Month: July 2001

(Ed. note: I toss around terms like “dishonest” a lot in this article. When I do that, please realize that I realize the situation in poorer countries is much different than in the U.S., and MS’s pricing can make legitimate

It seems hard to get a nice flat HSF base nowadays. I wanted to show you the difference between a flat and an untouched HSF. The first time I did this I dropped 6C off my CPU temp but didn’t

I don’t know if that ended up being a literacy article or a literacy test.:) That’s the impression I get from some of the responses I get. When I read a scorched-earth flame, I get this mental image of someone

Just wanted to share something I though of and had good results. I bought a Taisol CGK 742 and found it was a bit noisy. Even more so when I put the 26CFM Y.S.Tech fan of my Alpha on it.

The whole point of SETI is to get some valuable work done using your computer. While it is set up in a way to encourage friendly competition, the work is what’s important, not the competition. There is absolutely no point

A transcription (about half-done as I type this) of the conference call with AMD executives can be found here. Two key points: AMD sold 7.7 million processors and is claiming 22+% marketshare. That’s around 1% better than last quarter, hardly

Do you know what Prince Charles’ problem is? He just hasn’t found a game he likes yet. Five years ago, I bet he would have loved playing a game in which the handsome prince has to defeat an evil princess

This article originally consisted of an email I sent SETI. I’ve removed it since the relevant portions of it was cited by Mr. Korpela, and any problems or questions are certainly resolved by his email. I would like to thank

We’re going to try a different approach to this recommendation roundup. We’re going to give two recommendations; one for right this second, and one for what we think we’ll be recommending within the next three months. If we really think