Archive for category components
12 monitors anyone?
Posted by thak in components, freaky, technical on June 8, 2010
Powercolor hd5970 with 12 display outputs – The Inquirer. Um, yeah. I’d love to have that. Of course, if you put two of those cards in your machine, you’d have 24 monitors. Let’s see…carry the one…nope. Not in the budget for this year. Or this decade. :)
Airnergy Harvests Wi-Fi Energy
Posted by thak in components, freaky, gadget, hack on January 11, 2010
The RCA Airnergy Charges Gadgets Using Energy Harvested From Wi-Fi Hotspots. Wow. This is freaky.
Automatically Install Software After A Reinstall
Posted by in components, technical, tools, windows on February 25, 2009
How To Automatically Install Required Software After A Reinstall | MakeUseOf.com. This is one of the cooler tools I’ve seen in a while. I’m definitely going to have to check this out.
Of course, given the current situation, I think I’m a good year away from another PC upgrade. Unfortunately. 
Eee Box B202 small form factor PC
Posted by in components, gadget, technical, web on August 11, 2008
ASUS’s Eee Box B202 small form factor PC – The Tech Report. If this thing would run HD video well, I would buy one in a heartbeat. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t, so I’ll have to stick with something else.
Today’s graphics cards: the value angle
Posted by in components, technical, tools on May 9, 2008
Today’s graphics cards: the value angle – The Tech Report. A fantastic article if you’re looking for a new video card and want a good “bang-for-the-buck” analysis…
Low-cost board runs Linux, Google Apps
Posted by in components, technical on November 8, 2007
LinuxDevices | Low-cost board runs Linux, Google Apps. This is pretty compelling for a “Internet workstation” type build–especially if you’ve already got parts laying around…
GeForce 8800 GT
Posted by in components, technical on October 30, 2007
ExtremeTech | A Dramatic Leap Forward–GeForce 8800 GT. Wow. I think I found my next videocard…
ASUS Motherboard With Embedded Linux
Posted by in components, freaky, hack, linux, open source, technical on October 15, 2007
[Phoronix] ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux, Web Browser. This has got to be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. It’s way too pricey for me right now, but I definitely want something like this…
Microsoft SideWinder Mouse
Posted by in components, gaming, technical on October 10, 2007
Microsoft SideWinder Mouse Review | ExtremeTech. Whoa, baby. This looks like a pretty killer mouse. Don’t know about $80, but maybe someday… 
New Samsung monitor connects via USB
Posted by in components, dad, freaky, technical on October 5, 2007
New Samsung monitor connects via USB – The Tech Report. This is awesome. I’ve got a USB videocard (thanks, Dad!) that I use at work to get three monitors off of my laptop (laptop, docking station, USB), but this is even cooler.