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Quick power consumption test

Since my new system has an "energy efficient" processor (45W), I thought I would do some measurement (I used HQ's Power Meter). I measured power consumptions in near idle states of the systems. Here are the data:


Posted: 2009. Március 30. | Tags: | Permalink &infin| Edit

A little benchmarking

I installed my new desktop PC (Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard, AMD Athlon X2 4850e processor, Kingmax 2GB DDR2 800 MHz) and since the motherboard has an eSATA connector I was able to use my WD My Book Home external drive via it's eSATA connection. I was playing a bit and did some benchmarking and tested actual file copying speed with some of my HDD's. I tested my:

  1. Western Digital My Book Essential 250GB external HDD (USB2)
  2. Western Digital My Book Home 1T external HDD (USB2 and eSATA)
  3. Seagate 500GB 32MB SATA internal HDD
  4. Samsung SP2504C 250GB 8MB SATA internal HDD.

First I run two hard disk drive benchmarking tools: the aged ATTO Disk Benchmark and HD Tune. Then I copied a 640MB file with Windows Explorer (native) and with TeraCopy free version (2.0 beta 4) and measured the time it took to copy. Then I did the same with 4 files altogether measuring 5,57GB. I gave copy speed in MB/s, actual time is in brackets. Here are the results:

Western Digital My Book Essential 250GB (USB2) [free space: 3%]

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Copy test:
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Western Digital My Book Home 1T (USB2) [free space: 76%]

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Copy test:
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Western Digital My Book Home 1T (eSATA) [free space: 76%]

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Copy test:
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Seagate 500GB (internal SATA) [free space: 95%]

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Copy test:
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Samsung 250GB (internal SATA) [free space: 6%]

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Copy test:
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Summary, conclusion?

It is very hard to draw any conclusion because there are so many factors affecting data transfer rate and because of the inaccuracy in measurement.

It seems that:

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Posted: 2009. Március 25. | Tags: , | Permalink &infin| Edit

Favourite typography art

While I was collecting my favourite ASCII art on deviantART I saw these other images which are also drawn with fonts but give the artist more freedom by allowing them to do almost anything with the different types.
So I picked some images and list here as my favourite typography art.

Animals

The Garamond Fox by ~StolenStars
fox

The Garamond Penguin by ~StolenStars
penguin

A cute dog by *MelMuff
dog

Fowl Type by =dragonphase
fowl

Quail by *xPolarisx
quail

reindeer by ~Mootdam
reindeer

Helvetica Dragon by =FeatheredDragon
dragon

Typography Turtle by ~hulyen
turtle

Typo Croco by ~milian-web
croco

Text Dog Portrait by *allaboutorlando
dog

Font Tiger by ~LittleQuandaries
tiger

SeaHorse by ~Kira-R
seahorse

fox by ~szucsi
fox

Cocodrilo by ~dokeshikurai
croco

owl by ~szucsi
owl

Fish E by =mocinno
fish

angry mouse by ~SilentChaosT
mouse

Bunny by ~Luthienshadows
bunny

"P" is for Piranha by ~Brown--Eyed--Girl
piranha

Letter Lizard by ~cirrusblue
lizard

cow by ~neilorians
cow

jirafita by ~sarahi62
giraffe

typo PF dog by ~art46
dog

AnimaTypes by ~GoyaToons
animatypes

People

Typography Women by ~rafaelzoccoler
woman

A normal life of Billy by ~cooldesignvn
billy

Fypography : Times New Roman by ~fer-fer
fypo

Fypograhpy : Arial by ~fer-fer
fypo

FONT-MILY FEUD by =BLUEgarden
family

My Brave Loo by ~SexMurderArt
loo

Together in the Rain by ~TrinaSheepChan
rain

Slick Tricks by ~KenielOdoms
trick

baskerville by ~grntwlkr
baskerville

keyboard kid by !stevenborthick
kid

Chef by ~MarvinGabriel
chef

Artist by ~MarvinGabriel
artist

Waiter by ~MarvinGabriel
waiter

TYPOGRAPH by ~Raphaelkoizo
indian

Portraits

Font Face 1 by ~Kpartridge0623
portrait

Mr. B by ~knappgirl
portrait

Typo eat u by ~Rorohe
portrait

Times New Roman Nathan by ~rsipperley
portrait

Digital Art - Type by ~HayztehBakuOtaku
girl

Punk type by =ashtrayxx
punk

The Anatomy Of Type by ~plevangie
anatomy

Typographic Portrait by ~PopeyeFrancom
portrait

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Font Portrait by ~skatercasper
portrait

