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Archive for August 2010

XGene Multimedia Mini Keyboard

In Computing on 10 August 2010 tagged Computing, gadgets, gear, input, keyboard, pc, windows with no comments

Now that I’ve got hibernation working again on my machine, I’ve turned my thoughts to making it more comfortable. I’ve longed for a decent small keyboard for many spins round the sun now. It seems like a simple thing. Make a keyboard with no number pad with a bunch of keys on it suitable for [...]

5.9!

In Computing on 3 August 2010 tagged 64bits, Computing, windows with 3 comments

Annoyed by the inability to see more than 3GB with Windows 7 32 bit, I decided it was time to enter the world of 64 bits on my PC. I had to flip a chipset option to allow memory remapping through the northbridge controller. Having done that, my memory performance is no longer the bottle-neck [...]

The very best technology 2008 had to offer

In Computing on 3 August 2010 tagged Computing, Hardware, pc, windows with no comments

Between barbecues and golfing this weekend, I took a few minutes to drop some new hardware into my criminally-neglected PC. It’s been some time since I’ve added any parts to it and I’d gotten the bug recently when prod and I started playing Dawn of War II. StarCraft II got released last week and, better [...]