It's always indexing in the background, apparently, which is why it's slow. Just turning it off took about 45 minutes of...indexing!
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
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bon bon - Sep 24, 2007 12:54:51 pm PDT #2842 of 25501
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Typo Boy - Sep 24, 2007 1:19:24 pm PDT #2843 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Also the "free" downgrade. You still have to have the XP disk. I guess the point is that since they give you a code, you can borrow the disk from a friend and install it semi-legally.
Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2007 1:20:19 pm PDT #2844 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Apple never made a G5 laptop. Leopard will run on a G4 as long as its 867MHz or better. You can find out how fast your CPU is by going to the "About this Mac..." window.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2007 1:22:01 pm PDT #2845 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Apple never made a G5 laptop. Leopard will run on a G4 as long as its 867MHz or better.
I'm of two minds about that upgrade anyway. I think I got the last laptop before Intel, but still.
tommyrot - Sep 24, 2007 1:25:28 pm PDT #2846 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Apple never made a G5 laptop.
Apparently that was one of the reasons for the switch to Intel - IBM (or whoever was doing the PowerPC chips then) never could make a G5 chip with low enough power consumption and heat to work in a laptop.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2007 1:29:21 pm PDT #2847 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Slow people's LCD TV questions:
- 1080p is better than 1080i. But is it worth the extra cost? If I have no articulated plans to upgrade my DVD system, is it a waste of money to buy now?
Tom Scola - Sep 24, 2007 1:30:44 pm PDT #2848 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Depends on how big the screen is, and how far away you sit from it.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2007 1:36:46 pm PDT #2849 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. I thought the CNet page I read said that nothing takes advantage of the p in 1080 other than the HD DVD formats. That's not true?
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2007 1:49:25 pm PDT #2850 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Here it is:
There are two main HD resolutions in use today by HD broadcasters and other sources: 1080i and 720p. One is not necessarily better than the other; 1080i has more lines and pixels, but 720p is a progressive-scan format that should deliver a smoother image that stays sharper during motion. Another format is also becoming better known: 1080p, which combines the superior resolution of 1080i with the progressive-scan smoothness of 720p. True 1080p content is extremely scarce, however, and none of the major networks have announced 1080p broadcasts. The term 1080p today appears mostly in reference to the displays' native resolution, not the source.
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In fact, unless you have a very large television and excellent source material, you'll have a hard time telling the difference between any of the HDTV resolutions. It's especially difficult to tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p sources. The difference between DVD and HDTV should be visible on most HDTVs, but especially on smaller sets, it's not nearly as drastic as the difference between standard TV and HDTV.
Jessica - Sep 25, 2007 3:51:53 am PDT #2851 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The jump in quality from 1080i to 1080p is the same as the jump from standard def TV (480i) to standard def progressive scan DVD (480p). But because 1080 lines look so much better than 480 to begin with, you need a really stellar action sequence to see the difference. I imagine CTHD would look phenomenal at 1080p. Knocked Up would probably look about the same.
Currently, very little content is created in 1080p, so if you're getting a really BIG TV and plan to watch a lot of HD movies on it, I'd say go for it. If you're getting a medium-sized one and plan to mostly watch TV on it, don't bother.