Ubuntu 8.04.1 and the D945GCLF (Little Falls)
Posted on September 22, 2008 by Chris Thompson
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Although compatibility is nothing new to those who follow things closely, we have now approved the Intel D945GCLF (Little Falls) mainboard for use with Ubuntu.
The board did not originally work with Ubuntu 8.04, and as a lot of people found out, the problem was with a bug in the driver for the NIC it used. Apparently, this was bad enough to cause it to not really work at all.
You could disable the NIC in the BIOS, which would force you to run a separate network card, which in a lot of cases (catch the dual meaning, there) does not really work out for us.
Casetronic TE-T290 “Anker PC:” Pico-ITX with style!
Posted on September 3, 2008 by josh
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When VIA announced the Pico-ITX form factor, we knew that it would be something special. After all, here was a self-contained, super-efficient x86-based system capable of running a variety of software in all sorts of industrial and consumer-based applications. Best of all, the Pico-ITX systems only took up about the same amount of space as a trade paperback book.
And that’s exactly the sort of aesthetic that Casetronic seems to be shooting for with their TE-T290 “Anker PC” Pico-ITX case. While most other Pico-ITX cases shoot for the more “traditional” no-nonsense industrial look of the “black box,” the Anker PC case is sleeker, curvier, and more stylish. With its curved front end and brushed aluminum “covers,” it resembles nothing so much as a high-tech brushed aluminum book.
Moving Forward…Leaving Behind
Posted on August 25, 2008 by Kristina
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I purchased a Canon G9 digital camera a week ago, thinking I had obtained the latest, greatest piece of photographic equipment from Canon. The G9 might not be a super high end digital camera professionals would use in the studio, but I do believe the G9 is a camera that professionals would use, say, roughing it in the woods. Why subject my expensive cameras to unpredictable conditions when I don’t plan on photographing Pulitzer prize imagery (not like I do anyway…)? Instead I plan on taking pictures of things like the grungy outhouse or my dripping wet friends after their canoe tips over.
Here’s my point: the G9 is a good, solid camera, and I expected it to be around a little longer than a year. Why get rid of it? Canon issued a press release on August 20, 2007, and when I went online to buy some accessories for it on August 22, 2008, I was informed by the Canon dealer that the item had been discontinued. Not very fair, I thought to myself. It’s a great camera.
Little Falls Custom Heat Sink
Posted on August 7, 2008 by Kristina
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Finally, after pairing with one of our Mini-ITX partners, we now have a real replacement for the mammoth heat sink that graces the Little Falls and Little Valley mainboards. This low-profile heat sink was manufactured solely for the Intel Little Valley and Little Falls mainboards. It shaves off 15 mm from the height of the Intel stock heat sink without compromising heat dissipation. You can find this heat sink here.
Advansus at Computex
Posted on June 16, 2008 by james
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Two lucky members of our team recently returned from Taipei. Their chief reason for the trip was for the awesome karaoke, but Computex was a close second. One of the manufacturers on hand for this year’s show was Advansus (as in Advantech and Asus). They have been in the Mini-ITX game since 2006 and had a wide range of boards on display.
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