So I finally updated the wordpress version on my site, from 2.3 RC1 to the latest wordpress. I am curious to see if security features work better, so I don’t get spam attempt emails every 5 minutes going forward. The backend design is pretty sweet, and looks very slick (see image)
Backend view.
Hopefully I will have some new content soon.
Projects on the horizon:
I’m very impressed with the ASUS N10 “notebook”
It has everything:
-802.11N
-Bluetooth
-xpress slot
-Card reader
-Built in 1.3 megapixel Camera
-Stereo Microphone
-Nvidia Mobile Graphics
-fingerprint reader
-face recognition
-6-cell battery
-Great Build Quailty / cooling
-As light as an eee 1000
I have the N10J-A1 version and I’m very happy with it. Here is my video review of this great device:
For pictures, see below
I find myself making more and more video reviews, I guess its just a lot easier than making a writeup with a bunch of pictures. My latest video review is of the Patriot Warp V2 64GB solid state drive. The drive is quick, light, and for a SSD, very affordable!.
With Pricing at 179.99 at newegg.com right now, these SSDs are a STEAL!
Here’s the video review:
I just received the Patriot Warp 64GB SSD
Here are some performance numbers:
Practical Performance Comparison between the hard drive and SSD versions of the EEE 1000. I found that the SSD on the 1000 was actually slower than the EEE 1000H on performing any task that significantly utilized writes to the storage system.
Here’s the kicker too… The SSD had 2GB of ram installed, and the 1000H had 1GB!
This isnt to discredit all SSD drives, just the ones that come with the Eee PCs, which are very sub-par SSDs compared to the HDD replacements that are sold.
Here is a little micro review comparing a few popular small notebooks
UPDATE:
Project completed! Here is the Youtube video of it in action:
You can still view the worklog(more pictures and guide to building NES PC!) here:
http://www.exoid.com/ephpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1220
Here are two pictures of my next project:
Can you guess what I’m going to do with these goodies?
That’s right, I will be building a retro gaming computer using my favorite mini-itx board the D201GLY2, and my trusty companion that has been in the family for longer than most of my brothers and sisters. The goal with this build is going to be complete sleeper looks. What I mean by that is that the NES will be absolutely indistinguishable from a stock NES, completely stealth. I have seen a lot of NES’s built into computers on the web, but none have a completely stock look. In fact the majority look like frankenstein hack jobs. Hopefully mine will only look like that if you open the case. I have some original ideas that will make this build very unique and hopefully pretty gosh dang awesome.
If you want to see the worklog, please sign up and visit the forums by following this link:
http://www.exoid.com/ephpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1220
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Just a quick note, the eXoid.com Forums are being relaunched, we have a new interface and a lot more features. Go and make your first post today!
Here is the link:
Recently a new version of Folding@Home was released that is capable of running computations using Nvidia GPU itself to do the computations, and the results are very impressive. If you dont know what folding is, this article will cover several topics including a beginners guide to the world of folding and information on the new GPU2 client for Nvidia GPUs.
I also discuss the future of GPUs/CPUs and my predictions for Intel/AMD/Nvidia.
Continue on to the article by clicking here.
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This is my current server build, the video covers some pretty cool stuff, such as my DIY SSD, made out of a 266x CF card, setting up a raid5, how to lower power consumption without losing performance, and how to build your networking components right into your case.
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