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We mentioned a little while ago that OCAU member Norbs was riding a pushbike from Sydney to Melbourne to help raise funds for the Children's Hospital. Well, he's finished it successfully! You can read about it on his website and in this forum thread.
Top story otherwise seems to be Intel's HyperThreading possibly being a security risk. More info here from the discoverer and here on Infoworld.
THG compared a couple of mini wireless routers, as well as two Small Form Factor PC's for Intel and AMD CPUs.
GamePC meanwhile compared nForce 4 SLI chipsets for Intel and AMD CPUs. Anandtech are the latest to compare HyperMemory and TurboCache in the value videocard arena.
SGOverclockers are a new site from Singapore - they have a heatsink design guide and a watercooling guide.
Ken spotted a way to win a million bucks playing video games.
ExtremeTech explain power supply technology, while Iain spotted this PSU calculator, which can tell you roughly how much power capacity you need.
Fancy yourself as a rock, paper, scissors legend? Maybe you should enter the international championship. He said there was a whole book on RPS strategies, some players studied their opponents' patterns of moves, while others relied on psychic abilities or looked for physical "tells" that indicated their opponent's next move.
AMDHardware spent some time overclocking a Venice cored 3500+ A64, while Procooling modified an A64 to provide more accurate temperature readings.
After the initial fuss, the Segway hype seems to have died down. However, RnR spotted an extreme version now available. The Segway XT has been specifically developed for stability, comfort and performance on uneven and tough terrain (it is not intended for sidewalk use).
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