Archive for May 23rd, 2008
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Upgrade advice
Hi all,
My hard drive is on its last legs–computer running slower, one of the partitions no longer usable–so I’ve decided to replace it, and while I’m at it I figure I might as well also upgrade my RAM. I’m not very computer-adept, so I just wanted to get some advice and make sure I buy [...] -
Loud fan
hi, lately i’v been wondering why my pc is so loud (you can here it in the next room with the door shut) so i opened it up and found which fan it was. i dont know what fan it is, im no good with the insides of computers, iv attached an image. i was [...]
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News – Huge Hole in Open Source Software Found, Leaves Millions Vulnerable
Huge Hole in Open Source Software Found, Leaves Millions Vulnerable
For all the criticism of Microsoft and its security flaws, the software giant has made an impressive turnaround. While Vista has been derided for a variety of reasons, most would agree that it’s much more secure than Windows XP. Recently, a hacker conference showed just how [...] -
News – EU Court to Hear Case Granting Human Status to Apes
EU Court to Hear Case Granting Human Status to Apes
The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to a preliminary hearing to determine whether chimpanzees are entitled to the legal status and protections granted to human beings.
The action is being sponsored by the Association Against Animal Factories, an activist group based in Vienna. Eberhart [...] -
News – ORNL Invents New, Cheaper Titanium Manufacturing Technique
ORNL Invents New, Cheaper Titanium Manufacturing Technique
Titanium, since its discovery in the late 1700s, has been something of a wonder metal. A naturally occurring element, it has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any known metal, and while some steel alloys compare in strength, titanium is nearly half as heavy. Titanium is also highly corrosion resistant, [...] -
News – AUO Shows Off Curved Display and Touch Screen Tech
AUO Shows Off Curved Display and Touch Screen Tech
AU Optronics (AUO) unveiled new technology at SID Display Week 2008 in Los Angeles that it claims to be the world’s first curved display technology on a glass substrate. The AUO Curved Display uses TFT-LCD technology rather than existing e-paper on a flexible substrate.
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Anyone knows a good disaster recovery tool????
[FONT="]Hi people, I have a computer that was working very well, but lately when I was working on a important project, there was a power fluctuation for a couple of times (I thought that was normal) but after the last power fluctuation my computer refused to boot up. There seems to be a failure of [...]
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I’m Back from Holiday
Here are a few pics from hols:cool:
Gone fishing
Local Beach
View from hotel
A few of the catches