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By the way, I forgot to mention that Passover started on Monday night. If you see a Jewish person, wish him/her a happy Passover! And don't forget that this Sunday is Easter Sunday.

I'll be putting up the first code for ASEville tonight or sooner. I'll also be posting some content on something.

Hardware:
Winfast A350 @ Icrontic.
Intel DP875 @ HH.
Aopen Xcube @ PCStats.
Albatron Canterwood @ Tweaknews.
HIS 9600XT @ TTZ.
HIS 9600 Dual DVI @ CL.
Corsair TwinX PC4400 @ MTB.

Else:
64bit desktop and you @ Short-Media.
Superflower case @ TA.
FREE RAM @ VL.
Ahanix case @ RBMods.
Compad Speedpad @ Gurureview.
Ahanix case @ Pimprig.
Superflower fanbus @ Madshrimps.
Evercool WCing @ aTR.
Interview with corsair @ VL.
Startech lights @ Modsynergy.
Logitech MX510 @ OCIA.
Flashmod 1 @ Pimpedoutcases.
HTPC Part 1 @ Voidedwarranty.
Tweakmonster RAMsinks @ CI.
Silverstone ST46 @ 3DX.
Enermax fanbus @ ER.
Bluetooth headset @ Envynews.
Startech 480W PSU @ TWL.

The just announced Google Mail has some people up in arms already. Privacy concerns are all the rage today.

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"Residual copies of e-mail may remain on our systems, even after you have deleted them from your mailbox or after the termination of your account," Google's Gmail says in its privacy and terms of use sections. Google will also scan users' e-mails in order to paste appropriate advertising into messages. It may also link together "cookies," which contain personal information, from both e-mail and Web use records.

NASA is finally going to lauch a test device into orbit that will without a doubt prove or disproved the second major theory of Einstein. The theory states that a body's circular motion (spin in this case) is affected by the gravitational pull of other bodies.

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If theory holds, the mass and rotation of the Earth, 397 miles below the probe, should throw the alignment of the spinning balls off kilter in subtle but measurable ways.

Stop the presses!!! Someone is richer than Bill Gates. Some dude from Sweden that owns IKEA.

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Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion). Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in Forbes magazine, SVT2 said.

Well, ASEville code still not up. Holidays start on Monday night. Expect something on Tuesday night. A Review/Article on Wed night.

Seasonic 350W PSU @ Metku.
SteelPad 4D @ MHW.
Albatron 5900 @ MTB.
Maxtop case @ ER.
Waterblock @ Techangel.
Shuttle XPC Zen @ Hexus.
3Rsystem @ RBMods.
A fan @ aTR.

It is been awhile since I put up a guide to pretty much anything. This issue has been bugging me ever since I started working at my current job as a repair technician.

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Read about how to keep your computer safe and secure. I hope this article will spread, I can't stand to see people waste money on things that could be easily fixed for free.

My Buddy RudeMoody just fixed up that article I wrote. Make sure you check it out to keep your computer safe. »http://www.aselabs.com/articles.php?id=124 And by the way, I haven't forgot about the planned code update on ASEville. I'm just holding off still I get it a bit more nicer looking. It needs a few layout changes and then I'll be updating the code. Perhaps on Saturday or Sunday.

AOpen AK86L @ 3DX.
Vantec Mousepad @ ER.
Razer Viper @ RBMods.
Digicam @ Gurureview.
Budget watercooling @ Madshrimps.
Diaging bad memory @ PCStats.
Diabolic case @ Lanaddict.
Raid guide 2 @ LC.
Bluetake bluetooth mouse @ HP.
Raidmax 400w PSU @ OCIA.
heatsink @ Frostytech.

I don't know how true this is considering it is April 1st, but Google says it is going to start an email system to provide people with 1GB of mail space. The PR is here.

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Gmail uses Google search technology to automatically organize and find messages. And because Gmail includes 1,000 megabytes of storage, a typical user won't ever have to worry about deleting mail. Everything just gets archived so it can be found again if needed.

