I do this.

ok, now im confused. Why would you recommend putting your DB on a separate drive, but not have it be the SSD drive? I thought the whole point of having your DB on a separate drive was for speed?

Also, for the SSD how big a deal is it to have the OS on it? I have 2 drive bays so putting another drive in isnt a big deal, but I really dont wanna have to reinstall the entire OS (I didnt know ****ing Dell doesnt actually give you an OS CD anymore, so id have to reinstall all their BS crap that comes on the computer and I spent several hours removing it all and getting everything the way I want it, dont really wanna do that again )

For one I have a very large DB. Unless I raid, which I dont want to do, there are few if any SSDs that are large enough to contain it. Also HEM which is on my SSD ,caches a lot of Data from your DB into its program folder for performance. So I still reap many of the benefits without having my entire DB on an SSD which in my case wouldn't be feasible.

Unless your using it as a system drive I dont think an SSD its worth it IMO.

thrahl already sorta answered it. it might be the thing to do if your database is extraordinary large.

biiiiiig deal

so what, just use imaging software to transfer your os to an ssd (i recommend the free clonezilla).

agreed

ok, my DB is only like 16GB currently. Is an 80GB SSD going to be big enough you guys think if I also make it the system drive? I mean the laptop only cost a grand, so its not like its some super badass machine, is it really worth the $200?

Yes it is big enough. Get the SSD and change your life.

Here's a pro tip: don't start a thread talking about torrenting aps.

I am getting a SSD and w7 in the next few weeks. I am soo sick of 5+ minute reboots and 2 minute loads for adobe app's

My $1k HP Elite desktop came with a Ci7-920, 750gb HD, and 9gb RAM. I am adding a 160gb Intel SSD which will be a LOT more than $200.

Anyone here seen these yet?

http://www.slashgear.com/seagate-mom...price-2486688/

These drives are hybridized SSD/HDD drives, and apparently don't quite get users up to SSD speed, but do QUITE a bit better than even the 10,000 rpm drives. The only hangup I have about the drives is that they are made by Seagate, and I haven't had too much luck with their drives. However, if this thing is as good as it seems, it looks like it would kill the Velociraptor drives dead and would probably keep traditional hard disk drives viable for quite awhile longer given the performance value this thing seems to boast. I just hope some other companies get in on this (competition to bring the prices lower) and that they expand the 4GB of flash for like 16GB.

Hey guys,

My 30 day trial of Camtasia is finished i hear theres a free version but cant locate it on google anybody got a link?

I don't think there's a free version of Camtasia Studio. There's a free and open-source software called CamStudio with similar functionality. It's completely unrelated to Camtasia, though. But I'm not really update-to-date on screencasting software--maybe there's something better out there. fwiw, Camstudio development seems kinda anemic

works perfectly tyty!

how can i convert camtasia files to something thats files to something that VLC/any common player can play? it currently takes up ~1GB for an hour, can i reduce this to under 200MB?

ty

There are definitely better ways, but if you want simple:

start > all programs > windows movie maker

drag .avi file into WMM window or Import Media.

Then drag it down to the Storyboard.

Publish Movie and use the default settings for Best Performance for your PC, 640x480, and it should cut the size down to a tolerable level and make it watchable on any 22 or 24" screen at 100% resolution. It will output a .WMV file for you.

when i try to drag it in i get this error message -

"The file C:\Users\Documents\Camtasia Studio\capture-1.camrec cannot be imported because the codec required to play the file is not installed on your computer. If you have already tried to download and install the codec, close and restart Windows Movie Maker, and then try to import the file again."

the file type is a "camtasia recorder document" not a .avi.

You cant use Windows Movie Maker for proprietary Camtasia files. It works for standard video files, like .AVI. You will need to use something that supports those .camrec files. I have never used camstudio so I have no clue how to publish those files but I would imagine you need the actual camtasia program.

upgrading work computers and looking for a replacement for multimon taskbar (now using win7). google and forum search mostly say ultramon but I was hoping for another free solution. I only need the limited functionality of just organizing what is open on which monitor, so multimon was fine in its simplicity. anyone have a favorite?

Does multimon not work with Windows 7? I know it (kinda) worked on Vista because my wife's laptop still uses it, and thus would assume it should (kinda) work for 7.

Maybe run it and trying running it in compatibility mode? In fact, I think I will try it. I will report back.

EDIT: Tried it and it still works. Standard ^Alt+ -> works, the clipboard works, even the windows had the little arrow if you weren't using Aero themes (since Chrome doesn't use Aero already, it worked there right off). Didn't even need to run in compatibility mode, and I am running Windows 7 64.

Does anyone know where I can SAFELY download an onscreen digital clock that includes seconds? I have a few clocks on my Win7 gadgets, but I prefer to read numbers rather than minute and second hands.

I have a hard time trusting a lot of shareware, freeware sites. I never know if they will have spyware, viruses/trojans, and whatever else in them.

Thanks.

There are a couple windows gadgets digital clocks with seconds. You usually just need to enable them in the options.

USB hard drives without power cords: are they slower?

They are usually 2.5" drives, so yes, a little bit.

TrueCrypt 7.0 : http://www.truecrypt.org/

About a 1.3 years ago, I built an awesome computer. It was an i7 920, EVGA X58 mobo 3xSLI, and dual GTX 260-216 graphics cards, 6 GB RAM, Corsair 1000W modular PSU, 1 TB Western Digital Caviar Black hard drive, Antec 1200 computer case, et cetera. I priced it very well when I built it and got it together for about $1600. When I checked around today, I found that it seems that the market has finally caught up with my price-point, as at iBUYPOWER and CyberPower similar PCs cost roughly the same as when I put my build together. Getting over a year before the market caught up to my value/$ is pretty solid!

I should note that Alienware is still overpricing my build by no less than $400, and probably more given the fact they used an inferior mobo and computer case to my own.

Add a SSD to replace the HDD and it will be like a brand new PC.

I bought an HP Elite last September. Ci7-920, 9gb RAM, 750gb HDD. It cost me $1k. It has been good to me but I am sick of the 6 or 7 minute reboots and random freezes so instead of reformatting I replaced my 750gb with a 160gb Intel X25-M SSD and W7 Ultimate.

It reboots now in 20 - 30 seconds total, until it is ready to use. My RAM use has also dropped from around 50 - 55% to about 30 - 35%. Programs load instantly. Illustrator and Photoshop still take a bit longer than most because of my 11k fonts but it is still insanely faster than it used to be.


I havent hooked up my old drive from the HP Elite as a slave for the SSD yet. I just ordered a new caviar green 1tb for a slave instead.


This is my 3.5 year old AMD 4200+ dual core with standard 250gb OEM 7,200rpm HDD.




My new 160gb Intel X25-M Postville Gen 2