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- Announcing the GBX
- As we're about to launch the GestureBank beta, we're freezing development of the AttentionTrust Recorder by forking the code as is. Given the success of the ATX the Recorder is formally known as the Attention Trust Extension to Firefox in putting the teeth into the AttentionTrust principles, the GestureBank Recorder...
- Tags: ATX, GBX, GestureBank Recorder
- Blog posts 2006-04-13
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- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- There's always a lot of madness surrounding consumerist pseudo-holiday Black Friday, but with the economy in a chokehold, this year's event has been hard to predict. Will there be good deals because of a tanking economy, or did companies sign off on their specials before the...
- Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- Should the Mac Mini die?Most everyone who owns one appears to really like it.Performance wise you're the first person I've seen who had anything less than favorable to say about it.RE: Should the Mac Mini die?I have a spare 19" LCD at home that is just waiting for the new...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, Consumer electronics, current MacBook, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Micro-Mac, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Should the Mac Mini die?
- I caught a quick article on AppleInsider this morning about the Mac Mini. We have a few of these hanging around our school, but it turns out they were pretty underpowered (I made the mistake of trying to set up a mini-journalism lab on serious budget constraints). ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)$2000 build-it-yourself PCGreat article would do it if I didn't already have a pretty good PC. How about a build-it-yourself gaming laptop?RE: (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)I have a similar system with only 4Gb of cheaper ram , 2 Tb...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Desktops, PC, video, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), video, PC, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- U.S. Internet down by law, not market
- U.S. Internet down by law, not marketPlease refrain from the BS, Dana[i]ISPs are free to set terms and conditions of service, but if those terms become onorous the consumer can simply change carriers[/i]And we cannot?If I do not like Comcast I can move to Verizon, Cavalier, AOL, ATX, the list...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, broadcaster
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Don't forget the fan
- Don't forget the fanOK, but....Was it fun? How many people showed up? How many installations did you do? Do you have pictures or even videos?Greeting, Pjotr.RE: Don't forget the fanMy last two boxes I built were based on a shuttle barebones kit: Motherboard, cooler/fan and power supply in a mini...
- Tags: CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-06-16
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08The CaseI own the case that you show here. I've had it for several months and let me tell you, it's GREAT. A few thing other thing that you don't mention that's worth noting are the built-in cable routing ability, included...
- Tags: Cable, Construction, Enermax, Hardware 2.0, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Dell XPS 730 reviews: A Ferrari stuck in traffic
- Dell has released a new version of its top-of-the-line gaming desktop, and it is a major update. The XPS 730 series is the company's first gaming rig to come--in some configurations--factory over-clocked, and Dell says it is capable of playing Crysis, a notoriously demanding first-person shooter, at a resolution of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., ATI Radeon, Memory, Ferrari, Hardware, XPS 730, XPS 730 Series, H2C, Games, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HDBitrate numbers?Can you post the bitrate/codec that the recorded HD shows playback at? The data-rate would be an important factor for some of us as lower bitrates = less quality.ThanksVideo bit rateThis is DVR-MS format, which uses Windows Media codecs. A typical...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cable, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, Right Now IT, Media Center PC, CableCard, HD-DVR, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Center, cable television
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08
- OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...
- Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- 55W PC power supply powering the dual-core computer
- Most computer builders in the world think I'm nuts for endorsing the use of 330 watt power supplies for a high-end performance computer. Conventional "wisdom" says that anything under 500 watts is inadequate for an enthusiast PC. "My power supply is bigger than your power supply" seems to be a...
- Tags: Dual-core, PC, Power Supply, Computer, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"TrueI would like to see an article on building your own cluster, nothing like turning a closet into a pc case. *looks off into distance with glazed eyes*Yeah ...... he's not at that level ... yet!Why not take a page......from the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, video editing, video, Skulltrail, Intel Skulltrail, Apple Inc., video editing software, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap"
- On Saturday an old friend got in touch with me. He's found himself due to being unexpectedly made redundant moving from being an amateur video editor into doing this for a living. He's now finding that he's getting more and more work in but that his current hardware platform is...
- Tags: Board, Quad-core, Memory, Motherboard, Intel Corp., Skulltrail, Intel D5400XS, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-10
- Build a Vista-compatible office PC for $305 (software not included)
- A reader set me an email challenge the other day - put together a cheap yet well spec-ed and relatively powerful office PC that's up to the challenge of running Vista. To make the challenge even harder, the whole package (PC, keyboard, mouse, LCD panel and Vista OS) had to...
- Tags: LCD Panel, Mouse, PC, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, LCD, RAM, ASUS M2A-VM, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Serial ATA, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Storage, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-08
- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+Apple
- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+AppleWhat's your vector Victor?Apple doesn't have a chance of moving into business class Windows/Linux territory unless they OEM OSX and open up their proprietary ways.Windows Server 2008 shares the same kernel as Vista SP1, but, interestingly 'retreats' from registry-based gui 'click next' configuration to a command-line interface 'Linux modular approach'...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Wintel Vista, Wintel Vista conspiracy, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., liar, Wintel, crook, PC, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- XP+SP3%3A+The+test-build+parade+continues
- XP+SP3%3A+The+test-build+parade+continuesWhen is SP3 RC Refresh 2......being released to the GP? Any word?Exit stay in your seats: with RC3 your consumer audio choices and PSU ver!Yesterday, claimed the best in me that I don't know what to say let there is no Myth here yet living 'Legends' for the consumer...
- Tags: Patches, Web browsers, XP+SP3%3A+The+test-build+parade+continues
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- Build a Mac Pro equivalent workstation for 1/3 the cost
- Conventional wisdom tells us that a digital content creation and CAD professional had to fork out $6000 to $10,000 dollars for a high-end 8-core dual-processor workstation, but this is Real World IT where I say screw conventional wisdom. I've put on my mad scientist hat again and brewed something up...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Memory, Wisdom, Dual Processor, Intel Corp., Mac Pro, FBDIMM, Series Motherboard, Chipsets, Serial ATA, Workstations, Mice, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Storage, Peripherals, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
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