Self Portrait by ~fujiwarakazuko
portrait

Self-Portrait in Type by ~machi-neko
portrait

self portrait III by ~iceblizzard021
portrait

Typographical Portrait by ~Jorell-Rivera
portrait

Type Portrait by ~GaugeMyEars
portrait

typographic portrait by ~Evan5
portrait

Portreler...ama tipografik by ~Sequ-ELA
portrait

Text Face 2 "Pierce" by ~FishMuffin1
pierce

Text Face 1 "Mr. WorryMan" by ~FishMuffin1
worry

Type Face the Pilot by ~adguer
pilot

Anime from letters by ~prowelix
anime

R for Royalty by ~TLY88
royal

Type "face" by ~MagicSteve
portrait

Baskerville Portrait by ~freakmongo
portrait

gentleman logo by ~paranoik-designs
gentleman

Typographical Man by ~thetimescar
man

text man by ~Tecqkar
man

Famous

John Lennon by ~intruder-x
lennon

Woody by ~ursulanina
woody

Chaplin by ~cls62
chaplin

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde by =thecosmicdancer
oscar

Typographic Einstein by ~EvokeDesign
einstein

typographic Woody Allen by ~EvokeDesign
woody2

Typographic Dali, 2. by ~malhy
dali

Others

Times New Robot by ~JeenyusGraphics
robot

the Jolly Georgia by `thespook
jolly

Skull in Type by ~Koh-Jung-Hwa
skull

Three is a crowd by =TheGreatSlug
crowd

smokingkills by ~LordThanatos
smoke

ipod by ~pslv3r
ipod

Fire hydrant by *hersheydesai
fire

SMOKIN by ~MarkArandjus
smoke

Airplane by ~EnemyHitman
airplane

Workshop: Symmetry 01 by ~VolensNolens
symmetry

e-flower by ~helloemmybunny
flower


Posted: 2009. Március 07. | Tags: | Permalink &infin| Edit

Favourite ASCII art

Wikipedia's definition of ASCII art:

ASCII art is a 20th century art movement that utilizes computers for presentation and consists of pictures pieced together from the 95 printable (from a total of 128) characters defined by the ASCII Standard...

One day I was browsing deviantART's "text art" category and collected my favourite typography and ascii art I found on the web. This is here the collection of the ascii art I liked the most.
First of all I have to admit that I removed the initials of the artists from some of the images. Most of these images are from Jaon G. Stark's huge and amazing gallery, the other half from various people I listed below along with their names, initials and - if availabe - link to their homepages.
More detailed "Who is who in ASCII art" can be found here and here. (Many link are broken, though.) Images from unknown authors were taken from ascii-art.de or Goran Gajic's page.

1. Micro, small and a few bigger ASCII art

I have to say that the smaller the ascii image is, the more I admire it. I don't know whether it is harder to draw or not but I think it requires the artist to be more creative, and it is simply amazing how much you can say with just a few characters. So here are my favourites (grouped in categories):

