Poll Results

Yo guize...

That poll of which OS is the best is OVER.

The winner is...
WINDOWS XP!

Leading up to Windows XP was Mac OS X, and leading up to tie for third place is Vista and Linux.

Now the question is, which version of Windows XP do/did you use? Here are the options:

• Windows XP Home
• Windows XP Media Center 2005
• Windows XP Professional
• Windows XP Professional x64
• Windows XP SP3 (any version)

Answer as a comment below, this ain't a poll...yet.

Long time, no post :(

Hey everyone,

I know it's been a while since there was a post done here on AWH. It has been tough for us as we didn't have much time to do anything, with school starting and vacations, it was just a mess.

Nothing much has happened since July, but that I'm building a new server and I am going to host my website on there.

The server will be a really old computer though, but it runs Vista decently. Here's the catch though- I'm not going to have a Static IP address. Instead I'm going to have a Dynamic one and I'm going to have DynDNS installed and the updater as well.

And for those wondering what has been going on with my computer, well, it's built already. It was built on July 12th, and it's one kick-ass machine. This is probably the best computer I have ever used. I have played Fallout 3 at around 60 FPS in Ultra quality, and that totally beats my old computer (which I gave to my parents, LOL) which ran only 10 FPS and in pretty crappy quality as well.

And as for school, Paly is an okay school. I like the fact that we actually get to use PCs that actually work, and that it's much more productive. Yes, we do have three aluminum iMacs in the Library, but they can't be compared with the three year old desktop PCs in the neighboring lab. I am taking Java as an elective, and that's how I know about those computers in the lab. In Java, we're using Windows XP Pro (which apparently is cracked, but I'm not so sure...) and Eclipse for programming. Eclipse is a GREAT program for Java writing as it explains where and why you have a mistake in the program you wrote. I highly recommend it for anyone who's going to be writing in Java or just beginning to write in Java.

I hope for Max to post something about himself soon, 'nuff talking about me.

Later folks,
Sergey.

Fallout 3

Everyone knows what Fallout 3 is. For those who don't know, I'll tell you what it is right now.

Fallout 3 is an intense RPG where you are taken to what would have become DC "Wasteland" if the fallout in the 60's did happen. The year is 2077, and a lot of what's left of DC is destroyed. You start out in a vault, but later your father escapes from it for no reason. The overseer wants you dead, so your only choice is to go after your father and escape the vault. You are then out in the Wasteland, and you now have to find your father. Here's me demoing a weapon in Fallout 3, called the "Experimental MIRV":

Clean any gadget super well

Super easy, and works with any gadget. it's okay if you get this in a crack (hopefully just not too much). And this works amazingly well. Here you go:
Mix the following together:
6 sprays cinch
1 teaspoon of isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
1.5 tablespoons water

After mixing, just take a cloth or cotton swab and dip it on in. Tada! Wipe down any surface with it and it will dry quickly (due to the alcohol) and make it shiny (due to the cinch). If you are wondering what the water does, it dilutes the mix so it doesn't dry as fast and isn't so powerful. Also, the rubbing alcohol would completely evaporate far too quickly if you didn't have it.
I learned this mix when I had some grunge and even pencil marks on my bamboo (ey, it uses a pen!).
I knew that cinch wouldn't do it, and that alcohol would evaporate too fast. So I added them together and added a little water and dipped a cloth and lightly wiped the surface. Everything was completely clean in an instant. It also worked great on my env2 and my iPod touch. Worked great on my monitors and even the case of my MacBook. Also worked great on my mouse and keyboard.

Sergey's new computer! (for now) REVISITED

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I did a post, so here's one!

So as some of you might have read, my ambitions might have been a little bit too big. After finding out what my budget for building a new PC was for me, I instantly decided to drop those parts I have found. I have already ordered the memory, processor, and motherboard so I'll just list them for your own information, incase you decide to build a computer like mein ;-)

• Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2.83 GHz
• Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R Motherboard
• Super Talent DDR3 Dual Channel memory, 1333MHz, 2GBx2 (ordered two of those kits, so in total 8GB of memory)

I haven't bought a video card yet, but I am still planning to buy the BFG nVidia GTX 285, but only one and I'm not going to put it into SLI.

As for the processor, I might overclock it to 3+ GHz, but I highly doubt I will overclock it out of the box just yet.

If you guys have any suggestions, just comment or send me a message! Thanks.

~~Sergey

EDIT: I bought some parts today, here's a picture with tags: LINK

I bought a XION AXP 100 case, a Seagate 1.5TB Hard drive (Barracuda), a BGF nVidia GeForce GTX 285 OC 1GB, and an OEM DVD+/-RW DL from Micro Center with Litescribe.