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Spyder2Pro and SiS 651 video
ColorVision – FAQs. Been color matching all my computers at home. Seems to work fine for two machines, but two of them have a startup crash problem. Actually version 1.0 doesn’t seem to but the one on the web 1.0.5 does. The Spyderpro2 faults and it is not clear why. The FAQ says its a…
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MS Walk
!>https://www.nationalmssociety.org/WAS/includes/getmyimage.asp?pa=51793173&pd=WAS0EWLK20050410SEA&s=personal_photo!Adrian’s MS Walk. Hey Adrian is going to walk for MS. A great cause. Contribute if you can. This online stuff is neat. Kind of cool to have a home page rather than the paper form folks have used before.
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STP 2005
Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic: Registration. It’s getting close enough that folks should start registering. $70 and you can do it online too.
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Passively cooled video cards
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Pentium M plus ASUS CT-479 and
AnandTech: Intel’s Pentium M Desktop Part II: ASUS’ Pentium M to Pentium 4 Socket Adapter. _If I build more Pentium M systems, getting the CT-479 plus P4P800-SE bundle is mandatory. Makes most sense for gaming applications._ Currently, ASUS is listing the CT-479 as a part of a bundle with the P4P800-SE, priced at $130. At…
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DDR 600 on DFI nForce4
MADSHRIMPS – Hardware Reviews ,Crazy Projects, Modding Tutorials and Overclocking. _Here’s what I’ll ultimately do when the new Venus chips come out next month, its a way to get your Athlon to run memory at 300 MHz!_ bq. Recently G.Skill PC4400/4800 became the hottest memory on the market together with OCZ PC4800 based on Samsung…
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Athlon 64 Overclocking Tools
ABXZone.com Forums – A64 overclocking tools. Here’s a great guide. I’ve used them all, but Clockgen can be very unstable. Haven’t tried the other two.
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Scion xB
!>http://cars.about.com/library/graphics/scionxb_ext.jpg! 2004 Scion xB – Test drive and new car review – 2004 Scion xB. _This car is just about everywhere at our school. It sure is practical and I love the price. As Alex says, just about as ugly as sin, but maybe right for Dad. Ironically, it was supposed to be for youth,…
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Trackbacks are killing me
Learning Movable Type: Trackback Spam. Another example of how anything popular is going to get spammed. Trackbacks are now the disease for me. Instead of just shutting them off, they are at least moderated with MT-Moderate so they don’t appear, but they are still very annoying. A new one gets through every day and there…
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Conway's Law
Conway’s Law Conway’s Law: prov. The rule that the organization of the software and the organization of the software team will be congruent; commonly stated as “If you have four groups working on a compiler, you’ll get a 4-pass compiler”. The original statement was more general, “Organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs…
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Windows History
windows history and “Computerhope”:http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm _Someone just asked me, when were you at Microsoft and what were you doing. I’m completely embarassed to admit that I know I joined in 1988 and left in 2000, but the intervening twelve years is a blur. Thank god for the Internet. Reminded me of some of the good old…
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Connectors
Now that Grace has a Sumicom S600, I can finally get my DFI 855GME to be a home theater PC. The main missing step is connecting my *old* HDTV monitor that only accepts component input. Fortunately, the HTI and NVIDIA Video Card Buyer’s Guide summarize very well what I need. That is essentially my 6800GT…
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Sumicom S600 is Loud
Who would have ever thought such a small box could be so loud. This is mainly because I have an old Western Digital WD120BB in it and it sounds like a vacuum cleaner. So, the next step is a $105 investment in an ultraquiet hard drive. These are mainly identical, so I mainly shopped by…
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Sumicom S350
SUMICOM S350 Wow, they just shipped this, this is a Intel 865GV system that is the size of a standard CD-ROM. A whole PC in 6x10x1.65″ if you can imagine that. Only takes Celeron CPUs and requires a slim disk drive and 2.5″ hard disk, but pretty amazing. It is $290 from “Cappuccino PC”:http://www.cappuccinopc.com/slimpro-sp350.asp. They…
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Windows Key Finders
Windows Key Finders. A super useful site, helps you to find those missing product keys in your installation.
