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Zygo writes "Again a little bit of hardware news for today: At MonkeyReview a very cool case... At DV Hardware a little article about an aluminium mousepad, called the Steelpad... OCCanada takes a look at the Gigabyte GA8PE667-Pro... ExtremeMHz brings you a guide to power... Some Christmas stuff... And Modthebox checks out a cool tachometer for PC's!" richie2000 submits a holiday-themed case mod: "A gingerbread case mod. Don't tell me you didn't see this one coming. And here's a mirror of one of the images."
Oh yes, those.... they are actually very very bad for you. I used the Sun metal mousepad for quite a while.
When you use a mouse, your wrist will actually rest on the mousepad quite often. A metal one will drain the warmth from your wrist nicely, which does nothing to help prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. After a few months of using this thing my wrist started to hurt, and my physician recommended "keeping my hands warm", even wearing gloves, since cold hands and wrists are more susceptible to CTS than warm ones. I switched to a regular mouse and my problems went away.
No bloody way I am ever using a metal mosuepad again. I'm using an optical mouse now that requires no mousepad at all.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
I just put a really sweet computer together for my son's big Christmas present this year.
I made sure to get him all the best computer case stuff, since that what all his friend will see. Looks are really important to little kids! I can't wait until he opens this up and sees how non-beige his very own PC is!
Case: Kingwin KT-436B-WM Aluminum Case - Blue (image)
Power supply: Enermax EG365P-VE(FCA) 350 Watt (image)
Light kit: Dual Cold Cathode Light Kit (image)
Screws: Anodized Thumbscrew - Blue (image)
I guess not many people clicked on the "Christmas Stuff", huh? For one, I'm glad to find a source for the LED christmas lights. That's a really big plus. I haven't shopped at Albertson's for a while because of the prices.
But come on, someone has to mention something about overclocking the Christmas Lights. Going from a mild 30hz to a blazing 60hz! Imagine a Beowulf chain of those... *
* - These lights cannot be chained, from what I've read.