Geek Supreme: I have the biggest CPU fan you have EVER seen

I love my Windows Media Center (which is running Vista RTM build btw!)    2 big problems though:

• Adhering to my strict 'minimalist' look - I want the damn thing SILENT and hidden away.   I bought this awesome TV unit which is soundtight, etc.   but then the MCE overheated within 15 mins!
• It had 512mb RAM ... no can do for a sexy sleek AERO experience.

 

So I finally whipped out the Amex - and got the BIGGEST, MEANEST watercooling CPU solution I could.   OBSERVE my MCE metamorphosis from overheating,  crawling, pile of bits.   To my 2 GIG RAM,  SUPERCOOLED,  SNIPER-SILENT ... MONSTER! :)    Isn't she pretty :)

 

(BTW:   It's the Nautilus 500 ... and took my 2 hours to build into my casing which is smaller than standard casings.   I am becoming scarily proficient at drills and other brutely DIY stuffs.)

 

DIY Hell!

Ok.   DIY ...?  I totally need SEDIFU (Someone else do it for you!!)

Spent the ENTIRE freakin' Sunday trying to get these to rudding shelves mounted in my lounge.   3 trips to the hardware store later, blisters on my hands, and a GIANTAMOUS hole in the wall ... and the shelves are finally 'up'.   Lets just say:

a)  I would hate to be the book on the shelf risking my life waiting for my world to cave in under me...

b)  I should TOTALLY stick to IT.   If people were to revert to abacusses and ditch Pc's  ... I would be screwed.

 

Pics up here.

Laterz.

Canada Roadtrip

 

Just got back from the Microsoft SOA BPM conference in Seattle.    Took the opporunity to fly via Canada to meet up with Erin for yet another Roadtrip - this time through Canada!

Did Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Montreal.   What did I think?  Mmm.   Well Canada is Nice, but not one of my favourite places so far (I apologise, but still prefer USA :) )

Pics are up here:

Exciting news!! I got myself a new camera.  This is my sweet sweet sweet new Canon 400d Rebel Xti Digital SLR cam!  w00t w00t!  Erin's pics always come out so well!  So I gave in and put the cash down to enter the world of professional photography :)

Now I am back in  the UK, sleepless - with my normal installment of Jetlag (been up since 4am).   Its so good to be back - especially since most of my new furniture (LEATHER SOFA!!) got delivered while I was gone.   Otherwise its freezing in UK;  and I have a cold ... darn.