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Slimpro 620 (aka Sumicom S620) and NEC ND-6500A
Finally getting my really tiny PC (6x10x3″) together from “Cappuccino PC”:http://cappuccinop.com called the SlimPro “SP620”:http://www.cappuccinopc.com/sp620.asp which is really the “Sumicom S620”:http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/51/products_id/167 underneath. It uses the older Northwood Pentium, so was a good way to still get use out of my old Shuttle SS-51G with a dead motherboard. But, as I assemble it, the slim DVD…
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Nokia 6620 PC Suite
Nokia USA: Nokia 6620 PC Applications. I’ve had a boatload of trouble trying to get my contacts into my 6620. I know I have 5,400 contacts, so that is more than the average bear, but really. The original software CD has version 6.1 and it spend about an hour trying to synchronize and then would…
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Castelli Ypro3 Bib Short
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Primal Wear
Primal Wear. I’ve been wearing Primal Wear biking stuff straight for five years now and they are just now wearing out. Great jerseys but expensive (regularly $70), but Primal has an online outlet, so if you don’t mind the fashions, you can get them for $50 and if you buy two, you get free shipping…
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Campagnolo and FSA Compact
Groupsets – The official Campagnolo web site – Bicycle Parts and Components Cycling. _I really should just replace my bottom bracket with an integrated FSA system, but in lieu of that, there’s always the compact update from Campy. BTW, compact basically means you don’t need a triple, it is easier for old guys like us_…
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Rechargeable Batteries
Thomas-Distributing – Rechargeable Battery Supply, Chargers for Rechargeable Batteries, Digital Camera Batteries, Lithium Batteries And Testers. _A bump on the topic, my two year old NiMh batteries are finally showing their age. Used to get 2 hours of life, now just an hour. Time for an upgrade. Things have moved quickly with this stuff. Two…
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eBags Messenger
eBags Lightning Messenger – eBags. eBags has their knockoff messenger bag for $30 with free shipping, so tempting for all of us bargain hunters. I don’t think it is waterproof though like the high end Timbuk2 or Chrome bags.
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Timbuk2
Timbuk2 — Messenger Bags. Since we are on the topic, I’ve used dozens of bags and none quite compares in comfort to a bike messenger bag. I use a small one from Nike just about every day. It is just so much more comfortable than carry to have it go over one shoulder. Timbuk2 even…
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iPod Case Reviews
Playlist Cases. Another review of cases. I like their format at a glance. They give five stars to these cases (all have a belt clip important for Dad and me): * Contour Showcase. $40. Rubber and clear plastic. * Covertec iPod Case, $40. This has a leather cover so not that greaet for instant access…
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Waterfield
“Waterfield”:http://sfbags.com are ex-bike messengers and make custom bags in San Francisco. Expensive, but checkout the Sleevecase which is a totally custom holder for a laptop. Perfect for my minute Sony TR-140 for which common laptop bags are just too big. !>http://www.sfbags.com/products/sleevecases/images/prod_sleevecase_detail_2.jpg! to see how well made they are. Rather have one good bag than a…
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iPod Mini or tweener
Good review of the iPod Mini, as they say, with iPod Shuffles at $99 and $149, and the 20GB iPod at $299, the niche between them is pretty small. The 2G iPod Mini is the one to hold out for although the main diffference is “decent” battery life (double the nominal 8 hours). iPodlounge Review:…
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Pacific Rim Cube
!>http://www.ipodlounge.com/assets/images/reviews_pacrim/cube/cube1.jpg! iPodlounge Review: Pacific Rim Cube Travel Speakers On the spectrum of iPod-specific speaker options we’ve previously identified, the Cube Travel Speakers generally fit into the ultra-portable category. They’re pocketable – on baggy pants, at least – with the option of using batteries or AC power from an optional power supply ($5.00) if you so…
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JBL On Tour
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eBooks Checkout
_A brilliant idea, copy-protected digital library, just need a King County Library card and you can checkout lots of books_ King County Library System – Digital Books – Home King County Library System is proud to announce the full integration of hundreds of downloadable digital audio books to this collection for your enjoyment. Browse or…
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Athlon 64 overclocking tools
Some I’ve heard of, others I haven’t… ABXZone.com Forums – A64 overclocking tools. There are several utilities that make it much easier to overclock and tweak an A64 system. “Clockgen”:http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php – Allows you to change HTT (FSB), CPU multiplier and AGP/PCIe frequency in Windows. This works but you can crash your system very easily. “A64…