Overall...is it good?
I have heard some pretty bad stuff, even on these forums, about the nano. Sound cutting off, machine turns off, videos don't play, videos don't sync ect.
Are people experiencing these problems, ALL of them, on the same ipod? or are there just a bunch of bugs with them?
Please tell me what you think, before I sell my 1st gen nano and buy a new one.
Doug Lerner2 wrote:
If they would fix the tilt problem I would be satisfied. I assume that software fixes will come out for the calendar and other bugs mentioned. The tilt is the only thing that stops me from saying "go out and get one!" at the moment.
doug
I am in 100% agreement with Doug. The screen tilt is the one flaw that can not be fixed through firmware updates. If you get one with a level display the remaining annoyances should be worked out in a patch or two I would think.
I think the potential is there for it to be a very nice unit. Swap it out if you get a tilted display.
It may sound corny to do, but if you can bring a bright flashlight with you when shopping you should be able to shine it in and examine the display borders while it is still in the plastic case prior to purchase. Make them keep pulling them out until you are as satisfied as you can be that it looks straight and hope for the best
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This is Daniel Dumper, I would just like to say, why dont u people wait for us to respond... The chat was going fine, but all of a sudden the chat was disconnected... The agent informed that they work from asia.... Overall not a good support...
for your reference...
Aseiya: Hi, may I have your first naAseiya: please?
You hi..i'm kent
Aseiya: How may I assist you today?
You i am trying to buy adobe photoshop CS and lightroom but when I click buy/add to my cart, when i then go to view my cart, it says i have items in there
Aseiya: I'll help you with that.
You is the system down?
Aseiya: Please delete the cookies form the browser and try again
Aseiya: .
Aseiya: Kent, are you referring at the full or upgrade version?
You i am trying to do upgrades for both
You and i have deleted the cookies
Aseiya: Would you also wish to work on editing videos, add visual effects and much more?
You why do u ask?
Aseiya: Since you wish to have Lightroom as well we have creative cloud that has Photoshop, Lightroom and products that will help you with the above features.
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You tonight
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You that seems nice...but i just don't have the tiAseiya: in the day to do that...photoshop is enough of a beast
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You thats crazy...thats per year
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Good wireless in house, slow Apple TV in downloads and syncing. ATV issue?
OK - I just did a internet Ping test and bandwidth test and have found that my overall bandwidth is good, but my ATV is still very slow on downloads and syncing.
My bandwidth is over 6.6mbps and ping rates are nearly 45ms.
Here is my issue - I often have no images show up on ATV when I am browsing the movies. I also have to restart for lack of response to the remote about every other day, sometimes every day.
Am I looking at my wireless in the house (running Time Capsule) or is this an ATV issue? I have good overall connectivity and internet downloads via iTunes, etc.
Your insight is appreciated.
Sproles
Message was edited by: thesproles
Message was edited by: thesprolesYou may or may not already have your network set up correctly, it's just that I can't tell from what you have said.
I have a main router provided by my ISP, I have several other Airport Extremes and Airport expresses connected by Ethernet, all set up to bridge the network created by the main router.
Each maker has their own settings, but bridging should be reasonably obvious. In simple terms my main router distributes IP addresses to all devices, the Airports bridge that network by passing these addresses to the devices from the main router. A base station that isn't in bridging mode will distribute its own addresses to the devices connected to it.
I don't really follow your next point.
instruction for configuration vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, the best course of action here is to refer to the manual. If everything is set up properly the addresses of everything on your network will have identical sets of numbers for the first 3 of 4 groups of numbers that make up an address, the last set must always be different. I think the part you are referring to with your DD-WRT is the option to have Ethernet and wifi bridged or not.
Some routers may be easier to configure than others, but generally speaking they should all work with the Apple TV. 5Ghz is less likely to suffer interference but it is much more likely to be blocked by solid objects, it may or may not be an advantage. -
Hello Lenovo Community!
Recently, I bought a Lenovo T500. After much research and reading many user's opinions as possible (two of which that was really helpful was on this forum by MidnightSun and www.notebookreview.com) I chose the T500. In my research, I could not find many video reviews and was kind of disappointed (obviously, it was not a deal breaker.) I would have liked to have had more written reviews, video reviews and just in general more information. So, I want to do this review to help future researchers become informed consumers! If anyone has any questions or suggestions (e.g.. Of bloatware to remove or any tips) please chime in!
Preface
Before I begin my review, I want to say that I am in no way an expert at computers beyond the basics. I've never bought a laptop before, and my old computer (given to me) was a Gateway M465-e, a business oriented laptop. It came with 512 RAM, 1.6 Ghz, 15.4" screen and I really liked it. It lasted me 5.5 years (and still going) although the past few months, it has really taken a dip (hence the reason for buying a new one!) I will be comparing my experiences with the T500 with that Gateway. I will be using my computer for mainly working with spreadshett, word documents, surfing internet, media hub (especially for iTunes), and, OF COURSE, playing video games! Whoot for switchable graphics!
Specs
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8Ghz, 1066mhz 6MBL2)
Windows Business Vista 64
15" WSXGA+ TFT, CCFL Backlight
ATI Mobility Radeon 3650 with Intel Advanced Management Tech.
2GB DDR3 SDRAM
Camera
UltraNav
160 GB, 7200 RPM
Fingerprint Reader
Intel Turbo Memory 2GB
7-in01 Media Card Reader
Express Card Slot and Smart Card Reader
Integrated Bluetooth
Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN with My WiFi Tech.
6 Cell Li-Ion Battery
Initial Impression
My computer took about a week to arrive. The packaging was fairly simple. I had expected the box to be bigger (why, I have no idea. I guess this is commensurate with the premium price. Hah.) Inside were the usual suspects: the computer, manuals, startup booklet, power adapter, XP BackUp CDs, ThinkPad nubs (replacements) and battery.
At first look, I thought it was quite big and bulky. However, after comparison with my Gateway, I found it to be slimmer and lighter (I chose the T500 primarily because of resolution; I really wanted the 1680x1080 resolution.) Personally, I love the sleek black look. It makes it look ominous, menacing and clean. It felt sturdy, but not as much as I had expected (I had this crazy idea that it could take a light-medium bang from a hammer.) Perhaps the image formed from reading about IBMs were a bit inflated. Anyway, it was clean, all the ports were where they are meant to be, it smelled nice, and of course looked pristine! It implored me to turn it on.
Build and Design
As aforementioned, I am becoming a huge fan of this design. From the creased overhang of the top bezel to the asymmetrical screen position, I love it! Little details like the hashed/ribbed strip from the top left corner and the imbedded "UltraConnect" lettering above the screen really make the ThinkPad feel like it warrants the price, special and unique. The top of the ThinkPad is made of a rubber-plastic material that allow a good grip. There is minimal logos and stickers. I especially like the indicators on the top (when it is closed) as well as on the bottom of the screen (when opened.) The hinge also seems to have been well built as it has a lot of resistance in opening the lid. When it is opened moving the the notebook does not move the screen at all (I hate it when you have to readjust your screen after swinging it from one place to another.)
