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Ok so after doing lots of research and listening to advice I have narrowed down these restaurants:
Angelina's, Campiello, Cafe Lurcat, Trilogy, Sea Salt
Uss Nemo, Turtle Cafe, M Waterfront Grille, Roys, Trulucks, Chops City Grill
Capital Grille, Stoney's Steakhouse, Handsome Harry's, Bistro 821
Me and my boys are going down to Miami one night also so I think we will hit up Emeril's. So I basically need 5 restaurants from the above... help me outttt!!!!
Your posts have concentrated on steakhouses, so #1 on your list is Chops. The area is best for seafood, so Nemo's. Campiello is great, but if I remember you are from NYC, so I just don't see the point of going Italian. Roy's and Truluck's are both chains, albeit very upscale and good ones. I prefer Roy's, especially the one in Bonita Springs better than the one in Naples, but a reason to choose Truluck's is if you absolutely need to sample some stone crab. M Waterfront Grille is fairly new and I haven't eaten there; I know the blog "An Insatiable Appetite" loved the place but I trust Revrend Andy on this board more. Finally, I'll throw it in one more time -- Wyld's Cafe on Bonita Beach Rd. in Bonita Springs, for absolutely delicious food in a very nice setting for amazingly reasonable prices for the area -- be sure someone orders the special meatloaf and definitely order and share the duck napleon starter on crisp puff pastry squares and mushrooms in a marvelous creamy parmesan sauce.
How soon are you coming? Some of these restaurants are very hard to get into, even in this economy. My perspective is a little different as I would be looking for places that are very Naples or SW Florida.
Turtle Club would be one, almost impossible to get in unless a concierge reserves for you but you can sit outside with your feet in the sand and watch the sunset. Food is pretty good given the venue.
You have a Roy's in New York, they are all quite similar in menu, not always in execution.
Campiello is Italian, but it is more about ambiance and has a great tropical vibe, sitting outside with all the twinkly lights watching the passing scene and the very active pick up scene of the bar for the over 50 set.
USS Nemo is a chowhound fave, I'd do that for sure.
Angelinas is a good Italian, but you are used to better.
Handsome Harry's is also very popular and a fun evening, again outside for the most part. Sea Salt needs time, too new.
I love Cafe Lurcat but it is a feminine place, at least the upstairs dining room, and maybe not your cup of tea or zinfandel.
Chops is a good restaurant when it is clicking on all cylinders. They should be at their prime, I just wouldn't go off season...I think some of the cooks are up north then. Just my opinion.
We were just in Naples a month ago and ate out every night. USS Nemo is great, as well as the place next to it, Swan River. Also, for a more casual, less pricey place, there is Greek Gourmet with two locations on 41: just north of Downtown (I think at 4th Street) and one in Bonita Springs. Enjoy!
USS Nemo has the best sea bass !!!!!! The tempura is also tasty.I have never been disappointed.Campiello was a disappointment,pricey,and not wonderful.Turtle cafe was also disappointing with cold food and poor service.Angelina's has a good reputation.Make reservations soon.
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I love Bleu Provence and agree with you about the wine. They have wonderful small Champagne producers that no one else has. The fellow making the request here is asking for places for 5 men. Bleu doesn't seem like a guy place. More a take your wife or family or date place. It is one of my favorites though.
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I totally agree that this might not be the place for 5 guys.
But, if they are really into wine, with great french food to go with, it would work.
My 5 choices would be Chops, Campiello, Nemo, Truluck, and M Waterfront Grille. I wouldn't call Truluck a chain, as they have one other restaurant in Houston. I enjoy their seafood, I've never had their steaks, but I've heard good things. I would highly recommend Wyld's as a local favorite but it is in Bonita Springs and may be further than you want to travel. If you are nearby, I would try it. Turtle Club has a great setting but I've found the food inconsistent. Nemo has wonderful fusion seafood. Of course you have fantastic Italian in New York but Campiello is still terrific food-contemporary Italian with a wood-burning oven, not 50's Italian American. Sea Salt has a warm, contemporary setting but as LiLMsFoodie says, they need time.
All of my choices have websites where you can peruse the menues. I strongly urge you to use that tool to make your final choices. I also would like to recommend Tommy Bahamas for lunch. Nice outdoor seating.
