OT I made a buy today

[Don Coatney]

Just returned from Office Max where I finally entered the modern world. I bought a 22" flat screen monitor to replace my old Samsung CRT. It is so big I can actually read this forum without my glasses. It makes pictures of my car look like a stretch lemo. And pictures that looked dark on my old monitor are now bright as day.

I also stopped im my buddies computer repair shop yesterday and talked about upgrading my old puter from 98 to XP. He told me that he just took a reasonably new Dell in on trade. He will format the hard drive on the Dell, install XP, install a word program, and install the hard drive from my puter as a slave all for a hundred fifty bucks. By installing my hard drive I will not lose any stuff I have stored there. I will pick up this puter Monday afternoon.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Can't hide money..........

[Don Coatney]

To complete your abrivated sentance

"from Lisa"!

[BobT-47P15]

So, Don, now your gonna be like Tim Taylor - have "more power".

Those flat screen monitors are nice. I got one with our current Dell computer.

[RobertKB]

That's my next technology purchase, a flatscreen. Remember the good old day when if you had a 17" monitor, you were in the big time? Technology changes so fast that anything you buy new is already old.

[P-12 Tommy]

:DHey Don, I got a 27" made by Olevia I bought at Office Depot about 2 years ago. My '41 is a little stretched on the screen, but overall it's a far cry from a 17". You'll love it. Tom

[Plymouthy Adams]

Just returned from Office Max where I finally entered the modern world. I bought a 22" flat screen monitor to replace my old Samsung CRT. It is so big I can actually read this forum without my glasses. It makes pictures of my car look like a stretch lemo. And pictures that looked dark on my old monitor are now bright as day.

I also stopped im my buddies computer repair shop yesterday and talked about upgrading my old puter from 98 to XP. He told me that he just took a reasonably new Dell in on trade. He will format the hard drive on the Dell, install XP, install a word program, and install the hard drive from my puter as a slave all for a hundred fifty bucks. By installing my hard drive I will not lose any stuff I have stored there. I will pick up this puter Monday afternoon.

Don, if the motherboard is not already maxxed out on the ram..ask the man to upgrade that also..XP and later models share a lot of your ram and limits your resources for juggling windows...funny how things that speed your computer originated with Mopar (ram)

I would like to upgrade my Dell but the limitation on the motherboard prevent any real amount of ram being installed..so that was the reason I bought the newer computer..

[blueskies]

So' date=' I'll keep my old one until it dies.[/quote']

Norm, you will probably die before your old monitor...

I use flat screen monitors in my office for CAD work. I still have an old Sony 21" tube monitor at one of my drafting stations, and I can't stand to look at it for more than a couple of minutes. The refresh rate is slow enough that it flickers out of th corners of my eyes, and it makes my eyes water. I don't know how I used it for 8-10 hours a day for so many years now that I have a flat screen...

Pete

[Young Ed]

Norm now do you cut up the titanium drive platters? They should be pretty hard to cut I would think. Next time try downloading the gov erase program. It writes data over the entire drive and then erases it. Then repeats that 7 times. Anything you had is gone after that.

[PatS....]

I have my old hard drive as a slave as well and it was a simple install in the "new" computer...I did it myself so it had to be simple.

I am going to get a big external drive to keep all the big files on, freeing up the computer to work faster.

As far as the flat screen goes, I've had mine for about 4 years and I would never go back to the CRT.

Oh, and size does matter...bigger is better

[Young Ed]

Pete' date='

You're probably right about the monitor not going out. I had two really old monitors with smaller screes on the shelf. They both worked when I went to the 16" screen. Was keeping them as spares but finally decided to toss the two older smaller monitors this past winter when cleaning house. One of those spare monitors was from 1992. I don't see any flickering in my monitor that I use now. It is nice and steady all the time.[/quote']

I think the flat screen monitors are truely a case of you don't know what you've got until its gone. Only this time its an upgrade. I certainly love the 19 I have at work and the 17 I have at home. The Dell model I have at home also has a built in USB hub which is extremely usefull!