Animals

Bat (jgs)
bat

Bat (ejm)
bat

Bunny (jgs)
bunny bunny

Rabbit (jgs)
rabbit

Rabbit (ejm)
bunny

Bunny (fsc)
bunny

Bunny (mh)
bunny

Playboy (jgs)
playboy

Cow (jgs)
cow

Cow (? the original)
cow

Cow (hjw)
cow

Cow (tre)
cow

Cow rotated 90° (Randy Ransom)
cow

Dogs (jgs)
dog dog dog

Dog (VK/a:f)
dog

Dog (bw)
dog

Peeing dog (VK)
dog

Puppy (jgs)
puppy

Mice (jgs)
mouse mouse mouse

Mouse (ejm)
mouse

Shrew (jgs)
shrew

Rat (BP)
rat

Hamster (hjw)
hamster

Hedgehog (?)
hedgehog

Cockatoo (jgs)
cockatoo

Owls (jgs)
owl owl owl

Owl (ejm)
owl

Owl (hjm)
owl

Owl (m1a)
owl

Owl (as)
owl

Owls (b'ger)
owl owl

O RLY Owls (?)
owl owl owl

Rooster (jgs)
rooster

Turkey (jgs)
turkey

Chick (jgs)
chick

Bird (cf)
bird

Birdy (BP)
bird

Birds (ldb)
birds

Birds (b'ger)
birds

Birds (?)
birds

Penguin (Neil Smith)
penguin

Penguin (BP)
penguin

Penguin (snd)
penguin

Penguin/Linux (hashaday)
penguin

Ducks (hjw)
ducks

Parrot (?)
parrot

Pigs (jgs)
pigs

Pig (Christoph Manz)
pig

Pig (ARV)
pig

Pig (Wong)
pig

Squirrel (jgs)
squirrel

Sheep (jgs)
sheep

Sheep (b'ger)
sheep

Cats (VK)
cat cat

Cat (ejm)
cat

Cat (ldb)
cat

Cat (DrS)
cat

Orangutan (jgs)
orangutan

Monkey (ejm)
monkey monkey

King Kong (Keely)
king kong

Fox (ejm)
fox

Fox (Keely)
fox

Elephant (VK)
elephant

Elephants (wtx)
elephant

Indian elephant (ejm)
indian elephant

Giraffe (ejm)
giraffe

Giraffe (fsc)
giraffe

Koala (mrf)
koala

Koalas (gpyy)
koala koala

Lion (Lorraine Day)
lion

Lion/Cat (VK)
cat-lion

Lion (jgs)
lion

Deer (ejm)
deer

Antler (fsc)
antler

Snail (jgs)
snail

Spiders (jgs)
spiders

Ant (tre)
ant

Frog (jgs)
frog

Frog (b'ger)
frog

Frog (?)
frog

Little fish (jgs)
fish

Fish (b'ger)
fish

Fish (Neil Smith)
fish

Crab (jgs)
crab

Seal (?)
seal

Turtle (ldb)
turtle

Turtle (gnv)
turtle

Turtle (JRO)
turtle

Turtles (jgs)
turtle turtle

Whales (jgs)
whale whale

Whale (VK)
whale

Whale (Riitta Rasmus)
whale

Octopus (hh)
octopus

Alligator (jgs)
alligator

People

Babies (jgs)
babies

Zorro (jgs)
zorro

Einstein (jgs)
einstein

Confucious (jgs)
Confucious

Roman profiles (jgs)
roman profiles

Santa's face (jgs)
santa

Ballerina (jgs)
ballerina

Diver (jgs)
diver

Indian (jgs)
indian

Knight (jgs)
knight

Butler (jgs)
butler

Cannibal (jgs)
cannibal

Looking for clues (jgs)
clues

Mamma cooking (jgs)
cooking

Female flasher (jgs)
flasher

Mom and baby (jgs)
mom and baby

Napoleon (jgs)
napoleon

Oriental woman (jgs)
oriental

Senior citizen (jgs)
senior

Sherlock Holmes (jgs)
sherlock

Soldier (jgs)
soldier

Woman (jgs)
woman

Pharoah (jgs)
pharoah

Monk (b'ger)
monk

Nurse (b'ger)
nurse

Nurse (?)
nurse

Secretary (b'ger)
secretary

Woman (b'ber)
woman

Viking (VK after Jim)
viking

Home, interior, furniture

Bar (jgs)
bar

Bathtub (jgs)
bathtub

Bed (jgs)
bed

Chair (jgs)
chair

Couch (jgs)
couch

Director's chair (jgs)
director's cahir

Window (jgs)
window

Armchair (?)
armchair

Bar (ejm)
bar

Bathroom (lc)
bathroom

Cafe (ejm)
cafe

Toilet (Pr59)
toilet

Man at computer (jgs)
man at computer

Man on toilet (jgs)
man on toilet

Watching TV (brojek)
watching-tv

Man at computer (jgs)
man at computer

Vehicles, sports, buildings, music

Bicycle (jgs)
bicyle

Motorcycle (ind)
motorcycle

Motorcycle (jgs)
motorcycle

Cyclist (?)
cyclist

Canoeing (jgs)
canoeing

Shopping cart (jgs)
shopping cart

Supermarket trolley (?)
trolley

Scooter (jgs)
scooter

Pram (ldb)
pram

Double decker (jgs)
double decker

Car (jgs)
car

