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August 2006 - Posts

Sunday, August 27, 2006 2:07 PM

To all my friends in Pakistan

It appears after my last trip to Pakistan there is still some confusion about why some of my sessions were not presented as planned. I think it must be due to the understanding of the word "crash". More
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 2 Comments
Saturday, August 26, 2006 4:33 PM

The mystery of the cursed case

Over the years I have encountered a lot of really weird computer problems. But my latest one has me more perplexed than ever. Can you solve the mystery of the cursed case? More
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 0 Comments
Monday, August 21, 2006 4:23 PM

Gulf TechNet & MSDN Road show

Unfortunately I will not be on this tour as I have conflicting events, but if you are in the Gulf area be sure to check this out! Cities included the tour are: Muscat, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Manama, Doha, and Kuwait City. Power up your engines for the Microsoft
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 2 Comments
Friday, August 18, 2006 9:28 PM

Disk shrink tips

Having trouble with a disk shrink utility? Either it will not shrink the disk or will not shrink it as much as you would like? This is likely the problem. More
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 0 Comments
Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:56 PM

The YouTube of video games

Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft will offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console. More
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 4 Comments
Sunday, August 13, 2006 1:25 PM

Why 100% hardware RAID is best

Everyone knows software RAID is slower and because of this most RAID installations are using hardware RAID controllers. But most RAID controllers require special software drivers. And in many cases, that is just the start of your troubles. I just built
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 2 Comments
Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:59 AM

When is RAID 0 a good idea?

Everyone told me RAID 0 was a bad idea. But I am always the odd man out. But in my case, RAID 0 really is a good idea. Here is why.
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 0 Comments
Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:35 AM

Super Computer Specs

Ok, it is not really a super computer. But it is FAST, and it is portable. I will match it up against any laptop around, and it will best most desktops as well including a few servers. And I do not see many people carrying servers as small hand baggage.
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 0 Comments
Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:14 AM

When 4 = 3

I just built a new machine and loaded it up with RAM to 4 GB. Little did I know that I would need a 64 bit version of Windows to use it all. After all 32 bits allows for 4 GB of address space, and the Microsoft web site says Windows 32 bit can handle
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 5 Comments
Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:36 PM

Awesome utility for system info

Do you work with a lot of computers? Always wondering how much memort it has, what CPU, how much disk spaces is free, what the IP is, etc? Here is a wonderful utility for that. It integrates all this information directly onto your desktop background.
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 3 Comments
Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:55 PM

My new Super Computer

I have not used a desktop computer for more than 10 years now. I have always used laptops. I did not even use monitors or keyboards because I hated switching. But finally I am gonig back to a desktop, or at least something with the roots of a desktop.
Posted by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu | 0 Comments
 
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