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  • Trigem Kloss

    Tom’s Hardware Guide First Look: TriGem’s Kloss KL-I915a: Power Aplenty and Almost No Noise – Nothing’s Easy In The Beginning. If you have to have the latest Prescott from Intel, here’s a small form factor machine that actually handles it well. It uses a special design where the motherboard is in the middle, so the…

  • nMediaPC to DFI 855GME-MGE Motherboard Connectors

    Well one of the great things about homebrew computer is that the little connectors are never quite compatible. Here’s a guide to the little pieces you need to get an nMagic case to work with a DFI 855GME-MGE Motherboard: * Connect a standard 24-Pin ATX Power Supply to a 20-Pin ATX Motherboard Power Connector. Turns…

  • Podcasting

    iPodder.org :. Had some folks in here who have done lots of traditional radio and other media, reminded me how much the ipod and digital are going to affect entertainment. Right now the big miracle is with a standard digital music platform out there (the iPod), folks are building a big infrastructure for you to…

  • discountheadphones.com

    DiscountHeadphones.com I love “headphones.com”:http://headphones.com for its information and their headphone amplifiers, there is also a site that has slightly great discounts called discountheadphones or idealsound on ebay, if you are price surfing. About 10% cheaper usually, but I don’t know about service and support.

  • TV Show Soundtracks

    TVSoundtracks.net ? TV soundtracks. _Since I lack high school friends or people who listen to music less than 20 years old, the main way I hear new music is in movies and TV shows. So voila there is a site that indexes the major shows and the music they play. Enjoy!_ TVSoundtracks.net has listings of…

  • Jason's Jobster

    Jobster. _It’s kind of fun to see an idea that is a bunch of powerpoints get funded less than a year later. Jobster started with the idea that its too hard to hire, now its up and running. Kind of neat this, create a company thing…_ Jobster announces $8M financing from Trinity Ventures and Ignition…

  • Network Magic

    Network Magic attempts to fix your home network – CNET.com. _My favorite project, after two years of hard work, folks are finally seeing what those guys are Pure Networks can do…_ Anyone who’s ever tried to set up a networked printer at home knows: Windows networking is nearly impossible for the mere mortal. Today, Pure…

  • Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro Joystick

    Neede: Driver, For: Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro Joystick. _I have an old Microsoft joystick. So, where is the drive, in XP itself of course. How good._ go into Settings/ Control Panel in the Start menu. Select Game Controllers from the list (If you can’t see Game Controllers in the list select “Switch to Classic…

  • VAIO Died

    I’m so sad, my lovely Sony VAIO VGN-T140P has died. Will hang before it gets to the VAIO splash screen. Trying to call Sony is a lost cause, more succes with their web “chat”: They have a bunch of web things to try including: * “How to troubleshoot power issues”:http://www.iq.sony.com/srvs/autoresponse.asp?id=274998. Basically, there is a reset…

  • Caveat Emptor on Amazon Cingular Cell phones

    I bought a Cingular phone through Amazon and returned it. Beware if you are doing this! The biggest warning to everyone is that returning this through Amazon is a true nightmare. If you read the fine print, Amazon will take it back, but you have to call Cingular immediately separately. Here is what you have…