Month: December 2005

SUMMARY: Very even performance between 0.9 to 0.3 gpm – an interesting design. The good guys at Thermal Transtech were nice enough to send a sample of their nPowerTek Heat Column Waterblock to test. This is a very interesting design

Computing Event of the Year The Year of Cant and Can’t: If geeks had a Chinese-like calendar, 2005 would be called the Year of the Delay. Almost nothing came out on time and/or as expected. From Intel essentially taking the

SUMMARY: Good looking, solid construction, completely tool-less, front port access, large window, two 120 mm fans and a front cold cathode light – overall a very nice case. All lit up – terrific night light! The good guys at KingWin

The optical limits of semiconductor fabrication I discussed in my previous article (HERE) apply equally to optical media. Unlike semiconductors, there are some workarounds – namely, holography. Standard optical media stores information as pits in the disc’s data layer. A

When you relax at Christmas time, a stomach full of turkey/lamb/chicken/vegetarian alternative and a glass full of wine, you will probably feel pretty content. Christmas is a great time to relax and spend time with people we often don’t spend

SUMMARY: New P4 CPU Simulator using Intel IHS. I’ve been thinking a while about developing a new CPU simulator for CPUs with IHSs and finally made one up. I started with a copper block that weighs about ten pounds and