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Off Topic / Firefox
« on: November 18, 2004, 10:26:10 PM »
Free.  It is open source, So you could even go in there and change things if you wanted to.  call it a step chilld of Netscape.  The Mozilla Foundation started with Netscape Code after IE took over.  Firefox is a mean lean version of Mozilla :)

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Off Topic / Firefox
« on: November 18, 2004, 05:39:23 PM »
Basically, the advantage of FF is the customization.  If you are fine dealing with IE's normal interface, enjoy.  I have customized FF a lot so far.  In the Status Bar, I have Adblock, which blocks specfiic ads i tell it to.  I have Homeland Security Threat Level, for kicks.  I have Foxy Tunes, where i can control ANY music player.  Name it, it is probably able to be controled. And i have Weather Fox.  I see what temp it is now, and tonight, but you can add a 5 day forecast if you want.  

I have a couple of other Extensions, such as mouse gestures, which i am just getting used to, Download manager tweak, which adds it to a tab, Translate, which you can click a button and it tranlsates any page, and Image Zoom, which lets me click on any image, shrink it, enlarge it, etc.

To sum it up, It is worth trying out.  I am still getting used to it, and its been a couple months.  You can not try it for a day, say "its the same" and then leave it.  Thats wrong.  I am just now getting into features i didnt know i could use.  Ive added search engines into the upper right field, such as IMDB, Ebay, Wikipedia, Dictionary.com etc.  I am still customizing mouse gestures to make my browsing easier.

It may or may not be more secure.  If FF has half of the market, and IE has half of the market, only then will we know which is 'more secure.'  It may be faster on your system, it may be slower.  For mine it is faster loading webpages, and sometimes faster loading up.  It does have trouble with *some* webpages, but that is why i have a plug in called IE view, which you right click on a link and it says Open in IE.  And it will load IE up to view it.  Its all up to you.  What do you want Your browser to do?

Edit:
Oh yea, I recently redid one of my roomates computers.  I took off all links of IE off, and installed FF.  no extensions.  I made it the default browser.  He loves it.  Havn't heard a complaint yet.  He says it seems faster then before, but of course, that is right after a reinstall of a computer.  Point is, you can switch back and forth between IE on one computer, and FF on another, and barely notice.

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 16, 2004, 10:48:57 PM »
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lol.  wouldnt more girls be impressed with a car or somthing though?
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not if they are nerd girls :D
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My GF is impressed that i know how to program something that asks for 2 numbers, and adds them.  *grin* The simple things.   :D

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 15, 2004, 08:25:58 PM »
lol.  wouldnt more girls be impressed with a car or somthing though?

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 15, 2004, 12:09:57 PM »
LCD: Less space, less power, less noise, less hassle, and less heat  I live in a area where space really is a premium.  Isla Vista, if you have heard of it.  With all the books and paperwork i work on at once, it is hard to keep a big CRT on my desk.  Personal space around here is almost nill unless you pay 800 a month for your own room.  Living in a student community bucks the price up.  Living on the ocean does too.  combine those, and thats where i live.  Also, between all the electronic devices, power becomes an issue.  Bills are huge for power here, being as we are in California.  Also, the heat created by an CRT can heat up a room noticably.  Add a couple other CRTs, a copule computers, a couple other people, its pretty hot.  

900 bucks is a lot of money, i know, but i can look at it like this.  While i am living basically free, I can buy a bunch of expensive things that will last me 5-10 years.  If i buy this LCD now, it won't have to be replaced for at least 5-10 years.  That means when i am scraping for rent once i get out of college, i won't have to go replace my moniter cause it doesn't work anymore.

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 14, 2004, 09:02:39 PM »
How fast?  i have never heard of someones LCD burning out from usage.  I know people with really old LCDs that still work, and they use it every day...

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 14, 2004, 05:22:18 PM »
Don't worry, I will have plenty for a new computer when i build it.  I go for the best there is when it comes to computers and parts for myself.  I got my really nice laptop 2 years ago, and it still outguns most laptops out there for performace and useability.  

Considering i program for 2-3 hours a day, 3-4 days a week, it is nice to be able to see a lot.  I am going to a University which requires a lot of programming to get a Computer Science major.  This LCD will ease my workload for the next 3-4 years.  I just will have to lock it down well so nobody steals it.  My laptop is secured pretty well.  its attached to a 150+ pound desk.  I will get a TV tuner in the new computer i am buildling, and it will serve as my TV also.  No need to buy a VCR or DVD player... Maybe I will find a way to plug in my Gamecube and my roommate's Xbox and we can play high quality...

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Off Topic / New Lcd For Me
« on: November 14, 2004, 03:58:13 PM »
Hey there.  New to LM, So i thought i would post a couple friendly threads.  
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3736876
I am going to be buying this LCD for thanksgiving.  21.3 inch Samsung.  I'll test it out a bit, but from the specs and what i have heard, it is a great LCD.  I know everybody says LCD's are not as good for gaming, but I can honestly say that with the new LCDs, you can not notice a difference.  Combine it with the new computer I am building around the new year, and I will have a computer that can run HL2 with at least 70 fps  :D
Anybody try out this LCD or something like it before?

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General / Post Traceroutes Here
« on: November 09, 2004, 11:22:53 PM »
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what does this mean
1 * * * request timed out
2 * * * request timed out
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Traceroute pings the node 3 times.  If it can't reach the node, it recieves a *.  The request timed out means it coulnd't find its name either, as it wasn't responding.

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General / Post Traceroutes Here
« on: November 09, 2004, 11:21:09 PM »
1     2 ms     2 ms     2 ms  192.168.1.1
  2    33 ms    18 ms    25 ms  ip68-227-80-1.sb.sd.cox.net [68.227.80.1]
  3    22 ms    15 ms    20 ms  sntbsysr01.sb.sd.cox.net [68.6.67.129]
  4    59 ms    28 ms    24 ms  fed1dsrc02-pos0802.rd.sd.cox.net [68.6.8.126]
  5    58 ms    28 ms    39 ms  fed1bbrc01-pos0101.rd.sd.cox.net [68.1.0.204]
  6    34 ms    41 ms    38 ms  fed1bbrc01-pos0200.rd.sd.cox.net [68.1.0.193]
  7    61 ms    38 ms    57 ms  68.105.31.18
  8    43 ms    38 ms    36 ms  so-4-2-0.mpr3.sjc2.us.above.net [64.125.28.222]
  9    41 ms    43 ms    49 ms  so-0-0-0.mpr4.sjc2.us.above.net [64.125.30.2]
 10    95 ms    82 ms    76 ms  so-3-3-0.cr1.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.29.58]
 11   102 ms    72 ms   104 ms  216.200.88.141.theplanet.com [216.200.88.141]
 12    93 ms    66 ms    70 ms  dist-vlan32.dsr3-1.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61]
 13    79 ms    69 ms    69 ms  dist-vlan21.dsr1-1.dllstx2.theplanet.com [70.85.127.67]
 14    74 ms    67 ms    69 ms  car2-4-v1.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.20]
 15    76 ms    78 ms   101 ms  lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]

I get decent pings around 100.  Seems like Cox has a lot of jumps before i get out to the actual internet.  It takes me 19 hops to get to google!  I should go complain and maybe they will give me a discount :)

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