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Intel Says Goodbye to 4GHz P4
in Computer Processors
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Contributed by DMOS
Article Rating:  / 9
2004-10-18
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 Intel has decided to cash out of the "clock speed is everything" game. Can't say we didn't see it coming. In fact, this day has been coming ever since the canceling of "Tejas", the desktop replacement of Prescott which was supposed to drive Intel's chips up to 10GHz on a 65 nanometer revision of the Netburst core design. Discuss (0)
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Why Silicon Features are so Important Now
in Computer Processors
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Contributed by DMOS
Article Rating: / 18
2004-10-13
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| Silicon features, otherwise known through the industry as blue crystals, have not been marketed by the largest desktop CPU manufacturer nearly as hard as clock speed has for many years. How was Intel able to get away with that? Why are they no longer able to simply sell newer chips on GHz alone any more? What are they going to do about it? Those are some of the more pertinent questions out there these days. Discuss (1)
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Gainward TV2GO Review
in Video Cards
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Contributed by Cyd
Article Rating: / 14
2004-10-12
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 Most of you have at the very least heard about TV tuner cards for your PC. They allow you to not only watch television on your PC, but also to record shows and movies and use time-shifting so you can pause live TV, in effect giving you a Tivo-esque experience. Today we'll be taking a look at Gainward's "portable" solution in this field. Discuss (8)
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Digital Photography Hacks: Sharp and Flattering Images
in Digital Cameras
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Contributed by O'Reilly Media
Article Rating: / 5
2004-10-11
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 This brief tip will save you time when you have to find the sharpest image in a collection of files. Then be the rave of all your friends with these two quick tips to touch up photos and make the people in them better looking than in real life! (Hacks #47, 70, 16 from Digital Photography Hacks, by Derrick Story, O'Reilly Media, 2004, ISBN: 0596006667). Discuss (0)
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Controlling Games with the Keyboard and Mouse
in PC Gaming
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Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 11
2004-10-11
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 There's a name for a game with no user interaction—it's called a screensaver! Learn how a mouse handles input and create a program with an animated graphical object that you can control with the keyboard and mouse. (From the book, Beginning Game Programming, by Michael Morrison, ISBN: 0672326590, Sams.) Discuss (0)
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Creative Labs: The Microsoft of Sound
in Sound Cards
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Contributed by DMOS
Article Rating: / 21
2004-10-07
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 There, I said it: The "Microsoft of Sound". In case you weren't aware, that generally isn't seen as a positive comment. Let's see the similarities. Both are considered monopolies in their respective areas. Both use patents to scare off competitors, or just buy them out. Both have bloaty, buggy software. That's a lot in common. Too much. (Are we sure they aren't run by the same people?) Discuss (3)
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Gigabyte X800 Pro Review
in Video Cards
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Contributed by KaoMAN
Article Rating: / 33
2004-10-06
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| The maximum core and memory overclock of the Gigabyte X800 Pro was 550MHz core and 1100MHz memory. This is an increase of 75MHz core and 200MHz memory over the 475/900 stock speed. But the card does not support hardware monitoring. The 6800 is the better performer for Halo and Far Cry while the X800 Pro takes the lead in NFSU. Discuss (0)
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DiamondMax 10: What does 16 MB Cache and the New Native Command Queuing do?
