Gadgets, Rants, Tech Talk, and More Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:35:11 PST en-us http://feelthefunk.com I went on Youtube the other day on one of my development machines running IE6 and noticed a message at the top of the homepage informing me that Internet Explorer 6.0 will not be supported in the near future. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=223 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=223 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:24:14 PST FTF hockey pics posted http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=222 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=222 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:58:38 PST Top 3 computer hardware and electronics websites http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=221 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=221 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:35:14 PST Human Guinea Pig http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=218 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=218 Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:56:20 PST Some old CS:S days stuff. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=217 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=217 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:31:47 PST Some clips from Sunday's game, sorry the clips are shitty, I compressed the video and killed the quality. Next one will be better. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=216 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=216 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:36:43 PST Left 4 Dead 2 first impression http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=214 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=214 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:45:21 PST 2012 movie review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=213 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=213 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:20:34 PST Idaho Ski Trip http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=211 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=211 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:41:11 PDT Swollen Members - Armed to the Teeth Review (AT3) http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=210 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=210 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:21:45 PDT Shogun loses in decision to Machida, very controversial. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=209 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=209 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:13:37 PDT Sonnet Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=207 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=207 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:57:51 PDT Kimbo Slice Loses to Roy nelson by TKO in the 2nd round. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=206 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=206 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:34:52 PDT Play Street Fighter 4 with Hori Fighting Stick Wii http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=204 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=204 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:24:01 PDT Targus TG-42TT Tripod Review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=203 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=203 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:26:53 PDT Monoprice DRM-1712F review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=200 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=200 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:07:36 PDT The iron gym is a good device for pull-ups, its not bad for other workouts either http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=198 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=198 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 17:58:44 PDT One thing that makes Darkfall so enjoyable are the huge battles and sieges, here is a video done by Brian (Forrest Gump) showcasing a nice battle. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=195 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=195 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:51:41 PDT Blizzard recently released the 4th character to Diablo 3, The Monk. After watching the gameplay and cinematic trailer, he reminds me of a kung fu inspired character, with moves like: Exploding Palm, Seven-Sided Strike, and Way of the Hundred Fists. Read more... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=191 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=191 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:25:31 PDT As a star defenseman on Feelthefunk's Wednesday and Sunday team, there is no question that Mike Berardi is accustom to stopping opposing players from scoring points. But last Wednesday, this defensive dynamo amazed the audience (4 attending) with such an offensive assault that it was reported that a few Feelthefunk player's had to change their underwear. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=190 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=190 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:20:31 PDT Darkfall Online Review. A refreshing game that reminds me of the old UO days. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=187 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=187 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:34:58 PDT FTF Car Vinyl on Mike B.'s Truck. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=186 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=186 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:23:14 PDT Startech Black 3.5 Drive Bay Multi-Port Panel Review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=185 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=185 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:17:39 PDT 4th of July 2009 is coming around the corner and FTF is ready for another annual celebration. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=184 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=184 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:46:31 PDT After a decisive win over the Misfits, Feelthefunk hopes to continue their winning ways. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=183 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=183 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:35:25 PDT How to get Gold Standard on The Crane - Left 4 Dead Survival Mode http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=180 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=180 Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:10:13 PDT BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M motherboard review. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=179 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=179 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:40:02 PDT XFX HD-485X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 Review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=176 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=176 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:03:07 PDT Lyoto Machida vs Rashad Evans was a great fight, Machida won towards the end of the 2nd round by knock out. Read more... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=175 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=175 Sat, 23 May 2009 22:16:15 PDT Home-made PCI Slot cooler. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=174 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=174 Wed, 20 May 2009 19:36:04 PDT FeeltheFunk Hockey team improves record to 2-1. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=173 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=173 Fri, 15 May 2009 12:02:46 PDT Some general hints and tips for Left 4 Dead's survivor mode. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=172 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=172 Sun, 3 May 2009 10:05:43 PDT So just when I thought I was getting tired of the No Mercy/Dead Harvest VS campaigns and L4D entirely, they released Survival Mode. Note: I haven't played Airport in VS mode yet, so this post focuses just on Survival Mode. Heres a review... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=171 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=171 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:56:30 PDT UFC 97 was a pretty entertaining card. It looked like Shogun knew his career with the UFC was on the line and had to bring back the Shogun from the days of Pride in order to win this fight.. He definitely succeeded, his submission attempt was very nice and his stand up was impressive, a KO over Liddell will definitely allow him to stay around in the UFC... The Silva and Leites fight was very technical. (Read More) http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=170 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=170 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:14:47 PDT Colonix Review. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=169 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=169 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:59:00 PDT Modding my Dell Dimension 5150 - Cutting the case and doing various mods. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=168 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=168 Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:02:37 PDT A review for the Silverstone FP33 Review 3.5 Fan Controller http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=166 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=166 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:42:45 PDT So a few weeks ago I bought a Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB hard drive, it is 7200 RPMs, has a huge 32MB cache, and is overall an excellent hard drive. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=165 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=165 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:27:41 PDT So I recently picked up a Samsung A737 phone and I must say I like it a lot. Prior to this phone I had a Blackberry 8700c. You may be thinking, man that was a step down! (Actually that Blackberry model is dated anyhow.) Here's a brief review. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=164 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=164 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:06:47 PDT A left 4 dead pile up. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=163 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=163 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:56:21 PDT For a year or so I have been using the Colorvision Spyder2Express to calibrate my monitors. I have used it on a Macbook Pro with a secondary LCD Monitor as well as my PC using and LCD monitor and most recently a CRT monitor. Here's a brief review... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=162 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=162 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:48:11 PST I am selling one of my hard drives + enclosure. Maxtor DiamondMax 16 250GB IDE hard drive with Vantec USB 2.0 Enclosure. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=161 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=161 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 22:07:16 PST I heard that you could connect your Wiimote to your PC via Bluetooth. So I went out and bought a Bluetooth USB dongle for my PC and tried connecting my Wiimote + Classic Controller + HORI Fighting stick to it. It was a success. Read more... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=160 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=160 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:21:09 PST AMD announces a new processor that is codenamed "Istanbul" and will be compatible with the current socket F motherboards. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=159 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=159 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:37:49 PST I have been talking a lot about Left 4 Dead (L4D) lately and as much as I can go on about how fun and awesome of a game it is, I must say one annoying aspect of the game is it's users. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=158 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=158 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:19:14 PST I am selling a computer that recently received. I cleaned it up a bit and added a new sound card and USB hub to it. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=155 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=155 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:21:26 PST Gripes about Left 4 Dead: Overall Left 4 Dead has been one of the most enjoyable first person shooters I have played. The game dynamic with the zombies and teammates is truly unique and versus mode is very entertaining, but there are major multi-player related issues/bugs that are very annoying that it makes you not want to play the game (at least a multi-player game). http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=153 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=153 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:24:15 PST Have you guys seen the new Transformers 2 Trailer yet? Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen video in this post. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=152 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=152 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:04:17 PST Recently I fixed a friend of mine's computer that was infected with trojans and spyware. A trojan somehow installed System Guard 2009 and "My Web Search toolbar" which are both pretty annoying malware. This is how I fixed it. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=151 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=151 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:52:26 PST With the growing amount of users armed with iPods and Digital Cameras, it goes without saying that adequate Hard Drive space is becoming more and more valuable. Most people I know are going the route of external hard drives for numerous reasons: portability, HD space, and product size. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=150 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=150 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:16:52 PST I fixed a computer today with a cool light in it that reacts to music, I thought you guys may find it interesting. The video quality sucks because I filmed it to a memory stick. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=148 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=148 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:45:58 PST For over a year now I have been using 2 very good external enclosure from VANTECH, read my review on them. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=146 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=146 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:51:33 PST UFC 94 Thoughts... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=145 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=145 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:21:30 PST So with a slow day at work, I noticed my office was a bit of a mess and my dinky Pen Holder wasn't able to accommodate my Sharpies and other office supplies. With an excess of floppy disks collecting dust, I decided to do something about. I basically took 5, 3.5 floppy disks and taped together with package tape. I then drilled a few holes into the corners of the disks and used twist ties to hold it in place. A great way to use old floppy disks without tossing them. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=144 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=144 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:42:49 PST So I received a P4 2.4 GHZ inside of a early 2000s gaming case, one thing I hate about used computer cases is when they are missing their 5.25 or 3.5 drive bay covers, in this case, it bugged me so much I had to do something about it. This is what I did... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=143 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=143 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:28:02 PST Ever have a day where you feel like this? Bill from Left 4 Dead hanging http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=142 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=142 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:38:37 PST For the past 3-4 years I have been a huge fan of registry mechanic. It has a great assortment of tools that will allow you to keep your registry clean, compact, and efficient. Not to mention, with version 8, it has a great tool that configures Windows to run services in such a way that it improves start up and general performance significantly. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=141 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=141 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:53:28 PST Click the image below to view a video tutorial on how to headshot the witch in Left 4 Dead (L4D). Doing this correctly, will help you in versus matches when the witch is in a vulnerable spot for your team, also you will be able to receive the "Crown the witch" achievement. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=140 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=140 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:29:44 PST In Left 4 Dead, it is all about teamwork. Brian from FTF has made a video about certain strategies you can use while playing L4D. He emphasizes the importance of closets, using fire properly, and how to handle friendly fire. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=138 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=138 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:12:33 PST One of our users requested a good ATI video card. This is the one we came up with: XFX HD-485X-YDFC Radeon HD 4850 512MB Review http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=137 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=137 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:34:29 PST So Jesse and I were talking about video cards, he recommends this one, I would have to agree, and for the price ($240), its not a bad deal. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=135 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=135 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:53:24 PST A friend of mine asked me if it was possible to overclock your video card and if it was safe to do so. Well obviously pushing something harder then it was intended for could cause problems like overheating. Read more... http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=133 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=133 Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:59:00 PST I recently purchased an Airlink 101 Multi-Functional Print Server. I have an Epson Stylus CX7400, which is multi-functional with scan, copy, print so I figured it would be a good match. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=132 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=132 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:06:34 PST So Brian and I went back up to our spot and built a new jump. Here is snow day #2, enjoy. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=130 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=130 Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:19:57 PST So typically when you make a snowboarding film, you film the good stuff. Unfortunately, all we caught on tape was the bad stuff. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=129 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=129 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:54:13 PST Many of you guys probably got Left 4 Dead for X-mas. Since most of us have been playing for awhile, here are some in-game tips. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=128 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=128 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:26:23 PST I dug up some old videos of some of the FTF guys at the gun range. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=126 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=126 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:06:13 PST Rumor has it, Diablo 3's 4th character is a knight. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=122 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=122 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:11:22 PST Even more snow in Vegas! http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=120 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=120 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:53:54 PST Today it was snowing in Las Vegas. Here is a picture from my house, sorry its the best one I took. The white specs you see is actually snow. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=118 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=118 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:48:53 PST Brian's Final School Project, a very good movie. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=108 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=108 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:37:04 PST If you recall an early post about my holiday projects, I salvaged a bunch of spare parts and built an old set top box out of it. Check it out. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=106 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=106 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:49:20 PST Phil's Holiday Projects http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=102 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=102 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:00:59 PST XFX GeForce 8200 Series Motherboard http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=100 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=100 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:01:45 PST An article about Peer Guardian 2 has been posted. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=99 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=99 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:36:42 PST So after having a Home Premium copy of Vista laying around for nearly a year now, I decided to give it a try again on my Dual Core Dell Dimension with 2 GB ram and ATI X1600 PRO. When I overlocked the video card, weird things started to appear. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=96 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=96 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:46:58 PST Most people have clothes in their closets. Well I have old computers that I have turned into servers in mine. It acts as a print server, file server, and surveillance machine where I run my cameras to. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=94 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=94 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:52:58 PST So I checked out the trailer and gameplay video of Diablo 3 today and I must say that the game looks very fun. Blizzard has only revealed 2 characters, the Barbarian and Witch Doctor, which comprise of two of the five characters in the game. Maybe the other 3 will consist of a mage/sorceror, rogue/amazon, and hmm... who knows, what do you guys think? http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=53 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=53 Nintendo DSi vs the PSP http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=56 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=56 Back in 2000-2001, Brian and I came up with a character called "Wellington". We were going to use him for a series of FTF Cartoons and Flash Movies we were doing. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=57 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=57 Instead of buying an ipod, I decided to go on ebay to get my new MP3 Player. Its a simple, 4GB (expandable to 8GB via miniSD) Music/Video Player. It can play videos, music, record audio, has FM radio, has an EBook reader, Tetris clone, picture viewer, and can display lyrics to songs. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=59 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=59 So the 3rd character announced in Diablo 3 is the wizard. She seems to have powers that resemble an elementalist (if you are familiar with Guild Wars). Now that I mention it, her outfit looks sorta like an elementalists as well. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=64 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=64 With all the guys at FTFRACING.com getting me into the car spirit, I decided to create a quick game that tests their reaction time when they are at the speedway. The game engine is built, but as you can see from the interface, it is definitely BETA. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=65 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=65 A dear friend of mine, Alex, recently loss his mother. My condolences go out to him and his family. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=66 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=66 I got an email today and it looks like Lee Canyon received some early snow already in October. Let`s hope this is a good sign and the snow continues to build up. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=68 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=68 I need to always make sure my monitors are showing similar colors or some of my layouts, logos, designs, etc... will get thrown off. That said, I bought a Spyder2Express monitor calibrator. It works okay... It takes a few minutes to get rocking and sucks when it comes to dual monitors. Especially on my Mac, it causes a mess of my profiles. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=69 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=69 So for Halloween we have been kicking the idea around about being Ghostbusters. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=74 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=74 In the 3rd round, it appeared that Patrick Cote`s knee popped out. People are saying it is a torn ACL. During the 1st and 2nd round, it appeared that Silva was wisely timing his shots and dancing around a lot. Some may speculate that he wanted to pace this fight beyond 2 rounds. But on the other hand, some of the fierce shots he landed were intended for a knock out, such as a flying knee he landed clean on Cote`s face. Overall, it could`ve been a much more entertaining fight, but at no point was Anderson Silva in any trouble in the fight. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=80 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=80 In the spirit of Halloween, we are designing some hi-tech Ghostbuster proton packs. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=87 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=87 My computer at my office was an older AMD 1.8GHZ with 1 GB of ram. For basic office stuff, it was more then fine. Anyhow, I decided to upgrade the hard drive to a faster 7200 rpm hard drive (yes it had a very slow HD in it) When doing so, the PC Chips M848A motherboard would not post after upgrading. Reset CMOS Jumper, nothing No error beeps, just the processor fan would turn on This is probably the 3rd PC Chips motherboard that has gone bad on me just by doing minor tweaks. I think I had another PC Chips arrive DOA as well. Unfortunately on Newegg.com, this is the only Socket A board you can buy, and since there is a warranty on it, it is safer then buying a used Socket A off ebay. Overall, I have found the M848A series a very unstable, temperamental system. If you have a Socket A 462 board, avoid the M848A if possible. However, I will be testing the M848A V5.0 when it comes in and hope it shows a difference, I think this one has failed on me in the past too. I don`t know why I keep running into this board, maybe because it`s cheap http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=88 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=88 Brian and Kevin are very active in filming and video producing. That said, we filmed a Ghostbusters 3 skit under the direction of Brian Garner. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=89 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=89 As stated in my earlier review about the PC Chips M848 Rev 2.1, the motherboard was very temperamental, did not play well with new hardware, and crashed very easily. That said, I purchased a PC Chips M848a v 5.0 motherboard in hopes I could save my old socket 462 workhorse. Overall, it was a success. The board took my AMD Duron process and old 184 Pin ram just fine. One oddity was that the older M848A had 3 ram slots, v5.0 only had 2. Anyways, all my old hardware (ethernet card, capture card, video card) worked just fine. I even got a chance to test out a mod I did to my old Radeon 9600XT. The fan burned out on it so I bought a tiny fan at Fry`s (our local tech store), and cold welded it onto the heat sink, it works great and have had no problems since. Hard drive and DVD-rom detected just fine and everything has been smooth sailing. So I must say that Rev 5.0 is a definite improvement in terms of stability, upgrade ability, and temperament over it`s predecessor. However, corky things such as: 1. Computer powers up when you plug Cat-5 into ethernet. 2. Only 2 ram slots. 3. Only 1 power input for case fan. I was hoping for 2 since I am using a Full size ATX case with 3 case fans. Not too worry, I also purchased a 3 pin male to 4 pin female power adapter to allow all the fans to work. Overall, a decent motherboard for 36 bucks (after shipping + tax), much cheaper then buying a new rig. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=92 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=92 So the guys and I played Left 4 Dead today. Very fun game, on expert mode it is very fun and hard. Good game to check out. http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=97 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=97 Victor Kan http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=105 http://www.feelthefunk.com/past_posts.php?sid=105