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I would second Trulucks. Not sure why I forget about it but I had one of the best meals I've ever had in Florida early last summer. Very professional service and the place to go for fish IMO. They have their own fleet of fishing boats based in Marco Island for Florida fish. They have the day boat scallops and I had jalapeno salmon and the fish ribs appetizer. Excellent. Funny, tucked away spot in the center of all the action on Fifth Avenue.
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Went last night and it was awesome great dinner. I had the lobster tail and half pound king crab legs. Sweet potato fries and cheesy grits were standouts. My cousin had the grouper ponchattrain and his friends had the jumbo shrimp and jalapeno salmon. Everyone loved their meal it was one of the best seafod meals I have had. Monday nights are all u can eat crab claws but it is 60 bucks pp and kinda steep. This place is very expensive but great quality. We also all split the chocolate bag for dessert which was rele good I love how they have a dessert cart to show u the desserts more places should do that. Overall, pricy but delicious!!
re: steakrules85
One of the things I like about them is they are not in the business of pimping waters. You receive a bottle of filtered water for your table. For the record, if someone is reading, the jalapeno salmon is grilled salmon with a blue crab topping covered with jalapeno bearnaise. Like a salmon benedict. Amazing. Nice layered flavor without being too rich or too over the top.
I have to say I had an excellent meal at Sea Salt a few weeks ago. Fun, open atmosphere. We had excellent service (husband and wife team) and excellent chow. I was very impressed with their wine list. The sommelier came with the chef from DC... he knows his stuff... there's a real dedication to the wine program... wasn't expecting it. Will definitely go back on my next visit.
re: WineAG
Is Sea Salt kid friendly for late lunch/early dinner and do they have outdoor seating? Trilogy closed,correct?
re: The Chowfather
Sea Salt actually has a child's menu on its website but I can not recall any kids being there. With Tommy Bahama next door, with lots of families, I think Sea Salt must have decided to add the kiddie menu as a defensive move. The kid's looked like courtesy of Sysco food service, but I could be wrong. Nice restaurant. If you are coming soon, you might want to forgo the outdoor seating. Heat index today should be around 105-110. We are in drought again and nothing is cooling overnight. Makes for miserable days. I can't cool my pool down below 91.
Trilogy is closed. They had priced themselves for 2005, not 2009. Things are different now.

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One could not find a more pleasant bed and breakfast in Ashland. My visit in ashland was all the better thanks to the hosts of this comfortable Inn, Albion. Upon entering you are greeted to a homely front room complete with a laptop and internet access. To the left an entertainment room with cable and boardgames, the feeling is instantly inviting. Beyond these rooms is the kitchenette and full dining area with room for eight, there are assorted goodies for picking up on your way out to see the town. Up stairs are the rooms. Each room is unique, charming, and most of all comfortable. Mine, the double was fitted with a clean and well stocked bathroom. I think the beds are memory foam, best night of sleep ever. The two who operate this inn, Cyd and Gary Ropp are apt hosts with awesome presence. At night there is a night cap of what was for us Cream Sherry. The place is quiet at night and it's easy to enjoy as you rest on the leather couch and chat. In the morning you are welcomed to join others for breakfast. Ours was wonderful, starting with a well presented fresh fruit salad and smoothie. There is coffee for those of us who must have it to get through the wee hours. The main course was a light fresh from the garden tomato, bell pepper and cucumber salad, eggs with cheese and spinach, and sausage on the side. Everything was fresh and perfectly seasoned. Not to mention organic. Leaving me ready to enjoy the rest of the day in good spirit. If I get to stay in ashland again I know where I'll be going. Thanks to the hospitality of Cyd and Gary. My visit to ashland, oregon was as perfectly tranquil. I will surly be recommending this B&B to my friends and relatives.
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We enjoyed our brief stay at the Albion Inn very much. The innkeeper, Cyd, was very welcoming and easy to talk with. She was available for lively conversation, but did not hover or push. Breakfast was delicious and made from organic foods. While the food was good, my favorite part of breakfast was the conversation with Cyd and the other guests after the meal. I've never stayed at a b and b before this trip, and I enjoyed the sit down breakfast much more than I expected to. The room was icely decorated, but somewhat small for me and my friend. We had a room with two twin beds ( that could also be one king bed). While the room was pleasant and airy, with views of the beautiful gardens, the beds were kind of bouncy and shook from side to side when you moved. My friend actually fell out of hers when she first tried to get on it. Other than this, it was a perfect stay. We had use of common areas, including a TV room, sitting room, dining room, and a small fridge for guests in a kitchenette. There was even a special faucet for hot water for tea, as well as a guest coffee maker. There was also a computer available and free wiFi.We enjoyed the garden, the art work ( mostly made by one of the innkeepers, and for sale), and the atmosphere of the place. Most of all, we enjoyed the intelligent conversation and accommodating nature of our innkeeper. We had to leave before breakfast time on our last day, and they actually packed us a hearty and healthy breakfast for the road. I don't know if all bed and breakfasts are like this, but I was really blown away by this place.
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A tip the Indians taught us so as to prevent your bat becoming slippery wet from the sudden change in temperature.
Chennai also has a very distinctive 'aroma' which can drift across the ground intermittently throughout the day which takes you very quickly back to a childhood trip to the tip with Dad.
One of the great challenges at the Super Kings was facing the plethora of spinners that would come to training to try and knock you over.
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Those that succeeded invariably had a clear plan and were extremely decisive.
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The build-up to a Test match and series can sometimes seem bland, but there is something quite alluring about the challenge and history of Australian Test tours to India.
Our most famous game against the Indians came at this ground some 25 years ago in a tied test.
Dean Jones double century in the crippling heat and Greg Matthews 10-wicket haul (whilst bowling with a jumper on) entrenched in cricketing folklore.
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Environmental groups from across West Virginia are calling for a moratorium on permits for natural gas drilling in West Virginia. The call was issued at a press conference in Charleston on Sep. 11, with eleven groups joining the call. Since then, more groups and the Pocahontas County Commission have joined the call for a moratorium.
Seven conditions were proposed that should be met before new permits are issued, including mandatory well inspections, ground water protections, air pollution monitoring and control, and recognition of the rights of counties and local communities to protect their citizens.
The statement said that legislation adopted in December 2011 "was grossly inadequate, and does not provide the basic protections needed by West Virginia citizens. Yet permits for new wells continue to be issued, leaving landowners and local citizens helpless to stop the dangers in their neighborhoods."
"We can't let the gas industry wreck more West Virginians' homes and lives" said Jim Sconyers, Chair of the West Virginia Sierra Club and the lead sponsor of the statement. "Too many horror stories are occurring. Natural gas development can be done right, but today, it is being done wrong, and that needs to stop. Right Now!"
"Fracking is science without conscience, short sighted, bloated on greed, its executors revealing the essence of cognitive dissonance," said Dr. Cyla Allison, of Pocahontas County and President of Eight Rivers Council. "Fracking steals irreplaceable water and substitutes poison."
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Examples of problems from around the region included toxic dust problems in Doddridge County, air pollution that sickened nearby residents, explosions at gas well sites, pressurized gases in well water, and the unwillingness of state regulatory agencies to enforce rules or respond to complaints.
"The Friends of the Cacapon River support the protection of the water, land and air across the state of West Virginia," said Linda Kjeldgaard of Friends of the Cacapon River, in Great Cacapon WV. "Without adequate regulation we feel that the most precious natural resources are at risk of being lost to future generations. Proper regulation of the natural gas industry is the duty of our State."
Signatories included Sierra Club, WV Highlands Con-servancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, West Virginia Environmental Council, Friends of the Cacapon River, Chris-tians for the Mountains, Eight Rivers Council, Greenbrier River Water Association, SaveTheWaterTable.org, Coal River Mountain Watch, Doddridge County Watershed Association, and West Virginians For a Moratorium On Marcellus (WV4MoM). The statement was delivered to Governor Tomblin and key legislators who were at the Capitol for interim meetings.
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From 1991 to 1992, the Japanese government conducted research about the trafficking of sex slaves (known as "comfort women") in Japan during World War II. After the study, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono acknowledged the involvement of the Japanese military in establishing "comfort stations" and the Asian Women's Fund was established to redress victims in Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia. This policy from 2007 details Japan's actions to address human rights issues and learn from history. On June 20, 2014, more details were released about information exchanged between Japan and South Korea during the study and about Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono's statement.
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Microsoft has gone with a tasteful, but almost too polite, design for its showroom on Birger Jarlsgatan, in swanky downtown Stockholm.
People walked past the store mostly without turning their heads to see what was inside, while the signage out front could easily be missed from 20 metres away.
The Stockholm Wintel 8 store on Birger Jarlsgatan
This was the store of Swedish glass-maker Orrefors until it recently went bust, leaving a space for Microsoft and Intel to take the place temporarily. The site costs about 600,000 SEK ($100,000) a month to rent.
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UConn junior Omar Calhoun suffered an injury to his right knee during practice on Sunday.
UConn is a surprising 7-2 heading into an exam break after beating Harvard, 57-49, Friday at Gampel Pavilion.
Nothing comes easy for these Huskies but they keep finding ways to win.
Sophomore DeAndre Daniels played the starring role, scoring a career-high 23 points. Sophomore Ryan Boatright finished with 16 points.
The Huskies were out-rebounded (27-20) for the eighth time in nine games. Their bench provided only eight points – all in the final 10 minutes. And they allowed Harvard to shoot 48.8 percent.
But they won, and that's all that really matters.
"Hopefully, we just continue to play like this and find a way to win," coach Kevin Ollie said.
Some news, notes and quotes from post-game:
-- Could Daniels become the third scoring option that UConn needs?
Time will tell.
Daniels had his best game despite playing with a sore lower back. He's been suffering from back spasms since the North Carolina State game on Tuesday.
Defenses are focusing on containing the backcourt of Shabazz Napier and Boatright. Daniels went 9-for-12 from the field and added four rebounds. He's the first non-guard to lead the Huskies in scoring.
"I can help them and take the load of them because everyone is going to be scouting us and trying to get us out of our game," Daniels said. "I just need to step up and help and get the load off of their back."
"He decided to play today," Ollie said. "And that's what DeAndre can do."
-- Ollie changed the starting lineup for the first time all season. Junior Enosch Wolf replaced junior Tyler Olander at center.
Wolf had four points and zero rebounds in 20 minutes. Olander had four points and two rebounds in 20 minutes.
"He had a couple of dunks, but I need more rebounds," Ollie said of Wolf.
Ollie added that the competition for starting center position remains open.
-- UConn forced a season-high tying 18 turnovers, leading to 22 points. The Huskies ties a season-low for points allowed.
"Our defense was great," Ollie said.
-- Napier had just six points but made a major impact on the game. He had season highs in assists (9), rebounds (7) and steals (4) in 38 minutes.
"I love passing the ball and getting rebounds and assists," Napier said. "I don't really care too much about scoring as long as my team wins."
He went scoreless in the first half and made his first basket with 7:40 left in the game. His 3-pointer came during a key 13-2 run that turned a tight 33-32 game into a 46-34 lead.
Ollie loved Napier's assist-to-turnover ratio (9 to 1).
"That's better than me," said Ollie, a former UConn and NBA point guard.
-- Ollie made a point to praise the season-high home crowd of 9,113 fans.
"Our sixth man – our crowd – was unbelievable. I definitely want to praise them."
-- Reserve guard R.J. Evans played just seven minutes. He fell hard on his bad right shoulder while hustling back to make a play on defense.
"I aggravated it a little bit," Evans said.
Evans will get an opportunity to heal up during the exam break.
-- The Huskies didn't receive a point from their bench until junior Niels Giffey scored off an alley-oop with 9:54 remaining in the game. He finished with four points in 21 minutes after scoring just two in the previous 49 minutes over two games.
-- Freshman guard Omar Calhoun has struggled lately. He went 0-for-6 from the field and had three turnovers. He has 15 turnovers in the last four games.
-- UConn is off until Monday, Dec. 17, when it hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore in Hartford.
-- Check out the attached video of Daniels who met with the media after the game.
UConn junior Omar Calhoun suffered an injury to his right knee during practice on Sunday.
Before First Night festivities started today, UConn dedicated its $39 million basketball facility located next to Gampel Pavilion.
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The air-cooled retro CB1100 will finally be reaching UK shores.
The fuel-injected 1140cc DOHC inline four boasts 87bhp, tips the scales at 247kg, and the vertically challenged will appreciate the 775mm seat height.
It may be retro, but it also sports Honda's Combined ABS braking system. There's still no word on a production CB1100R, sadly.
