Phrame

Illegal?Microsoft really isn't doing much wrong; you can't blame them for not advertising their competition. The bigger problem lies in the fact that many people don't bother to look for alternatives. They see the Windows has a big market share, assume that that's all that there is, and use it.

/me points to TweakUI/TweakXP.Download it. Use it. It's great. ;]

With this kind of new "feature", it might be best to scan your system after installing. Of course, we ALWAYS scan our systems after installing questionable material, right? ;]

.. what a long sentence.In that case, is there any sort of PCI>AGP converter that can be obtained? In any case, how much'll the speed of the card be hindered if it's shared with, say, a wireless network card and a sound card?

Great, great, great. I'll attempt to live up to expectations.

Ah, well, I started with little to no knowledge of Linux at all; I think it was a rather decent accomplishment, to go from nothing to a working dual-boot in a few days.

When you say PCI, do you mean PCI-Express, or standard PCI? Really, though, if they're standard PCI - which I doubt in a 512MB - look for PCI-E.Beyond that, I don't know too much. I'd just purchased a 128MB GF MX 4000 PCI [Yes, regular PCI. I'm a hypocrite, I know.] today, and beyond what I've seen on the internet, I don't know too much. Could somebody with a bit more experience - perhaps even with the same card - supply me with a bit of info?

Really, though, Linux isn't as hard as people think it to be. About a month ago, I was completely clueless about all things Linux - I knew it had something to do with Unix, I knew that it was much more safe than Windows, granted that you knew what you were doing, I knew that people posted great-looking screenshots of their modded Slackwares on the 'net, and I knew that I wanted my computer to be like that. Really.So I sat down, spent about three cumulative hours with Wikipedia, looking up everything, and by the end of that, I had a rudimentary understanding of how Linux worked. I downloaded Ubuntu's LiveCD, and I saw what I had read actually on my screen, al beit with plenty of lag. I proceeded to look up instructions to dual-boot Windows with Linux - I didn't want to give up Windows just yet - and printed off about twenty pages about partitioning, filesystem, and stuck that in a binder. I went ahead, made a startup disk, repartitioned my hard drive, reinstalled Windows in its designated partition, and installed the full version of Ubuntu - ah, and I had backed up my files before all of this, being a smart Windows user and all. There were a couple of false starts, but I got it working, eventually. The process took, what, 24 hours, total? The thing is, that that wasn't, by any means, fast. I'm sure server administrators out there could do it in a tenth of the time, if not less, but the important thing was that patience and a willingness to learn got me somewhere.The point of saying all of that was, perhaps, to show that the population isn't quite doomed, yet, and that if you really tried for it, that gold platter isn't really that far away. ;]

Innovation-wise, the Revolution wins, without question, as it's the only one willing to take a chance and do something new - more than adding more HD-space, graphics processors, and more CPUs - but a totally new interface, really.I've never been one to go for graphics - I have a computer for that. I play console games for gameplay, and the Revolution appears to be the one that'll deliver what's desired, so to speak.So far, it seems like the 360's running purely on hype. When you get down to it, there's not much beneath the sleek shape and reputation from Halo. The PS3 hasn't arrived yet, but it also seems to be little more than a PS2 with a bit more power and multimedia capabilities. It'll survive from its loyal fanbase - especially in Japan - and from its gigantic library, not to mention its popularity. The Revolution almost seems underdog-ish, with its smaller - though still loyal - fanbase and a nice big crowd of dissenters who somehow frown upon change. Nintendo's quality of games has proven to be very high throughout its past, and I do believe that its surviving franchises - what with its Mario, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Zelda, Pokemon, and whatnot - will pull the Revolution through. It's really a shame, though, that so many people cannot see past the the veil of hype and purchase based on quality and innovation.

For future reference, it was I who phramed Roger Rabbit.That is all.

Blizzard games have a rather steep learning curve, granted, but the quality of their games is topnotch; that, I think, is what makes them so successful, and the reason that their fanbase is so ridiculously large.Starcraft's a great game - I was playing it just a few weeks ago - and offers both new players and veterans a chance to have fun. There's a WCIII mod under development that'll essentially allow you to play SC under the WCIII engine, with 3D-rendered graphics, bnet support, and a loyal porting of all previous physics and damage algorithms. I don't quite remember the link, though, so you'll have to Google it.

The thing with SC:G is that their old developer quit about 80% of the way through, and they had to spend time finding a new developer (which they have) and finish developing. I don't really see how it'll still manage to be competitive in the world of next-gen consoles, but Blizzard may surprise us. :/

If you all think the 360's expensive, wait for the PS3. The production cost on that thing is so ridiculously high, I'd be surprised if Sony can turn a profit within the first quarter, at all.

Greets, Xisto and members. I'm Phrame. I enjoy many activities, such as sleeping, eating, computing, and speaking in a rather detached fashion. I welcome you all to welcome me.