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by kitsura
Wed Dec 26, 2018 4:54 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Almost 20 years
Replies: 120
Views: 20114

Re: Almost 20 years

I can't think of anything, I went into an IT job and became jaded which completely put me off tech sites for awhile. Now that i have completely left the industry i'm slowly coming back to tech.
by kitsura
Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:08 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: CaseLabs Bankrupt and Forced to Close Down
Replies: 113
Views: 14159

Re: CaseLabs Bankrupt and Forced to Close Down

Yan wrote:
$ 500 for a case? Cripes.

You probably weren't around during the days of Windy Soldam. But CaseLabs manufacturers the best almost modular water-cooling cases. Considering that most custom kits and the overall hardware can end up costing close to 5k what is 10% of the overall build cost?
by kitsura
Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:27 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: CaseLabs Bankrupt and Forced to Close Down
Replies: 113
Views: 14159

CaseLabs Bankrupt and Forced to Close Down

We are very sad to announce that CaseLabs and its parent company will be closing permanently. We have been forced into bankruptcy and liquidation. The tariffs have played a major role raising prices by almost 80% (partly due to associated shortages), which cut deeply into our margins. The default o...
by kitsura
Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:07 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: BlackBerry 10 thoughts?
Replies: 52
Views: 13942

Re: BlackBerry 10 thoughts?

Too many people Know and Understand that a true smartphone is a utility, and no one can do the various forms of communication better than a Blackberry. That may have been the case back in 2001-2008 but it is widely accepted that Blackberry no longer has the lead in that department. Based on anecdot...
by kitsura
Sat Feb 02, 2013 2:01 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Will I be able to survive without Android?
Replies: 25
Views: 7040

Re: Will I be able to survive without Andoird?

Ever considered a Blackberry Z10? The new OS looks great. Not going to be fragmented like Android or just meh like iOS. Plus the new microkernal concept is amazing. I guess it is going to be the most stable and secure mobile OS going forward.
by kitsura
Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:37 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Time to do the Hardware Shuffle!
Replies: 19
Views: 5024

Re: Time to do the Hardware Shuffle!

Maybe when wife upgrades her notebook with a tablet or equivalent I can trickle down to replace my netbook.
by kitsura
Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:33 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Time to do the Hardware Shuffle!
Replies: 19
Views: 5024

Re: Time to do the Hardware Shuffle!

You are lucky your family accepts trickle down hardware. I'm still running a WinXP netbook while wife is using a core i3 ultraportable.
by kitsura
Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:12 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: get a well in my daughters african village UPDATE PICTURES!!
Replies: 147
Views: 25241

Re: Help me get a well in my daughters african village!

1 vote from me since I just saw this. Should keep this bumped.
by kitsura
Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:41 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: re: Tom'sHardware.com - sold out?
Replies: 27
Views: 6748

Re: re: Tom'sHardware.com - sold out?

Wow, I've been here a long time. Ever since THG sold out I went to reading other hardware mags and sites like PCXL, maxPC and dailyradar. All of them closed or sold out after the dot com burst and I guess only TR is left. Never really got into Anand since there are very few articles that interest me...
by kitsura
Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:00 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Blackberry and Android OS
Replies: 14
Views: 3609

Re: Blackberry and Android OS

I don't like how forked the Android OS is (some say Jelly Bean will solve that) and also call me paranoid but I don't want every single bit of my private information ending up in Google's hands. I'm currently using a BB Torch 9810 and if RIM fails then I would rather move to Windows mobile than go A...
by kitsura
Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:26 am
Forum: Developer's Den
Topic: Program for Scheduling
Replies: 6
Views: 3004

Re: Program for Scheduling

What is your budget like? I know a guy who used to work in a company selling scheduling software.
by kitsura
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:57 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Going back to XP
Replies: 19
Views: 4376

Re: Going back to XP

I just left XP a few weeks ago due to increasingly crappy driver support. Do not go there, it's a dead end.
by kitsura
Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: How to clean dust from a PC case and case fans
Replies: 25
Views: 10783

Re: How to clean dust from a PC case and case fans

Am I the only one who uses water to wash the fans. Any PCBA worth its salt should be able to stand some water.
by kitsura
Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:50 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: AMD Video Converter - Downgraded?
Replies: 5
Views: 2805

Re: AMD Video Converter - Downgraded?

Another beef I have is that these drivers still crash my Winxp system during any OpenCL or GL intensive task. Will be moving to my new rig this weekend hope I no longer have these issues.
by kitsura
Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:23 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The Official Krogoth is Not Impressed Meme Thread!
Replies: 78
Views: 9852

Re: The Official Krogoth is Not Impressed Meme Thread!

