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    MSDN account for free... now what?

    So, for reasons I'm not going to explain, my employer decreed that all IT employees have to get Visual Studio w\ MSDN subscriptions. So, they decided to buy me one. Now, I primarily do Linux, VMware, Storage work and I'm wondering if there's anything cool I can use this for while staying inside...
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    SSHD swap - Xbox One, anyone done it yet?

    So, I've seen the posts about it and it looks like there's a 10-25% performance boost by swapping the hd for a SSHD (Hybrid SSD + HD). Anyone here done it yet? Honestly, I looked at it and thought with the minimal performance boost it wasn't really worth it. It appears Microsoft has eliminated...
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    iometer stuck with 32k iobw.tst?

    I'm not sure what's going on but when I try to run iometer it keeps creating a 32k iobw.tst file. I've tried values for "Maximum Disk Size" from 0 all the way up to 8192000 and the file size never changes. What's bugging me is I've done it on two different systems, one on Windows 7 and another...
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    3dMark Vantage UPDATED, 1.0.1 details and downloads

    From Digg: Futuremark released 3dMark Vantage recently and have already found a few ways to improve it. For the full patch notes read on and the download link will be live just as soon as possible. This was JUST released, folks. Link: 3dMark Vantage UPDATED, 1.0.1 details and downloads
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    Dual booting Ubuntu in 20 minutes

    This is probably the easiest way to install Ubuntu. Wubi rocks!
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    Serious Bug found in Core 2 Duo, Intel and Microsoft release patch

    From Digg: Looks important to me.
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    d820 - upgradable graphics?

    I'm just wondering if the D820's have upgradeable graphics or not. I poked around a bit and couldn't seem to find an answer and thought I'd ask here.
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    Promotion of F@H on Overclocking Wiki

    Just thought I'd mention that I'm using another tool to support the [H]orde. I've just created a sticky on my board (Sticky) mentioning the Horde, how to join and which team to fold under. Go [H]!
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    caching proxy server for dial up user

    I'm wondering if there's an all in one caching proxy server that could be easy implemented on a Windows box connected via dial up. My mother in law has a recent Dell and her internet performance in slow. I'd love a simple to use program to program that would cache the content locally. Lets...
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    Disadvantages of Vista, by Synaps3

    http://digg.com/tech_news/Disadvantages_of_Windows_Vista One of our [H]'s, Synaps3 wrote a piece on the Disadvantages of Vista and its making waves. Its been 'Dugg'! GJ, Synaps3
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    Pingdom monitoring free for 1 year for next 18 hours

    Pingdom is running a promotion for one free year of monitoring for the next 18 hours. You already know if you want this... go get it!
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    awstats reporting 2x the number of pages as adsense

    my site showed approx 2,100 pages yesterday but adsense is reporting only half that number of page impressions. Percentage wise, i believe that the majority of my pages have adsense code and they all seem to be working. I've got a mediawik site and I added it to monobook as intructed. Also, a...
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    Technet support closed?

    Hey, I'm trying to get through to Technet support and I've been getting a holiday greeting message for two days now. When are they coming back online?
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    HTPC, price check

    What would you think this is worth? I priced similiar hardware on Newegg and that came out to around $350 before I got a copy of XP Pro...
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    PPU wiki page

    Dang nice work, jebo_4jc ... http://www.overclockingwiki.org/index.php?title=Physics_Processing What do you all think, how could it be improved?
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    WC wiki page

    Here's a link to a startup WC Wiki page. I'd welcome your thoughts and any revisions you may care to make.
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    Overclocking Wiki's Distributed Computing page

    Hola! I've got a new project, the Overclocking Wiki and thought the [h]orde needed whatever pimpage I could give them. So, an article has been created for distributed computing. I wonder, would you all take a look and (nicely) let me know how I did? PS, I'll start promoting this site...
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    Koolance 1036bk, Abit Aw9d-Max and Core 2 duo

    Hello boys and girls. I know its been a while since I posted here but I thought I'd bring something worth posting before I came back. :) Here's some pics of my latest overclocking rig. Enjoy! You can see the latest overclock results here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1030079613...
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    2x1024MB OCZ PC2-7200 900MHz 240Pin DDR2 SLI EPP Memory

    Instead of thread crapping this seemed like it should be in its own thread. Dan_D, I couldn't help but notice you and I are running the same ram. I have yet to start oc'ing mine as I'm waiting to wc my cpu. I was wondering if you had any tips on this ram? I'm using mine with an Abit aw9d-max...
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    core 2 do system online, em III results are terrific

    Welp, i just setup my Core 2 Duo box, its a e6400 and so far I'm really impressed with the results. I've got it with advmethods and large wu's and one the initial run its putting out 545 ppd. Thats a real nice boost from the Opteron 170's score. Even overclocked it wasn't nearly that much. Once...
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    Abit AW9D-Max Overclocking Thread

    Edit: This is turning more into a worklog of my oc'ing results so that will will evidently become the new topic. :) I'm starting this thread in the hopes of bringing together in one place everyone's tips one overclocking this board. I've recently upgraded to one and I'm finding its a...
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    Whats the Quality of the Vista defrag tool?

    Yes, I know the XP defrag tool left much to be desired. Yes, I love Diskkeeper on my Xp Systems. Now, with that out of the way... Has anyone analyzed the performance of the Vista defrag tool? I'm getting sketchy details here and there but they sound promising.
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    Averatec 3270 with Vista rc1 works great!

    Just a note, I've got Windows Vista rc1 running on my Averatec 3270. So far its running just lovely and offering very strong performance. The new interface is lovely and all the new features are just great! This is a highly recommended upgrade and something that was painless! Here's the...
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    rc1 vs XP - gaming performance... anywhere?

    I'm looking for benchies for RC1 vs Xp Pro... Anyone?
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    Kentsfield is the shizzle!

    Kentsfield... Wow.. I'm skipping Core 2 Duo and moving straight to Kentsfield from the looks of it. My wife will get an upgrade to a Opteron 170 and my media pc will get an upgrade to a a8n-sli + 3000+... Now, I wonder how many ppd a kentsfield will throw down.
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    5600 install over 5536? just upgrade?

    just checking to see if there are any complications to installing rc1 over pre-rc1.. I'd like to keep my programs and settings if possible since I've been using pre-rc1 for a couple of weeks as my main os. anyone tried this yet?
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    Enermax Liberty or PP & C Silencer 750?

    My plan to keep the case and power supply for as long as I can find good atx mobo's to put in them. I'll upgrade the mobo, cpu and gpu as needed. Here's my specs, in case someone wants to make a recommendation. Which one of these psu's would you all choose? *** cough *** jonnyGURU *** cough...
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    Dell Latitude CORE DUO 2 available 9/6

    This may not be news but I just confirmed with Dell that the merom equiped Latitudes will be available to order on September 6th, 2006. So, d620 and d820 can be ordered on the 6th with the Core Duo 2 processor. I don't know about you all, but I'll be ordering a Latitude very soon.
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    Best Voice + FM recorder for 4g

    I'm looking for something that is powered off the ipod, recording to its harddrive that my wife can toss in her purse and use to record off FM or straight Voice. I've found the iFm already and wasn't too impressed with it. Anything else out better?
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    new sig

    Man, i love my new sig...
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    Dekard's 30 day report

    So, this morning I noticed its the end of my first 30 day in F@H and I thought I'd post a report on how things are going. Right now I'm ranked 1,155 in [h]'s team and 24913 in global rankings... Nice to be here!!! PPD Rank : Chosen Total Points 43,681 Total WUs 167...
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    SMP Folding for the [H]orde

    Just thought I'd through a post in here. I've got F@H running on quite a few duallie rigs I've got and I'm sure many of you do too. Perhaps we can all post our gear here and get a bit more momentum for the [H]orde in these difficult times. Right now I've got F@H on the following: Xeon...
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    Server downtime affects PPD

    Man, all that server downtime in the last few days really killed my PPD. What a pisser. One would think that they would be a little more conscience about taking their servers offline. Crapola
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    Vista graphics problems

    "Ya. Would Be Nice IF IT WORKED!!! Installed on Blue. Screen is Black With Windows Vista Logo on Bottom Right. Mouse Pointer Works. Not the Keyboard and No Response at All??? I Rolled it Back. Oh Well" Above is a copy of an email I just got from a friend who's installed the Vista 5384 beta 2...
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    Centos is insane?!

    Dear lord, why is it so hard to install F@H on Centos? All it took was about 5 minutes on Gentoo and I was up and running. Am I missing the easy way to do this?
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    +30 ghz FTW

    Well.... after a long time watching I decide to join the [H]orde. I just added a dual proc Dell Poweredge 2850 with 3 instances of the f@h console running. I also added the console service client to my laptop so when I've got it plugged in it will fold. And an Optiflex 210l dual core workstation...
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    New Vista Version is out, 5456

    FYI, windows connect beta testers can download now. The rest of us won't have legal access to it. Besides, if you try to active a Beta 2 serial number it won't work. You'd need official beta tester status or another way around it. So, Anyone using this yet and able to comment on it compared to...
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    Poweredge 2850 w\PERC4 embedded, Config? Performance?

    Dell just shipped out a Poweredge 2850 to use with 3 74g 15k SCSI drives hooked up to the Embedded RAID - PERC4 Embedded Integrated included with the system. This is going to be used as a DC and exchange server for my small office of 5 people. It represents a massive upgrade in power and I'm...
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    Dell Poweredge 2850

    Ahh.... I love spending money... We're replacing our main server and performing a badly needed upgrade in the process. I built the box initially from old desktop parts when I decided to start testing Windows Small Business Server and never stopped using the desktop hardware. The current specs...
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    New Sage TV Linux release

    Version 5 of Sage TV is out and working like a charm. It corrects a number of issues previously reported and adds some nice new features. Best of all its a free upgrade to existing customers! The bad news is the install's a beast... Here's the release notes:
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