CMU LAN 2006
Think Computers :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Quote: “Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh houses one of the nation’s top Computer Science schools—and that means plenty of gamers (and maybe geeks, too). Although this is the second LAN to ever happen on the campus, the popularity is rapidly growing and gaining recognition as time goes by. Hosted by the CMU Online Gaming Society student organization, the LAN’s entire day of non-stop gaming was a definite fun-filled 12 hours of non-stop gaming action!”
Cooler Master Centurion 534 ATX Case
PC Apex :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
“Placing optical drives in the front of the case could not be more simple. Since the drive bays are tool-less, the locks just slide in place to hold the drives in place. One of the bonuses of having a Black and Silver two toned case is that the black optical drives look very good without any modification, they help to offset the Aluminum front.”
SkyHawk GM470 and GM570 Power Supplies Review
Madshrimps :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Quote: “Today we have two interesting sub $100 power supplies from Skyhawk, rated at 470 and 570Watt, we put them through their paces on our SLI powered test system to see how they hold up”
CrystalFontz CFA-635
Techgage :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Quote: With the dearth of fan controllers and temperature monitors on the market today it’s not very often that you run across one that brings a whole lot more to the table. Today we’re taking a look at one that brings more than just fan speed control and simple temp reporting.
ELF File Format in Linux
OS Weekly :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Quote: “ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a standard file format for most executables, shared libraries and object codes. This format was originally developed and published by USL (Unix System Laboratory) as part of ABI (Application Binary Interface) and now it’s a widely accepted format in most UNIX variants.”
Aerocool Zerodba 620 watt Power Supply Unit Review
3dXtreme :: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
When I get an email from Aerocool about a new product, it’s usually something exciting. This time around was no different. Seeing the specs on this monster of a Power Suppply Unit from Aerocool I was thrilled about getting this product in for review. A 620 Watt Power Supply that is silent, what a perfect compliment to my recently completed water cooling system! A few days later the Aerocool Zerodba was delivered and it was time to put her to the test.
Spire’s Diamondcool II Heatsink
TechTastic :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Quote: Today we take a look at a new heatsink/fan combo from Spire Coolers the Diamondcool II. The Diamondcool II was designed for low noise operation while maintaining effective cooling. To help the cooler achieve this, the unit features an all copper heatsink and uses heat pipes to help reduce CPU temperature.
Kingwin Sound Xtream Multimedia Player Review
Virtual-Hideout :: Friday, April 07, 2006
All Core Duo Models
Hardware Secrets :: Friday, April 07, 2006
“Core Duo (formerly known by its codename, Yonah) is the first dual-core Intel CPU targeted to the mobile market, i.e. inside it there are two complete CPUs. Curiously it is also the first Intel processor to be adopted by Apple Computer. In this tutorial we will present the main features of Core Duo and a table with all models released to date.”
GEIL Ultra-X nForce4 Edition PC3200 400MHz CL2 5-2-2 DDR
Think Computers :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Aqua Computer XT Complete CPU Water Cooling
SystemCooling :: Friday, April 07, 2006
snip: Sharka Computers specializes in providing quiet, high-performance cooling solutions to PC enthusiasts and offers a comprehensive line of German made Aqua Computer water cooling products. The Aqua Computer XT Complete CPU Water Cooling Kit contains everything needed to quietly water-cool the latest CPUs from Intel or AMD.
Evercool Turbo 2
techPowerUp! :: Friday, April 07, 2006
The Evercool Turbo2 is a universal GPU cooler which fits all cards from NVIDIA and ATI, including the 7800/7900 and X1800/X1900 Series. What really makes this fan stand out compared to other solutions is that it is extremely quiet while still being able to keep your card cool. Another plus is that you can find it online for a bargain $20.
Silverstone TJ08 mATX Case @ Pro-Clockers
Pro-Clockers :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Quote: I don’t think that there is anything anyone can say negative about Silverstone. The class and styling that they put into their cases reign over most others. From the first case in the Temjin family, the TJ01, to the latest, the TJ07 all are great pieces of art. Just recently Silverstone has added a new member to the family, the TJ08. The TJ08 promises to provide big things in a small case.
Sling Media Slingbox Review
Windows A to Z :: Friday, April 07, 2006
“The Sling Media Slingbox is probably one of the coolest things that we’ve ever seen for your home entertainment center. This Slingbox compresses and transfers live TV, satellite, or DVR video from your home to a computer located anywhere in the world. You can do all of this without having a PC at home running and with very minimal quality loss.”
Intel Dothan 780 Overclocking with Liquid Nitrogen (LN2)
Madshrimps :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Quote: “At -190°C you might be surprised how high you can overclock a CPU, with a few liters of Liquid Nitrogen to spare we poured it over a Pentium M 780 to see how high it would soar. Of course we don’t want to destroy our hardware so we’ll show you how to prevent condensation to save your hardware from failure”
Kingston U3 DataTraveler Flash Drive Review
Legit Reviews :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Flash drives have come a long way in the last four years! Today Legit Reviews takes a look at Kinston’s 1GB U3 DataTraveler Flash Drive. U3 flash drives allow you to install your favorite programs to the flash drive. So, anywhere you go, you will have your programs and data on one, small flash drive! Read on to find out the full set of features and performance this device has to offer.