One thing that bothered me a little was the vertically-positioned USB ports. I have a USB-port-extension device which increases my number of ports by 3. However, I am unable to use this device because of the shape of the device and because of the vertical port. It is difficult to describe, see below for picture. Anyway, having only 3 ports is quite terrible, considering my 5+ year old Gateway had 4.
Keyboard and UltraNav
One of the first things I looked for was the much-feared keyboard flex. This seems to have been mostly remedied because there this minimal flex on the right portion. There is, however,flex on the left portion of the keyboard (maybe left of the u-h keys.) It is only when I press quite hard that it flexes. When I am typing regularly, as I am now, it is utterly unoticeable. The keyboard, overall, is quite good. I like the clicky feel of it and can type on it with no hinderances or reserve. The volume buttons are VERY welcomed as they provide responsively (my old GW I had to hold the Fn to adjust.) I just say that the position of the PgUp/PgDn/Home/End and Esc button is a bit awkward as I have to move my hand quite out-of-way to access them. This is but a minor issue. I also wished that the delete button wasn't where it is. I use the delete button quite a bit and it is kind of difficult (as in the out-of-the-way sort)
As for the UltraNav, I am quite fond of it, although there are times when I prefer the normal touchpad-and-button. For me, the UltraNav is quite sensitive and can be frustrating to use. One moment you're shooting across the screen just fine, but then finding that one small spot on the screen is quite tedious. And yes, I know you can adjust it, but I just can't seem to find the perfect level. I have seen older ThinkPads, and think that I would have liked to have the red strips on the UltraNav buttons.
Display
The display is great, it is of the matte variety and is non-reflective (rather, minimally reflective.) It is clear and crisp throughout without any dark areas or any irregular eveness. It looks great at 1680x1080. The viewing angle range is wide and being 15.4" has lots of estate. The one thing I would like to comment on is brightness. My friend, sitting next to me, has a MBP, and I must say, it is far bright than the T500 at maximum brightness. And, yes, I did allow the screen to reach full brightness. This is not so much a big issue at the moment, but I do kind of worry that in a few years my non-LED display will become much less bright. But that's a trade off I'm willing to take (for screen resolution.)
Performance
In terms of performance, it seems to be slightly slower than I had imagined. I expected that it would blaze through everything and it mostly does. When adding my 10k+ songs onto iTunes, it took a significantly shorter time than my Gateway, but longer than I would have liked.
I played Bioshock, at first attempt at maximum resolution (1680x1080) and with all the bells and whistles turn on. It was sluggish, and barely playable. I had to turn the resolution down quite a bit before I thought it was smooth (as on Xbox or a PS3). I surmise this might have something to do with my RAM amount because even just sitting idle 65% of physical memory is used (darn you Vista and ThinkVantage!) The performance, I suppose, could be called as snappy and powerful and will handle, I'm sure, anything I will throw at it during normal usage (e.g. not gaming.)
Battery Life
When I ordered the computer, I didn't put too much on the battery because the T500 will be my desktop replacement and will be plugged in most of its life. Despite this, I have attempted a to measure battery life on a charge; I must say that it is pretty good. On a full charge and normal usage, i.e. wireless, multiple tabs on while online, Windows sidebar, and Skype, I was able to get about 5 hours plus or minus half an hour (I usually don't use my computer in blocks of 5 hours, so when I do stop, I put it to sleep.) This is pretty good considering I have the 6-cell battery and is not really a priority for me. Though still important when considering the price of the system as a whole.
Audio Speaker
The speakers are generally weak compared to my Gateway. The volume isn't has loud and the quality of the sound is not as good. This too like the battery life, was of low priority because, even though I use the T500 for media, I have a set up at home where I can plug it into a system that amplifies the sound and quality through speakers.
Heat and Fan
Compared to my Gateway, the ThinkPad is infinitely better in terms of dissipating heat and reducing noise. On the GW the fan would run incessantly, even without any taxing programs being run. Then it would turn into hyper fan mode and eventually shutdown from overheating. In the ThinkPad, the story is completely different. Even when I ran Bioshock, though audible, the fan never was intrusive. The heat, too, was quite good. It gets warm but never hot. If you want to see numbers, you should look at the review on notebookreview.com. I don't disagree with those numbers.
*******EDIT********
I apologize for not continuing the review as stated earlier. I won't review much else, UNLESS REQUESTED (and please, if you want me to review some part of the machine, I will more than happily do so, so just ask!)
For the final part of this review, I will give, what will be my final impression on the machine (that is, before my long-term; which won't be for a long time.)
Final Impression
I have now had my T500 ThinkPad for quite some time now, having used it for various tasks and knowing its idiosyncrasies, can say that overall I would give it a 8.5 out of 10. I really hate giving a definite Yes or No to these things, but if I were to be asked whether I recommend this computer or not, I could not say without full reservation that I do. There are several reasons for this: Firstly, though I love the resolution (as aforementioned, 'twas reason I opted for the T500 over the T400), I wish it were brighter, i.e. LED-bright, but at this resolution, and as of this review, it is not offered. And sitting next to a MBP owner, who's gorgeous screen is a stark reminder of superiority in terms of screen brightness, it instills a sense of uneasiness because of the not-cheap price--though to be fair, a spec'd up 15.4" MBP is significantly more expensive (~$600 more; I have the 3 years accidental damage and warranty.) At full brightness, it is a joy to look at, anything lower however is much darker. For example, with all lights off and in darkness, the lowest setting was difficult to see---what?---I expect to be able to see (read: use) it comfortably without straining my eye at every setting. Otherwise, what's the point? This is to say the screen is not bright enough at all levels. I understand the remedy is as easy as turning up the brightness, but that is not the point.
Secondly, ThinkVantage is helpful however it is ultimately a bloatware for me. When I open up the Task Manager, I would say about a third of the processes taking up my memory is ThinkVantage stuff. Taxing my system when most of the time I don't need it. To uninstall it would kind of defeat one of the uniqueness of the system (I mean, they even dedicated a button for it) and just doesn't seem right. I have yet to do so because I don't know the kinds of effect it will have on the system, so it may or may not be done.
Thirdly, there have been several crashes. For example, yesterday instead of my usual Fn-F4 (sleep), I closed the lid instead (which should yield the same effect.) As I got home from work, I found that not only has it not been sleeping, but had had the processor running inside my protective case. It was HOT and as I opened the lid, I saw the Blue Screen of Death. Additionally, it takes a long time for the computer to go to sleep (I'm talking about 30 seconds-1 minute.) My 6 YO Gately does it in 5-10 seconds, but then again, it runs Windows 7. This is probably the fault of Vista, though and can't be blamed on Lenovo.
All in all, if I could re-order a system from Lenovo, I would consider the T400 with LED and the same configuration (though I would want the T500's more powerful graphics option.) I realized that though I initially wanted the large screen size, I would trade it for portabiltiy. I realized the T400's screen was sufficient after looking at the MBP. I still wouldn't get a MBP because it just doesn't offer the flexibility of a PC (I find PCs easier to manipulate in general.) Happy shopping!
