Archive for March, 2009
Do You Fold!?
As some of you may know, we launched an UltimateComputers.net Folding Team a few months ago. I’m proud to announce that we already have 15 members, and have a grand score of over 442,000!
If you don’t know what folding is, it is essentially a way for you to utilize the spare processing power on your home computer to fold proteins. The results of these computations may hold the key to curing diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and more. If you would like to download the folding client, go visit Stanford’s Folding Website. Don’t forget to enter the UltimateComputers.net Team Number: 150164.
The main reason I bring this up, however, is because I want to share this great photoshopped picture of me by one of the UC.net forum members, muffe.
Power Supplies Demystified!
An area of huge confusion when it comes to building a computer is picking out the right power supply. Does it have the right connectors? How many Voltage Rails are there? Will it protect my components? Does it offer enough wattage?
In these week’s two-part episode of techbits, I answer all of your most common questions about power supplies. Both parts are embedded below in a convenient playlist: