For that the vendors have a new trick to get you to part with your
money. Get ready for them to tell you that multiple identical cores are no
good. Next step is to include cores that are optimized for specific tasks.
So don't spend too much on your magical multis.
Tom's the guy outside of
Every time you add a core the speed of processing can increase by no
more than the speed of the added core. So a dual core can't be more than
200% faster than a single core. Claiming more than that can only be
magical
thinking.
I claimed no such thing other than much faster. I didn't think I
Creaping Sludge is the big killer...
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I think they are bullshitting you. I have been working with
multi-processor and multi-core computers for years and commonly switch
among them throughout the day. The only benefit I have ever seen occurs
when one processor pegs its processor and the 2nd CPU starts to
Is there a way to monitor the separate CPU's?
Richard P.
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have been working with
multi-processor and multi-core computers for years and commonly switch
among them throughout the day. The only benefit I have ever seen
Tom's the guy outside of Microcenter, shaking his fist at everyone that
enters, yelling Get an Altair!
Actually Get a Mac. And they are.
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This is SOP in the history of software development: the software grows to
take advantage of the excess capacity of the hardware...
Sometimes, eventually it does. Sometimes it doesn't.
Programming for multi-processors or multi-cores can be very tricky. Some
obvious things are easy to do -- like
Is there a way to monitor the separate CPU's?
In Windows, you just use the Task Manager. For Vista, there are a number of
system monitoring widgets for the sidebar that will do the same.
Just to reiterate (this is not directed at you Richard), there many reasons
to buy a multi-core CPU for an
Again, I never claimed it was a common size encountered. And some of our
graphics are much larger than 24 x 36.
Graphics larger than 24 x 36 are typically viewed from a distance and
created with ink jets using stochastic screens. Both of these call for
much lower dpi. Instead of 300 dpi, the
Is there a way to monitor the separate CPU's?
Task Manager graphs each CPU or core separately.
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I will wager on hard drive rotational velocity and disk cache size. The
difference in performance between a 4200 RPM and a 5400 RPM system, or 5400
to 7200 RPM system, is significant. Most older drives have a 2 MB cache.
I'm using a circa 2001 Dell Latitude C600 P3-750 laptop (512 MB RAM
Graphics larger than 24 x 36 are typically viewed from a distance and
created with ink jets using stochastic screens. Both of these call for
much lower dpi. Instead of 300 dpi, the resolution is typically around
30 dpi. So file sizes are much smaller.
Nope. You can walk right up to ours and
The last go-around we had multi-processors for a few years and the
software never caught up. Instead the reason for multi-processors
evaporated and they went away. So anyone who was trying to solve the
difficult problems of coding for them was wasting their time.
I would argue that the
Nope. You can walk right up to ours and they aren't 30 dpi.
Well that proves my point.
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How come my IBM ThinkpadX31 PM1.4 2gb ram (but the same was true before I
upgraded from 1gb ram) with exactly the same stuff running (except for lots
of ibm stuff extra) runs and performs sooo much better than my Dell
PIV2(w/intel speed boost) 1gb ram (max it will take) running the same but
none
Related news:
http://enews.penton.com/enews/windowsitpro/wininfodaily/2008_november_17_111708/display
--Intel Ships Next-Gen Core i7 Microprocessor by Paul Thurrott
Microprocessor giant Intel delivered its next-generation Core i7 chips
to customers today. The i7 represents Intel's biggest
Most of the video I've worked with hasn't been longer than 10 minutes, it
could take several hours for that. I'm working with hour-long video now, I
am amazed at how long it's taking. After capturing the video, it took 2 ½
hours for iMovie to Letterbox it, it's taken 3 hours this morning
I just got comcast internet snail plan (768up) which is ok for me having had
dialup (56k but really around 23-28k at best) for years...comcast offers
MacAfee suite which installs easily ...but the cost in speed and footprint
on the resources is very high which makes my pIV2-1gb-winXPhomeSP3
Of course, it's the letterboxing that's taking all the time. Is there
some *good* reason to do this? Please don't answer we want to fool
the viewers into thinking it's HD because that's not a *good* reason.