There are other differences in the way Gmail provides access to your email. For example, Gmail automatically groups an email and the replies to it as a conversation. That means you always see a message in its proper context. And there are no pop-ups or banner ads in Gmail, just relevant text ads and links to related pages. Gmail's other distinctive features include a labeling system, a spam reporter and a system for filtering your mail as it comes into your inbox.

As promised, I put up an article yesterday. It is about »Safer Computer. It is a good read, and I do encourage you to read it. By the way, everything looks good for a first update on ASEville (Alpha 1).

Hardware:
Athlon 64 2800+ @ AMDZone.
Asus P4R800 @ tBreak.
Abit KV8-Max3 @ PCStats.
Gigabyte 9600XT @ Bigbruin.
Transcend Xabre 400 @ OCIA.

Whatever:
Vantec EZ-Swap @ aTR.
256MB Flash drive @ ER.
Vantec fancard @ VL.
Gateway 610XL @ Designtechnica.
Mountainmods UFO case @ Pimprig.
MPEG-21 codec compression @ Accelenation.
OCLabs WCing @ HardH2o.

The modern PC is one of the most versatile and useful tools around, and is an irreplaceable part of one's business. Unfortunately, as computers have become more and more commonplace, so have the security risks: viruses, spyware, spam, and the like are in full-force and are doing their best to bring your PC down and ruin your week. Next Page »

I've got something really nice to post today for new content. It is an article about safer computing. It'll be up later tonight.

Hardware:
Epox 4DPA @ tBreak.
Intel Celeron 2.8 @ Hexus.
Simpletech PC3700 @ TN.

Whatever:
SMC A/G Router @ Envynews.
TT Damier @ 3DX.
7in1 Reader @ TN.
Antec Superlanboy @ Ascully.
Fan roundup @ ER.
Silverstone Gloria case @ FLHW.
Titan HDD Cooler @ Gurureview.
Nu 8X DVD @ RBMods.
Seasonic 400W PSU @ VL.
TT K8 Cooler @ 3DX.
Ahinx black knight case @ MTB.
GlobalWin watercooling kit @ OCIA.
Silverstone Gloria @ Myworld.

In ten years hardware will be free. So Windows will be the major price for a computer costing up to $600 or more to make up the cost. Chips and tangible items have a real world value to make. On the other hand, software is written once and copied again and again.

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"Ten years out, in terms of actual hardware costs, you can almost think of hardware as being free--I'm not saying it will be absolutely free--but in terms of the power of the servers, the power of the network will not be a limiting factor,'' Gates said Monday at a symposium in San Diego, referring to networked computers and advances in the Internet's speed.

Apple wants to capitalize on the huge success of the iPod by makings its UI patented. Previous devices have all shared the same interface. Why Apple thinks its special is beyond me.

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In a portable multimedia device, a method, apparatus, and system for providing user supplied configuration data are described. In one embodiment, a hierarchically ordered graphical user interface are provided. A first order, or home, interface provides a highest order of user selectable items each of which, when selected, results in an automatic transition to a lower order user interface associated with the selected item. In one of the described embodiments, the lower order interface includes other user selectable items associated with the previously selected item from the higher order user interface.

If you're sick of seeing the channels that you hate, and don't want to pay for, Congress has a solution for you. Cable a la carte. That's right. Soon it may be a law to allow you to pick the channels you want to pay for.

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Under an a la carte system, top-rated cable channels such as USA Network would probably thrive because ratings suggest enough people would choose to buy it individually to make it worth a programmer's while. However, less-watched channels that serve distinct but smaller audiences, such as TechTV and BET, may not survive, because not enough viewers would pay for them. Under the current system, consumers effectively subsidize less-popular channels, which cable companies say provides diversity in the cable and satellite universe.

In case you didn't know, Comcast is in the final stages of buying TechTV, I don't think they'll go down that easily.

Still working on ASEville. I'd say by Friday I'll have some code to put up.

Hardware:
Kingston HyperX 4000 @ MTB.
Gigabyte K8NNXP @ Short-Media.
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS @ Gurureview.
TT Xaser Damier @ FLHW.
Albatron FX5900XT @ RBMods.

