-
Shoes Online
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Shoes OnlineBuying shoes online seems crazy, but both shoebuy.com and nordstrom.com have the great idea that you can exchange shoes for free if you don’t have the right size. Nordstroms is even better in that you can take the shoes in and return them in a real store. Also, the nordstrom.com…
-
Picky, Picky…
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Picky, Picky…Alex is incredibly picky about his shoes. We’ve been to lots of stores and he doesn’t like anything. But, a little searching online reveals the shoe that looks the most like the one he has. He’s like Dad. Dad has been wearing the same brand, same style, same shape running…
-
Far Cry Mods
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Far Cry ModsFarCry Mods. Well I finally got a full copy of Far Cry in anticipation of updating Calvin’s machine to a full Athlon 64 system (just waiting for the CPU right now!). A wonderful game even on a now mid-range, Athlon XP 3200+ with GeForce 5900GT card. Main issue is that…
-
Dual Core will save us
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Dual Core will save usAnandTech on Intel Developers Forum Wow, this is a big deal, both AMD and Intel are going dual core. So there will two complete processors on one chip. Vanderpool Technology or VT is an upcoming feature on several processor families (including the dual core families) that allow processor emulation and/or…
-
nVidia Driver Guide
Published by
on
Continue reading →: nVidia Driver GuideGuru3D.com Forums – Which nVIDIA Drivers Are For Your Video Card?. A great list of what drivers for your nVidia card work and which don’t.
-
Great new places to shop
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Great new places to shopAlways good to find some good reliable places to shop on the web. Here is my own poor man’s bizrate.com: * “Newegg.com”:http://newegg.com. Very reliable shippers. All kinds of strange PC parts. Love their invoicing system, all the reciepts include serial number so super convenient for rebates, etc. * “Zipzoomfly”:http://zipzoomfly.com. Just…
-
Mac FTP software
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Mac FTP softwareMac FTP Software Applications at The Mac Orchard. “Michelle”:http://vcmba.com asked me to fix her new website. Arrghh. No mac FTP client I could find, but Cobra worked pretty well as shareware. Check out her site, its just coming up, but will be great. And, she saved me from incredible embarassment…
-
Netcam and other wireless
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Netcam and other wirelessThis is a $600 industrial quality web cam. There are folks who are doing in rough order of what I think is interesting: Netcams These are devices that don’t need a PC to show audio/video. Unlike webcams which require a PC: * StarDot Technologies / NetCam. There are so many…
-
Carl's electronics
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Carl's electronicsVoice Changer Electronic Kit This kit is uses a Voice Modulator Chip. Wow, got the digital multimeters from Carl’s Electronics in four days. They are wonderful. Gave one to Adrian. They have lots more toys though. Another great example of a small business making good.
-
Updated Guides
Published by
on
Continue reading →: Updated GuidesSome late breaking changes to the August guides are pretty relevant. For the “high-end”:https://www.tongfamily.com/guide_to_pcs/2004/09/01/high_end_system_recommendations.html systems, First, taking into account the Silentpcreview.com information, I changed some of the components in the guide to the high end particularly the power supply and the case. Switched the motherboard recommendation to the DFI Lan…