I was spec'ing out a new HTPC and I wanted to try out a quad to see if it made any difference when it came to media rendering. I have a suspicion that any differences I will see now will be more to do with GPUs rather than CPUs.
As I have bought 2 AMD Dual Core processors just recently (Athlon X2 and Phonom II X2), I thought that I might give Intel another look. I have a box that uses an Intel Core2 Duo E8400 and have been pleased with its performance. However, the AMD duals have performed equally as well for me as the Intel dual @3G
The AMD Phenom II 550 was chosen for my Windows 7 box as it featured AMD-V (hardware virtualization for XP-Mode) rather than for its speed of 3.1G.
The AMD Phenom II X4 965 was chosen because of the pointless rhetoric from Intel "fanboys" on how superior the Intel product is and the "less than above board" trading practices of Intel.
AND, I am a share holder of AMD.
Monday, December 21, 2009
The propensity for SSHTunel.exe to crash
It has been observed that the frequency that TorrentPrivacy's SSHTunel process crashes seems to be dependent on the content of the material being downloaded.
It seems that re-runs of TV programs are far less likely to cause a crash than say a music or movie download.
As I have said before: If I were an "Anti P2P Organization" (APO) I would try to inject data that would cause the SSH encryption algorithm to throw an exception.. This would seem to be supporting evidence.
At this time it is not known if this is the case and is purely speculation on my part. If it is the case then it is justification for peer blocking software to be used with Torrent agents (Or adding suspect IP addresses to an exclusion list).
However, more research is necessary to determine whether this is in fact happening. The frequency at which TorrentPrivacy stalls is not a determining factor in a post cable TV world that I now inhabit.
It seems that re-runs of TV programs are far less likely to cause a crash than say a music or movie download.
As I have said before: If I were an "Anti P2P Organization" (APO) I would try to inject data that would cause the SSH encryption algorithm to throw an exception.. This would seem to be supporting evidence.
At this time it is not known if this is the case and is purely speculation on my part. If it is the case then it is justification for peer blocking software to be used with Torrent agents (Or adding suspect IP addresses to an exclusion list).
However, more research is necessary to determine whether this is in fact happening. The frequency at which TorrentPrivacy stalls is not a determining factor in a post cable TV world that I now inhabit.
Slow News Day at the CBC
Micheal Hlinka thinks that 3D movies and TV are going to be the salvation of the movie and broadcasting industries. Mmmmm. The Muse can't see many wanting to sit around wearing those stupid glasses - the problem is in the content NOT the technology!
He wonders how a "young person" managed to get hold of Pearl Harbour (torrent/p2p maybe?)
Jesse Hirsh had a longish piece about seemingly nothing new! He spent a long time taking about why Y2K was a bust and then ended with the statement that we should be more careful about security when we download things from the Internet. This is what I have been preaching all along!
There has got to be more people who are going to be interested in anonymity software in the future.
He wonders how a "young person" managed to get hold of Pearl Harbour (torrent/p2p maybe?)
Jesse Hirsh had a longish piece about seemingly nothing new! He spent a long time taking about why Y2K was a bust and then ended with the statement that we should be more careful about security when we download things from the Internet. This is what I have been preaching all along!
There has got to be more people who are going to be interested in anonymity software in the future.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
DPF-A72N DPF-D72 Sony 7" Digital Picture Frame
Here are some facts for those comparison shopping:
The Sony DFP-D72 (from BestBuy Canada @ $89.99) has 1G of internal memory and a resolution of 800 by 400 (15:9)
The Sony DPF-A72N (From Canadian Tire @ $79.99) has 128M of internal memory and a resolution of 480 by 234 (16:10) - This is the same resolution as the Dynex 7" picture frame from BestBuy @ $39.99
ALL have remote controls
The Sony DFP-D72 (from BestBuy Canada @ $89.99) has 1G of internal memory and a resolution of 800 by 400 (15:9)
The Sony DPF-A72N (From Canadian Tire @ $79.99) has 128M of internal memory and a resolution of 480 by 234 (16:10) - This is the same resolution as the Dynex 7" picture frame from BestBuy @ $39.99
ALL have remote controls
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Huawei u7519 review
Unlike other sites that claim to have a review and then just ask you to write one!
