[H] Drives for a Workstation

2012-11-13 Thread Gary Udstrand
I also posted this on Anandtech so if you browse the forums you may have seen this already. But for those who don't... I have built (mostly) a PC that I am using for photo, video and audio. The mobo that I have is the Asus Sabertooth X79 which has some SATA ports configured for SSD caching. My

Re: [H] Guitar Hero or Rock Band?

2009-12-03 Thread Gary Udstrand
Call of Duty, World of Warfare II. :-) -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:38 PM, John R Steinbruner stei...@pacbell.netwrote: None of the above,.. Halo or Forza 3 :)

[H] Cyber Monday deals

2009-11-30 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am in need of a new digital imaging workstation. I want to avoid AMD (last several machines have been AMD and each has had their own quirks which I would like to avoid) and am looking for the best/latest Intel chip. Hoping to find a good deal on Cyber Monday but I am not familar enough with

Re: [H] PW protect a folder ?

2009-11-10 Thread Gary Udstrand
I use TrueCrypt to protect any and all sensitive data. You could create an encrypted volume and copy the folder to it. When it is unmounted it is encrypted and unreadable, to use you simple mount it and assign a drive letter. It can be driven via the command line and/or using Launchy (open

[H] Apple Airport Extreme

2009-05-06 Thread Gary Udstrand
My DLink wireless N router inexplicable quit working after just 5 short months. I needed a router quickly and had to resort to Best Buy. I asked some employees which was the very best router they sold and the consensus was the Apple Airport Extreme. So, I bought it and took it home. So far it

Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal?

2009-04-30 Thread Gary Udstrand
BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand g...@digitalwind.net Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:59:21 To: The Hardware Listhardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Acronis True Image deal? I can get Acronis True Image Home 2009 for $29.65. Is this a good price? It seems

Re: [H] Acronis True Image deal?

2009-04-30 Thread Gary Udstrand
Your welcome. :-) -- Gary http://www.twigsandtracks.com Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Veech ve...@earthlink.net wrote: ok thank you! I ordered it, looks like it's a download. - Original Message - From: Gary Udstrand g

[H] Acronis True Image deal?

2009-04-29 Thread Gary Udstrand
I can get Acronis True Image Home 2009 for $29.65. Is this a good price? It seems the consensus here was that his was a pretty good package (best?) for backup and imaging. I thought it may be nice to get Disk Director 10 too but adding that would bring the total to $79.64. Is DD worth the

Re: [H] Thermaltake Blacx

2009-02-24 Thread Gary Udstrand
Hmm, my safe is a Browning gun safe that is fire rated too 1200°/90 min.. Besides storing one on site in my safe I will have a duplicate that is going off site. ;-) g On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.orgwrote: At 11:38 AM 2/23/2009, you wrote: Anyone have

[H] Thermaltake Blacx

2009-02-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
Anyone have any experience with these? I was leaning towards the USB/eSata one along with a couple 1.5TB Seagates to back up my NAS.I plan on keeping one drive in my fireproof safe and the other will be shipped offsite. If I do this, what is the best way to store the drives? Static bags?

[H] Color Laser printer

2008-11-06 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am in need of a color laser printer for my home office. I have been looking at the Dell 2130cn http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/All_Printers/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=encs=19sku=224-0665 and it seems like a decent printer. I have not been able to find much in the way of reviews or

[H] New laptop drive?

2008-10-17 Thread Gary Udstrand
Really two questions here. First, I have a new laptop which came with a 160G drive. Since I cannot add a second drive I am planning on replacing it with a larger (hopefully faster) drive. The Seagate Momentus 320G/7200RPM would give me the space I need and it appears to be a very fast drive.

