July 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2004 · 0 comments

Internetnews.com has a write-up of a recent Q&A chat Microsoft employees who work on Internet Explorer had with a rather large group of irate users. It appeared to be a pretty nasty atmosphere for the crew but you can’t really…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2004 · 0 comments

The Tech Report got around to testing the Abit AA8 DuraMax motherboard based around the Intel 925X chipset and designed for the new Socket T Pentium 4s. As always, with Abit motherboards, they go the extra mile with features and…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2004 · 0 comments

X-bit labs has word that Intel has begun shipping its 3.6GHz version of their new Pentium 4 processor. The Socket T compatible CPU is meant to be coupled with the company’s new i915/925 chipsets which are capable of offering a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2004 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews cashes in on the DDR2 buzz with their latest article comparing the “old” DDR standard with the new. Interesting findings which may sway some opinions on whether DDR2 is worth moving to so quickly as its biggest boost…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 9, 2004 · 0 comments

eWeek writes of a flaw in both Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox browsers which could lead to unscrupulous people running nasty code on your PC. The good thing is that they’ve already patched the flaw and it’s a relatively minor download…

Read more Mozilla Flaw Found, Patched

by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2004 · 0 comments

TweakTown does a bit of performance comparing with the new ATI Catalyst 4.7 drivers they recently released for their RADEON line of video cards. They toss in results for the previous 4.6 drivers and results are, for the most part,…

Read more ATI's Latest Driver Compared

by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2004 · 0 comments

The Post Gazette has some coverage on Intel’s research into “ubiquitous computing” which would allow anyone to access they own personal desktop space and applications from most any other PC. I see a ton of security related problems and digital…

Read more Your Computing Environment Accessed from Any PC?

by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2004 · 0 comments

Wired has a couple of good ideas on how to add functionality to both Mozilla and Firefox web browser installs, the kind of added tools you’d expect from bloated software but which you can now conveniently choose from what you…

Read more Customize Your Mozilla/Firefox Browser

by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2004 · 0 comments

Bjorn3D ponders just how well a pair of SerialATA based drives would perform, in RAID, compared to single drive setups. It’s obvious which combo won the speed tests which is a viable choice for a performance boost with the low…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 8, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech abused a few pairs of DDR2 memory modules from various manufacturers at higher than intended clock speeds and comes away with some intriguing results. It’s nice to see that DDR2 performance scales so well with faster clock rates which…

Read more DDR2 Tweaked and Tested

by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2004 · 0 comments

Overclockers Online has a review of the Philips PSC724 Ultimate Edge sound card. The company isn’t best known for its PC audio products but it has had a solid record of pumping out quality hardware. This particular board uses a…

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