Or you could try to pick up an IBM T221. I know they stopped making them and they have only been around for eleven years, but they do have a native resolution of 3840x2400 (which is a much nicer aspect ratio). They usually go for a grand or maybe two now. It goes to show how much foot dragging the d...
The entire final battle scene in Conan the Barbarian (1982) when Conan and Subotai (plus Mako and the Valkyrie Valeria) stand against Thulsa Doom and his elite troops. Amazing score, emotional climax, great action! The battle over the Death Star in Star Wars (1977). Same reasons. Roy Batty's death i...
I know that zombie movies are a bit cliche now, but try [REC]. The original from Spain is the best one. The US remake, Quarantine, is ok, but the original really captured the fear and uncertainty. Also, awesome ending. Not good for people who get tingles walking across a room in complete darkness. /...
Now I can finally ram a pike up your ass. :evil: Uhm, wow, really? Just because the shuttle was a major accomplishment in manned spaceflight, doesn't mean it is sacrosanct now, when it is about 20 years obsolete. Time to move on. Meanwhile, as a thought experiment, I would be curious to see what a ...
Lightning damage is so routinely averted as to be considered a human created failure. Answers without numbers quickly identify the so many who know only from hearsay or wild speculation. OP's answers begin by reading manufacturer spec numbers. The situations you cite are specious at best. Tall buil...
It's a shorter walk than going to the farthest corners of a traditinoal business park put on the same land. To get to the R&D area I bet they'll have golf carts or something...maybe underground tunnels to keep the next magical device a bit more secret. But this is one company, not a large busin...
It looks cool. Will likely cost a large pile of money and earn a lot of design awards, but it has a critical weakness: That internal courtyard is about 1000' across. So if you need to go from one side of the circle to the other, the most direct way would be almost a half kilometer walk, going up and...
Good luck calling Microsoft and getting an activation code. You are essentially building an entirely new computer. If you are lucky they will give you the code after you are prompted for activation (which will occur whether you reinstall or not). Storage is cheap. Most people just build a whole new ...
Not sure about the excitement for this device. Since an ARM-based version of Windows will break compatibility for all x86 code there doesn't seem to be a strong purpose for the device. Maybe for people without legacy needs since I am sure there will be updated versions of Office available. But other...
The need for a low-power UPS could be helpful in a lot of environments. My home 'wiring cabinet' only needs about 30w to keep the cable modem, gigabit switch, wireless router, Ooma box (VoIP), cordless phone base station, and HDHomerun chugging through a power outage. Any thoughts on inexpensive sol...
Stick up for yourself now. Don't be a jerk, but use your accomplishments and productivity to secure your fair share. HR keeps track of who will work for less. By caving in now they will remember and will forever low-ball you for raises/promotions. The fact that they are willing to buy out a temp con...
Lightning will go through any wires, not just power. To protect properly you need to have protection on not only the power in to the house but also the cable line and the phone line. The powerstrip protection is pretty meaningless against lightning as well, it's big protection blocks mounted at the...
crime and gun control are some of the things keeping me from moving to the US. Canada sure looks nice, but my significant other hates really cold weather 8) Contrary to the media, there isn't that much crime in the US. If you legalized drugs the prisons would empty. In fact, violent crime has been ...
I hope you are joking. A UPS won't stop lightning because there is still a conductor connection going through it. It will just be one more thing to die when the strike comes.
A direct lightning strike to the electrical grid in your house destroys everything it touches on its way to ground. No powerstrip/surge protector is going to stop it. That is why the more expensive surge protectors have those insurance gimmicks. They are selling you a cheap hunk of plastic and an in...
RAID on a consumer PC is just a way for geeks to show-off that they know how to actually configure their hardware. It is rarely a needed feature. Kind of like overclocking a GPU, sure you can do it and it does have some benefits, but it also has drawbacks which are frequently ignored. Anyway, you re...
Putting an OS in a RAM disk seems silly, but I do use a RAM disk on one of my computers. I use it just for Photoshop and associated working/temp files. It speeds up the processing enormously. The only risk is in forgetting to save to a real hard disk, which I have only done once. I use a battery bac...
I replaced a 4850 on a 3.2ghz Intel Dual core with a 560ti and the difference is profound. I'm not sure what games will be CPU limited for you, but I haven't found anything on mine. I only game at 1080p, so all the current titles can be run at maximum detail with at least 2xAA (usually a lot more) w...
UMMM. this statement is bogus, disreguard it, erase it from your memory banks. The poster must live in a cave. There are NO Win7 64 bit incompatibilities to worry about. The only worry would possibly be old hardware, like 5+ years old... or some wireless cards. Considering this is a NEW build.... y...
I can't endorse a 32-bit OS in this decade. The original poster indicated that this was not a box that would get upgraded outside of maybe a second hard disk, and there isn't going to be anything that runs only on 64bit OS's for quite some time. Also, since this is a non-upgrading box, have you tho...
Maybe a little less power supply - perhaps a nice 550W. And if you want to game a bit, nudge the videocard up a tad. Maybe 6850 or 1GB 460? Getting the PS under $50 will give you some headroom to boost the GPU up to $150. Also, although it won't save you any money you might want to reconsider the 64...
As much as I like the 4/3 format, it does have a shakey future. Of all of the camera formats - Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony/Minolta, and 4/3 - the only one that I KNOW will be going strong in 10 years is Canon. Camera bodies come and go, but the lens system is a long term investment. It is something t...
The MagSafe thing is cool, but hardly worth the cost; same thing with the charging system. How much functionality do you need in a charger? For me, if it charges the battery it's doing what it needs to do. IMO, magsafe is a feature that should be present on every single laptop power supply cord. I ...
Anyways, if you HAD to try and quantify these qualities, I'd do it like this: Link me the build of a 15 inch notebook with as good or better specs than a MBP 15 http://www.apple.com/ca/macbookpro/specs.html (CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.), that is as thin or thinner, has a 1440x900 LED-backlit screen, has a ...
Here are the problems. First, the expensive extended warranty is a headache to transfer http://www.forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Computers-Home-Networking/Warranty-transfer/m-p/44544 . It can be done, but the complications of transfer combined with the frequency of Best Buy NOT honoring it decrease the valu...
My current, 3 year old, wireless solution works fine for most usage, but there is a slight delay (most noticeable on FPS) and the MX Laser doesn't track perfectly on fabric. I game on a 104" screen, cords aren't going to do it. Especially with a five and three year old running around. Newer wir...
I am not really happy with my Logitech Revolution MX mouse and keyboard. They both run on Bluetooth and 'work' fine, but the responsiveness and mouse-on-cloth tracking is just lacking overall. What I am looking for is a replacement. The devices need good range, fast response times, and excellent tra...
Don't get your hopes up on Vail. There may be another RC coming out, but I would actually be surprised if a final version is ever released. MS lost their major hardware partner, HP, and Acer is only lukewarm about pushing the device. Add to that the fact that the WHS community in general is in an up...
