Well, my main machine is back and working. And now, the fans are running like mad, something they didn’t do before. ^_^;;; It’s weird though. So, I did some testing. Whenever the CPU (dual-core) gets used, the fans go faster. At 100%, its like a mini-hurricane. ^_^;;; Once I cut back on the applications using the CPU and the CPU…
Author: AstroNerdBoy
Live Free or Die Hard — Check Your IQ At The Door
I dedicate this to my good friend Marc, who has suffered much teasing about this movie. ^_^ This has been a summer of movies that I’ve been interested in really seeing. Sure, they’ve mostly been sequels to date and the latest Die Hard is no exception. The Die Hard movies are in my DVD collection because they are fun popcorn…
Computer Issues
You know, sometimes you get a really good computer system from a company and sometimes you get a rotten lemon. I believe I purchased the latter in February of 2006 when I got one of those “cool” new Dell XPS 600 machines. I’ve had issues with it from the start, including Blue Screen of Death crashes. It took a long…
What Kind of Nerd is AstroNerdBoy?
I have this on my anime blog (thanks JSM!) and thought I’d share it with those of you who don’t visit there. ^_^ What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature Nerd Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and…
Denver Cherry Blossom Festival 2007
For several years, it has been on my mind to attend the Denver Cherry Blossom Festival (aka: Denver Sakura Matsura) but for whatever reasons, I have been unable to do so. This year, armed with a new camera and my friend Marc’s desire to improve his camera skills (which are already pretty impressive IMO), we decided to attend the festival…