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Reply #2450 on: January 18, 2012, 06:45:58 AM

Nemx is the product we were using. awesome, for real

A few of those are possibilities.  My google-fu did not use the term "data leak prevention" as my Corporate Speak skill is still very low.  Thanks, more to research.

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Reply #2451 on: January 18, 2012, 01:36:09 PM

If you're going to do it onsite, DO use an appliance or something that doesn't run on the Exchange server itself. The gateway scanners that run directly on the Exchange server are asking for trouble IMO.

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Reply #2452 on: January 18, 2012, 04:08:00 PM

If you're going to do it onsite, DO use an appliance or something that doesn't run on the Exchange server itself. The gateway scanners that run directly on the Exchange server are asking for trouble IMO.

Isn't the definition of an appliance vs software or a service is the fact that it has it's own dedicated hardware to run on?  Then again I suppose the marketing folks can fuck up the definition of just about anything these days.
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Reply #2453 on: January 18, 2012, 05:19:19 PM

I was just reinforcing the recommendation to use an appliance.

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Reply #2454 on: January 19, 2012, 09:15:45 PM

My definition of an appliance is anything that isn't customer-supportable.  But people like to imagine little black boxes.

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Reply #2455 on: January 20, 2012, 02:04:39 PM

I have a question regarding my Motorola Droid phone and Verizon.

I am at the end of my 2 year contract, and am considering cancelling my phone & data plan that's running me $117/month.

I have a work Blackberry that I can use for phone and text and some internet.

If I cancel my service with Verizon, will I be able to:

1. Continue using the Droid as a pocket computer (like an Ipod touch)?
2. Continue connecting via Wi-Fi?
3. Download music, apps etc via Wi-Fi?
4. Make calls via VoIP?
5. Continue using the GPS functionality?

I can potentially get a mobile Hot Spot for my company laptop through work. if so, and all the above are true, I don't see much need in paying Verizon anymore, except for keeping my old phone #.

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Reply #2456 on: January 24, 2012, 12:39:38 PM

I want to say some gps apps will no longer work as they require cel tower connections.

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Reply #2457 on: January 24, 2012, 01:50:24 PM

I want to say some gps apps will no longer work as they require cel tower connections.

I don't know exactly what the algorithm is but there has to be some data transfer even without a contract.  Even if just to handshake and decide that your out of the network.  I would imagine that data still has tower location/id and time in it.

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Reply #2458 on: January 24, 2012, 04:53:42 PM

You can still use it for emergency calls, too.

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Reply #2459 on: January 25, 2012, 06:42:44 AM

I managed to lose my old Droid in record time but if I find it I will turn it on and see what it does.  The problem, however, is that I moved most everything to the SD card which now lives in my Razr.

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Reply #2460 on: January 28, 2012, 06:59:20 PM

Trippy, halp.

BenQ EW2420 $200 seems like an awfully good deal, and reviews seem to be mostly positive.
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Reply #2461 on: January 28, 2012, 07:28:11 PM

Seems okay but not great. You'll want a colorimeter to adjust the poor factory default color settings. Relatively high input lag may be a concern if you are playing twitchy games on it.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/benq_ew2420.htm
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Reply #2462 on: January 28, 2012, 08:31:24 PM

My current monitor is not much better in any of those respects, ancient TN FTL.  But I might have to pass unless there's a cheap way to calibrate.

Why the hell does every reasonably priced IPS have to use 18-bit colour?
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Reply #2463 on: January 30, 2012, 01:28:15 AM

You can always calibrate using QuickGamma or windows 7 calibration - control panel -> color management -> advanced. Both options aren't bad, almost certainly good enough for general usage. If you're doing photo work though then you probably want to look into hardware calibration for sure.

Changing the subject, we've got a bunch of devices in the house now that need charging via a micro-USB connection: 2 phones (different manufacturers), a kindle, a couple of wireless mice. When we want to charge from a power socket rather than a USB port on a PC do we need to be concerned about using the right adaptor for the right device or can we just use one that they all plug into? It's getting really tedious having multiple chargers all over the place.

