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Kingston 512 Megabyte DataTraveler Review @ Extensiontech
“Since I had access to this recently purchased “thumb drive” from a client of mine, I thought I be considerate and do a quick review of it. This removable storage device is sporting USB 2.0 connectivity, a large 512 MB storage capacity, and a 5 year warranty. All this for under $40.00 USD! What’s not to like? Continue on and see if there is anything not to like…”
Great looking thumb drive that performs well. Check it out at Extension Tech.
Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R120 Review @ Hardcore Ware
“It’s absolutely no secret that if you want to overclock with the big boys your setup is going to have to include some sort of water cooling setup. In addition to the typical high cost though, water cooling setups have always included a degree of difficulty that has kept the mainstream DIY builder away.
Aside from the time consuming potential install time (up to two hours for many kits), there is also always the danger of what happens if you screw it up. The only thing worse than than dropping a wad of cash on a watercooling kit would be the sound and smell of a leaky pump frying your freshly overclocked gear.”
Check out the full review at Hardcore Ware.
Dungeon Siege 2: Preview at Gamershell
“With all of the anticipation of Dungeon Siege II, my thought before starting to play this preview build was that it would be hard for DS2 to live up to my expectations. At first glance, this upcoming title looked almost exactly like the first with a few tweaks to the graphics engine,
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Lego Star Wars: Interview at Gamersinfo
GamersInfo.net: The idea of putting Lego and Star Wars together in a video game is an extremely original idea. Where did this concept come from? Jonathan Smith: Well, the world of LEGO Star Wars has existed in people’s imagination since the LEGO Company produced their first range of vehicles and playsets back
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Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny Delayed
As likely expected, the launch of Throne of Destiny has been pushed back to July 18, 2005. “The main reason? As you probably know, we did some closed focus testing with several groups of players last month, in preparation for the upcoming general Player Preview. Before we put the Preview in front
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Girl’s Night Logged On
“This is fun,” Karen says minutes later on the phone. She passes along the tip — LHJ.com has games now! — to her three sisters, all working moms hooked on online games. She’s genuinely excited about this. “You can read the makeup tips on that site and play Ditto at the same time. That works, huh?”
As large as MMORPG’s and games like Counter-Strike are, we are still beat out, by our moms! Read all about it here.
30 Must-Have PC Skills
“Despite initial appearances, it’s not very hard to master Windows and, once you have, you’ll find it surprisingly simple to make it work the way you want it to. The key to doing this is learning the tips and tricks that advanced users take for granted. Once you have done so, you will find that you can work and play faster and more efficiently than before.”
Most of these are for people completely new to PC’s, so pass it along to anyone you know in that situation. Check it out here.
Trend Micro Customers Suffer over the weekend
“Trend Micro apologized Monday for distributing a faulty software update that caused IT workers around the world to spend the weekend fixing their systems.
The Japan-based antivirus company has promised to compensate customers whose computers running Windows XP Service Pack 2 were disabled by the update. The company said the update was only available for 90 minutes, but IT workers are angry.”
Ouch, not good. In one company, it took down 1,500 computers! Read all about it at News.com.
Microsoft: ‘Trusted Windows’ still coming, trust us
“For years, the software giant has promised to deliver a secure way to shuttle around key bits of information. Once known as Palladium and more recently dubbed the Next Generation Secure Computing Base, or NGSCB, the approach was once a key part of Longhorn, the next version of Windows. Although the first piece of that is arriving in Longhorn, it’s only a thin sliver of what Microsoft has been working toward since describing its idea of “trusted Windows” a decade ago.”
It’s a very interesting article.. storing key data in hardware, rather than software. Unique approach, for sure. Read about it here.
Opera 8.0 Racks Up Over 600,000 Downloads in First 2 Days
“Opera Software claimed late last week that it had accumulated 600,000 downloads of its new Opera 8 browser, which we reported on last week. For comparison, Firefox 1.0 had more than 1,000,000 downloads in the first 24 hours after its release late last year.”
I don’t care anyway you look at it, 600K in that little time is a lot. It will be interesting to see if they hit the 1,000,000 in 4 days, then the CEO can get wet. Check out the posting over at GeekCoffee.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
“As with the release candidate versions, application compatibility is a mixed bag with the shipping version of XP x64 Edition. There are some improvements, however. Microsoft has done away with the Windows Media 9 Series-related errors that previously dogged some application installs–most notably that of Adobe PhotoShop Elements 3.0–and Microsoft Office 2003 SP1 now installs without any complaints, a welcome change.”
I am sure we can expect a lot of benchmarks under the OS over the week. Read the posting at PCWorld.
Windows powers up to 64 bits
As promised, Microsoft has rolled out their 64Bit Windows today.
“In a long-awaited milestone, Microsoft today is rolling out special editions of the Windows operating system that work with advanced computer processors much more capable than those in most machines today.”
Read more at Seattle PI.
Gates Goes 64-BIT At WinHEC
“One of the biggest stories will be Microsoft support of the 64-bit processors. The technology has been around for over a year with AMD being able to build them and Intel having them sometime this year but computer manufacturers have steered away from them, as there’s been no support from software companies. That should change now.”
I am sure we will learn a lot of great stuff from this years WinHEC. Read the article at WebProNews.
