Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Expensive Chirstmas Gift - For Myself
I built an expensive Xmas gift for myself...took me three months....I have been working for the past three months trying to build a stable PC platform. This PC has gone through various transitions from P4 to AMD and now back to P4. Here is a brief spec of the PC:
Asus P5P800 LGA 775 socket MoBo
P4 3.2 Ghz overclocked at 3.6 Ghz (FSB - 225 Mhz)
Stock CPU cooler/120 mm UV blue top case fan/120 mm UV Blue side case fan
PCI slot System exhaust blower
1 GB (2 * 512) PC 3200 Dual channel DDR
ATI Radeon 9600 SE with 128 MB (sucks) - Overclocked at 425 Mhz Vcore/250 Mhz Mem
6.1 ch onboard Audio
Built in Gigabit NIC
8 USB ports
Here are some pics:
Asus P5P800 LGA 775 socket MoBo
P4 3.2 Ghz overclocked at 3.6 Ghz (FSB - 225 Mhz)
Stock CPU cooler/120 mm UV blue top case fan/120 mm UV Blue side case fan
PCI slot System exhaust blower
1 GB (2 * 512) PC 3200 Dual channel DDR
ATI Radeon 9600 SE with 128 MB (sucks) - Overclocked at 425 Mhz Vcore/250 Mhz Mem
6.1 ch onboard Audio
Built in Gigabit NIC
8 USB ports
Here are some pics:
PC Side view
PC Front view
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Poor mans Snow
Dallas doesnt usually get any snow, but the last few years it has been snowing atleast once (atleast since 2001). I guess this is all due to Global Warming...Well thats a whole new topic to discuss...so let me cut short and get to the point. It usually snows (or ice fall) around February, but this time it snowed really early and only 1/2 to 1 inch of snow. And the next 3 days was at 0 F that the snow ( i should all ice) took 3 - 4 days to melt...Hoping to see some good snowing in February when the next Cold Wave hits Dallas..
Monday, December 20, 2004
Yagi antenna ripped apart
Perhaps every body knows what a Yagi antenna is. Most people use Televisions with Yagi antennas. I have been doing a wireless implementation for a hospital and they had a Yagi antenna for a building-to-building wireless network. A stormy night one of these antennas was ripped off from the pole on which it was mounted. Here is the before and after pictures of the antenna...
Before Storm
After Storm
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
32 F - 0 C in Dallas
Its 0 degree C in Dallas. Last two days have been very cold. I am making good use of my new leather jacket...
Friday, December 03, 2004
Yanni show on Dec 2
For all those who are Yanni haters, you dont need to read this post. This show was one of the best concerts I have ever attended. I carried a binoculars with me to see him real close. He really has maintained his hair very well..It looked like a shampoo advertisement on stage...About 3500 people showed up for the concert. This will be one night that I will remember for a long long time...until the next Yanni concert...