Forum: Gamers Hangout
07-15-2016
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Replies: 7
Views: 81,897
Re: Pokémon Go!
Mural on my office building is a pokestop. 18 floors of nerds dropping lures on it all day long. I'm getting rewarded for sitting around!
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Forum: General
07-15-2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,178
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Forum: General
12-19-2013
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,875
Re: What's your Field of Study?
I was once on the track to be a Chemist. Then I thought I would be a Programmer, but that got shifted towards server software systems maintenance and I became a Web Engineer. Now I spend my days...
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Forum: General
12-19-2013
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,576
Re: n00b here. like me...please
Apparently I landed on this site somehow again. Though having my IRC client still plugged into the AlmostSmart channel kinda helped jog the memory. (EC is MIA there too)
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Forum: The Blog
06-25-2011
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,320
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Forum: Front Page
06-19-2011
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Replies: 106
Views: 18,952
Re: IRC Chat #AlmostSmart is Back!
There's nothing wrong with ChatZilla in particular. It's rather convenient since I use SeaMonkey suite already. I'm just clunky with it and the documentation is a little old at times.
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Forum: The Blog
06-19-2011
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,136
Re: Tigger is Dead
Condolences. I've lost pets in the past that have been with me for over a decade. It's never easy to say goodbye.
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Forum: Front Page
06-19-2011
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Replies: 106
Views: 18,952
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Forum: General
02-19-2011
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,011
Re: New Computer!!
I have it for science demos, mostly shrinking balloons and frozen marshmallows (pretty tastey). I work with a group of people who do science shows around central PA. I manage the equipment room, so I...
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Forum: General
02-18-2011
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,011
Re: New Computer!!
Hah, not quite. My room is just that messy. That's my standby Captain Morgan Tattoo rum, mixes in anything cola based.
The container on the right of the photo is actually filled with liquid...
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Forum: Front Page
02-15-2011
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Replies: 0
Views: 734
Smithsonian Wants Your Vote for Gaming Exhibit
Now this is cool:
Read more at Tom's Guide (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Art-of-Video-Games-Smithsonian-American-Art-museum,news-10133.html)
Voting here (http://www.artofvideogames.org/)
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Forum: General
02-15-2011
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,011
Re: New Computer!!
Yup. I've got the CPU and both vid cards liquid cooled there. The system is so quite I can hear the HDDs spin up. It was a really fun project to undertake.
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Forum: Poll Booth
02-15-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 632
Re: Valentine's Day
Cheesecake anyone?
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_0AkhsPko6vc/TVmpWAjQ_pI/AAAAAAAAAj4/-ROx33w6XqQ/s800/DSC01424.JPG
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Forum: General
02-15-2011
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,011
Re: New Computer!!
He had the XP install disk and uses older programs. No need to spend extra money on new software.
My computer after bad wiring in my building killed the power supply. I was not a happy camper....
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Forum: General
02-11-2011
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,011
Re: New Computer!!
Or, you could simply grab a copy of Core Temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) and leave it running in the tray if you want the thermal info on your CPU at all times.
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Forum: Back Page News
02-04-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,227
Re: "Snowpocalypse" Aftermath
That car in the ditch... I've had so many close calls where that could have been me. You're just minding your own business on the highway when you correct your course for a corner and nothing...
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Forum: Back Page News
02-03-2011
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,227
Re: "Snowpocalypse" Aftermath
All we got here in State College PA was lots and lots of freezing rain. About .5 inches thick of sheet ice on any flat unsalted surface. Quite deadly around here as most people are students who've...
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Forum: General
02-02-2011
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Replies: 5
Views: 618
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Forum: General
02-01-2011
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,489
Re: My computer is dead... really dead
Not too shabby at all! MSI is usually a well respected brand in system builder circles. Also, that Phenom is what my brother has in his gaming PC, it's a difficult CPU to bog down. That whole thing...
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Forum: Poll Booth
01-28-2011
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,510
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Forum: Tech Talk
01-27-2011
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Replies: 4
Views: 447
Re: AARGH!! Obsolete technology
Oh dear... those old D-Sub connectors are fairly out of fashion now. Is there no way the old SoundBlaster card could be salvaged from the old PC? Otherwise there's still a sound card or two on Newegg...
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Forum: Poll Booth
01-27-2011
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,510
Re: What is your king of beers?
My current favorite is Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
It's a microbrew hardly found outside of the Cleveland area. It's made by the Great Lakes Brewing Co. who have a bunch of other great beers I've yet...
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Forum: Tech Talk
01-26-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 447
Re: Hard drives
Sounds good. When all the products are so similar at that price point it really is picking the one you feel most comfortable with.
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Forum: Tech Talk
01-25-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 447
Re: Hard drives
Seagate and Western Digital tend to be the big two in the HDD market. They are the ones who advertise and generally compete with flashy new marketing phrases. I personally have a Segate Momentus...
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Forum: General
01-25-2011
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,146
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