I’ve been dying to do this upgrade for a while, and I finally did the upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate! Yes, I said “upgrade”, mostly because I just wasn’t ready to do a full OS rebuild on my Core i7....
At Intel, we know that our Rock Stars are unique; just ask Ajay Bhatt, co-inventor of the USB. You are unique too; and we want to know why you think you’re a rock star. Since we recently launched the “Extreme”...
Lots of news came out of the Intel Developer Forum last week including the announcement of the new Core i7 mobile processor! What's so exciting about this little gem? Well, we all have multiple interests, some that require more of...
From my previous Blizzcon blogs, you know that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Diablo 3 have been previewed already - but many of you are die-hard Starcraft fans too! Whether you’re a Protoss, Terran or Zerg - this to be...
Diablo 3 is one of those long awaited games that is being demo’ed at Blizzcon 2009 and wow does it look great! On the first day, we got to see a short video of a new player class: The Monk!...
As an online gamer, I’m pretty used to ‘community’ practices - finding friends, joining clans, online forums - but this Blizzard crew blows them all away! I’ve had a chance to walk the whole floor, and the amount of energy...
Blizzcon - a massive event for the most Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) creator - BLIZZARD Entertainment! Yes - the software monstrosity that brings us games like StarCraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft is having their annual Blizzcon...
I remember attending my first LAN Party back in the mid-90s - a small group of us; maybe 8 to 10 people at a friend's house. We played Quake 2 for about 10 hours... It wasn't so much the game-time...
As an update to my previous blog, I did take the multitude of responses and added a 2nd video card to my home PC, and the experience only got better! Now the Core i7 has increased input from the SSD,...
This past weekend I was able to upgrade my home PC with the latest in Intel hardware - wow I love this stuff! Motherboard: Intel DX58SO (Smackover) - cool demo Processor: Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Processor (3.2GHz) SSD: Intel...
From my previous blog, many of you now know that I’m into PC gaming - but that’s just a glimpse of what I use my PC for. The modern PC is a “media engine”. I’m upgrading my PC at home...
Warning - biased post here, what else is new. This morning in Washington DC, Intel announced planned US factory investments to the tune of about $7 billion over the next couple of years. The investment will build some of the...
We launched Digital Drag Race over three months ago; and just when I thought things were winding down; here comes more user battles and this one was beyond awesome. Before we get into the interview with the winner Joe Mason,...
Long before blogs were around, PC games have developed their own 'community' and for those of you who enjoy PC gaming - you can relate to this experience! Either way, please follow along... but first - a little history of...
This battle was all about Speed and when you watch the video, you will know what I mean. Both designers are awesome but Tom's video prevailed with a whopping 76% of the votes. Here is his video; and the interview...
This battle was all about Speed and when you watch the video, you will know what I mean. Both designers are awesome but Tom's video prevailed with a whopping 76% of the votes. Here is his video; and the interview...
Mike Landry has shared his most recent video creation with us, called Wall Crawl. He used a desktop powered by Intel's latest and the world's fastest microprocessor, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition. Enjoy!...
Mike Landry has shared his most recent video creation with us, called Wall Crawl. He used a desktop powered by Intel's latest and the world's fastest microprocessor, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition. Enjoy!...
Skill and talent are two words that come to mind when I think about the winner of the 2nd Digital Drag Race User Battle. Before I get into the actual meat of the interview, please take a look at this...
... well, first let me explain what a user battle is before I reveal the winner. When we first starting planning for the Digital Drag Race a few months ago; we wanted to find a way to engage the community...
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