(4:57 PM CST) New Hardware
Lots of new goodies coming out...here we go:

    - NEC's going to make a new LCD 18.1" screen, supporting resolutions up to 1284x1024. Only problem would be price - too bad it's even out of MY price range. $3600.

    - You can already order a DVD-RAM drive from Creative Labs. With a dual-sided DVD disc, it can write up to 5.2GB, costing around $30 - $40 per disc. The drive itself runs for $500.

    - Hi-val is supposedly going to release a 40X CDROM drive around August...now I know that most of these high speeds are BS because speeds like 32X and 36X are only fully achieved on the outside of the disc where it spins the fastest, but the interesting thing about this drive is that it's supposed to be able to do 40X across the ENTIRE DISC. That would mean some serious speed...cost is going to be around $200, though.

(1:14 PM CST) News Archives added
I finally got around to putting up the news archives...essentially all the stuff that I delete to make room for new, absolutely fantastic material like what I'm writing right now. Yes, I know that nobody would EVER go to it, but it's nice for nostalgia.

(12:59 PM CST) So long, South Padre.
Due to extreme lack of interest on the part of everybody, South Padre probably will not happen. Congratulations, guys. If you would like to find out more, talk to Nick or Tak.

(1:11 PM CST) X-Files: Fight the Future
The premiere is tonight, everyone. Go. Watch. It's going to be one of those movies that should NOT be missed. And if you don't currently keep up with the X-Files series on Fox, don't worry - the producers designed the film to make sense to people who are misguided enough to miss it on TV.

(10:26 PM CST) New computer for college?
If you're going to be getting a new computer for college, I'll be putting up a new section tomorrow that'll help you in choosing what kind to get. It's a breakdown of parts that I would strongly recommend you purchase for your computer. Anything possible is listed, not just the high end stuff that I've been known to go for. I do realize that there are budgets to manage. :)     As far as timeframe, I can already tell you this: Wait until the end of July. Intel will be cutting prices on their Pentium II processors because their newest processors, the 450MHz Pentium II and the high-end, server-only, butt-expensive, Xeon processors will be officially launched. Prices are supposed to become wonderful. But if the P2 holds nothing for you and the K6-2 with 3DNow! is more appealing, you can get your computer anytime, though you may want to wait for the 350MHz version to become available. I'll talk about the advantages/disadvantages between the Pentium II and the AMD K6-2 processors in the section so you guys who have better things to do will know what's going on in the computer world. Best advice for getting a new computer: Wait a while. Hard, for people like HY with 486s, I know, but still. Wait.

(10:16 PM CST) One week and counting
June 25 is the official release date for Windows 98. Of course, that's of little relevance to US, but hey, some aren't lucky enough to be in our kind of group. :)

(10:10 PM CST) NT kicks butt!
Unbelievable...I actually like a Microsoft product (!) ... NT 4.0 Server. It's been running the same copy of it for several days now, I just don't turn it off, or reboot, or anything. Awesome. Now, if I keep Win98 open for more than a couple of hours, there are enough memory leaks to crash the system, and bring my free memory down to very interestingly low levels. On one particularly memorable evening, I found my system resources, as reported by the System control applet, down to 2% (this out of 96MB of SDRAM). Beautiful. And Win98 is supposed to have BETTER memory management than Win95 did. :)

Oh, and for the original intent of this message - I just now got access to my hard drive with the website stuff on it, because I have to access the info over the network. NT, great as it is, cannot read FAT32 drives. NT 5.0, on the other hand, is going to be cool. Dual boot Win98 and NT 5.0 on a 9.1GB partition...ahhh...

(11:52 AM CST) Lists section
I finally worked on some other sections for this site, so there's a bit more substantial content that just these little news items. Check it out!

(12:38 AM CST) New: Scour Media Agent 2.5.6
Scour.net has updated their downloading program...you can download it directly from here.

  • Bandwidth Optimization - Selects the right block size for your connection speed
  • Enhanced Right-Click Menus - Right click on a file for specific options or actions
  • Easier Resuming - Simply right click on a file on the list and select Resume Downloads
  • No longer locks files - Allows playback or viewing while the file is transferring