Swat 4:: Review over at Jolt
“Not many tactical first person shooters out there are designed to appeal to your sense of justice as well as your trigger finger. Don’t get me wrong: SWAT 4 definitely keeps your fingers hovering tightly over the mouse buttons, but as with the series’ previous incarnation, this isn’t a blast-fest where the
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Tyan Tomcat K8E S2865 Review @ Phoronix
“At Phoronix, we’ve always had good times reviewing Tyan motherboards due to their superb performance, stability, Linux support, and features. Today, we have another motherboard from Tyan and this time it imposes the NVIDIA nForce 4 AMD Chipset. Will Tyan continue to make us smile when we wrap up testing the Tyan Tomcat K8E (S2865)?”
Great looking board, but it’s expensive and is not great for overclockers. Read all about it at Phoronix.
Sunbeam 20 in 1 Superior Panel @ ThinkComputers
“Front panel card readers, fan controllers, and I/O ports are nothing new to us. They have been around a long time. Today we will be looking at a device that combines these 3 things into 1 superior panel. So without further ado I present the Sunbeam 20 in 1 Superior Panel!â€
A panel that does TWENTY things? I’m there! Check it out at Think Computers.
AMD Athlon 64 x2 & Operton dual-core processors Review @ A1 Electronics
“The K8 has its own on-die North Bridge unlike Intel which uses the external FSB to communicate core to core. This on-die North Bridge gives plenty of benefits to the AMD K8 design for multi-threaded and multi-tasking processes. AMD have kept to their 939 & 940 sockets so that these dual-core processors are compatible with current motherboards which is great for everybody but means that it only uses the same memory bus which is still 128-bits wide and supports a maximum speed of DDR400 for 6.4GB/s.”
It’s a smaller review, but in-depth. Give it a look at A1 Electronics.
Raidmax KY-550ATX PSU @ A True Review
“Most of us, at one time or another has heard about the importance of a computer’s power supply. A good power supply will insure clean and stable power is supplied to all of the computer’s various components; thus, keeping the system stable and trouble free. Moreover, a good looking power supply will help keep the inside of your case esthetically pleasing, which is especially important if your case has a window. With all that said, the average do it yourself (DIY) computer user is most likely not willing to spend $100+ dollars for a power supply, nor should they have to. It is with this in mind that Raidmax has released the KY-550ATX 480W power supply. Does this aggressively priced power supply belong in your system? Read on and find out.”
Looks like a solid PSU for a great price. Read more about it over at A True Review.
Wintec AMP-X PC2-5400 1GB DC Kit @ InsaneTek
“Wintec introduces AMP-X as their enthusiast line of memory. Although new to the whole ballgame, the AMP-X DDR2 memory provides some tough competition for the bigger established boys.”
Great looking memory for sure. It’s nice to see names we don’t usually see, as well. Check out the full review at InsaneTek.
Nikon’s photo encryption reported broken
“Because Nikon scrambled a portion of the file, legal worries have kept third-party developers like Adobe Systems from supporting Nikon’s uncompressed “raw” photos in their software. Nikon sells its Nikon Capture utility for $100.
“Because Nikon scrambled a portion of the file, legal worries “It’s an open format now,” said programmer Dave Coffin, who posted the decryption code on his Web site this week. “I broke that encryption–I reverse-engineered it.”
Good work Dave! I could not imagine buying an expensive camera, like a Nikon, and then not even be able to use the photos in Photoshop. Read more here.
Going Long on Longhorn
“The company, which plans to unleash a massive marketing blitz around Longhorn, needs to create a bigger stir than when it last rolled out a “major” OS upgrade in 2001 with Windows XP. Through no fault of its own, Microsoft’s launch coincided with a tech spending slowdown and an accompanying economic recession. The bigger problem: XP was only marginally more interesting than Windows 98 and no amount of marketing hoopla could convince otherwise.”
I personally am looking forward to Longhorn, even though I can’t see a reason to be. Mac OS users usually have the right to look forward to their OS’s, because of the flair and excitement Apple builds around them. Hopefull Longhorn will prove the same. Read more about it here.
C++ creator upbeat on its future
“The creator of the C++ programming language claims there has been a backlash against some of the newer programming languages such as Java and C#, with developers moving back to using C++.”
I can’t ever see C++ going anywhere.. it’s one of the few languages that gives you ultimate control over every aspect. Read all about it at News.com.
Microsoft To Launch 64-bit Windows Monday
“Microsoft will officially roll out 64-bit versions of its Windows operating systems on Monday. The OSes will support 64-bit processors from both Intel and AMD.”
It’s going to be interesting to see comparison benchmarks with multimedia and gaming, from the 32Bit and 64Bit OS’s. I’m hoping it will be substantial enough to warrent a 64Bit purchase, and give current 64Bit owners something to be happy about. Read all about it at Information Week.
Activists anger Apple CEO
“A defiant Steve Jobs lashed out for the first time publicly against activists who claim Apple Computer Inc. has irresponsible environmental policies for recycling products like old Macintoshes and iPods.”
Quite the statement. The iPOD’s contain a small amount of Lead, which could be the harmful part. Read the article at SF Gate.
Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse Review @ Rojak Pot
“Microsoft’s hardware devices are among some of the best there is in the market. Among these hardware is the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse which is design specifically for the notebook users (obviously).
Today, Ken, who’s a veteran Microsoft hardware user, takes a look at the wireless version of the Notebook Optical Mouse which he has been using for almost a year. Does it have what it takes to be the ultimate mobile companion? Read on the find out!”
Looks like a solid mouse for sure. I love the look of the design. Read more about it over at Rojak Pot.