Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.

Mal ,'Serenity'


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Jessica - Jan 23, 2006 7:17:11 am PST #6770 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Linksys routers vary widely by model # in terms of reliability -- if my office internet access were running at full speed, I'd look up the one I have, which has never given me any trouble. I know that the Wireless-G models have gotten worse reviews than any of the old B ones.


Gudanov - Jan 23, 2006 10:05:46 am PST #6771 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

Looks like AOpen is going to make a Mac Mini knock-off (with Linux or Windows of course).

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§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 10:07:19 am PST #6772 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What's AOpen's quality like these days? Back when I worked for a VAR who was being cheap, we integrated a ton of them. They were horrible wrt reliability.


Gudanov - Jan 23, 2006 10:12:31 am PST #6773 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping

No idea. The only AOpen hardware I've used have been a mouse and keyboard. I don't have much interest in a computer that small anyhow, I like having all standard sized parts. Nice looking piece though.


NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2006 10:22:45 am PST #6774 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

On the low end they are only $100 cheaper than a Mac Mini, and it sounds like the Pentium M model will actually be more expensive than a Mini.


Jessica - Jan 23, 2006 11:17:41 am PST #6775 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Is there a Mac utility for cleaning out disc space? Emptying FCP's Capture Scratch (and DVDSP's MPEG folder) isn't quite getting me far enough for the current project I'm working on, so I'm wondering if there's a slew of temporary files I can trash or something.

(The ideal solution would be to get permission from management to buy an external hard drive, but I need space *today*.)


§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 11:38:41 am PST #6776 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hard drive failing noises for your troubleshooting pleasure.


DebetEsse - Jan 23, 2006 12:36:43 pm PST #6777 of 10003
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Anybody got any recommendations for a good cheap printer for use with an iBook?

My magenta decided that it really and truly hates me (we've been touch and go for months now)


NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2006 12:39:09 pm PST #6778 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

I've got a Canon that's been quite good to me.


DCJensen - Jan 23, 2006 12:46:33 pm PST #6779 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I saw an article a while back that said HP branded printers were the best for OS X, but I don't know if it was a real comparison or a puff piece.