Message Edited by StrangeL0ve on 07-21-2009 11:34 AMI have upgraded from 2gb to 4gb RAM (Vista bu 64bit) but T400 was still slower than the old MSI notebook. I had MSI 12", 1.8ghz sempron, 2gb RAM, 160HDD with UBUNTU 8.04. Now T400 with P8700, 4gb DDR3, discrete Ati 3470. What really helped me was NOT using Vista at all! I'm now on RC of Windows 7, it's much faster (boot, turning off, and aslo system respose is I think 4 times shorter than Vista has). Just wanted you to know how are these systems different. But if I had a choice, I would go for some linux distribution. Sadly fingerprint reader and thinkvantage software are not supported
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Macbook Pro running extremely slow since updating to Yosemite
Hello All,
I am new to the community and I'm hoping your pooled expertise can assist me with my issues. I went ahead and posted the results of my diagnostic scan below. My main concerns are that my Macbook Pro is now extremely slow after OSX updates. Also, laptop is running extremely hot to touch. I have mentioned other ongoing issues. I offer thanks in advance for any assistance.
Problem description:
Macbook Pro 13":
Purchased in mid-2010.
Most Recent Issue (Main Concern):
(1) I recently updated OS X from Mountain Lion to Maverick. Computer began running extremely slow and “jerky.”
(1.1) Shortly after this I updated to OS X Yosemite. Computer runs, and types, even slower than before.
Ongoing Issues (Greater than one year):
(1) Extremely short battery life (may last two hours on full charge)
(2) Macbook runs extremely hot to touch (fan runs continuously but can’t begin to keep it cool)
(3) SD Card reader doesn't recognize/open an SD card when inserted.
Lex Cschellings Requested the Following:
No obvious elements in the list.
This may well be a dying disk and/or a very bad battery.
Do following:
make a new etrecheck list and in the problem description put what Applications->Utilities->SystemInformation says about the battery (under the Power heading in the left panel): give cycle count and battery condition.
Then post the link in a new thread.
In the meantime the crash report is probably a French Dictionary issue (font? garcon garçon) you have installed, uninstall that and see if it happens again.
Lex
Battery Information is as follows:
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: W00324SYZD3LA
Manufacturer: SMP
Device Name: bq20z451
Pack Lot Code: 0
PCB Lot Code: 0
Firmware Version: 201
Hardware Revision: 000a
Cell Revision: 165
Charge Information:
Charge Remaining (mAh): 3205
Fully Charged: No
Charging: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4350
Health Information:
Cycle Count: 987
Condition: Normal
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): -2489
Voltage (mV): 11143
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 4, 2015 at 11:09:57 PM CST
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Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 1:57:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9250315ASG disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (85.96 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.7 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% ARM
5% Google Chrome
2% launchservicesd
0% AppleSpell
0% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
90 MB Google Chrome
38 MB Google Chrome Helper
21 MB mds
17 MB WindowServer
17 MB System Information
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
25 MB Free RAM
952 MB Active RAM
944 MB Inactive RAM
578 MB Wired RAM
9.26 GB Page-ins
278 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 3, 2015, 09:13:10 PM Self test - passedLex,
I'm not sure if I did this correctly, or if posting this is what you meant, but here is the DriveDX Health report.
### SYSTEM INFORMATION ###
Report Timestamp : January 6, 2015 3:09:15 PM CST
Report Timestamp (ISO 8601 format) : 2015-01-06T15:09:15
Application Name : DriveDx
Application Version : 1.3.0.444
App SubBuild : 0
Application Edition : 1
DriveDx Knowledge Base Revision : 1/1
Computer Name : <BLOCKED>
Host Name : <BLOCKED>
IP Address : <BLOCKED>
Computer Model : MacBookPro7,1
OS Boot Time : 2015-01-06T13:54:46
Time Since Boot : 01h 14m 29s
OS Name : Mac OS X
OS Version : 10.10.1
OS Build : 14B25
OS Kernel Version : Darwin 14.0.0
ATA Command Support Tolerance : verypermissive
N of drives with S.M.A.R.T support : 1
### DRIVE 1 OF 1 ###
Last Checked : January 6, 2015 2:59:53 PM CST
Last Checked (ISO 8601 format) : 2015-01-06T14:59:53
Advanced SMART Status : OK
Overall Health Rating : GOOD 100%
Overall Performance Rating : GOOD 100%
Issues found : 2
Serial Number : 5VCK3CCN
WWN Id : 5 000c50 029e6a4c3
Volumes : Untitled
Device Path : /dev/disk0
Total Capacity : 250.1 GB (250,059,350,016 Bytes)
Model Family : Seagate Momentus 5400.6
Model : ST9250315ASG
Firmware Version : 0008APM2
Drive Type : HDD 5400 rpm
Power On Time : 7,694 hours (10 months 20 days 14 hours)
Power Cycles Count : 4,772
Current Power Cycle Time : 1.2 hours
=== DEVICE CAPABILITIES ===
S.M.A.R.T. support enabled : yes
DriveDx Active Diagnostic Config : Seagate HDDs config [hdd.seagate]
Sector Logical Size : 512
Sector Physical Size : 512
Physical Interconnect : SATA
Removable : no
Ejectable : no
ATA Version : ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version : SATA 2.6, 1.5 Gb/s
Attributes Data Structure Revision : 10
SMART Command Transport (SCT) flags : 0x103f
SCT Status supported : yes
SCT Feature Control supported : yes
SCT Data Table supported : yes
Error logging capabilities : 0x1
Self-tests supported : yes
Offline Data Collection capabilities : 0x73
Offline Data Collection status : 0x0
Auto Offline Data Collection flags : 0x0
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=== CURRENT POWER CYCLE STATISTICS ===
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Data Written : 768.4 MB
Data Read/Write Ratio : 2.91
Average Throughput (Read) : 2.6 MB/s
Average Throughput (Write) : 865.2 KB/s
Operations (Read) : 43,921
Operations (Write) : 28,114
Operations Read/Write Ratio : 1
Throughput per operation (Read) : 52.2 KB/Op
Throughput per operation (Write) : 28.0 KB/Op
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Latency Time (Write) : 0 ns
Retries (Read) : 0
Retries (Write) : 0
Errors (Read) : 0
Errors (Write) : 0
=== PROBLEMS SUMMARY ===
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Failing Indicators (life-span / pre-fail) : 0 (0 / 0)
Warnings (life-span / pre-fail) : 2 (2 / 0)
Recently failed Self-tests (Short / Full) : 0 (0 / 0)
I/O Errors Count : 0 (0 / 0)
Time in Under temperature : 0 minutes
Time in Over temperature : 0 minutes
=== IMPORTANT HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID NAME RAW VALUE STATUS
5 Reallocated Sector Count 0 100% OK
197 Current Pending Sectors Count 0 100% OK
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count 0 100% OK
199 UDMA CRC Error Count 20,154 100% Warning
=== TEMPERATURE INFORMATION (CELSIUS) ===
Current Temperature : 31
Power Cycle Min Temperature : 29
Power Cycle Max Temperature : 34
Lifetime Min Temperature : 0
Lifetime Max Temperature : 46
Recommended Min Temperature : 3
Recommended Max Temperature : 62
Temperature Min Limit : 0
