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Computer hardware reviews, testing, and information.
Updated on Jan 22, 13
Created on Dec 05, 10
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"When I set about building a new house in 2007, I took advantage of the opportunity to include infrastructure that would make for the ultimate real-world test lab for many of the products on my beat list here at Maximum PC (the illustration in the aforementioned story is loosely based on my home’s floor plan). Videocards are still benchmarked in the official Maximum PC Lab in South San Francisco, but wireless networking products, speakers, media-streaming devices, iPod docks, home-automation, and home-theater related products are tested at the house, which we’ve dubbed Maximum PC Lab North."
Very cool tiny PC that can run Linux or Windows 7, has single or dual NICs, no fan, has DVI and serial port, and optional Wifi. Starts at $300.
"I am running a small and humble service to all of my HP MediaSmart Server comrades who wish to have a VGA/PS2 Keyboard/PS2 Mouse/Serial debug board and would rather buy (and not build) the board."
"If you’re a HP MediaSmart Server user and enjoy using your server then have you considered what you would do if your LAN port failed to work? Oh man that’s one nightmare that I would not wish upon anyone and yet it does happen and so this prompted me to figure a way to restore LAN connectivity back to the HP MediaSmart Servers."
"The following products and system details are required to effectively deploy SageTV. If you do not have them or have questions regarding the requirements, either contact us or take this list to your local computer retailer for assistance."
Top 5 things to do with cheap Intel Atom servers and Free Software
"Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It's lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works."
"Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments."
"Remote reboot power strips. Control each outlet independently from Web, Telnet, SNMP. Have network access plus out-of-band control via serial port and internal modem with both data and DTMF tone dial control. Wherever you are, you are in complete control."
"Instantly reboot, start or stop equipment. Reboot routers, servers, and industrial machinery via the web! Create custom web control pages and LCD screens. Do it securely with multi-level passwords."
"Dell PC service tags and express service codes are directly related. Given one type, the other can be computed."
Cheap WD fast hard drives.
Gigabit PoE injector.
Freeware to benchmark hard drives and get info from hard drives, as well as motherboard info and other free (BSD-licensed) utilities.
36 items | 1 visits
Computer hardware reviews, testing, and information.
Updated on Jan 22, 13
Created on Dec 05, 10
Category: Computers & Internet
URL: