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This does not necessarily create new tiers, though. This card isn't going to create weaker CPUs. If what I have read about the card is correct, it simply allows users who have purchased a lower tier CPU to unlock features on their CPU to move it into a higher tier through whatever mechanism the...

Any body who doesn't buy the highest tier CPUs is already buying hobbled computers. The hardware is the same, but the microcodes which operate the lower end chips simply reduce the clock rate and cache of lower end chips. Physically, the hardware on your low or mid range chip is not any...

This is a prime example of why tech-enthusiast consumers are probably some of the absolute stupidest people in existence. Rather than getting an understanding of the product and what it does, they just assume that it's a way to scam dumb people and demand that it be removed from existence. In...

How many of those people entered the industry in the last handful of years, and did so with no experience (paid or unpaid) and no particularly impressive home projects? I imagine the people who got programming jobs without a degree were able to gain some kind of experience, be it through working...

I feel like too many people are giving that advice, and that it's not really fruitful. Unless he works on a lot of open source projects and has some personal projects to demonstrate his programming abilities to potential employers, he's probably going to struggle getting a job without some sort...

Learn C++, then go to C#.

I started off learning how computers work, and learning some basics of computer architecture, then tried picking up C++. I honestly never got anywhere until I gave up and eventually started over with C#. I really don't feel as though I was able to benefit from starting with C++. A lot of...

To me, it seems like starting learning with a language like Java or C# is the best route. They make it easier for you to learn to solve problems and give you an elementary understanding of control structures and the different data types. From there, it may be wise to move to C++ and learn more...

Anybody who has Windows Vista already and is looking for a way to save money should stick with Vista. If you're going to have to buy a new OS anyways, you might as well go with Windows 7.

It is true, though, as I didn't specify a quantity of the operating system that is the same as Vista, though the majority of it is still largely Vista code. The non-UI related changes in Windows 7 are mostly small ones. Some of the changes I can think of off the top of my head are Multi-Core...

You don't seem to realize that nobody is telling anybody to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. If they like Windows 7, it's fine and dandy if they upgrade for the new interface. Microsoft hasn't imposed any near-future end of support dates, driver manufacturers are still making Vista drivers...

....I already covered that base with the last sentence in my previous post. Plus, you seem to be forgetting that Windows Server 2003 is, hey presto, 7 years old. It's really not any different when you argue from that angle. Windows XP Professional x64 is a bunch of chunks from an almost 9 year...

You clearly don't have a PhD in English, either. He wasn't stating that the 64-bit Professional edition is 8 years old, but rather that the Windows XP family of operating systems itself is 8 years old. He's saying that an 8 year old operating system (Windows XP) was taken and made into a 64 bit...

And here-in lies the problem. Yes, Macs are safer for a number of reasons. That doesn't, however, mean you can just go run into a mine-field and not expect to be blown up. They also put safety-switches on guns to reduce accidental injuries and deaths, but that doesn't do any good for the guy...

I didn't read much of this thread, because I don't care to, but I'll just throw out some of my thoughts. I'm not too keen on the smug Mac users who think their machines are 'virus proof' or 'reliable'. A computer is only as virus proof or reliable as it's user is, and loading Apple's...

How dead set are you on working in Network Security? Does it have to be Network Security, or are you up for other IT jobs?

That's still only a fraction of that 60 gig cap. Whether he's right or wrong, it still remains that a 60 gig cap is plenty for the average user, and even still adequate for many power users. Also, is that traffic amount limited to home users, or does it include commercial use, businesses...

Having a GUI might actually make it easier for him to come up with projects to work on at home, where he might have a difficult time coming up with command line programs he'd actually enjoy creating.

I'm not arguing against that or anything, but I'm going to point out that it's difficult to do unless you're learning on your own time, and not everybody can learn successfully on their own. If you're a student, you can't just take an assembly programming class, because you usually have to...

Then you should probably switch to Windows Vista or Windows 7, since they're both faster than Windows XP and both are much more stable than XP though features added to their new driver model.

I used to turn to Gentoo whenever I needed Linux. But I cannot get Gentoo 2008 to work for the life of me. The LiveCD doesn't even work correctly on my machine. X11 won't start (Not that I'd need it to work for the install. No real Gentoo user wouldn't use the command line installer), and when I...

If I had a Socket 939 CPU, I'd build a home theater box with MythTV and put my old Radeon x600 All-In-Wonder to good use. ....But then I already have a DVR, so I'm not in that big of a hurry to go look for a dirt cheap 939 CPU right now.

For the highly computer savy home users who aren't as big of fans of Windows as most people? Sure. For the mainstream market, probably not. Mainstream users are inclined to stay with Windows and OS X.

Heh, I remember USB hacksaws back in the day. You'd be more successful if you tried blaming people who think they can rely entirely on Anti-Virus software, and don't learn or practice good computer/internet habits because they think Anti-Virus software makes them invincible. A Kevlar vest can...

Actually, we're talking about rflcptr and myself. We aren't 'Average Joe' users, and we understand the Security concepts necessary to properly protect our machines without the aid of anti-virus software. The average joe user doesn't know the difference between a .doc and a .dll, or a .xla and...

And your professional expertise is not necessary for such a simple program. If he wanted something more complicated and more functional, a higher rate for a better program developed by a more experienced coder would be worth it. In a more demanding situation, sure, charge what you want...

Agreed. The people saying $65 an hour, or 500 pounds minimum are probably unemployed. This is a pretty simple application. I could probably create a similar program with C# in about an hour or two myself, and I'm a hobbyist too.

A crappy CPU with a high end GPU is going to perform crappily in everything. A high end CPU with a crappy GPU is going to perform great in everything except high end games. You would have been far better off getting the faster CPU and the $70 GPU. Also, video cards are generally easier to...

It'd be foolish not to go with Windows Vista or Windows 7 on a machine like that.

Not disagreeing with you or anything, but those are verbs.

So have I. But it doesn't happen very often, and it usually gets fixed pretty quickly. Of the times it happens, I have to actually visit the site, while the malicious ad is up, and get served the malicious ad. The ad also has to make it past things like no-script and ad-block. When things like...

I also just ran Advanced. That gave me a 100% as well. Good to know?:confused:

If they can gain access to the bank's database from the web server....well, you do know that there's data in that, right? It would be difficult to do if the bank is smart about their IT, but then so would injecting the banks website. So instead of attacking the bank's computer system and...

It gave me 100%. Seems rather pointless for me.

You've got that backwards. Apple also quickly discovered the issue, and made it public, along with providing resources informing people of how to remove the virus. Had I purchased an iPod around that time frame, I would have scanned for the virus and removed it. And I'm sure the people who...

I also risk getting shot, mugged or carjacked every time I go outside my house, but the likelihood of that happening is so small that I don't let it stop me. Good for you. I usually avoid the parts of the internet where that's more common. Well maintained and secured websites are not immune to...

Hey, you'll hear from the DNA (National Dyslexic Association) about your remarks soon enough!

....as if the 2 minutes it'd take to install them and the reboot that would follow are 'hassles'. I could hardly make a sandwich in that amount of time. That would require me to have a spare USB stick handy, for one thing. It also would mean I'd have to bother with updating the definitions...

Some people like it better in alphabetical order.

Remind me never to give much credit to your guarantees, since I most certainly would know it. As I mentioned above, I scan about every 2 months or so with either Avast or AVG (I alternate for thoroughness) then promptly uninstall the program when finished.