Tech News
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Abit Press Release on the SD7-533
Published: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 | By: DennisAbit has typically not released a motherboard without giving it a few tweaks. Their latest press release describes a very curious motherboard based on the SIS 645 chipset with a variety of FSB settings and 6-channel audio. We will be looking for this board in the near future. See the press release here
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Quanta Display expanding LCD production
Published: Monday, December 17, 2001 | By: DennisOur good friends at Quanta are expanding LCD production of their 3.5-generation LCD screens. Currently this includes the 14.1-inch notebook screens but they are also planning to do the same with their 17-inch panels as well. See the news at digittimes.com
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How to get a Game Console for Christmas
Published: Monday, December 17, 2001 | By: DennisLittle Gamers Rox, If you have some time browse though the archives you won't be sorry.
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i845D Release Day
Published: Monday, December 17, 2001 | By: DennisWith the release of the i845D chipset to the retail market there will be a bunch of reviews. I'll do my best to keep this post updated with the reviews that come out today. If you find some that I haven't posted yet feel free to email me
ABIT BD7 RAID OCworkbench
DFI NB70-SC OCworkbench
MSI 845 Ultra t-break expanded repost -
Guinness in a Bottle
Published: Monday, December 17, 2001 | By: DennisI am sure you have seen the commercial for "Guinness in a Bottle" where it starts off showing this spaceship looking thing that starts foaming prompting a quick pan back to show a beer bottle and a mild outdoor party. Well, Wired news takes a look at how it works.
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Intel Loses Another
Published: Monday, December 17, 2001 | By: DennisIntel has lost another legal battle over patent infringement. This time the 82Mil case is lost to Broadcom. In this instance I would recommend that you read two reports on the issue to get the full story. The first story is below with the second being at latimes.com
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SY-P4S Dragon Ultra Based on Sis 645
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2001 | By: DennisDDR RAID Audio Graphic (AGP) Overclocking Network USB 2.0. We have heard this acronym over and over in reference to the badass black Athlon motherboard from Soyo. Well they have extended the legacy to include the latest DDR333 chipset from Sis. Though the fun doesn't stop there Soyo also added a "U" which stands for USB 2.0, w00t! Now all we need is some devices that support it.
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OCH LCD MicroView Review @ 2FastCPU
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2001 | By: DennisBack in my car audio days these sorts of things cost a ton of cash. It would appear now that they have come down in price and would make a nice addition to just about any server or workstation.
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ZZZ Online Issue 108
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2001 | By: DennisIn their latest issue they are covering bomb-proof curtains, underwater gliders, soldier refrigerators, and gesture recognition software.
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To Many Patches for IE
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2001 | By: DennisHere is a little humor that was sent to me in relation to Microsoft Patches.
"other patches can be found here:
www.netscape.com
www.opera.com
and others. However, they may not completely protect you, unless you also apply the patch from www.kernel.org or redhat.com."
Personally I would recommend www.slackware.com over Red Hat any day.