Temperature Max Limit : 65
=== DRIVE HEALTH INDICATORS ===
ID | NAME | TYPE | UPDATE | RAW VALUE | VALUE | THRESHOLD | WORST | STATUS
1 Raw Read Error Rate Life-span online 0x173A0E 120 6 99 100% OK
3 Spin Up Time Pre-fail online 0 100 0 99 100% OK
4 Start Stop Count Life-span online 5,034 96 20 96 95.0% OK
5 Reallocated Sector Count Pre-fail online 0 100 36 100 100% OK
7 Seek Error Rate Pre-fail online 0x5391F35 79 30 60 100% OK
9 Power On Hours Life-span online 7,694 92 0 92 92.0% OK
10 Spin Retry Count Pre-fail online 0 100 97 100 100% OK
12 Power Cycle Count Life-span online 4,772 96 20 96 95.0% OK
184 End-to-End Error Life-span online 0 100 99 100 100% OK
187 Reported Uncorrect Life-span online 0 100 0 100 100% OK
188 Command Timeout Life-span online 0x500050192 100 0 94 100% OK
189 High Fly Writes Life-span online 0 100 0 100 100% OK
190 Airflow Temperature Celsius Life-span online 31 69 45 56 43.6% OK
191 G-Sense Error Rate Life-span online 239 100 0 100 100% OK
192 Power-Off Retract Count Life-span online 3,162 99 0 99 99.0% OK
193 Load Cycle Count Life-span online 720,544 1 0 1 1.0% Warning
194 Temperature (Celsius) Life-span online 31 31 0 44 31.0% OK
195 Hardware ECC Recovered Life-span online 0x173A0E 50 0 43 50.0% OK
197 Current Pending Sectors Count Life-span online 0 100 0 100 100% OK
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count Life-span offline 0 100 0 100 100% OK
199 UDMA CRC Error Count Life-span online 20,154 200 0 199 100% Warning
254 Free Fall Sensor Life-span online 2,441 1 0 1 100% OK
=== DRIVE ERROR LOG ===
error log is empty
=== DRIVE SELF-TEST LOG ===
# | LIFETIME (H) | TEST TYPE | PROGRESS | STATUS | LBA of 1st error
1 7694 Short offline 100% Completed without error - -
Very Poor Customer Care Europe
I switched from a an iPhone back in August and I found the WP OS easier and far more functional than iOS. There are fewer apps and sometime features missing on apps that exist both in IOS and WP but nothing I could not live without.
Overall it was good experience with the occasional overheating and short battery life some times. All these up until the screen turned purple in the lower right corner and I had to encounter the NOKIA/Microsoft Customer Service. After three trips of the device to the repair center and 2 months of back and forth exhanges I had to switch back to my old iPhone to have a functional device again.
I am sorry to say that a great device and OS have such a terrible customer service especially when they cater service to a flagship product such as the Lumia 930. Microsoft customer care has to understand that these devices are day to day helpers and people that pay their money to get them need to have them functional everyday. One week, without it, is to long but two months just tells the customer to find another company to give their money. I has been a terrible experience to for me, and the lack of escalation options makes me wonder if any one cares at Microsoft/Nokia division.
It will probably take me a few years before I try again a Microsoft phone and that is a shame, because I liked the OS and the device as a whole.Di you get any help from nokia on this?
They are not gonna give it a *bleep*..... I have been through their service....
Better switch to a cheap Xiomi and if a problem arises just throw it.. off why do u want to spend time here
RIP Lumia
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Sony Z1 Compact... why is the camera so poor? Comparison shots within.
The Good...
I picked up a Sony Z1 Compact the other day, and am so far absolutely in love woth it. The speed and responsiveness are fantastic, the build quality rivals that of the iPhone, and the size is just perfection.
The Bad...
But... I am VERY dissappointed with the camera and its poor performance. 80% of the photos I take with my phone are while on a night out with friends, usually in bars or other more dimly lit places than broad daylight. In Auto mode, photos taken in the average pub lightning are unuseable,m and look so artifical as to completely destroy any detail in the faces of the people I snap. I have also experimented with manual settings, but still the quakity is just plain poor. In fact, mny Samsung Galaxy S III blows it out of the water in this regard, images in similar conditions are much superior.
The Ugly...
So why is this camera, a camera that uses what is theoretically a high-quality imaging unit used by point and shoot cameras, so bad in everything except broad daylight?
The answer according to not only my observations, but the observations of many professional websites who reviewed the Z1 series, is seems to be that Sony are purposefully and inexplicably messing with the final images by forcing huge amounts of processing on them. This takes a natural image, messes with the colours and tone, and then proceeds to crush any detail.
Here are some samples of what I mean, taken with Superior Auto:
Sample 1: Z1 Compact
A close-up portrait shot...
Look at how artificial that image looks... it's like someone applied a strange kind of gaussian blur tool in photoshop.
Sample 2 - Z1 Compact
A group photo...
Here again, in what was one of the better photos that I took, we see the find detail is very poor.. at full size it looks horrible pixellated, and the colours severely washed out. The blacks are also severely crushed.
Sample 3 - Z1 Compact
Here is a shot that should in theory be detailed and natural looking. A guy near a wall in better light, with the camera held perfectly still.
Again, a horrible image... bad detail, visible artifacting, washed out colours.
Sample 4 - Z1 Compact
In addition, using the flash causes severe light pollution on the final image, so much so that the bottom half of the photo I take has a very noticeable purpley bluish haze on it.
Look at the level of bleed entering the scene from the flash below the lens. And look at the dreadful overall image quality... the detail is simply shockingly bad. Like a camera phone from years ago.
Samsung Galaxy S III Comparisons...
And here we have some comparison photos with a Samsung SIII, also taken in a dimply lit pub:
Sample 1 - Samsung Galaxy S III
Look at the difference... detail is preserved, the image appears natural, and colour tones are reasonably natural. It's a great shot.
Sample 2 - Samsung Galaxy S III
Again, here we see that the photo is much cleaner... flash lights up the subjkects as well as can be expected considering the size and power, and the colours and detail are preserved, including in the surrounding environment where the coloured lights at the top are also visible.
Sample 3 . Samsung Galaxy S III
And finally, a close-up portrai-style shot...
Again, not the easiest of conditions for a phont, but overall detail is good, the face is clearly visible, and the photo looks clean and detailed as you could hope for in the circumstances.
WINNER: SAMSUNG GALAXY S III
Conclusion...
Sorry Sony, but this level of imaging is just not acceptable on a premium device with such a high spec sensor in it. I have had better results fron devices that are 2-3 years old. Oh yes, and that's including the video camera mode which has no 24p or 60p options... come on Sony, there is a Snapdragon 800 SOC in this phone, use it.
