Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


Sydney Morning Herald

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer with Apple's iPad-based textbooks
ZDNet (blog)
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | January 22, 2012, 12:02pm PST Summary: Apple's new iBooks textbooks will widen the digital gap between the educational haves and have-nots. Apple's iBooks2's reinvented textbooks really are something. ...
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TechCrunch

Twitter is much more than social: co-founder Dorsey
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MUNICH (Reuters) - Twitter is much more than a social network and has no time to waste worrying about newcomers like Google+ as it becomes more important as an information service and builds its advertising business, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on ...
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Globe and Mail

RPT-NEWSMAKER-Megaupload story of Dotcom boom and bust
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By Lincoln Feast and Sarah Marsh Jan 22 (Reuters) - Among the roll-call of hip-hop artists and other celebrities plugging Megaupload.com's digital storage services in an online promotional video, a cameo from the website's founder would have gone ...
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USA TODAY

Super-wide Ford Mustang auctioned for $160000
USA TODAY
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY A custom Ford Mustang sold for $160000 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale. That's a lot for a Mustang, but at least the proceeds went to charity. The car was inspired by the 1969 Mustang BOSS 429, ...
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Newsday

New York Motorcycle Show in Photos 2012
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The New York stop of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show is currently taking place at Manhattan's Jacob Javitz convention center. If you're a motorcycling enthusiast looking for all the latest and greatest motorcycles and accessories the show ...
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The Guardian

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Android Community

HTC Thunderbolt: Free at Verizon Until Jan. 26
PC Magazine
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Fox News

Prepping your home for an electric car
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Taipei, Taiwan - October 24, 2011 - Thermaltake, the leader and pioneer in PC thermal solutions, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, with "delivering the perfect user experiences" as our mission and carrying the corporate vision of "building Thermaltake Technology into a cultural brand for the enjoyment of entertainment, e-Sports, technology and lifestyle." This October, featuring the Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU cooler - a CPU cooler that incorporated some of the most up-to-date CPU cooler technologies and persevered the greatnesses from its predecessors of Frio and Frio OCK which not only creating a new phenomenon for overclockers but also set another signature for the Frio Series.

State-Of-The-Art Technology
Unlike the traditional welding between the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which created extra welding points acting as heat collectors on the heat-sink, the Thermaltake Frio Advanced consolidated the most up-to-dated CPU cooler technology using mechanical assembling on the heat-pipe with the heat-sink which provides a precise and direct contact for flawless heat transmission from the CPU to the heat-sink. Plus, the 5 x Ø6 mm heat-pipes with direct touch to the CPU surface and high density aluminum fins allow larger surface area that not only increased heat conductivity but also grant for a better heat dissipation. Moreover, the Thermaltake has also incorporated the Pulse-width modulation (PWM) technique to control the speed of the Frio Advanced's dual 13cm fans from 800~2000 RPM in favor of a smarter fan noise management for overclockers.

Preservation of Greatnesses
The Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU cooler has preserved some of the great functionalities from its predecessors of Frio and Frio OCK like the dual 13cm over-clocking of high performance red bladed fans which generate excellent cooling power, tool-less fan installation provides great convenience, vibration-absorbent gaskets decrease noise during operation and all-in-one back-plate design that support the up to latest Intel LGA 2011 and all AMD platforms for overclockers. The Frio Advanced CPU cooler is one true CPU air cooler which support up to 230w that Thermaltake could offer to the overclock enthusiasts.

 

Heat-pipe Direct Touch Technology:

5 x Ø6mm heat-pipes directly touch CPU

Dual 13cm Over-clocking Fan:

Dual high performance fans generate excellent cooling power

Tool-less fan installation:

Tool-less design for fan installation

All-in-one back-plate design:

Universal sockets support up to latest Intel LGA 2011 and all AMD platforms

Frio Advanced CPU cooler introduction web page link: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001822

The Thermaltake Frio Advance CPU Cooler

The Thermaltake Frio Advance CPU Cooler

The Sonex 6010 pc case is a versatile gamer chassis. This tower structure is well build and just pure cool looks. The meshed aluminum front panel allows unrestricted fresh air intake which is mandatory for today’s extremely hot Micro-processors, Graphic cards and Data Drives. The spacious internal design enables flexible and neat assembly. Sufficient room is available for the installation of larger cpu coolers and long 330mm Graphic-cards. The Chassis is pre-applied with rubber grommet holes to feed the external water-cooling tubes into the chassis. Two drive cages with direct cooling and pre-installed front and rear 120mm BlueStar Blue LED fans. The Sonex pc case is satisfaction for the professional user, enthusiast and gamer alike. Spire – Powered by Innovation.

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