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How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?

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Not directly computer related but…
I was over at Cnet (more on that in a minute) and saw this article: How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?
I agree with much of the article. Give me good sound and forget all the stupid buttons and inputs I’ll  never use.

The reason I was over at Cnet is because a reader sent me an email saying in part, “that post looks a lot like your Ditch Those CD’s! A Guide To Using USB Flash Drives“.
Here is “that post”: Six cool things to do with your USB flash drive . So much for originality. 🙄

 

Update on PerfectCache

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Previously discussed in this post, I’ve got some more info on PerfectCache.

1 – Raxco now has a product page up here: PerfectCache 5.0

2 – There is anew video and blog post over at their blog: PerfectCache in action — automatic disk caching demo

3 – Reader Redseujac was right about the price. It is $79.99 USD (on sale, regular $99.99).

4 – According to Joe Abusamra at Racxo the program is powered by the SuperSpeed engine. ( I am assuming it is this programcooltools)

My thoughts so far.

I haven’t had time to do any real benchmarking on this program (for whatever they are worth) nor any real world testing. Programs seemed a little snappier but other than that I haven’t noticed anything spectacular. Eventually I will get around to testing it out more (but not any time soon).

For me the price is prohibitive, even at the $80 sale price.

TweakHound.com Mobile Version

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thI’ve started using WPtouch to give readers the option of using a version of the site for mobile devices. According to the plugin author, WPtouch supports the following devices:

Currently the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, Google Android mobile devices, Blackberry OS6 devices like the Torch and new Bold, most Samsung touch devices, and Palm Pre/Pixi. The vast majority of smartphone web-browsing traffic will see your WPtouch Pro theme.

How does it look on your device? (click on thumbnail below to see how it looks on my phone)

About Me

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FAQ’s about me…
Name: Eric Vaughan
Location:Virginia, USA
Education: BS Computer Networking
Certifications:
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
CompTIA Linux+
CompTIA A+ Certified Technician

Highlights: – Mentioned in a few magazines including Computer Power User and PC World.
– Article featured in Linux World Magazine.
– Featured in the book, How To Do Everything With Windows XP.
– Quoted in an NSA doc.
Computing experience: I’ve built too many to count. My first personal computer was a 386 the first month they hit the shelves. The first one I built was a Pentium.
Number of computers: Varies, I’ve got 6 running right now.
See My Computers, etc.

My Music
My CD Collection
My Vinyl Album Collection SOLD
My Digital Music Collection

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Where did you get the name for the site?
When I began searching for a name for this site I wanted a “.com” address. I started thinking of things and nothing seemed to fit. Then I came up with the name “TweakHound”

What exactly is a TweakHound?
Since I made it up, I get to define it.
tweak – to change slightly, esp. in order to make something more effective or correct
hound – One who eagerly pursues something.
So we get…
TweakHound – n , English-American (twi:k-haund)
1 – A subspecies of homo sapien caught frequently using and tweaking computers. Often sighted banging head against wall after conversations with other humans.
2 – One who is never satisfied with the efficiency of a computer.
syn. geek, nerd

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