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General Software Discussion / Re: Linus Torvalds on OpenSUSE

« Last post by Josh on March 04, 2012, 02:52 PM »

Are we really hijacking a thread to play this game?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to remove Windows.old?

« Last post by Josh on March 04, 2012, 02:17 PM »

I would reinstall just to be safe. But that is just me. You never know what is tied in there.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Superboyac is throwing in the towel: I'm going to transition to Linux

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 07:22 PM »

Canon has a 1 color per cartridge philosophy? My MP490 takes 2 cartridges....one black, one color....

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR Release v2.107.04 beta - Sep 23, 2012

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 03:12 PM »

When do you plan to initiate development?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8 to offer nine versions for sale

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 02:49 PM »

I think that one reason Microsoft could have so many different editions is the licensing required behind components in each edition. For example, I bet they have additional royalties they have to pay to license certain technology in different editions. This could be why Terminal Services (RDP) is not enabled in home editions. There is probably some underlying patent that Microsoft has to pay royalties on to use. This is one area where Linux does not have to worry.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR Release v2.107.04 beta - Sep 23, 2012

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 02:31 PM »

Any word on FARR 3.0 with SSC 3.0 out the door?

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Living Room / Android Tablets

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 09:05 AM »

I am wondering what are the latest features to look for in a tablet? My wife owns an original transformer and loves it. I am looking to get one for myself. I have not been paying too close attention to the tablet market so do not know what are the latest "specs" to look for. Are we still stuck on a 1Ghz Processor or have quicker processors been integrated into these devices? What about memory, connectivity, etc? I know the tegra3 is the latest graphics chipset.

Thoughts?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8 to offer nine versions for sale

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 06:25 AM »

On a tablet, does a standard "desktop" really make sense? Really, iOS and Android to not present a desktop in the standard sense. Metro is but a modification of the existing phone/tablet interface designed around the Windows back-end.

Knowing the business market, I am almost certain Microsoft will retain the standard desktop interface simply due to the backlash they would receive from the enterprise market. Desktop users, for the most part (not any of the folks here), will typically use whatever comes on their computer. Heck, my mother-in-law only starts up her computer to use wordpad or internet explorer. Metro would make a lot more sense for her, and a majority of home users who really don't need anything more than a few key icons.

Again, just because they claim desktop is a "legacy interface" doesn't mean that there won't be a standard desktop in the next version of Windows. I feel this is just the fan base over-reacting to Microsoft attempting to get as much testing out of the new, tablet based, interface for Windows.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8 to offer nine versions for sale

« Last post by Josh on March 03, 2012, 06:06 AM »

Is there a definitive source, from Microsoft, claiming that you will not be able to turn off Metro? I simply refuse to believe that Microsoft would pull such a move given their penetration into the business market.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8 to offer nine versions for sale

« Last post by Josh on March 02, 2012, 06:17 PM »

I can see the Win 8 versions causing a mass exodus to Linux when XP support is withdrawn.

-Carol Haynes (March 02, 2012, 06:14 PM)

Where oh where have I heard this before....Seems like....hmmm, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP....notice a trend? And how much share has linux gained on the desktop from these "predicted mass exodus"?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Linkman 8 Pro and Cacheman 7.10 62% off on Bits du Jour 8/15/2011

« Last post by Josh on March 02, 2012, 08:31 AM »

How does this tool compare to say, XMarks? Not opposed to the one time fee, vice a subscription. Just curious

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: WinISO Standard 6.1 Free

« Last post by Josh on February 29, 2012, 12:47 PM »

Be Advised, Virtual Drives are NOT SUPPORTED yet in the latest release. I just found that out :/

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Living Room / Re: The copyright to birds singing is apparently owned by Rumblefish..

« Last post by Josh on February 27, 2012, 11:57 AM »

https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=30103.0

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Living Room / Re: HTPC - Revisited - Input requested

« Last post by Josh on February 26, 2012, 08:13 AM »

The system will be headless and managed via RDP and KVMoIP. Also, I will connect the computer directly to the TV as one thing I want to attempt, at some point, is to setup an XMBC style solution. My big hang up with those style solutions is that they all require a lot of configuration and there is always one or two things I find I cannot do. For example, Windows Media Center would be beautiful if I could remove the option to DELETE media after playback has completed. Why Microsoft made this a default is beyond me! (*#&%!(*&@$(*&!@$!!!!!!!

I was thinking of just using Windows for RAID. The issue with hardware RAID controllers is that if they fail, you have to get that EXACT model as a replacement, and even then with different firmwares it can be tricky.

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Living Room / HTPC - Revisited - Input requested

« Last post by Josh on February 26, 2012, 07:41 AM »

To the doco community,

Here is a task that I visited about 4 years ago. Since that time, the home theater PC I built has been repurposed and I need to build a new one.

Here are the core requirements for this PC and some details on what I would like to achieve.

• Purpose: I am looking for a system dedicated to decoding media and serving it up to various devices throughout my home.
• Price: My price point is around 500 dollars (without hard drives).
• Motherboard/CPU requirements: Since this system will not be used for gaming, I would prefer to use integrated graphics. I expect the CPU to carry much of the load for decoding media or performing BRD playback. While BRD will not be in the initial system (I have a PS3 for that), I would like to ensure that the on-board video is capable of performing this decoding. Please note, decoding of BRD media, when that time comes, will occur at a point where only one other potential decode is taking place. USB 3.0 is a must. If it is advised to go with integrated graphics (as I hope to), the motherboard must have HDMI output. Audio on-board will be fine as I can always expand to a different sound card later if I decide to dedicate this system to 5.1/7.1.
• Memory: I will be placing 8GB of memory in the system but would like room for expansion if I need to do so later on.
• Sound: As I said above, on-board audio is fine unless there is a reason for discrete audio
• Wireless: I would like a PCI, or PCIe depending on motherboard capability, 802.11n card since wireless streaming will be a key function of this device
• RAID: I am currently debating between using a dedicated RAID card or just relying on Windows to perform this function with the drives I add to the system.
• TV Tuner: I would like a TV tuner that I can use to perform DVR functions. Also, a good software package would be nice too
• Case: I would prefer to keep this as small as possible while allowing for 2-3 drives to be incorporated into the setup. I do not need any fancy LEDs or knobs/controls.

I think that is it. Well, what do you think? Am I missing anything? Thoughts?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Command line ftp client with specific features?

« Last post by Josh on February 23, 2012, 06:48 PM »

http://www.ncftp.com/

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Living Room / Re: Today is Your Last Chance to Remove your Search History from Google's New Policy

« Last post by Josh on February 22, 2012, 09:43 PM »

And....?

-Josh (February 22, 2012, 07:52 PM)

Well that means you may never be able to undo your secret habit of viewing Denver the Last Dinosaur Videos from your history. So they'll keep selling your data until a Chinese company offers you Evolution Kits.

-TaoPhoenix (February 22, 2012, 09:22 PM)

That would imply care that I care about their knowing about me looking up desktop photos of midgets riding on a stegosaurus while eating green jello and wearing a party toga from the movie animal house.

Privacy, and security, are illusory in the modern age. To believe otherwise is simply gullible. I am not saying we should not monitor and continue to scrutinize companies like Google, but I am saying that we need to look at what we are scrutinizing and just how much our perceived notion of "privacy" is being impacted.

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Living Room / Re: Today is Your Last Chance to Remove your Search History from Google's New Policy

« Last post by Josh on February 22, 2012, 07:52 PM »

And....?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: O&O Defrag 14.5 Professional discount 81% on february 18, 2012

« Last post by Josh on February 20, 2012, 01:04 PM »

The fact that they are using downloadcrew turns me off from this. Betanews' new sister site, an attempt to re-brand themselves with more commercialism, is just as terrible a place as the original.

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Living Room / Re: Google: Do no evil (once you're caught)

« Last post by Josh on February 20, 2012, 11:31 AM »

Am I the only person here who looks at this and says...."So what?"

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Living Room / Playing with your phone while you're sitting on the toilet

« Last post by Josh on February 18, 2012, 10:52 PM »

Thanks to hamradio for posting this on IRC.

<---- Guilty as charged

http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=BIIQ31BlVhE

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: gaotd - XYplorer 10.80 2/6/12

« Last post by Josh on February 11, 2012, 02:18 PM »

Does anyone know if XYPlorer, or any file manager for that matter, can intercept calls to "c:\" out of the run dialog, or other shell events?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is WinZip still worth updating?

« Last post by Josh on February 07, 2012, 06:33 AM »

Vista and 7 have built in ZIP handling. If you need more formats, you need another tool.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is WinZip still worth updating?

« Last post by Josh on February 07, 2012, 06:28 AM »

If I were you, remember this is my personal opinion, I would move to a tool like WinRAR. I have paid a SINGLE license fee, and never had to pay again. Now, if they were to swap to a per major version upgrade fee, or every so often, I would gladly support them because of how much I have gotten from my license. WinRAR was at V3 for how long and still had major format support added to it?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is WinZip still worth updating?

« Last post by Josh on February 07, 2012, 03:58 AM »

People still use Winzip?