OSNN Forum http://www.osnn.net/ OSNN is a site dedicated to bringing you the latest information on all that is great in the technology world. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:36:00 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.osnn.net/images/styles/TimeTraveler/misc/rss.jpg OSNN Forum http://www.osnn.net/ News NVIDIA Announce New 400M Series Notebook GPUs http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100446-nvidia-announce-new-400m-series-notebook-gpus.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:37:41 GMT NVIDIA have announced a brand new GeForce 400M series of GPUs for notebooks, claiming to offer a whopping 40% performance boost over the previous 300M series of GPUs. The NVIDIA GeForce 400M GPUs includes: * For enthusiast users: GeForce GTX 470M and GTX 460M * For performance users: GeForce... NVIDIA have announced a brand new GeForce 400M series of GPUs for notebooks, claiming to offer a whopping 40% performance boost over the previous 300M series of GPUs.

The NVIDIA GeForce 400M GPUs includes:
  • For enthusiast users: GeForce GTX 470M and GTX 460M
  • For performance users: GeForce GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M
The GeForce 400M GPUs will feature NVIDIA Optimus technology, a power-saving technique that automatically turns off the GPU when not needed, extending the battery life of a netbook. GeForce 400M has been designed from the ground-up for DirectX 11, as well as supporting NVIDIA 3D Vision, PhysX™, CUDA™ and NVIDIA 3DTV Play™.

Expect to see GeForce 400M enabled notebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, and Toshiba appearing in time for this Christmas.

Source: NVIDIA Press Release ]]> ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100446-nvidia-announce-new-400m-series-notebook-gpus.html News iTunes 10 is Here - Goodbye CD Logo, Hello Ping! http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100444-itunes-10-here-goodbye-cd-logo-hello-ping.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:25:25 GMT Apple has announced the arrival of iTunes 10, and with it the removal of the 'CD' logo and the addition of Ping, a "new music-oriented social network".

The new Ping service will allow users to follow artists and friends in a similar manner to Twitter, though instead of sharing 140-word 'Tweets', users can share thoughts on music, information about what you're listening to or downloading, lists of your favourite albums or songs, as well as view concert listings and share which ones you plan to go to.

"iTunes is the number one music community in the world, with over 160 million iTunes users in 23 countries, and now we're adding social networking with Ping," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With Ping you can follow your favorite artists and friends and join a worldwide conversation with music's most passionate fans."

iTunes 10 is available for free at the official iTunes website.

Source: Press Release ]]> Windows Applications ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100444-itunes-10-here-goodbye-cd-logo-hello-ping.html HP mini 210 http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100442-hp-mini-210-a.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:14:32 GMT ok here is the deal. my neighbor got one of these for free w/fios. gave it to her 10yr old kid. she gives it to me saying it don't work. when it went to boot up it would give the significant hardware change boot speil. tried to boot in every mode imagineable. finally used the included roxio system restore and got it to boot, somewhat. once i got past the explorer.exe issue.(endtask then start task) i could see the taskbar and desktop icons. norton was expired, loaded avg pro via sd card and ran virus scan. after almost two hours comes back with 1777 viruses. i've tried everything to purge the drive of the virus(es) and nothing has worked. is the only option a full format and fresh install? ]]> Taggert_LOA http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100442-hp-mini-210-a.html Apache server running slow in Virtualbox http://www.osnn.net/windows-server-systems/100439-apache-server-running-slow-virtualbox.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:25:59 GMT Hi all, I have this Winserver2008 tower here as an Email/File server. I created a virtual XP Pro with an apache/php/Mysql setup on it. I put the corporate website on it as well as the corporate php database to be accessed by about 10 employees concurrently. Maneuvering through the website... Hi all,

I have this Winserver2008 tower here as an Email/File server. I created a virtual XP Pro with an apache/php/Mysql setup on it. I put the corporate website on it as well as the corporate php database to be accessed by about 10 employees concurrently.

