Computer Corner
Real-world Computer and Internet Access issues are addressed here.
Mood of the Internet
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22 Apr 2006]
What mood is the Internet community in? Would you believe it, but some Dutch researchers claim to have successfully modelled the mood of the ...
Odds and Ends Required
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12 May 2007]
My shopping list for Maplin:
60mm High Performance PC Fan Case Fan T/mal 60mm ZT88V £7.99
Plug-In Mains Power & Energy Monitor Power ...
Digg It?
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14 Feb 2007]
Get linked in to the wonderful world of social networks. First find out what these social networks are - John Hughes at HostSearch gives a nice ...
Google Sketchup
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29 Jan 2007]
This is a really good 3D drawing package, but the site doesn't make it easy to download the free version (as opposed to the trial Pro version ...
Windows Vista Download
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11 Jun 2006]
Windows Vista Beta is available for download from Microsoft. Amazingly there doesn't appear to be any sort of disclaimer, or notes about how ...
Unknown Firefox Master Password
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05 Jun 2006]
Well, this was a strange problem when I installed Firefox - a mystery Master Password. I'd installed Firefox and had it copy settings over from ...
Network Infrastructure
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22 May 2006]
Introducing Raritan's Command Center NOC: Integration of Systems, Security and Network Management with Secure Remote Access.
Designed to keep ...
RAID on a Gigabyte K8NF9 Ultra Board
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14 Feb 2006]
Wanting to do the right thing with our new office PC, I opted for a Mirrored RAID setup (RAID-1) across two SATA-II 200GB drives. Not knowing ...
ITV Video Online
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08 Feb 2006]
Blinkx has released a video search engine based on ITV footage, and liberally paid for by advertising. It's at http://www.blinkx.tv/, but be ...
Mid-Budget PC Shopping List
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04 Feb 2006]
We've decided to splash out a bit on a higher spec computer than usual, to replace our aging P3-500 laptop, 13.1" screen and all. The processor ...
Free Audio Editor
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03 Feb 2006]
Audacity @ sourceforge.net - homepage at audacityteam.org
Zalman ZM80D Cooler Installed
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01 Dec 2005]
Here it is. What a beauty! But beware - there were lots of parts and around eight pages of detailed instructions and reminders. It took me ...
ZM80D ordered
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28 Nov 2005]
I finally went ahead and ordered the Zalman silent graphics heatsink. After a bit of research and some help from Froogle, I placed the order ...
Silent Fan for a Graphics Card?
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18 Nov 2005]
I'm looking for a silent (preferably fanless) heatsink for my X600 pro graphics card. The current fan sounds like a wind turbine, so anything ...
Low Budget PC Core
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09 Oct 2005]
I need a new motherboard, low-end CPU and power supply. Here's my shopping list at scan:
LN9828 Gigabyte GA-K8VT800M uATX, DDR400, Lan ...