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by kitsura
Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Console vs. gaming PC
Replies: 270
Views: 34442

Re: Console vs. gaming PC

Let me chime in. I grew up during the golden age of PC gaming where there were fantastic turn based strategy, RPGs and simulation games. Back in the day you took what you could get hardware wise and graphics were mostly sprite based but we were happy. We could *ahem* backup our games onto multiple f...
by kitsura
Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:55 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Spammers' counterfeit goods sites shut down
Replies: 7
Views: 2351

Re: Buy Louis Vuitton bags, Ugg boots, iPhone5...

While doing a search I encountered a site selling i7 2700k cheaper than what other sites are selling the 2600ks for. I almost ordered until I encountered a very suspicious payment method of amazon gift vouchers only. Further google searches confirmed that it was indeed a scam site.
by kitsura
Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:59 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Any problems with Nvidia 2xx.xx drivers?
Replies: 30
Views: 19231

Re: Any problems with Nvidia 285.62 drivers?

Just when I thought things were bad at the red camp with my 11.10 and 11.11 drivers crashing whenever anything anything OpenGL is run, it seems that the green camp is having driver problems of it's own.
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:04 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?
Replies: 44
Views: 6664

Re: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?

We're having some issues with our new Clariion CX4 due to poor implementation advice from EMC. They recommended we put all drives into a single pool including SSD, FC and SATA with another 800gb of SSD used for FAST Cache. They then told after we went live in production that we should have a separa...
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:58 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?
Replies: 44
Views: 6664

Re: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?

Do all external drives contain a standard HDD? I thought I had heard of some which had a special circuit board / adapter attached to the HDD. All 3.5" I broke open have standard drives. The few 2.5" that I broke open with much effort usually have some adaptor board stuck or soldered on, m...
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:47 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Teflon tape
Replies: 6
Views: 1944

Re: Teflon tape

I have a logitech ifeel mouse which is 10, going on 11 years old. I've worn out both the original and additional teflon tape I stuck on it. But at this point the bottom of the mouse is super smooth from years of wear and tear so I do not bother getting any more tape. I think the scroll wheel rubber ...
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:41 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Black Friday is right around the corner....
Replies: 9
Views: 1460

Re: Black Friday is right around the corner....

Some of the best deals still involve you physically being there, and not just there but among the first in line to get one of the very limited number of big ticket items they are actually selling at insanely low prices. But I've never been willing to get up (or stay up) and do that kind of thing ju...
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Black Friday is right around the corner....
Replies: 9
Views: 1460

Re: Black Friday is right around the corner....

Is black friday restricted to physical stores (with exception of amazon)? I'm asking because I'm thinking of getting some deals but I don't stay in US.
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:47 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?
Replies: 44
Views: 6664

Re: How is the HDD shortage affecting you?

Not affecting me personally since I have about 1.5T in main system. But my company's SAN is wonky and due for replacement. With HDD prices making up majority of the cost I think they would wait for prices to drop before doing the replacement.
by kitsura
Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:43 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Browser problem?
Replies: 3
Views: 1436

Re: Browser problem?

I don't see a date anywhere near the price field. How do you know it's from last year?
by kitsura
Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:25 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The $3500 USB 2.0 cable
Replies: 54
Views: 5560

Re: The $3500 USB 2.0 cable

Let's not cast too many stones, gentlemen. There are lots of us that don't think twice about dropping $200 on a case when a $40 case will do just fine. We're all guilty of laying out cash for immeasurable or impractical "improvements" to some extent. It's only when these foibles fall outs...
by kitsura
Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:14 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The $3500 USB 2.0 cable
Replies: 54
Views: 5560

Re: The $3500 USB 2.0 cable

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by kitsura
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:49 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Sad but True Suggestion
Replies: 11
Views: 1581

Re: Sad but True Suggestion

JustAnEngineer wrote:
You can do your part by clicking on the triangle with the exclamation point to report SPAM.

Too much work, do not want :P
by kitsura
Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Son wrote on laptop screen with a pen!
Replies: 13
Views: 7465

Re: Son wrote on laptop screen with a pen!

Simple, just go over the ink marks with white out.

Sorry I just couldn't resist.
by kitsura
Fri Nov 04, 2011 9:08 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Upgrading my Old Clunker
Replies: 13
Views: 2754

Re: Upgrading my Old Clunker

Scrotos wrote:
Also, if you have SATA and PCIe, your computer ain't THAT old. I figured you were finally upgrading that ol' Pentium 90 so you could use them newfangled interwebs!

Well it's not P1 old, I upgraded to a C2D around end 2006 but in PC years it is ancient.
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