Fozzie just got a Christmas upgrade — a new Seagate Barracuda SATA 120GB hard drive, to replace the existing Maxtor 80GB drive. This serves as my secondary hard drive; it only stores my user data. That’s why it is smaller than the other hard drive, which is 250 GB. I need to be able to […]
Ever since I got a Bluetooth adapter for Fozzie, I’ve been interested in trying to use a Bluetooth headset with my computer. So, I recently decided to go ahead and try it out. After reading tons of reviews of headsets online, it was clear that the universally best reviewed headset was the Plantronics Voyager 510. […]
Waldorf had a hardware change a while back that I completely forgot to post about here. The new Logitech mouse that we got for it turned out to be a piece of junk — which is surprising, as I’ve generally been happy with other Logitech mice. The cursor was very jumpy, which made it hard […]
Waldorf just got a new mouse — a Logitech LX3 Optical Mouse Blue. This is an upgrade from it’s previous non-optical OEM Compaq mouse, so it’s a big step forward. It’s corded, because this computer doesn’t really require a wireless mouse & keyboard. I was surprised when we went to a certain big-box retailer, and […]
BIG change to talk about — I built a new computer! My fiance’s computer has been seemingly dying a slow death recently, so I decided it was time to build a new one to replace it, and include it in my family of computers. The new computer’s name is Clementine, and you can read all […]
As part of a push to “refresh” the capabilities of Waldorf, I recently replaced its aging 17-inch Compaq CRT monitor with a new 17-inch Samsung SyncMaster 720N LCD monitor. The Compaq it replaces is a massive monitor, so the switch to a flat panel is a definite improvement in desk space utilization. Waldorf is currently […]
I recently bought a new cell phone (an LG VX8600) which supports Bluetooth. As you may know, I’m a big fan of Bluetooth technology, so I took this as an opportunity to add Bluetooth connectivity to my desktop, Fozzie. After reading lots of reviews on Bluetooth adapters, I found that they range in price from […]
Well, you should always expect unexpected problems when upgrading computers. Case in point: In my last post, I talked about adding an XFX GeForce 7300GT video card to my computer. However, at that time I had not really pushed it very much. I played Doom 3 for a couple of minutes, was amazed by the […]
As is always the case with Christmas, I have had a series of changes in my computers over the span of the last few days. The biggest change is that I’ve upgraded the video card in my primary desktop computer, Fozzie. The new video card is an XFX GeForce 7300GT, replacing the existing PNY Verto […]
As an early birthday present, today I upgraded my current 15″ LCD monitor to a 19″ Samsung SyncMaster 940BX monitor. This new monitor is absolutely amazing — 1000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time, no dead pixels, adjustable height, and can be rotated. Those are feature normally found in very high-end monitors. This replaces a 15″ […]