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    Hardware Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB Review

    After recent experiences I wouldn't touch these with a barge pole. I really, really hope they've done something about the reliability because...
    Post by: qupada, 23 Aug 2010 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Hardware Golden Arrow Killer Xeno Pro Gaming Network Card Review

    Any chance of getting your hands on the (similarly priced) Intel Pro/1000 PT...
    Post by: qupada, 1 May 2010 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Blogs Own an Intel SSD? Tell how worn out it is!

    Good news is the flag has made it to the G2 Intel SSDs too. smartmontools seemed to be the most useful tool I could find in my Linux distro's...
    Post by: qupada, 23 Oct 2009 in forum: Article Discussion
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    News Apple joins micro-USB charger agreement

    Doesn't requiring an adapter largely defeat the entire point of the universal charger idea? Surely as much as allowing you to charge your new...
    Post by: qupada, 30 Jun 2009 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Blogs The iPhone 3GS - You can't beat them, so join them, but you can still hate them...

    "[...] and god awful early versions of iTunes, [...]" You say this like it isn't still. I'm the first to confess that I'm not an Apple fan,...
    Post by: qupada, 10 Jun 2009 in forum: Article Discussion
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    News Hagiwara shrinks SSD tech to 1"

    Looks like a CompactFlash card....
    Post by: qupada, 30 Mar 2009 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Bits On Our Desk - 14

    The one thing you've missed on the USB flash drive is transfer rate, how does it stack up compared to say the Corsair Flash Voyager GT (tested...
    Post by: qupada, 17 Nov 2008 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Bits BASHing Through Scripts

    The real fun starts when you discover the script you've just spent several hours perfecting has to run on a shell that requires strict posix...
    Post by: qupada, 27 Nov 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Hardware The Secrets of PC Memory: Part 1

    Since nit-picking is so fun, I'll throw my hat into the ring Kilo, 10^3, 1000, etc is 'k' not 'K'. Also with that analogy to cars and...
    Post by: qupada, 16 Nov 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Hardware Asus Xonar D2

    I certainly won't be giving up my Audigy 2zs until someone can make a card with better support than I get from the ALSA "emu10k1" driver....
    Post by: qupada, 8 Sep 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    News OOXML fails to get ISO approval

    Probably only a small amount to do with the fact that under the fancy extension it's actually a zip file (with a quite excessively complicated...
    Post by: qupada, 6 Sep 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    News Think you're good at identifying scams? Try this!

    10/10. But I have to say in some of those I wasn't sure either option looked particularly good (the Paypal test especially).
    Post by: qupada, 29 Jul 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Columns Cult of personality

    http://www.openmoko.com/ That is all.
    Post by: qupada, 9 Jul 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    Hardware EVGA nForce 650i Ultra

    I wondered about that too, surely it's cheaper to solder a serial port onto the board than make a PCI bracket with cable. At least they haven't...
    Post by: qupada, 20 Jun 2007 in forum: Article Discussion
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    POTM [06/07] Electric trains for fun and profit

    I know quack has already posted a picture of a train, but this is at least a different kind of train. Was on my way home from buying my new lens...
    Thread by: qupada, 14 Jun 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Photography, Art & Design