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Network Boot Disks
AppDeploy.com > The Network Boot Disk Creation Home Page. A place to figure out how to boot up from the network. I tried using Bart’s, but he’s exceeded his network bandwidth for the month 🙂 “Tech Republic”:http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-1054824.html. Ther e is an old Netowrk Client Administrator utility on the old Windows NT Server 4.0 CD is…
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Unlocking an Athlon XP
With Pentiums, the only way to overclock is to increase the bus speed of everything. But, the Athlon, with the right hardware and know how, you can leave the buses at their normal speeds and just increase the clock on the processor. here’s how: * “XP-TMC Adaptor Socket”:http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030703/index.html. This is a piece of hardware that…
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Year End CPU Buying Guide
A couple of more sources for the latest on processors. I’m thinking about spending $1,000 to upgrade two machines I have that are currently Pentium III 450Mhz and 550MHz if you can believe that (state of the art four years ago with 256MB at 133MHz and 8GB hard disk on one and 500GB on the…
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Bill Mao's New Computer
OK, my third system this year based on the Shuttle. Bill wants to edit videos mainly and also use this machine to access the Internet. That sort of thing. He was looking at the Sony system which costs $1900. That machine has a Pentium 3.2GHz, 1GB memory and a 200GB hard disk plus a DVD…
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Skiing and Knees
I guess it had to happen. Helping Grace out, one ski got caught under herr and the other went the other way. Nice new skis with the bindings set way to tight. Rip and the next thing you know, on your back down a sled with a torn something. Here are all the sites I’ve…
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Athlon 64 3400+
X-bit labs – Hardware news – AMD Athlon 64 3400 to Come in December?. This chip didn’t quite make it in December, but it is the 2.2GHz version of the Athlon 64. So the line looks like: | Name | Speed | Memory Controllers | L2 Cache | Price | Comment | | Athlon 64…
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Dealtime is now Shopping.com
Dealtime.com is now shopping.com remade. Here are some parts that aren’t listed on pricegrabber yet: * Athlon 64 AMD Processors – Find, Compare, and Buy at Shopping.com. The Athlon 64 family. They have both the 3200+ and folks are taking orders for the 3400+. Not in stock and no details yet. * “Shuttle SN85G4”:http://www.shopping.com/xGS-sn85g4~FD-0~DL-0~SK-0~FI-0~S-1~CLT-SAM01. The…
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Reseller RAtings
ResellerRatings.com – Compare product prices, read customer reviews of stores.. Haven’t used these guys and can’t tell if these are legit, but a nice website that has reseller ratings. Will have to investigate
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Video Capture Cards
Connie’s Dad wants to capture analog video directly. Here are some direction on how: * Ars Technica: Guide to Video Capturing – Page 1 – (03/2003). This guide uses the Happauge WinTV PCI Card. $95 typically and widely available does take up an extra slot though. * “ATI All in Wonder 9600 Pro”:http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/video_graph/ati/aiw/9600pro/index.shtml. This is…
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PC Buying Guide: December 2003
A quick update on buying recommendations as I’m off to buy yet another machine for Connie’s Dad. The recommendations are particularly hard since between the Pentium IV and Athlon 64, things aren’t super clear: h4. High-end System ($1500 target) | Component | Price | Comment | | Shuttle SN85G4 | “$330”:http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=150965 | SK83G2 need to…