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zimbali: Our New custom-built 6c/24GB/4Gbps Streaming Server
I built a new streaming server recently. It is amazing how much computing power one can buy these days with a modest amount of cash. We are expecting throughput in the 4Gbps region with this machine, and initial benchmarks support this figure. Hardware ... |
31-Mar-2011 10:00:00 |
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MacBook Pro GPU Overheating
My mid-2008 MBP's nVidia GeForce 8600M GT GPU overheated yesterday while connected to a second monitor. Yes, it has the nVidia chip set that apparently has issues. No, Data Quest in Zurich says that it is not covered by the recall warrantee extension; ... |
05-Oct-2010 20:39:00 |
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Intel X25M SSD in a MacBook Pro: Performance Degradation Over Time
In December 2009, I convinced my employer, xtendx AG, that I needed one of those groovy new Intel X25M G2 Solid State Drives for my then 18 month old early-2008 MacBook Pro. See "Intel X25M SSD in a MacBook Pro: Before and After Performance Results" for ... |
16-Sep-2010 17:16:00 |
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Transcend ExpressCard 32GB SSD Performance in a MacBook Pro
Last December I upgraded my MacBook Pro with an Intel X-25M solid state drive, and posted the impressive performance metrics on this blog. (Intel X25M SSD in a MacBook Pro: Before and After Performance Results.) It was an expensive upgrade, but well ... |
12-Apr-2010 20:17:41 |
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Intel X25M SSD in a MacBook Pro: Before and After Performance Results
Early last week I convinced my employer, xtendx AG, that I needed one of those new, fancy Intel X25M G2 Solid State Drives for my 18 month old early-2008 MacBook Pro. The prices had finally come down to a tolerable sweet-spot for us: ~SFr500 for the ... |
20-Dec-2009 19:01:00 |
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Memory Board from Cray 1 Supercomputer #38
Ahhh...one of my greatest possessions: An old memory board from a Cray-1 Supercomputer. I found it on eBay for $50 back in 2004, and have since remounted it onto a wooden placard. The supercomputer from which it came from was ... |
15-Dec-2008 15:50:00 |