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Dear Diary
Blog I sanded away the resin above each connector, stripped and tinned the cable from the power adaptor, and then soldered it on. Next weekend, which is the next chance I get, I'll remove all of the epoxy filler, move the cable properly inside the body...
[November 6, 2006, 8:51]
Rupert Goodwins' San Jose Diary
Blog And most of those powerpoints are in tiny strips: I've got a UK travel adaptor that's too bulky to fit those if anyone has plugged something into the adjacent socket. So I slump down in corridors and squat on the floor for ten minutes while the...
[September 19, 2003, 18:25]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Oh, it wants to know what my SCSI adaptor is - and I have a long list of strange names to choose from. Everything works until I have to configure the SCSI adaptor. There's a SCSI adaptor in my hand, and a swarm of tiny black jumper links is...
[August 15, 1998, 7:09]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News Oh, it wants to know what my SCSI adaptor is - and I have a long list of strange names to choose from. Everything works until I have to configure the SCSI adaptor. There's a SCSI adaptor in my hand, and a swarm of tiny black jumper links is...
[August 15, 1998, 6:09]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Centrino laptop, so that'll be an Intel 2200BG adaptor — with a year old driver. Looking around after the event, it turns out that lots and lots and lots of people have had the same problem — with some complaining that whenever Intel produces a...
[January 27, 2006, 16:50]
IBM: Give Hard Drives The Boot?
News Its main components are the adaptor and a software update. The technology can be retrofitted to existing PCs for the price of an iSCSI adaptor. With iBoot, each PC continues to use its own processor and other hardware, avoiding competition with...
[May 31, 2002, 8:31]
The Curse Of The AC Adapter
Blog Comment This is the reason I insist on labeling each AC adaptor before we deploy it. It costs hundreds if not thousands of hours of labor each year tracking down unlabeled power supply and matching devices. I keep brother label makers all over the firm.
[October 26, 2007, 21:09]
Intel Puts Flesh On Yonah
News The Napa platform also includes the 945 chipset and the Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG network adaptor, all of which have enhanced power management capabilities. The power consumption is comparable to Dothan", said Ronnie Korner, CPU validation manager...
[August 24, 2005, 17:00]
New Xscale Powers 'Xbox In A Phone'
News It also supports Calexico II, the wireless network adaptor, which has Cisco's CCX and AES (802.11i) security. Bulverde is an Xscale processor with Wireless MMX, first announced last year, and two new features -- Quick Capture for video integration...
[September 18, 2003, 14:50]
I Don't Normally Reward Spam, But...
Blog We need one adaptor that plugs into any sort of product - at least within reasonable limits. They make tiny power adaptors. Given the eternal pain of trying to jam huge great black bricks into power strips, having them fall out through gravity or...
[May 10, 2007, 11:06]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Now, of course, BT's spotted that if it gives away a voice-over-IP telephone adaptor and signs people up it can sell telephone services over rival cable co's broadband connections. So, a bit of a dog's breakfast -- and why you need an adaptor when...
[December 12, 2003, 16:20]
Future Portables Go Much Faster All Day, Says Intel
News The next notebook platform, code-named Sonoma, will include the latest Pentium M processor, the Alviso support chip -- due early next year -- and Intel's 802.11a/b/g wireless adaptor. Power consumption is also reduced by circuits that detect when...
[September 9, 2004, 10:05]
First Public Demo Of 'disruptive' Wireless Broadband
News In the Florida Everglades on Thursday, the company showed ZDNet UK a 3.7Mbps signal transmitted with a claimed power of just 50mW — roughly that of a standard laptop Wi-Fi adaptor - from a tower 18 miles away.
[November 4, 2005, 11:10]
HP Targets Firms With Long-life Laptop Battery
News A "smart adaptor" should cut that time to between three and four hours. HP launched a new laptop battery on Monday that it claims will give a mobile worker up to ten hours of extra power. The HP ultra-capacity battery will cost $199 (£114), and...
[March 7, 2006, 16:10]
HyperTransport Tipped To Spread
News IBM, for instance, has joined as an adaptor member. IBM, in fact, has already announced that it will include HyperTransport links in its PowerPC 970 chip, which is being included in Apple Computer's G5 Power Macs due later this month.
[August 11, 2003, 9:29]
Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon Swings On The Asus Eee
Blog The wi-fi adaptor isn't working (it's an Atheros I haven't encountered before), there have been a couple of odd battery messages, and selecting power down from the desktop doesn't actually turn the PC off.
[October 26, 2007, 16:10]
Enthusiasts Get Raptor Instead Of Caviar
News Western Digital will sell the Raptor drives in a kit that includes a Serial ATA adaptor and cable, allowing the drive to be installed in a desktop. This new interface is designed for power users who enjoy video editing, digital audio applications...
[May 13, 2003, 15:20]
New Palm Handhelds Get Bluetooth
News The USB Adaptor is available now in the UK for £99. It weighs 28g and clips onto the back of a Palm device, consuming very little power. TDK Systems will launch its latest Palm Bluetooth attachment at Comdex next week, bringing the wireless...
[November 8, 2001, 14:37]
Calling BS On That!
Talkback It also runs a 150Gb iTunes library flawlessly, is plugged into the TV/Stereo via the cinema amp and gives the choice of either S-Video/Composite/HDMI with an adaptor or native DVI output for connectivity.
[May 22, 2008, 9:07]
Dell And HP PDAs Slug It Out Amid Sea Of Gadgets
News Currently the largest hard drive available for a desktop PC, the product is available via retail in a $399 upgrade kit, which includes installation instructions along with the necessary adaptor board and cables.
[November 19, 2002, 10:28]
