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AMD-HP Opteron Tops TPC-C Benchmark http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3554506 The TPC-C, the trademark name for the Transaction Performance Processing Council, is considered an important test for measuring system performance, tallying how many transactions a computer can manage in a commercial environment, such as simulating the computing traffic in a bank. Hewlett Packard's Proliant DL585 server, powered by dual-core AMD 880 Opteron processors, and the rack mount HP Proliant DL385 server powered by AMD's dual-core 280 Opteron processors, were rated the highest performing x86 four-way and two-way database servers. . . .move over Intel

[these are specs ~ lol] SiSoftware Sandra (General Information) Processor Model : AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Speed : 1.83GHz+ 1.6-1.65V Supported Speed(s) : 2.20GHz+ Model Number : 2500 (Barton core) 130nm Generation : G7 Package : Socket A PGA Multiplier : 11/1x Performance Rating : PR2654 Internal Data Cache : 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte line size) Internal Instruction Cache : 64kB Synchronous Write-Back (2-way, 64 byte line size) L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous Write-Back (16-way, 64 byte line size) Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 34-bit / 32-bit Mainboard Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI USB i2c/SMBus System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG Can be Updated/Flashed : Yes Can be Shadowed : Yes Is Socketed : Yes Supports Plug & Play : Yes Supports Enhanced Disk Drive : Yes Supports Selective Booting : Yes Mainboard : MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-6570(K7N2 Delta) Number of Memory Slots : 3 Total Memory : 511MB DDR-SDRAM Maximum Installable Memory : 1GB Chipset 1 Model : Nvidia Corp nForce2 AGP Controller Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate) Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM Memory Bus Speed : 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate) Video Adapter Model : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Chipset : GeForce FX 5200 RAMDAC : Integrated RAMDAC Video BIOS : Version 4.34.20.56.00 Total Memory : 128MB (124MB Video) (126MB AGP) Texture Memory : 253MB Supports DIME Texturing : Yes AGP Capabilities Version : 3.00 Command Queue Length : 32 Fast-Writes Enabled : Yes Addressing Enabled : 32-bit Data Transfer Modes Support : 4x 8x Current Data Transfer Rate : 8x Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks Bank 0 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7CL 2CMD Bank 1 : 256MB DDR-SDRAM 2.5-3-3-7CL 2CMD Channels : 2 Speed : 2x 166MHz (332MHz data rate) Multiplier : 5/5x Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home (Win32 x86/IA32) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)

resopalrabotnick ~ Windows is the biggest Trojan out there ~ once it installs on your computer. it's damn hard to get rid of ~ lol . . .but, seriously ~ every time I look at your avatar ~ I know your taking complete control of my computer ~ aren't you.

Microsoft announced and patched a new security hole in Windows on Tuesday. The flaw is rated as critical and involves the imaging technology in Windows XP, Windows Server, Windows 2000 SP4. By simply viewing a picture that has malicious code embedded in it, an attacker could gain complete control of your computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-053.mspx . . .time to update! don't look at me

OMG ~ Is it a crack in Dell's Intel-only facade? ~ the #1 PC maker in terms of sales is offering Athlon 64 CPUs on its site, albeit without motherboard, case, hard drive, and optical drive. Priced significantly higher than outlets like Newegg, the CPUs on Dell's site are a mix of the single-core Athlon 64s, dual-core Athlon 64 X2s, and the megapricey Athlon 64 FX-57. See for yourself; http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productlisting.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=04&category_id=6197&first=true&mnf=116&k= . . .unfricken believable

yes ~ and having a user limited account should work if he trys to change settings, too.

I don't know, really ~ but I do remember Comcast people laying it in the ground everywhere, 'cause I watched them one time asked a few questions ~ but not the right ones, I guess. . .more about how they were connecting the links together, I think. . . .maybe they own it, but aren't ready or can't use it ~ anti-trust laws? why sell it to a competitor? They already are monopolizing Broadband and cable TV here! ~ lol

goto Control Panel > User Accounts > click on your nephews user icon > Change the account type > to Computer administrator. Now login to his account and goto Control Panel > Internet options > Security tab and make sure Internet zone is set to Medium or High. Now click on Privacy tab > Advanced > [check] Override automatic cookie handling - [Accept] First-party Cookies - [block] Third-party Cookies and [check] Always allow session Cookies ~ This will block spyware cookies. Now goto

. . .lol ~ you mean low-end support technician (janitorial services) :binkybaby:

. . .maybe a two-factor authentication solution for everyone and every site might be the key to solve a lot of security issues. http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=14106&hed=Feds+Want+Better+Net+Security&sector=Industries&subsector=SecurityAndDefense

Your welcome myhomie (neat name), but I must warn you: testmy.net is very addicting!!

