OK, given the choices right now there are two options for building a fast machine right now. Actually, not exactly right now, but if you can wait to January… h3. nForce 4 SLI (for January) If you want the maximum in performance, then you want the upcoming SLI boards. These are first coming December 28 […]
Day: December 17, 2004
Deaggregation of storage
a little ludwig goes a long way: The Exploding PC?. Another smart post by John. He’s right that you want to take the long term storage bank out of the PC. It happened with LANs long ago with SANs and NASes. I’ve been trying to get this to work reliably in my own house for […]
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VOIP at home
a little ludwig goes a long way: Going all voip at home. John has a great list of SIP and other products. The open source PBX is cool. In terms of cheap the existing analog phone sets, that is what these media gateways do. They normally have 2-4 analog ports that convert into SIP on […]
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Wifi finder in a USB Keyfob
Thought: Wifi Hotspot Finder on a USB Key. Steve is right, there should be more combo devices rather than standalone.
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MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
t-break – MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum. Good review of a nForce4 board. This one is not SLI but it has about the same performance as the others. Doesn’t seem to be much difference in performance between different nVidia nForce4 boards, so main difference is SLI to put two graphics cards in. The “SLI”:http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241159 version is […]
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Anapod Explorer
Red Chair Software, Inc.. The commercial version of making an iPod just a hard drive. Like Ephpod, but it is supposed to be more fully functional. Integrates as a real drive.
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iPod scandisk and defrag
Another hat tip to iPod lounge, some more undocumented commands: * iPodlounge | All Things iPod Q: How can I check my iPod’s Hard Drive for Errors like running Scan Disk? A: There iPod has a special Disk Scan utility that can be used to check the hard drive. Follow these steps: * Do a […]
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Ephpod and Xpod
iPodlounge | All Things iPod | Ephpod. For me itunes is a mixed blessing. I actually like Musicmatch better because it has all the smart tagging and I use Exact Audio Copy for CD ripping. Its a nerd thing, but I love them. And, I really don’t like the way that if you make one […]
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New life for old iPods
iPodlounge | All Things iPod | NuPower Battery. iPods are so expensive I’ve been thinking about getting a 2G from eBay. The problem is that battery life is a big issue and Apple charges $99 to get a new battery. A great solution is a third party batter the NuPower Super High Capacity by Newer […]
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Free music without fear
iPodlounge | All Things iPod. A great list of free legal music is no this site including: * “3Hive.com”:http://3hive.com. This has teaser tracks.
