What is something you have done on your computer that would qualify as the biggest waist of its ability? (Other then sitting idle) For me it would be installing DOS 6.22 and Win 3.1 on a 2.21ghz AMD Athlon XP 3200+ computer with 512mb RAM!
Biggest waste of power huh? Well.... I don't know if all these programs have any effect on how much power is being used, but I know that last time I had this many open at once and was running off the battery, it ate up my time pretty fast, so I'm guessing that somewhere in here there is a waste of power lol
Let's see here, I have Dreamweaver open, 8 internet windows, Photoshop, 2 MSN windows, Media Player (which is playing rather loudly, but through head phones where I can hear the words in the songs, even when they are about two feet away from my head.), a notepad open and my programs file folder open as well.
Considering that I'm using very little of these windows... and some I haven't used at all today, yet they've remained open, I'm thinking this is a nice big waste of cpu power.
This is a rather pointless topic. Few people would buy a powerful computer just to use DOS and early Windows versions on it, and as for those of us who have later operating systems installed, the least you could probably do (aside from idling) would be to write something in a basic text editor program (such as notepad). It doesn't get much simpler/more basic than that.
I love to install old OSs and programs on new hardware and see how much faster and/or stabler it runs and also how far I can push it. Yeah you can always run an emulator or virtual machine to install old programs and OSs but its just not the same.
I have a AMD 1.8ghz with 1gb DDR & a dvd+-RW, everything else is onboard and there is no hd I have it pluged into a 16 port switch and I have 9 other skeleton computers (no HD) running a cluster linux OS on a boot floppy & cdrom. I access all of it with a usb flash drive and it has all my Live apps, I also use several boot floppies and cd or dvd roms. I have a new laptop (sony vaio windows xp pro) & a desktop (HP 3.2ghz win xp pro) that stay "Normal", but I love my old stuff.
I think as long as what you are doing or running on the system is doing something that is beneficial to you then we cannot consider that as a waste, you may have installed DOS on a pretty powerful system, the question now would be what is the use of that DOS, are you running something on that and it will benefit you? If yes then it's not a waste after all.
So I think I have not done something that is wasteful on my computer yet or maybe I am just not aware of it, waste of time I know there's lots of it.
The biggest waste of poower on my PC would be trying to install windows 95 on my new computer. An AMD64 3800+ with 2GB DDR SDRAM. The CD i used was kinda ugly. The surface was scratched very badly, but I still wanted to install it, just to re-live my days when Windows 95 was still popular.
I'm always wasting my PC power. I have XP as most of you know. But I'm wasting alot of my PC power. Why? Because I have 64-bit and the 64-bit XP hasn't got alot of device supported
NUMBER ONE! The current world record for a 100m dash is 9.72 seconds right?? But it's been
broken before and it's more than likely that at some point it will be broken. So what is the
highest that the 100m dash record will ever go. Technically there is no maximum that the record can
get to right? I mean you can always go a bit faster. But there also must be a limit to how fast
people can travel right? Everyone says you cant go faster than the speed of light, as we know the
speed of light equals 299 792 458 m / s right? So the maximum time that you can do it ....
Hi Friends, This is my first post in this forum. I would like to know about how to improve our
willing power? For example, today i feel interested to learn guitar, i learn something by play with
it. Next day i don't have or less interest to touch the guitar. You know what i mean? Any
advice would be appreciated. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:"
border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ....
We will be doing power distribution changes after 8pm PST on Saturday May 31, 2008. We will be
doing power distribution changes after 8pm PST on Saturday May 31, 2008. Changes are being made due
to the rapid migration that was done. This change will insure future stability in the future of
power distribution as summer arrives around within the coming months. Brown outs, blackouts, etc...
occurs within this this season and we are preparing for random reboots and crashes. We are
anticipating a downtime of no longer than 15 minutes as we modify our power distribution. All....
Did a quick search and realized y'all haven't discussed Lost Power City before. Lost
Power City ( yes that is a referal link ) is a turned base game where you build up your stats in
order to be the strongest player in game. You attack other players to level, buy new property to
train and buy and sell items to take control of the economy. The official login quote is.
QUOTE Your stay here depends on who you know and how much you can trust them. As you travel
through the 20+ sub-cities you will learn a lot about your so- called friends, your new-found....