Okay, so... no reviews this week. Next week I'll have some stuff. Work continues on ASEville (which is why I'm falling behind on the reviewing). I've got journal and album support working. Next up is systems and then I'll upload the code to the site for testing.

Hardware:
AMD Mobile Barton 2500+ @ Techtastic.
Corsair TwinX PC4400 @ PCStats.
Aopen K8T800 @ Hexus.
DDR Registered Showdown @ AMDReview.

Other:
Maxtop Server case @ Ohls.
LED Footstep mod @ Computersphere.
HT-101 @ 3DX.

Could you imagine the UN having control over the internet. It is funny, I think it is fine in the current system right now.

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Backing ICANN are groups such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the U.S. Commerce Department, which fear that greater U.N. involvement will unleash the world's most extensive bureaucracy on the Internet and stifle innovation online. In a paper distributed at the summit, the ICC took issue with the popular term Internet governance, saying it "implies that there is a need for the Internet to be governed in some way, a view that ICC does not support."

It seems that the UN, an organization that WE created (after WW2), is stifling everybody more and more. The UN is weak and unable to make descisions anymore.

The EU has fined Microsoft $613 Million, but that's the tip of the iceburg. The fine is a slap on the wrist. The real pain comes from the other requirements. One of them is to unbundle Media Player from Windows. The other is to release documents so other server products can maintain interoperability with Windows. Pretty intense. Microsoft will appeal of course.

Now I do agree that $200-$300 for an Operating system is pretty crazy. The problem is, people will pay for it. With no immediate competition, Microsoft can charge whatever the market will pay for its products. Do not tell me that Linux is a viable option. It plainly is not. Have you ever tried to recently install or USE Linux? Let's face it, if Linux wants to start to widdle away at Microsoft's desktop market, they HAVE to make the interface easier to use. RPMs and stuff are great... but then the dependancies and stuff. In Windows... you double click an install program and that it. What do you think?

I forgot to post all the drama yesterday, but Dell's site had a bunch of AMD for sale. Dell never sells AMD. Slip up? Or something bigger. They had a Barton and an Opteron that I saw.

HardOCP has the images:
http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE2MDYyMTZRSHRoMW04YlpfMV8xX2wuZ2lm
http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE2MDYyMTZRSHRoMW04YlpfMV8yX2wuZ2lm
http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE1NTg3OWlBcmh6cUZDVHlfMV8xX2wuZ2lm
http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE1NTg3OWlBcmh6cUZDVHlfMV8yX2wuZ2lm

Okay, so I didn't put up anything for review. I just happen to have been pretty busy working on ASEville. I'd say by next week there should be something in a usable form.

Hardware:
Asus 9600XT @ Legitreviews.
Albatron FX5900XT @ PCStats.
ATI AIW9600 @ TN.

Other:
Eksitdata HDD noise stopper @ RBMods.
Sunbeam Fangrills @ RBMods.
Medusa 5.1 Soundcard @ Gurureview.
200GB Seagate SATA @ ClubOC.
Dust bunnies @ Short-Media.
Antec Superlanboy @ Pimprig.

Now I said that I'd be putting something up today didn't I? I guess I'll have to look around for something. It'll most likely be a small item. I have to get more hardware for review. Perhaps I'll put up an updated how to build a computer guide. I have to rebuild one of mine again today.

CPU:
3.4 Prescott @ HCW.
And @ Legitreviews.
and @ Tweaknews.
And @ Accelenation.

Hardware:
Mad Dog 7.1 Soundcard @ VL.
Gigabyte 655FX @ Myworld.
Audiotrak Prodigy @ Bigbruin.
Gigabyte FX5700 U @ Envynews.
PC4400 memory shootout @ HCW.

Other:
Razer Viper mouse @ aTR.
Decals @ Hot-Mods.
Swiftech CPU fan @ RBMods.
TT Xaser skull case @ Ascully.
NZXT Case @ OCIA.
Evercool WCing @ Ohls.
Vantec USB Enclosure @ ET.
Anycool2 @ Gurureview.

I was going around the internet today and discovered some things about the new upcoming nVidia card. Here is a picture of the card. I think...

And here are details of the nVidia LAN party that they will be hosting and be releasing the card at.