Although a straight encode to mpg2 for DVD shouldn't take that long
either. Ten minutes of
The area I'm shooting in is rather tight, I'm trying to maximize the
horizontal space. The camera I have is great for zooming, but not so good for
wide angle (it's a Canon ZR900).
I can take a look at my preferences, see if there's something else I'm doing
that I don't need to.
I'll also
Rob Flickenger's Wireless Hacks book has been released as open source.
Although it was released in 2003, much of what you need to know about
wireless starts here, http://www.freeopenbook.com/wireless-hacks/.
We made a cantenna out of a coffee can. The most difficult part was
finding a lucent
The area I'm shooting in is rather tight, I'm trying to maximize the
horizontal space. The camera I have is great for zooming, but not so good
for wide angle (it's a Canon ZR900).
It is well known that letterboxing takes forever.
You probably should set iMovie's preferences to disable
I've got comcast cable slow but much better internet (sold 768up, getting
650-750up) and their free useless limited basic cableTV (mostly shopping,
bulletinboard for churches, and junk) ...waddaya want4free?? ...I can get
local fone for $24.95/mo with cw/id/3way/answeringmachine incl. or
Multi-core systems are now the norm and have a negligible price hit. Even
quad-core systems are only about $100 more than dual-core systems.
Paying an extra $100 for a $300 computer is significant in relative
terms. In absolute terms $100 will buy a lot of beer. Given the choice of
beer or
I second both of those concepts ...
db
Jeff Wright wrote:
I just got comcast internet snail plan (768up) which is ok for me having had
dialup (56k but really around 23-28k at best) for years...comcast offers
MacAfee suite which installs easily ...but the cost in speed and footprint
on the
Multi-core systems are now the norm and have a negligible price hit.
Even quad-core systems are only about $100 more than dual-core systems.
Paying an extra $100 for a $300 computer is significant in relative terms. In
absolute terms $100 will buy a lot of beer. Given the choice of beer or
I upgraded recently to a Maxtor DiamondMax20 which should perform better
than the prior seagateST3120026A 7200 8mbCache but rated slower (95)...
Maxtor specs:
Features
Storage Capacity160GB
Data Transfer Rate 100MBps Maximum External
Laptop IBM x31 upgraded a while ago to: WD WD1200VE 120gb drive 5400rpm 8mb
cache ...chose this over 7200 because of possibility of excessive heat...
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From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: better
I will wager
Clearing the registry ain't difficult ...there are a few registry fixers
which I have not noticed to be helpful ...how does one clear the prefetch?
I sent the drive stuff separately to the list and jeff...you will see them
there ...summary: desktop has 160gb/7200/8mb and laptop has 120gb/5400/8mb
Comcast offers fone over cable for $24.95/mo local only or $34.95(x6mo,then
$39.95) unlim long distance ...isn't that VOIP? I have the low end cable
internet (sold 768up) already and free basic tv...or is there something
better as far as voip??
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From: Tom Piwowar
Comcast offers fone over cable for $24.95/mo local only or $34.95(x6mo,then
$39.95) unlim long distance ...isn't that VOIP? I have the low end cable
internet (sold 768up) already and free basic tv...or is there something
better as far as voip??
That's VOIP. Expensive VOIP, but VOIP nevertheless.
And if you decide beer is more useful (and I could understand why), would
you say Old Dominion beer be more useful than say Bud?
Old Dominion Lager. Definitely.
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That's the cheapest solution but that leaves me with no wires
which means possible outage on a bad day...
A box of MREs and an AK-47 should take care of that for you.
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how does one clear the prefetch?
Drag the folder contents into the trash. It can do wonders.
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Isn't AVG the one in the news that locked up lotsa peoples boxes recently
with an online upgrade that they had2 do sommersaults to fix??
