tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61533916416798870512024-03-05T14:10:37.058-08:00Greg's interactive spaceThis is my interactive space where I will share with you some elements of my life.
Ceci est mon espace interactive ou je partagerai avec vous certains moments de ma vie.Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-77382517732180751902008-05-10T22:26:00.000-07:002008-05-10T22:29:14.646-07:00Afternoon in JinguashuOn the 9th of May 2008, we went to visit the lovely village of Jinguashi, located in the north of Taiwan, close to the city of Keelung. We left our place in Nankan, and took a bus to Taipei, where we went to Taipei Main Station to get a train to the closest station (sorry I can't remember the name). There, we jumped in a bus which went on top of the hills to our destination.<br /><br />The village of Jinguashu used to be the home of Japanese mine worker during the Japanese ruling of Taiwan. The miners where extracting mainly gold. There are some beautiful architectural prints of the the Japanese time in this place, particularly the 4 joined house which are the only original Japanese wooden houses left in the world (the one from Japan were destroyed during fires and earthquakes).<br /><br />The visit of the museums are interesting, but the best thing to do is to walk to the Gold Temple, above the village, to see the remains of a Japanese Temple. The stairs to go there are well maintained, but the heat and the high level of humidity make this 550m walk a very "entertaining" walk. The view from this temple is simply breath taking!<br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiZ3epKbScvHn7EJ0IKG5nOGheq9GJ8hp5wv_XpvuQV8_P0-LDbhH16Fuc-D5wNuRzMhu0HPSGqSMn5WmLvcZBamMlEYA6J4qa7Fzad6Mfc2RNI9-7BKgfDDsTLDnoGEYmf8Znbf75yEn/s1600-h/DSCF0184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiZ3epKbScvHn7EJ0IKG5nOGheq9GJ8hp5wv_XpvuQV8_P0-LDbhH16Fuc-D5wNuRzMhu0HPSGqSMn5WmLvcZBamMlEYA6J4qa7Fzad6Mfc2RNI9-7BKgfDDsTLDnoGEYmf8Znbf75yEn/s320/DSCF0184.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/prouted/20080509AfternoonInJinguashu">Click here to see all pictures</a>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-17476974449688226772008-03-24T05:55:00.000-07:002008-03-26T07:12:15.938-07:00Easter at FulongFor Easter, My lovely wife invited me to visit the most populate summer destination of the north of Taiwan, a place called Fulong. On Sunday morning, we took a bus to Taipei, and then a train from Taipei Main Station to Fulong. We were lucky, we had a fast train which brought us there in less than one hour (it costs NT$132/person).<br /><br />First, Fulong is apparently extremely famous for its Bien Dan, our Chinese lunch box, which consists of some rice, a piece of meat (usually marinated chicken ou pork), some Chinese veggies or pickles. The best thing about these Bien Dan is that they costs only $NT50, or 1€ !!!<br /><br />We went straight to the beach and walked in the sand with the ocean as our background music. The weather was already, partly clouded, but with some moment of very strong sun, and a nice strong wind, perfect for windsurfers and sailors.<br /><br />Something absolutely incredible: We found tens of blowing fishes day of the beach. We don't know why they were all there... very strange, probably due to the strong wind...<br /><br />After this lovely promenade, we decided to get our room in the official hotel located just beside the beach. The room was GREAT ! The bathroom was amazing ! The bathtub was huge, we manage to have 2 bathes in our one night stay :)<br /><br />We rested a bit and went for another promenade next to the beach, and went for dinner. The food was 100% Chinese dishes, it was very nice, even if the quantity was really light. The most surprising was that no rice or tea was served ! This is the first time in more than 2 years in Taiwan that we experienced that. It was an incident between a client and a member of the staff which brought down the atmosphere already not that enchanting... No the best dinner...<br /><br />The second day, we went for another promenade still around the beach, and managed to visit the old town, the port and the temple. I visited many temples, they all have their characteristics, but Fulong's Temple is simply the most beautiful temple I have ever visited, and I will recommend people to go and check it out !<br /><br />Then, we went back to Taipei with a semi fast train, it took us 1h30 to arrive at Taipei Main Station.<br /><br />It was a great place to rest and relax. The sea view was great! The walks really help to release the stress and to get reunited with the nature. The air of the ocean was also helping to get revitalised. It was a great trip !<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/prouted/FulongSBeach">Check the pictures there</a>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-59352557278131991772008-01-03T07:31:00.000-08:002008-01-03T07:52:30.614-08:00Happy New Year from Taiwan !!!On New Year Eve, my wife and I went to Taipei to meet your friend Jasmine, her boyfriend Jay (Jimmy) and Ema. We went to an excellent restaurant / lounge bar call the Peacot, located near xxx station. The music is simply great, a mix of rock, pop and house music, all this coming with a great selection of real Italian food (the pizza was the best pizza I ever ate outside Italy!) and Idian food (I'll try it soon for sure, the owners went to India to learn the secrets of a local masterchief...)<br /><br />Then, we went to a Jazz bar nearby, located on the 4th floor of an office building, I never expected to see such a great place in this kind of building. The live band was 100% Taiwanese, composed of a female pianist, a male bass player and a female saxophonist. They played some great tunes for the blue note bible.<br /><br />Just after 11pm, we left to find a nice spot to see the famous Taipei 101 New Year Fireworks. One word: EXCELLENT !!!<br /><br />Have a look by yourself:<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l1Ov_ygQzGA&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l1Ov_ygQzGA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I wish you a Happy New Year and all the best wishes for you all !!!Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-19600416651430008072008-01-03T07:20:00.000-08:002008-01-03T07:29:33.406-08:00Make your EEE more user friendlyIt has been now a week that I install Xp Service Pack 3 (Beta) on my EEE as I wass getting quite frustrated using Xandros, and Linux in general. For my every day job, I use mainly Windows compatible applications.<br /><br />The installation was pretty simple after using nLite to light down XP from 600Mb to 210Mb.<br /><br />I just discovered RocketDock, a great and simple application which displays a dock bar with your favorite applications, with fancy animations. Also, you can minimize your application to appear on this dock bar.<br /><br />Here a screenshot of my EEE desktop:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTajeumnatuf3xwdI-g_VsAhVkKANSAc1eY9YIXNJk4dRM3qT9mwgjsoPS9oqUmac0XQYCC565L5cga58YZgEbCx4Xh1MgRIGbE06oS-heVR_Zypp2VzSq9vqKrHNx7HZNjNk1XhFCAA_W/s1600-h/desktop-rocketdock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTajeumnatuf3xwdI-g_VsAhVkKANSAc1eY9YIXNJk4dRM3qT9mwgjsoPS9oqUmac0XQYCC565L5cga58YZgEbCx4Xh1MgRIGbE06oS-heVR_Zypp2VzSq9vqKrHNx7HZNjNk1XhFCAA_W/s400/desktop-rocketdock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151271946574676514" border="0" /></a><br />To download this great application, which is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">100% FREE</span>, go there: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><a href="http://rocketdock.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.ocketdock.com</span></a>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-73211101927263089512007-12-25T22:34:00.000-08:002007-12-25T22:44:51.600-08:00SOAP: PHP5 and nusoap.php<span style="font-size:100%;">I've been learning today some SOAP (</span><span style="font-size:100%;">Service Oriented Architecture Protocol), the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">protocol for exchanging XML-based messages over computer networks, normally using HTTP.