Interesting to think about. What has ATI got up its sleeve?

Some companies are making technologies that will help to fight spam. Of course this includes the need to check where an email is coming from to determine is the address is faked or not. I personally use SpamBayes, a bayesion spam filter. My spam is now 99% gone.

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Yahoo has repeatedly discussed plans to support a proposed system, known as DomainKeys, for verifying the identity of an e-mail sender. AOL has recently begun testing a DNS-based system, formerly known as Sender Permitted From and recently renamed Sender Policy Framework (SPF). Microsoft, too, has developed its own system for identifying the origin of e-mail, called Caller ID for E-mail.

Not a lot happening lately. Got some stuff I need to review, I'll put that up by Wed. Work on ASEville is going well. Journal support is fully added and ready to go. I just need to do some more things before I start uploading the new code to the site.

Hardware:
Albatron K8X800 @ 3DX.
DFI nForce 3 @ tBreak.
PMI PC3200 @ OCC.
Powercolor Radeon 9800XT @ Hexus.
nForce 3 @ Short-Media.

Other:
MS Optical desktop @ RBMods.
Zalman PSU @ FLHW.
Seasonic PSU @ OCTools.

Work started on ASEville Version 3 (Yeah, skipped Version 2 for naming concerns). »http://www.aseforums.com/viewtopic.php?topicid=262 See?

Hardware:
Shuttle SB75G2 @ OCWizard.
Maudio 7.1 soundcard @ Myworld.
OCing P4 EE @ Legitreviews.
Chaintech FX5700U @ PCStats.
Albatron Canterwood @ Ohls.

Other:
CompUSA Black case @ CM.
TT Damier @ FL.
Case4U Designer case @ TN.
TT Polo735 @ TechTastic.
Koolance CPU300 block @ VL.
XP SP2 RC1 @ IANAG.
SS PSU @ OCIA.
Logitech MX510 @ HP.

Okay, so I finally got my test server at home up and running again. I'll be testing ASEville on there before I do any testing on this server.

Looks like it was Athlon FX-53 day.

Hardware:
Athlon FX-53 @ Hexus.
And at Short-Media.
And @ Legitreviews.
And @ AMDZone.
Albatron Px875Pro @ RBMods.

Other:
Everglide Xtreme mousepad @ Gurureview.
CL PC Remote @ ET.

I've already started to implement the database changes needed for ASEville. Soon, journal support will be live. I'll announce when features are added and stable enough for use.

Hardware:
Asus A7N8X-E @ AMDZone.
Corsair PC3200LL @ TN.
OCZ PC4000 @ PCStats.
Shuttle Athlon 64 Board @ Metku.
FX51 vs FX53 @ AMDReview.
MSI K8T-Neo @ Modsynergy.
DDR For all @ ipKonfig.

Other:
Digitalway MP3 player @ Designtechnica.
XTC Waterblock @ Ninjalane.

Your favorite search engine has just gotten better than ever. In an effort to gain more advert revenue, Google has released Google Local. You can try this new feature at Google's main site. Or at http://local.google.com It managed to find both of my parents stores just fine.

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Mountain View, Calif.-based Google is giving prominence to local search at a time when it's one of the most hyped areas of development in the industry. Financial analysts and industry executives say geographically targeted search listings are prime real estate for local advertising, an estimated $12 billion annual business in the United States. In 2004, less than $50 million of that market will go toward ads related to local Net searches, but over time, the dollars will find their way to the virtual world, analysts say.

Well, the fixing continues. I've just added the latest threads to your profile. See mine... »http://www.aselabs.com/user.php?id=1 Also, I added a bunch of forums. Make sure you check them out. I also added the About Us page. Finally.

Hardware:
OCZ PC3700 Rev2 @ Legitreviews.
nForce 3 250 @ Hexus.
Nu DVD 8x @ aTR.
P4 Dual Channel Chipset showdown @ TT.

Other:
Nexus PHT Heatsink @ Myworld.
Superflower Review @ RBMods.
Black Demon Case @ ClubOC.
Diabolic case @ CI.
WinXP Tune up @ IANAG.
Alpha Heatsink @ Madshrimps.