Trucks (jgs)
truck truck

Plane (Joe Coppick)
plane

Plane (Joseph P. Wetstein)
plane

Train (?)
train

Rockets (jgs)
rocket rocket

Tank (jgs)
tank

UFO (jgs)
ufo

Dart (jgs)
dart

Football (jgs)
football

Hockey player (jgs)
hockey player

Ice skater (jgs)
ice skater

Parachutists (jgs)
parachutists

Weightlifter (?)
weightlifter

Swimmer - butterflies (jgs)
swimmer

Small barn (jgs)
barn

Church (jgs)
church

Eiffel Tower (jgs)
eiffel

Tiny church (jgs)
tiny church

Windmill (?)
windmill

Congas (ejm)
congas

Dancers (ejm)
dancers

Pianist (?)
pianist

Guitar (VK)
guitar

Food and drink

Cooked turkey (jgs)
cooked turkey

Chicken (ejm)
chicken

Fast food (jgs)
junk food

Muffin (jgs)
muffin

Bottle and glasses - Champagne (jgs)
champagne

Drink (jgs)
drink

Martini (jgs)
martini

Bread (jgs)
bread

Birthday cake (jgs)
cake

Ice cream (jgs)
ice cream

Mugs of beer (jgs)
mugs of beer

Water melon (jgs)
water melon

Strawberries (jgs)
strawberries

Cabbage (jgs)
cabbage

Pineapple (jgs)
pineapple

Pumpkin (jgs)
pumpkin

Peanut (hh)
peanut

Household items, tools, electronic devices

Bandage (jgs)
bandaid

Drugs (jgs)
drugs

Microscope (jgs)
microscope

Axe (jgs)
axe

Axe (VK)
axes

Hammer (jgs)
hammer

Bolts (jgs)
bolts

Chainsaw (jgs)
chainsaw

Corkscrew (mbfh)
corkscrew

Hand drill (lf)
hand drill

Shovel (jgs)
shovel

Books (jgs)
books

Crayons (jgs)
crayons

Pencil (jgs)
pencil

Safety pins (jgs)
safety pin safety pin

Scissors (jgs)
scissors

Scissors (VK)
scissors

Clothespin (lc)
clothespin

Keys (jgs)
keys

Skate key (jgs)
skate key

Laundry (jgs)
laundry

Bra (jgs)
bra

Sneakers (jgs)
sneakers

Socks (jgs)
socks

Hat (jgs)
hat

Suitcases (jgs)
suitcases

Handbag (Riitta Rasmus)
handbag

Pants (fL)
pants

Towel (ejm)
towel

Toaster (jgs)
toaster

Thermos (jgs)
thermos

Menorrah (jgs)
menorrah

Place setting (jgs)
place setting

Knife and fork (hjw)
knife, fork

Broom (jgs)
broom

Paint roller (jgs)
paint roller

Cigarette (jgs)
cigarette

Trash can (jgs)
trashcan

Trash can (ptr)
trashcan

Lightbulb (jgs)
lightbulb

Tiny light bulb (jgs)
tiny light bulb

Camera (jgs)
camera

Electric plug (jgs)
plug

TV (jgs)
tv

Typewriter (jgs)
typewriter

Phone (jgs)
phone

Telephone (ldb)
phone

Telephone (sjw)
phone

Mobile phone (sjw)
mobile

Mobile phone (jsm)
mobile

USB (hjm)
usb

Lawnmower (jgs)
lawnmower

Others

Money bags (jgs)
money bags

Stethoscope (jgs)
stethoscope

Acorn (jgs)
acorn

Angels (jgs)
angels

Folder (jgs)
folder

Crown (jgs)
crown

Fire hydrant (jgs)
fire hydrant

Genie's lamp (jgs)
genie's lamp

Gift (jgs)
gift

Footprints (jgs)
footprints

Ghost (jgs)
ghost

Gun (jgs)
gun

Witch (jgs)
witch

Witch in the moon (jgs)
witch in the moon

Witch (ldb)
witch

Skull (jgs)
skull

Skull (ldb)
skull

Teddy bear (jgs)
teddy bear

Teddy bears (jgs)
teddy bears

Teeth (jgs)
tooth tooth

Chess (VK)
chess

Devil (-bf-)
devil

Snowman (hjw)
snowman

Snowman (mrz/Ool)
snowman

Lily (ejm)
lily

Torpedo (Krogg)
torpedo

Thumbs up (?)
thumbs up

2. Smileys/emoticons and other nano art :)

:Dlaughter
|-Iasleep
:-creal unhappy
;-)winking
:-Oshocked
:-*kissing
\:-)one eyebrow raised
:-\thinking
:-bsticking out tongue (right)
:-psticking out tongue (left)
:-{moustached
:-3moustached
d:-)wearing a baseball cap
@:-)wearing a turban
8-)wearing glasses
B-)sunglasses on head
[:-)wearing a walkman
:-)Xwearing a bowtie
X:-)wearing a bow
Q:-)new graduate
=:-)punk
+:-)priest
C=:-)chef
[:-]robot
]:-)devil
