Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Straight from the streets of Akihabara, www.akihabaranews.com/en provides news on the state-of-the-art and tomorrow's gadgets which unlikely we'll ever see outside Japan.
They have 2 reviews on the ultra-portables, Panasonic R3 and Sony Vaio X505 Carbon. Sweet looking portables also carry sweet price tags! For tech buffs, this site is a must visit!

ahochaude wrote:On another note, that's a good thing to know, 'cause my comp is out of space already. Only 100MG left. :beaten:

free HD space is so hard to come by. (unless we splurge and get another HD, :hehe: )

niko2x wrote:free HD space is so hard to come by. (unless we splurge and get another HD, :hehe: )

u bet ... HD's just fill up so soon ... :shakehead: :shakehead: more is never enough ...

ahochaude wrote:

Wow. After one year, the guy finally got his answer. :beaten: :hehe:


On another note, that's a good thing to know, 'cause my comp is out of space already. Only 100MG left. :beaten:

dont know if u use this but for emergency like with 110 megs left. try to use
all programs > accessories > system tools > disk cleanup

generally if unattended the temp folders eat a lot of space.

z123_us wrote:u bet ... HD's just fill up so soon ... :shakehead: :shakehead: more is never enough ...

Ah, disks are cheap and getting bigger all the time. I hear Hitachi is working on a 1TB drive due out in 2007 or so. I can't wait to put 4 of those in a box :hehe:

Pemu wrote:Straight from the streets of Akihabara, www.akihabaranews.com/en provides news on the state-of-the-art and tomorrow's gadgets which unlikely we'll ever see outside Japan.
They have 2 reviews on the ultra-portables, Panasonic R3 and Sony Vaio X505 Carbon. Sweet looking portables also carry sweet price tags! For tech buffs, this site is a must visit!

i luuv the sony one especially, is hardly any width or weight. BUT it does not have a touchpad and i donno how comfortable is the mouse click right at the bottom.

havent seen the panasonic one is real though !

loris wrote:

Ah, disks are cheap and getting bigger all the time. I hear Hitachi is working on a 1TB drive due out in 2007 or so. I can't wait to put 4 of those in a box :hehe:

yeah but i am talkin disks for my laptop! ... i might end up buying a usb external HD though!

hehehhehe :hehe: --> "I can't wait to put 4 of those in a box"

ahochaude wrote:Wow. After one year, the guy finally got his answer. :beaten: :hehe:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah, but his computer probably broke in the meantime. :hehe:

On another note, that's a good thing to know, 'cause my comp is out of space already. Only 100MG left. :beaten:

100MG?? :headscratch: :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:100MG?? :headscratch: :beaten:

MegaGits.

zchendevlemh wrote:

go to
Start --> Run --> type CMD (hit ENTER key)
and type:
format c: :beaten: :hehe: ..............

i think ur explorer got infected man.... :bleh:
or some dll files were corrupted... :sweat:


btw.
don't know anything abt that EZ antivirus...
but i do prefer Norton and Symantic as one of the powerful/effective antivirus ive used...
and the Microsoft AntiSpyware is also a great tool..... :thumbsup:

I can't even get to start :banghead:
I restarted my computer and i hit the right click on my mouse jus to see if i hid my desktop icons but nothing happened :sweat:
Can i download Norton or Symantic or do i have to go buy them?

loris wrote:
Nope. Filling a hard drive should not be bad for it.

Yup, though you should defragment the drive once in a while.

dochira wrote:Yup, though you should defragment the drive once in a while.

The defrag might not work if there isn't enough swap space... :sweat:

If you absolutely can't wait (and don't mind burning holes in your wallet), check out Dynamism. They import electronics from Japan and give you domestic support.

bmwracer wrote:
The defrag might not work if there isn't enough swap space... :sweat:

Ooh, good point. :thumbsup: So it some ways, filling a hard drive is not healthy.

dochira wrote:Ooh, good point. :thumbsup: So it some ways, filling a hard drive is not healthy.

Oh, and the pagefile, too. :sweat:

Okay, have the new PC case, power supply, and case fans.

Holding off on ordering a video card, as the next generation video cards are due to be announced at Comuptex at the end of May.

Probably will order a 74 GB Raptor HDD, as I want fast boot times. Maybe one of those new 6x DL DVD burners from Pioneer.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Okay, have the new PC case, power supply, and case fans.

Holding off on ordering a video card, as the next generation video cards are due to be announced at Comuptex at the end of May.

Probably will order a 74 GB Raptor HDD, as I want fast boot times. Maybe one of those new 6x DL DVD burners from Pioneer.
-PCM

74GB?? Huh??

You want fast boot up, stick with DOS. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
74GB?? Huh??

You want fast boot up, stick with DOS. :hehe:

Heck, if PC makers wanted, they could stick a flash card onto the motherboard with DOS. Like what Cisco does with routers.
-PCM

pcmodem wrote:Heck, if PC makers wanted, they could stick a flash card onto the motherboard with DOS. Like what Cisco does with routers.

Yeah, a lot of embedded PCs have boot ROMs built onto the mobo... :)

Could you imagine if the onboard computer in cars took as long to boot up as Windows? Or if it took a minute to turn on a PDA? :hehe: