[dba-Tech] A few questions about media files

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Fri Feb 15 12:19:32 CST 2008


LOL.  I don't imbibe so a diet Pepsi will have to do.

Boy I do wish for an 8 core machine, but even more for a 64 gig motherboard.
Progress has stalled at my price range in terms of getting more memory on
the MB.  4 DIMMs are all we get, and DIMMs have stalled at 2 gigs / DIMM.
Memory keeps dropping in price but it doesn't help when you have maxed out
your memory size.


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:06 PM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] A few questions about media files

Hi John

Doen't this prove it? Time for an afternoon beer!

After the next moon you'll be heading for an eight CPU machine ...

/gustav


>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 15-02-2008 18:27 >>>
Naw, on to other things. 

I was trying to discover whether or not upgrading my processors to the quad
core was worthwhile and whether upgrading the server OS and SQL Server to
x64 was worth while.  It certainly appears to be.  I will need to wait
awhile for the quad core upgrade as I am using the AMD Phenom and it has a
bug which will be fixed  in the next stepping due out next month.  I can do
an immediate upgrade to my other server though to install the X64 software.

Until a couple of months ago I had never tried to run X64.  I was just
afraid that I would spend dozens of hours trying to track down drivers and
such.  It turned out to "just work" which says something given that I am
doing hardware RAID as well (two different controllers now).  There are
still issues with things like virus scanners and software firewalls but
given that these are servers where I do not browse the internet or do email
the risk is substantially smaller than it otherwise might be.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:14 PM
To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] A few questions about media files

Hi Erwin and Bryan

No killing or punishment.
I suggest a Friday beer! This goes for JC as well. His head must be spinning
trying to get hold on all his CPUs and GBs.

/gustav

>>> carbonnb at gmail.com 15-02-2008 18:04 >>>
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Erwin Craps - IT Helps
<Erwin.Craps at ithelps.eu> wrote:
> I stand corrected.
>  PAL=25fps
>
>  Please don't shoot me before the weekend is over.

We won't shoot you. We'll just make you read the NTSC discussion that Gustav
posted :)

Like I said, it really doesn't matter for computer videos.

--
Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "What a
great ride!" at an age of 27 ...



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