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Cheaper Than The Assembly Machine Was Computer Shenzhou Dx10 Alone Since 2999
Posted by Parkzone Corsair in Memory on November 27th, 2010
Now, Shenzhou computer or the appearance of both the inherent quality, with international brands to reach the same level. Today, you select the Shenzhou computer, I do not need you love the country, only you dumb, you only need to reason, only you do not like being slaughtered, only you know a little computer, only you do not worshiper of foreign things, just Domestic players do you want to think so much to get the world’s largest Olympic champion, just think of your parents you are Chinese, you are made of, but yet so good, you will confidently, without hesitation Select Shenzhou computer.
? Taken from Wu Haijun, chairman of the foreign entrepreneur Speech
Into December, the new dream of independence was the Shenzhou series of Taiwan Machine DX10 will you create a brand new world, success Desktops The market’s most eye-catching scenery, buy a computer certainly can not miss, and now also receive 1,000 yuan Li Bao and buy anti-virus Software Double Gifts. Listed on both freshly 9500GT independence was just days after the G4500, and more using the latest 45nmPenryn core Titans G5000, and the wonderful fine dual quad-core upgrade of the new dream G8000, so you have an extraordinary gaming experience without leaving home. Shenzhou computer can now buy and antivirus software was 1000 yuan Li Bao double Gifts!
19 dual-core alone was wide computer entertainment pioneer
Shenzhou-G2000 and G3600 to a new dream Machine Distribution of deep black look brilliant light, also has a powerful Pentium dual-core within the core and independent Graphics Easy Fun DX10, plus 19-inch widescreen LCD for you to build a broad horizon, is a classic entertainment pioneer models. New Dream G2000 Pentium Dual Core 1.8G processors used, 256MG9300G discrete graphics, and with 1G DDR-II Memory , 160G hard drive, to 2999 yuan for cheap let you experience the perfect combination of technology and fashion. Use the new Dream G3600 Intel Pentium dual-core 2.0G processor and 512M 9400GT graphics card the perfect partner, and with 2GDDR-II memory, 160G hard drive, DV DRW-RW drive and 19-inch widescreen LCD, the whole balance of high profile, 3299 in the bag.
Intel Pentium E5200 dual-core 2.5G processor and discrete graphics 512M9500GT dream of the perfect partner for the new G4500 from now on aggressively cut 500 to 3,499 yuan selling price shock of the major computer city. At the same time with 2GDDR-II memory, 250G SATA hard disk large capacity, DVD drive and 19-inch widescreen LCD, the whole balanced and efficient configuration. Dream G4500 dazzling new show for you, invites you to witness the ultimate appeal 45nm desktop PC.
New dream date 45nmPenryn G5000 Intel Core processor E7300, lower power consumption, higher performance, and the price as low as 3,999 yuan let you enjoy the pleasure. At the same time with 2GDDR-II memory, 250G large capacity hard disk, 512MG9500GT discrete graphics, DVDRW burner drive and 19-inch widescreen LCD, the perfect response to your multi-tasking challenges.
Four nuclear independence was strong machine free upgrade 22 wide LCD
Shenzhou dream G5800 a new listing, 4M 2 cache on its 45nm quad-core processor Q8200 caused in various places selling frenzy, with “core” gives you a different starting running speed. The configuration it reached the top, 2GDDR-II RAM, 250G SATA hard disk large capacity, 512MG9500GT discrete graphics, DVDRW burner, and built-in 9-in-1 card reader, can be described as perfect. More surprising is that from now on purchase of Shenzhou-G5800, can be Monitor Shenzhou LCD wide upgrade to 22 to raise the overall machine operation experience, the price is only 4,999 yuan, more value for your wonderful burst.
Shenzhou new dream quad Forever G8000 been to the top of the configuration and low price of 5999 won the gaming enthusiasts. National Day after the new dream G8000 surprise for you once again, both processor and graphics card upgrade, upgrade to more powerful 45nm quad-core Q8200 and 512M9600GT DDR3 top card, while with 4GDDR-II memory, 250G hard drive large-capacity SATA, DVDRW burner and 22 inch widescreen LCD. After the upgrade the performance of the new dream G8000 themselves freely to the United States, post-holiday present for your charm,
Marriage Counseling for Computer Users
Posted by Parkzone Corsair in Memory on November 27th, 2010
Are you married to your computer? Does your wife or husband suspect nefarious activity? Is this affair taking over your life?