in Storage Devices
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Contributed by Robert Jacobs
Article Rating: / 21
2004-10-05
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 NCQ is the latest buzz word in hard disk technologies. It adds an intelligence to the way disks access data. It's the biggest thing since sliced bread (or, at least, since the 10K Raptor drives). How does it measure up in the real world? The Maxtor DiamondMax 10 with NCQ is tested against today's fastest SATA drive, the Western Digital Raptor. Discuss (1)
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IBM ThinkPad X31 Review
in Computer Systems
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Contributed by DMOS
Article Rating: / 6
2004-10-04
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 The IBM ThinkPad X31, light enough that you don't have to be a champion bodybuilder to carry it. But it skips features that some would consider to be absolute necessities such as optical drives. Recommended more for business people than for students. See more results in this review, including details on Intel Pentium M 1.4 Ghz processor. Discuss (5)
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Zip-Bam-Bot Version XK2
in Hardware Guides
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Contributed by Apress Publishing
Article Rating: / 6
2004-09-29
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 Get some tips on subassemblies, some new programming procedures, and for creating sumo-bots for the small-and-fast strategy. Build a XK2 with its smaller but more lethal slope. (From the book, Competitive MINDSTORMS: A Complete Guide to Robotic Sumo Using LEGO MINDSTORMS, by David Perdue, Apress, 2004, ISBN: 1590593758.) Discuss (0)
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Review
in PC Gaming
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Contributed by Cyd
Article Rating: / 35
2004-09-28
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| Dev Hardware Recomended For all of you original Splinter Cell fans your old friend Sam Fisher is back for some more espionage action. Splinter Cell catapulted gaming to the next level, revolutionizing espionage gameplay in ways that could be seen throughout the game, but the second mission is always harder than the first; can UbiSoft pull it off again? Discuss (1)
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Improving Input with Joysticks
in PC Gaming
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Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 5
2004-09-27
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| When designing games, it's important to know how to interpret and respond to joystick input in your own games. Learn how to properly calibrate a joystick in Windows XP, how to add joystick support to the game engine, and more. (From Beginning Game Programming, by Michael Morrison, 2005, Sams, ISBN: 0672326590.) Discuss (0)
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Xbox Holiday Bundle
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: Yesterday @ 05:00 pm EST
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It's not often that I talk about stuff you can buy here, but man, this rocks! For $150 you get the XBox, TopSpin (a tennis game -- Yawn!), and EA Sports' NCAA Football 2005. Ok, I'm a football fan, I'll admit. Go USF Bulls! Still it's a sweet deal. Do you game? More (2)
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The tragedy wasn't that they were killed by a flaming ball of rock and ice, the problem was that it happened during the prime of their existence. Oh sure, humans are here, but what would have happened if that asteriod never struck? More (2)
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MS Advised to Love Linux
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: Yesterday @ 03:00 pm EST
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To beat open source you must love open source. That was the advice given to MS by management guru Clayton Christensen, who's apparently been taking lessons from Ghandi. More (0)
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Sometimes it seems that the Web is just about the only place where the disabled really do still get ignored. The W3C dictates a set of standards to help the disabled, but a pathetic few number of sites actually do. What would you do to ensure disability compliance across the Web? More (0)
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We've all heard it: the hosting company that was subjected to a security breach because they don't have a properly configured firewall. The sad truth is that anyone hosting a site is guilty of bad security at some point. Share some of your "dumb" mistakes, and help others avoid them in the future! More (0)
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"For years, scientists have been trying, without success, to find a link between higher incidences of cancer and the electromagnetic fields produced high voltage power lines." More (2)
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"Rumors of Google's 'latest and greatest' secret plan come and go as often as the company is in the news for other accomplishments." More (0)
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"Mitsubishi...is going to introduce next year a headset with a small liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen." (I just hope these things aren't allowed while driving -- Ed.) More (0)
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Global Air Pollution, From Above
By: Neutron (Plant Food)
Posted: Yesterday @ 09:03 am EST
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Based on satellite observations, the high-resolution global atmospheric map of nitrogen dioxide pollution makes clear just how human activities impact air quality. More (0)
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"The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules for transmitting broadband communications signals over electric power lines, clearing the way for the expansion of high-speed Internet access through home electrical outlets." More (0)
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A Tribute to SPAM
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: 10-15-04 @ 04:00 pm EST
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Tell us, dear readers, how YOU enjoy your SPAM? Do you eat it in a box, with a bagel and a fox? Do you eat it in a fountain, or in a cave within a mountain? Do you eat it at your jobs, while enjoying some Lou Dobbs? Do you eat it in Japan, with both Godzilla AND Rodan? More (2)
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Which OS?
By: Gnorb (Resident of Valhalla)
Posted: 10-15-04 @ 03:00 pm EST
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Here's something a recent conversation at the local Barnes and Nobles brought to mind: if you could use any OS with any hardware (in the home computing market), what would you use? MacOS on A64? Windows on PPC? Plan9 on StrongARM? (Ok, nix that last one.) More (9)
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It wasn't enough that Dell took Apple's spot as the king of computers in education, now the company's aiming yet another gun at Apple, with its new Dell DJ MP3 player. Will iPod be able to innovate its way to victory over hordes of foes? More (3)
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While L Computers's website was cute, their products outrageous, I never heard from anywhere, anyone, EVER making a purchase from them. Does it count as vaporware if you're willing to build a computer that no one ever buys? More (0)
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"2MB L2 P4s: Megahertz doesn't matter. There won't now be a version of the Pentium 4 running at 4GHz." More (0)
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