Cyberlink YouCam Adds Fun to IM Andy MarkenFeb 23, 2008June 26, 20140 For our kids email is so yesterday. They’ve even gotten tired of text IMing (instant messaging). Now that they both have installed Skype they’d much Read more
RAID 1 has some benefits of RAID 0 John-ErikFeb 20, 2008November 28, 20140 RAID 0: Also commonly known as a stripe set (as it provides no redundancy, one of the useful parts of RAID) data is broken into Read more
2 Large Repositories John-ErikFeb 19, 2008August 27, 20140 Personally, I have two large repositories of data. 1) My media center, which holds recorded TV and my ripped DVD images. 300 GB, 320 GB, Read more
Do I Need an NAS? Alan McCloskeyFeb 18, 2008November 28, 20140 I’ve been testing a few NAS appliances, and have been going back and forth as to if I actually need them on my network. Read more
Some NASes are slow Alan McCloskeyFeb 17, 2008November 28, 20140 After doing more research, it appears that the NAS IS actually that slow in RAID 5. It has a “fast” 500Mhz processor running Linux, but Read more
Tiger Woods 08 Screenshots OCmodshopFeb 16, 2008June 28, 20140 Before there was scandal, there was this golf game. Read more
My Windows Experience Base Score Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 Wow, I’m almost embarassed… My Windows Experience Base Score: 5.2 Subscores: 5.2, 5.7, 5.9, 5.9, 5.4 Intel E6600 @ 2.4Ghz Asus P5W-DH Deluxe Read more
RAID 5 on OCMS? Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2008August 25, 20140 Well, I agree that Raid 5 is slower than raid 0 because if the extra “on-the-fly” parity that must be calculated and written, but there Read more
Gigabit Upgrade Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 I recently upgraded to gigabit and have been woefully disappointed… I’m still trying to see if it’s the quality of my cable to my room, Read more
What's Your Vista Base Score and Hardware Config? John-ErikFeb 16, 2008November 28, 20140 I’m just kinda curious to see what other people are running and with what results. Mine: Base score: 5.8 Subscores: 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.8 Read more
OCMS Brand Update? Alan McCloskeyFeb 15, 2008August 25, 20140 I have been thinking about updating the site’s branding for a while, because of some of the confusion about the name “OCModShop”. For one, more Read more
Add ‘My Computer’ to Windows Taskbar Alan McCloskeyFeb 14, 2008August 2, 20140 Many of us like to have the quickest possible route to our commonly used folders. Even though nearly everything is accessible via the Start Menu, Read more
QNAP Q35s Backup Enclosure Review Don HaynesFeb 13, 2008August 2, 20140 I’m not the biggest fan of external HD enclosures. It seems that the speed of transfer is always too slow and the heat build-up causes you Read more
Noctua NF-B9 Fan Review Alan McCloskeyFeb 13, 2008August 2, 20140 Noctua has had some great success with their innovative PC case fans, and now they are introducing their first 92mm fan, dubbed the NF-B9. This Read more
Web Compression on OCMS Alan McCloskeyFeb 12, 2008August 25, 20140 Oh, and the website is now much faster. I was looking for a way to increase performance, and I found an option in IIS that Read more