Posts by redgiki

I use NVDVD (http://www.nvidia.com/page/nvdvd.html). Playback is amazingly smooth, even when the system is heavily loaded. No skips, pretty much ever. Lots of nifty features, too. I also use mplayer when on Linux. It's not NVDVD,...

DimGR, You said: Quote: apt-get install gets the source of the package then compiles it ...which is patently false. No need to obsess about it, I'm guessing you just put in the wrong command. apt-build is a...

Nickel Cadmium batteries had a "memory"; it was necessary to fully drain and recharge them every 2-3 weeks in order to make sure you could continue to use them at full capacity. Nickel Metal Hydride batteries will tend to...

I just finished speccing out my Dell 9300. Total cost: under $1600. Still working out the details on returning the 9200 I stupidly ordered (Hey, $50.00 shipping will just be the cost of me jumping the gun I guess). 17 WUXGA+ Screen...

The DWL-122 is pure, unadulterated trash. It's a complete waste of money. I spent a week trying to get mine to work on my Mac; the driver would crash the box, consistently. I then moved it to my PC, and although it worked reasonably...

I'm planning on using my 9300 (ship date: April 11) as my DAW. Here are some tips I've found from previous laptops: * As mentioned, run on batteries. If there's an AC "hum", this frequently fixes it * Run the machine off of...

The previous poster was completely wrong. Debian is a "binary" Linux distribution, and "apt-get install" does not compile anything. You can also use Fedora, and "yum install X" also just grabs binary...