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Written by Daniel
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Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:30 |
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A few weeks ago i got this cooler in the mail from my guy @ gigabyte. I had heard about the plans for the cooler way back in january, so i was quite interested in what this cooler could provide....
most of you know i like gigabyte...not because they are top overclockers, but because of the options and stability they offer. Plus their fancy blue pcb's....
so ...i didn't install it right away.. ihave plans for another machine, and this was meant to go in it, but because i recently added a new vid card that made all my temps increase, i figured i'd give it a try in this system.
specs are as follows (taken directly from gigabyte's site):
Heatsink Dimension 83 x 89 x 93mm
Rated Voltage 5~12V
Rated Current 0.5A
Fan Speed 2000~4000rpm
Noise 19.2~37.2dBA
Bearing Type 2 Ball bearing
Life Expectancy 70000Hr
Total Weight 430g
Application Intel® Pentium® 4 478 up to 3.4GHz and higher
AMD Athlon XP up to 3200+ and higher
AMD Athlon 64 up to 3400+ and higher
Package Contents GH-PCU21-VG Cooler
Heat sink paste Injector
Fan Speed Control and 3.5" Front Panel
PCI Rear Panel
Power Cable
Intel® Pentium® 4 Clips
AMD Athlon XP Clip
AMD Athlon 64 Clip
Screws
Read it in the Forums... |
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Written by Daniel
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Thursday, 29 July 2004 11:54 |
Dan peers into his crystal ball, and takes a look at Linux on the desktop along with other 64 bit operating systems. Are AMD's 64bit processors going to herald a new birth in computing, or are things going to drop back into the same rut they're in now?
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Written by Aidan
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Tuesday, 27 July 2004 05:30 |
Microsoft appear to have finally released DirectX 9c. It can be found on the DirectX developer pages. It doesn't appear to have made it's way to the main DirectX pages yet however! Currently we don't know what differences it might make to performance, so those who are ready for it can test it out and let us know the performance change right here!
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Written by Aidan
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Sunday, 25 July 2004 13:47 |
I'm sure that everyone has seen the news of the conflict that is occuring in Darfur, in the western Sudan. For those who haven't, the conflict has caused about 1.2 million people to flee their homes, of which at least 200,000 are in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad. If you need more details, read Nils Carstensen's report.
This week, Washington is expected to introduce a UN Security Council resolution, that will threaten sanctions against Sudan if it doesn't disarm militias who have been attacking, raping and killing villagers in Darfur.
In the meantime, the villagers who are in the refugee camps need tents, water and latrines. Those who remain in western Darfur need emergency feeding, mosquito nets and sanitisation. The rainy season is due soon, at which point many roads will be impassable for trucks carrying aid. So, I'm asking if you, the reader, could donate some money to a recognised charity who are providing aid, so that aid can be delivered before roads become impassable.
Some charities are:
Tearfund
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
The British Red Cross
Medecins Sans Frontieres aka Doctors Without Borders
International Rescue Committee
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Written by Daniel
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Thursday, 22 July 2004 15:59 |
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From CNN.com
NEW YORK (AP) -- Type "dentist" into Google from New York, and you'll get ads for dentists in the city. Try watching a Cubs baseball game from a computer in Chicago, and you'll be stymied. Pre-existing local TV rights block the webcast.
The same technology is also being used by a British casino to keep out the Dutch and by online movie distributors to limit viewing to where it's permitted by license, namely the United States.
The World Wide Web experience is becoming less and less worldwide: What you see and what you are allowed to do these days can depend greatly on where and even who you are.
Read it and weep here: |
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Written by Aidan
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Wednesday, 21 July 2004 02:42 |
After much waiting, the US telco AT&T finally rolls out the start of their UMTS network. For those who are wondering just what UMTS is, it's better known as 3G. Their UMTS network is currently only available in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle currently, but with plans to extend it further.
Other operators also have plans to introduce UMTS. Perhaps this will herald the death of WiFi hotspots? |
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Written by Kaitain
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Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:49 |
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"SuSE 9.x and some versions of RedHat use GRUB as a bootloader. This is fine, except for the fact that they universally mess up the configuration of it for getting Windows to work.
My recipe for dual boot:
1) I prefer to have Linux and Windows on entirely separate hard discs. It is now possible to resize NTFS partitions from within the SuSE/RH/MDK installer if you need to cram both OS on a single hard disc. I prefer to have Linux on e.g. the primary master and Windows on the primary slave - this way there is no contamination between different operating systems.
It is acceptable to have Windows on the master and Linux on the slave, but your Windows drive will be modified to include the Grub boot loader - if it goes wrong, that's two OS down the tubes.
2) Install WinXP or 2k first, with its drive set as primary master, then just jumper it as slave. Windows won't recognise anything different.
3) Set up Linux according to whichever howto/manual/FAQ you like. There are enough about.
3a) Every installer, especially SuSE, gives you the option to edit the bootloader configuration manually prior to installation. This is where you can correct the error they always make before you have any problems. Since every installer is different, I won't describe how to find the relevant menu - it should be fairly self-evident. You can always fix it later in Linux.
My compleate recipe can be found here: |
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Written by Daniel
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Tuesday, 20 July 2004 18:19 |
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This is a step by step guide on how to create a nice looking asteroid on Photoshop. It was created on Photoshop 7, but should be compatible with any other versions.
Ok, first things first.
Create a new file; about 500X500 should be fine and increase resolution to 200 pixels/inch.
Take the Polygonal lasso tool (L) (right click on it's icon to change it from default) and draw out a rough shape like the one below. This will be the main body of your asteroid.
Follow Pitch's step by step here: |
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Written by Aidan
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Friday, 16 July 2004 01:47 |
Netgear has announced a recall of some of it's Wall Plug Ethernet Bridges. If you have one, and it has a model number of XE102 AND the serial number are XE12A32LB000001 through XE12A32LB005000 or XE12134LB005021 through XE12143LB053586, then you should contact Netgear. The plastic top could become seperated, and expose mains voltages. However, Netgear have a repair kit that can be used to prevent this from happening.
More details on Netgear's site |
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Written by Aidan
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Wednesday, 14 July 2004 06:27 |
It's Microsoft Patch day again! Go run Windows Update if you haven't already today. There's a number of new patches fixing a few more holes in Windows.
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