Recent content by jrbales

I bought the Windows 7 Premium Family Pack upgrade since I had one laptop and two desktops to upgrade. Much less expensive than having to buy three upgrades OR three OEM versions. I upgraded the laptop to 32-bit Windows 7 on which I had Win 7 Ultimate Release Candidate. Using a clean install, I...

I add my vote for this combination which I just used in an HTPC. Otherwise, my Windows Home Server has an AMD 690G chipset motherboard (micro-ATX) and an AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 1.9GHz processor which does a great job (it's also 45W dual core) and runs 24/7.

I just put together a sweet little HTPC this weekend using the AMD X2 4850e and a Gigabyte 780G motherboard. I am blown away at how responsive the system is and have been using it in place of my main desktop. I'm still waiting for my TV card (an ATI 650 card) to finish assembly. Vista Premium...

I purchased the LG L226WTQ-BF today at Frys. I'm replacing a Gateway that I liked a lot but had very sensitive soft-touch buttons for power and OSD settings that got to be an irritation whenever the cat brushed against the power button and shut down the monitor). I find that all the monitors...

OK, I'm curious to find out if anyone else had this happen. Early this morning was the changeover to Daylight Savings Time. When I woke up and checked the computer, there was a big message stating there had been a change to VISTA and I needed to activate it! I did nothing to the system but turn...

Here's a project for the hardcore case modder who is also seriously into Halloween. As an alumnus of the University of Arkansas, I'm happy to see that the school's great tradition of being in the forefront of cutting edge research and development continues to this day :D...