I actually received it last Thursday, but I wanted several days of testing to make sure it was in perfect working order and was going to work out for me - but - I got a new machine! A portable even.It's a Sager NP8760, which doesn't tell you much, a… more »

I haven't written a lot this week as there isn't much to write about! It's getting cold here already, so hobby activities tend to slow down. I've got finish painting some rockets, but I've been waiting on a > 60°F day to do it. Looks like I'm not… more »

My attempts at moving to full-time Linux are well-documented here @ SoD. ;) I made another attempt this weekend and I'm closer than I've ever been. Vista made this attempt a real nightmare, heh. Ah well. When I built this box, I built it with 2 i… more »

Ok, as promised, here's my full Naga review. I have not had time to get any good photos of the device - but - it looks like every other photo of the Naga you've seen. It's not like Razer's hiding anything. I'll get some - mainly to show how it fits my… more »

terribad iPhone shot of Razer Naga.Yup, that's a Razer Naga MMO Gaming Mouse. It's a terrible iPhone shot, but it was late and that's all I had time to get. I'll get better shots of it + write up a full review within a few days. But, so far, I lik… more »

It's an understatement, but yeah... Scythe fans are very good. I have four of the 1900 RPM version, and while they're very expensive for 120mm case fans, they move a TON of air (~75 CFM). 37-38°C idle temps, and full load just around 60°C. Now… more »

... of Lian Li's included case fans. :D Ok, so, Lian Li's cases are awesome. Wicked awesome. No one disputes that, really. But the included case fans are less than wonderful. ;) In my quest for comfy case/CPU/GPU temps, I ripped ONE of the Antec T… more »

Started the boot of the Vista64 DVD at 4:54pm, and at 6:10pm I started the long copy-over of my data. That's after full Vista install and update, plus installing the motherboard and video drivers and enabling Quad SLI (and all the reboots required by al… more »

Completed the physical build and a power-up check last night. Seems nothing is DOA! WOOT! I suppose the second video card could be DOA as until Vista is installed and the drivers are installed and SLI is enabled, it's just sitting there wasting power.… more »

So my machine is somewhat unreliable. For about 6 months, it has been rebooting during the "Evaluating CPU Performance..." portion of the Windows Experience Index evaluation. It does this every single time, and it does it in Vista 64 and Windows 7 (64)… more »

Ok, well, we'll just call it a "failed experiment". I had Ubuntu 9.04 all installed, configured, and customized as the only OS on my machine. The desktop was highly customized, with AWN, conky, and screenlets all setup and such. Sound was working, I… more »

So at some point over the weekend, I'm planning to backup a few apps, and install Ubuntu 9.04 as the only operating system on my computer. Why? Well, it's kind of a long-ish story. I've been running Linux for years as a dual-boot setup. First Slack… more »

Other than the post below this one, detailing my own Local Economy Stimulus Package, I've got quite a bit going on. It's getting to be Spring again, which means I can finally take part in outdoor hobbies again soon! Mainly that means RC flying for me… more »

So, I did another (small) computer upgrade. Well, it was supposed to be small, anyway... I got a new monitor (22" widescreen Gateway). And a new video card -- a Sapphire X1950XT card. Should have been easy, right? Ha, no. First was my power su… more »

I finally, due to my wife's machine dying, got to upgrade my machine. I had been running an Athlon 64 3500 with a geForce 6800 card and 1 GB of RAM. That is now my wife's machine. I now have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 dual-core CPU, running on an MSI… more »

I'm about to undertake re-writing the system that drives the Amphigory site. When we first started out, 10 years ago, I wrote a custom shopping cart system in PERL. That same system still drives the site, though of course, it's gone under hundreds of c… more »

Got a new digital camera this weekend. A Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. This is our first digital SLR and OMG it's nice! Will post some sample shots soon! more »