Actually, the marriage of man and machine can be a happy one – if managed correctly. The key is mutual respect: knowing the tasks at which you easily outperform your computer and the areas where it can make things easier. Take the best of both worlds and form a more efficient working partnership. Honest dialog and knowledge of your plastic partner, that’s the way.
(Old School Alert) We’ve done it before. Remember the lowly pencil? What an elegant machine! Having the right tool for the job made all the difference, especially because you could use it without thinking and then put it down.
Computers should be like that. They can be like that. They are becoming like that. And it behooves us to understand how to combine their talents with our own in ways that really work, because let’s face it, computers aren’t good at everything. In fact, they really suck at some things. Luckily these happen to be the very things that we (the human race) do phenomenally well, where we just happen to shine.
What People Do Really, Really Well
Given the right conditions, people are great filters of the unnecessary. They are great at intuiting relationships and knowing the one website, the one idea that is most important right now. Humans have natural talents in this area, while computers are lousy at it. Though Google deserves a nod for vastly improving things, it is still up to a human to make the final selection of a site, or to pull from memory a conversation from the other night at that party, or a video we saw two weeks ago.
Where We Need Help
On their side, computers can read incredibly fast, are great at helping us remember by storing things, and allow us to work together at a distance, on our own time, when the inspiration hits.
So let’s combine the best of both worlds in an efficient system that helps us innovate while staying out of the way. If a computer app is simple enough to use and does something that computers are actually good at (while leaving to humans the things we do best), this kind of efficient partnership begins to happen.
Good Apps, Fresh Ideas
What kind of applications help this happy partnership to flourish? Ones that are as simple as possible, but no simpler. Targeted, but applicable in lots of arenas. Like a pencil.
One company that has championed this right-tool-for-the-job, minimalist style of computing is 37signals. There are a myriad of others, like Freshbooks, or … (please nominate your favorite with a comment below). Blatant plug: here at IdeaTree.us, this means building a tool with the conscious goal of helping while staying out of the way. One that, rather than calculating a solution for you, helps you gather ideas like compost for a thought garden and trusts you to find your own novel connections. If that intrigues you, I’d appreciate your taking a look at it.
What tools are in your best-of-both-worlds marriage? What combinations of man and machine are helping you find the “aha”, those gems that you know, but don’t know that you know? What’s your favorite “pencil”?
Best wishes for a happy, balanced relationship.
“Systems that are based totally on mechanical principles, Newtonian thinking, tend to be very brittle. If something is slightly the wrong dimension, it tends to break. Biological systems tend to have different properties…” – Bill Joy, co-founder of the Sun corporation
Copyright 2010 by Ron Newman. All Rights Reserved.
Buying a New Computer – January 08 Update!
Posted by Parkzone Corsair in Memory on November 6th, 2010
Buying a New Computer – January 08 Update!
It’s that time of year when new parts are being released and I need to upgrade my guide on buying new during January.
I have already given alot of useful information in my last post, which should be very useful and worth reading.
I will show you 3 different setups at increasing price and performance levels. I am not going to include the cost of a monitor and peripheral devices in these systems, so you may want to bear that in mind when calculating costs as they can add on a few hundred dollars. We mainly just want to look at the best value parts available and justify the reasons for or against different upgrades.
Entry Level System (0-00 AUD)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e2160
Motherboard: Good quality ASUS P5K or Gigabyte to suit your choice of processor for less than 0 AUD
Memory: 2gb DDR2 667
Hard-Drive: Western Digital 250GB
Graphics Card: Onboard or ATi HD 512 3850
DVD Drive: Lightscribe/Pioneer DVD Burner
Power Supply and Case: 400-450W will easily suffice and your choice of case, I wouldn’t recommend spending anything more than 0 here. What I do suggest is to go into your local shop and have a look at the range, then make the decision.
This system is very much ideal for the home user. It will handle all office applications with ease and have enough power as a low end HTCP machine.
If you have no intention of gaming, then the HD 3850 is a waste. Simply use the motherboards onboard video, or purchase a cheap ATi HD 2600 Pro, which will easily suffice.
If you are looking to build one of these systems, what I suggest you do is select all your parts, excluding the processor and see how much money remains. From here, you want to do some research into the different processors available and see what you can squeeze into your budget. From there you can look back at your previous selections and opt for cheaper parts if you have the need. The range can be anywhere from the AUD of the e2160, through to 5 AUD for the E6750, if you can afford the luxury 
Midrange System (00-00 AUD)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 OR q6600 (g0 stepping)
Motherboard: ASUS p35 – look on the website and choose one which suits your budget and needs
Memory: 2gb DDR2 800
Only ddr-800 if overclocking, if not, then ddr-667 is plenty, as any more is a waste.
