CAN I BE OF ASSISTANCE?
Sunday, July 24
My Name Is Pixy And I Dance The Dance Of High-Speed Internet Access
Happy days are here again,
The sky is (checks outside) bright and clear again,
I've got ADSL again
Throw that modem in the bin!
P.S. Ten pengos to anyone who can place the reference in the title.
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When did you join the
Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne?
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, July 25 2005 02:31 AM (G2sf8)
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Well, that was quick! Ten pengos to Wonderduck!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, July 25 2005 03:24 AM (4N+SC)
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Heh. He got there first. I suspect you've got more than one fan of Laumer's Retief books among your readers.
Posted by: Kathy K at Monday, July 25 2005 11:29 AM (+7TVA)
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:-) I actually prefer his Bolo stories, but the Retief books were a fun read.
Yayyyyyyy, I've got 10 Pengos! I've got 10 Pengos! Woohoooooo!
Um.
What does one do with a pengo?
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, July 25 2005 12:54 PM (G2sf8)
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My name is Dominic, and I dance the Dance of Regret for Not Reading Ambient Irony on Sunday...
Posted by: Dominic at Tuesday, July 26 2005 09:08 AM (uyRJS)
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Thursday, July 07
Cool Toy Of The Day
Is the
Gigabyte 8I945GMF:
Okay, so it's a micro-ATX motherboard. Things are a dime a dozen.
Okay so it supports 4 channels of SATA II. And 4GB of DDR2 memory (533 or 667 MHz, your choice). And has gigabit ethernet built in. And video. What's so special?
Here's what's so special: It also supports the new Pentium D. Dual core, up to 3.2GHz, in a micro-ATX case. (Well, I'd limit myself to the 2.8GHz if I didn't want things to melt.)
If you happen to be in the market for a small but powerful web server - on a budget* - this is it.
Now, where is that ram disk on a card, Gigabyte peeps?
* Which I am, for obvious reasons.
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Pixy (a bleg).
Is there any way possible for me to get an additional blog in MT 3? I know I already have two, but my organization method floweth over. I'd so appreciate it. Cannot locate your email address;-)
Posted by: sadie at Saturday, July 09 2005 02:42 PM (7SNDe)
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I want one of those. I can't say no to new toys :-)
Posted by: KV at Tuesday, July 12 2005 06:47 PM (1kUNf)
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Saturday, July 02
Cool Toy Of The Day
Is the
Palm LifeDrive. It's a Palm Pilot with a 4GB disk drive stuck in it.
I sort of want one, but I already have a T3, so I'm waiting for a higher resolution screen, more memory, and a faster processor. The 416MHz Xscale is fine for most tasks, but falls flat when it comes to displaying video. Apparently the LifeDrive is better at this than the T3, but the T3 is complete crap for video, so that's not necessarily much of a recommendation.
On the other hand, 4GB! On the third hand, disk drive. Just what I need, more rapidly spinning mechanical components in pocket devices. I have a 1GB SD card in my T3; 2GB cards are available though not, as far as I can see, in Australia, so while 4GB is cool, it's not that cool.
On the fourth hand, I've been listening to the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy again recently, and it struck me that with something like the LifeDrive, you could, well, do that.
I still want at least a 480x640 screen, though.
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People always claim they want portable video, but I don't see much point in video on a tiny screen and the really short battery life that goes with it.
Posted by: Jojo at Saturday, July 02 2005 07:43 PM (08+db)
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True.
What we really want is a 48" widescreen that fits in your pocket.
Tricky.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Saturday, July 02 2005 09:17 PM (+S1Ft)
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Well, I went from a Sony SJ-22 to a LifeDrive (bought it 2 weeks ago with a rebate!), and I've found that it is bearable watching the Ah! My Goddess fansubs on it. The subtitles are readable (to my eyes, at least...) and the playback is almost perfect - if I pause and then resume, it sometimes takes up to 5 seconds to resync (but that could be divx issues.) Otherwise, 4GB!!!... Um, that is, I listen to mp3s on the way to and from work, have ~50-60 books to read on there, and a few pictures - my camera uses compact flash so I haven't tested the auto-download from memory cards.
I'm real happy with the battery life - after watching a 20 minute video, listening to ~1.5 hours of mp3s, and reading for ~1 hour, I still had 50% battery left - much better than my wife's Tungsten E.
I like it - time will tell how well the hard drive holds up, and I've had 2 spontaneous reboots, but so far the experience has been good.
Just my $.02 - your mileage may vary, buyer beware, etc...
Posted by: John Ballentine at Saturday, July 02 2005 09:51 PM (eeB2q)
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That's good to hear. My T3 is woefully inadequate at playing video, but the hardware is basically the same as the LifeDrive, so they must have done a lot of work on the software.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, July 03 2005 04:41 AM (+S1Ft)
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