A home Linux server? $1200?
ExtremeTech has an article about building a home Linux server. They're recommending high-end P4s for the task. And I say, get real.
View ArticleA nice upgrader’s motherboard and a cheap fan
I already talked about the $35 Foxconn 3400ATX case, so I might as well start talking about the other parts I used to build a very nice $200 upgrade last week.
View ArticleTransferring VHS movies to VCD or DVD
Mail from Maurie Reed about VHS home movie transfers to digital formats.
View ArticleI just built a PC
It's late, so I'll save a lot of the gory details for tomorrow, but I built a PC over the course of the last couple of days. I did it a little bit differently than the last couple I've built.
View ArticleA day of catching up
I might finally have reliable DSL. Gatermann and I spent a good part of the day cleaning up my phone wiring. The wiring appeared to have been done by someone who couldn't make up his mind how he wanted...
View ArticleRediscovering OS/2
So I picked up a surplus computer from work this week. Honestly, I bought it more because it was cheap than because I needed it. But it was a giveaway price for a good-quality system. Micron's Client...
View ArticleWhat to expect around here
I'm still not recovered, but I expect to be on my way. The doc put me on some prescription meds. Which reminds me: The mafia My health insurance company seems to have changed prescription providers YET...
View ArticleUpgrading my mother in law’s Compaq Presario S5140WM
About the time my wife and I started dating, my mother-in-law bought a new computer. With an Athlon XP 2600+, that Compaq ought to be faster than anything I own. Even though it's almost three years old...
View ArticleUpgrade diary: Compaq Evo D51S
I upgraded a Compaq Evo D51S today. This was also sold under the name D510, and may have also been sold under the HP or Hewlett Packard brand. It was intended to be a low-profile, relatively affordable...
View ArticleNew life for a Compaq Presario S5140WM
I'm fixing up my mother in law's Compaq Presario S5140WM. She bought it about five years ago, a few weeks after her daughter and I started dating. It's been a pretty good computer for her, but lately...
View ArticleThe difference an SSD makes
Back in the spring I bought a used computer. My wife wanted one, and while I probably could have cobbled something together for her, I didn’t have any extra Windows 7 licenses. So I bought a home-built...
View ArticleUsing video memory as a ramdisk in Linux
An old idea hit me again recently: Why can't you use the memory that's sitting unused on your video card (unless you're playing Doom) as a ramdisk? It turns out you can, just not if you're using...
View ArticleTransferring VHS movies to VCD or DVD
Mail from Maurie Reed about VHS home movie transfers to digital formats. The post Transferring VHS movies to VCD or DVD appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
View ArticleI just built a PC
It's late, so I'll save a lot of the gory details for tomorrow, but I built a PC over the course of the last couple of days. I did it a little bit differently than the last couple I've built. The post...
View ArticleA day of catching up
I might finally have reliable DSL. Gatermann and I spent a good part of the day cleaning up my phone wiring. The wiring appeared to have been done by someone who couldn't make up his mind how he wanted...
View ArticleRediscovering OS/2
So I picked up a surplus computer from work this week. Honestly, I bought it more because it was cheap than because I needed it. But it was a giveaway price for a good-quality system. Micron's Client...
View ArticleWhat to expect around here
I'm still not recovered, but I expect to be on my way. The doc put me on some prescription meds. Which reminds me: The mafia My health insurance company seems to have changed prescription providers YET...
View ArticleUpgrading my mother in law’s Compaq Presario S5140WM
About the time my wife and I started dating, my mother-in-law bought a new computer. With an Athlon XP 2600+, that Compaq ought to be faster than anything I own. Even though it's almost three years old...
View ArticleUsing video memory as a ramdisk in Linux
An old idea hit me again recently: Why can't you use the memory that's sitting unused on your video card (unless you're playing Doom) as a ramdisk? It turns out you can, just not if you're using...
View ArticleUpgrade diary: Compaq Evo D51S
I upgraded a Compaq Evo D51S today. This was also sold under the name D510, and may have also been sold under the HP or Hewlett Packard brand. It was intended to be a low-profile, relatively affordable...
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