Category Archives: Computers and Internet

I spent the last few days scouring the internet to find a way to update my Xoom, which was rooted and had the Tiamat kernel, to 3.1. None of the sites had any usable info. Half of them linked to … Continue reading →

I recently purchased a processor with high overclocking potential. At stock, it’s pretty damned sweet (7.5 on Win7), but I didn’t pay a premium to leave it stock. The problem? Cooling. The thing ran hot stock and I wasn’t about … Continue reading →

Microsoft, you know I love you. We have a good relationship. You give me money, and I give you time. But outside of our employer/employee relationship, some of the things you do absolutely confound me.   I am a 16 … Continue reading →

There was a special on 7200 RPM 2.5" drives at Newegg last week, so I picked up a 320 to throw into my Macbook. The main reason being that 100GB wasn’t really cutting it for Bootcamping into Windows 7. I … Continue reading →

I’ve been fighting for about 9 months now with eVGA’s entry into the enthusiast motherboard ring. They say enthusiast, but I’m pretty sure whomever was doing the marketing got the word mixed up with masochist. The board has been unstable … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that Comcast has been pondering a monthly bandwidth cap for a while. The limits put on ‘unlimited’ internet all fall in line with the current trend in telecom. The major telecoms got a huge grant to improve … Continue reading →

Microsoft has released the newest version of their Remote Desktop Client for the Mac and, for the most part, it’s pretty damned smooth. It has a better interface and a few bells and whistles over 1.x. What it lacks, however, is … Continue reading →

We use MS Reporting Services on MSSQL2000 at work to produce our customer reports. We also have no restriction on special characters in customer names. This means a customer can have an ampersand in their name, which is known to … Continue reading →

I hate searching for a code solution on the internet and being greeted with explanations which don’t really have any real world application. So when I find something that makes sense, I like to make sure I document it, should … Continue reading →

Phoenix seriously has it in for x64 adopters. Not that any other BIOS manufacturers are any better, mind you. However I have had more problems with Phoenix than with all of the others combined.   My most recent problem was attempting to … Continue reading →