The Stupidity of Consumers
CoolTechZone :: Friday, April 07, 2006
“I mentioned Apple’s great customer support by using the latest iPod volume level patch as a supporting example. That apparently didn’t stick well with a few readers who e-mailed me expressing their anger towards consumers in general and the way companies have to protect themselves from litigations because of redundant and obvious warning labels on products. I’m inclined to agree with the select few that replied to state their opinions. It’s dramatically idiotic.”
Definition: Social Networking Services
OS Weekly :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Quote: “A social networking service is an online application specifically focused on building and verifying social networks for a specific purpose (whatever it may be). Many social networking services are also weblog hosting services. With the currently growing interest in online social networking services, social relationships in the real world are emerging in the Web and a user itself is gradually coming to play a central role in Web content. The emergence of user information from the real world into the Web has a great impact on information system.”
Apple Drops the Other Shoe and Does Windows
Designtechnica :: Friday, April 07, 2006
“A few short months ago, the thought that Apple would use Intel technology and move to Windows was viewed as insane speculation. Since then, Apple has moved to Intel, and today, with the announcement of Boot Camp, Apple appears to be starting to support Microsoft Windows. Accompanying this announcement was the statement, “we have no desire to sell or support Windows.” Of course, they have also said in the past that they wouldn’t move to Intel (because they had killed the effort to move to that platform years earlier) and that they wouldn’t build a flash-based Media Player (because it was “stupid”).”
Secure Your Wireless Network Posted!
Tech ARP :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Quote – “Many of us are hooked onto WiFi these days. But just how secure are our wireless networks?
Join jwsk as he discusses why we should beef up the security of our wireless networks and how we can do it quickly and easily! ”
Corsair TWIN2X1024-8500 Memory
Hexus :: Friday, April 07, 2006
Remember when RAM was “EDO” and “FPM” and would clock at about 66MHz? Ah, those were the days… Now, we have RAM that’s a hell of a lot faster, and an exclusive HEXUS.review.
PC8500 will enhance performance if you’re running a CPU with a 266MHz FSB. The maddest Intel-based overclockers haven’t had a reason to complain about pure bandwidth for a while now, and Corsair’s addition of the world’s first PC8500 DDR2 puts the onus back on Intel to ramp up its CPUs’ FSB.
WACOM Intuos3 6×8 tablet with USB Review
Futurelooks :: Friday, April 07, 2006
How To Crack Passwords
Digital Grabber :: Friday, April 07, 2006
One of the key components in performing a security assessment is the acquisition of user account information and cracking of the account password. There are many methods and tools that can be used to crack passwords, however, you must first retrieve the information to crack. And once again, there are many ways of acquiring the account information. This article will illustrate one method of acquiring user account information using a combination of social engineering and open source tools. We will then briefly go over a particular cracking method and tool.
Lian Li PC-S80 Case Review
AMD Review :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
Quote: “Lian Li has released a new case called the PC-S80. This case looks to be another step forward in Lian Li’s process at improving air flow inside PC cases while keeping it as quiet as possible.“
SiN: Emergence Coming May 9
Modern Savant :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
Straight from the press release gods, word that the first chapter in Ritual’s forthcoming episodic first-person shooter is on track for both a retail and STEAM release come May 9. Price is set at $20, for an expected 8 hours of gameplay.
Philips 190G6FB LCD Panel Review
CoolTechZone :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
Thermaltake Silent Boost RX K8 Heatsink
TechTastic :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
G.SKILL F2-4200PHU2-1GBNT
techPowerUp! :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
The F2-4200PHU2-1GBNT are G.SKILL’s latest budget DDR2 memory kit. Even though they lack heatspreaders they offer excellent overclocking. Our sample would go from the advertised DDR2-4200 up to a blazing DDR2-5800. What makes this kit even more attractive is that you can tighten the timings to 3-3-2-4. All this comes at a very competitive price of only $75 for a 2×512 MB dual channel kit.
Connect3D X1800 GTO 256MB Video Card:
3dgameman :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
“With the 1600 series Video Cards at the lower end, and the 1900 series Video Cards at the high end, this is clearly a middle of the road product. This doesn’t mean the Connect3D X1800 GTO 256MB Video Card is lacking in performance though. It will comfortably play the most demanding games, and remember that it’s Crossfire ready. Price vs. Performance is very high! Watch the Video to find out more…” ~3dGameMan.com
Secure Programming in GPU/Linux Systems: Part II
OS Weekly :: Thursday, April 06, 2006
Quote: “In our last article, we saw objectives of computer security and had a brief introduction on secure programming. We also delved deeply into the need of secure programming, what type of programs need secure programming and why programmers write insecure code.”
