* Posts by Abstract8

8 publicly visible posts • joined 7 Nov 2008

Taiwan parts firms point to iPad 2 res rise

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... So it will come with more RAM?

and likely more bandwidth use.

There's a lot you can stretch without quality loss, but not bitmapped images, etc.

I just hope iOS 5(?) will let you download "updates" and not just whole replacements for the apps. The GPS apps are over 1Gb and you have to download the whole danged thing if they release ver 1.x+

Old PCs: When it's time to die

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... I feel safe with my 1995 Novell Netware server

Am I living a lie? Is my Netware 4.12 open to attack. I upgraded to 4.12 (long file name) in 1997?.

BTW same HD booting since '95. Added a larger HD volume for storage but can't replace "C:" cuz I lost the software.

Microsoft's fear of an OpenOffice

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... OpenOffice isn't Microsoft Office

Small school district a friend works for saved money by switching teachers and students to OpenOffice. The Administration kept Microsoft. Nothing seemed to translate right. Civil War broke out and the district had to buy Microsoft for everybody.

GOG.com closes

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... Sept 27 and it's still 'up

Took and chance and bought Duke Nukem. Works on XP. Pimitive but oh, so familiar.

BlockMaster SafeStick hardware-encrypted USB drive

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... sorry, stilll an IronKey fan

IronKey also has a nice password manager for your browser.

Hugh Jackman speaks of Wolverine leak heartbreak

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... Entertainment Weekly 20 Aug 2008

As per the website post (yes, you can google it).

"Watchmen fans also blustered about a ban and even floated the idea of damaging Wolverine in particular via piracy — presumably, by making a crappy cam recording of the film and posting it somewhere on the Internet for illegal download."

Western Digital WD TV HDD-to-HDTV adaptor

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... audio sync problem

It works as advertised including MKV files (had to pick stereo audio/not digital).

However, out of 5 one-hour files, all start to obviously lose audio sync 5-10 minutes into the video.

This may be because I'm using a Cosair Voyager thumb drive. I haven't spooled a hard drive to it yet, but I bought it for thumb drive use.

Hotmail users bitch and moan about new interface

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Firefox works for me

WinXP with 800 x 600 res. 'Had to resize to see folders using Win IE 6.x.

Now using Windows version of Firefox and I see them. I still have to do some left-right scrolling but it sure helps