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Reply #2464 on: January 30, 2012, 08:35:01 AM

I'm not doing artwork.  Would just like a nice monitor.  There's a few other options I've spotted that look nice.
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Reply #2465 on: January 31, 2012, 01:48:25 PM

Changing the subject, we've got a bunch of devices in the house now that need charging via a micro-USB connection: 2 phones (different manufacturers), a kindle, a couple of wireless mice. When we want to charge from a power socket rather than a USB port on a PC do we need to be concerned about using the right adaptor for the right device or can we just use one that they all plug into? It's getting really tedious having multiple chargers all over the place.

I mix and match those things all the time and have never had an issue.  They're all putting out 5v.

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Reply #2466 on: January 31, 2012, 02:05:37 PM

Just need to make sure it will put out enough juice to charge whatever device you are charging. Some devices require more current than others to charge properly.

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Reply #2467 on: February 01, 2012, 12:04:26 AM

Cheers. I did have a look at the ratings on the ones that had a visible one and they all said 5v just with some small variances in the mA (from 850 to 1000).

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Reply #2468 on: February 01, 2012, 05:29:11 PM

I'm a nub with wifi networking.

So I'm configuring two laptops and a Linksys wireless router I'm shipping down to Florida for my folks. I want to be able to remote desktop in to both computers in case something goes wrong. In the dim distant past, they had one computer connected to the cable modem and I could WinVNC right in at whim. But that was easy to figure out. For some reason, I need new instructions in crayon.

1. Once they have everything plugged in and the router connected to the cable modem, they'll have whatever IP address their ISP gives them. What is the absolute easiest way my Mom could get that info to me? I could have her just do an ipconfig /all, but it'd be awesome if there was just some desktop gadget or taskbar thing that I could put on both computers that would show both the cable modem IP address and whatever IP the wifi router assigned to them. Then if they call with something broken, they can just read me both numbers. Which leads to the next question:

2. When I want to remote desktop into their computer, I assume the settings in RD Connection are something like:

- Computer <their cable modem IP>/<their computer IP>/<their computer name>
- User name: <their username>

Is that the case? The default example in RD Connection has a web domain and sub domain. I assume I don't need to register a domain for this, but if I do, I'm happy to. Florida is freakin' far.

3. In order to remote desktop into their computer, do I also need to enable remote router access on the router? Or is that only if i want to change a setting on their router (which I might if I want to turn off SSID, update firmware, or turn on MAC filtering once they've confirmed everything including their wifi printer is up and running).

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Reply #2469 on: February 01, 2012, 05:32:59 PM

I would suggest just using some remote access provider like Logmein or something similar. Being able to tell parents 'just go to this website and click this' is a lot less painful than having them mess with all those other variables.

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Reply #2470 on: February 01, 2012, 05:51:52 PM

Ah good idea. Lemme take a look at that.

Edit: Wow that was embarassingly easier. Took me longer to write the damned post above. Thanks again Ing!
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Reply #2471 on: February 01, 2012, 06:18:41 PM

To RDP into their machines through a router you would need to set up port forwarding to each machine (which assumes that you know which IP they will get always).

As Ingmar said, LogMeIn or something similar is the best bet.

Also, if you need to find the outside IP of any computer, www.ipchicken.com is your friend.

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Reply #2472 on: February 02, 2012, 06:53:41 AM

Or type "my ip" into google.

Thanks on the logmein thing, my dad moved to FLA last year. I'll be needing that, he's already borked his computer in 3 months.
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Reply #2473 on: February 03, 2012, 10:31:10 PM

Anyone had experience with recent SSD's?  There are a couple of SATA 3 models on Newegg for about $100, 60-64GB, and since I am *completely* rebuilding my system (thanks to a video card upgrade gone horribly wrong), I thought I might want to get one of those (since I'm having to make a fresh OS install).