<br /><br />Also, the simpliest way to make it work without spending hours <a href="http://www.php.net/soap">reconfiguring PHP </a>on your server, is to use <a href="http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/">nusoap.php</a>. This set of classes is 100% written in PHP and work out of the box with PHP4, but not PHP5! Also, to make it work, you will have to edit the file nusoap.php by changing:<br /><br />1. Do a search and replace of <span style="font-style: italic;">soapclient </span>to <span style="font-style: italic;">soap_client </span>in the entire document<br />2. Replace this code:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">if (!extension_loaded('soap')) {</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> /**</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> * For backwards compatiblity, define soap_client unless the PHP SOAP extension is loaded.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> */</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> class soap_client extends nusoap_client {</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> }</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">}</span><br /><br />By this code:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">class soap_client extends nusoap_client {}</span><br /><br />And now it's time to try your first SOAP script (from <a href="http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/faq.php">http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/faq.php</a> including the update of the class):<br /><br />Here is a simple "hello world" example. First create file "hello.php."<br /> Put nusoap.php in the same directory, or in your include directory, or enter<br /> the path to them in the require_once() calls below. Then paste the code below<br /> into the file. That's it!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> require_once('nusoap.php');</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$server = new soap_server;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$server->register('hello');</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">function hello ($name)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">{</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> return "Hello $name.";</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> }</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$server->service($HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA);</span><br /><br />Accessing the service via a NuSOAP client:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> require_once('nusoap.php');</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">$soap_client = new soap_client('http://yourdomain.com/hello.php');</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">echo $soap_client->call('hello',array('name'=>'dietrich'));</span><br /></span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-27341146506690842592007-12-20T08:29:00.000-08:002007-12-20T08:51:01.800-08:00Install Skype with the webcam support on the Asus EEE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgN3dS3vg2aXuDPnTx7NI0hz8KVyys7SRlMBo3CP0VjJNwG4BBNoVqAlWTUjSVzmduedUpGS5qfTdD4h6SYEAHNXQcM5OQAP7hUHS0NS7BJR93U8imfm0JUC_55rDwTMbj1hjkxJG-sYJ/s1600-h/skype-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgN3dS3vg2aXuDPnTx7NI0hz8KVyys7SRlMBo3CP0VjJNwG4BBNoVqAlWTUjSVzmduedUpGS5qfTdD4h6SYEAHNXQcM5OQAP7hUHS0NS7BJR93U8imfm0JUC_55rDwTMbj1hjkxJG-sYJ/s400/skype-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146095729298948594" border="0" /></a>The latest version of Skype for Linux enables the user to use the embedded webcam of the Asus EEE. First thing you will need to do is to install the new version of Skype on top of the original version pre-installed on the EEE.<br /><br />1. In firefox, enter this <acronym title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</acronym> <a href="http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-xandros" class="urlextern" title="http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-xandros" rel="nofollow">http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-xandros</a>. This will download the Xandros-specific .deb file. Save it to your My Documents folder.<br /><br />2. Open a terminal window on type <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">cd /home/user/My\ Documents<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Type ls -l and look for a file which looks like </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">skype-debian_2.0.0.xxx_i386.deb</span><br /><br />4. Type the command <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">sudo dpkg -i skype-debian_2.0.0.xxx_i386.deb</span> with the name of the file find above<br /><br />Now, when you click on the Skype icon, it will launch Skype version 2.0 Beta instead of 1.4. At this point, you will not be able to use the webcam yet. Indeed, you will have to enable manually the webcam everytime you restart your computer (the webcam is normally off to save battery).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUnRuesT-xGIqzR0Hv36dUuyQNF8xFXANSZ7jbc5bJGOzSvxrAT6-q9yba2JBXr-qkk24ds3LpKiFmCBvyEaV3NMxl1B5n5MUOydk_r815Gymb5see8VgffkSBkhyy_GA4QdtWXmq9EMx/s1600-h/snapshot1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUnRuesT-xGIqzR0Hv36dUuyQNF8xFXANSZ7jbc5bJGOzSvxrAT6-q9yba2JBXr-qkk24ds3LpKiFmCBvyEaV3NMxl1B5n5MUOydk_r815Gymb5see8VgffkSBkhyy_GA4QdtWXmq9EMx/s400/snapshot1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146098439423312386" border="0" /></a>This is a way enable the webcam at launch of Skype, and disabling it when closing it:<br /><br />1. Open up terminal and type <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">sudo su</span><br />2. Then type <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">cd /usr/bin</span><br />3. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">mv skype skype-bi</span>n<br />4. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">kwrite skype</span><br />5. Enter the following text into editor and save, quit<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">#!/bin/sh</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">echo 1 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">/usr/bin/skype-bin</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">echo 0 > /proc/acpi/asus/camera</span><br />6. Finally, type <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">chmod +x skype</span><br /><br />You did it !! Skype will automaticcaly switch on and off the webcam !!!Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-65927780341640928202007-12-18T18:56:00.000-08:002007-12-20T08:29:16.365-08:00Asus EEE - Change the font & size of GTK applicationsIf you have installed application like Skype, VLC or Filezilla on your EEE, you must have noticed that the size of the font was pretty big, and not very suitable for the screen of the EEE. Also, this is a little tutorial to explain how to change this:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> Open a terminal window<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2.</span> Type this command to open the GTK preferences file and create one if you don't already have one:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">kwrite /home/user/.gtkrc-2.0</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span>. Paste these lines in the kwrite window:<br /><pre><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">gtk-icon-sizes = "gtk-menu=8,8:<br /> gtk-button=8,8:<br /> gtk-small-toolbar=8,8:<br /> gtk-large-toolbar=8,8:<br /> gtk-dialog=8,8:<br /> gtk-dnd=8,8"<br />gtk-toolbar-style = GTK_TOOLBAR_ICONS<br />gtk-font-name = "DejaVu Sans 8"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Save and close. Start an application like Skype, and voila !</span><br /></pre>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-9048965631152306382007-12-17T19:35:00.000-08:002007-12-17T19:50:48.479-08:00What is so great about the EEE ?Well, how to answer this one... ;)<br /><br />First, the EEE is an ultra light computer (900g) using an SSD (Solid State Drive) to store the OS and the user's data. The SSD is a very good choice as normal HD often suffer from rough transportation / manipulations on the move, resulting in damaging and loosing all data. The EEE comes in 3 versions, 2Gb, 4Gb and 8Gb.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZjN3_lSatS47TzHDi7UAd_vM1ieEVJ4M_afOxP6VOOlUR0YcA43-No7dgfzDLOBMOa5T0FoPiz3b40wrBDg15exs746kcXKKTxRTdYZBooe06zgRk2q7jBbZ-TlfIuh7bd2cduwdhY1R/s1600-h/eee-weight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZjN3_lSatS47TzHDi7UAd_vM1ieEVJ4M_afOxP6VOOlUR0YcA43-No7dgfzDLOBMOa5T0FoPiz3b40wrBDg15exs746kcXKKTxRTdYZBooe06zgRk2q7jBbZ-TlfIuh7bd2cduwdhY1R/s320/eee-weight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145152992567411122" border="0" /></a>The EEE is wireless (802.11 b/g) and some versions also have a webcam 1.3M pixels. All drivers are already set-up when booting for the first time, meaning that the user will not have to dig for hour before making anything work, which is pretty cool as it enlarges the audiance of user (from novice to expert)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2djSTu03Sw0hOVA6HcL4khh8Bx9zcqT_eiW7QHKL4xp3OAyeT_Ia2bLudAA0jVHdp4RCHcoOGKgAUWvcPA6ZArNxXc7_auOgDSljg-rU7h7BR9QavaQhOgUA19B7LuYxQRhj6p_4Ov5x3/s1600-h/eee-webcam.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2djSTu03Sw0hOVA6HcL4khh8Bx9zcqT_eiW7QHKL4xp3OAyeT_Ia2bLudAA0jVHdp4RCHcoOGKgAUWvcPA6ZArNxXc7_auOgDSljg-rU7h7BR9QavaQhOgUA19B7LuYxQRhj6p_4Ov5x3/s400/eee-webcam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145154560230474210" border="0" /></a><br />The screen is small, 7 inches, and uses a resolution of 800x480 widescreen. The color and contrast are pretty good considering the size. At first, anyone, and me included, was thinking that the screen was too small. Let's be honest here, yes it's small, but very much usable ! On each side, you will see the speakers, which have a decent quality.<br /><br />The keyboard is very small too, so big fingers "be aware". Again, at first, it takes a little bit of time to get used to the small size, but it's only a matter of hours.<br /><br />There are 3 USB 2 ports, a VGA out, and a SDHD card reader to extend the store of the computer. The battery last 3h30 when using Wifi (at least in my case).<br /><br />The OS used by default is Xandros with a very simple interface, giving the possibility to children to use it. For advance users (even the one without Linux knowledge), it's possible to enable the advance mode (see [URL="http://wiki.eeeuser.com"]wiki.eeeuser.com[/URL]). The OS looks like a normal Window interface, and is very easy to use and to customise.<br /><br />The main idea behind the EEE is to have a very portable computer, not the kind replacing your every day computer, but the one you can bring with you all the time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyxwmLr9fUeu1PQvMRqWpBGxg-bIJORtpFj9sZTE16PL7Pp-TXEbfcl-PkXx3T1UC51Xoip7MNPtu6J9tadYHKVMkqQnGACUu_2sq3AXabru7fQbU6W1ep9KtalKqfiE9JmAtfFoJNZZU/s1600-h/eee-where.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyxwmLr9fUeu1PQvMRqWpBGxg-bIJORtpFj9sZTE16PL7Pp-TXEbfcl-PkXx3T1UC51Xoip7MNPtu6J9tadYHKVMkqQnGACUu_2sq3AXabru7fQbU6W1ep9KtalKqfiE9JmAtfFoJNZZU/s400/eee-where.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145153344754729426" border="0" /></a>For example, I am a web developer and when I travel in holidays, I can get my 15.4'' laptop with me cause it weight 4Kg and I would be to annoyed it anything happens to it (if it get stolen, broken, damaged, flooded, ... eaten ?). This EEE is THE perfect computer is this case, cause it will allow me to check my emails, and in cause of emergency fix the problems (it's really easy to install an FTP client for instance).<br /><br />Also, still using the holidays example, it'll be possible for me to empty my digital camera on my EEE / SD card and share directly the pictures with my friends / family or send them to my blog.<br /><br />Finaly, this is for me a great platform to learn Linux and practice commands in an dev environment. So far, I managed to learn how to install and update softwares, install Apache, MySQL and PHP to have everything ready on the move.<br /><br />Again, the EEE will not replace your everyday computer, but it will be it's best companion.Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-26771939219743509012007-12-17T08:44:00.001-08:002007-12-17T09:59:19.050-08:00Installing Apache, MySQL and PHP on the ASUS EEE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobMAIxavsVONtsAftXtaQuyDG189AoCq6wnWlBkM90zW-lnUnfQnaI15WvqLOhMc2zlsDjZWzvnmG4P-aOeHNZ7GiIbIwShAR1OV0mIHdOio32ev2QSRaMLygmLTo8PvqROmxPJbtvkf1/s1600-h/PHP-logo-140_74px.png"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobMAIxavsVONtsAftXtaQuyDG189AoCq6wnWlBkM90zW-lnUnfQnaI15WvqLOhMc2zlsDjZWzvnmG4P-aOeHNZ7GiIbIwShAR1OV0mIHdOio32ev2QSRaMLygmLTo8PvqROmxPJbtvkf1/s320/PHP-logo-140_74px.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145001165473497506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKKuG5LvUKygmdkAGdWHvBh3w3wJMgeogSHXEPRIGVesjQi7vomvMNuBM_UT_M227DujbEBWpL2pplD304CRlbOR05yH56-DUQU-ZLVFgAzSvsn2YqIGhMfkwPPktN_XaTIC7U9EKTzw_/s1600-h/apache-logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKKuG5LvUKygmdkAGdWHvBh3w3wJMgeogSHXEPRIGVesjQi7vomvMNuBM_UT_M227DujbEBWpL2pplD304CRlbOR05yH56-DUQU-ZLVFgAzSvsn2YqIGhMfkwPPktN_XaTIC7U9EKTzw_/s320/apache-logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145001010854674818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRaU-T-2hywpJZ35fUcCssg9SrsvMlu2aB-f-HNxOiSYkNjovvZZBh2NO9iwqf3pnp35bZyN3DO29Y_BmVvnpsTGzfNLtgR1kbIMQUeWCrOh8WjcjtpATRzd1bBeLthwuc8wvPpPdk7r-/s1600-h/logo_mysql.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRaU-T-2hywpJZ35fUcCssg9SrsvMlu2aB-f-HNxOiSYkNjovvZZBh2NO9iwqf3pnp35bZyN3DO29Y_BmVvnpsTGzfNLtgR1kbIMQUeWCrOh8WjcjtpATRzd1bBeLthwuc8wvPpPdk7r-/s320/logo_mysql.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145001083869118866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a little tutorial to install Apache, MySQL and PHP on your beloved ASUS EEE:<br /><br />First thing, you have to add a new repository. To do so, you will have to press CTRL + ALT + T to open a terminal window and then type: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">sudo kwrite /etc/apt/sources.list</span><br /><br />Then add this line: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free</span><br /><br />Save and close kwrite.<br /><br />Then, write the following comment in the terminal to update the list: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sudo apt-get update</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><br />First, we will install MySQL, like this Apache will see it and configure itself to use it during the installation: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">apt-get install mysql-server-5.0</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span>Time to install Apache: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">apt-get install mysql-server-5.0 </span><br /><br />Now it's the turn of PHP5: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 php5-mysql</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Once the installation is complete, make sure that Apache is running: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">apache2 -k restart</span><br /><br />Time to test Apache, type the following URL in your internet browser: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">http://localhost/</span><br /><br />If the page load it means that Apache is running properly on your EEE !!!<br /><br />Finally, we are going to write our first PHP script and run it. Type the following comment to open a text editor: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">sudo kwrite /var/www/apache2-default/helloworld.php </span><br /><br />Put the following code: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><? php echo "Hello world"; ?