I really hope you are going to take a serious look at this and fix it.Wow thanks guys... it seems a LOT of people have noticed this issue. I also saw one guy with exactly the same problem as me with the flash http://www.android-hilfe.de/7156334-post40.html
The question is: how on earth did none of the Sony designers see this issue? It seems to me that someone must have seen it, but too late in the design process, so they just kept it like this and are going to pretend ignorance.
I just did the same test as inside-handy.de where I cover the flash completely and then take a picture, and the light bleeds very badly into the lens, so I guess my phone is badly affected.
I do not expect such a badly designed camera and flash system on such a premium device, and we cannot be expected to live with such a fatal flaw in a phone which is marketed as a pure camera phone.
EDIT - It seems the press are now aware and will be following this up... hopefully Sony will make a response soon when they see the overwhelming evidence http://www.inside-handy.de/news/30330-led-erzeugt-farbiges-leuchten-auf-bildern-sony-xperia-z1-compa... -
September 2014 TechNet Guru SSAS Winners announced!
The September Guru results are posted!
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wikininjas/archive/2014/10/16/the-microsoft-technet-guru-awards-september-2014.aspx
Below are the highlights, just the medal winners. Please see the blog above for more entrants and comments, which had to be trimmed to fit into this 60,000 character forum limit.
BizTalk Technical Guru - September 2014
Johns-305 [boatseller]
BizTalk: Working with Preserve Interchange EDI Xml – Part 1
Mandi Ohlinger: "This is a great How To article with the steps and terms clearly defined. If you want to preserve interchanges, you need to read this."
TGN: "EDI is a big part of BizTalk, great wrap up, both articles."
Verma.Sumit
BizTalk Server - Default Pipelines
TGN: "Very nice article explaining the default pipelines "in-depth"."
Mandi Ohlinger: "Great detailed information on the XML pipelines. Very informative read. "
Rahul_Madaan
BizTalk Server - Debatching multiple message types using Envelope Schema
Mandi Ohlinger: "A common task explained simply. Very effective."
TGN: "Very nice tutorial. I would love to see some better images though, and a little better elaboration on the different steps, but overall a very good article."
Exchange Server Technical Guru - September 2014
Rafael Mantovani
Exchange: Unable to Verify Information About Users Availability
Ed Price: "This is a good article with some good images. This article was originally in English, but because it was posted on the Portuguese Wiki, it got translated into Portuguese! The English version should be pasted
into a new article on the English Wiki. Here is the English version: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/pt-br/contents/articles/26759.nao-e-possivel-verificar-informacoes-de-disponibilidade-dos-usuarios/revision/7.aspx "
Forefront Identity Manager Technical Guru - September 2014
Eihab Isaac (MVP)
FIM 2010 R2: Coexistence Exchange Provisioning Scenario using PowerShell
Management Agent
AM: "Eihab, thank you for continuing to make excellent contributions to the community. This is a useful reference for anyone needing to meet similar requirements without the service and portal."
PG: "Nice article. Well designed!"
Søren Granfeldt: "Great overview on real world challenges with managing diffrent Exchange versions using FIM. Second part wil really complement this article."
Microsoft Azure Technical Guru - September 2014
Chervine
Predictive Analytics with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning
JH: "Love it! One of my favorite articles on the wiki from last month."
Ed Price: "Fantastic article! Incredibly well written with good details and helpful images. This Machine Learning topic is very important and timely right now!"
Alex Mang
What Are Scoring Profiles In Azure Search?
JH: "Alex has done a tremendous job with his library. Love it that he shares update on the library on the wiki."
Ed Price: "Wow, I love all the explanations and detail. And this topic is incredibly valuable. Amazing job!"
saramgsilva
Microsoft’s Windows App Studio Beta : Connecting a Menu App to Azure Mobile Service
JH: "Great article with a lot of pictures. A good one!"
Ed Price: "Great topic, Sara! Very thorough and well written!"
Miscellaneous Technical Guru - September 2014
Brian Nadjiwon
How to Create and Use Enums in Powershell
Ed Price: "Wow, what a detailed article! Great depth and use of images! I think it's time for a PowerShell category!"
TGN: "I LOVE ENUMS! Great explaining and a great article. Well done, Brian!"
PG: "Nice, practical solution, clear explanation."
Adnan Umer
Understanding GPU Usage tool in Visual Studio 2013 Update 4
Ed Price: " A fantastic Visual Studio article with great details and vivid images!"
TGN: "Very valuable and a great toturiol on how to use the "GPU Usage tool""
Britt Adams
Unexplained High CPU Usage on Intel E5 Processors
Ed Price: "Very thorough explanation! Great job! "
TGN: "Wow, computer science is fun. Nice wrap-up and how-to. I loved it!"
SharePoint 2010 / 2013 Technical Guru - September 2014
Vivek Jagga
SharePoint, Office 365 or a Hybrid Deployment?
Jinchun Chen: "Excellent!"
Margriet Bruggeman: "Nice, I can see this one coming in real handy in comparison studies"
Inderjeet Singh
Common issue when using SharePoint 2013 Multi Tenant environment
(Apps and User Profile Synchronization)
Jinchun Chen: "Nice article."
Margriet Bruggeman: "Useful and not too much is written about this topics, which adds some bonus points"
Dan Christian
Tips and Tricks to Resolve Poject 2010 Server Migration Issues
Margriet Bruggeman: "Extensive KB-type article in case you need it"
Small Basic Technical Guru - September 2014
Philip Munts
Small Basic: For Windows 8.1 Tablet
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Great article for those (1) want to make apps for tablet form factors and (2) are looking to package a SB app into a package."
Ed Price: "I love it! What an important topic!"
Nonki Takahashi
Small Basic: Emoji
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Another entry from Nonki which opens up new possibilities. This time Emoji and the font editing."
Ed Price: "This is incredibly interesting!"
Nonki Takahashi
Small Basic: Dictionary
Michiel Van Hoorn: "Simple entry on a powerful feature"
Ed Price: "Great overview of the Dictionary Object! Good job integrating the Known Issues and the See Also section!"
SQL BI and Power BI Technical Guru - September 2014
visakh16
Finding SSIS Packages having References to a Table or Column
RB: "Interesting subject, with a lot of practical usage"
Jinchun Chen: "Really helpful."
PT: "Good article that addresses a specific problem and offers a solution. Thank you"
Ch. Rajen Singh
SSIS: Export Multiple File With Fixed Size
PT: "This is a good article, well-written and solves a real problem."
Jinchun Chen: "Nice article."
RB: "Interesting workaround for the fixed file size problem"
Ed Price - MSFT
Power BI Community Council
PT: "Great information about the purpose and composition of the Power BI Community Council to inform and raise awareness."
SQL Server General and Database Engine Technical Guru - September 2014
Shanky
An Examination of Logging in Truncate Table Statement
and Its Comparison With Delete Statement
Jinchun Chen: "Excellent"
AM: "The best!"
Ed Price: "Wow, Shanky! What an amazingly thorough and detailed article!"