Anyway, assuming a 500MB/sec read speed, will Windows 7 64bit run enough faster to be worth it?  Or should I reserve the SSD for games (since Win7 will take most of the capacity if it's on there) and install Windows to my 1.5TB WD Green?  Everything indicates that Win7 will take up 40-45GB, which won't leave room for more than one or two games (and not even that, if they keep growing).

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Reply #2474 on: February 03, 2012, 10:40:25 PM

My install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on my file/media server is taking up 16.1 GB currently. I'm actually using an SSD as the boot drive on that system but I got that for reliability reasons (the boot drive used to be a consumer-level hard drive but it died) and not performance reasons.
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Reply #2475 on: February 03, 2012, 11:48:20 PM

Anyone had experience with recent SSD's?  There are a couple of SATA 3 models on Newegg for about $100, 60-64GB, and since I am *completely* rebuilding my system (thanks to a video card upgrade gone horribly wrong), I thought I might want to get one of those (since I'm having to make a fresh OS install).

Anyway, assuming a 500MB/sec read speed, will Windows 7 64bit run enough faster to be worth it?  Or should I reserve the SSD for games (since Win7 will take most of the capacity if it's on there) and install Windows to my 1.5TB WD Green?  Everything indicates that Win7 will take up 40-45GB, which won't leave room for more than one or two games (and not even that, if they keep growing).

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I put in a 180 gig in my computer. Windows boots so nice and fast. Should have room for a game on the windows drive. Move the pagefile to another drive.

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Reply #2476 on: February 04, 2012, 01:49:11 PM

If I have 12 gigs of 1600 speed ram, do I even need a pagefile?

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Reply #2477 on: February 04, 2012, 04:53:15 PM

Yes.
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Reply #2478 on: February 04, 2012, 06:21:34 PM

If I have 12 gigs of 1600 speed ram, do I even need a pagefile?

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Only if you never run programs totaling more than 12 GB HDD space.  So, uh, no Windows 7.
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Reply #2479 on: February 04, 2012, 06:40:46 PM

If I have 12 gigs of 1600 speed ram, do I even need a pagefile?

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Only if you never run programs totaling more than 12 GB HDD space.  So, uh, no Windows 7.
Okay, I know that isn't true.  The only function of a pagefile is to hold data that won't fit in physical memory, but that doesn't need you need an amount equal to the disk size of the program you're running.  I know I could limit it to no more than 4GB, I'm just wondering if I can get away without having one at all (since few programs are going to have a big enough footprint to overwhelm 12GB of ram until 32-bit OS's completely go away).

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Reply #2480 on: February 04, 2012, 06:42:10 PM

Modern operating systems use the pagefile all the time. It is not just for "what doesn't fit in physical RAM" anymore.


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Reply #2481 on: February 04, 2012, 08:06:38 PM

What Murgos said is still false, though.
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Reply #2482 on: February 05, 2012, 09:06:42 AM

What Murgos said is still false, though.


Fine, turn off your pagefile and sit and spin as you churn your drive everytime you switch context.

e:  Specifically a pagefile extends the addressable area of your RAM so that during a memory fetch when the data is not in cache you get to just grab the wanted page off the HDD because the CPU can directly address the data wanted via it's virtual address.  Without that you have to load blocks by contiguous physical memory, so if you can't fit the entire physical address space of all the programs you are running simultaneously into RAM you much more frequently load portions of data/instructions because they may not be stored in physically contiguous blocks.

So, then you lose most advantages of temporal locality in programming.
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Reply #2483 on: February 05, 2012, 09:24:18 AM

Trippy is not saying to turn off the pagefile. He is just saying that your assertion about filesize is wrong.

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Reply #2484 on: February 10, 2012, 09:48:37 AM

I have a feeling I've asked this before, I hope I haven't. Are there any advantages to having a headset over headphones + seperate mic? Surround sound?
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