Hi,

I have just registered with this Forum , and my Wife just got me a new IPOD TOUCH 2nd Generation for our Anniversary :).
All I wana do right now is to Unlock my IPOD and fill it with stuff :eek:.

I have a unibody Macbook 2.4 with 4GB RAM, running the latest version of Leopard (10.5.5). In activity monitor, I see each process has uses virtual memory of over half a gig, with a total VM size of over 40GB. :eek: Is this normal? Is all this virtual memory eating space on my hard disk? Why does each process require so much virtual memory? Is all the software on my Macbook, bloatware?

The attachments show what I am saying. Do others also have similar VM statistics?
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A solution for playing JVC camcorder(mod files) problems
Question 1: "I recently purchased a JVC camcorder that records video as .MOD files. I can't seem to edit the files or play them on my PC. Is there a way to convert .MOD files to .MPG or something that works on my computer?"

Question 2: I have a video file off my JVC as well and wonted to play it on WMP so i changed the file extension from .MOD to .MPEG. Now the problem i have is that the video quality is poor. It?ˉs like the video cant keep up with the playing speed, lines drag when something moves. I know this quality is poor because it plays fine on cyberlink power dvd. Any help plz on how to fix the poor quality????

Question 3: I change the ext. mod to avi or mpg , and it works but the problem no sound at all.. .try to burn it into dvd, no luck, i try to burn it into vcd no luck also...

Introduction: .MOD files are JVC's implementation of MPEG-2 transport streams, similar to a VOB file on a DVD or the M2T files used on Sony hard drive camcorders.

Solution:
I actually just found a program called ********* Mod Video Converter. This program will allow you to export your video(s) as .AVI,WMV,MP4,3GP files etc. Here?ˉs a brief overview of how to do it:

1. Install and run ********* Mod Video Converter
2. Add files
3. Set output video format
4. Click the ?°Start?± button to start the conversion.
This tool also allows you to split,join,crop Mod/Tod files, it is very powerful.
I hope this helps, if anyone has a better method or a better software for doing this, please let me know!

Question 1: "I recently purchased a JVC camcorder that records video as .MOD files. I can't seem to edit the files or play them on my PC. Is there a way to convert .MOD files to .MPG or something that works on my computer?":eek:

I'm doing a project that has a fast coming deadline (December 5th). I need someone who would like to draw around 75 images for me. The image size would be 5" x 6" or something that I could scan into the computer and use in a presentation.

Black and white is fine if color is too much trouble.
The images are basically homeless people walking around town, sleeping under a bridge, and pushing their shopping cart around.

I realize the date is right around the corner, so please don't tell me how its a ridiculous request. I GET THAT I also can not pay anyone something insane. I put an add on craigslist and got a response for $4500!! :eek:

I cleared it with my manager to do some over time so I can clear $100 to pay someone, but thats my limit.

Anyways my cards are on the table. Any help would be great! Again please don't just respond with how I'm a cheap skate, or how its a ridiculous request, or whatever. I'm sure all your responses are exactly correct, but I have billion craigslist responses to tell me; I don't need yours as well.

I recently strapped on a Accelero S1 Rev.2 on my HD4850 as it was running insane temps. Idle used to be 76 degrees & loads would skyrocket to 105 degrees. :eek:

Post Accelero, it has been 42 degrees on idle & load barely goes above 54 degrees. Anyway my main query was along with the Accelero S1 I got some VRM heatsink modules. I tried fitting those onto the the VRM but not sure if I have fitted it properly. I got 4 VRM RAM sink along with the package & 3 of them fit properly but only one seem to be pretty loose. I suspect the sticky base is a bit wobbly.

Will it be a problem if one of the VRM sinks is not fitted properly? What are the consequences? Also can anyone show me which exactly is the VRM module which needs cooling on a HD4850?

damnit, 2 weeks ago i get my black iphone 3g stolen, 1 week later, i get my new iphone 3g in the mail cause my dad understoodtoday, my "frined" dropped it and cracked the screen!!!!!! I felt bad and didn't want another one cause i would break it or someone would steal it, but my dad orders me another one, SO!!! This will be my 3RD iphone 3G!!! can someone tell me how to not let it happen again!!!

OK... I'm really curious about what other people do so I had to ask.

I hear people texting in the bathroom next to me all the time :eek:

Watch the first 20 seconds of this video. Look familiar? ;)

This was made BEFORE the iPhone 3G was released!!! :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y37dDeRCX14

It's a little speculation, but I read that the Storm's screen must actually be pushed down for keys to be "pressed." Since a lot of people clamor for "tactile feedback," I want to know who thinks this would be either needed or wanted on the iPhone.

I personally think the iPhone system is fine as is. If I want any sort of feedback when typing, I turn the sounds on. I'm not big into the two-thumb texting stuff (it's against my typing religion), so maybe that has something to do with it. I just use my right index finger to type. It's not fast, but it's accurate. I spent too much time learning the right way to use a computer keyboard to go blow my mind with using THUMBS to type. Eek.

I'm glad to see the Storm come out and give the iPhone a little competition, but the reviews seem to be saying that it's no game-changer like the original iPhone. But maybe it'll push Apple to add that nifty memory card slot.

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I can't seem to find that option anymore.. where's it located? :eek:

http://theovalich.wordpress.com/2008...olding-at-hom/

As you might already know, I am a bit enthusiastic when it comes to distributed computing. I’ve been looking for aliens through SETI@home, later with BOINC… but then, Folding@Home showed up and I became an enthusiast for this valuable project from Stanford University. My family had some share of dealings with Alzheimer’s (aka AD) and Parkinson’s diseases (aka PD) and I won’t go here into what psychological and ultimately financial stress that families around the world, including my own - have to endure.
Folding@Home is also a project that pioneered the use of GPUs for distributed computing (if I am wrong on this one, feel free to correct me). Back in the summer of 2006, I heard that ATI and Stanford are working Folding@Home GPGPU client. I now remember my articles and articles from a lot of colleagues who all criticized Nvidia for not having a F@H client.

Fast forward to GTX280 launch and the Vijay Pande team debuted the Folding@Home client for Nvidia chips as well. Nvidia and ATI lead a short marketing war who can fold better and things went quiet… apparently, for a reason.
The reason why things went quiet is probably the ”inconvenient truth”: ATI showed up with Radeon 4800 series and demolished Nvidia’s dominance in the segment, with GTX260 and 280 going through radical price drops in order to stay competitive. However, ATI’s Radeon 4800 series has one field where the card is losing against 5-10x cheaper cards: Folding@Home.
The 10x argument lies in comparison between current ATI’s flagship, the Radeon 4870X2 and Nvidia’s GeForce 9600GSO. This $50 card can easily out-fold ATI Radeon 4870X2, which retails for more than 500 USD/450EUR in respective markets.


Damn, I need to get my 8800GS SLI rig folding.... double the 4870 PPD? :eek:

Thought I'd put it here rather than get flamed in the crossfire between iPhone and BB Storm threads.

I was at T-Mobile checking out the G1, and it had a Nintendo Emulator on it for direct download, as well as a bunch of ROMS?

Yes, we have these available through back-doors such as Jailbroken iPhones, and you should only have a ROM image if you own the original cartridge. But available for download on any G1 phone by just anyone through the official store?

Won't Nintendo get a bit angry? Especially if you can still purchase these games for download on the Wii?

Just wondering....

Welcome to "Open Source"... :eek: