Archive for May, 2006

Distributed Computing and You

I hate it when I waste resources. Letting the water run while I brush my teeth, leaving the door open when the air conditioner is on, and leaving my computer idle all bother me. The first two examples probably seem very obvious as to what is being wasted, but what about the third? Do you [...]

Microsoft Office 2007 Beta Review

Normally I could care less about productivity tools, let alone Microsoft Office. Previously, every new edition contained a few tweaks, a slightly different interface, and a hefty price tag. Unlike the previous Office products though, this beta copy was free and it looked good, maybe even great. The last Office product I had used [...]

AM2 Hardlaunch

Just thought AMD should get a little plug with their hardlaunch of AM2. I just checked MonarchComputer.com and they have AM2 chips in stock with a shipping date of 4-6 business days. Hopefully this is the continuation of a new wave of hard launches by hardware companies. If I had the money to spare I’d [...]

Elephant Drive Review

I was browsing through Digg.com the other day and I found this new service called Elephant Drive. With the advertising of unlimited online storage my ears perked up and I clicked the link. Apparently this new service is being offered by Amazon.com and is currently in the beta stages. According to the website, while Elephant [...]

Review: Thermaltake Bigwater SE

For the last 6 years I have been a very active player in the computer cooling community. I have done everything, passive cooled, watercooled, Peltier cooled, and phase cooling, so I have seen just about everything. When I had finished building my most recent Phase cooler, I noticed how much noise my case was [...]

Microsoft Branching Out

I believe that competition is very good for the consumer, we can only benefit from competition between corporations. If you look over the past decade in technology, competition has greatly helped the consumer, especially in computer software and hardware industries. Between Nvidia and ATi, Intel and AMD, and lately Microsoft and Apple, competition has [...]