Daily Reviews Summary 03/21/07

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Howtoforge published a howto about displaying weather and system information on a GNOME desktop with gDesklets

This tutorial shows how you can display weather forecasts, system information like CPU and memory usage, news feeds, music player controls, etc. on a GNOME desktop with gDesklets. gDesklets is a programm that can place small desktop widgets on top of the user's desktop.

Displaying Weather And System Information On A GNOME Desktop With gDesklets

DV Hardware posted a review on SilverStone's new modular 750W power supply

SilverStone has a new lineup of power supplies for enthusiast users, the Decathlon series. Currently this series features two models: a 750W and a 1200W power supply. The Decathlon series power supplies have only one +12V rail, but it's very powerful. Many other power supplies feature two or four +12V power rails with on average 20A per rail, but the SilverStone Decathlon SST-DA750 750W power supply I'll be looking at in this review has one badass 60A +12V rail while the 1200W model features 90A. One of the advantages of this is that you don't need to worry about overloading a single rail.

SilverStone Decathlon DA750 750W PSU Review

Lan Addict posted a review on the HIS x1950XT Turbo Edition

Jeremy is back with another creation from HIS (Hightech Information System Limited). We are here to look at the X1950XT Turbo Edition. Is it really that turbo? Jeremy is about to find out! Read on to see if your hard eared bucks are worth putting down on this monster of a card!

HIS x1950XT Turbo Edition Review

APH Network posted a review on the PowerColor X1550 256MB/64Bit PCIe Graphics Card

The emergence of Windows Vista on the 31st of January this year proved to change the PC industry by an amount greater than any prior versions of Windows from Microsoft. Although many current computers will be able to run the OS without issues, older computers or more budget oriented systems utilizing integrated graphics may not run Aero as well as systems with higher performance and dedicated graphics. How will users looking for upgrade in regards to improving the unique Vista graphics experience, but not interested in playing the latest 3D games, upgrade their computers? Cost is the primary factor here -- and today we will take a close look at PowerColor's offer of a budget friendly ATI Radeon X1550 based graphics card.

PowerColor X1550 256MB/64Bit PCIe Graphics Card Review

Madshrimps posted Cebit 2007 MAD Coverage Day 1

In our coverage of day 1 at Cebit we share the latest news on products of abit, PNY, Albatron, Antec, Arctic Cooling, Walton Chaintech, CoolIT, Coolermaster, eVGA and FSP Group.

Cebit 2007 MAD Coverage Day 1

HotHardware.com posted a review of Corsair's current flagship desktop DDR2 memory kit, the Dominator TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF

In PC enthusiast circles, Corsair is a name that needs no introduction. For years, the company has consistently produced some of the most sought after, high speed memory modules available at the time. Their XMS line of DDR memory was incredibly popular when it was released, as were the company's Pro and Xpert modules. Today it's Corsair Dominator memory kits that are enticing PC enthusiasts, thanks to their innovative cooling solution and high-performance.

Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-10000C5DF Review

Virtual-Hideout posted Cooler Master Aquagate Duo Viva Review

What can I say? It's another innovative, highly configurable good performing budget cooling solution. The Coolermaster Aquagate Duo Viva is all around well made with reliable components and good looks to match. The design and jet black components give it a serious, yet unique appeal. It resembles an intentional design idea of a high tech cooling system hidden within your extreme machine.

Cooler Master Aquagate Duo Viva Review

ThinkComputers.org posted Coolermaster NotePal S Notebook Stand Review

Cooler Master's NotePal S is the well-established company's latest-and-greatest notebook stand. It allows the user to raise his or her laptop off of the surface and angle it for better visibility and ergonomics. Its aluminum construction not only offers a sturdy, stable surface on which you can work on your laptop, but also offers limited cooling properties thanks to its channeled surface.

Coolermaster NotePal S Notebook Stand Review

Techgage posted a review of HighPoints RocketRAID 2310 card and compared it's performance to an on-board solution.

Once synonymous with servers, RAID has made its way into the mainstream thanks to the inclusion of onboard controllers by the motherboard manufacturers. Can a dedicated card make much of a difference to system performance? Along with High Point, we intend to find out.

HighPoint RocketRAID 2310 Review

Tweaknews.net posted Logitech Noise Canceling Headphones Review

When compared to other headphones with a similar set of features, the Logitech set is a great value for a quality product. The ability to reduce unwanted background noise is a welcome feature for anyone who travels and the detachable audio cable make them convenient to use even when not listening to music. Clear, crisp sound along with a sturdy carrying case round out a product that I can highly recommend to anyone in the market for noise canceling headphones.

Logitech Noise Canceling Headphones Review

VR-Zone published pictures and benchmarks of the retail R600XTX

We saw some R600 cards at CeBIT but any form of photography is restricted as AMD is keeping a close watch making sure nothing is leaked outside. Nevertheless, we still managed to get some shots on the retail R600XTX (Radeon X2900 XTX) card. Also we have some preliminary benchmarks figures of the R600 XTX card vs a GeForce 8800 GTX card.

Retail R600XTX Pictured Benchmarked

Linux.com published an article about creating video titles and graphics with Kino

Kino is one of the better free software video editors for Linux, but it isn't always intuitive. Consider such common tasks as adding titles and graphics to a clip. The best approach isn't obvious. After a little exploring, I figured out good ways to add titles and graphics.

How to create video titles and graphics with Kino

HEXUS published a review on the Thecus 1U4500S 1U rackmount NAS

We're reviewing a rackmount NAS solution. It stands to reason, then, that this product should allow us to install it, configure it, then use it, and use it, and use it... If something goes wrong, we should still be able to use it. If something needs fixing, it should be easy to fix. You get the idea.

Thecus 1U4500S 1U rackmount NAS Review

Bigbruin.com has posted a review on the ECS PN2-SLI2+ (V1.0) nForce 680i SLI Motherboard

This motherboard comes packed with many features sure to make an enthusiast happy. The ECS PN2-SLI2+ supports the hugely popular Intel Core 2 Duo processors, along with all other socket 775 processors (even Core 2 Quad processors are supported). The board also supports SATA2 and comes with a built-in RAID controller allowing you to create RAID arrays in several configurations. Gigabit LAN (with two LAN ports) is also provided on this motherboard, as are three PCI Express slots (2 of which are capable of running modern video cards in SLI for increased performance).

ECS PN2-SLI2+ (V1.0) nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Review

Only Ubuntu Linux published a guide about backup and restore an Ubuntu system using SBackup

SBackup is a simple backup solution intended for desktop use. It can backup any subset of files and directories. Exclusions can be defined by regular expressions. A maximum individual file size limit can be defined. Backups may be saved to any local and remote directories that are supported by gnome-vfs. There is a Gnome GUI interface for configuration and restore.

Backup and Restore Ubuntu System using Sbackup