Finishing My Media Computer

I am about to give one of my computers a much needed memory upgrade. The computer that I use for everyday stuff like surfing the web and that sort of thing currently has 2gb of DDR PC3200 ram. The one that I’m going to upgrade still only has 256mb. I’m really trying to turn the other computer into my new media station. I do a lot of video editing, graphics, web design and that sort of thing, so I really need a computer that can keep up with everything.

Upgrading Some of Our Computers

The other office manager’s have asked me to take care of upgrading some of the computer’s in our main office. So far they’ve asked me to upgrade the ram, hard drives and monitors. I think I’m going to make a bulk order of some Dell memory from 4AllMemory.com and order the rest of the stuff from a local computer distributor that I always go through.

New Plasma Cutter

A friend of mine recently added a new plasma cutter to his fabrication shop. He does alot of metal work on cars and other things and he says the new plasma cutter is going to make things alot easier. I still don’t really know much about plasma cutters, but he seemed pretty excited about getting one. I’ll have to see how it works one of these days.

Upgrading My Computer Memory Again

I have decided to upgrade the memory on another one of my computers this weekend. This time I went with Dell Memory rather than a super-saver or off-brand manufacturer.

I got the memory at a great price and so far it seems to be performing great. I’m actually considering putting the same type of memory in my other computers.

Check out www.MemoryStore.com if youre thinking about upgrading your own computer memory. They have great customer support if youre not sure of which type to buy. You can search for your computer model by maker, such as Gateway, Dell, eMachines, ect., to determine which memory will work in your particular computer.

Computer Problems

Sorry for the lack of posts, Ive had some computer problems with my main computer for the past couple of days and the parts I ordered to fix it just arrived today.

Network Cables

Last night I setup a network between my 3 home computers with some leftover network cables from my office. They just redid our whole computer network and then let me take what was left over from the job. The cables came in very handy and saved me a few bucks at the same time! I believe they purchased the cables through CableMegaStore.com.

I still have plenty leftover, though. I bet I ended up with over 500 feet worth of cables. Not bad considering my computers are all within 10 feet of eachother. I guess I’ll keep the extra for a rainy day.

XBox 360 Elite

Microsoft released the new XBox 360 “Elite” the other day. People stood in line all night just to get this new special edition version of the popular gaming console. It features a larger 120 gigabyte hard drive and true hdmi cable. Also, the case of the console and controller are black, rather than the regular white/silver color.

Standing in line for something like this seems like a big waste of time and money to me, but I guess some people love it.

Another Hard Drive Bites The Dust

One of my computer hard drives went out about a week ago. I had only been using it for a couple of months. Thats the last time I buy Maxtor. Ive had 3 of their hard drives go out in very short time. My Western Digital drives are still going strong, even the ones from 3 years ago. I just put in a Western Digital 300gb SATA-II drive to replace the one that crashed.

The lesson here: Don’t buy Maxtor. Ever.