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NEC ND-2500A and CD-R/DVD-R recommendations
“CD Freaks”:http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/134/. A super comprehensive review of the new NEC ND-2500A. It is the first drive that can write DVD-Rs at 8x. (Most drives can now write 8x DVD+Rs). But, the most impressive thing is that it has very low write error rates for CDs and DVDs. The same piece does some great recommendations for…
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DVD Backup
“DVD Copy Basics”:http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/114For those of you with kids who love peanut butter or have seen a DVD blown by a 4-year old sliding it across the table, here’s a pretty good intro into how to have a backup until they learn to treat DVDs like Chihuly glassworks. They recommend DVDXcopy Express for beginners. For power…
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First 8x DVD-R combo Drive: NEC ND-2500A and CD-R/DVD=R recommendations
“CD Freaks”:http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/134/. A super comprehensive review of the new NEC ND-2500A. It is the first drive that can write DVD-Rs at 8x. (Most drives can now write 8x DVD+Rs). But, the most impressive thing is that it has very low write error rates for CDs and DVDs. Most interesting though is that they go through…
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Power Supply Checks…
OK, so I just used the “Power Calculator”:http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ to see how close I am to the limits for the machines I’ve built: | Machine | JS Power Estimate | Power Supply | Random Crashes | | ASUS A7N8X-X | 448 watts | 350 watts | 1/10 minutes | | Shuttle SB61G2 | 281 | 200…
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Buying a new power supply: Antec
Most reviews really like the Antec (Tom’s Hardware love the True 480). These power supplies are big BTW, for the traditional AT or PS/2 size cabinets, so they won’t work in mini-PCs like the shuttle. The big bruiser is the True550. Guess which one I want đ Here’s a good review that covers most of…
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asus a7n8x random reboots: could it be the power supply?
Hmmm. Connie’s machine is now in a strange state. Seems to randomly reboot and now it hangs on IDE detection. I’ve turned off all the overclocking, but basically, it gets blown back to the power up. As if the reset button were pushed. I noticed that if I have the reset jumper in, the machine…
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Voip and Wifi
IMHO, the next big change is coming. A couple of clips from wifiplanet: * “Wifi Phones and Dual-mode”:http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/voip/article.php/3287901. Atmel’s AT76C901 is a single chip wifi phone. Several manufacturers, including Cisco (Quote, Chart), have developed handsets using the chip. The Cisco phone, which the networking giant announced in April, is shipping now. The first dual-mode phones…
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Will someone become the Wifi Test Center?
Hey I’m begging someone to be the wifi test results center. I’m amazed at how few standard test results there are. In contrast to the many sites doing PC testing. I’ve only found one C|net test ever done that does range testing. And, the folks at wifi-planet.com do a great job, but it isn’t indexed…
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Why is Windows XP Startup So Slow
Well, I have an old laptop. a Compaq Evo400n, running an 850 MHz Pentium III, I’m really curious why it takes 2 minutes for the thing to boot up. First I defragged the hard disk. (Using O&O Defrag), then I started removing startup junk. It’s amazing what people are throwing into the startup system these…
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Super G Wireless compared: D-link vs. Netgear
AGainst my better judgement, I’m going to try one of these out. D-link has actually been OK for me, but Adrian has had terrible experiences. OTOH, I have a 24-port D-link switch at home and it seems fine. It does have nasty interference problems because of Super-G, but what the heck, give it a try.…