Recent content by serox

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    Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT D-SLR w/28-90mm Canon EF lens

    For a first DSLR, I like Olympus DSLR's. They are much cheaper priced when it comes to accessories and lenses. Remember, the body of a DSLR is the most expendable part of a camera setup. :)
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    Good Programmer to Programmer Books

    I was shopping for a good ASP reference book to pick up with the release of ASP.NET 3.5. After looking at the vast selection of crappy revision updated books, it got me to wondering if there are any books that are actually decent "Programmer to Programmer" books. I see Wrox publishing makes that...
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    Ruby on Rails Scalability

    Just wanted to say that this post is all based on public postings from Twitter and DHH. Also the threading issue has been a big one for the most part. Sure you can throw mongrel's at the problem, but when something else scales much nicer and at a lower cost it is no surprise. Another rails...
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    Which one is better Visual Studio OR Dreamweaver?

    I said the same thing about VS being up there in that list. I usually do all the code in VS then do the design either in just a notepad doc or if i have to, use Dreamweaver.
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    What programming language to learn first?

    I learned a little C++ first but the first true lanaguage I picked up was Java. It seems to be that any of the more modern languages can be a good fit since they have heavy object-oriented guidelines which is very important to learn sooner rather than later.
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    Buying a MacBook, which option would you go with?

    There is a gotya there. You paid tax on the item and then the ink for those "free printers" is very high in comparison to the more expensive models. If you got a canon, you cannot even use different off-brand cartridges... I just bought a macbook as well.
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    docking station

    I believe the one I am selling will work for your laptop. http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=45&threadid=2064853
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    Want to build a home bar

    You could have a very simple bar box. the difficulty comes when you do inlay designs and stuff. Pick up a Dremel if you want to do that, actually better yet a router. btw beautiful GS400, I drive an '01 GS300 with the spoiler :)
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    Highlight makes text invisible

    I am running Vista Business and IE7 and it seems that when you use the highlight tags. In preview it shows the text as being white text with a dark background (essentially, a highlight effect). However after posting it does not appear that way, it seems the dark background is missing. Anyone...
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    Was the Pentium 4 the worst processor design in history?

    The Pentium 4 was a good arch when it first hit the scene. The only problem with it was that Intel tried to hold onto it for so long that they essentially ran it into the ground.
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    AMD64 4000+ or X2 4200+?

    I went with the 3800+ X2. I am going to bump it up to 4200+ speeds and maybe even try 4400+ speeds.
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    AMD64 4000+ or X2 4200+?

    I am impulse buying on newegg right now and it has come down to a choice of 2 processors. I am an avid gamer and almost 70% of the time on my computer is spent playing Counter-Strike: Source. Well right now I am running an AMD64 3000+ Venice along with an ATi X800XL 256MB PCI-E card. Well I am...