></span><br /><br />Type in your internet browser the URL: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">http://127.0.0.1/apache2-default/helloworld.php</span><br /><br />Voila ! Your computer is set to run MySQL and PHP on Apache !!!Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-89195226181304112772007-12-12T20:22:00.000-08:002007-12-12T20:26:49.941-08:00Asus EPC 8GbLast night, I couldn't be happier ! I went to Taoyuan to the computer shopping mall named Nova and I saw the Asus EPC 8Gb, the black version. The price was very attractive comparing to the 4Gb model, only 70 Euros extra, so a total of 300 Euros.<br /><br />I will post soon some picture to show you this great computer 100% linux !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.ebuyer.com/UK/R0134344-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://image.ebuyer.com/UK/R0134344-02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-8780788966731375382007-12-07T09:38:00.000-08:002007-12-17T08:44:09.301-08:00Asus EEE - Mini LaptopIt's been a few weeks now that I am looking at the Asus EEE new laptop and I have to admit I love it !!! I've seen the white, black and pink version so far, I quite like the white and black one.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Gregory/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVpxjx1y681ukKYW7EPuFFvrsaSSCgApK3hyGUXE8urEQX5tAwVIc-GcQdMfRt7a9uMuD_NatSfOnE3wg8Fk_aIxTmBHponuDr9GveQaMbnRitIYgqoM3Rd2A0tn5sY3I-ua1iaQK-PGi/s1600-h/asus_eee_pc_launched.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVpxjx1y681ukKYW7EPuFFvrsaSSCgApK3hyGUXE8urEQX5tAwVIc-GcQdMfRt7a9uMuD_NatSfOnE3wg8Fk_aIxTmBHponuDr9GveQaMbnRitIYgqoM3Rd2A0tn5sY3I-ua1iaQK-PGi/s320/asus_eee_pc_launched.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144983577582420338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>I am waiting for the release of the 8G version which will feature 8Gb of SSD (HD) and 1Gb of RAM.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nexus13.com/productcart/pc/catalog/asus_eee_701_732_detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.nexus13.com/productcart/pc/catalog/asus_eee_701_732_detail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Also, a lot of rumors saying that Asus is working on a new version / edition of the EEE which will include a larger screen, probably 10", and one of the latest Intel low power consumption processor to enable a longer use on a normal battery.<br /><br />Looking at the war which already started in UK and soon in France with the telecom operators, it's pretty accurate to think that Asus will try to integrate a 3G module in the next version of the EEE.Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-28338039189507133122007-10-06T11:13:00.000-07:002007-10-06T12:13:02.084-07:00Typhoon Krosa in TaiwanSince last night, we experienced very strong winds with the arrival of a pawerful typhoon on the east coast of Taiwan. Today the wind continued blowing very fast over the island causing flooding, earth sliding and other related catastrophies. We also had a power cut of 8h and mini flooding of the flat as the wind pushed the rain through the frames of our windows.<br /><br />Below, some pictures and a video showing the strength of the wind / rain:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH_i-DK0bQwV2nQCrZtpSRF-7jka0Kt0x9B40H8UJu39otJyZxdMh205ThXxgW57v2Ybkiyv01GeDTaPZNxui1pRnk7UdpMQtYu3dVG8KQin3G0XKrfG2Yc4RMNKe8GBEfSKF68OEsvPI/s1600-h/DSCF0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMH_i-DK0bQwV2nQCrZtpSRF-7jka0Kt0x9B40H8UJu39otJyZxdMh205ThXxgW57v2Ybkiyv01GeDTaPZNxui1pRnk7UdpMQtYu3dVG8KQin3G0XKrfG2Yc4RMNKe8GBEfSKF68OEsvPI/s320/DSCF0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118290336119510530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ioN69jhi3T7oV_T2Z0yJ9pg_-yZlHE0d1W_fnGljMH0YYi8ru1NDzj63fqd-cP3gvXh2CGvQcdc8xkGirVSJFNuNt8zdiZcA_6otmLge-Tic7YptuPO2pE_GMJHGU8m6wqlV0F17OOKE/s1600-h/DSCF0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ioN69jhi3T7oV_T2Z0yJ9pg_-yZlHE0d1W_fnGljMH0YYi8ru1NDzj63fqd-cP3gvXh2CGvQcdc8xkGirVSJFNuNt8zdiZcA_6otmLge-Tic7YptuPO2pE_GMJHGU8m6wqlV0F17OOKE/s320/DSCF0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118291323961988626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwNCZdxx3gmnqxadI9heeIfTE62wNBSGcrXPm4wPj1Zw9upbheGdL8SMj1pdMGScEh8G1GMKFKeC2aRHoiuCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br />Official news:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Typhoon Krosa slammed into Taiwan on Saturday, with strong winds and heavy rains cutting power and cancelling flights while mainland China braced for what it called a serious impact.</span><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_1"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">Authorities in China ordered the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian to call more than 27,000 fishing boats back to safe harbours, Xinhua said.</p><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_2"> </span> <p style="font-style: italic;">In Taiwan, disaster authorities said the storm shut down schools and businesses in the north of the country.</p><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_3"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">"The wind is tremendous here, and we've lost power," said Chuang Min-hsiang, of Taitung. "We're all at home doing work to protect ourselves from the typhoon."</p><span style="font-style: italic;" id="midArticle_4"></span> <p style="font-style: italic;">Three people were hurt, the National Fire Agency said.</p>The officials also mention that four persons lost their life during this typhoon, all my sincere sympathy goes to their relatives.Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-41006899620173922912007-09-06T21:24:00.000-07:002007-09-06T21:38:16.102-07:00Rumbles... yes it's an earthquake !!!Last night, I finally managed to sleep around 1.30am when in my dreams I felt like someone was moving my bed to wake my up. Then, I heard a rumble and I finally woke up: It was a large earthquake hitting us ! It lasted longer than a minute and its amplitude was high. This is a copy of the official report:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Taipei (dpa) - Three earthquakes measuring 6.6, 5.7 and 3.9 on the Richter scale respectively rocked Taiwan early Friday, causing small damages but there were no immediate reports of casualties.<br /><br />The first quake, measuring 6.6, struck at 1:51 am Friday (1751 GMT Thursday) with its epicentre 74.6 kilometres from Ilan on Taiwan's northeastern coast and 27 kilometres under the sea, the Seismological Observation Centre said.<br /><br />It was followed four minutes later by an 5.7-magnitude aftershock, in the same region.<br /><br />At 3:32 am (1932 GMT Thursday), a tremor measuring 3.9 jolted Taitung in southeast Taiwan.<br /><br />The quakes were felt all over the island, causing bottles and cups to tumble off shelves and window frames to rattle. Many residents living in high rises in Taipei ran onto the street, fearing their buildings might collapse.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://afp.google.com/media/ALeqM5jCfH7GxYW398Dvcu31qxiqiHeC7Q?size=m"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://afp.google.com/media/ALeqM5jCfH7GxYW398Dvcu31qxiqiHeC7Q?size=m" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Many earthquakes occur in Taiwan, as much as 200 earthquakes a year. A magnitude 7.1 quake struck Taiwan on Dec. 26, killing two people, cutting power and disrupting phone and Internet services throughout Asia. In 1999, a particularly large earthquake killed 2400 people and injured 10000.Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-5784888577622831692007-09-04T05:25:00.000-07:002007-09-04T05:32:38.660-07:00Downloading WarhawkI just switch on my PS3 to install the Firmware version 1.92 when I discovered that Warhawk was available for purchase on the Playstation Network Store. I decided to buy this game for 1320NT$ (30€). This was the first time I purchase anything on the PN Store. The process is very simple, just click on 'Purchase', confirm the product and add money to your account using a credit card, as simple as buying anything on the internet.<br /><br /><center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media2.playstadium.dk/img/etnad/PS3/warhawk/warhawk_Logo.png"><img style="margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://media2.playstadium.dk/img/etnad/PS3/warhawk/warhawk_Logo.png" border="0" alt="" /></a></center><br /><br />Now, I am waiting to download the 798Mb to enjoy this game !!! The speed is very slow at night, so I might wait for tomorrow morning to download it at once...Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-54860782268958944972007-08-19T10:00:00.000-07:002007-08-19T11:00:46.165-07:00Assembling my new rig<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Installation of the Zalman 9700 NT on a Gigabyte P35-DQ6</span><br /><br />This blog will summarise the assembling of my new PC. First, I had to work on installing the Zalman 9700 NT on the Gigabyte P35-DQ6 motherboard, keeping the Crazy Cool installed (back plate situated behind the CPU). To do so, I used a different braket, the <a href="http://greghuet.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-install-zalman-9700-on-p35-dq6.html">Zalman ZM-CS1 clip support</a>. Check the pictures for the installation:<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100461184120477970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrV5UuzKhtxKfFLUTWe3_soSNou2dPrYE4HLx2P8RJhh89EdUbsDBdhehKF7JM_TK6ucatiAyAXRdggtcrRx8KAryIXYFnl1uNvvdJVDvJ_YvOHZkEKQwh5LfwWgKlcR45_pDlG0QRTyij/s200/DSCF0048.JPG" border="0" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tFyvNXwaVeVDDu3UqaFxkhrH8NUyigBsyMN1__eYxvGDkj-iTuK6DRJQAtDqBP02yini4tnPaImJec28KZdwpbPlf7rKczPImzc0g3JIf_MH-IoscJzknjjSoIqPCh-8qaPgJORj_txu/s1600-h/DSCF0052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100461304379562274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tFyvNXwaVeVDDu3UqaFxkhrH8NUyigBsyMN1__eYxvGDkj-iTuK6DRJQAtDqBP02yini4tnPaImJec28KZdwpbPlf7rKczPImzc0g3JIf_MH-IoscJzknjjSoIqPCh-8qaPgJORj_txu/s200/DSCF0052.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQpQimzs7lqStHjrOQbB27cWv09gRLHDzn6khYJq9XC2oTYE57TW3FVwPbCHcvAc_Ac0bWAxmh2lQhOhSDe7zrCQWBIleHQXTy5LhXsAtdWorIhr0tPJd-uEDNXI59aDZVutaT1GSmZZs/s1600-h/DSCF0057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100461480473221426" style="FLOAT: left; 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Well, do not believe what is written on the sticker ! This card is very loud and running at 70 degres idle ! So what was the point to spend an extra 90€ on this card ? None !!! Therefore, I am not keeping it, I am returning it and will purchase the Leadtek Winfast 8800 GTX instead. Here for the picture of the final layout (before getting the new 8800 GTX):<br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q48udbUQ8wuHtu8l3k24V2qa5Zz23J1mzQa6LrPfj3f_uxw7YD2M91rM5-_xiL2MtGVpd6vAtzO71sSjaL_xSl7uEP-zputSiVVHtWuzu-kvEtZM7EwU7ZJH3GKS7IVBvvGEmp18XOBA/s1600-h/DSCF0082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100464744648366594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q48udbUQ8wuHtu8l3k24V2qa5Zz23J1mzQa6LrPfj3f_uxw7YD2M91rM5-_xiL2MtGVpd6vAtzO71sSjaL_xSl7uEP-zputSiVVHtWuzu-kvEtZM7EwU7ZJH3GKS7IVBvvGEmp18XOBA/s200/DSCF0082.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7md-wtSwUmoDlefwXoh38ZU9HSqImeyRzx5BsiQEl2Eqnts-XQIDVS-7dWsDhAKxuvqekR-puxrTut9RT7AjRW3wy3E40GaQkofCAlc0otsKJ9cPNMp_cG7_ocUOjku6W-GLPOJuAtKJw/s1600-h/DSCF0079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100464207777454546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7md-wtSwUmoDlefwXoh38ZU9HSqImeyRzx5BsiQEl2Eqnts-XQIDVS-7dWsDhAKxuvqekR-puxrTut9RT7AjRW3wy3E40GaQkofCAlc0otsKJ9cPNMp_cG7_ocUOjku6W-GLPOJuAtKJw/s200/DSCF0079.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NoVNiXySv_NIXTS0Ngsox3n0c3oXqKGzxg9r-oy1p_euyoaNDYDs2FjHVR-V_bm8bxsWHuFMVnmGK4bwZeP_NUVTvRlIeCiW2wnr8RQwTnBIyYv9FbshF5MGyS3kyl64hYVhivUg_iA9/s1600-h/DSCF0081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100464328036538850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NoVNiXySv_NIXTS0Ngsox3n0c3oXqKGzxg9r-oy1p_euyoaNDYDs2FjHVR-V_bm8bxsWHuFMVnmGK4bwZeP_NUVTvRlIeCiW2wnr8RQwTnBIyYv9FbshF5MGyS3kyl64hYVhivUg_iA9/s200/DSCF0081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai6oI5166CKHJqD03qPli1c7jQx76b7mwpn3MH45jHN7NKlnSrzrBWd2QFkX8FIZ1EItfh-mKiCzbPfJvTFFh1WZyfh0QKgMPR57htMNiywrn8IAtRfJupv0w2wZLD7TGYITeMLbxROo8/s1600-h/DSCF0086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100465251454507538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiai6oI5166CKHJqD03qPli1c7jQx76b7mwpn3MH45jHN7NKlnSrzrBWd2QFkX8FIZ1EItfh-mKiCzbPfJvTFFh1WZyfh0QKgMPR57htMNiywrn8IAtRfJupv0w2wZLD7TGYITeMLbxROo8/s200/DSCF0086.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ghaY65ESg1u8ecG96shE4d_Xu5eyWmZMiv0_xKJ1YDDpyqsvdWJau8IOBsglaBtC8-dgwymK7uIolGJORe4ZlvIcPWKjQSOwa8FbBf3D6VGZDhX_ZhBV1OiRArmNhuPH91kTJl9OgeRC/s1600-h/DSCF0087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100464444000655858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ghaY65ESg1u8ecG96shE4d_Xu5eyWmZMiv0_xKJ1YDDpyqsvdWJau8IOBsglaBtC8-dgwymK7uIolGJORe4ZlvIcPWKjQSOwa8FbBf3D6VGZDhX_ZhBV1OiRArmNhuPH91kTJl9OgeRC/s200/DSCF0087.JPG" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdIIFz0OKC_YyKkpc1xTED3HGlsIotXP1nXsfJZ9csTrVvDWfrBf4Xtks_xovQQpxhd9XjODiK8AtiIHwDFXA_26vCDSdPKFIgZbHtu8DNFGa-Yzt7SwIrFvSYMdj8rNFARPZT_qikR8S/s1600-h/DSCF0090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100465453317970466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdIIFz0OKC_YyKkpc1xTED3HGlsIotXP1nXsfJZ9csTrVvDWfrBf4Xtks_xovQQpxhd9XjODiK8AtiIHwDFXA_26vCDSdPKFIgZbHtu8DNFGa-Yzt7SwIrFvSYMdj8rNFARPZT_qikR8S/s200/DSCF0090.JPG" border="0" /></a></span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-21519265038432061392007-08-16T22:25:00.000-07:002007-08-16T23:16:25.473-07:00Lian Li PC-A10On wednesday, I received the Lian Li PC-A10 for my new computer. The package was well made and the case was very secured inside the box to garanty that the product won't be deteriorated during transportation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0CFUpV9kkwRE-iYwbPaXS3bFmUZDwfcHJDvpu0GVenaltob5gfhzHwt0OyC22_hOQAHWpL02ORmMBcgrODdejEIEZ5fhJhVbZzKZP11w3LercxWgQWayGtsf7jEH1R1DBiwcbghe_0vu/s1600-h/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0CFUpV9kkwRE-iYwbPaXS3bFmUZDwfcHJDvpu0GVenaltob5gfhzHwt0OyC22_hOQAHWpL02ORmMBcgrODdejEIEZ5fhJhVbZzKZP11w3LercxWgQWayGtsf7jEH1R1DBiwcbghe_0vu/s200/DSCF0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099541906500311074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Z6kZnJm4Jta_KTLwMk6IkiXj5UHdN8fRcubkZ1P9zqPkxij5I_kXrwFWoM8okqrtAlmvo5qmur1WyBGkvFNcefDfHpgV4PAbjbqily-pM7e1FSptA9I7AD2_URa-x7GNSTIEibrRyj4/s1600-h/DSCF0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Z6kZnJm4Jta_KTLwMk6IkiXj5UHdN8fRcubkZ1P9zqPkxij5I_kXrwFWoM8okqrtAlmvo5qmur1WyBGkvFNcefDfHpgV4PAbjbqily-pM7e1FSptA9I7AD2_URa-x7GNSTIEibrRyj4/s200/DSCF0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099542009579526194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9NaQAua52IHjZzEeCNhLZiEBo8GI1KZ-olf9KPn62Z5ia1I9lq_T3huvfS-4e3GHBmS65ScWj9Fdj62hVisc-QOONr-rATH_2A4kaokQScesloWm2SSw3WrbrCtMMZe00PE5dMRbdSnN/s1600-h/DSCF0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9NaQAua52IHjZzEeCNhLZiEBo8GI1KZ-olf9KPn62Z5ia1I9lq_T3huvfS-4e3GHBmS65ScWj9Fdj62hVisc-QOONr-rATH_2A4kaokQScesloWm2SSw3WrbrCtMMZe00PE5dMRbdSnN/s200/DSCF0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099542091183904834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The quality of the case is simply excellent, the aluminum feels really good and the colour make this case very classic. I particularly like the top openable area where sit 1 Firewire, 2 USB and the headphone and microphone jacks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWeOu7vlIxf5kwX-MrhGQl6M6NUbbWyPZmWr0F7ZAreUNsnN-7L08EUgqgtbRebP2yTWbbR3G91Yc1txQzCJCEkX1unatKrU8IMsgZewtTE4q1MJDinR4Jik4yJTKc4DqtJHJieQ5a2ik/s1600-h/DSCF0020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWeOu7vlIxf5kwX-MrhGQl6M6NUbbWyPZmWr0F7ZAreUNsnN-7L08EUgqgtbRebP2yTWbbR3G91Yc1txQzCJCEkX1unatKrU8IMsgZewtTE4q1MJDinR4Jik4yJTKc4DqtJHJieQ5a2ik/s200/DSCF0020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099542975947167858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0HPPXUVVUBxYHwCPNGOZGljDeQkdqsvqOwgd2rm6vYJYerUrBfcCNECg-baTvO3CsfS4lyUK8mTCEu3YGWWdRCNBTyiEFHq0OpgaUQrcYJmmYLqV9ThxocvJvy0RAqmQ-nmPZPCOhGPr/s1600-h/DSCF0021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0HPPXUVVUBxYHwCPNGOZGljDeQkdqsvqOwgd2rm6vYJYerUrBfcCNECg-baTvO3CsfS4lyUK8mTCEu3YGWWdRCNBTyiEFHq0OpgaUQrcYJmmYLqV9ThxocvJvy0RAqmQ-nmPZPCOhGPr/s200/DSCF0021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099543173515663490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PrRKvjjv54o9lXjeGKFTJnBh00fIUB4R5ffwqJao4nUmf5y1p2jUGSxXxvrkaJgqFPbZPxEc3hSeRt-bQ8tBe1o4cheF4mdStdt2RImcrdjJx0yk9hkelwlnREszY4uQl54d9RW3wMIK/s1600-h/DSCF0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PrRKvjjv54o9lXjeGKFTJnBh00fIUB4R5ffwqJao4nUmf5y1p2jUGSxXxvrkaJgqFPbZPxEc3hSeRt-bQ8tBe1o4cheF4mdStdt2RImcrdjJx0yk9hkelwlnREszY4uQl54d9RW3wMIK/s200/DSCF0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099543465573439634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is plenty of space in this case, particularly for a 8800 GTX !!! I like the fact that the case has been divided into sections, the bottom one for the hard drives (up to 5 in 2 hard drive enclosure (3xHD horizontally and 2 HD vertically) mounted on rubber ring to avoi any vibrations, and the PSU compartment. It is even possible to add a 12 cm fan from the HD section to the PSU to increase the airflow.<br /><br />I like the fact that all fans are mounted using rubber rings to stop vibrations. Unfortunatelly, the fans manufactured by Lian Li are noisy and need to me changed if you want to have a quiet computer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwOHJ04_mevtNDT7EWNZ10jwpoknNnu4hUzaSEkEXigrgLXdBoLWSxJ0gGdWrseqiHu3uX917psQoc1hzGfcuBPn_pkSUdQXf87YaHTz4_bgezzSopj7i5j-7CZCxjp_9bvlpInLZ4j1G/s1600-h/DSCF0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwOHJ04_mevtNDT7EWNZ10jwpoknNnu4hUzaSEkEXigrgLXdBoLWSxJ0gGdWrseqiHu3uX917psQoc1hzGfcuBPn_pkSUdQXf87YaHTz4_bgezzSopj7i5j-7CZCxjp_9bvlpInLZ4j1G/s200/DSCF0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099544388991408290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FiJXb08uiqkzo5AYE_FwneqKqNypw1L8EKGU8sSmq1VqHNNpTOI3A1B0570Z_qXJ1bhE4FsTENhkZ6etAV7bQ0tK8UA-OQAJXvzLgRkIFwFigYpgEuMSRQSpMoJrqO9YEjcPPcmC3yni/s1600-h/DSCF0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FiJXb08uiqkzo5AYE_FwneqKqNypw1L8EKGU8sSmq1VqHNNpTOI3A1B0570Z_qXJ1bhE4FsTENhkZ6etAV7bQ0tK8UA-OQAJXvzLgRkIFwFigYpgEuMSRQSpMoJrqO9YEjcPPcmC3yni/s200/DSCF0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099544517840427186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiqYQ_XiJCQnjNDbqiswDfsP2KHSzops3HD8aoCas1De6fMWPIlmTL7200AkpwNuTm2NwCpSgSKZ-RgIe0fjgV3Mv2aNnzMQNGnKtz4-iJZoWi7EBRREf3W7CMHQgerkqkZ3Tzily9Mx5/s1600-h/DSCF0037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiqYQ_XiJCQnjNDbqiswDfsP2KHSzops3HD8aoCas1De6fMWPIlmTL7200AkpwNuTm2NwCpSgSKZ-RgIe0fjgV3Mv2aNnzMQNGnKtz4-iJZoWi7EBRREf3W7CMHQgerkqkZ3Tzily9Mx5/s200/DSCF0037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099544655279380674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When I opened the door of this case, I was amazed by the quality of the design and the finition of the manufacturer. It looks great and feels great ! The 5.25 to 3.5 enclosure will be very handy when I'll get a card reader (there is no way I put a floppy disk drive in my computer). I really like the door system, very quiet when opening / closing and stay in place because of the ball system on the top and bottom of the door. The front panel has a 12cm in-take fan, a power and a reset button. The door has holes on the side to let the air in for the in-take fan. Well designed !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Q1pW8hTMnMPaPDXPCxRh9zfWmHMP0EWO206hCipAqr86naKsMWgFqB6K29hkNNwq7wMnzqHdGqUXjOvpVuIqisqB6SzmiZqRJPBtKJ4LBo0VUu8SIaoCgQpRCixTyYDHie25HFYSndK/s1600-h/DSCF0014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67Q1pW8hTMnMPaPDXPCxRh9zfWmHMP0EWO206hCipAqr86naKsMWgFqB6K29hkNNwq7wMnzqHdGqUXjOvpVuIqisqB6SzmiZqRJPBtKJ4LBo0VUu8SIaoCgQpRCixTyYDHie25HFYSndK/s200/DSCF0014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099542645234686034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuItTjnq3P6KaljhpazHyt2uLhivtqn6EiG6wUZyHmGq9XPF5q2jwCRBOTdEgWsWXwMqkpwJYD4qVR3ScFXWxav5uiEp7aocfr8GaFy1uzSj3Ezryz42Et28wvQBnphytKYPSwWKx94Ps/s1600-h/DSCF0017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuItTjnq3P6KaljhpazHyt2uLhivtqn6EiG6wUZyHmGq9XPF5q2jwCRBOTdEgWsWXwMqkpwJYD4qVR3ScFXWxav5uiEp7aocfr8GaFy1uzSj3Ezryz42Et28wvQBnphytKYPSwWKx94Ps/s200/DSCF0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099542804148476002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was very surprised that the case did not correspond to the case advertised on Lian Li website. Indeed, the 2 watercooling holes on the top of the case are not mounted via a set of screws, but simply cut and put in place via welding. Another surprise, the backplate of the PSU area should present 2 holes with a removable plat in case you wanted to install a second PSU. On my version, the removable plate is not removable and welded to the case.<br /><br />As I need to get the rig installed to test all components, I will keep this case and probably contact Lian Li in a couple of weeks to ask why this case is like this. The funniest part is that the Quality Control was done on the 27/07/2007, less than 3 weeks ago...Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-30676532266762030942007-08-11T04:09:00.001-07:002007-08-11T04:18:54.283-07:00It feels like xmas morning !!! More components..Today I received the Xclio 650W power supply, 4x 1Gb of G.Skills 1066HK and the Sparkle Calibre 8800 GTX (P880+ Edition OC). I would like to thank Sparkle supplier in Taiwan that check with me by phone the model I ordered and for the gift set containing 2 Calibre pens, a crystal block with the Caliber logo and a rotation light socle to mount the crystal (cf last 2 pictures). Here are some nice pictures for you:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso-vNx5u9mqGICdrXYyVcXVjwEiAYrEromp-Hrb3AEHR6TJgS7ZU1l2w1WBrAKpU_hnR-ywfeVR11mM8_NFHuMmDDhGGBnKwOB4gnN7MsRe0rz7JYBwKMlm-yyv5pKK_tQVuEJCbYjfJa/s1600-h/DSCF0006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso-vNx5u9mqGICdrXYyVcXVjwEiAYrEromp-Hrb3AEHR6TJgS7ZU1l2w1WBrAKpU_hnR-ywfeVR11mM8_NFHuMmDDhGGBnKwOB4gnN7MsRe0rz7JYBwKMlm-yyv5pKK_tQVuEJCbYjfJa/s200/DSCF0006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097398681426518466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30ZaAyx0qQHvidNDvZRsZeOD_51uECVlE9175CpiohwTa7ZykI4pMirucTO0ux2Uf9iilpnxnD7063iR-FGXXtRuHe5HsIrKQ-0DkNX29RuYMltsRZEXj33F8A67kGVLPV7jUypR07M9k/s1600-h/DSCF0010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ60qxZFY1upIqohHlWAuEsAo5mEVDHnzTpyPeqMGjhfO4051GGN4Q2MEQkvQAE8xYn7QUyyYVaF23qdAbvahfo54r606birdOn4fMShbphnV82tXsYZwfm9PQN4VPL-WDmHxLf3FQ0yIE/s200/DSCF0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097136744256037282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M4lqfZwpeEKTEBtE7wEmEXR0F9AigwLfgoJgL7FH0l-udXWNvvMw8j0qmnAU4mDzolYCX5gN_Da32sFL-8Mm7do5iAsIE9dwCdQqJ-Q0z8nJoQfYmlEOCZZeA9d4cvLwLPZPhVp4l-Vo/s1600-h/DSCF0054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M4lqfZwpeEKTEBtE7wEmEXR0F9AigwLfgoJgL7FH0l-udXWNvvMw8j0qmnAU4mDzolYCX5gN_Da32sFL-8Mm7do5iAsIE9dwCdQqJ-Q0z8nJoQfYmlEOCZZeA9d4cvLwLPZPhVp4l-Vo/s200/DSCF0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097136881694990770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-70524301007478556702007-08-10T10:49:00.000-07:002007-08-10T11:03:55.279-07:00I got my Intel Q6600 G0<span style="font-size:100%;">It has been a while since I was looking for the Intel Q6600 G0, the newer version of the Intel Quad core using a new stepping, meaning that it will run at 95W instead of 105W, and so cooler. As I live in Taiwan, it is very important for me to have a cooler version of the Q6600, it's also better for OC.<br /><br />So I spent quite some nights on taiwanese forums searching for this CPU. What is very funny is that I don't really speak / understand Chinese, and I definitely cannot read it! So I use Babelfish to translate hundreds of pages and it paid it off !!! Indeed, I managed to find a shop which received 100 pieces of G0, but by the time I called, they were all gone... I went there anyway to book one and magically the owner just received another few !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LcsDGla0xT-Yn5_W7J9um17ctH0A6At1cO2JaRFe0uFvtUp2akHlIYZ7LRAilfFzVEMsDOCLRBAa1Y2LOCxzDjMwA3vsUNUJZelZuBUU71RUi1fCcUXn_SKeWe1riRZSjTFALqZBfGTY/s1600-h/DSCF0025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LcsDGla0xT-Yn5_W7J9um17ctH0A6At1cO2JaRFe0uFvtUp2akHlIYZ7LRAilfFzVEMsDOCLRBAa1Y2LOCxzDjMwA3vsUNUJZelZuBUU71RUi1fCcUXn_SKeWe1riRZSjTFALqZBfGTY/s320/DSCF0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097132354799460562" border="0" /></a><br />I also bought in this same shop the Gigabyte P35-DQ6, 2 Seagate Barracuda 250 Gb (SATA), the Zalman 9700 NT and a Pioneer SATA DVD burner x18. I got a real bargain, it costed less than 650$ !!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49i9ovcQn4xFiCFNAD9-hiphHqYk_ifixDePubaXYqqqnf3ZKTs3rrkAndoXhaJrO7cPqW2uoUMoqPYNsMIGVT21lVTHlfq9F9X21RD7Xmo_gCzIkVs5hxpgg6H55pvnWJk53LfQPCZ4A/s1600-h/DSCF0054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49i9ovcQn4xFiCFNAD9-hiphHqYk_ifixDePubaXYqqqnf3ZKTs3rrkAndoXhaJrO7cPqW2uoUMoqPYNsMIGVT21lVTHlfq9F9X21RD7Xmo_gCzIkVs5hxpgg6H55pvnWJk53LfQPCZ4A/s320/DSCF0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097133145073443042" border="0" /></a><br />I ordered 4x 1Gb of G.Skills DDR2 1066HK, the PSU Xclio 650W, the Lian Li PC-A10 and the <a href="http://www.3dnews.ru/_imgdata/img/2006/11/09/32335.jpg" target="_blank">Sparkle Calibre 8800GTX P880+ OC</a>. There was a mistake in the order of the case, I ordered the Silver one instead of the Black one. So I should reaceive all components by tuesday, and build the system on wednesday (bank holiday in France, so I don't have to work).<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-6264603070277184252007-07-30T01:51:00.000-07:002007-07-30T01:55:01.034-07:00Characters encoding in HTML / PHP<span style="font-family: arial;">In some cases, you could try whatever you like, it is impossible to change the default character encoding selection of a page. Why ? After almost 1h, I found out that the problem lies on the configuration of PHP, in the php.ini file where the default encoding character set was set to a different to the one I wanted to use.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To solve the problem, I have created a .htaccess file with the following line:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">php_value default_charset "iso-8859-1"</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This force the encoding to be iso=8859-1 when loading the PHP pages. I hope this might help you!</span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-34719016442824475752007-07-29T09:05:00.000-07:002007-08-19T10:50:50.759-07:00Builing my new PCI've been looking around in Nova (Taipei) to get the Intel Quadcore Q6600 G0 (95W). Unfortunately, they only got the Q6600 B3 (105W), using the previous stepping, meaning running hoter and less overclockable.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Unz7piL-wTwMMmT2dlsue3Vz7fvHUwUczWnmAL6l4wJ4sxTSUA1ZeVxABsDNt7s6vwzRUaGfygDhWkhyphenhyphendbtRdUvmRuYVVxry77UaNBSrZfJ-jFea5rM-_5HB-NcT2JPINdO4Jtbzr9uV/s1600-h/DSC00009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092652596535550146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Unz7piL-wTwMMmT2dlsue3Vz7fvHUwUczWnmAL6l4wJ4sxTSUA1ZeVxABsDNt7s6vwzRUaGfygDhWkhyphenhyphendbtRdUvmRuYVVxry77UaNBSrZfJ-jFea5rM-_5HB-NcT2JPINdO4Jtbzr9uV/s320/DSC00009.jpg" border="0" /></a>If you are looking for the Q6600 Go, ensure that the product code on the box finished with SLACR as you can see about. If it doesn't finish with this code, then you will get a B3 stepping.<br /><br />It was very interesting to compare the price here in Taiwan with the price in north America and Europe. Here, the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Q6600 </span>cost $NT 8950, which is <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">£137</span> / <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">€198</span> ! I get in touch with a supplier name Senfu, they will call me back this week to let me know about if this product is available to order.<br /><br />In the meantimes, I received my Zalman Clip Support ZM-CS1 to install the Zalman 9700NT on my Gigabyte P35-DQ6, keeping the backplate on the back of the motherboard. I like the blue Zalman used on the anodized aluminum clip, it will look very nice with the rest of the config.<br /><br />More in the next episode...Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-87647001231354629902007-07-29T08:54:00.000-07:002007-07-29T09:05:18.740-07:00PS3: Heavenly Sword - ReviewHeavenly Sword's demo in available to download on the Playstation Newtork. This demo weights almost 900Mb.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHLWut9l7a8Kh2EqhCESIjHKWC4a6JSZ38fIYM4qkGG0unso7EHz2D3YGBIne_iI3uwrDBrcvOgIq1NEavPkEdfWWJ1S57P_-bY_CXaUF5T03_Y4R1LndeNtMBtd0_IRf0LGNHgXFOsJ8/s1600-h/screenshot22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHLWut9l7a8Kh2EqhCESIjHKWC4a6JSZ38fIYM4qkGG0unso7EHz2D3YGBIne_iI3uwrDBrcvOgIq1NEavPkEdfWWJ1S57P_-bY_CXaUF5T03_Y4R1LndeNtMBtd0_IRf0LGNHgXFOsJ8/s320/screenshot22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092648623690801314" border="0" /></a><br />To start, I was really impressed with the quality of the graphics, they are absolutely sharp, full of colour and contrast. The all enviroment is very well detailled as expected on the next generation console.<br /><br />The controls are easy, simply press Triangle and Square in combinaison with R1 and L1 to produce increadible attacks. The demo is a bit short, about 5 min, but I played it 4 times as I really enjoyed it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXEDWhOUz6Gfag5SeBjaI_itozKEf7SBtiMJhRRYgb7kGf5KeOtf0oF37vTxMvVC4sfCEWcz6SPRR31Xa7BiNGk4f0M4FaxU9aMsNCp0R0BrhdbzkWUKXeaKkE_SUMOIpFt7VQOjGusth/s1600-h/artwork_Home.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXEDWhOUz6Gfag5SeBjaI_itozKEf7SBtiMJhRRYgb7kGf5KeOtf0oF37vTxMvVC4sfCEWcz6SPRR31Xa7BiNGk4f0M4FaxU9aMsNCp0R0BrhdbzkWUKXeaKkE_SUMOIpFt7VQOjGusth/s320/artwork_Home.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092649340950339762" border="0" /></a><br />This game sounds like heaven ! The sound atmosphere is very good, the voice well choosen too.<br /><br />Playing this game reminded me God of War 2 as in some situation you have to press quickly the button displayed on the screen to achieve the right action. This is vey nice and add an extra plus to the game as the graphic and interaction with the player demonstrate the power of real time 3D of very high quality.<br /><br />Finally, i would like to say that the character Nariko reminds me a lot of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider, and obviously Angelina Jolie: Nariko is simply gorgeous !<br /><br />Enjoy this game, you will definitly love it !!!Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-40813641960332830382007-07-29T08:44:00.000-07:002007-07-29T08:53:42.830-07:00PS3: The Darkness - Review<span style="font-family: arial;">I've spent all day downloading the new demos from the Playstation Network. First, I'm going to speak about The Darkness. The demo weights a little bit more than 1400Mb, so be patient... it took me about 5h to download it.