According to vice president of Nanya Technology, Pai Pei-Lin, contract prices for DRAM chips will continue to rise next month, and he foresees a supply shortage next year as the demand for PC replacement outpaces capacity expansion.

In somewhat of a domino effect, Pai predicts that Windows 7 will induce a long overdue upgrade cycle that has been put off because of disinterest in Vista. This will further raise demand for DRAM chips, until memory makers simply can't churn out enough product.

Contract prices of DDR2 chips have been steadily climbing since August, rising beyond DDR3 prices in October, a trend that will likely continue in the coming months as major vendors adopt DDR3 for some 50% of their memory needs. The average contract price of 1Gb DDR2 667MHz chips rose 15.7% to $2.06 in early October, while 1Gb DDR3 1066MHz chips were $1.94, up 10.9%.

http://www.techspot.com/news/36688-dram-prices-still-on-the-rise-shortage-predicted-for-2010.html

Pittsburgh Steelers — 10/1 my steelers lost to the bungals

That's so frustrating that lots of gamers will end up buying Gold out of sheer frustration. Yet another winner for Microsoft marketing.

That is one feature that the free version does not give you, that does not mean it is not the same thing.

Xbox Live Silver - Free
Xbox Live Gold - $49.99

That's debatable.

Nothing is free

It is rare for any company to give away something that they use to charge for so why should it be any different for Microsoft?

They're not "giving it away"

Join the 21st Cent. and get DSL / Cable. Who uses dial up anymore? And, more so WHY?

"Hard at work on your homework? How about a late night snack at Taco Bell?"

That's the kind of message that may soon be popping up when you're writing Office documents, if you opt to stick with the free ad-supported edition -- Microsoft Office Starter 2010 – which was just announced. The new free edition will only feature partial functionality. The critical question that has not yet been answered about this new edition is exactly how much will be disabled.

That is a critical question because competitors are already offering popular alternatives that are ad-free and free. Among these are Open Office 3 and Google Docs. Microsoft must tread carefully when deciding just how many features to support in the free version, in order to give customers incentive to upgrade, but avoid having them jump ship to a more functional free alternative. The free ad-supported version is exclusively on PCs (i.e. it is not available for Macs also have their own version of Microsoft Office).

The free edition joins three other editions of Office 2010: Office Home and Student 2010, Office Home and Business 2010, and Office Professional 2010.

The other big news about Microsoft Office 2010 is that it will go DVD-free. A locked full version of the software will be available on new Windows 7 PCs. Customers can purchase an upgrade card from Microsoft or at retailers to "upgrade" or unlock the software and experience all its features.

Microsoft says the approach will allow users to install more quickly and without the hassles of physical media. They also say that its better for the environment, bragging, "An added bonus: The card’s packaging is smaller than the full package (DVD) product, and is eco/retail-friendly."

A broad public beta is planned for later this year to help people decide if Office 2010 is for them. Microsoft says that upgrading from the beta to full versions will be quick and easy.

Another piece of news about the upcoming version of Office is Click-to-Run. Click-to-Run will be managing downloads -- both software installations and patches -- within Office 2010. Microsoft says that Click-to-Run "significantly reduces the time and effort required to download Office 2010 over the Internet." Click-to-Run uses virtualization, so multiple installations of Office 2010 with different features, alongside older versions of Office are possible.

http://www.dailytech.com/DVDFree+Office+2010+PartiallyFunctional+AdSupported+Free+Edition+Revealed/article16459.htm

skoochie, back when the old Cowboys Stadium was built and reporters asked why the roof was never closed, the answer they received was "so God could watch his favorite team". MGM is not steering you wrong on that one.

What is "Programmable hardware tessellation"?

AFC Conference Standings

Colts 9-0
Bengals 7-2
Broncos 6-3
Chargers 6-3
Steelers 6-3
Patsy's 6-3

good thing I just bought a case of bud light

Roger Staubach has led the Cowboys to victory in under two minuites to play when being behind 23 times in his career. No telling how many times John Elway and Brett Favre has done it.

And yes the Jets are due!

Steel is a Steelers fan but he is also a weasel fan. Defend the wizard of wussington is his Amata

"IF the patriots punt on 4th and 2, they win the game. Period."

What game would you first try and benchmark this on tho is the question