to get some testing in. Slacks and a button-down are the clothes of the day. To get the flash off to the side, do I need a...

Looks like I'll be shooting a wedding on Saturday. Worse, it looks like it will be raining and will be held indoors. Looks like I'll be buying a Speedlite 430EX tomorrow and learning how to use it. They know how inexperienced I am, and have informed me that it will be acceptable. Of course, I...

But that would be boring...like car magazines reviewing minivans. Useful? Informative? Yes. But still boring.

Correct. I think.

Turned out the car battery was just really, really dead. The tow truck had to let it charge for 10+ minutes and have his truck attached simultaneously to get it to turn over. But now all is well, except for the $90 fee to jump my car. Shouldn't have let my AAA expire.

Official KB article.

Car won't start. I was hoping the battery was just dead, but a jump didn't fix it, either. Tow truck is on the way, I'm afraid it is the starter. I'm supposed to be leaving tomorrow for LA for vacation :(

Nice Merc, beat me to it.

Computer 1 <----> Computer 2 192.168.0.100 <----> 192.168.0.105 - Without jumbo frames 10.0.0.100 <----> 10.0.0.105 - With jumbo frames Now, if you refer to computer 2 using 10.0.0.105, it should use jumbo frames, no? If you keep your default gateway as 192.168.0.1, it...