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- My father, the casemodder
- I love hearing about these wacky aesthetic computer modifications that people do. While a lot of them definitely have the "cool" factor, most aren't exactly useful or practical. But when I heard about one particular "casemod" from one of my readers, I was intrigued. It just so happened that this...
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- AMD/ATI Catalyst 8.8 downclocks GPU on detecting FurMark
- AMD/ATI Catalyst 8.8 downclocks GPU on detecting FurMarkGood stuff! Shows the fail involved at GPU manufacturersThey just overclocking old stuff cause they cant come up with new stuff or wont pay for the proper fans to deal with real game play.When hardware performance is driven by press releases... its...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- AMD/ATI Catalyst 8.8 downclocks GPU on detecting FurMark
- Interesting piece over on Geeks3D - it seems that the latest Catalyst 8.8 drivers released a few days ago by AMD have a built-in feature that detects when the user has the FurMark OpenGL benchmark running and downclocks the GPU on the Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870 to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- News to know: Google; Typosquatting; Apple; IDF
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Garett Rogers: Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up? Christopher Dawson: Can Dell compete on cost anymore? Dancho Danchev: Typosquatting the U.S presidential...
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Catalyst 8.8 drivers released, brings Hybrid Graphics support to XP
- Catalyst 8.8 drivers released, brings Hybrid Graphics support to XPwho cares about XP? New DX10 Videocards work on Vista onlywho cares about XP? New DX10 videocards work on Vista onlySTILL no TV capture drivers for all-in-wonder X1900Note: All-in-Wonder™ boards operate with AMD Windows Vista-Ready Display Drivers under the Windows Vista...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Catalyst 8.8 drivers released, brings Hybrid Graphics support to XP
- AMD has released Catalyst 8.8 drivers. You can pick them up from http://game.amd.com. These new drivers bring with them a couple of new features. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Henri Rousseau Screensaver - 120 Paintings (exe)
- Henri Rousseau Screensaver - 120 paintings spanning his career. A major catalyst in the creation of the Naive or Primitive style during the post-impressionism era, his paintings express innocence, clarity, and color; while at the same time a subtle undertone and acceptance of the struggle and harshness inherant in being...
- Software downloads 2008-08-18
- News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Data services provide catalyst for SOA, set stage for cloud-based data models
- We have been trying to free up our data, as well as rethink the way all our current systems are integrated. We are growing fairly rapidly and as we expand globally it is becoming more and more difficult to expose that data to the teams across the globe. So we...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- ATI Catalyst Display Driver with Catalyst Control Center (Windows Vista 64-bit) (exe)
- The Catalyst Vista driver for the Windows Vista operating system includes a Catalyst software driver and Catalyst Control Center and is now Microsoft WHQL certified.Catalyst 8.7 adds an enhancement to the Catalyst Control Center Information Center: full Hardware information will be shown for each physical graphics accelerator installed in the...
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- ATI Catalyst Display Driver with Catalyst Control Center (Windows Vista 32-bit) (exe)
- The Catalyst Vista driver for the Windows Vista operating system includes a Catalyst software driver and Catalyst Control Center and is Microsoft WHQL certified.Catalyst 8.7 adds an enhancement to the Catalyst Control Center Information Center: full Hardware information will be shown for each physical graphics accelerator installed in the system.
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- ATI Radeon Display Driver with Catalyst Control Center (Windows XP) (exe)
- This particular software suite updates both the AMD Display Driver and the Catalyst Control Center. The unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability.Catalyst 8.7 adds an enhancement to the Catalyst Control Center Information Center: full Hardware information will be shown for...
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!I can't waitHe says it is so easy, I want the do it yourself starter kit!RE: Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!From the press release: "The new catalyst consists of cobalt metal,...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Is this the start of a true green revolution? Synthetic photosynthesis!
- Read all about it. MIT professor and a fellow researcher say they've duplicated the process of photosynthesis and can create synthetic leaves. That means sunlight turned into hydrogen and oxygen for fuel cells, or other energy applications. One possible drawback to this experimental process: it...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- If at first you don't succeed...
- If at first you don't succeed...The killer feature.I don't know whether the iPhone or iTouch has this, but I think a killer feature is this. It has to be easy and automatic.1) The player has an Amazon MP3 purchase app optimized for the player. After signing up, you...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar
- It's easy to think that when it comes to Apple vs. Psystar, that it's going to be a case of David vs. Goliath, only thing time Goliath pounds David into the ground like a nail. But this case could be a catalyst for questions being raised about Apple's own business...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool
- Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Catalyst 8.6 drivers released
- Catalyst 8.6 drivers releasedNo RestartWell, A-Train, I think the features you highlighted from the release notes are awesome, but my favorite is that you don't have to restart your computer after you install them.Oh, an my other favorite is that these drivers finally installed my southbridge driver, thank god.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-21
- News to know: Yang's runway; Apple patch; Google; Gates' last week
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go too. Techmeme Google's display ad gravy train rests with YouTube Richard Koman: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say Ryan Naraine: Microsoft blames 'human issues' for...
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
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