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Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air (updated)

Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air updatedWell, as they sayToo much of a good thing can be bad.Hacker computerThey must switch the CPU with a hacked CPU.Geek-tech globs it on.Thermal grease is only there to fill...any gaps due to imperfections in the heat sink and the cpu...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Federal government, Thermal Grease, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., assembler

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Semi-Oblivious Routing: Lower Bounds

This paper initiates the study of semi-oblivious routing; a relaxation of oblivious routing which is first introduced by Racke and led to many subsequent improvements and applications. In semi-oblivious routing like oblivious routing, the algorithm should select only a polynomial number of paths between the source and the sink of...

Tags: Cornell University, Sink, Engineering, Semiconductors, Hardware

White papers 2008-01-01

Kitchen Sink Screen Saver 1 (Windows)

Kitchen Sink Screen Saver is designed for fans of undermount stainless steel kitchen sinks. Stainless steel kitchen sinks are becoming very popular in recent years. Durable, timeless, resilient are three good words to describe stainless kitchen sinks. This shiny, sleek metal blends very well with contemporary or traditional kitchen designs...

Tags: Screensaver, Kitchen, Sink, Undermount Sink, Steel Kitchen Sink, Kitchen Sink, Steel Sink, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-12-18

(Images: HP's nanogrid for chips)

(Images: HP's nanogrid for chips)Wonder if this affects coolingAs chips have become denser and hotter in recent years, the response has been to use bigger heat sinks, blow more air across the heat sink, and move the transistors closer to the heat sink.It would seem to me that this approach...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, heat sink, sink, chip, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2007-01-16

Delay of Intrusion Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper considers sensor networks for intrusion detection, such that node deployment, node failures and node behavior result in coverage gaps and a fraction of disconnected nodes in an otherwise dense and well-connected network. They focus on the time delay for a mobile intruder to be detected by a sensor...

Tags: Network, Wireless Sensor Network, Sensor, Association For Computing Machinery, Sink, Wireless, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Networking, Security

White papers 2006-05-25

Thermal grease theory

Thermal grease theoryI hope you were kidding...I hope you were kidding with the question "Should Apple have done this in the first place, or is the MacBook Pro designed with the extra thermal grease to keep the fan from coming on?"Let's see, design a system that won't conduct heat away...

Tags: Semiconductors, theory, Thermal Paste, grease, thermal grease, chip, heat sink, sink

Discussion threads 2006-05-01

Additional Resources

Could global warming be self-limiting?

Ice melt in Antarctic could create new, natural carbon sink, says research. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Global Warming, Carbon, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Science of better fuel cells

Get realSo we are going to have 1-ton work trucks with a battery.PleaseYou are an idiot, please shut up.Misleading. Not produce, STOREThis article is misleading.If you can produce excess solar energy during the day, you can use some for electrolysis to create hydrogen, which may be easier to store, and...

Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

DownloadStory 1.4.1 (Mac)

DownloadStory downloads and compiles all chapters of a fanfiction story off of any of the biggest fanfiction websites. Once downloaded, the entire story is available even when you are offline - great for installing on an iPhone to read on the go, or on your laptop on airplane trips. DownloadStory...

Tags: Chapter, Apple Macintosh, Story, StoweMorris, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-08

Science boycotts over envirnomental issues?

bad ideaSo, like, back in 1933, boycott Einstein and other scientists in Germany because you didn't like Nazi laws as of 1933?Probably not a good idea.Let's just boycott all other countries because they are all full of foreigners.Eco-worshippers are a bunch of crybabiesSure... let's boycott everyone that doesn't agree with...

Tags: boycott

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Trick or Treat Smash 2.0 (Windows)

This is the season for witches, ghosts and candy! Line up three or more candy types to fill up the Candy Meter in this delicious puzzler with a fun Halloween theme. Build up your super moves and watch spooky helpers clear the screen for you. A sugary treat for the...

Tags: Candy, Hardy Creations, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-25

Farm Helper 1.7 (Windows)

Farmville is the most popular flash game on facebook for its creative features and great in game design. Farms start off as small plots of land ready for you to sink your first plow tool click into it. Users play and expand your farms to great sizes to the point...

Tags: MK Software, Farmville, Games, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-24

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

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. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Did 'reporters' sink Vista?

Yes. They made it much worse.There were early driver problems, many devices NEVER got updated for Vista, the fit and finish was and is rough, the extra security was a nag (but should have been DEFENDED and EXPLAINED by the tech pros, instead of being ridiculed), business was right to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Did 'reporters' sink Vista?

Windows blogger Long Zheng posted via Twitter that he's 'sick of tech "reporters" labeling Vista a "train wreak"' and that they 'derailed a perfectly good OS.' Did 'reporters' sink Vista? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Reporter, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Story Shark 3.0 (Windows)

There's no product that ties your story together like Story Shark! It let's you visually see your characters, settings, plot points, and timeline as you write. Synchronizes Your Characters, Plot Points, and Scenes as You Write. Timelines your story from a birds-eye view to the kitchen sink. Outlines your story...

Tags: Story, Microsoft Windows, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-15

Getting your teachers started with 1:1

Yesterday I wrote about the potential of 1:1 for improving literacy in our schools. However, as we integrate laptops more and more into classroom time, teachers frequently ask for simple ways to get started. How do they use these new resources for something more than glorified word processors...

Tags: Teacher, Notebooks, Training And Certification, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-08