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Smartdeck
Griffin Technology. These guys at Griffin are just amazing. This is a iPod to cassette interface that is smart. Just $25 and available in 2Q05, if you fast forware, the ipod fast forwards. If you skip, then the cassette senses it and skips too. Very cool. I need this because our Volvo and MDX FM…
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e-Otonashi
Here’s another fanless case that can use the Via Epia system. As I said before, if you can, wait for the upcoming new motherboard, the SP if you can. Should start arrving in early April. Scythe’s e-Otonashi fanless EPIA-M cooling case :: SilentPCReview.com. This is a a do it yourself kit that uses a heatpipe.…
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Epia SP
OK here’s a technical solution to needing more horsepower to do MPEG4 decoding with VIA. First they have a super small form factor EPIA N coming in April. This will be a super small system, but with an updated memory interface. They are also doing a mini-ITX version too using a board called the EPIA…
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PC Recommendations
Kind of a fun month for PC recommendations because for once the underlying hardware is quiet. No big announcements of processors, video cards or motherboards, so instead of high, medium and low, let’s focus on some “odd” machines that might be fun to have. Think of them as alternative PCs. Sort of like taking a…
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Benq DW-1620
X-bit labs – Articles – BenQ DW1620A DVD±RW/R Drive Review: Joker in the Pack or a New Winner?. I just happen to have one of these drives. It does pretty well, but you have to get the B7T9 firmware update to solve lots of the bad DVD burning problems. Naturally, you can’t just go to…
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Samsung 193P
For some reason, it was just about impossible to find the manuals and drivers for the Samsung 193P in their “download”:http://www.samsung.com/download/Model_Select.aspx?type=Monitor&typecode=2&subtype=LCD&subtypecode=202&model=193P&filetype=UM&language= area. Here is their manual and also their Magictune software. You need this since the machine has no hardware controls at all. Everything is done in software. Their “Magictune”:http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitors/magictune/ is on a throwaway CD…
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Mini ITX performance
I’m just about to buy a mini ITX machine to do DVD playback and other small games and things for Grace. An interesting test to see how a small form factor machine does. mini-itx.com – nehemiah m10000 review. The benchmark shows that with 256MB of PC2100 RAM and Windows XP, it does DVD playback just…
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Simulations
All this playing of Combat Flight Simulator reminded me how much I loved Harpoon and F-15 Strike Eagle before the kids arrived. Here’s an update to what’s going on. The short news is that there isn’t as much action now, but there are still some interesting new titles that are “modern jet”:http://www.gamespot.com/finder/findgames.html?catid=130, “helicopter”:http://www.gamespot.com/finder/findgames.html?catid=127 and “submarine”:http://www.gamespot.com/finder/findgames.html?catid=125…
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Kid Games
Connie asked, where are all the educational games. Seems like there aren’t anymore to buy. So, off to look at PC Gamer to find some. Here are some others have ben playing based on their ESRB rating at “gamespot”:http://www.gamespot.com/reviews.html?type=byesrb&platform=pc&order=asc&time=oneyear as well as their top 100 “kids games”:http://www.gamespot.com/misc/top100_kids.html?tag=gs_lnav_topkids: * “Simcity 4”:http://www.gamingexcellence.com/pc/games/132/review.shtml. This is the simulation that…
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Minh Thai Solution
Solving the Rubik’s Cube These instructions can be used to solve a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube and also a 2x2x2 Rubik’s mini cube starting from any combination of colors on a mixed up cube. They are from Minh Thai who held the record in late 1981 of 26 second. The method is # 1. Solve the…