Honda has also announced updates to some of their current models for 2013:
Special Edition CrosstourerMatt black styling, and a tacky compass motif are not really enough to claim Special Edition status – but it's there if you like it, and is available with Honda's Dual Clutch Transmission technology.
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08 October 2012 11:09
These have been in Australia for a couple of years. They do not appear to be as popular as expected. Local dealer has had two in stock for months. I think they look good and well made, power is adequate but for the target audience - ancient like me, they are about 20 kgs at least too heavy which is a shame. Never seen one on road.
08 October 2012 00:25
This CB1100 tub will not handle any better than a classic seeing the tubular steel frame, skinny RWU forks and weedy chrome twin shocks.
Put another way: This CB1100 will have handling which will satisfy Honda's target market.
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Apart from the rookie comments and misquotes.
If a Durr Vile or this particular tubby, low power offering from Onda are the pinnacle of your motorcycling aspirations thats fine, there is nothing wrong with that.
New retro bikes dont need to be overweight, low powered with weak suspension and based on bikes that were crap back in the 70s.
Get this revolutionary idea: : make us a retro style of bike that goes like stink and handles. Like we didnt get in the 70s and still arent looking at this CB1100. Its not a retro, its a crappy throw back.
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Then again, Waters might have come up with something funny, like Pecker. With such a meaty topic as Family Values ripe for a send-up, you'd think it would be easy to milk Cheerleader for comic value. Unfortunately, first-time feature director Jamie Babbit (whose few credits including directing the MTV series Undressed and acting as script supervisor on The Game) doesn't appear to have much ability behind the camera, which becomes painfully apparent after only a few minutes.
The story follows Megan (Lyonne), a high school cheerleader who wrestles with lesbian tendencies. She dreams of women's thighs while her boyfriend tongue-bathes her. She even has a Melissa Etheridge poster. Naturally, mom and dad want this gayness nipped in the bud, so they call in "True Directions," a homosexual-rehab group run by Mary Brown (Cathy Moriarty) that resembles 28 Days detox-center crossed with a McDonald's kiddie play area.
Everything at True Directions is cast in hot pink or baby blue (to let the recruits empathize with their gender), and exercises consist of learning to vacuum (ladies) and chopping wood (guys). Naturally, there are self-affirmations and admissions of homosexuality -- all part of the road to healing.
In the clink, Megan meets rough-and-tumble lesbian Graham (Clea DuVall, looking to make a career out of playing rough-and-tumble lesbian types), and naturally they fall in love. Will they run off together and become societal outcasts or will they graduate? Well, you need only wait about 75 zippy minutes to find out.
But I'm a Cheerleader plays a lot like a sitcom, only not a very funny one. (Perhaps a laugh track would have helped?) The addition of good actors like Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures) and Michelle Williams (Halloween: H20) is far outweighed by using yesterday's pop-culture jokes like RuPaul (not in drag!), Mink Stole, and especially Moriarty. The editing, directing, and cinematography don't help, either. (Have fun while you watch: see how many times you can count the boom microphone drifting into frame!) The result is a haphazardly constructed mess that's totally off when it comes to comedic timing, and essentially unable to muster even the tiniest bit of sympathy for any of its cast, even if True Directions-style places really do exist.
But perhaps the most egregious error is casting Natasha Lyonne as a cheerleader. Lesbian, yes. Cheerleader, no. Lyonne strikes me as more of a band girl. Oh right -- I almost forgot -- it's supposed to be a satire.
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How to connect external Graphics Card
Toshiba a665-s6050 Laptop
Core i3 M350
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Intel Graphics
I have no idea how external video card works so here are my questions i hope somebody will be able to answer these
1.) i have no background knowledge about this so, is this even possible for a notebook?
2.)if this works, what kind of slot/port do i need to make it work
3.)are there 3rd party devices that i need to purchase (adapters etc.)
4.)specifically what kind of graphics card can i hook up with my laptop?
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1. Yes but it won't be a good idea given the specs of that laptop especially the low end i3 which would bottleneck graphics performance.
2. A spare mPCIe or Express Slot
3. Yes adapters and an external PSU to power the card.
4. Anything but your laptop will create a bottleneck.
DIY eGPU experiences
It would be better to invest in a gaming PC, it's not worth pairing an external GPU with such a low end laptop.
