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I didn't know any car companies were based in Canada or Mexico? If you mean assembly, my VW was made in Mexico.

Coincidence? I think not.

Damn. That is insane. How many did you have to eat? What did they use to spice it?

I've laid down the law on a few things. None. Everything is internal-only. If they want to have external access (e-mail, for example), I'll find a hosted service that I trust and let them worry about it. I think having all the servers and printers on the same subnet is fine, everyone has...

Yup. I have T-1s to all the sites, and none of them have more than 20 users (most around 7-10), so some performance loss would be acceptible. All servers are at the main office, but some of the workstations also host resources that other users might need to access.

Disclaimer: die-hard import lover ;) I've never seen a domestic interior that could hold a candle to a BMW or Benz. I've never seen domestic power/mpg figures that could match a GTI, Evo, or WRX

One of my clients has 10 offices, all connected via point-to-point VPN. Each office has been given a class C (192.168.0.xxx, 192.168.1.xxx, etc) The main office is outgrowing it's class C; 50 servers, 40 network printers, and 125+ users. I'd like to get the Servers and other static-IP stuff...

For homes, a Linksys router. For businesses, a Smoothwall. Connecting production machines to the internet is stupid, you get far more control with something filtering traffic in between. 1. Install Smoothie 2. Nuke the servers 3. Scan the crap out of every machine on the network; who knows...

Merc, with you being a Linux guy, you should really try Smoothwall. Particularly with the newly-released 3.0 and the user-written plugins, it is the most capable firewall I've ever used.

Based on my brief playing with the 50mm 1.8, the DOF is plenty at f1.8. It also seems that I can hand-shoot decently as low as 1/6s if I haven't had caffeine all day.

I wonder how many people saw how cheaply they could get a wireless remote, only to discover that the RC-1 (free with some other stuff I bought) doesn't work with the 20D. And that the LC-5 (that does work) is $450. FTS.

Sandisk Extreme IV 4GB CF in Sandisk Extreme Firewire Reader, File Copy in Vista: 22MB/s Write 28MB/s Read Not bad. Now time to play with the lenses ;)

Sweet OC Bozo.

Can too! I even got it to boot on a thumb-drive! Of course, making an enterprise-grade communications server that integrates with Active Directory is still out of reach...

Useful. Thanks Merc.

That is a hell of a sales pitch e_dawg...you have any full disclosure goodies to reveal? ;)

Indeed. I hope they come back at some point.

Congrats Clocker! I just got home from a 40-hour network troubleshooting marathon. 5 buildings (300+ users), all connected by fiber, one rouge DHCP server. Giving out IP addresses in the correct range (so conflicts were occuring) but with a different(bogus) DNS and GW, so no networking actually...

upgrade? ha! :p

I need at least 2 PCI-E slots. One for graphics and the other for the RAID card. I'm also afraid that the performance SSDs will only ship with SAS interferes, requiring another RAID card.

Yup, and a Macro is next on my list. ;) 60mm seems a bit short, though.

And as Mark pointed out, the RAM isn't cheap (or fast).

Currently it looks like the cheapest way to 8 cores is: TYAN S5372G2NR-LC - $250 Intel Xeon E5310 Clovertown 1.6GHz - $235ea. $720 But I would probably want faster cores, something like this: Intel Xeon E5345 Clovertown 2.33GHz - $500 So $1250...a bit steep. And I'm not sure about the...

From all the research I have done (but not personal experience), XP Pro will support 2 processors, regardless of the number of cores. Howerver, I have not seen a single dual socket-775 (or AM2 for that matter) motherboard for sale. It seems if you want more than one CPU, you go to socket 771...

Some friends and family aren't computer savvy, so I was thinking of getting a photo printer. If I were to get one, it would need to be able to print at least 18x24". Is ink jet still the way to go?

Do any of you have/use wide-format photo printers? Or do you recommend a service?

If you wouldn't mind sharing, what are those EF-S lenses near the top?

Practice ;) Seriously, it's nice way to relax after getting home. The last 15 miles can be brutal traffic, and it's nice to be able to pass them all on the shoulder - in the game. It's also a non-caffeine way for me to get my brain working in the morning.

Nope. But I am interested as well...

Or, in my case, more realistic driving and flight simulations ;)

Unless you are a gamer. A single game can easily be 8GB, and would be one of the main reasons I would want an SSD. My system is restarted about once a month, so that wouldn't be it.

You aren't the first, and won't be the last, but it doesn't make you correct. Let's divide the population into groups. The first group believes that public transportation as it is in NYC is a good idea. They use it regularly, and feel good about helping the environment. The next group are...

Salmon Sperm. Neat. I'm concerned about the introduction of biological material having a negative impact on longevity. Anyone have any informed (or not) thoughts on that?

JTR, This discussion highlights why public transportation is a waste of time. As has been brought out, "the people" will not accept any compromise from what they are used to, regardless of the other benefits. They won't accept a vehicle with shorter range, lower speed, longer refilling times...

Thanks for the tips, e_dawg. I'm trying to avoid the EF-S lenses, my next body might be something that won't support it (full frame sensor). What are the catches to using non-canon lenses?

...but it's ability to bypass the security restrictions put on by the author is a big plus IMHO.

Thanks Handruin, that is one dense file! I got a headache just reading through it!

They do tend to stay on a single topic, that helps. Identifying what that single topic is is your only hurdle ;)

Is there any way to remove misspelled words? I have accidentally added a LOT.

Next up...EF 50mm/2.5 Macro ;) I miss my cat (staying with my parents)

On Amazon the price difference between the various extreme cards wasn't significant, and the IV was available as a package with the Firewire CF reader (the fastest in the benchmarks listed earlier). I got the Lowepro CompuDaypack. Camera and room for 4 more lenses in the bottom, all the...

;) You can certainly count me in. I just ordered the 50mm/1.8 and the 35mm/2. I also today purchased a tripod, Lowepro backpack, 4GB Extreme IV CF cards, Firewire CF reader (desktop), USB CF reader (laptop), and the shutter remote control. Another $1k down the drain...

Firefox's spell checker has a very limited range. You have to be very close, and it doesn't have any contextual guessing capabilities. I don't think it would do much good. Further, IIRC, Eric uses a laptop and simply doesn't put much effort into correcting typos.

I'm looking for the following: USMLE step 1 pathology and microbiology slides If anyone knows what they are and how to get them, I would be grateful. If you don't know, don't bother finding out; it is very boring.

I watched off and on for a while. They were never available, and never got the capacity up to an acceptable level. Probably a good idea for them to scrap it with SSDs charging down the pipe...

My main drive does need to be 64MB (thanks, Vista :roll:) But perhaps a pair of 32GB ones in RAID-0 would do the trick ;)

Yup. The calculator I was using had that factor built in, but thanks for the reminder.

Local store didn't have any lenses in stock, and couldn't even order the 35mm/f2. Looks like MSRP is pretty fixed though, so I don't need to shop around?

Sounds good Merc. I haven't tried the Wii (or any consoles since the Nintendo), but these motion controllers do sound very interesting.

That seems to be what all the online DOF calculators say as well. 35mm seems to be about right for capturing a 6ft person from 12ft away as well.