[H] Wireless N router

2008-09-13 Thread Gary Udstrand
Time to boost my wireless speeds and range. I have been looking at replacing my wireless router with a new 802.11n router, and in particular the D-Link DIR-655 extreme N. It looks like a decent router but I have no experience with D-Link stuff. Is this a decent router? Buy? Stay away? :-)

Re: [H] Wireless N router

2008-09-13 Thread Gary Udstrand
the future. ~Gary ---Original Message--- From: Gary Udstrand Date: 13-Sep-2008 12:09:19 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Wireless N router Time to boost my wireless speeds and range. I have been looking at Replacing my wireless router with a new 802.11n router

[H] New Zune - need some cans

2008-06-18 Thread Gary Udstrand
It has been a long time since I have had an MP3 player. A couple days ago I stumbled across the new 2nd gen Zune (8GB), loved the look and the interface so I bought it. So far so good, the only issue is that I don't really like the earbuds that come with the player. I bought it fully

Re: [H] Capturing websites

2008-02-12 Thread Gary Udstrand
Try this: http://www.httrack.com/ Works well and is free. g On 12/02/2008, Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone know of a tool (free is nice) to capture an entire website? Not interested in stealing, mind you. I just need to preserve the info there so that I can look at it

Re: [H] What gives?

2008-01-04 Thread Gary Udstrand
Pando it. http://www.pando.com g On Jan 4, 2008 3:28 PM, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben, Thanks. Is there a better way? I was beginning to think so too. Perhaps I am expecting more of this 'new' xdsl world. I know that if I had somewhere to put the file (temp), and, just have my

[H] Utility to hide directories and application icons

2007-11-30 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am looking for a utility that can hide directories (both application and data) as well as hide the taskbar, quicklaunch and start menu entries for applications. Any recommendations? Freeware is best but pay for ware is fine too if it is the only/best alternative. -- -Gary

[H] Cable modem

2007-09-14 Thread Gary Udstrand
We have a old dinosaur of a cable modem from Comcast on which we are paying a rental fee. I would rather buy one and get something newer and hopefully faster. Any recommendations? Thanks! -- -Gary

Re: [H] New NAS?

2007-06-21 Thread Gary Udstrand
I just built a SATA RAID 5 NAS using NASlite. Feel free to contact me off list if you would like. g On 6/20/07, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who was it that just built a NAS? Believe it was with JBOD (or sata) and NASlite. Wondering. Would like to discuss off list. Thank you. Best,

[H] Gigabit switch and a thank you

2007-06-07 Thread Gary Udstrand
I have finally gotten around to building my NAS and have it online happily storing my many gigabytes of files. To maximize its use I want to upgrade my network to gigabit which means I need a switch and a couple cards. There are all the usual suspects, netgear, linksys, d-link, etc.. Are any of

Re: [H] Gigabit switch and a thank you

2007-06-07 Thread Gary Udstrand
PROTECTED] wrote: Dell also has a 8 port web managed GB switch for ~$100. But, Dell switches are rebranded DLinks. The chassis is metal and comes with rack ears, though. Bryan Seitz wrote: On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 09:33:47AM -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: I have finally gotten around to building my

Re: [H] Gigabit switch and a thank you and now Jumbo Frames

2007-06-07 Thread Gary Udstrand
I tell if it supports Jumbo frames or is this a matter of concern only with the switch? Thanks! g On 6/7/07, Bryan Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 12:19:17PM -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: This is for home use so I am looking at the 100-200 dollar range. I am

Re: [Spam] Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-27 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thank you for the detailed comparison. I think that I will just spring the $20 for NASLite. I am hoping to run it with 4x500G SATA drives in a RAID 5 configuration. My concern has been finding a SATA card that will work with either distro. I thought I had found a card but it does not support

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-24 Thread Gary Udstrand
Where did you find these $19.99 controllers? Do you know if they would work with NASLite or FreeNAS? g On 4/23/07, Jin-Wei Tioh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 06:31 PM 4/23/2007, you wrote: Promise doesn't make great anything. I've had much better luck with generic cards using Silicon Image

[H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
I have a PC and 2x500G SATA drives, to which I plan to add another two, that I want to build as a NAS Server (FreeNAS). The PC does not have a SATA controller so I will need to add one, any recommendations? Thanks -- -Gary

Re: [H] SATA controller

2007-04-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
on a card I know works with freenas. (Naslite is -so- much better, but that's a different story) Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:23:33 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] SATA

