I've turned the resolution right down on mine at the moment so the game doesn't lag but my specs are much different (Vista x64 on AMD Athlon X2 3800+ (2.0GHz), 6GB RAM and 320MB nVidia 8800GTS).  With regards to other stuff besides games I find Vista x64 perfect. Especially with the 6GB of RAM if I ever need XP for work I just fire up a VM and it runs (at least from a usability point of view) faster than a native XP. This is almost certainly due to the fact that I install no additional crap (firewalls antivirus etc) inside it. I think what mine needs is a faster processor and perhaps a larger graphics card.  I've got a 9400GT 512MB sitting here for testing which I might be tempted to see if I can get running in SLI mode to boost the graphics capabilities...

My ploy is to piss him off enough to come down here to slap me around, but at the last minute convince him it would be better if we just had lunch or something (I would buy of course). :) "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 ----- "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

Paul Conrad wrote: Josh, the WPF master, off his rocker? No waaaay The Devil you say! :) :josh: My WPF Blog[^] Sleep is overrated.

Anyone got a spare job? Don't let my name fool you. That's my job.

I have seen code where the standard practice was to leave in the // TODO: Add constructor logic here that the compiler puts in automatically. The folk that did it never saw a problem with doing that because they didn't use the Task list. I found it to be a problem as soon as I put in a useful TODO and it was overwhelmed my hundreds of pointless TODOs. Bill W

Big Daddy Farang wrote: Well I might if she asked me. My kid sister has no idea what that means either. This thread is getting dangerously close to an open discussion of incest! X| :josh: My WPF Blog[^] All of life is just a big rambling blog post.

:laugh: Quite funny! :D But then, I made the mistake of clicking on this! X| Clickety[^] "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

Nah I just thought with all the armed forces in the middle east It would be a walk over

John C wrote: more math oriented than literary oriented Great distinction. You nailed it on the head. :josh: My WPF Blog[^] All of life is just a big rambling blog post.

"she said" S.Nowlin ----------------------- I'm a Techwriter Monkey -- handy, just less useful than the Bathroom Monkey.

The construction contractors need to take more caution in safeguarding the lives of the workers and general public besides having emergency safety equipment standby. This seems to be a standing testimony of what they keep missing all along. Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson

Fixed! cheers, Chris Maunder CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

Oakman wrote: This could have a great impact on the course of history. Yeah, and Iran will put nukes "plants" there - honest they're for power - and say "Come and git it - we dare you." Gary

Of course. If you have grown up in a Windows world, that's to be expected. You will see identical comments from those who have grown up in a Linux world jumping on the windows bandwagon. I grew up in a bastard world (Commodore, Apple, Atari) and moving into the windows world was very painful indeed (Windows for Workgroups anyone?). However, there is a reason why so many web servers and so many supercomputers and more recently, so many mobile devices are using Linux, and it's not just because it's free. Perhaps if you got comfortable with Linux before trying to do develop a project you would have had more success? Microsoft has done a great job of making complex systems easier to work with. Linux is playing catchup, but with distros like Ubuntu it is definitely catching up! There also seem to be a lot more cross platform apps being developed. Yesterday I was surprised how well NTFS-3g worked with my USB thumbdrive (backtrack distro), which was on a Truecrypt encrypted partition. Another example is the XMBC (Xbox Media Center) Linux port. I wonder what Microsoft will do when you can use the XMBC (which is an awesome app) on the PS3? :) Unless Microsoft maintains its stranglehold on document formats and its non-open standards (OOXML is a great example of the lengths they will go to), and can get some decent traction on the internet (Yahoo! a big bold move), I would expect them to lose market share in the long run, especially if (and I hope it doesn't happen) computers no longer become general computing devices, and instead become more specialised, e.g. Just a game console or just a web browser (with word processing, spreadsheet, etc). You might think this impossible, but most of what I used to do on the o/s 5 years ago is now handled on the web. If all you apps run on the web, then you don't need to pay for the operating system or MS office. Makes a lot of sense to tight-arse corporations too :) Finally, note how Microsoft is now starting to develop in a more Linux (or Unix) orientated approach. For example IIS 7 and Windows 7 are based on a modular rather than monolithic architecture. wow, that was a lot more than I had intended to say :-D

Karl Shifflett wrote: Guess the Rock Star can move REAL fast! :laugh: Rock on, Molenator! :josh: My WPF Blog[^] All of life is just a big rambling blog post.

El Corazon wrote: very true, one reason why the beaver is considered a dam creature is because of this dam habit. An eager beaver likes the trees smooth, not rough, so strips every young sappling to old trunk within view. Just be careful of playing with eager beavers, sometimes this creates a flood of problems after their water breaks Wow :omg: Sir, I stand in awe of your awesome vernacular. "Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Coo

That just inspired me to put Badger on my main ringtone.  I played the video for two people in our office, who have never seen it before.  I think Paul may get it out of his head by Sunday.  It was the first thing he said minutes later at his desk, "I'm hearing Badger Badger dammit!" On Monday when my phone wrings it will be a funny sight. My head asplode!

Thanks Mark. Someone else suggested VirtuaWin, and I am now using/loving it. :cool: :josh: My WPF Blog[^] All of life is just a big rambling blog post.

Andy_L_J wrote: You and Mike Martin keep teasing - Time and Place please, Time and Place! :-D It's Mick. Trying to get Maunder tied down to a time and away from the city, but don't like my luck. Andy_L_J wrote: I think Michael is in Qld with the family for a hol if I remember correctly. You are correct, up here where curtain fade and not upsetting the livestock are primary concerns. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004