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Building a computer from scratch: Choosing the system’s heart 2007-08-28 06:19:21 Welcome to the third installment of my blog series about building a computer from scratch. In the first post of this series I discussed my particular needs from a computer and invited input from our readers. I then followed with the second post which outlined how I chose my computer case and power source. In this third installment I am going to tell you about how to choose the very heart of a new computer system, that heart being the motherboard and CPU combo. The CPU and motherboard combination is the single most important element of any home computer. This pair of components will define the functional performance of your computer for as long as it operates. The CPU (central processing unit) is the logic center of your computer. The CPU handles math calculations, basic logic processing and decoding program language. Basically, there are three major considerations when choosing a CPU, those considerations are product quality, overall CPU speed and compatibility with the motherboard.As ...

Which glue should you use? 2007-08-28 06:19:18 Have you ever tried to glue two things together, and for some reason, they just wouldn’t stick? Oh, you made sure the surfaces were clean. You even sanded them slightly where you wanted them to bond! But nothing seemed to work: you were using the wrong glue for the job. Enter This To That. This website exists entirely to tell you which glue is a good product to use to stick one specific thing to another specific thing. If it has limitations, it’s that there are only eleven substances on the “this” and “that” lists, but those combinations should get you through most applications. And it’s nice to know that the editors of the site consider the toxicity of a glue before they recommend it. If you can’t find the information you need by using the site the regular way, check the This To That FAQ; they might have the answer there. This should get you up and running for your home repair and craft projects, but it’ll probably be just as helpf ...

Printable Star Wars book covers 2007-08-28 06:19:15 With back to school fast approaching you may find yourself on the look out for inexpensive ways to get a few of the many things you will need to get for your young student. While price is a major deciding factor for parents, the coolness factor is what makes a kid like it. I think I may have found something that both parent and kids can agree on in the book cover department. These have a very high coolness to cost ratio and if I went to school still I would so use these. At the official Star Wars web site I found these awesome printable book covers in the kids section. All you need is a printer, a good supply of printer ink and a few other basic supplies that you probably already bought for back to school. There are two different collections of designs done by two different artists. As a result they look a little different than the characters your kids may be used to. They are much more “cartoony”. One collection may be more girl fan friendly and the other more what a boy ...

Be the coolest geek chick on the block 2007-08-28 06:19:09 In keeping with DIY Life’s “do something with that old computer junk” theme, I want to introduce you to the most chic new fashion statement that is up and coming. CPU earrings are all the rage in Europe and the trend is now coming stateside. Never mind that they’re big, gaudy, heavy and difficult to control, these earrings say, “I’m a geek chick and I like it.” They look easy enough to make, all you need is a processor chip with a hole in it and an appropriate hook. You also need a good sense of humor and an ability to suspend true fashion sense but heck, being “green” enough to make jewelry from old computer parts trumps conventional fashion plates any day. To put the whole matter in perspective, the CPU earrings actually don’t look half bad, and when compared with some of the costume jewelry that was worn in the 70’s, they might even qualify as understated. Personally, I find the CPU earring idea quite ingenious and I ...

Balls of Fury Giveaway! 2007-08-27 23:34:54 Blogcritics and Rogue Pictures are pleased to host a giveaway of Balls of Fury swag. Blogcritics and Rogue Pictures are pleased to host a giveaway of Balls of Fury swag. Two lucky winners will get a prize pack that includes a mini-poster, a t-shirt, a pair of briefs, and the soundtrack.In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now, this outrageous… More: continued here ...

Music Review: Flower Power: The Music of the Love Generation 2007-08-27 23:34:53 Hours of music from the Summer of Love and the generation of peace and love. "I can’t remember if I criedWhen I read about his widowed bride,But something touched me deep insideThe day the music died." – Don McLean, "American Pie"If nothing else rang loud and clear as I listened to the ten discs contained in the Flower Power box set, it was that the music of the sixties and seventies was… More: continued here ...

Why I Love Fantasy Football 2007-08-27 23:34:52 A former skeptic explores his fascination with a phenomenon. As summer twilights and autumn dawns upon us, one thing is on many football fans’ minds: their fantasy league. People stress and fret over their fantasy draft, consider and re-consider who to drop, trade and acquire. Fantasy footballers obsessively edit and re-edit their roster for week one and all weeks hence, trying to come up with that perfect… More: continued here ...