[Young Ed]

Norm the program I mentioned is regulation for the FBI CIA etc. If it works for them I think it'd work for you.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Norm's back up system is a hammer, chizel, and piece of flat stone..(cave wall)

[John Mulders]

just food for thought...

What if those FBI programs upload all relevant data to their database...

Ok, so what is on the disk that you want to get rid off?

Best way is to burn the disk. Even after a number of passes with the erase/cleaning programs there is still magnetic leftovers on the edge of the tracks that can be looked at.

Other question, would destroying the disk be legal or perhaps considered destroying evidence?

John

[Plymouthy Adams]

it is not destroying evidence in the absence of a criminal charge..it is only covering your tracks...

[Don Coatney]

Norm;

This is just what you want to hear. Regans "Star Wars Defense System" is now the backbone of the GPS navagation system. It works well and no trees are killed. So go ahead and kill trees with you paper antiquated maps. Perhaps you can bury your mangled hard drives to fertilize a few new trees:D And dont worry about the trees getting sap on your car. There is more "sap" sitting behind the steering wheel in your car than will ever get on your windows:D:D

[Don Coatney]

I see serious flickering when I attempt to take a pic of my screen.

The screen is flat, but not a thin monitor. Still a CRT.

Do the newer, flat, non-crt ones eliminate that flickering?

The pic that I get varies depending on the flickering interval as seen in these 2 shots.

The flickering you see is your monitor refreshing 60 times (cycles) per second and your camera refreshing at a different speed.

[Don Coatney]

Here is my new monitor.

[Don Coatney]

So Don, if I stick my finger in a light socket (60 cycle) and get the interval correct, will the flickering be synchronized with my vision to eliminate the problem:D

And if so, how long will I have to keep my finger in the socket if I want to take several pics:eek:

Shel;

Suggest you experiment and report your results, If you can still use your fingers:D

[Allan Faust]

Don, if the motherboard is not already maxxed out on the ram..ask the man to upgrade that also..XP and later models share a lot of your ram and limits your resources for juggling windows...funny how things that speed your computer originated with Mopar (ram)

I would like to upgrade my Dell but the limitation on the motherboard prevent any real amount of ram being installed..so that was the reason I bought the newer computer..

Tim's right.... ram is your best speed go getter... after the processor.... get as much as possible.... especially if you work with pics...

Allan

[Allan Faust]

Here is my new monitor.

Geez Don,

If you still have to use that magnifying glass to see what's on it.... you need glasses, not a new monitor...... \

Allan

[james curl]

In this fast changing world, most city maps would have to be reprinted with the new additions monthly to keep up with development, ask any Pizza driver. So getting lost in a city could happen in the new subdivisions unless the maps are updated monthly which I do not believe happens. In a city like Austin, Texas very large particles of commercial land are being redeveloped into residential areas in the inner city so your paper maps might not keep you from getting lost.

[Don Coatney]

Did you yourself not say here on this forum that you got lost using the GPS on the way to Reg's place?

I was not lost. I knew the exact coordinance of my location. Problem was my location was not where I wanted to be. My GPS is somewhat out of date. At the rate new streats are being built, bridges, new freeway exits, etc. I sometimes find the GPS thinks I am driving through a field or across a pond. But in my opinion it still beats paper maps as it does a lot more than a map will ever do. Tells you your speed, average speed, top speed, and how long until you arrive at your destination based on your average speed. It also tells how long you have been driving, how long you have been stopped, how many miles you have driven, how many miles to your destination with a great degree of accuracy. It can be programed to avoid toll roads, avoid freeways, avoid U-turns, fastest route, shortest route, and more. This is all done at the push of a button without pulling over to ponder the same information from a paper map.

[Don Coatney]

Not all cities are set up on a square like Chicago. Indianapolis is a cartwheel, San Francisco has no real pattern due to the hills, Boston streets follow the many harbours edge, some cities do not post "hundred" numbers on the street signs and have no real rhime or reason, Atlanta has several "Peachtree" named streets, courts, boulavards, lanes, Seattle has several numbered named streets such a 17th N, 17th NW, 17th W, etc. One thing that is consistant is even numbers are on one side of a street and odd numbers are on the other side.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I've noticed that the odd people ae the ones without the same address as myself...