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=212001916
I have been using Avast and am quite happy so far...
No need to change then.
All security software has its broken upgrades ... pros delay upgrades so
as to avoid this inherent bleeding edge...
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RLeeSimon wrote:
Isn't AVG the one in the news that locked up lotsa peoples boxes recently
with an online upgrade that they had2 do sommersaults to
Just to reiterate (this is not directed at you Richard), there many reasons
to buy a multi-core CPU for an ever-growing number of mainstream
environments and scenarios where you will actually benefit from it, if not
today then soon, and only one reason to buy a single-core CPU: price. Even
that
Your XM radio is passive... it receives, but does not transmit.
When you registered for service, you gave the serial number of your receiver
to XM. XM sends a message to your XM to decode only the programs to which
you subscribe. (all XM radio's receive the message, but only yours will
react
There are Sooo many things that can do that and a large one (as
mentioned) is the hard drive.
You mentioned that these machines have the same software... not likely,
since they are from 2 different companies.
Check the task manager and see what system programs are loaded.
Motherboard design
Go with an AR-15 locally made and uses American ammo! :-)
Stewart
At 01:53 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
That's the cheapest solution but that leaves me with no wires
which means possible outage on a bad day...
A box of MREs and an AK-47 should take care of that for you.
i had 7.5 on the last computer. now all i can find is 8.0. i have heard that
8.0 comes with a lot of baggage. can the baggage be avoided.
have vista OS.
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Larry,
Vicky's first solution is where I would start. Just make sure the
distance from building to garage is less than 330feet.
Its hard wired so there is less chance of interference. Just make sure
the cable is protected so it wont get sliced. You can run a test cable
on the ground as
Technically you may be running afoul of electrical grounding building
code when you do this if you are using a cable to connect electrically
powered devices that are being powered from different breaker boxes/
grounds.
Something to look into perhaps...
db
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
I
And if you decide beer is more useful (and I could understand why), would
you say Old Dominion beer be more useful than say Bud?
Old Dominion Lager. Definitely.
I so had you pegged as a Coors Light man.
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1000' of Cat 5e cable at HomeDepot for $60. and the Job is done in
an afternoon.
That HomeDepot wire is for running indoors and is not even fire-rated for
running in walls or overhead.
If you run it underground, you can't bury it inless you run it in a
conduit. That will cost more than the
I agree with that solution and would try it first time out. (Above
ground to make sure it works, then bury cable. If you want to make
sure it is safe, use a plastic water pipe to shield it.)
When I got to my present church, I tried wireless to see if I could
get a signal to my office which
Paying an extra $100 for a $300 computer is significant in relative
terms. In absolute terms $100 will buy a lot of beer. Given the choice of
beer or cores I may very well go with the beer. At least the beer will
make me feel better about owning a PeeCee.
Yes, but anyone looking to pay $300
Technically you may be running afoul of electrical grounding building
code when you do this if you are using a cable to connect electrically
powered devices that are being powered from different breaker boxes/
grounds.
So you may need to add isolators. What do those cost?
I so had you pegged as a Coors Light man.
Blurghh!
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Actually, it is broken inasmuch as I can't get it to scan an individual file
or folder using the windows explorer shell command but I am waiting for a
reply from their excellent tech support vie email.
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From: Jeff Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November
No, my understanding is that the ground code is not directed at
lightning strikes but at preventing your data cable from becoming the
functional internal ground loop instantly carrying a LOT of current if
one of the two normal ground paths of the separate power/ground sources
become disabled
Leinenkugels?
Stewart
At 05:32 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
I so had you pegged as a Coors Light man.
Blurghh!
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Yes, but anyone looking to pay $300 for a computer isn't looking for a
4-way system. Another $100 on a $900 system isn't so bad. Quad-core
systems should be norm within the next 1-2 years and that price
premium will disappear. You'll have to find another excuse to make a
beer run.
If I were
Leinenkugels?
