I want to revamp the site, any ideas? source: home grown
07/27 - 22:54
OK. A few ground rules:
No smart-ass comments like "try adding some content," Steve!
I don't have any money
I don't have much talent either
I'm lazy, so I'm not going to put a lot of time or effort into this
But what I do have in abundance is love
for you guys! Ok, just make "No love" rule 5.
Now if you can come up with some ideas for the site that conform to the
above rules, please
.
What I'm thinking of is a database driven site (don't worry, I'll just
steal someone else's code...), you know... basically a "one-stop-shop"
for modifying computers... with a large section on "oops, I done
it again" repairing and troubleshooting... etc.
XBit
labs has new pricing on Intel and AMD
cpus (processors) also known as Roadmaps. If you're thinking of picking
up a new machine soon, it wouldn't hurt to check out what's on tap: might
save you a few pennies. AMD cpu prices are also there, just scroll down
a bit.
I really like XBit - they have great news and they do good (thorough)
reviews too.
ps - I tried Grokster (aka Morpheus,
MusicCity and KazaA) - and it sucked much ass. Mp3s with bitrates higher
than 128 were simply not available. That was the least of my problems.
I have gone back to LimeWire. I
hear BearShare isn't bad either..
if you can put up with the ads.
Although
not tweak-related, this is still nuts. Digisette
has portable mp3 players that fit into standard audio cassette players.
So if you have an olde car stereo with only a cassette, now you can play
your mp3's in there. fyi - these things are about $230 from BestBuy
or CircuitCity.
Simon Clausen, who ran RegEdit.com (a
darn good site) just sent me a message asking me to inform you that RegEdit
has been added to the already massive content of WinGuides.com.
For those who don't know, the Registry is what holds a large number of
Windows settings and navigating the Registry can be a bit scary for newbies.
That's where RegEdit.com came in. WinGuides.com looks like a great resource,
so definitely go check it out!
On a related note: I'm a BIG fan of X-Setup
(by CptSiskoX) - this program is the mother of all™ tweak programs
and lets you easily (and safely) change just about all of the Windows
(and so registry) settings without ever touching the Registry editor.
This stuff, (WinGuides.com and X-Setup)
is Tweaking 101 - If you're just getting into Tweaking, they're great
places to start.
I've made the update on the links page so you
can find it later too.
On an unrelated note: Wondering how to illegally download free
music now that Napster's gone? Try the
Gnutella / Gnotella
network. There are a variety of clients available and you can illgeally
share all kinds of stuff, not just music - not like I condone that sort
of activity.
I'm on LimeWire right now. I was
using the Gnotella client, but it started giving me trouble, so I switched
to LimeWire for now...
Yeah, keep in mind that if/when Napster relaunches, it's a whore of the
music industry now and so you probably won't be able to download and keep
a wide variety of music, but more likely listen to (stream) songs from
a limited selection for a subscription fee... just fyi.
"Sex tips for geeks" is the title of this guide. It covers
stuff like asking out members of the opposite sex and relationship management.
If your geeky (read nerdy), socially inept, or (most likely) both,
this article might give you some confidence builders.
Unfortunately, the author has left out some of the most important topics
for geeks who try to socialize.
Things like:
So you've been pepper-sprayed
and
How to avoid those pesky restraining orders
Maybe I'll go ahead and write some of these myself.
Sorry for the lack of updates, but there just isn't much going on. HardOCP has a new article "Tbird
vs Palomino" (Athlons compared) - yes, I too suprised when I
saw that HardOCP had something besides MSI
on it.
In unrelated news - if you haven't seen the video for the song "Clint
Eastwood" by the Gorillaz,
you're missin' out. It kicks some bootay...
If you're anywhere near western washington for the Fourth and don't have
plans: Take a pull of fireworks show here in "hammer"
(Bellingham, WA). Trust me, I've had to work the past 11 fourths of July
and for some reason the Port of Bellingham puts on one mean fireworks
show.
I'm not even kidding. Bellingham may be a town of only 53,000 (and by
that I mean 40,000) people, but I've seen the fireworks in Seattle and
Japan, and I'd rather watch the displays here.
I especially like the large (12"?) shells that rattle windows, set
off car alarms (jackasses) and you can feel them in your gut.
You can catch me on my parents' roof watching the... er... fireworks...
yeah, that's it. I swear I'm not watching the girl next door (and by girl
I mean old lady).
ps - Please don't bother to point out the incongruities of my stories,
for example: where I claim to have witnessed the 4th of July fireworks
in Bellingham the past 11 years, yet I also claim to have seen fireworks
in Seattle. I suppose I could have been working in Seattle... yeah right.
But, if you can't make it to Bellingham, have a great 4th and enjoy the
crappy fireworks display in your own town I guess .
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If you're anywhere near western washington for the Fourth and don't have
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