March

Of Frankenmachines, Older OSes, And WinTach

Jerry Pournelle

Whether it's cobbling together machines from older parts or trying to upgrade Win 98, a bottle of aspirin may be your most important tool. Also, Jerry tests some systems with WinTach and comes up with interesting thoughts.

Of Celerons And Flip Chips

Jerry Pournelle

Godzilla, Jerry's latest machine, reassures Jerry that he's getting the hang of building systems. The AutoView Commander KVM keep Chaos Manor (somewhat) less chaotic. Plus books, game, and movie of the month.

AAAS 2001: Nanotechnology Update

Jerry Pournelle

Wrapping up his reports from this year's annual meeting of the Amemerican Association for the Advancement of Science, Jerry talks about nanotechnology.

Microsoft vs. Innovation, AMD vs. Intel

Jerry Pournelle

Microsoft says open source and GPL threaten innovation. Also, AMD vs. Intel. And Chaos Manor begins a new adventure in computing.

Repairing W2K, Preserving Data

Jerry Pournelle

Repairing a gronked Windows 2000 system proves harder than Jerry anticipates, ditto restoring a disk of data; plus RegClean and other tips.

Sometimes You Just Buy A New Machine

Jerry Pournelle

Sometimes the solution to a computer's limitations is to get a new machine, which is what Jerry ended up doing with Roberta's "Joizy" machine. Also, Jerry's advice for CD-burning hardware and software.