In deze les van onze Kookcursus gaat gastdocent Daniel Rutter - chefkok van tweaketaria Dan's Data - downunder om ons kennis te laten maken met de Australische tweakkeuken, waarbij het experiment niet geschuwd wordt. We weten allemaal dat voor goed bakken en braden onze koperen of aluminium pannen van een geleidende laag moeten worden voorzien. Dit om een goede warmteoverdracht te verzorgen en zwartgeblakerde producten te voorkomen. Daniel nam de proef op de som en gooide beurtelings de volgende substanties in z'n 'pan': Siliconenvet, Arctic Silver 3, Arctic Alumina, Cooler Master PTK-001, Cooler Master HTK-001, Nanotherm, fluoridetandpasta, water (!) en het typisch Australische Vegemite (een soort sandwich spread). ![]()
Resultaat: Tandpasta, Vegemite en zelfs water blijken een betere warmtegeleidingscoëfficiënt te bezitten dan dure, exotisch samengestelde koelpasta's! Echter kennen deze substanties wat nadelen, die ze ongeschikt maken voor langdurig gebruik als koelpasta-vervangers. Tandpasta droogt uit, Vegemite bevat zout (corrosiegevaar) en water verdampt. De exotische koelpasta's bleken ook niet of nauwelijks beter dan normale prut. Dan's conclusie luidt dan ook als volgt:
Is fancy thermal goop as good as the manufacturers would like you to believe, and as various Junior Overclockers do believe? Nope.
Is it, therefore, a complete waste of money? Absolutely not.
Just be aware that it's not magic, and don't expect the most expensive stuff to work very much better than generic grease.
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Killop tipte ons dit cursusthema via onze submitt, waarvoor dank.

Microsoft heeft aangekondigd dat ze de source code van het Server Message Block (SMB) protocol vrij gaan geven. Het SMB protocol wordt door PC's die onder het Windows besturingssysteem draaien gebruikt om met elkaar te communiceren. Ook de source van een ander protocol, het Common Internet File System (CIFS) zal vrijgegeven worden, hoewel je daar wel een royalty-free license voor af zult moeten sluiten. De reden hierachter is vooral om de Europese Commissie tegenmoet te komen die met een
SuSE Linux 8.0, using Kernel 2.4.18, more than 1200 drivers, XFree86 4.2 support of graphics cards and glibc 2.2.5 represents state-of-the-art Linux technology. In addition to numerous improvements in the areas of firewall configuration, ISDN, modem, and mail, YaST2 now comes with a new module for the activation of high-rate data transfer modes for hard disks (direct memory access). The latest central Linux tools include: web server Apache 1.3.23 and file and print server for Windows networks, Samba 2.2.3a. Basic system advantages such as memory protection, preemptive multitasking, optimized memory management, and excellent network properties enhance professional deployment and ambitious home use.
The Athlon XP 2100+ was outperformed by the P4/2200 only when it came to 'office performance'. In some disciplines not based on optimized software, the Athlon XP 2100+ even reached the level of a Pentium 4 at 2.4 GHz, which will not be introduced until early April. Don't forget that only using a Rambus platform will enable the Intel Pentium 4 to perform to the max.
This stands in stark contrast to Intel officially turning its back on serial memory technology and its embracing of DDR SDRAM. The monopoly has clearly been influenced by the market in this aspect. AMD paints a different picture, though. The Athlon XP works better with DDR RAM and can reach considerably higher clock speeds after the die shrink - at least in theory.
Eight new member companies have joined the HyperTransport Technology Consortium to promote the HyperTransport I/O link for high-speed communications between integrated circuits. The new members are: Hewlett-Packard, Hifn, NEC Electronics, NurLogic Design, Phoenix Technologies, SandCraft, Schlumberger Semiconductor Solutions, and Seaway Networks.
3D Prophet 4800’s KYROII SE chipset incorporates Texture8 technology for full support of single pass 8-layer multi-texturing. The processor can combine up to 8 layers of different textures, taking the best of DirectX® 8.1 for highly detailed 3D backgrounds and natural looking 3D models. For flawless image quality, 3D Prophet 4800 fully supports Internal True Color™ enabling all pixel operations to be rendered in the graphics processor at full 32-bit Internal True Color resolution, which means added levels of color interpolation.
Philips werkt sinds vorig jaar februari samen met E Ink aan de ontwikkeling van de technologie. In juni hebben zij de eerste prototypes van de beeldschermen getoond. Gisteren hebben Philips en E Ink bekend gemaakt dat zij hun samenwerking voortzetten.

The mainboard will have capacities for processors overclocking (change of a multiplier, FSB frequency, Vcore and Vio) and will have a DualBIOS technology analogue. ABIT is going to present its Dual Socket A WA2A mainboard at the CeBIT show, although it is unlikely that the audience will be very surprised: the same mainboards will be presented by such companies as Iwill, EpoX, Chaintech, Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS and TYAN.
At CeBIT, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it plans to begin shipping AMD Athlon™ XP processors codenamed 'Thoroughbred' based on .13 micron technology to customers later this month.
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After hearing so many glowing recommendations of Antec cases from friends and colleagues I knew I was in for a treat when I had the chance to review the SX840. Any negative points that can be brought up against the case are easily wiped away by the plethora of great features. This case creates a solid platform on which to build the best computer system you can dream up. Congrats to Antec for creating a great product.
"The emergence of Internet-enabled mobile terminals is one of the key forces that will drive growth in the high-tech industry over the next few years," said Aldo Romano, general manager of the Telecommunication and Peripherals/Automotive Groups at ST. "Cost effective and reliable voice technology will accelerate the introduction of these terminals by making them much easier to use, improving the human-machine interface with natural spoken commands."