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcoP_AbqHcKDOURUF-1Bg-KUiaLOD-3cHDDAZgvzi0VuxjrJ8zm-sqQOEvvRQ8AYURzF-CGq6Z3DrpY45i5qb-4Cu42VrvJke4tHA6kiLtw-CXgOspDN6MmYUOEs0J91oUTxDP1MWO1Qs/s1600-h/927013_65632_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcoP_AbqHcKDOURUF-1Bg-KUiaLOD-3cHDDAZgvzi0VuxjrJ8zm-sqQOEvvRQ8AYURzF-CGq6Z3DrpY45i5qb-4Cu42VrvJke4tHA6kiLtw-CXgOspDN6MmYUOEs0J91oUTxDP1MWO1Qs/s320/927013_65632_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092647386740220050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I was very existed to test this game, I read many reviews on the web and I though it was a new orignal FPS with an interesting concept. Well, to start, the graphics are not that smooth, I feel that the programers behind this game are not trying too hard especially when you know what the PS3 got to offer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The all ambiance of the game is creepy, but creepy a way that it makes you feel uneasy. The controls are average, and I find the movement very slow, like it takes for ever for the hero to move in every levels. The targetting system is simply poor. A couple of red dots show you where you gonna shoot. Nothing fancy, just poor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The sound and the music are much better than the rest of the game! I really enjoy the heavy metal tracks and the all sound engineering involved in this demo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To conclude, I am very sad to say that this game is simply not for me, and not for many people who enjoy real experience FPS, like Resistance Fall of Men, Call of Duty 3 and Fear.</span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-17642237006960347012007-07-23T20:30:00.000-07:002007-07-23T20:34:21.667-07:00Playstation 3 - Firmware 1.90The new PS3's firmware is out !!! The firmware 1.90 is available for donwload<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE30Ikk0fWOT9WCbeqFeMRamsvp22N8jNQYlwsVdpLDR0Nk7AwcxuShJBue9kJWP8npFeXm9Rm2odFOFmkxnPHwFfv-ZKggWhyizT75qe4tAg-VMh39qJnIWjtLwIcsFXoPr86RufdKeh/s1600-h/1901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE30Ikk0fWOT9WCbeqFeMRamsvp22N8jNQYlwsVdpLDR0Nk7AwcxuShJBue9kJWP8npFeXm9Rm2odFOFmkxnPHwFfv-ZKggWhyizT75qe4tAg-VMh39qJnIWjtLwIcsFXoPr86RufdKeh/s320/1901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090601028097204354" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the official line from Sony:<br /><p><em>Customization is one new feature: you can now personalize the wallpaper on your XMB with a photo. This was one of the top three requests we received via the blog’s contact form. When viewing a photo, simply bring up the options screen by pressing the triangle button and selecting “set as wallpaper” from the options displayed. Additionally, you can now change the order of the games displayed under the game icon on the XMB. </em></p> <p><em>Another new feature focuses on added communication elements: When you’re sending messages to friends on PLAYSTATION Network, you can now use emoticons. We’ve added a bunch of emoticons that can be easily accessed from the virtual keyboard. Also, another cool addition is, when an avatar is displayed during voice/video chat, the avatar will move in response to audio. </em></p> <p><em>Finally, on the more technical side, you can now play AVCHD videos saved on a Memory Stick or digital video camera, and we’ve added the ability to upscale audio CD output from your PS3. Now, there are two requirements for this feature: the device you’re outputting to must support a sampling frequency of 88.2 kHz or 176.4 kHz, and your PS3 must be connected to that device with an HDMI cable or digital optical cable. </em></p> <p><em>Oh, and one more thing: you can now eject discs using your controller by selecting “Eject Disc” in the options menu after you push the PS button. </em></p> <p><em>Several other minor options will be included in 1.90 including a few new display options that will allow you to adjust your display while playing PlayStation, PlayStation2 and Blu-ray movies. More info on these options as well as detailed info on the rest of the 1.90 additions will be available later this week. We’ll update this post with a link to that info when it’s available. </em></p> <p><em>We’re working on additional features for our next update that will incorporate more of your feedback, so as always thanks for all of your support, and please keep those suggestions coming!</em></p>A very interesting page to download some nice background images for your PS3 ><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=1433718">here</a><<br /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Gregory/Desktop/1901.jpg" alt="" />Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153391641679887051.post-38601534215354101902007-07-15T10:09:00.000-07:002007-07-15T10:20:00.614-07:00How to install a Zalman 9700 on a P35-DQ6<span style="font-family: arial;">The Gigabyte P35-DQ6 is one of the best motherboard actually on the market. It is highly overclockable and stays very cool because of its super sized heat sink. The "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: arial;">Crazy-Cool</span><span style="font-family: arial;">" is the heat sink located on the back of the motherboard, behind the processor to help dessipating as much heat as possible.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-7zJlqRrUYCxjoVF_eo-ymBjLui9kO7QEch0kdImz0Or_HSjmlXCjDEczgPzEFYHwiOxBYgx_oS5T4xOJweY52h6RmZ-n_DVbUpfpMmpytQvM9piks2Xvn1-L-C3b7qyvuMrY_3ZPXJN/s1600-h/DQ6_crazyc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-7zJlqRrUYCxjoVF_eo-ymBjLui9kO7QEch0kdImz0Or_HSjmlXCjDEczgPzEFYHwiOxBYgx_oS5T4xOJweY52h6RmZ-n_DVbUpfpMmpytQvM9piks2Xvn1-L-C3b7qyvuMrY_3ZPXJN/s320/DQ6_crazyc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087473394088492866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The problem of the Crazy-Cool is that it does not allow the installation of CPU fans using a back plate, such as the famous Zalman 9700NT.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqqhwJ5mIbYq28ytdONhbKlt5oQBYCjUyvFjttOc_V5_W9Xfv1Hg0V6YkylsNhtXn-WNiFS-FOYuK_bmEdvE_CtcI-HckltPlN_JU72iULKeR2SEavHSB2BT4rKsH-G6c3I5KZ3YHQrUE/s1600-h/9700nt_c_p.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqqhwJ5mIbYq28ytdONhbKlt5oQBYCjUyvFjttOc_V5_W9Xfv1Hg0V6YkylsNhtXn-WNiFS-FOYuK_bmEdvE_CtcI-HckltPlN_JU72iULKeR2SEavHSB2BT4rKsH-G6c3I5KZ3YHQrUE/s320/9700nt_c_p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087473595951955794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">The solution would be to remove the Crazy-Cool, as advised on many sites. If Gigabyte decided to add this heat sink it to help reducing the temperature of the CPU, and I think it is important to keep it to ensure the maximum dissipation of energy. Also, I have found a review of a person who managed to keep the Crazy-Cool with his Zalman 9700. The solution is to use the Zalman ZM-CS1 clip support.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_2yHLXSXZAoeuVIgWckF7hEvB5crmVCsCgknb0nFcNqWZP-xiuP1qnjum5fiTyAny9hOteya8F7uYGl5Wv5gRYXJWUANwdheTWZLqQcyQ-w6aKzwwdMtcbeND-mqJcILlQyHWdKpegLH/s1600-h/zm_cs1_s_p.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_2yHLXSXZAoeuVIgWckF7hEvB5crmVCsCgknb0nFcNqWZP-xiuP1qnjum5fiTyAny9hOteya8F7uYGl5Wv5gRYXJWUANwdheTWZLqQcyQ-w6aKzwwdMtcbeND-mqJcILlQyHWdKpegLH/s320/zm_cs1_s_p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087473866534895458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I couldn't find this clip support in Taiwan, so I ordered it in France and will explain in details how to use it to install the Zalman 9700NT on a P35-DQ6 keeping the Crazy-Cool on the back of the motherboard.</span>Greg Huethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000294836634489659noreply@blogger.com1