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Homebrewing isn't dead yet

Homebrewing isn't dead yetShould be programs for asset re-use by big vendors for K-12I don't see why IBM, HP, Dell and a few others can't take off-lease near-EOL equipment for enterprises and re-distribute it to K-12 with a limited warranty for reclamation costs and for re-use in educational environments. The...

Tags: Homebrewing IS, Homebrewing, K-12, Dell Computer Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

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Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building

It all started with two extra Opteron CPUs and RAM and a bunch of hard drives which I had lying around, that mushroomed into a Build-Your-Own monster PC project. Like a modern day Victor von Frankenstein, who digs up bodies in graveyards in order to bring his...

Tags: PC, AMD Opteron, Amazon.com Inc., Power Supply, CPU, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-12

How-to: Build a $300 DIY NAS device with Ikea

The crazy chaps at Indestructibles have cobbled together a how-to guide on building one's own network attached storage, or NAS, device. Using the stainless steel "Emu" box from IKEA ($7 per set), one Instructables user created a NAS system to be proud of. And since he went...

Tags: NAS, IKEA, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Dell's second gen rugged laptop: Can it stop a bullet?

Dell on Tuesday launched the second generation of its rugged laptop---the Latitude E6400 XFR---with the biggest improvement being a new suit of armor.  [caption id="attachment_14207" align="alignright" width="233" caption="Dell's rugged laptop targets a niche market, but can take some water torture."][/caption] Dell is clearly going...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-10

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace

Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in PeaceFeast for free with your old PCLuckily the software side is not gloomy at all: you can still write lots of blogs about pumping free steroids in that old PC. Shock-and-awe your readers by diving into www.distrowatch.com ! Unleash the bits and bytes. :-)Have...

Tags: Desktops, Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Extreme-PC, PC, game, computer

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

Homebrewing isn't dead yet

Jason Perlow wrote a really funny yet oddly touching piece this morning about homegrown enthusiast PCs. These are the souped up computers that bigger geeks than most ZDNet bloggers spend lots of money on to achieve better frame rates, faster video editing, or whatever it is you do with...

Tags: PC, Computer, Moore, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace

A $16,000 custom "Extreme PC" built by Puget Systems. Will custom, home-brew systems go the way of the Dodo or the Duesenberg with the retreating economy? Photo: TomsHardware.com Being a technology writer in times like these can be difficult. In...

Tags: PC, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-09

MiniMash 0.19 (Mobile)

MiniMash nasce dalla passione per l'informatica di un homebrewer principiante ed è destinato a tutti i principianti che vogliano avere uno strumento gratuito per la gestione delle proprie ricette e del processo di homebrewing. MiniMash e' pensato per girare su PDA, per avere sempre con se, anche a PC spento,...

Tags: Mobile, XA Online, PDAs, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-23

BeerMeister X 3.0 (Mac)

Now you can organize your favorite beer recipes in a database designed specifically for homebrewing enthusiasts! BeerMeister is the easy way to keep track of all of your beer recipes. It includes table entries not only for ingredients and instructions, but also color, style of beer, bitterness, required experience level,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Beer, MR Stuff Shareware, BeerMeister, Desktops, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2005-08-31

Beer Designer Pro 1.08 (Windows)

Homebrewing software for Windows. Calculate malt-composition, bitterness and water-adjustment. This program can handle the most common units as kg, lbs, OG, Plato, EBC, SRM, and volumes up to 8000 litres or 2000 gallons of beer. It uses flexible settings to fit your beerbrewing equipment.

Tags: Jimmys Homebrewing Site, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-05-23