Re: [H] Here comes the terabyte hard drive

2007-01-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
I have almost a TB of digital photos backed up on external drives and a TB NAS RAID array. And my catalog continues to grow ~150-200G a year. My oldest son is just getting into video, I imagine that will take up even more space! -Gary On 1/5/07, Greg Sevart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is

[H] Socket 939 and AMD X2

2006-12-12 Thread Gary Udstrand
I have an older socket 939 PC that I would like to install a dual core CPU. Of course the 939 chips are being fazed out and there are slim pickings about, however I found this one at NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103627 It is a Toledo core but it has only 2x512

Re: [H] -N- AMD Expected to announce Acquire of ATI Monday

2006-07-24 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thane Sherrington said the following on 7/24/2006 7:20 PM: At 08:55 PM 24/07/2006, Gary Udstrand wrote: No way, NVidia won't walk away from supporting AMD with their chipset as long as they are making money. Perhaps. But who makes more money from an AMD motherboard, the chipset maker

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thank you, this is good to know. :-) -Gary Jin-Wei Tioh said the following on 6/22/2006 7:28 PM: At 01:59 PM 6/22/2006, you wrote: Thanks everyone! NasLite was the one I was looking for but FreeNas seems like it might be a better fit for me since it has an http console. I am not sure that

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
haven't put it back in yet I can rdp in no problem On 6/22/06, *Gary Udstrand* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks everyone! NasLite was the one I was looking for but FreeNas seems like it might be a better fit for me since it has an http console. I am

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
got an old dell dual xeon workstation that has had both win2k3 and freebsd installed running w/o keyboard, mouse, even pulled the video card to use in an emergency, still haven't put it back in yet I can rdp in no problem On 6/22/06, Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks everyone

[H] NAS and linux

2006-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
Some time ago there was some talk on this list about a linux based project that would create a simple NAS solution from a PC. For the life of me I cannot remember the name of the project nor can I find it via Google. I have a couple of PC's that I would like to convert into NAS devices. Ideally

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
://freshmeat.net/projects/naslite/ http://freshmeat.net/projects/freenas/ Gary Udstrand wrote: Some time ago there was some talk on this list about a linux based project that would create a simple NAS solution from a PC. For the life of me I cannot remember the name of the project nor can I find

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thanks Chris, that's the one. :-) -Gary Chris Reeves said the following on 6/22/2006 12:35 PM: www.naslite.com Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:13:21 To:The Hardware List hardware

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:13:21 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] NAS and linux Some time ago there was some talk on this list about a linux based project that would

Re: [H] NAS and linux

2006-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
: freenas.org http://freenas.org - based on freebsd not linux though On 6/22/06, *Gary Udstrand* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some time ago there was some talk on this list about a linux based project that would create a simple NAS solution from a PC

Re: [H] MS releases 8 new critical updates for XP SP2

2006-06-15 Thread Gary Udstrand
My deepest condolences to you and your family. -Gary Harvey Best said the following on 6/15/2006 4:39 PM: Thanks for the link. It will be a couple of days before I can try it. My brother passed away unexpectedly this morning. leaving a wife and 2 young children. I always appreciate how this

Re: [H] Sweet spot for a AMD 64 x2

2006-05-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
I should have said, I have an existing PC with a socket 939. I am looking strictly at the AMD's. :-) -Gary Jin-Wei Tioh said the following on 5/25/2006 1:24 PM: At 10:46 AM 5/25/2006, you wrote: I am planning on upgrading my PC to a new dual core CPU. Which CPU is the has the best

[H] Buffalo Terastation

2006-04-18 Thread Gary Udstrand
Being a photographer I have a need for lots of storage space. I currently have 500 Gigs in my PC and am close to running out. Instead of adding more drives I was thinking about purchasing a Buffalo Terastation, seems like pretty good RAID storage for a decent price. Does anyone have any

Re: [H] Cable modems....

2006-03-29 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thanks. Did this cable modem do anything to improve latency by any chance? Gary Chris Reeves said the following on 3/29/2006 7:02 AM: Yep. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Udstrand Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:33 AM

Re: [H] Cable modems....