Maneuvering through the website outside the domain is a little slow, and I am worried once this database goes into production, it will be even slower, if not lockout entirely. I am wondering if it was better to use vmware instead of virtualbox for performance in this case.

I did allot more memory to the virtual environment, looks like it helped a little, but still not "snappy" as much as I would like it be.

The hardware is a quadcore AMD 2.4 CPU/4gigDDR2 ram.

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

Heeter ]]> Windows Server Systems Heeter http://www.osnn.net/windows-server-systems/100439-apache-server-running-slow-virtualbox.html <![CDATA[Shouldn't changes I make on a email client apply to the server?]]> http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100438-shouldnt-changes-i-make-email-client-apply-server.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:38:51 GMT I'm using Outlook 2010 IMAP for both live.com and gmail.com

Well, here's the situation.
For example, if i empty a folder (say, the "trash" folder for gmail, or the "deleted" folder for live mail) through Outlook 2010, it starts downloading the contents again from the email server and syncs it back to how it is on the server. Shouldn't the changes I make on the email client be a two way thing? I thought that was what IMAP does.

Thanks ]]> Windows Applications Blade195 http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100438-shouldnt-changes-i-make-email-client-apply-server.html News Windows Phone 7 Goes Gold http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100437-windows-phone-7-goes-gold.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:18:46 GMT Microsoft has announced that its brand new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, has gone gold and has been released to manufacturers (RTM). Windows Phone 7, the successor to Windows Mobile 6.5, is now rolling out to various manufacturers and carriers across the world, where last minute... Microsoft has announced that its brand new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, has gone gold and has been released to manufacturers (RTM).

Windows Phone 7, the successor to Windows Mobile 6.5, is now rolling out to various manufacturers and carriers across the world, where last minute tweaks and modifications will be carried out. There's no precise date set yet, but the OS is currently scheduled for public release sometime in October.

Engadget have an in-depth preview of Windows Phone 7 if you want further information on the software, which is packed full of great new features. The question is however, will it be enough to challenge Apple's supremacy in the smartphone market? ]]> ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/portable-devices-gadgets/100437-windows-phone-7-goes-gold.html I need switches http://www.osnn.net/general-hardware/100433-i-need-switches.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:49:24 GMT And soon!

We have 4 old as dirt generic switches. They represent a major bottleneck in the network. I've been given the go ahead to get quotes. Everyone I've talked to said HP provides the best bang for the buck with their procurve series.

So the first few quotes come in. Lowest price procurve is a $130, next step is $321 then $1200 then $1700 and finally $2900. Those numbers are the only thing I completely understand about the quote. The rest of it is greek to me. I can pick out bits and pieces I understand (POE, 10/100/100BaseT) but the rest makes me feel stupid. I don't know what a 4 x SFP (mini-GBIC) Shared is. I do some research and determine what we need (the middle range one is more than enough) and we decide to let the company that provides us that quote come out.

So they run through our closets, take some notes and come back with some f'd up pricing. The $1200 is no longer there. Now they have one starting at $2500 ranging all the way up to $21k! Needless to say, I'm pissed. I feel we've been jerked around and that they are just trying to milk us since they know we are in desperate need. So I say F-em. We'll get a new quote from someone who isn't treating us like we're gullible people shopping for used cars.

But I still don't know what to get. I need 4 24 port switches. Everyone talks about 10gb backbone so you're future-proofed. I don't even know if we can support that. I mean it's just CAT5 cable in the ceiling. I didn't think that was capable of those speeds. Does anyone have any recommendations? ]]> General Hardware BouncingSoul http://www.osnn.net/general-hardware/100433-i-need-switches.html <![CDATA[News Pirate Bay 'Story' To Become Film]]> http://www.osnn.net/entertainment-sports/100429-pirate-bay-story-become-film.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:24:28 GMT A Swedish filmmaker is planning to release a documentary film about the infamous torrent indexing website Pirate Bay and its three founders, in part funded by users of the peer-to-peer website.

