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Well, It's technically Sunday now. The reason it was late is because you can only post a 10,000 character post at a time. I feel honored I hit that barrier. :)
There is an upcoming tech show in most capital cities in Australia. Create and communicate draws the likes of Creative, Intel, Macromedia And SONY. Looks like you can win stuff for just showing up too! Thanks Anthrox.
To lazy to use your mouse? Try these hands free ones! "The headband is a small and lightweight unit that tracks the position of the head and monitors eye blinks. Also "The armband resembles a watchband and can track the position of the arm and monitor the tension of the muscles under the band. "
Shuttle has launched the new barebones pc with an AGP add-on slot, the XPC SS51.
Microsoft has gone back to the drawing board with Windows XP. "Microsoft is planning what could end up being quite a shock for the Windows XP warez world, and what currently looks to be one of the most amazing moves made by Microsoft since Windows Product Activation was introduced." Thanks Neill
There is a preview of the Radeon 9700 here. Thanks Nigel. Speaking of previews, there is an Unreal Tournament 2003 video trailer out which can be directly downloaded here (9mb) or have a look at the page. Cheers mrayner, looks impressive!
Abit have announced the IT7 MAX2, "based on the 845E chipset which now has serial ATA at 1.5Gps, USB2, firewire, ATA 100,RAID ATA 133, Onboard LAN and 6 Channel audio". Thanks Nobes.
Martinus sends word that part 4 of a huge read on CPU architecture in regards to the P4 and the AthlonXP has been released.
It seems that Friday was Sys Admin Day! Thanks Skit
OCMelbourne have constructed a very cool looking computer in a VCR shell for the purpose of home entertainment.
Apparently you shouldn't stand near a 64x CDRom drive unless it's encased in an explosion proof enclosure! Thanks MadMike
Also, the P4PB 266E Mainboard is the first to be Based on the VIA Apollo P4X266E Chipset.
JPEGs may become a thing of the past! "The ISO standards body will take the unprecedented step of withdrawing the JPEG image format as a formal standard if Forgent Networks, a small Texan company, continues to demand royalties on a seventeen-year old patent."
Well, this is certainly one way to promote your new company. "Stripped down to his birthday suit and a strategically placed cellphone, Branson declared he had "nothing to hide" as he introduced Virgin Mobile U.S.A... Dangling from a crane above Times Square on Wednesday, Branson whipped off his clothes and flung them at a leering crowd of New York tourists and reporters." Thanks Callan
You can win some AMD stuff here. "An Athlon XP, MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU, and a Swiftech MCX462 HSF. It's one winner takes all, and all that's required is registering in the forums and meeting the minimum post requirement."
On the topic of winning stuff, you can win a pair of Sennheiser HD 575 headphones. Not sure about the details, But my sennheiser HD 270's rock! Thanks Jason!
A few people sent in a link to a funny overclocking comic. Also, Grimwolge sent in a link to The Chonicles of George. Who appears to be an illiterate help desk operator.
For new PC's in old things, check out this site. It has PC's inside Amiga 1000's, Atari 2600's and even a NES! Cheers Col.
Apparently, Laser communications are crucial for space exploration. "Space missions currently being planned will collect several billion bits (gigabits) of data per second. Since the data can only be transmitted back to Earth for a short time every day or two, the satellites will need to transmit about 100 gigabits per second."
There is a guide up on how to do some dye modding to your case. Well, an Antec SX-830 anyway. Also, a guide on general PC cooling and airflow.
An article on why the buzz about the upcoming AMD hammers simply wont go away!
And finally, The July Geek Food Cook-off (Spuds) is ending soon. "Forum goers are requested to pop into the thread, follow the links to their favorite entries and rate the threads! The winner will be announced early in August. The Geek kitchen is also looking for an August cook-off topic."
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