2006-03-28 Thread Gary Udstrand
Is this the one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825112104 Gary Chris Reeves said the following on 3/28/2006 9:09 AM: I've had very good luck with the D-Link higher series. I'll say this: I absolutely doubled my bandwidth after switching. -Original Message-

Re: [H] OT - Women's olympic hockey

2006-02-17 Thread Gary Udstrand
Just found out on the web Gary Gary Udstrand said the following on 2/17/2006 1:59 PM: Who won? I was watching it on Universal HighDef but had to take the wife shopping. I got back and the game was over. :-( Gary Brian Weeden said the following on 2/17/2006 12:51 PM

Re: [H] secret codes ?

2005-10-19 Thread Gary Udstrand
BTK was caught because he used Microsoft Word and forgot (or didn't know) that the file properties contained a reference to the church and to him. This is not really a tracing mechanism in the same sense. Gary Francisco Tapia said the following on 10/19/2005 12:19 PM: Why is this news?

Re: [H] Firefox 1.0.7 questions

2005-10-15 Thread Gary Udstrand
? Gary Udstrand wrote: Instead of Tabbrowser prefs install Tab Mix Plus. It does most everything that TP does and a lot of things that it does not, including adding the ability to drag tabs into position.

Re: [H] Firefox 1.0.7 questions

2005-10-14 Thread Gary Udstrand
Instead of Tabbrowser prefs install Tab Mix Plus. It does most everything that TP does and a lot of things that it does not, including adding the ability to drag tabs into position. Gary Brian Weeden said the following on 10/14/2005 11:35 PM: On 10/14/05, Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [H] Chris Lightscribe

2005-10-03 Thread Gary Udstrand
Does BenQ make an external drive? I searched NewEgg and came up blank... Gary Chris Reeves said the following on 10/2/2005 3:36 PM: The HPs are largely rebranded BenQs. You can buy BenQ drives cheaper. BTW, once you get them, you'll need the LightScribe Host software, Nero keeps theirs

Re: [H] Chris Lightscribe

2005-10-03 Thread Gary Udstrand
Thanks, I had seen that one. I thought there might be a BenQ version of the drive available as well that was cheaper. Always looking to save a few bucks... :-) Gary Winterlight said the following on 10/3/2005 12:26 PM: At 10:16 AM 10/3/2005, you wrote: At 10:04 AM 10/3/2005, you wrote:

Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina

2005-09-02 Thread Gary Udstrand
That makes sense. Are you trying to say that there are no corporations, profits or rich people in NO? LOL. -Gary Al said the following on 9/1/2005 11:41 AM: This Administration and Congress don't care about the common people. Only the rich, the corporations and profits. Al

Re: [H] It's bad, really bad - Katrina

2005-09-02 Thread Gary Udstrand
Am I missing something? You expected the ships to be sitting just outside of NO, prior to a Hurricane hitting the area? What do you think would happen to the ships? I would expect they would be large piles of steel and rubble along with everything else that was in the wake of Katrina. -Gary

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-27 Thread Gary Udstrand
Are you reading the same thread? When you crawl down off of your high horse you can explain to me where I say I care how many people are smoking pot? My statement was in the context that PUNISHMENT DETERS USAGE. You are entitled to your opinion but assuming so you would also have to believe

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-26 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am aware of the history, I just think the situations are very different regardless of what you might believe. Think about it, the drugs are legal do you think all the illegal fields will be plowed under? Do you think they will stop growing their crop? Why would they? -Gary Julian Hale

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-26 Thread Gary Udstrand
Like all the other drugs from Pharmaceutical companies? Now, that is a good one. Add to it all the taxes that are sure to be imposed and all of the legal obligation that comes from being part of the delivery chain. Low prices are a dream. BTW, do you always find it necessary to be so

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle park in Zurich? Can you cite one example where the legalization of drugs solved any social ills? -Gary Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 3:04 AM: BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in shops

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
Several. China is a lot better off now, isn't it? -Gary Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 9:40 AM: At 11:31 AM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote: What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle park in Zurich? Can you cite one example where

