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If album as-in "collection of songs" is what they meant, it really depends on the artist. I tend to listen to many artists that cohesive albums, rather than assortments of unrelated tracks. So, I do enjoy "real" albums; but that's hardly a necessity for every artist. If album in the...

Uninstalling an extra long video card in my old case, I managed to do that with a non-locking SATA cable to one of my HDDs (part of a RAID mirror, so no huge loss, but it still sucked). The little SATA connector is fairly weak compared to the gigantic IDE connector. (I bent the pins back...

Anecdote time: my old AN8's PCI Express slot died while the rest of the board continued to work. I can't remember the exact code, but the LED diagnostic display indicated something was wrong with video if I plugged a card into the primary PCI Express slot with any card I tried; with that slot...

If updated properly, I'd be right there with you. I agree, that was one aspect of it. Thief 3 (technically, "Thief: Deadly Shadows") suffered the same problem, as mentioned by infornographer, due to being based upon the same engine and its Xbox oriented level design. At the time it was...

To boot to the optical drive on my IP35 Pro when in RAID/AHCI mode, I had to select a special boot option to boot to the optical drive, not just CDROM, keep hitting page down, you'll know it when you see it. (I would have to reboot to check exactly what it says, which I cannot do right now.)...

I went with the Scythe Kama PWM largely because I wanted to experiment with a PWM fan. There are two downsides: it's only a sleeve bearing and the fan clips included with the Ultima didn't work particularly well with this fan (I zip-tied the clips through the fan's mounting holes, just to make...

Bioshock reminded me of System Shock 2 in many ways, but it completely failed to creep me out (System Shock 2 succeeded very well in the department), the weapons were lackluster (but the abilities were fun), it was less RPG-ish than System Shock 2 (which wasn't particularly RPG-ish, but...

Working my way through the last track (and seeding the FLAC download, likely along with dozens of other people). Excellent album and I can't complain about the price. If it comes in the incredible packaging Trent has been offering lately, I'll buy it on CD too.

I am running (and posting from) Ubuntu 8.04 on my new IP35 Pro with "OnChip SATA Mode" still set to IDE. I did disable the IDE controller and I am using only SATA drives (I always disable J-Micron controllers). Are you using the IDE controller? If not, maybe try to turn it off?

I've been using 8.04 pre-release for months on my desktop (still on 7.10 on my laptop except for some choice updates for better wireless performance). It's largely evolutionary, nothing huge (for me at least), just lots of little improvements. Since I was tracking the repository daily, I'm not...

In short the LCD2470WNX is a PVA panel and the LCD2490WUXi is an IPS panel. IPS tends to have better details in the darker colors and better viewing angles while PVA tends to have darker blacks (and hence, generally a higher contrast ratio). There are some other small differences (the stands...

I mailed off my Corsair PSU rebate in January and I'm still waiting (status is "received" and it is "being processed" apparently). Two other rebates I mailed on the same day (EVGA and Crucial) have long since been returned. Maybe I've just had good luck in the past, but this is the longest I've...

I actually bought this desk to support the weight of my 22" CRT (that's now living on another desk). That's actually a 24" LCD on the left, but you'll see there's more than enough room for a 30" LCD. I do not like keyboard trays (they tend to be too small and I dislike wobble when I'm typing...

I always purchase from Dell as a small business which may or may not have an effect on the service. My calls have been answered by a mixture of foreign and local representatives. I've never had problems with exchanges, returns, or purchasing replacement parts (they had no issues with me...

I upgraded to the NEC LCD2490WUXi. Except for slightly lesser black levels (still impressive, I'm not complaining, that's just in comparison to the 2408WFP), less inputs, and the price (I used a coupon, but it was still a bit painful) it's an improvement in every way. While my gaming performance...