Category Archives: Computers

Adventures in hardware, computing and so on.

Fonts, Scourge of Windows Efficiency

A few fonts ok … 1000’s not so cool.

Paint.NET: Not Photoshop, But It’ll Do In a Pinch

Paint.NET — small and useful for small things, I think.

Vonage Sucks? Maybe, but VOIP will never replace a landline for me.

Vonage sounds cool, but for me, isn’t so cool (or practical). Chris Pirillo kicks off this topic, and I whole heartedly agree with his erudite opinion.

Portforwarding tricks redux

So on my machine, portforwarding is kind of a must to get the p2p factory working right.
If its not done right, there is a noticable difference … d/l rates can go from 5kbs –> 100kbs if done right.
Currently using uTorrent: great, because its small footprint (compared to azureus), and ease of use.
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Pando is great

http://www.pando.com — one of the new web2.0-ish personal p2p services, allows you to send large bulky files pretty effortlessly.  However, it requires a small download-of-a-client.  Apparently, it works by (I think) two non-competing ways; both the sender AND giant “telenodes” can act as a ’sender’ of sorts of the file.  I think the telenode will [...]

Picked up a “Gaming” Mouse

Razer Diamondback (Razerzone.com is down(!)) Plasma Limited Edition for $70.
1600DPI, 5.8MP, 6400+ FPS capture, 16Bits, high motion dettection 40 inches per second
Also note:

“Razer was not only one of the first to be bold enough to release a 1600dpi mouse, but have taken it a step further with the plasma and have [...]

New Speakers

New Speakers!
Logitech Z4 — 80watts or 40watts each.
The last one was getting all crackly and stuff.
I think it was because I have started playing half-life 2/ counter-strike source agian … maybe the sound of guns going off or something.