Posts by DvorakUser
11 posts • joined Monday 12th March 2012 22:29 GMT
Posted in USB 3.0 speed to DOUBLE in 2013
I think that...
USB 3.1 would be best. It's still the same technology as USB 3.0, just with a minor change (that reaps massive benefits).
Glad to see...
... the Chrono series getting some love. Should have Cross in there, too, if you want my opinion. Doom definitely deserves to be in there, too, though, for making the FPS a viable genre (yes, Halo wouldn't exist were it not for Doom). I'd also like to see Gran Turismo have an entry as well.
My 'condolences' to Orbcomm for the loss of their satellite, but kudos to them for their fine attitude regarding the situation. Hopefully the next one - funded by insurance - will go much better.
Drink - because Orbcomm deserves one for their good attitude and not flinging poo.
Does no one realize...
... that you are capable of removing the Amazon integration features? Or that they're working on a simle 'kill-switch' for the end-user to disable them? Admittedly, though, having an opt-in/out checkbox during installation would be nice....
I just don't understand all the hate towards the Unity UI. Sure, it's not Gnome 2 or KDE, but I find it to be a fairly decent UI. Even fired it up on an eeePC 701 without too many major problems (biggest one: the dash is too large for the screen).
Re: Unity
Unity still has the standard sorting - typing the name is just an additional way of getting to the program, just like in W7/W8. To get to that sorting, though, you have to go through a few steps.
1. With the Unity launcher open, click on the "ruler/pencil/pen" icon to get to programs.
2. Click the "Filter Results" toggle.
3. Choose the category/ies you need
4. If needed, click the toggle for "Installed apps"
Glad to see...
... that even Anonymous has a set of morals that it is willing to follow. I don't care who you are, or who you're trying to impress - hacking a kids' charity site is just in poor taste, period (or full-stop).
Posted in Ten... freeware gems for new PCs
My additions
CDBurnerXP (http://cdburnerxp.se/en/home) - A free awesome CD burner. Works better than some of Windows' own tools.
Nero KwiKmedia (http://www.nero.com/eng/downloads-nbl-free.php) - Same as above, only Nero.
LibreOffice (http://www.libreoffice.org/) - already been mentioned
Re: Anyone who disagrees with this ...
Instead of trying Xubuntu for a Windows-like experience, I would recommend Kubuntu. The UI is surprisingly similar to Vista/7, and should make the transition a bit easier from Windows.
That's not to say that this is the 'perfect' solution, but I suspect you'll be far more at home wiht KDE 4.x, coming straight from Windows, than you will with Unity, Gnome Shell, XFCE, or many of the other available UIs.
Aside from Kubuntu, however, you may find Lubuntu to be to your liking as well, though the UI harks back to Win9x.
Posted in Laptop computers are crap
Fantastic troll
You had me getting ready to point out all the things I disagreed with you on, and then you got to points 7 and 8. Well done, my good sir. Well done, indeed.
Got me.
Although this doesn't sound too far-fetched for Apple (or even Microsoft), what really tipped me off was when I thought for a second about the patent number. Good one, guys.
Re: My money
Kudos to your friend for being a decent human being. Glad to hear that he helped the guy get on his feet again, but yes, it is hard for most people to comprehend what it's like being so far in the gutter it feels like the mud on other peoples' shoes has a higher social standing than you do.