The Huawei u7519 from Wind Mobile, is their entry level phone, and it is a smartphone.
At $13o (no contract) and $15 per month (for 100 anytime minutes) it offers twice the air time as Virgin Mobile and the phone looks better (on spec) than the phone you can get from Virgin for the same price.
It doesn't have WiFi (but I don't need that) but it does have BlueTooth, a music player, a 2M camera and an FM receiver. It is not as sexy as the Blackbery (or the iPhone [not offered by Wind] but for less money you can buy a U7519 and an iPod Touch) but it is difficult to beat the U7519.
Rogers, Bell and Telus are going to have a run for their money!
When I get the phone I will report further. The full review will be posted on www.tempusfugit.ca
Anybody else think that sites like Compare Cellular are just a waste of space?
Same crap for the Samsung Gravity™ 2 (the lack of review that is - I am sure the phone is just fine - the screen is not as big as the Huawei though.
The Samsung does have aQWERTY keyboard - so it may be better for those that do a lot of texting (something that will be a lot cheaper with Wind)
The Huawei u7519 from Wind Mobile, is their entry level phone, and it is a smartphone.
At $13o (no contract) and $15 per month (for 100 anytime minutes) it offers twice the air time as Virgin Mobile and the phone looks better (on spec) than the phone you can get from Virgin for the same price.
It doesn't have WiFi (but I don't need that) but it does have BlueTooth, a music player, a 2M camera and an FM receiver. It is not as sexy as the Blackbery (or the iPhone [not offered by Wind] but for less money you can buy a U7519 and an iPod Touch) but it is difficult to beat the U7519.
Rogers, Bell and Telus are going to have a run for their money!
When I get the phone I will report further. The full review will be posted on www.tempusfugit.ca
Anybody else think that sites like Compare Cellular are just a waste of space?
Same crap for the Samsung Gravity™ 2 (the lack of review that is - I am sure the phone is just fine - the screen is not as big as the Huawei though.
The Samsung does have a
Quad Core Faster than Dual
When it comes to media rendering.
I know that I may be "pissing into the wind" here but I am trying to find some evidential indication that a Quad Core computer is actually better than a Dual for watching media, bith from DVD, BD and downloaded torrents.
I am not looking for benchmark tests - of course they are going to say that the Quad is faster and have numbers to back it up. Especially if the figures come from the manufacturers, Intel and their shills in particular (tests that seem to be designed to make Intel devices perform better - AMD not even featuring on their charts - or if they do, it is arranged that the tests that might give them an advantage are down-played).
What I am looking for are comments from those that have upgraded from Dual Core systems to Quad Core and have noticed an improvement in performance. Although I am not into gaming, the fact that games such as Crysis and COD4 (Modern Warfare 2) can be played at higher frame rates (real figures needed here though)
I know that I may be "pissing into the wind" here but I am trying to find some evidential indication that a Quad Core computer is actually better than a Dual for watching media, bith from DVD, BD and downloaded torrents.
I am not looking for benchmark tests - of course they are going to say that the Quad is faster and have numbers to back it up. Especially if the figures come from the manufacturers, Intel and their shills in particular (tests that seem to be designed to make Intel devices perform better - AMD not even featuring on their charts - or if they do, it is arranged that the tests that might give them an advantage are down-played).
What I am looking for are comments from those that have upgraded from Dual Core systems to Quad Core and have noticed an improvement in performance. Although I am not into gaming, the fact that games such as Crysis and COD4 (Modern Warfare 2) can be played at higher frame rates (real figures needed here though)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Index Stuffing
House.s06.e11 for example - you don't even have to put the word "torrent" in the search.
The "Full Speed" download merchants create pages with variations of upcoming episodes of popular shows becuase they know eventually there will be those searching for it and they may fool a few to subscribing to their Full High Speed Download Service.
The "Full Speed" download merchants create pages with variations of upcoming episodes of popular shows becuase they know eventually there will be those searching for it and they may fool a few to subscribing to their Full High Speed Download Service.
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