Technology: December 2008 Archives

BS' Blog: AGP, AGP Pro, PCI and PCI-X voltage keying (WIP)

Looking for a PCI or AGP 2.0 compatible video card that will run Spore, and getting schooled about bus form factors in the process.

Machinist Toolbox: How to change a Sansa Express MP3 player from MTP to MSC

Converting an MP3 player from a type that can only synchronize to Windows Media Player to Mass Storage Class, so it will work with iTunes Sync, a freeware app that allows non-Apple players to synchronize to iTunes.

Popular Mechanics - Google Book Search

Every issue, every page, since 1905. The ads alone are worth browsing. In light of the proposed auto bailout, the August and September 1959 issues ("Should you buy a foreign car?" "Which foreign car is best for you?") are worth a look.

xkcd - A Webcomic - Map of the Internet

"This chart shows the IP address space on a plane using a fractal mapping which preserves grouping.... Each of the 256 numbered blocks represents one /8 subnet.... The upper left section shows the blocks sold directly to corporations and governments in the 1990s before the RIRs took over allocation." (I wonder who inherited DEC's Class A allocation.)