Hard-Drive: Western Digital 320GB
Graphics Card: nVidia 512mb 8800GT (if none in stock, then the ATi 512mb 3870)
DVD Drive: Lightscribe/Pioneer DVD Burner
Power Supply and Case: 450-550W should be enough. If you plan on overclocking, you may want to consider putting a little extra money into the cooling system. Good recommendations are the Antec 900, Coolermaster Stacker
830 and the Lian-Li range which offer a good quality design. Also, pay extra for a good quality power supply! It is one of your most important pieces of equipment and you do not want it to fail on you (I speak from experience here).
If you want quad core now, which means performance advantages in newer games and an extreme multi-tasking ability, with the potential for a hefty overclock, then go for the q6600.
If you want a fast powerful machine where you do minimal multi-tasking and can achieve a similar performance at this point in time as quad cores and even more potential for overclocking, then take the e8400. Bear in mind, there is a fair price difference of ~0 AUD. If I were to walk out and buy a computer tomorrow it would have to be the e8400, it is the newest technology and will run quieter and cooler with the 45nm architecture.
You could either go for 2gb or 4gb, depending on how your budget is looking, but another rule of thumb is as follows;
Do not get over 2gb of DDR2 ram, unless you have 64-bit Windows Vista.
If you do not have this, the extra ram will not be recognised and it will be a pointless waste of money.
The hard-drive size is up to you, the more storage, the higher the cost.
The 512mb 8800gt is hands down the best value card on the market at the moment for its pure power and thermal control.
High End System (00-00 AUD)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 OR q6600 (g0 stepping)
Motherboard: ASUS or Gigabyte 650/680i board to allow you to have SLi. Bear in mind, this will perhaps put the final price just beyond k and I don’t think it is a realistic choice at this stage, but you can at least have the option later down the track. If you don’t want SLi, then stick to the P35 boards.
Memory: 4gb DDR2 800
Hard-Drive: Western Digital 500GB
Graphics Card: nVidia 512mb 8800GTS
DVD Drive: Lightscribe/Pioneer DVD Burner
Power Supply and Case: 550W is more realistic here. Once again, you want a good quality power supply (Thermaltake is a good brand for this) and the case must offer great cooling. I suggest you do some research before buying your case and really decide what you want and need. Many people will still swear by the Antec 900’s cooling ability, but many will tell you otherwise, so realistically, you have to make the decision on this one.
The same issue applies with the CPU in the high-end system as in the midrange as the low price of the e8400 makes it almost irresistible.
The 512mb 8800GTS is simply the most powerful card at a realistic value. Going SLi is a big decision and I suggest you read up on the disadvantages and benefits of it.
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Difficulty finding my focus – Day 218 of Project 365
Image by purplemattfish
22/03/09
As you are reading this deep inside your computer a very similar bundle of chips* are conscientiously working hard to help produce this image and text in front of your face. Without the mind numbingly huge numbers of transistors that exist in every PC, flickr and the whole internet would not exist… and we would have a lot more time to do other stuff 
I seem to be having difficulty finding the mental focus (along with my macro focus) for my 365 at the moment. The shots I have been taking over the last week or seem to have been a lot harder to push forth into the world than I found previously. I guess it’s one of the quirks of this kind of project. Although I guess spending more time surfing flickr than I spend sleeping has something to do with it ; )~
This shot is not so much out of focus, it was more that I had great difficulty deciding where to focus. The narrow slit of DOF (depth of field) that this lens setup offers had me struggling exactly where to put the sweet spot. In the end I settled on the connection strip along the edge.
The Exif is all wrong on this shot I took it with an M42 Miranda 80-200mm f/3.5 macro lens plus 61mm of M42 extension tubes. The lens was set at f/22 and I reckon that it’s giving me a macro ratio of about 1:1.5 ish. I bought the lens second hand for £5 a few weeks ago. The light is from my flash on a TTL flash cord to the top of the frame.
Lightroom: direct positive preset, punch preset, push the contrast (I think I was getting quite a lot of flare and that seems to reduce the contrast), use lots of the recovery tool, USM sharpen, save to JPG
(* if you are interested this is a single 1Gb stick of DDR2-800, aka PC2 6400 SDRAM )
