Click-Clack - The Model M Keyboard

January 19, 2010 15:22 by Tom J.
Today I give you an article written for one reason, and one reason only.  Today I received my brand new, but actually not new at all and in fact manufactured in 1996, IBM Model M keyboard, manufactured by Lexmark, and merrily typed up this article.  It is physcially large, loud, and totally awesome.  Here is a simple review for your click-keyboard pleasure. Why such an old keyboard? My previous keyboard was a Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard.  It featured quiet keys and a... [More]

ATi and Physx... Oh, and nVidia

December 21, 2009 13:15 by Tom J.
  Overview So if you are familiar with computer gaming, you have probably seen those Physx logos on many of todays games (Borderlands comes to mind as a recent title...).  Physx can run on any computer, but the way in which it runs depends on your computer's configuration.  If your system does not meet the hardware requirements to run Physx, it resorts to running it in software, an extremely slow way to do it.  What are the hardware requirements?  According to nVidia... [More]