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Epic article! I've enjoyed a lot reading it, thanks for sharing Jaclaz.

"The MShining":

Recently Bought a Windows Computer? Microsoft Probably Has Your Encryption Key

Thanks for sharing Alacran. Epic quote:

Prophetic last line in that 2011 article quoted by JorgeA above:

^ Nothing a glide ratio test can't solve.

For the enlightment of all you stubborn luddites, a chart found elsewhere showing the indisputable advantages of embracing change.

Guess the OEM 90W is like this: Any info on the 200W? Pic of label?

I buy this Transcend Jetflash 790 flash drive and fire Crystaldiskmark up: Now it isn't that I like complaining, but those numbers look too good to be true. That'd be SATA III SSD speeds for ten euros. To add weirdness the test was done on a very modest AM1 system with just an X4 2.1GHz CPU, and the drive was on 'Quick Removal' (not 'Best Performance'). What do you think? EDIT - Never mind, I'm retarded and just mistakenly benchmarked the SSD instead of the flash drive. THIS is the flash drive benchmark, about what should be expected:

Roger Wilco.

Jaclaz, you shouldn't trust Joulemeter or any similar software to measure amps, volts or watts, those programs are VERY unreliable. You need real gadgets, like the meters above or a multimeter.

Sure, if you in the USA this gadget seems to be popular there: http://www.p3international.com/products/p4400.html You plug gadget to wall, comp to gadget, set display to 'Watts', then wonder on how little PIII draws in fact even at full steam. This side of the pond I use: http://www.velleman.eu/products/view/?country=nl〈=en&id=374522 Notice that these gadgets measure Watts AC 'from the wall'. As PSU efficiency is never 100%, and in oldie SMPSs can be as low as 70% or even less, the real Watts DC that the comp draws are always less than what the gadget shows. AC Watts from the wall * PSU efficiency = Real comp DC draw So when my PIII relic draws 93W AC from the wall as shown by the gadget, with the low ~70% efficiency of the ancient (but restored) Oh Deer PSU the real DC draw is: 93 * .70 = 65W DC Pay no attention, that's just FUD spread by GPU makers to cover their asses, they recommend overkill PSUs to minimize computer barbecues (because most cheapo PSUs can't really deliver the watts advertised on the label). Many of those online 'PSU calculators' do the same heavy overclaiming. Total system draw with a 6200 onboard (on a Pentium 4 520 2.8GHz system, a CPU which draws quite more than any PIII), Watts AC from the wall: http://techreport.com/review/7447/nvidia-geforce-6200-graphics-processor/14

If I may, it's an add-on to make Firefox (and Pale Moon) look like Internet Exploder 9: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/foxe9/

Love that last line:

^ A fitting epitaph for Windows.

[/END OF AN ERA] I'm on the watch for prepositioned martian tripods emerging unexpectedly from the depths of W7. No contacts prior to about May 2015, thus far. But as that's what I'd have done if I were the martians, I keep a vigilant watch.

Microsoft customizing Windows 10 specifically for the Chinese government

Even geeks were astonished when they discovered that Skylake wouldn't allow straightforward installation of Windows 7: "I would never even have considered the possibility that Windows 7 would not run on Skylake" Just imagine the confusion and helplessness of the average Joe . It's just 'Murder by Decree' of W7 . This video shows how to use the Asrock utility to patch W7 installation iso with the needed USB 3.0 drivers, the guy says that it also works with other mobo brandss, not only Asrock ones:

Even with a Geforce 6200 the relic wouldn't draw even 100W DC. Your 200W PSU is plenty enough, overkill in fact, provided it is in reasonably good shape. I also keep alive a PIII relic to play old games old style (Tualatin 1400-S OCed to 1600, 768MB of RAM, GF6200, SSD & HDD), and the max it ever draws is 93W from the wall, which with the low-efficiency of the ancient 250W PSU that powers it means ~70W DC real draw tops.

^ This. Better prepare to receive heavy cavalry the incoming year ... "In Microsoviet russia, YOU are tuned up by the OS."

Another great post found elsewhere: http://www.overclock.net/t/1584341/bgr-microsoft-s-new-windows-10-upgrade-options-upgrade-now-or-upgrade-tonight/90#post_24711344 (post ~#98)

I was wrong, your prayers have been heard, lucky you: Microsoft’s new Windows 10 upgrade options: ‘Upgrade now’ or ‘Upgrade tonight’

If anything expect from them the disintegration of such ability in W7, "to ease the upgrade experience to Windows 10" ...

How to create a W7 installation USB flash drive without 3rd party software How to add USB 3.0 drivers to a Windows 7 Installation USB flash drive Free downloadable tools that add USB 3.0 drivers to W7: Intel Windows 7 USB 3.0 Creator Utility AsRock Windows 7 USB 3.0 Patcher