Monitors inhabited by the devil
Earlier today I went to a local business to conduct a financial transaction. I gave the man my account information and he entered it into his computer. He was typing it into some sort of a secure web...
View ArticleThe jubilations of a new computer
My new computer parts came in yesterday from NewEgg. I got an Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processor, an nVidia GeForce 7950GT graphics card, 2x1GB Corsair PC800 DDR2 RAM, a 965P chipset mobo, modular ATX12V...
View ArticleEFF cracks the tracking code in Xerox printers
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has decoded the secret tracking dots that are automatically printed onto color documents by new Xerox color laser printers. The technology works by printing an 8×15...
View ArticleCredit card blues
I just got a new credit card today and it came equipped with a feature that I didn’t ask for: a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. Basically, RFID can be used so that you can just wave your...
View ArticleNewEgg pulls a Double Satan
There’s not much to say about this picture other than to point out that NewEgg is pulling what I call a “Double Satan”. Look at how many product reviews they’re advertising as having. Hey, I want a CPU...
View ArticleThe Commodore 64 turns 25 and CNN notices
The Commodore 64 turns 25 this year, and amazingly, CNN seems to deem it important enough to merit a front page story. Obviously they have some nerds on staff, because this is far better than their...
View ArticleHuman think, computer do?
According to OCZ’s enthusiastic press releases, the future of human-computer interfaces is right around the corner. They’re releasing the Neural Impulse Actuator, a device that you wear on your...
View ArticleHow to run a power cable through a 1996 Ford Taurus firewall
I bought a fused power cable at the hamfest in Maryland this weekend so I could install my mobile ham radio in my 1996 Ford Taurus. There was just one problem: getting the cable from the battery in the...
View ArticleSpecs for a high power, cheap ($380) GNU/Linux desktop
The other day, I was realizing that I don’t use GNU/Linux as often as I should. Sure, I run it exclusively on my servers, but I still use Windows on the desktop for the most part. That’s more out of...
View ArticleThe impending death of optical media
I find it rather quirky that downloaded videos continue to clock in at convenient CD-sized chunks: 175 MB for a half-hour show, 350 MB for a full-hour show, and 700 MB for a two-hour movie. Nowadays...
View ArticleMeet Vertumnus, my new GNU/Linux desktop (running on a Dell Inspiron 530)
If this post seems a little glowing, don’t be alarmed; it’s because I’m still basking in the brilliant sheen of my new GNU/Linux desktop (which I am composing this blog post on as I type these very...
View ArticleMinor hardware upgrade news
Having just gotten a new computer a scant two weeks ago, I’ve already failed at resisting the urge to start pimping it out. I should point out the whole point of this endeavor was to make a cheap...
View ArticleWherein my computer joins a Stand Alone Complex
A year ago, Drinian was in Akihabara, Japan and he happened to pick up some Laughing Man stickers. He didn’t end up using most of them though, and he figured I would get more enjoyment of them than he...
View ArticleNvidia’s chip fabrication problem
The Inquirer recently published an excellent article about Nvidia’s chip fabrication problem that I highly recommend reading. It doesn’t spare any of the technical details in explaining why Nivida’s...
View ArticleReview of Antec skeleton case neglects to mention RFI issues
I will admit to being fascinated by Antec’s latest case. It’s more of a skeleton than an enclosure, providing mounting points for all of a computer’s components to screw into, fans, and nothing else. I...
View ArticleMy once-tiny GNU/Linux desktop morphs beyond all recognition
Almost a year ago, I bought a cute little desktop from Dell with the intent of using it as a GNU/Linux desktop alongside my existing Windows desktop. Its name is Vertumnus. But things don’t always turn...
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