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
You are making a HUGE assumption, that being that enforcement doesn't do anything. Most believe that the enforcement is working the way it should. It is a deterrent and as such is doing its job. -Gary j m g said the following on 8/25/2005 11:45 AM: But how many billions are spent on

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
used in manufacture. These same ppl probably want only organic food. go figure. fp At 07:40 AM 8/25/2005, Thane Sherrington Poked the stick with: At 11:31 AM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote: What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle park in Zurich? Can you cite one

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
Wow, you really need to do some reading. -Gary Ben Ruset said the following on 8/25/2005 9:41 AM: Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals. From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
: Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals. From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle park in Zurich

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
? From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:24:10 -0500 That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by the legalizing

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
I have no idea what you are talking about Hayes but leave it to you to come up with shit like this. It was meant as a joke. You are some piece of work. -Gary Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:26 PM: From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
USA and Canada. -Gary Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 2:48 PM: At 04:11 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote: Several. China is a lot better off now, isn't it? I'm not sure. Haven't been there, but I've heard their economy is doing alright. Plus China isn't really

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
And where is Walgreens supposed to get the drugs? -Gary j m g said the following on 8/25/2005 2:37 PM: If I can walk into walgreens and there sitting right next to the marlboro's...they're not going to have a say in the matter. On 8/25/05, Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
Your problem is you have failed to define working. If by working you mean are they acting as a deterrent, then they are working. If you are defining working as the complete eradication of drugs from society then you are creating nothing more than a canard. -Gary Thane Sherrington said the

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
Yes. -Gary Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 3:06 PM: At 04:54 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote: USA and Canada. So you feel we are winning the drug war? T

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
the following on 8/25/2005 3:08 PM: I don't think locking up grandma and idiot teenagers is the mark of a successful policy. On 8/25/05, Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course it is up to you to define successful? -Gary Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 3:07 PM

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
Hayes Elkins said the following on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM: What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of the 30's? From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
related to the drug usage then I'd like to see your proof. Eli - Original Message - USA and Canada. -Gary Thane Sherrington said the following on 8/25/2005 2:48 PM: At 04:11 PM 25/08/2005, Gary Udstrand wrote: Several. China is a lot better off now, isn't it? I'm not sure

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
I know the history, thanks anyways. -Gary Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 4:05 PM: By the way most drugs were legal originally. You may want a small history lesson: http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html Eli - Original Message

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
not *prevent* crime. - GG Liddy From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:44:03 -0500 How many of those in jail for drugs are helpless

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
) And this decrease should be significant, especially for the area of related crimes as I'd argue those effect others besides just the user to a much larger degree so are more important. Using that definition I'd say they aren't working Eli - Original Message - From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-25 Thread Gary Udstrand
on 8/25/2005 2:30 PM: What happened to moonshiners and the whiskey running mafia filth of the 30's? From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005

Re: [H] Earth google

2005-08-23 Thread Gary Udstrand
You mean like http://virtualearth.msn.com? -Gary Neil Davidson said the following on 8/23/2005 12:40 PM: Had a quick look at it. Quite interesting but not as good as I was expecting. The images for round here (Aberdeen, Scotland) are from two different sources, so you get one block that is

[H] Speakers?

2005-08-18 Thread Gary Udstrand
I need speakers for my new PC. The Logitech speakers used to be popular, are they still the ones to get? Thanks -- -Gary

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-18 Thread Gary Udstrand
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/FAQ.shtml#High http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12418111.htm Q. Why did oil prices rise so fast? A. The price of crude oil jumped dramatically in recent weeks in part because of heightened fears of shortages. Oil traders are particularly nervous

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-18 Thread Gary Udstrand
Sorry, you could not be more wrong. But don't let the facts get in the way of a good tirade. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/FAQ.shtml#High http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12418111.htm -Gary Tony Antoniou said the following on 8/18/2005 9:12 AM: Bush made the BS oil

Re: [H] Gas prices

2005-08-17 Thread Gary Udstrand
Ethanol is a boondoggle. It has been demonstrated that it takes more fossil fuel is used to create Ethanol than it provides in return. Ethanol programs are nothing more that governments subsidies for ADM. -Gary jeff.lane said the following on 8/17/2005 3:43 PM: Hell, we can grow ethanol.

