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I mostly use the laptop for reading only. should I go for a 14" widescreen laptop or should I go for ordinary resolution (1024 * 768) 14" laptop? which would be conienient for me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.92.124.223 ( talk) 04:13, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
Normal. Trying to find applications that work well with widescreen displays is really hard, and 1024*768 is the standard for computing, although 1280*1024 will work too.
When I try to compare processors (CPUs and GPUs), their properties are listed as 'clock speed', 'L2 Cache' and 'FSB', none of which allow direct comparison of calculation power. Is there anywhere I can read the average Floating Point Operations Per Second or equivelant measure for current CPUs and/or GPUs? 81.157.191.238 10:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
@ 2007-04-10T15:48Z
That's a good site you recommend kimble sadly to me it's very PRO Intel, if you haven't been able to tell by the Ad's or the store. The problem here is not what is better, but what kind of use am I going to be using it for. For example I'm not going to build a computer with AMD, ATI, and then play one of those games that has a nVidia sticker on it, it's not optimized for that. unfortunately many things in the computer world are biased when it comes to this. I don't like Mac's but I do know they're usually better for graphics and art use. Work with what gives you results, not what works for another person or a program that might have been optimized for better use with different technology, that's my 2 cents.
200.12.231.42
18:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC) Ag for MemTech
I was not criticizing the software but the website, tom's hardware is usually PRO Intel, and you're correct benchmarks do show the read deal of a system, but if you're not going to buy the exact same setup as the test system...then i would just recommend you always do a personal setup to best fit your needs. not really trying to argue kimble like i stated before..just my 2 cents and answering the question the program CPU-Z is also a good info tool, concise and small but good also take into consideration that calculation power is not based on FLOPS you have a lot of latency between memory and MoBo and diff technologies that the processors have for example SSE,MMX,3D NOW depends on what you're calculating...
200.35.168.129
22:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC) Ag for MemTech
Hi, VP's! My name's felix. Well, I downloaded the GCC compiler 'cause I'm interested in programming though I'm no computer GURU. I opened the "installation" files... Now, that's all I could. I mean I GOT A HELL OF A PAIN IN THE @&!%*$!!! UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE WHOLE THING WAS ABOUT!! I just cannot get the GCC stuff installed... Can someone Be an angel and HELP me.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.207.126.37 ( talk • contribs) 2007-04-10T00:53:54 (UTC)
My print screen button is not working on my keyboard. It is a fairly new keyboard that is wireless. Is there another way to print screen shot and paste to a word document? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.120.225.24 ( talk) 17:11, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
SIR. I AM NEW TO PCS, CAN YOU ADVISE CAN LINUX O/S BE USED INSTEAD OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS WHOM I DESPISE !!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.141.23.34 ( talk) 17:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
@ 2007-04-10T17:34Z
My XP computer died and I had to buy a new one with Vista (Home Premium). I reinstalled Firefox, and would now like to restore the previous bookmarks I have. I have a complete backup of my old drive C: and have found an html file which contains all the Firefox bookmarks. Is there a way I can use it to restore my Firefox bookmarks? -- Halcatalyst 20:06, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
What are some of the benfits a university can get from purchasing an island in Second Life? Gohaf 20:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
For a university? lol is this a school essay? um well all i could imagine is the advertising aspect of SL. Hmmm and maybe in the future when SL is more advanced giving remote lectures? Damn that would be cool.
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I mostly use the laptop for reading only. should I go for a 14" widescreen laptop or should I go for ordinary resolution (1024 * 768) 14" laptop? which would be conienient for me? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.92.124.223 ( talk) 04:13, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
Normal. Trying to find applications that work well with widescreen displays is really hard, and 1024*768 is the standard for computing, although 1280*1024 will work too.
When I try to compare processors (CPUs and GPUs), their properties are listed as 'clock speed', 'L2 Cache' and 'FSB', none of which allow direct comparison of calculation power. Is there anywhere I can read the average Floating Point Operations Per Second or equivelant measure for current CPUs and/or GPUs? 81.157.191.238 10:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
@ 2007-04-10T15:48Z
That's a good site you recommend kimble sadly to me it's very PRO Intel, if you haven't been able to tell by the Ad's or the store. The problem here is not what is better, but what kind of use am I going to be using it for. For example I'm not going to build a computer with AMD, ATI, and then play one of those games that has a nVidia sticker on it, it's not optimized for that. unfortunately many things in the computer world are biased when it comes to this. I don't like Mac's but I do know they're usually better for graphics and art use. Work with what gives you results, not what works for another person or a program that might have been optimized for better use with different technology, that's my 2 cents.
200.12.231.42
18:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC) Ag for MemTech
I was not criticizing the software but the website, tom's hardware is usually PRO Intel, and you're correct benchmarks do show the read deal of a system, but if you're not going to buy the exact same setup as the test system...then i would just recommend you always do a personal setup to best fit your needs. not really trying to argue kimble like i stated before..just my 2 cents and answering the question the program CPU-Z is also a good info tool, concise and small but good also take into consideration that calculation power is not based on FLOPS you have a lot of latency between memory and MoBo and diff technologies that the processors have for example SSE,MMX,3D NOW depends on what you're calculating...
200.35.168.129
22:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC) Ag for MemTech
Hi, VP's! My name's felix. Well, I downloaded the GCC compiler 'cause I'm interested in programming though I'm no computer GURU. I opened the "installation" files... Now, that's all I could. I mean I GOT A HELL OF A PAIN IN THE @&!%*$!!! UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE WHOLE THING WAS ABOUT!! I just cannot get the GCC stuff installed... Can someone Be an angel and HELP me.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.207.126.37 ( talk • contribs) 2007-04-10T00:53:54 (UTC)
My print screen button is not working on my keyboard. It is a fairly new keyboard that is wireless. Is there another way to print screen shot and paste to a word document? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.120.225.24 ( talk) 17:11, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
SIR. I AM NEW TO PCS, CAN YOU ADVISE CAN LINUX O/S BE USED INSTEAD OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS WHOM I DESPISE !!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 172.141.23.34 ( talk) 17:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
@ 2007-04-10T17:34Z
My XP computer died and I had to buy a new one with Vista (Home Premium). I reinstalled Firefox, and would now like to restore the previous bookmarks I have. I have a complete backup of my old drive C: and have found an html file which contains all the Firefox bookmarks. Is there a way I can use it to restore my Firefox bookmarks? -- Halcatalyst 20:06, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
What are some of the benfits a university can get from purchasing an island in Second Life? Gohaf 20:16, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
For a university? lol is this a school essay? um well all i could imagine is the advertising aspect of SL. Hmmm and maybe in the future when SL is more advanced giving remote lectures? Damn that would be cool.