If you want to add a bit of uber-nerd Star Trek flair to your bachelor pad and don’t want to bankrupt yourself in the process, you might consider buying a couple of the Star Trek TNG Plate Covers. They come in standard U.S. sizes and are made for simple installation.
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ASRock has figured out a way to get a clean boot of Vista running in a mere three to four seconds. As long as you have an ASRock motherboard with AMD’s 780G or 790GX chipsets, or Intel’s P45 or P43 chipsets, a bios update can see you getting the same performance.
According to Custom PC UK:
The idea behind Instant Boot is that it takes advantage of the S3 and S4 features of ACPI (advanced configuration and power interface), which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows respectively. However, by calling them at different times in the boot-up and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows desktop in three to four seconds, even after a proper Shut Down.
Booting in four seconds would certainly motivate me to get back on my desktop and actually turn it off once in a while, unfortunately I don’t have an ASRock board, but considering that ASRock is the budget wing of Asus, there is hope yet. This is a whole lot better than Splashtop. [Custom PC UK via Slashdot]
These tiny motorcycles show that a broken watch can indeed become a work of art. With a lot of time and a little imagination, just about anything is possible.
[NAWCC via Hacked Gadgets, Craziest Gadgets]
I have put in a few solid sessions on Fallout 3 over the past week and I have to say that the game is a rare treat. It has a gripping storyline, great visuals and the morality twist makes for a very interesting change from the norm. (more…)
I have to go with Hipstomp over at Core77 on this one, the first thing that came to mind when I saw this DJ table from Red Bull was “saw-horse”. I guess the folks at Red Bull think it will help sling more Vodka and Red Bull or something. Anyway, the slots are for LPs or laptop ventilation and other than that it’s just a table. [Coccoon Branding via Core77]