\(^o^)/ very excited (raising hands)
(O_O)shocked
(-_-;)nervousness, sweating
(-_-)annoyance, tired (eyes shut)
d[-_-]bDJ with headphones
dunnoI don't know, lol
*spider/shuriken
<3love/heart
<:3mouse
<:3)~~~mouse
@-}---rose
@__carpet roll (Krogg)
/"\volcano (Krogg)
[#>.22 projectile (Krogg)
C|_|coffee mug (Krogg)
Yslingshot (Krogg)
>++('>fish (Krogg)
D--(]shovel (Krogg)
O--"key (lf)
>('>fish
(::[]::)bandage

3. Cartoon characters (jgs)

Bert and Earnie from Sesame Street
bert-ernie

Betty Boop
betty boop

Dilbert
dilbert

Hello Kitty
hello kitty

South Park Gang
south park gang

Snoopy
snoopy

Teletubbies
teletubbies

Tweety
tweety

Garfield
garfield

Humpty Dumpty
humpty dumpty

Popeye and Olive Oyl
popeye olive oyl

4. Colorized ASCII

Baby (jgs)
baby

Band (jgs)
band

Bandstand (lc)
bandstand

Birds (lc)
birds

Birds (jgs)
birds

Colibri (jgs)
colibri

Dressing room (lc)
dressing room

Gas station (lc)
gas station

Haunted castle (lc)
haunted castle

Mouse (jgs)
mouse

Nutcracker (jgs)
nutcracker

Office (lc)
office

Policeman (jgs)
policeman

Card: Queen of hearts (lc)
queen of hearts

Skater (jgs)
skater

Swimmer (jgs)
swimmer

Buckboard wagon (lc)
wagon

Next time I will post my typography art collection. ;)
(It is unbelievable how much time I am wasting editing these!!!)


Posted: 2009. Március 02. | Tags: | Permalink &infin| Edit

Mamma Mia! The Movie - Sing-along subtitle

I don't know how this subtitle file would work for others, I never ripped any subtitles before. This is for the sing-along (karaoke) version of Mamma Mia!: The Movie. I have to say that it is not the best even originally in my opinion, since timing is far from perfect. It's not like real karaoke subtitles which shows the next sentence of the lyrics BEFORE you actually have to sing it. So, if you happen not to know the next verse or row, you can't really sing-along because text appears a little too late. Anyway, not so terribly unusable... so here is it for download:


Posted: 2009. Január 22. | Tags: | Permalink &infin| Edit

Mamma Mia! Soundtrack - The missing files

I don't know how they could leave out the songs "Chiquitita" and "Waterloo" from the official movie soundtrack album, I MISS THEM!
So I ripped the sound off the DVD, here they are:

download


Posted: 2009. Január 04. | Tags: , , | Permalink &infin| Edit

Foobar2000 - Customizing again...

I'm trying to configure/customize foobar2000. I did it 2 years ago, but in the end I decided to use XMPlay instead, I think because it was faster. Back then my foobar2000 looked something like this:

foobar

Now i have this:

foobar

Link: Full size (uncropped)


Posted: 2008. December 28. | Tags: , | Permalink &infin| Edit

József és a színes szélesvásznú álomkabát

Madách színház, 2008. június 8. délután
Puskás Péter, Polyák Lilla, Posta Victor

Első felvonás

Második felvonás


Posted: 2008. Június 08. | Tags: , , | Permalink &infin| Edit

Board and card games wishlist

Edited: 2009/Jun/11

*most wanted*, &otimes = bought


Posted: 2008. Június 07. | Tags: , , | Permalink &infin| Edit

Nők lapja CSALÁDI HÉTVÉGE videók

Nők lapja Családi hétvége
Margitsziget, 2008. május 17-18.
noklapja

Dolhai Attila és Mészáros Árpád Zsolt, május 17.

Letöltés:

Abigél, május 18.

Vágó Zsuzsi, Pálfalvy Attila, Siménfalvy Ágota, Szendy Szilvi, Füredi Nikolett, Bálint Ádám

Letöltés:

Posted: 2008. Május 22. | Tags: , , , , , | Permalink &infin| Edit

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