Posts by W4nderer

A case can be made for the more unified architecture. As for actual speed based on the specs, no way.

Quote:Originally Posted by SmokinWaffle  Fullsize picture of his server Damn. I wonder what his energy bill is. That whole thing likely has to be kept in an air conditioned room.

Haven't supercapacitors been around for a LONG time? Quote:Originally Posted by subyman Hmmmm, what's the invention? Did she just buy an off the shelf capacitor and hook it to an LED then write an interesting fluff piece about its...

Hey guys, so I've got an interesting question. I just finished redoing (fresh install and some upgrades) the PC my family uses as some parts were failing and it was bogged down with garbage that had been installed on it. It is now...

So my system has a 256GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD, and I want to update to the latest firmware. My system has no optical drive, and it only runs Linux. Is there any easy way I can update the firmware? I tried writing the bootable ISO (from...

Quote:Originally Posted by svenge It seems your biggest gripe is that people have the audacity to not believe that Win8's GUI changes were for the better. Perhaps you should re-evaluate if posting on a technology forum is really...

Great to know it will be a free upgrade as I just purchased a copy of Windows 8 the other day for a PC I am building. I'm interested in how/when these updates trickle down to the Surface and Windows RT. EDIT: The article says it will be...

Java. My favorite is Python. Then again, programming isn't really my forte.

Quote:Originally Posted by tpi2007 but who in their right mind would consider going "Metro"-like an improvement ?Modern UI is great on my Surface. The only thing I would wish for would be faster hardware (without giving up any...

Well, your traffic is now being routed from Comcast's network rather than the network of your previous ISP. It is very possible that some locations are slower than others, as well as some likely being faster.