SABMiller PLC? Probably not.
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It is actually very good still brewed at the home place.
Used to live up there. It is an acquired taste.
Buy it at SAM's
Stewart
At 06:26 PM 11/18/2008, you wrote:
Leinenkugels?
SABMiller PLC? Probably not.
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Actually, it is broken inasmuch as I can't get it to scan an individual
file
or folder using the windows explorer shell command but I am waiting for
a
reply from their excellent tech support vie email.
Gmail is getting particularly frustrating as it will sometimes send replies
to the actual
i had 7.5 on the last computer. now all i can find is 8.0. i have
heard that 8.0 comes with a lot of baggage. can the baggage be
avoided.
have vista OS.
I use 8.0 on Vista and have no trouble. Not sure what the baggage is
supposed to be, but no bellboy has shown up to get it.
If I were going to spend that much on a computer I would spend it on a
Mac.
Well, at least *you* will admit that Macs cost more than PCs.
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That's interesting. Earlier this week a cguys thread went off-list and
I assumed she had done that on purpose, though I couldn't figure out
why. Now I'm wondering.
But it couldn't have been iGoogle here, as I use permatab in Firefox
to keep Gmail open, and only visit iGoogle infrequently as it's
how does one clear the prefetch?
Drag the folder contents into the trash. It can do wonders.
Your advice is to empty the folder that Windows uses to boot and load apps
more quickly?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc302206.aspx
The legendary Mark Russinovich explains the prefetch:
Google Docs and MS's entry can't display active URL links, images nor
has any white space capability.
I've been looking at Thinkature: http://thinkature.com/
Anybody have another other recommendations...
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I don't pay too much attention to synthetic benchmarks, as they can be
fudged by tests that are biased to one variable or another or optimized for
a particular brand. I much prefer to see real world testing at hardware
sites, but most any modern hard drive will give you decent performance.
What I
...it is a bad idea to periodically clean out that folder as some tech
sites suggest. For one thing, XP will just re-create that data anyways;
secondly, it trims the files anyways if there's ever more than 128 of them
so that it doesn't needlessly consume space. So not only is deleting the
http://tinyurl.com/5d924a
Nvidia today unveiled a workstation it calls the Tesla Personal
Supercomputer at the Supercomputing 08 show here. The Tesla sports 960
cores, delivers almost 4 teraflops of performance and costs less than
$9,995. It achieves that speed and price by using four graphics
Check Point Software Technologies is celebrating its 15th anniversary today
by giving away free copies of its vaunted firewall software ZoneAlarm Pro
2009. The promotion runs for 24 hours, from 6 a.m. PST Tuesday, November 18
to 6 a.m. Wednesday, November 19.
No baggage here either with 8.0. My only issue is it slows the compuer
down when scanning so I let it scan when I'm not using the computer.
FYI, 7.5 is no longer supported. This from AVG forum:
AVG 7.5 Free - Support ends 31/08/2008
Posted by: michaelhd - AVG Team (IP Logged)
Date: July 9, 2008
Are we performing some extra special game function for this computer?
I cannot see why anyone would want that.
Reminds me of the ones that used to be built at Cray Research in the
early 90's. They were all multiple processor computers, super
cooled. (parallel I think)
Stewart
At 08:42
I am considering using PowerLine Ethernet Adapters to connect my TV and
Blu-ray player to my home network so they can access the Internet for
updates.
The TV and Blu-Ray player are in the basement. I have an Airport Base
Station on the second floor connected to my cable modem. It appears
Thanks for the heads up.
Richard P.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check Point Software Technologies is celebrating its 15th anniversary today
by giving away free copies of its vaunted firewall software ZoneAlarm Pro
2009. The promotion runs for 24
Just spotted this via Google News (one of several links):
from http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10101582-12.html
Microsoft on Tuesday said it is changing its strategy for offering PC
antivirus software, with plans to discontinue its subscription-based
consumer security suite and instead
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