Heck it looks like I am out of business after reading this little article, this botnet, which is
connected to about 300,000 computers sends out a whopping 60 billion emails a day or 50% of the spam
that gets sent out. Srizbi also goes by the name of "Cbeplay" and "Exchanger," and is considered
one of the ultimate rootkit programs as well, because it disguises itself as rootkit and then goes
straight into the kernel with complete anonymity . On top of that supposable it has a small program
that deletes other rootkits, and thinking about a book in which a computer could ....
What is prayer really? Think about it for a moment. Prayer. It is the moment of focusing your
energy ( your thoughts, wishes, desires, needs whether for yourself or another). Sure a lot of
people don't see it like that. Most see it as a communication with Deity ( Dear God, Dear Jesus,
Dear Goddess, Dear Shiva, etc). If you are religious I'm not going to tell you that praying
ISN'T a form of communication or connection with your deity. I would just like to add to it.
/happy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="^_^" border="0" alt="happy.gif" /> I would....
Has anyone played this game? I have only the Demo. You can download this game here
http://www.download.com by searching it or go directly to http://www.tacticalsoft.com It's a
really good RTS based on WWII military units, You can get Technology where you can upgrade Tanks,
Aircraft, Navy and much more, It's a must to play, It doesn't look "Great" but the graphics
and game play are average, But the AI is incredible, You can ally with other nations depending on
reputation you have Bad or Good.....
I'm hearing from a few sources that nuclear power is bad for the environment. I personally
disagree, and think that we should try to convert as many coal-powered plants to nuclear plants in
the future, although nuclear power is non-renewable. Until we find good sources for renewable power,
however, nuclear power may be our best alternative. What is your opinion? If properly contained, is
it bad for the environment? (Of course if properly contained. All nuclear power plants have proper
containment measures in place.) If so, how?....
Well, this was longly waited for, and now our atmosphere might be communist free, well, one less
comunist. Why? Because yesterday (or was it monday?) a letter was received saying that fidel castro
resigned as "president" of cuba. He should have done this a long long time ago since he had his
sergery; i knew for some reason that he would not be returning to power, and i was right. I think he
was trying to make it to 50, but i guess he could not make it. check it here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23229795 ....
Tamil - தமிழ் You have heard of this very old language ? If yes.. You
should have been able to appreciate its richness. Its so rich and one of the most ancient languages
that started in the southern most state of India called Tamil Nadu. Its so rich with many
features.... It has some of the best book - If you have heard of Thirukkural, Silapathigaram etc
etc. These are some of the books that proves you the power of this language. I know theses stuff
already and i know very little about numbers in this powerful language. Recently, one of m....
Wrapaninis is the latest incarnation of the sandwich shop on Como Ave. In the last year and a half
this property has been occupied by an Italian restaurant, two pizza shops, and currently this
Wrapaninis outfit. Expect to pay five bucks for anything of substance. The portions are modest at
best, and the quality is decent, better than McDonald's but not really as delicious for your
dollars as other restaurants nearby. I went in there for a personal pan pizza the other day, which
I expected to be $3.50 since I didn't realize the pizza shop had traded hand....
I know this is very much known to many people. I recently stumbled upon this on Vista documentation
and thought it will be of some use to others... QUOTE Get the most from a single charge If you
have time to do only one thing... Use the Power saver power plan to minimize power consumption.
You can always return to this article later to try more power-saving tips. To choose the Power saver
plan, open Power Options in Control Panel. Ever run out of battery power in the middle of a
meeting? Has the urgent beep of your mobile PC's battery alarm made you th....
A length ways shot of the two turntables (TT1610) surrounding the mixer (DM950). Yup,
after a lot of planning and deciding I finally got my Turntables. I was inspired after seeing alot
of work on them; I heard alot of 'Grandmaster Flash' as a kid and just recently I've
been impressed with ' DjRavine '. Another Christmas present, a fantastic and
underrated remix. I was given the following records as a present: Sugarhill - Rappers Delight
(Long version) 12" Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn / Time to get Ill / Figh....
I just found out today that trying to bypass rapishare's time limit, or acquire premium account
for free is a total waste of time. These guys who made the website are so good that no crack
applications ever survive for more than a month or two. So, my advice to you all - just follow the
rules, and wait for your download turns /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)"
border="0" alt="cool.gif" />....
From my point of view, i was upset with call of duty 3. I thought call of duty 2 was much better,
but that's just my opinion. Call of duty 3 was good but i thought it would be better. And to
think i traded in call of duty 2 today cause i didn't play it any more.....