Tulio Rosa
SQL Server Load Balancing
AM: "Also very good!"
Jinchun Chen: "Excellent"
Ed Price: "Fantastic topic, good job on the diagram, and great use of TechNet Gallery! Plus a Portuguese translation!"
Ashwin Menon
Get Notified when a database status changes
AM: "This is well explained"
Ed Price: "Very thorough article! Good References section!"
System Center Technical Guru - September 2014
Mr X
How to upload new Drivers in SCCM 2012 R2
Peter Laker: "Very nice, thanks Mr X"
Ed Price: "Wow. Great use of images to walk the reader through the process! Could benefit from a See Also and Additional Resources type of sections. Very thorough!"
Mr X
How to create a new Boot Image using SCCM 2012 R2
Peter Laker: "Another good article!"
Ed Price: "Short and sweet How To article! It's great to cover all these scenarios. Excellent addition to our System Center library of content!"
Transact-SQL Technical Guru - September 2014
visakh16
Full Outer Join - The Most Generic Join Statement
JS: "A good summary, though a bit generic and already available mutliple times on the internet. The sample (with data) could be a bit more crisp though."
Jinchun Chen: "Very helpful."
Ed Price: "I love the explanations at the top in the Context and Reasoning sections! And then the solution has a fantastic mix between explanations, illustrations, and the code snippets. And the links at the bottom help JOIN together
the Join resources! Great job!"
Praveen Rayan D'sa
Dynamic pivot with column alias
Jinchun Chen: "Good."
JS: "Make sure no to use a parameter declaration without a size of the variable type, like in VARCHAR, better use Varchar(YourSizeHere)."
Ed Price: "Fantastic solution. Good job getting the references in there at the bottom!"
Saeid Hasani
Calling Stored Procedures Using Transact-SQL
JS: "A good write up for getting the feet wet with procedure, though missing some depth."
Ed Price: "Wow! I love your break out each section, explain it, and give the code snippet. It makes it very easy to read, understand, and get to the right section! To JS's point, it's probably better for beginners than advanced T-SQL
gurus, but this content is still very valuable. Great example of the community giving advice and helping out with the content. Incredible article!"
Visual C# Technical Guru - September 2014
João Sousa
ASP.NET WebAPI - Basic Redis
Peter Laker: "Nice WebAPI basics Joao!"
JM: "This is best"
Jaliya Udagedara
Publishing and Subscribing using NServiceBus
JM: "Close second IMO"
Peter Laker: "Great intro to NServiceBus! Thanks Jaliya!"
Adnan Umer
Calculating Percentage Similarity of two Strings in C#
JM: "I like this!"
Peter Laker: "Awesome snippet and explanation, thanks Adnan!"
Windows Phone and Windows Store Apps Technical Guru - September 2014
Adnan Umer
Introducing ObjectGraphLibrary to visualize Stack and Heap
JH: "Good article about stack and heap visualization."
TGN: "Hardcore stuff, but very valuable. Great article buddy!"
saramgsilva
Microsoft’s Windows App Studio Beta: Creating a BackOffice App for Menu App
JH: "Another great article by Sara! A lot of code snippets, pictures and explanations."
TGN: "Great tutorial, well explained. And a bunch of screenshots. I loved it!"
Muiz Khan
Using Speech Recognition without Internet
TGN: "Nice one. I love articles that explain something in an easy understanding way. Great work Muiz!"
JH: "Good explanation of offline capabilities of speech recognition."
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Technical Guru - September 2014
Andy ONeill
WPF: CollectionView Tips
KJ: "wow cery thorough!"
Peter Laker: "Blindingly good article Andy!"
Magnus (MM8)
WPF/MVVM: Binding the DatePickerTextBox in WPF
KJ: "useful tip - could see needing to do this and searching for this article and finding it"
Peter Laker: "Excellent work as always Magnus!"
Wiki and Portals Technical Guru - September 2014
Durval Ramos
Visio Portal
Peter Laker: "Awe inspiring portal from a Wiki legend!"
Ed Price: "Great introduction, a lot of links, divided by sections, and it even has References and Return to Top links! Amazing article!"
Windows Server Technical Guru - September 2014
Mr X
Getting Started with KMS (Key Management Service)
JM: "Another excellent article, great work."
Philippe Levesque: "Really good documentation."
Richard Mueller: "Good topic with good images to explain."
Mark Parris: "Good insights, would be good to higlight also the improvements in 2012 and 2012 R2."
Kelly Bush
Authentication Policies and Authentication Silos – Restricting Domain Controller
Access
Mark Parris: "Nice article, providing further insight into some of 2012 R2's capabilities."
Richard Mueller: "Great article with lots of detail. Could use TOC and See Also section."
JM: "An excellent article, thanks for the contribution!"
Philippe Levesque: "Good article, it explain some security that we don't see much."
FZB
Windows Server: DNS Service - Negative Caching
Mark Parris: "useful tidbit, i have often seen shortttl zones for such records."
JM: "A good article, however it needs a rewrite for clarity."
Philippe Levesque: "Andy information to have, thanks for sharing !"
Richard Mueller: "Needs more explanation."
Congratulations to everyone who won a medal and thank you to everyone who entered! Your success will be entered into folklore and sung about for generations to come!
If you can do better, or simply wish to join our community and make a name for yourself, please enter this month's competition:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/26994.technet-guru-contributions-october-2014.aspx
Regards,
Pete
#PEJL
Got any nice code? If you invest time in coding an elegant, novel or impressive answer on MSDN forums, why not copy it over to the one and only
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If you are a member of any user groups, please make sure you list them in the
Microsoft User Groups Portal. Microsoft are trying to help promote your groups, and collating them here is the first step.Hi Pete,
Thank you for your information. Congratulations to Visakh16, Ch.Rajen Singh and Ed Price-MSFT.
Regards,
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Color correction, muzzle flares and smoke questions
A couple of days ago I directed an action sequence called 'Silent takedown' using Premiere CS5 and After Effects. The goal was to do a very fast paced editing style but still within the realm of 'classic' action films from '90 like Face/Off and Mission Impossible 2. I've got some question regarding visual effects done in After effects. Tell me if you thought they were good or bad. Also the color correction was done in AE and PP. Does the overall movie look good?
Here's a full link again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O62_hYOmlaY
Thanks for watchin'Well, aside from it being quite disturbing to have a team of 14 year olds turning everyone to blood soup it's got some great camera work.
Your first mistake might have been thinking there's anything worth copying in mission impossible 2. Sorry, had to be said.
Todd's right. The clouds of blood is comical. Maybe tone that down? Right now it just looks like a string of video copilot tutorials one after another. You need to hide effects, and make them feel seamless.
Ask yourselves what are you trying to showcase. If it's post production, you have to tweak those effects and make them look classy. There are shots where bullet holes are appearing in glass and there's little breakage, and no reaction from the actors. You can't just glue in effects. If the actors don't react, you can't use the shot, or it should be changed so you don't notice. Add a shake etc.
