Beta Orionis – Part II: New fans
I got to work pretty much right away after picking up the fans from my local FedEx Office. I also made sure to test all of them out of the box with another powe...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Beta Orionis
With Absinthe complete – well, pretty close as of the time I write this – I’ve started planning out a similar build for my system. Absinthe got its name f...
Teach hackers to not hack!
We need to teach people to not hack instead of teaching people to not get hacked! — Said no computer security specialist, ever… Just as guys learn h...
Games for Windows Live (GfWL) and Windows 8.1
If you are: Running Windows 8.1 or 8.1 Pro Trying to log into Games for Windows Live Marketplace because you have a game that requires it (such as GTA IV), then...
Stopped by police while carrying, revisited
Prior to this past evening, I had not been pulled over since 2010 when I got nailed for speeding. At that time I did not even own a firearm. This past evening, ...
Computer build tip: External enclosures, revisiting cable management
A lot of your time in building a computer is going to go into cable management. In October 2013, I upgraded the power supply in my wife’s computer from a ...
Project Absinthe – Intermission and future plans
Well Absinthe is basically complete now. There’s not really anything left on it. Everything is installed that was planned to be, though there may be some ...
Gun confiscation
Cracked.com recently ran a series called “If Every Lie on the Internet Was True“, in which this picture was included: The lie here isn’t that ...
Project Absinthe – Part XV: It’s alive!
If you’re going to use Koolance’s coolant in your loop, don’t try using the little spigot that comes on the bottle. It’s worthless. Just...
Project Absinthe – Part XIV
For the record, trying to drain a loop that has a vertical radiator with its fittings toward the top is a pain. But that was necessary before I could pull the t...