Simon Klose has already amassed over 200 hours of footage and plans to add more during the founders' appeal against their verdict. The documentary is called TPB-AFK (in case you didn't work it out, that stands for The Pirate Bay - Away from Keyboard), and Klose is calling on fans of Pirate Bay to chip in to help get the film finished, with an official website already set up for donations. Commenting on his unusual funding method, Klose said:

"I want to prove that people who claim that the network is threatening cultural creation are wrong, and I will ask the Internet for help."

"TPB AFK is not a fan movie about the Pirate Bay," Klose continues, "Neither is it a journalistic piece on copyright conflict. It’s an observational, character driven film about three guys whose hobby homepage became the embryo of a global political movement."

TPB-AFK is currently set for an autumn 2011 release. ]]> ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/entertainment-sports/100429-pirate-bay-story-become-film.html New Website - Any Opinions? http://www.osnn.net/web-design-coding/100428-new-website-any-opinions.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:26:09 GMT Hey guys,

A mate and I are creating a price comparison website for technology products, initially with just a basic search but eventually with a 'build your computer' section where you can input the components and it'll search all the major vendors to find the cheapest set - it can be such a massive ball ache comparing 10 different components on 5 different websites!

Anyway, our test server is now up and running here: Technology Compared

I'd love to have anyone's opinion on this! The design is not quite finished yet and there's loads of content still to add but the basic search function is there. ]]> ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/web-design-coding/100428-new-website-any-opinions.html VPN drops connection to specific servers for exactly 10 minutes http://www.osnn.net/windows-server-systems/100427-vpn-drops-connection-specific-servers-exactly-10-minutes.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:54:48 GMT I am running windows 7 connected to the internet through a router using a PPPoE DSL connection. I am connecting to a RRAS VPN server setup on a windows 2003 server machine. When I transfer a large file from a server on the VPN (10.0.0.35), communication eventually stops with the 10.0.0.35... I am running windows 7 connected to the internet through a router using a PPPoE DSL connection.

I am connecting to a RRAS VPN server setup on a windows 2003 server machine.

When I transfer a large file from a server on the VPN (10.0.0.35), communication eventually stops with the 10.0.0.35 machine before the file transfer can complete. When this happens, communication resumes in exactly 10 minutes from when it was dropped. The connection to the VPN server is not dropped completely however. I can still communicate with the other machines on the VPN server.

I have tried connecting from Windows XP and Windows Vista with both Wired and Wireless NICs and the problem persists. I believe the problem is either with my router, my DSL conenction or the setup of the VPN server. Does anyone have ideas?

Thanks ]]> Windows Server Systems bahkoo http://www.osnn.net/windows-server-systems/100427-vpn-drops-connection-specific-servers-exactly-10-minutes.html 2 remote desktop machines behind 1 router http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100426-2-remote-desktop-machines-behind-1-router.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:09:40 GMT Hi all,

I have 2 machines behind 1 router that I would like to remote desktop. Each machine has it's own IP address, and I will port forward them in the router later.

My question is:

When I open RDP from my win7 machine, how can I decipher which machine I would like to remote desktop?

1 is a win2008server, the other is a xp Pro machine. There is NO Domain controller or active directory setup in this workgroup, just a bunch of file sharing machines and a file sharing server.


Thanks

Heeter ]]> Windows Applications Heeter http://www.osnn.net/windows-applications/100426-2-remote-desktop-machines-behind-1-router.html <![CDATA[News Google's Gmail Clearing Out Clutter in Inbox With "Priority Inbox"]]> http://www.osnn.net/submitted-news/100425-googles-gmail-clearing-out-clutter-inbox-priority-inbox.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:35:22 GMT Gmail users who feel swamped by a flood of messages in their inbox will now have help sorting them out, with "Priority Inbox".

"Priority Inbox" is a new feature for Gmail users who are getting swamped by massive amounts of messages in their inbox. This feature pushes a user's most important e-mails to the top of the inbox list and leaves them there. The new feature was scheduled to be part of Gmail midnight Monday ET.

Gmail users should see a red "New Features" link in their inbox on Tuesday morning, with that you can enable the "Priority Inbox" feature.

