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Longhorn is ruined without WinFS
Monday, August 30, 2004 1:08 PM

Longhorn is ruined without WinFSWell it's official, I have read it in the past but I refused to believe it. WinFS (the sql database based file system) which was one of the star features of Longhorn will NOT be in the launch version of Longhorn.

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

How wireless networks will work in real life
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:44 PM

How wireless networks will work in real lifeIt's a bit simple minded to say wireless will replace wired networks, although one-day (10 yrs) that's very possible if there are serious distance and speed improvements (and of course there will be).

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

ATI vs NVIDIA watt usage
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:56 PM

ATI vs NVIDIA watt usageI've included the meat & potatoes graphs from X-Bit's website below but you can read the article in detail here. The yellow bar is idle, the red bar is under heavy 3d load. As I've said before I'm glad I own a 9600

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

Even more proof news pushes senseless paranoia
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 2:37 PM

Even more proof news pushes senseless paranoiaI think anybody with half a brain would agree that XP SP2 is possibly the best SP ever, more features added than you can shake a stick at. I have yet to talked to anybody that has used it and thinks

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

Buyer's regret.. the ATI All-InWonder
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:26 PM

Buyer's regret.. the ATI All-InWonderAbout 6 months ago I purchased the 9600 AIW and at first I liked it. But overtime I've grown to hate it. I have no problems with the 3d aspect of the card but the TV tuner.I could never get the remote to

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

Before you install XP SP2 on your Enterprise network know this!
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:44 PM

Before you install XP SP2 on your Enterprise network know this! I've been digging around and experimenting with the new SP2 firewall. I'm assuming you guys have a positive attitude towards it and aren't trying to take the "we'll just disable it"

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

My <# WebPartBody #>.02 on NJ's governor James McGreevey stepping down
Saturday, August 14, 2004 4:08 AM

My <# WebPartBody #>.02 on NJ's governor James McGreevey stepping down I really have a problem with this whole incident about James stepping down. In my opinion this only sends one clear message to the public, that if you're gay, you're not able to work in the

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

ATI's watt usage for current video cards
Friday, August 06, 2004 2:00 PM

ATI's watt usage for current video cardshttp://www.geocities.com/rhelic22/ATI-Watts.gifTwo things becomes clear here, faster cards need more power and improved designs are more efficient with that power. So it seems when a design is created,

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

Facts about Bush you didn't know and Michael Moore doesn't want you to hear
Friday, August 06, 2004 1:54 PM

The following I recieved in an email and found it VERY enlightening. Previous I have posted some anti-Bush stuff, mostly in a comical sense about comparisons between Bush and Hitler but here's another spin on the whole Bush issue.I, myself, believe

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posted by travisowens (Comments Off)

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