Intel = Insecure Technology AMD = Amazing Magical Device IMHBCO [in My Humble But Correct Opinion]

Kernel memory is non-paged memory that remains resident in physical memory (RAM) used by your operating system and device drivers in Windows.[checking this can tell you if your OS is responsible for consuming your CPU cycles] Svchost is the application responsible for launching the processes assoiciated with the behind-the-scenes programs controlled by the Services window (services.msc). You should never interfere with any instances of svchost.exe or services.exe. Use the Services window (services.msc) to start or stop a service or choose whether or not a service is started automatically when Windows starts. [you can go to the Services window to stop a service you might think is causing the problem if it's listed there, but be careful ~ check my link here to see what services are and what can be safely disabled or set to manual. > Advanced Perfomance Services <+> http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=9452.0]

Sprint Nextel Corporation is the 12th provider and when I clicked on RTB's link this is what I got; An Error Has Occurred! The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you. I know Comcast doesn't like me ~ but are they that powerful!!

I'm not seeing it . . .this is what I see; strange Armstrong Zoom Cable Internet Cable One Cavalier Telephone CenturyTel Country Cablevision Covad communications DIRECWAY.... post a link to Comcast

http://www.testmy.net/truspeed.html . . .seems to work fine for me

Is it just me . . .just noticed there's no Comcast in the Provider forums

. . .he'll only serve five years, if that, and be working for the Feds ~ the rest of his life ~ with the threat of 50 years always hanging over his head. . . if you know what I mean.

. . .also in Task Manager in Performance tab click on View and check Show Kernal Times. Make sure all your vents and fans are clear and working. . .and like RTB said ~ find out which Process is doing the spikes.

FBI agents bust 'Botmaster' LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A 20-year-old man accused of using thousands of hijacked computers, or "bot nets," to damage systems and send massive amounts of spam across the Internet was arrested on Thursday in what authorities called the first such prosecution of its kind. Jeanson James Ancheta, who prosecutors say was a well-known member of the "Botmaster Underground" -- or the secret network of computer hackers skilled at bot attacks -- was taken into custody after being lured to FBI offices in Los Angeles, said U.S. Attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek. A bot is a program that surreptitiously installs itself on a computer and allows the hacker to control the computer. A bot net is a network of such robot computers, which can harness their collective power to do considerable damage or send out huge quantities of spam. Mrozek said the prosecution was unique because, unlike in previous cases, Ancheta was accused of profiting from his attacks -- by selling access to his "bot nets" to other hackers and planting adware -- software that causes ads to pop up -- into infected computers. "Normally what we see in these cases, where people set up these bot systems to do, say, denial of service attacks, they are not doing it for profit, they are doing it for bragging rights," he said. "This is the first case in the nation that we're aware of where the guy was using various bot nets in order to make money for himself." Ancheta has been indicted on a 17-count federal indictment that charges him with conspiracy, attempted transmission of code to a protected computer, transmission of code to a government computer, accessing a protected computer to commit fraud and money laundering. Ancheta, who was expected to make an initial court appearance late on Thursday or Friday, faces a maximum term of 50 years in prison if convicted on all counts, though federal sentencing guidelines typically call for lesser penalties. Prosecutors did not name the companies that they said paid Ancheta and said the firms did not know any laws were broken. Mrozek said Ancheta, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, was thought to have made nearly $60,000 from the planted adware, using the money to pay for servers to carry out additional attacks, computer equipment and a BMW. He said Ancheta was taken into custody after FBI agents called him into their offices to pick up computer equipment that had been seized in an earlier raid. Among the computers he attacked, Mrozek said, were some at the Weapons Division of the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California and at the U.S. Department of Defense. [DON'T mess with US ~ ~ . . .Hope he gets 50 years]

AMD Tops Intel http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113141865534290853.html?mod=home_whats_news_us Advanced Micro Devices Inc. last month surpassed Intel Corp. in supplying chips for personal computers sold in U.S. retail stores. Combined with AMD's 67.7% share of retail desktop-computer sales, AMD's share of combined desktop and laptop machines in October came to 49.8%, compared with 48.5% for Intel. Wal-Mart could add further demand by releasing rumored $398 laptop and desktop systems based on AMD technology the day after Thanksgiving. [way to go! AMD rules!!]

Politicizing Internet Governance http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB113133007519089738-lMyQjAxMDE1MzAxNzMwMzcwWj.html . . .An anonymous group of international technocrats holds secretive meetings in Geneva. Their cover story: devising a blueprint to help the developing world more fully participate in the digital revolution. Their real mission: strategizing to take over management of the Internet from the U.S. and enable the United Nations to dominate and politicize the World Wide Web. The Internet faces a grave threat. We must defend it. We need to preserve this unprecedented communications and informational medium, which fosters freedom and enterprise. We can not allow the U.N. to control the Internet. The threat is posed by the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society taking place later this month in Tunisia. At the WSIS preparatory meeting weeks ago, it became apparent that the agenda had been transformed. Instead of discussing how to place $100 laptops in the hands of the world's children, the delegates schemed to transfer Internet control into the hands of intrigue-plagued bureaucracies. The history of the U.S. government's Internet involvement has been one of relinquishing control. Rooted in a Defense Department project of the 1960s, the Internet was transferred to civilian hands and then opened to commerce by the National Science Foundation in 1995. Three years later, the non-profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers assumed governance responsibility under Department of Commerce oversight. Icann, with its international work force and active Governmental Advisory Committee, is scheduled to be fully privatized next year. Privatization, not politicization, is the right Internet governance regime.

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