2007 Baseball Milestones and Records 2007-08-27 23:34:52 The 2007 Baseball season is one full of milestones and new records. Talk about a season of feats and milestones! The 2007 season has seen a record number of records broken and rare milestones. Though the season is not over yet, August is winding down, September is coming up, and the playoff races have begun. Here is a list I have compiled throughout the season so far:- Albert Pujols became the first player to hit… More: continued here ... Baseball

An Interview With Mike Carey, Author of The Devil You Know, Part One 2007-08-27 23:34:52 “Some stories work best in comic form, others play beautifully as novels ? and some translate readily into any medium.” This is the first part of a two-part interview.I’ve long followed and promoted the adage that knowledge is power and one can become smarter by reading books, but lately I’ve found there are exceptions to these rules. That’s one way of saying that I keep finding new topics and artists of which I have been ignorant. Take, as a case… More: continued here ...

The L.A. Galaxy Come Back Down to Earth 2007-08-27 23:34:51 David Beckham plays for us? Really? Really. Vasco da Gama says, “We’re your galaxy now, Dave.”Hal (2002: Space Odyssey): “Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave?”For a team called the Galaxy they sure are touchy about David Posh’s intergalactic journeys. It finally hit them like a meteor. I guess. Let’s listen to the GM of the Galaxy Alexei Lalas shall we? “We (the Battlestar Galactica)… More: continued here ...

Wii Virtual Console Releases for August 27, 2007 2007-08-27 23:34:50 If you get a sense of deja vu after reading this week’s releases, don’t worry. They’re all sequels. It’s only appropriate that during a week where we get Breath of Fire II, Nintendo dubs the week as Sequel Week on the Virtual Console. And on top of that, they’ve given Wii owners three great sequels to select from. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the games available this week.And just what’s available? Well, take a look:Super C (NES,… More: continued here ...

The Basics of Grapes 2007-08-27 23:34:49 Without grapes, there would be no wine. As a wine writer, I tend to write a lot about - that's right - wine. From wine tasting to ordering wine in a restaurant, I've covered a plethora of wine-related topics: yes, I've seen, and drank, it all. But, it occurred to me the other day that I haven't given the heart of wine, the grape, its day in the sun. Turns out, I feel… More: continued here ...

Quinn, Not Frye, Is The Futurama Of The Browns 2007-08-27 23:34:45 Can the Cleveland Browns make fans shriek like Dr. Zoidberg this season: “You like us! You really, really like us!” Batman used to “team-up” with a different superhero each week to defeat the bad guy in my favorite comic book as a kid: The Brave and The Bold.Last Saturday, Charlie Frye and Brady Quinn (and the rest of the Cleveland Browns) “teamed-up” to defeat the equally super Jay Cutler (and his Denver Broncos), 17-16, in the third… More: continued here ...

LX.TV Gets Sporty at Liberty National Golf and Gotham Dream Cars 2007-08-27 23:34:40 Pull out those golf clubs this week at Liberty National Golf Course and then get behind the wheel at Gotham Dream Cars… A new golf club with incredible proximity to the isle of Manhattan has just opened and promises ultra luxury amenities and jaw-dropping views of the New York City skyline. Membership to Liberty National is by invitation only and will run a staggering 450,000 big ones. You can preview the links for free in this video as George Oliphant gets out on… More: continued here ...

Random Tuesday Links 2007-08-27 17:10:43 Josh Clark (globalmoxie) has written a wonderful post about the power of mystery. I highly, highly recommend it. We love Jeff Atwood at Coding Horror, and thanks to Ryan Fox for pointing out this post on friendlier 404 pages. Ryan was kind enough to refer to our 404 page here as “not great” as opposed to what he was actually thinking. [We’ve added that to the list of things to fix.] Jacqueline Nagel translated one of our posts into German. You’ll have to guess which post this was from. Thanks Jacky! There’s a very short video clip the SXSW folks put together, edited from my opening remarks there. It’s not exactly the way it happened in the talk — they cut things and rearranged things — but it does show a couple of the slides about The Suck Threshold. My good friends at Stikkit wrote to say they have integrated a version of the WTF button into an upcoming beta. (You’ll see a WTF button in the video clip from SXSW). I’m sure ...