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Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
In laptop lingo, if it's called a Notebook, usually means lower end laptop for general use: surfing, email, watching video/movies, and other basic apps.
Not meant for a gaming rig and no chance of making it a good one, no easy swap parts on the inside...
You need a higher tier laptop from the start.
Starting point for a gaming laptop in my mind, atm would be one like this:
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE P2542G-CF3 Notebook Intel Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 15.6" 8GB Memory 750GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
But rather have this...
But, for that price get a much better desktop gaming rig by far.
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i really appreciate these 2 replies, now about the bottleneck, actually uhm the reason why im interested in this topic is because i want to play something that doesnt require much process and much graphics processing, like for example,
my friend have a dual core 2.?? ghz
1gb videocard
works smoothly on his PC
if i hook these external GPU, do you think there will be an improvement playing DOTA 2? i usually get about 15-30FPS
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Posted on 21 Nov 2012 at 12:10
Prices of solid state drives (SSDs) continue to fall, but the storage remains nine times more expensive per GB than hard disk drives, according to analysis conducted by price comparison service Idealo.
The company's research tracked prices of drives over the last six quarters and shows that the price of the most popular SSDs has fallen by 24% during 2012.
According to Idealo, prices for SSDs declined most sharply during two periods. Between Q2 and Q3 of 2011 they fell from €1.69/GB to €1.54/GB, while between Q1 and Q3 this year they have fallen from €1.45/GB to €1.21/GB.
Interestingly, prices for larger capacity devices actually increased at the back end of last year, presumably as customers looked to alternative drives during supply shortages for HDDs in the wake of the Thai flooding.
As a result, Idealo found that the biggest reductions during 2012 were for larger capacity SSDs, with drives between 300GB and 600GB dropping by €213.11 or €0.50 per GB.
By contrast, SSDs at between 120GB and 256GB fell less sharply, but are at least approaching the €1 per GB mark.
Power of competition
The research - based on more than a million clicks on popular storage devices - showed that Samsung and OCZ took the lion's share of the market, with 28% and 26% respectively, but there were eight other manufacturers that registered a presence in the market.
That's in stark contrast to the HDD market, where limited competition is keeping prices high.
As we reported during the summer, hard disk prices have not fallen back to pre-flood levels, with mergers between hard drive manufacturers meaning they are in a stronger position to lead on prices.
The Idealo figures showed hard drive prices were still 47% higher then before the crisis despite supplies returning to normal - but still as much as nine times cheaper than SSDs, ranging between €0.06 per GB and €0.26, compared to SSDs, which still haven't dropped below €1 per GB of storage.
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that hoary old standby of statistical misrepresentation ... the misplaced zero!
By JohnAHind on 21 Nov 2012
Another one for out of date information
Hard disk prices have fallen ~30% since these figures were taken.
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Another big hand for...
Different scales on the Y axis, making those two graphs horribly difficult to compare.
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Dubai's services were showcased across France recently in a prime time travel program on the popular French television channel, TV-5, offering over six million viewers a 17-minute portrait of the Emirate.
A five-member team of French Televisioncom Production visited the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) Head Office recently for the making of the program.
The third quarter of 2003 recorded a growth of six per cent in the number of hotel establishment guests from France to Dubai compared to the corresponding period in 2002. The French are considered up-market tourists by DTCM and with this detailed program featuring Dubai as a whole, the government expects to attract more visitors from France in the coming years. — (menareport.com)
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Wireless channel 13
Ok, guys I was playing with my router as I was disappointed with it's perfomance.
First of all when I got it it was awfull.
Normal speed near router 10 mbps and only 1-2 mbps if I am just 15 meters apart from my router
So I called customer support, they recommended to change channel to 11.
I did so. It improved my perfomance a lot! now I can get 8-10 mbps from anywhere in the house.
But still sometimes, I have awfull perfomace. At those moments If I ping my router I get over 100 ms pings
So I downloaded program to monitor wireless networks on the neighbouhood.
First of all I discovered over a dozen of them...
And discovered that there were a lot of them which use channel 11 aswell.
So, that was probably why I had problems.
Channel 6 is out of way, as it was default one and awfull one.
Changed to channel 1. Lost connection in the other room
So now, I am thinking of channel 13. I have discovered only one network which uses it. And it seems to be far away from me. SO I changed router to use channel 13.
