Posted by TomasF
The Norwegian tech site Hardware.no has posted a test where they compare assorted common "household" liquids and substances as thermal paste replacement for use between cpu and cooler. For reference they use Arctic Silver Ceramique. The results are quite amusing.
References: Test, results (in Norwegian). Google Translator results.
Posted by TomasF
So my firewall is a an old Compaq d500 desktop running Windows 2003 and ISA 2006 Server. It's running headless (without monitor, keyboard or mouse connected) in a corner, being managed over RDP. But since the hardware isn't new, the concept of usb keyboards is kind of alien to the bios, but I finally managed to get it to boot without nagging for a ps/2 keyboard. However, seems Windows also feels it should've been given a keyboard connection, because forever it's been throwing a service error at logon:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7026
Date: 01.08.2009
Time: 10:16:19
User: N/A
Computer: ******
Description:
The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
i8042prt
I finally got tired of this so I decided to search out a solution to this. And woohoo, I found 2:
Hope this is of some use for someone else.
Posted by TomasF
While I was lounging outside the cottage during easter holidays with my Nikon D70 mounted with the "Bigma" (Sigma 50-500mm), this small guy landed pretty close to me and started jumping around a few meters away. Presumably he was both annoyed at me placing myself on top of the wall he had started building a nest in, as well as attracted to the seasons first insects which were circling my cup of tea, waiting for it to get cool enough.
He seemed happy enough to pose, though. Have to say I'm pretty happy with the shot.
Posted by TomasF
Built it over a month ago, but haven't gotten around to actually put it in place so it could stay powered on until now.
Hopefully I'll get around to finalizing the installation and moving services off my old server to this one shortly.
Posted by TomasF
A good while ago I was looking for some details on how to set up a paper stock for the CD-Tray in the Canon Pixma IP5300 from Nero Coverdesigner. At the time I didn't find anything, so I tried & failed my way to a setup myself. But I keep forgetting where I put the notes etc, so I figured "why not blog it?", so here we go.
