Posted by Paul Raven @ 01-04-2006 in Uncategorized •
Like any hobby, computer building is probably the sort of thing that can drive a wedge between a couple, unless the modding geek is partnered with another computer obsessive. So, how could you convince your partner that you are still interested in them at the same time as indulging your computer-construction lust? Continue reading “PC in female human torso”
Posted by Paul Raven @ 30-03-2006 in Uncategorized •
Carbon Dioxide…it’s bad news, that stuff. Causing us no end of problems at the moment. But a lot of it gets absorbed by the sea. So why don’t we use it for something (literally) constructive? Continue reading “Autopia Ampere: The City From the Sea”
Posted by Paul Raven @ 30-03-2006 in Uncategorized •
If the earlier post on water-cooling looked a bit namby-pamby to you, then maybe this conversion using a car radiator would appeal more to your ‘Mad Max’ sense of aesthetics and lo-fi DIY:

Link rebuilt from MAKEBlog.
Posted by Paul Raven @ 30-03-2006 in Uncategorized •
Fast-running processors get real hot, real fast. Conventional out-of-the-box fan cooling ends up being loud as hell, and rarely copes with severe overclocking. Continue reading “Water-cooling for beginners”
Posted by Paul Raven @ 27-02-2006 in Uncategorized •
What has been a regional concern in the south of the UK is starting to make world news. What an irony that the UK, thought of world-wide as a place where it hardly ever stops raining, should be about to experience a drought. Continue reading “The Great Southern Hosepipe-Kill”