Java technology has various usage from mobile applications to Enterprise applications. I think the
power of Java technology in web applications and applets is showed in "meez.com" where u can create
your own 3d avatars. /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0"
alt="rolleyes.gif" />....
I have read in a lot of forums about the importance of this component. And with regards to my
problem of the computer restarting while playing games, this could very well be the reason but I
can't confirm anything. When I bought my graphics card Winfast A6200 TD, a minimum of 400w
output was needed from the psu and that was I had. But is the psu actually causing the problem of my
computer restarting? That the psu does not have enough power to handle the functions of the graphics
card? I was playing PES 6 (Pro Evolution Soccer 6) and everything seemed fine until i....
Note this only works in IE and IE-based browsers. For each page in your Admin CP that you go to, the
last page kind of blends in to the next one. A very cool effect that you Firefox users out there are
missing out on. Open skin_acp/IPB2_Standard/acp_skin_html/cp_skin_global.php. In function
global_main_wrapper(), find: CODE <head> Right below that, add this: CODE
<meta http-equiv="Page-Enter" content="blendTrans(Duration=0.3)" />
Save and upload. Enjoy!....
Alright, let's not go superman here. If you were a superhero and only had ONE amazing super
power, what would it be? This can be interesting, yes? Oh! And what would be your name?
That's important : P Gee... this is a toughy, because I really don't know what to be... so
many choices! OO! Okay, I'd be able change my size! Not fatter or skinnier... just
bigger or smaller. I'd be called the Big Small Lady! AHAHAHAH! HAH! HAha... so
yah, what would you be? And what's your awesome name?....
Ok, so my parents are wanting to buy two new laptops for themselves, and they want the best they can
get.. i dont want any sugestions on what kind of computer they should get, they will be getting
XPS's, i just want to know the differense, and what the pros and cons are of Dual Core Power
Processors, and Intel Centrino Dual Processor, and which one you think is better.... ive looked
online and couldn't find much, my parents have looked and hopefully someone here can help
/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> th....
I've done tons of carnival games in my life, but here are the ones that I think are the biggest
ripoffs: 1. The basketball game. Those rims are so screwed up, Michael Jordan couldn't even
make it. 2. I don't know what it was called, but you have to cover this big circle with 5 round
discs. None of the circle can be showing in order to win. 1 chance for $3, 2 chances for
$5. If you did it successfully twice, you won an Xbox 360! I thought that sounded
promising, so I gave it a try. Of course, the person working the booth kept doing it perfectly....
So I was working on the computer, I think it was doing trap17 stuff, can't remember, anywhoo, I
Was working and all of a sudden my computer shut down, I'm like..oh great. So my sister and I
opened it up, well, it was the power supply/mother baord(power surge). We didn't think it was
the motherboard just yet, so we went and bought a new power supply, installed it, no go. So now we
new it was once of the essensials. We took the harddrive into a control, it was fine, the processor
was fine. Motherboard. Took it into the geek sqaud, boy, do I hate them, atleast t....
Many of you might not even play, but I gotta know, does anyone still player BFP? The DBA mod for
Quake 3? I never seen anyone on the servers years ago...wonder why?....
It's not a movie, it's for real. /sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle'
alt='sad.gif' /> Last weekend, some thieves tunneled into a Brazilian Central Bank vault and stole
13.5 tons of bank notes ($65m). It might have taken them three months to dig the tunnel. When
I was watching the news today, I heard someone saying the one who had planned this robbery was very
intelligent. I guess he isn't that much because Brazilian Federal Police has already found their
fingerprints on a phone. How could they forget about wearing gloves??? /tongue....
This is a thread for people discuss their opinions about who will rise to be the enxt super power of
the world, or if at all. USA as everyone knows is the current world super power but what do you
think will happen to it? undoubtably Britain was the worlds greatest super power in history, which
eventually declined, so can the same thing happen to the US? I think a decline of the USA and rise
of the economy of China are inevatable, but weither they become a super power is an issue. Discuss.
Don't just post a countries name. Justify your opinion which mature answers.....
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C'mon face it, video games are a complete waste of your time! Every time you turn on your
console you should be asking yourself "Is there something better I should be doing with my time...
like reading a good book... or watching a good movie... or flirting with a beautiful girl? Do I get
anything out of this, does this make me a better person?"....
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