An algorithm will determine what messages go into the "Prioty Inbox". This will depend on key phrases in the message, like the identity of the sender and if the e-mail was sent to one individual or a group.

So if you received a message from say a family member (Spouse, Son/Daughter, etc...) it would get listed above/ahead of some promotional e-mails that the Gmail user might have subscribed to.

Gmail users will be able to personalize their priority boxes, removing and/or adding e-mails as they'd like to prioritize them.

Gmail has added quite a few tweaks recently and it looks good so far. ]]> Submitted News gonaads http://www.osnn.net/submitted-news/100425-googles-gmail-clearing-out-clutter-inbox-priority-inbox.html News AMD dropping ATI brand name http://www.osnn.net/graphics-cards/100424-amd-dropping-ati-brand-name.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:27:39 GMT ---Quote--- Just as Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) gets ready to reap the true fruits of its largest acquisition ever, the company is doing away with a few side effects of that deal. The ATI brand name will soon be nothing but a memory. A $5.4 billion buyout has resulted in the...
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Just as Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) gets ready to reap the true fruits of its largest acquisition ever, the company is doing away with a few side effects of that deal.

The ATI brand name will soon be nothing but a memory. A $5.4 billion buyout has resulted in the revolutionary Fusion platform, which is expected to propel AMD into steady profits and technological leadership from 2011 onward. But the ATI brand itself has played its part and now only serves to dilute AMD's central brand, according to the company's own market research.

This move is but a small part in a larger overhaul of AMD's branding strategy. The current plethora of confusing product names will be boiled down significantly over the coming months: You won't need to keep track of what makes a Phenom II processor better or worse than an Athlon II or Turion, for example. Instead the company will offer "Vision" categories that summarize the processing power of AMD machines. This goes one step further than Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and its Core i3, i5, i7 strategy: one brand to rule them all, at least for a while.
Full article at:
:source: Source: The Motley Fool ]]> Graphics Cards fitz http://www.osnn.net/graphics-cards/100424-amd-dropping-ati-brand-name.html News Google Planning Pay-Per-View Hollywood Movies http://www.osnn.net/submitted-news/100423-google-planning-pay-per-view-hollywood-movies.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:05:31 GMT Google, who owns video sharing site YouTube, is reportedly in talks with major Hollywood studios to launch a global pay-per-view movie streaming service. According to The Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e638714e-b396-11df-81aa-00144feabdc0.html), the latest movies would be released... Google, who owns video sharing site YouTube, is reportedly in talks with major Hollywood studios to launch a global pay-per-view movie streaming service.

According to The Financial Times, the latest movies would be released on YouTube at the same time as the on iTunes, DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The FT also predicts that it would cost somewhere in the region of $5 to stream 'newer movies', presumably with older titles being potentially discounted below this. YouTube has already been beta-testing a movie rental service since January.

As DVD sales rapidly decline, the next few years will see a massive shift from physical media to online distribution - Blockbuster is already closing hundreds or even thousands of stores this year as it prepares to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. Movie subscription service Netflix is already "aggressively acquiring" the rights to stream movies, while movie/TV streaming website Hulu, owned by Walt Disney, News Corp and NBC, is planning on floating itself on the stock market.

The latest moves by Google to bring online movie rental to YouTube will mark another big step in the inevitable mass adoption of digital rather than physical media.

Source: The Financial Times (free sign-up required) ]]> Submitted News ray_gillespie http://www.osnn.net/submitted-news/100423-google-planning-pay-per-view-hollywood-movies.html Nice motherboard to buy? http://www.osnn.net/windows-desktop-systems/100422-nice-motherboard-buy.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:01:09 GMT Hi, there. Was wondering anyone of u have experience with this ASUS AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA ATX AMD Motherboard? Wanna replace my old motherboard. Is it a good choice? Still, Is it a good buy or not? ]]> Windows Desktop Systems cloudy2010 http://www.osnn.net/windows-desktop-systems/100422-nice-motherboard-buy.html