Re: [H] Monitor color temp..........
Here is a chart that I found some time ago Color Temperature Light Source 1000-2000 K Candlelight 2500-3500 K Tungsten Bulb (household variety) 3000-4000 K Sunrise/Sunset (clear sky) 4000-5000 K Fluorescent Lamps 5000-5500 K Electronic Flash 5000-6500 K Daylight with Clear Sky (sun overhead) 6500-8000 K Moderately Overcast Sky 9000-1 K Shade or Heavily Overcast Sky http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/white-balance.htm At 09:02 AM 6/17/2006, you wrote: Hmm Have had my LCD set at 5400K since I got it. Just changed to 6500K and now it looks bright and bluish to me... :) Guess 5400K is supposed to be normal average mid-day sunlight, which is what I set mine for, but the wikipedia says I should be using 6500K since the sRGB standard is based on it. Hmm.. Guess I will leave it and see what it looks like for a while. :) What all do you guys use for day to day use?
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
Yeah, except there is an economy of scale to deal with. We'll get to a point where I can't (or won't want to) assemble as many barebones boxes as I will need, and all of the whitebox vendors in Manhattan that I have seen thusfar have been chop shops. Additionally, if my company were to get acquired, our CIO believes that the acquiring company will care what sort of infrastructure we've standardized on. As he claims "nobody ever got fired for buying a Dell." Personal use? My next laptop will either be a Macbook or the Asus W7V. joeuser wrote: The best way though is not to do business with Dell at all. Ben Ruset wrote: You're lucky. I ordered "Restore Disks" for my laptop. Actually I order them for all of the systems we buy in house. The restore disk consists of an OEM install of XP (good) and a driver disk. It does *not* include any sort of DVD viewing software or CD burning software that the system ships with from Dell. I called up my Dell sales rep, and was told "well, those are bundled free, so if you format the drive, you're SOL. we don't even have SKU's for them." I called bullshit, and escalated it all the way up to Michael Dell's office. (For those curious, emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a *great* way of getting problems solved with Dell if you're a decent sized corporate customer.) It took two weeks, but they finally found me some media. I got a rockin copy of Easy CD Creator 5 and an equally ancient copy of WinDVD. :( Which is why I think I am going barebones for any new PC purchases at work. Or maybe I will switch everyone to Mac Mini's. :) Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:58 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dell's remote assistance Restore disk baby! More Dell propaganda please... it amuses me.
[H] Monitor color temp..........
Hmm Have had my LCD set at 5400K since I got it. Just changed to 6500K and now it looks bright and bluish to me... :) Guess 5400K is supposed to be normal average mid-day sunlight, which is what I set mine for, but the wikipedia says I should be using 6500K since the sRGB standard is based on it. Hmm.. Guess I will leave it and see what it looks like for a while. :) What all do you guys use for day to day use? Desktop publishing In the desktop publishing industry, it is important to know your monitors color temperature. Color matching software, such as ColorSync will measure your monitor's color temperature and then adjust your monitors settings accordingly. This enables on-screen color to more closely match printed color. Common monitor color temperatures are as follows: 5000K (D50), 5500K (D55), 6500K (D65), 7500K (D75) and 9300K. General computer-users should set their PC monitor color-temperature to "sRGB" or "6500K", as this is what digital cameras, web graphics, and DVDs etc are normally designed for. Indeed the sRGB standard stipulates (among other things) a 6500K display whitepoint. -- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... <--Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most-->
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
Dell is a nightmare to do business with. IMO, BTW. joeuser wrote: The best way though is not to do business with Dell at all. Ben Ruset wrote: You're lucky. I ordered "Restore Disks" for my laptop. Actually I order them for all of the systems we buy in house. The restore disk consists of an OEM install of XP (good) and a driver disk. It does *not* include any sort of DVD viewing software or CD burning software that the system ships with from Dell. I called up my Dell sales rep, and was told "well, those are bundled free, so if you format the drive, you're SOL. we don't even have SKU's for them." I called bullshit, and escalated it all the way up to Michael Dell's office. (For those curious, emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a *great* way of getting problems solved with Dell if you're a decent sized corporate customer.) It took two weeks, but they finally found me some media. I got a rockin copy of Easy CD Creator 5 and an equally ancient copy of WinDVD. :( Which is why I think I am going barebones for any new PC purchases at work. Or maybe I will switch everyone to Mac Mini's. :) Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:58 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dell's remote assistance Restore disk baby! More Dell propaganda please... it amuses me.
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
The best way though is not to do business with Dell at all. Ben Ruset wrote: You're lucky. I ordered "Restore Disks" for my laptop. Actually I order them for all of the systems we buy in house. The restore disk consists of an OEM install of XP (good) and a driver disk. It does *not* include any sort of DVD viewing software or CD burning software that the system ships with from Dell. I called up my Dell sales rep, and was told "well, those are bundled free, so if you format the drive, you're SOL. we don't even have SKU's for them." I called bullshit, and escalated it all the way up to Michael Dell's office. (For those curious, emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a *great* way of getting problems solved with Dell if you're a decent sized corporate customer.) It took two weeks, but they finally found me some media. I got a rockin copy of Easy CD Creator 5 and an equally ancient copy of WinDVD. :( Which is why I think I am going barebones for any new PC purchases at work. Or maybe I will switch everyone to Mac Mini's. :) Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joeuser Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:58 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Dell's remote assistance Restore disk baby! More Dell propaganda please... it amuses me. -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
Re: [H] RE: Dell restore disks - WAS: Dell's remote assistance
I think they have put something in the water Stories seems to be the same way. OMG Dell is awesome. While un afflicted people (like Thane and I) scratch our heads. Reminds me of Eddie Murphy and when he talks about the guy starving in the desert. Guy gives him a regular old - saltine cracker and the guy is like "OMG this is the best damn cracker ever, is this a ritz?" Yeah these dell stories are great. So many starving folks though - makes me sad. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 07:25 AM 16/06/2006, Bobby Heid wrote: I bought my daughter a Dell laptop for graduation. The default is to not include a restore disk. Well, on this particular order, there was not an option to purchase a recovery disk ($10). So after ordering the laptop, I called them up to purchase the disk and the guy told me I did not need one because it was on the system (wasting space I might add). I told him that was just great, but what was I to do when the HD crashed? He did not have an answer for me and promptly shipped me the disks. On top of that, I was not charged for them! :) I wouldn't see that as great customer service. They neglected to give you a recovery CD, and when you called them and pointed that out, they gave you one. Recovery CDs with the system is a minimum service level. Forcing you to call, convince them that you need one and then sending one out takes them below minimum. It's ridiculous, and a great example of how they try to take their customers. If you hadn't been a savvy customer, you never would have gotten the CD. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