If it's editing, then that has to be solid too.
You've got time shifting all over the place without it being stylistic. For example, the guys who walk up off the top are shown in a wide shot that you re-use for the security cam. They enter, put their masks on, walks softly up to the guards and take them out, but then we are inside and the scarface guy is watching action that happened minutes ago on the monitor. If you're going to jump around in time, you need to find a stylistic way to do that. Why not bring the scarface guy's scenes into the lead up, show the monitor, (drop that long shot at the top) to introduce the guys sneaking up. This introduced tension (will scarface notice???) gives you an idea of who the guards are watching out for and drops that opening super wide of the two kids going up against the wall. That shot doesn't work because when you show them super-wide, you get a feeling for how exposed they are and what a terrible job they're doing of "sneaking" up. But it works as security cam footage...
Another example is when you have one of your agents say "good morning gentlemen. He says something strange to men who are in masks and they give him enough time to put a gun to his head and pull the trigger in spite of the face that they're holding their own guns. Then you have the camera exposure flash cuts to the other agent sneaking up...
If you want to make this effect work, you need to use editing to explain why the second guard didn't reflexively shoot the first agent. have the agent say, "good morning gentleman" and start the action of raising the gun. Then flash cut to the other agent sneaking up, then back the the first agent shooting, then back to the second guard being shot. Then all of a sudden you have a frenetic action scene. Right now the pacing feels slow and unrealistic.
The effects go off the rails a bit at the end. The muzzle flashes don't aim in the right direction, and the particle smoke becomes very obviously added in post. One shot in particular is a dude walking through a black smoke cloud from behind a van. Loose that smoke in the second to jump cuts. And if oyu're going to have a smoky enclosed space. you have to add atmosphere in other shots.
If you're not going to use practical effects for the gunshots, you need to cut away. Having a guy explode with particles and stock footage will always be "funny" without having some squibs on set. I know it makes it harder and more complicated, but you have to have the whole package, or it'll always just look like kids messing around and...
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We recently migrated from HPUX to Linux 11GR2 on both.
The data architect says that prior to the migration, the DBA_HIST_SQLSTAT view was populated by a lot more SQL statements than appear now. He wishes to know the reason for the discrepancy, and frankly I have no idea.
Are there any parameters, such as timed_statistics or anything similar which influences which SQL statements get put in this view?Hello,
It may depends on numbers of reason. Following are the question which you should think of if numbers of SQLs appearing in new system is less as compared to previous on
1) Is the user activity is same as compared to previous? Check the AWR reports and compare the "Load Profile" of both the AWR reports. It will show the numbers of executes,fetches,parses etc.
If the activity is less in new system then it will obviously put less data in HIST tables.
2) Does STATISTICAL_LEVEL parameter got changed post migration?
3) Is the Database overall performance is good on Linux? If yes, then probably there are much less TOP SQLs and hence wont be pulled inside the HIST table.
Please be remember that:
TOPNSQL of DBMS_workload_repository ==>The number of Top SQL flushed for each SQL criteria (elapsed time, CPU time, parse calls, shareable memory, version count)
This means, if SQL now are running fast i.e. their elapsed time is much less then before, then it wont come under TOPNSQL criteria and ultimately wont push the SQL to HIST table.
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Im attempting to create a folio with 13 articles 7 of them have several pages set to horizontal only with 2 stage mso's that are set to vector.
If I create them all as pdf i get a blurry load between each article and between each mso stage. The overall resolution is good on the ipad3 but ipad1 quits intermittently.
I also have a mso on the intro page with 29 stages that I can not create as a pdf because it crashes the ipad.
Are there any improvements coming to let these pdf article's perform faster?What do you mean by source documents? Folio size, Overlay assets?
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How can I downgrade Triple Play to just FIOS Internet?
A couple of months ago, Triple Play seemed like a good deal. I only wanted Internet and TV, but Triple Play came out being the cheapest bundle with both of them. The deal was only available online. When I got it, then I found out that you have to rent a cable box to get TV service, which adds $10/month to the bill. It seemed horribly misleading - if it's actually required, I see no reason to make it a separate expense other than to conceal the true cost of the service - but overall still a good deal.
Now, I find I never watch TV. Ever. There's just no time for it. I like FIOS Internet, but I'm also paying for services that I don't use. And Verizon is making it very difficult to change this. There is no information about doing this at all on any of Verizon's pages. After calling customer support, I find out that the price I'm paying comes from a complicated array of discounts, which are only available to new customers, and would go away if I changed my bundle, meaning that I'd be paying much more if I got rid of the TV service. Not only that, I can't even return the cable box to reduce my monthly bill $10 - doing this would automatically disqualify me from the Triple Play discounts because I can't get TV service without it (even though I absolutely can, just with a very limited selection of channels - I've tried plugging the coax right into the TV and it works more or less).
So, what can I do? Xfinity's Performance bundle at $30/month is looking pretty attractive, and maybe after a 6 month trial period Verizon can consider me a "new customer" again. But if and only if there's a way I can just cut back on the services I don't use and make my bill go down instead of up, I'd just as soon not go to the trouble of changing ISPs."Services and fees" are something you can't do about because those are county's charges. As for the $10 charge for the cable box, I don't know what to say but they should have been free. Have you asked why you're being billed for the box? The offer you signed up for is probably alot different than the ones that exists today. Did they charge you for the box the first month you have services.
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Installed Lion on Monday.
1. Install went as advertised ... no hiccups.
2. First few hours, system seemed slower than SL. Noted that Spotlight was indexing and TC was backing up (big backup due to new OS).
3. Next day, system started acting faster than SL! (2G RAM, with 1G more coming. My Late '06 iMac only supports 3G). TC backups returned to normal times; Spotlight fine. Smoother scrolling.
4. Not sure, but possibly changes in display resolution options. Initial resolution seemed a bit lower than last one in SL. Kicked it up a notch to 1680x1050 and it seems better (smaller print, however).
5. New Mail design (like iOS) not as comfortable as with touch screen (iPad & iPhone). It's an ergonomics thing ... works fine.
6. Haven't exploited Mission Control or Launchpad yet. I think I like SuperDocker.
7. Downloaded Pages to check compatibility with Word files. OK. Will probably dump MS Office.
Also:
1. Got Magic TrackPad.
2. Easy install.
3. So far, scrolling/dragging gestures are winners! Smooth, responsive, intuitive. Haven't explored many others yet. Kinda like it better than MBP TrackPad(?).
4. Major question revolves around use with Boot Camp. Windows Vista Home Basic wouldn't pair. Apple Tech Support provided "0000" Passkey, which worked. Initial functions limited to cursor control and clicking. Tech Support working with me to upgrade BC Version. At 3.1 now - want 3.2, but need Vista SP 2; which will require a bigger Windows BC partition. Still need to do that ... but still not sure it will work. The BIGGEST issue is that the TrackPad does not seem to be able to retain pairing with both Windows and Lion. Switching back and forth requires re-pairing in both directions, and THAT can be donme only after removing TP batteries! Methinks BC and wireless accessories are not friendly to each other. Thoughts?
