The "quick and easy" SQL Server fix...
Have an SQL Slammer for breakfast

New MSSQL Worm scanning and causing some slowdowns. Block port 1434 UDP at perimeter if at all possible.

Nasty New Worm Terrorizes Internet
Billions of attacks generated by a worm that targets Microsoft's SQL Server flooded the Internet hard early Saturday, slowing global Web traffic to a crawl

Inside AMD - Touring Fab 30
After months of trying we were finally able to get into AMD's Fab 30 in Dresden. Although we weren't allowed pictures today we bring you the first step in hopefully a number of articles covering what goes on behind the scenes at AMD.

SQL Slammer still slamming Internet traffic
THE WORM THAT TURNED Web sites into space rather than Cyberspace has been given a name, which always helps. Reuters reports that an anti-virus researcher called Mikko Hypponen says it is a self replicating worm called SQL Slammer.

SQL Server attack downs 22,000+ sites

Massive DDOS attacks all over U.S.
As many as 5 of the 13 root nameserver have been down, up to 10 with massive packet loss

The most dangerous hacks
Kevin Mitnick, once branded the archetypal "darkside hacker" by New York Times journalist John Markoff, and called the "most wanted computer criminal in US history" by the federal government, was, said Wired News allowed back online on Wednesday.

BILL GATES FROM MICROSOFT occasionally drops us all a line to let us know what's happening

AthlonXP CPU Roundup and Comparison
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ AMD AthlonXP 2600+ AMD AthlonXP 2700+ AMD AthlonXP 2800+

Radeon 9500 to 9700 Mod
This Mod will effectively turn your 9500 into a 9700. But you have to have the correct 9500.

Credit Card-Size Hard Drive Can Hold 5GB
Cheap, thin, flexible StorCard expected to become available this year.

Cigarette lighter built into PCs
Light up your fags or tabs from the bay
IF YOU ARE A USER of smoky treats like cigarettes, or cigars, here's a great gadget for you. It's actually device that fits in one of your 5.25 drives when working on your PC.
Similar to a car style lighter, it installs in your PC while you're puffing away and maneuvering your PC one handed.

YAHOO! TO ACQUIRE INKTOMI
Creates the Most Comprehensive Search Offering on the Web with Largest Global Audience, Unmatched Breadth and Depth of Online Services and World Class Technology

HardwareZone reviewed the Asus A7N8X with dual channel memory and nForce2 chipset for Socket A CPU's

64-Bits Simplified
If you’ve just crawled out from under a rock and are asking the question “64-bit what?” mainstream 64-bit processors are just a short walk down the sandy silicon beach but what will it mean to you and I? Are 64-bit processors what we need or what we would want?

Comprehensive wrap up of CPU/motherboard/video/memory/storage
happenings in December. For all that information, go to this starting page.

4000+ by end of the year, and Paris in the Autumn:
Roadmap: Amd & Intel CPUs for 2003
in googled english and original german

Nvidia's Hammer chipset details revealed => Crush K8G

Intel confirms dual core Itanium ahead

Dual Processor Battle : Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz vs. AMD Athlon MP 2400+

AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Review

A Quick Look at the Fastest Apple PowerMac

And here we have a battle of Pentium 4 vs Mac G4
If RAW photo and Photoshop batch processing are important in your workflow, then speed is what you need

AMD's Fab 30, Simply Fabulous
go and have a tour through the dresden factory

Enter the realm of the Nvidia Quadro4 980XGL and AGP 8X, right here.

AMD + IBM = Bigger Threat to Intel?
This interesting tidbit was posted yesterday, but it slipped through the cracks around here. It seems that AMD is partnering with IBM for its future processors. What does this mean? Well...

Photo of the day: MSI MS-8904 on NVIDIA GeForce FX
MSI posted the first photos of MS-8904 graphics card, based on NVIDIA GeForce FX, along with the flowchart.

 

Soyo miniDragon Preview
Over the past year or so, the popularity of small form factor PC’s have increased greatly. The trend was originally started by Shuttle with their release of the P3 supporting series of barebones system. This system became popular due to its aluminum casing, small size, integration, and sleek looks.

Three Gems for an Overclocker:
AMD Athlon XP 1700+, Intel Celeron 2GHz and Intel Pentium 4 1.8A GHz

 

 

Costume designed power cube

 

Nforce2 Motherboard Smackdown
Detailed Reviews of Each Motherboard Tested
Abit NF7-S
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Chaintech 7NJS
Epox 8RDA+
Leadtek K7NCR18D-Pro
MSI K7N2 ......................................

Shuttle confirms Nforce 2 XPC launch
Dual graphics inside, as predicted

Granite Goodness : Intel E7205 Motherboard Shootout
web GamePC has got the hookup with a shootout of Intel E7205-chipset motherboards from MSI, Gigabyte, and Tyan.

New Hardware Incoming--What are you waiting for?
As we roll into 2003, there's a great deal of new technology coming around the bend. Of course, every year brings advancements and improvements to computers, but 2003 packs more improvements than most. Some of the advancements we'll see this year include

Vantec Nexus Multi-function Panel
How many times have you wished that you could just plug in that extra USB device without having to crawl around behind your system case? If this sounds like you, then come join Mike "Darthtanion" Wright as he takes a look at the Vantec Nexus Multi-function Panel. It offers this very capability and a whole lot more. Can it hang with the needs of an enthusiast? Lets find out!

PC Instability Remedies

Gigabyte 8INXP (Intel E7205 Granite Bay) Motherboard Review

new SLIX creative barebones system
Barebones was upon us last year and was regarded much like fashion, the latest fad to last the summer. Looks nice to be seen with and could make an admirable LAN solution

Volume + Turnover = Garbage Mountain
Cell/digital phones border on being disposable, they change form factors and functions so fast. So where do the old ones go? Two places, mainly: drawers, and dumpsters. The metals and exotic materials used in any digital devices are piling up

Going ga-ga over Google
Typed anything into the Google search engine lately? Your query and millions like it are being logged and the result is a fascinating insight into what the world is thinking

Drivers: NEW nVidia drivers out now!!!
As promised, new nvidia drivers have hit the web. We have two sets available: Detonator 42.01 for Win2k/XP only and Detonator 32.20 for Win2k/XP and Win9x/ME

Facts & Assumptions about the Architecture of AMD Opteron and Athlon 64
As you remember, the new AMD's processor have several key elements:
=> x86-64 architecture
=> processor core
=> integrated memory controller
=> Hyper Transport based input/output bus

USA National Security Agency Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP
The purpose of this document is to inform the reader about Windows XP Professional recommended security settings. These security settings include those that can be set via the Security Configuration Manager, through Group Policy, as well as manual
settings
Note : The PDF document is marked as "Unclassifed", therefore viewable to the public domain.

China shuts 3000+ cyber cafe
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT has shut down over 3,300 Internet cafes in the last six months but is claiming that the reason for the move is safety, rather than freedom of thought

ABIT's NF7-S : No doubt this is one of the most highly anticipated mainboards of the year. Does ABIT do the nForce2 chipset justice?