• AnandTech – Bluescreen on nvmcp.sys. _Miracle of the Internet, someone with the same problem and the fix is an update to the nVidia sound driver_ Hmmm get nvmcp.sys crash happens suddenly when im playing simcity4…The sound gets stuck and keeps repeating itself… I have WinXP SP2 btw 5.10 Nforce drivers…

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  • bccode 100000d1

    Now that we are playing more games, I’ve seen Windows XP just die without any traps at all while running Unreal Tournament 2004 on a Pentium M 735 (1.8Ghz) and also Sim City 4 on an Athlon 2800+. It utters something stranges about BCCode 100000d1. Here’s how to figure out…

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  • Bike Fitting

    I get asked all the time about bike X or I want to buy get into it. First of all, if you are going to be getting a serious bicycle at all, like skiing, the most important thing is the fit. I used to recommend John Gallagher at “MaterialPost”:http://materialpost.com to…

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  • Boot Fitting

    Sturtevant’s Sports Skiing Snowboarding Winter Sports . I just love Sturtevants. What a ski store should really be. Boy those guys just love skiing and with this horrible northwest winter, the 50% off sale is just incredible. But the thing that is most remarkable is the boot fitting. I’ve used…

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  • Tandems

    Upon further research, here are the choices for “fast” tandems that would be fun to ride. These aren’t the workhorse, ride across America, but great for a fast century or the STP. Precision Tandems seems to have the best site that pulls it all together along with pricing. Some options:…

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  • We love the 2005 Acura Navigation System with Voice Recognition that’s in our MDX, but Dad just loves driving around with the voice recognition on while taking a totally different route. Calvin’s reaction to all of this, “Hey DAD, please stop *torturing* the navigation system.” Never thought I’d get to…

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  • Another great Calvinism when he saw the latest brain stretcher I gave Alex. A simple what is 2^32-1. Calvin just looks at me and shouts, “What a brain-melting math problem?” Enough said.

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  • Co-Motion Robusta

    It’s bike season again and the kids are tall enough to ride a tandem with me. For total drool factor, here’s a $7,000 (!!!) tandem that everyone can lust after…it id Dura Ace, but more important just 29 pounds for a tandem. That’s amazing. Co-Motion’s “Robusta” Tandem. If you’re looking…

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  • Wierdo Parts

    In evitably with any “homebrew” project like this Pentium 4 system in a shoebox, you need some strange parts. For the Mocha 620, here are some: * LOGIC Supply Slimline CD to IDE adapter. This slimline CD to desktop IDE adapter is used for converting a laptop CD-ROM or DVD…

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  • NEC 6500A connecotr

    NEC ND-6500A 8x4x8x DVD+R/RW 8x4x8x DVD-R/RW 24x16x24x CD-R/RW DL Dual-Layer Slim IDE Optical Burner Drive for Laptops and Notebooks (Black, OEM) The NEC ND-6500A DVD Burner is compatible with most Notebooks and Laptops. The first thing you will want to ensure is whether your current drive’s front bezel has a…

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