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  • Shuttle SK83G

    Sudhian Forums – Shuttle SK83G. Shuttle announces their next Athlon 64 machine. Uses a variant of the VIA chipset that has integrated graphics. Not clear how well it overclocks. It uses the older 754 pin socket, so most discussion is about whether to wait for the upcoming 939 sockets that will come in May. So,…

  • Wiki, wiki ho!

    Well, Ludwig got a Wiki, so it was inevitable I needed one too. As usual, there seems to be no simple guide on the web to get started building one, so here it is: # Wiki – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Here’s a good general overview of what the heck a Wiki is and a…

  • PHP Gallery Installs

    NukedGallery ? Forums ? Gallery Integration – PHP/NSN-Nuke ? Setup Errors – not even getting to Config Wizard. OK, so I got this error message bq. Fatal error: Call to undefined function: getos() in /home/tongfamily/public_html/gallery/init.php on line 101 No problem, google shows us the problem is that the FTP of PHP gallery didn’t take. Seems…

  • PHP Gallery 1.4.3 is awesome

    Gallery v1.4.3 is now Available! :: Gallery :: your photos on your website. I haven’t added to my photo gallery in forever. Of course, this means that all that software is old. Biggest pain is that since the move to a new backend server set at tqhosting, I’ve never been able to logon. Sigh, I’ll…

  • April Hardware Review

    X-bit labs – Articles – April 2004 Hardware News Overview. X-bit really does a very good job of summerizing an incredibly broad industry every month. About a 10 minute read, but it covers just about every bit of gossip happening.

  • Cool guy I met today Jon

    “Jon Kertzer”:http://www.kexp.org/programming/progpage.asp?showID=2&1413=38096.75-1&96=38096.75-1&20=38096.75-1&256=38096.75-2 knows so much about african music. You should check his show on KEXP. Its interesting to see how hard it is to find experts on a given topic. For instance a search for google:”African Music” leads you to quite a bit of junk. There is a something called “African Music Encyclopedia”:http://africanmusic.org that pops…

  • April Hardware Recommendations

    Well, the short answer is that I wouldn’t buy a computer just yet because there are so many changes in the AMD product line in the next few weeks and then AMD are making big changes in 2H04. So if you can, wait a little for the near updates and get a better idea in…

  • Far Cry: Another Cool Game

    Tom’s Hardware Guide Games & Entertainment: Far Cry Comes Close to a Perfect Game – Tech Demos Making Gaming Memories.. I’m beginning to curse Ludwig. My goodness what amazingly cool games he finds. First there was Battlefield 1942, then Call of Duty and now Far Cry. This new one really pushed the graphics card hard.…

  • Seattle Shorelines

    Been trying to figure out various zoning issues. Amazing how much is on the web now: * DPD – Land Use Related Codes & Rules. The Department of Planning and Development (used to be called DCLU) has put all the regulations on the web. They even has the “Shoreline”:http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/2360.htm regulations in detail. Almost impossible to…

  • Home Theater Recommendations for 2Q04

    David Koh was asking me about Home Theater equipment and what he should buy. Great questions. Things as usual are in transition particularly on the video side, but here’s a good equipment set to things about: * Home Theater SPOT. YOu should register for this site and pay the $25. Best thing is that it…