So far it seems to work great. Pingtest gives me Ping: 20 ms and Jitter : 1-3 on the farest corner of my house. whereas on channel 11 I always used to get jitter above 10 altaset.
So I deiced that Channel 13 was perfect for me.
And now guess what. I am going to another laptop which runs the same OS (Windows 7 32-bit) but it cant discover the network
So, my question is, How can I make PC to search channel 13?
Or can you give me other advices to improve perfomance.
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If channel 13 is your only open channel, then it's your best bet. If you want more options in regards to your router, you should install 3rd party firmware on it. However, be sure to read the documentation beforehand if you're not familiar with firmware, because you can easily brick your router in the process. Yes, I mean turn your router into a worthless piece of plastic and circuits. Anyway, the best 3rd party firmware on the market is DD-WRT.
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According to the router database, your router (DIR-615 D2) is supported. If you plan on installing the firmware, please read this entire installation wiki in order to understand what you're doing...
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The firmware basically turns on features that the manufacturer leaves out of your router's original configuration page. It may help you optimize your router's performance.
As far as the congestion of traffic in your area, interference can be caused by many things. It sounds like you're dealing with other wireless networks for the most part, but other things can cause interference as well. Telephone networks that run on the same frequency, microwaves, pretty much anything that transmits wireless signals and/or radiation.
On your other PC, you may have to manually search for your wireless network if it is not appearing in the list. To do this in the case that your network isn't broadcasting an SSID do this:
1. Click Start – Control Panel
2. Click "View network status and tasks" (in classic view double-click Network and Sharing Center )
3. From Network and Sharing Center left pane, click "Manage wireless Networks"
4. Click Add and then "Manually create Network profile".
5. Enter the Network name (SSID) then the security type (ex: WEP,WPA,WPA-2)
6. Select Encryption Type (ex: AES or PSK)
7. Enter the Security Key/Passphrase. Optionally check the "Display characters" to display the security key that you type in.
8. To connect automatically to this network, check the box for "Start this connection automatically"
9. The next option is the key here. Check the box for "Connect if the network is not broadcasting" to connect to a network which doesn't broadcast, in otherwords, you don't find this network in the available network list.
10. In the next screen, select "Change connection settings" and choose "Connect automatically when network is in range"
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Yesterday, at the Rose Bowl flea market, I noticed a 5ft by 5ft painting of a First Nations warrior on a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede.
The seller told me the painting was worth $28,000, which of course was completely irrational, the man had it hanging on the side of his van.
After much haggling (at around $400 he cried out "I can't take $400! That's crazy!") I told him, "I guess maybe $175, PLUS you have to give me one of your cookies."
He sighed, "For $20 more I can deliver to Studio City. I need gas money you know."
Sharply, I nodded and told him I needed to go for a walk and think about it. As I began to walk away, he shouted, "You're gonna get me down to $175 and walk away?"
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Summary: Business-technology exhibition CeBIT 2012 kicked off today, bringing together a who's who of technology players. Many exhibitors appeared to be playing it safe, with booth babes absent from view. Instead, a few took BYO to heart, and brought their own trucks, caravans and bikes.
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This item can be opened and used to store things like, jewelry, change or anything you'd like.
It measures approximately 10 1/2" in length by 4" in width and the inside measures approximately 1 1/2" deep.
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I was so excited and couldn't wait to get it once I ordered it! I purchased this particular item just in time to decorate my room for the Halloween season. This last year, in honor of the "Mystic Manor" attraction that opened in May at Hong Kong Disneyland, I decided to theme my room after both the attraction and the "Society of Explorers and Adventurers," with a Halloween twist. I needed artifacts and antiquities from around the world and I came across this. It was a lot bigger and heavier than I expected, but it was well worth the $22.06 that I spent (I got it when it was on discount)! Nevertheless, if Ancient Egypt interests you or you're contemplating on buying this item, I would definitely recommend it!!
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Large bag of frozen broccoli and cauliflower. May use fresh if desired
Cook and drain frozen broccoli and cauliflower. Add cooked rice. Saute margarine and chopped celery, green pepper and onion. Add broccoli & cauliflower mixture. Add can of mushroom soup, not diluted, 1 soup can of milk and 1 large jar Cheese Whiz. Stir the mixture and put in a covered baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.
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