[H] SN25P and AMD issues recap

2005-08-11 Thread Gary Udstrand
As I posted on this forum a week or so ago I I built a SN25P with the following components: 1) Shuttle SNP25 barebone 2) AMD64 3700+ San Diego 3) 2G of OCZ 184pin DDR400 Unbufferred with Copper Heatspreader 4) Sapphire Raedon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 5) 74G Raptor SATA150 6)

Re: [H] A new version of Forte' Agent has been released.

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
news.readfreenews.net for text only groups. biggulp.readfreenews.net for bins also news.individual.net it a great text news server and is only ~$10.00 per year. -Gary Bobby Heid said the following on 8/5/2005 12:09 PM: I use the RR NGs, but since the OP was talking about some free NGs, I

[H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
What a crapper. I built this PC to prevent this exact kind of issue. :-( In particular I just recently built the following Shuttle PC : 1) Shuttle SNP25 barebone 2) AMD64 3700+ San Diego 3) 2G of OCZ 184pin DDR400 Unbufferred with Copper Heatspreader 4) Sapphire Raedon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI

Re: [H] New PC locks up and blue screens all the time

2005-08-05 Thread Gary Udstrand
memtest overnight. I have had a lot of problems with OCZ memory recently, and blue screens on modern hardware are almost always hardware/memory related. Harry On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 13:59 -0500, Gary Udstrand wrote: What a crapper. I built this PC to prevent this exact

Re: [H] OT - Ins't Tihs Wreid?

2005-07-11 Thread Gary Udstrand
Seems to me that the Bayesian filters should be just fine, they just need to run a spell check against the message prior to ranking and scoring it. FWIW, I already get several SPAM messages a day that are already doing this. -Gary Veech Malone said the following on 7/11/2005 4:40 PM:

Re: [H] new MB

2005-06-22 Thread Gary Udstrand
My new Shuttle came with a card reader installed conveniently enough. ;-) -Gary dsinc said the following on 6/22/2005 1:27 PM: Chris, What card reader are you referring to? I have been moving to a usb cruiser device until I find a suitable FDD replacement. Thanks. At 11:14 06/22/2005

[H] Hard drive recomendation

2005-06-16 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am building a system and since I do a lot of digital photography and video I would like the best combination of performance and storage possible. Quiet would be nice too and as such I have been looking at the 400GB Seagate Barracuda's. Unfortunately there lackluster review on storage review

Re: [H] Hard drive recomendation

2005-06-16 Thread Gary Udstrand
drive. I would avoid Maxtor--they appear to be having a pretty high failure rate with the DM9 and DM10 series drives. Greg - Original Message - From: Gary Udstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: [H

Re: [H] Hard drive recomendation

2005-06-16 Thread Gary Udstrand
I am getting 2G of RAM (2x1G, that is the max that the Shuttle SN25P will hold). I like the idea of having a Raptor for the boot drive and applications and a couple of drives for data. I also added a Sapphire Raedon X800XL video card (that should make the kids happy). Thanks to all for you

Re: [H] Hard drive recomendation

2005-06-16 Thread Gary Udstrand
Sure, then you can buy me the PC for Father's Day! :-) LOL. -Gary Wayne Johnson said the following on 6/16/2005 3:00 PM: At 03:25 PM 6/16/2005, Gary Udstrand typed: I am getting 2G of RAM (2x1G, that is the max that the Shuttle SN25P will hold). I like the idea of having a Raptor

Re: [H] newegg, mwave, and zzf

2005-06-08 Thread Gary Udstrand
What about MWave? I am about to order a new system and both newegg and zzf are out of stock (Shuttle SN25P, must be popular). I have ordered from mwave in the past but their reseller rating seems to be slipping. Any reason I should be concerned? Another vendor I should consider? Thanks -Gary

[H] SFF PC (Shuttle?)

2005-06-01 Thread Gary Udstrand
It is time to replace my PC at home. Is this a good setup or should I consider something else? Shuttle SN25P AMD 3700+ San Diego Corsair 2x1G (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145126) Seagate Barracuda 400G x 2