One of the best recs I've heard re: Vista is to download and run the Vista Upgrade Advisor -- it will tell you which of your programs have Vista drivers available and which don't.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Jessica - Jan 30, 2007 7:40:23 am PST #460 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Gudanov - Jan 30, 2007 7:43:43 am PST #461 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
I wonder how long you'll be able to buy computers with XP. I need to get Leif a new computer, but I don't want Vista. The whole point of his computer is to play edutainment games that mostly come from bargin bins and I fear that many of them won't run on Vista.
Alas, if only wine would run more of them.
Typo Boy - Jan 30, 2007 8:16:41 am PST #462 of 25496
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.
What am I missing? $5.99 for a 640x480 webcam? Seriously?
I see $8.00 webcams at Target all the time - maybe lower. Never noticed the resolution. What is the normal resolution for low end web cams?
amych - Jan 30, 2007 8:30:15 am PST #463 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What is the normal resolution for low end web cams?
160x120 for USB 1.1, maybe 320x240 for USB 2 -- the specs are hazy on all the sites I looked at, but I'd bet that either the full resolution is only available for still pics (several sites list it as a "web cam + VGA digicam" or the like), or the frame rate is abysmally slow.
§ ita § - Jan 30, 2007 8:42:36 am PST #464 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The second cheapest camera said it did interpolated 640x480, but that cheapest one didn't mention interpolation.
My iSight is 640x480, but it does a bunch of other stuff I'm assuming you can't get for $5.99. Yet.
This will make shopping interesting.
Kathy A - Jan 30, 2007 9:27:54 am PST #465 of 25496
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I found a really reasonably priced Toshiba notebook over at Amazon, but I have a few qualms about it. It's refurbished (not an issue for me), and the company that is selling it through Amazon's Marketplace has a relatively complete seller's profile with over 1000 recent feedbacks and a customer service line. Problem is that the website link goes to a site that seems to have only one computer in stock (the one I'm interested in), and the customer service line is "currently unavailable," with the message saying to send e-mail with any tech support questions. This is lighting up "company might be folding tomorrow!!" lights in my head.
Should I go for it, or look for something potentially more reliable?
§ ita § - Jan 30, 2007 9:28:37 am PST #466 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kathy--your link is empty.
eta: Okay, not anymore.
Gudanov - Jan 30, 2007 11:38:40 am PST #467 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Jan 30, 2007 11:41:08 am PST #468 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
esse - Jan 30, 2007 11:45:18 am PST #469 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Acer's are kind of low rent, and there's no value for how often they break down.