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Wednesday Midday(ish) (4 Comments) (link)
Wednesday, 12-March-2003 13:10:01 (GMT +10) - by Mred32

Are you bored with the standard WindowsXP login screen? Forum member XG8 has come up with an OCAU Login screen that looks great. He also has the program needed to change the logon screen from the default WindowsXP screen. Check the forum thread for more details. Thanks snapshot.

The guys at Madshrimps show you how to keep things cool with heatsinks. Things like ram, mosfets, chips, videocards, HDDs, they sink the lot.

Tablet PCs are all the rage and Hardware Extreme have a Tablet showcase for you with nine different models on display.

Hardware Analysis take us on a virtual tour of a Datacenter. I you've ever wondered what goes on behind the doors of a modern datacenter then this article will give you some idea. The power supply room is impressive in itself.

Those BPA users in NSW & VIC can look forward to another 25% discount on the their bill next month. Whirlpool say it is because of a significant upgrade to Telstra's DocSis network. Yay.

If you have run into the "Corrupt Bios" problem with your nForce2 motherboard, TechSeekers have a guide to fixing the problem using the Hot Flash technique. You will need two nForce2 boards to do it though.

If you have an Epox 8RDA+ or similar motherboard with a two segment LED display, over on the AMDForums you will find a short and simple guide to displaying CPU temps on the LED. Thanks VooDoo.

Remember the 80's Pac-Man game? Who could forget that little yellow guy with the big mouth and great maze cracking skills. It looks like he's coming to a cinema near you. Thats right. The Pac-Man movie! From LoneWolf.

Forum goer Uberbanzai is organizing a LAN in Brisbane. ChurchieLAN, you can find the details in the forum thread.

Reviews
Power Color Radeon 9700 PRO at HardCoreWare
High Power 420W PSU at ExtremeOC
Pctoys Powermax 470W PSU at R&B
Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Steering Wheel at Hardware Fusion
Zalman ZM80-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler at Frostytech
Abit BG7E (Intel 845GE) Motherboard at PCHardware
Logitech Elite Keyboard at Modfathers
DFI SiS Xabre X400-T2 64MB Graphics Card at Hexus
Gigabyte 8PE667 Ultra 2 Motherboard at Guru of 3D
MSI G4MX440-T8X Half Height Videocard at PCStats

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