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  • Do You War Chalk??

    Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: Dennis

    IMO War Chalking is a very unoriginal name given to the new age form or war dialing. The theory is simple, if you find a wireless hotspot put down a few chalk lines to let others know of your discovery. Pretty simple huh.
    "Is it Illegal?
    Probably, it could be characterized as they guy who buys the Dish cable system and hacks the card. The signal is out there I’m just grabbing a peace for my self."

  • Bose QuietComfort Headset Review @ Rojak Pot

    Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: Dennis

    17 pages dedicated to a pair of headphones! shock smile
    "Again, you shouldn't use the QuietComfort if you are riding a bike. Because the QuietComfort actively attenuates the entire human range of hearing, you may miss critical audio cues like car horns, rumble of a truck around the corner, etc... So, keep the QuietComfort on only if you are just a pillion rider."
    hehe he said pillion. tongue smile

  • Homemade Harddrive Cooler @ Twisted Mods

    Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 | By: Dennis

    Not a bad HDD cooler how-to though for the money I would have just bought an underdrive cooler. I find that they seem to work the best and don't get everything dirty. tongue smile

    Do check out the mod though. happy smile

  • AOpen AX4GE Max Review @ accelenation

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    " The black PCB has become a trademark for AOpen's motherboards. Nowadays, the old greenish yellow motherboards seems to be becoming less and less common. On the north bridge is the standard AOpen heatsink. Active cooling might have been a preferred solution for overclockers, however, passive cooling allows for less overall noise in the system. "
    I like the black and hate the tan/brown so the less common the better. big grin smile
    This AOpen Max board is built with all of the typical AOpen features so you really can't go wrong.

  • Vantec Nexus Fan Controller Review @ Techware Labs

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    Backlit with an Alu finish, not bad. happy smile
    "The Nexus Fan Controller is a must-have for anyone looking to regulate fan speed & noise inside their computer case. Vantec has a provided an easy solution to the problem of building one's own, or installing half-built rheobuses in existing bay covers and taking a chance of screwing up."

  • Zalman 7000Cu Review @ Digital-Daily

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    This heatsink is what happens when you mix an all copper "ORB" with a 80mm fan. This is a cool looking heatsink but has a very strange attachment method.
    "Besides, the user manual has some announcements that Zalman shall bear no responsibility for any damage incurred with overclocking or inadequate cooler installation. Besides, the user is warned that the cooler mass is 773 g, which exceeds the admissible mass for Socket 478 (as per Intel, it is 450 g). "
    Oh and its heavy too. sad smile

  • XDream SE HSC-V83 Review @ Furioustech

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    "I think Cooler Master has a great product here. I would have given it an excellent, except for the base and the thumb clip. You can see with a smaller CFM fan this cooler holds its own against the SK-7. I hope Cooler Master will address the lapping of the base I would like to see a flatter and finer base."
    They pretty much cover everything there is to know about the XDreamSE.

  • AOpen AK79G Max Review @ Bjorn3D

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    "When you take a look at all the features included with the AK79G Max, you definitely start to understand the "Max" designation. With Serial ATA, FireWire, USB 2.0, WinBIOS (change BIOS within Windows), EzClock (overclock from within
    Windows) and many other great features, the AK79G Max is without a doubt one of the most feature-rich nForce2 solutions around. Add this to the fact that it's a rock solid nForce2 board, and you've got yourself an excellent product."

    But will it do 200Mhz FSB?? that is what we want to know, well at least I do. big grin smile

  • Monsoon MH-505 vs. Altec Lansing 5100 @ Unique Hardware

    Published: Monday, April 7, 2003 | By: Dennis

    "Now don't get me wrong... These speakers look amazing! Seriously. As you can see in the thumbnails on the left *Plush Collectible Jumanji Animals not included* they look very nice."
    They aren't that special. tongue smile

  • CeBit 2003 Coverage @ NordicHardware

    Published: Friday, April 4, 2003 | By: Dennis

    Lots of good stuff in this part 2 writeup including many motherboards and cooling equipment. This article is a little later than most to be posted but the info and pictures are still fun to look at.