Overall: Lion Very Good (but not as much initial "wow!" as SL) - probably due to prior comfort with iOS. Magic TrackPad: Very Good with Lion. Jury still out with Windows/Boot Camp.
Interested in any thoughts/comments/suggestions.
TIA,
picmanNice to see some positive input.
Don't forget there's a 10.7.1 update out there you can install too. No issues here, so far, with the update. -
I'm have a difficult time understanding how to harness the stereo field, specifically wideness of sound. I just created a small mix in garageband (where i doodle ideas, its faster than loading up LP). a few guitar layers, some synth rock bass and a rock drum set. it sounded pretty good coming out of GB, and loading it up into itunes it didnt sound so bad.
i decided to master it in LP, just for kicks. i loaded the mp3 into LP and suddenly it sounded much much different. the stereo field was different somehow. and the volume a bit too... then i mastered the mix in logic and bounced back to my HD, and listening to the bounce in itunes the mix doesnt have much stereo wideness.... instead of sounding like a full rock set, wide and warm, it had a coldness to it because the stereo wideness wasnt there.... it sounded like the sound was coming from directly in front of me, and the wideness of the sound was almost lost in fuzz.
it almost hurt my ears to listen to. all I'd done in LP was throw an EQ and multipresser on it, an adaptive limiter as well. and listening to the bounce was almost straining on the ears because it felt like they were trying to focus on the direction of the sound, rather than bask in what should've been a warm, smooth stereo wideness (I cant think of better ways to describe this...)
can someone explain to me wideness, and ways to regain it, or give songs a pleasant, commercial stereo wideness?
thanks!
chrisHi Chris,
You may find it useful to try importing a commercial tune into LP, then on that track, switch on logics multimeter (set to 'goniometer') - this will give you a visual representation of stereo width (while you get the hang of using your ears!). You'll generally find if you switch the 'hold' funtion on the goniometer on you'll see a rather pretty diamond shape form.
To get width across your own mix, I'd avoid actually rating the whole mix (ie output 1&2) but instead focus on pulling mids & high frequencies of individual tracks wider across the stereo field. I've generally found, at least in the dance genres I do stuff for) that if bass frequencies/parts are wide in the mix it can sound uncomfortable & a little wierd, especially on headphones.
As a rule I'll always keep bass sounds & Kick drum VERY central. conversely I've found a nice wide snare usually works great in getting a wider percieved width. (at least in dance genres) - Being aware of the stereo width of backing vox can have a massive impact on an overall sound.
Good ways to get extra stereo width on an individual track can include
1) using stereo reverb or delay
2) use a logic 'sample delay' with a really short setting on one side, ie 100 ms (I personally avoid this on heavily percussive sounds but is great for chords/pads etc)
3) use LP's stereo widener or direction meter - be extra careful not to overdo as can sound very artificial, & again focus on mid & high freqs in the stereo widener. If you find you have sounds that are 'too stereo' in some freqs - say like a synth bass, some 3rd party plugs like ozone's widener can be set to 'pull in' width - so you can dial in negative stereo width on certain (ie low) freqs . if this probem isnt freq dependant then Logic's direction meter can work (or as an extreme, a 'gain' plug at the end of the effects chain with 'mono' switched on)
As you're going along, it's good practise to keep checking the whole mix in mono as well to make sure it'll translate onto different (ok, crappy!) sound systems
It's also reading up on the forum about experimenting with Logic's 'Pan law' (somewhere in 'song settings') - This is a new one to me but have just started working with a different panlaw (-3db compensated) to the default 0db & like it so far.....
Hope some of that rambling was useful!....
Cheers
Adam -
Big Color Shift between exported H264 mp4 and Program Monitor
I get a big Color Shift between exported H264 mp4 on Vimeo/Youtube and Quicktime X and Program Monitor.
There are quite a few posts on Quicktime gamma issues, but there seem to be no solutions and the other editors I know don't seem to have this problem.
I know there will be a bit of a shift but this is MASSIVE. At the moment I add a whole extra adjustment layer to all my clips to get it approximately right, but ofcourse this does not solve the issue nor does it give proper results.
Please do not reply with the "You need a real reference monitor via SDI etc etc ..."
By my logic on the same screen the program monitor should resemble what is going to be the final result in a relevant player like Quicktime X which all normal apple consumers use to watch their films. I know VLC and Mpeg streamclip gives different results, but mostly when playing Quicktime/h264 files Quicktime will play it thus average users ( the people I'd like to downwload/buy my films )will watch it in Quicktime.
Furthermore, Quicktime X's gamma/color looks very similar to the image I get on Youtube or Vimeo - which is where all my current work is going. I'm not outputting to boradcast or DVD etc.
Strangely enough the MPEG 2 stuff I've done for DVD matches the Youtube output with the Program monitor.
What am I doing wrong?
I have a Dell 2711 wide Gamut Display which is calibrated with an SPyder 3 Elite using its full colour gamut ( close to 90% of Adobe RGB - thus bigger than sRGB or Rec709) Could Premiere be ignoring the calibration in the Program monitor and making the image values 16-235 and then Quicktime uses all values 0-255? If so, how can I fix this?
Any help will be much appreciated!I know this has been a while so hopefully you found some help by now, but maybe this will help anyone stumbling across this.
What people seem to be missing in what you are asking is... this is the same file, on the same monitor, but with a different appearance in different software. It is not a question of whether the overall monitoring is GOOD, and it is not a matter of hardware settings (as that would most likely propogate across all software) it is that it is not CONSISTENT side by side on the very same monitor.
I had very similar issues that really seemed to get worse when we got new monitors, which is what lead me to chime in here. The monitors were also wide gamut displays.
The problem is likely this...
1. The difference being shown are the difference between software that properly color manages (i.e. Premier or After Effects) and software that does not (i.e. Quicktime or some web browsers)
2. The reason it is so severe is that the wide gamut monitors are able to show many more colors and thus the difference between the managed and unmanaged software is much more exagerrated than on regular gamut monitors.
I found this great link that helped calm my nerves and helped me get handle on much of what is going on.
http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2009/07/color-management-wide-gamut-dell-2408/
Now that is not to say that the 0-255/16-235 issue is not also involved here. It is definitely possible that a specific codec or compressor is part of the problem, but it sounds like it starts with the color management issue first.
I hope this helps.
Andy -
What audio interface (portable) should I buy?
Hi,
Going overseas to record a singer. I have MIDI files on computer, haven't recorded live audio yet.
Which has best sound? Or should I just deal with decent demo quality sound? Portability seems great... though, need something I guess I can record with at home (piano, drum set)...
Suggestions? Thanks! Happy New Year!Metric Halo is also worth mentioning if you're interested in HiEnd stuff. I've been using their interfaces quite a bit and they are really solid and sound good. Overall a really good value. If you look at these be aware there are versions with and without onboard DSP, which can change an interface's cost by $400-$500 or so on these units. 2882 has mid range preamps and uln 2 has great pres, conversion is the same.
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