Monthly Archives: March 2004

Dear Spammer

3/4/2004 – 1:24 am

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you. I was unware that my server had been compromised and that I was crapflooding the Internet with trash. I opened your attached ZIP file with delight and awe. Now my Windows PC is running faster and so is the InterWeb. Thanks!! Email account utilization warning. [...]

By jasonb | Posted in Rants | Comments Off

C-Media Electronics CMI9739 mixer pcm no volume

3/3/2004 – 4:49 pm

Apparently CMI9739, which is on my ECS L7S7A2, is a strange AC97 style intregrated audio controller that does not have a PCM with volume! Most annoying, to say the least, when you power it on at five in the morning and get knocked out of your seat and wake up the rest of the neighborhood. [...]

By jasonb | Posted in Quick Guides | Comments Off

I converted my Exim and Courier tutorial to XML

3/3/2004 – 4:19 pm

Have fun. Exim and Courier IMAP, now generated from delicious XML sourced goodness.

By jasonb | Posted in General | Comments Off

Well, the L7S7A2 sucks

3/3/2004 – 12:18 am

I spent the last hour ripping the aforementioned board out of my workstation and suffed my trusty K7S5A back in. It fit perfectly with minimual effort. The I/O plate was sane as screwed in nicely. The box booted up happily, aside from momentary loss of video when my KVM cable was lose without my permission [...]

By jasonb | Posted in The LAN | Comments Off

L7S7A2

3/2/2004 – 11:23 pm

A few weeks ago I purchased ECS’ L7S7A2 mainboard. I have had some time to share some experiences with it and now its time to review the time I spent with it. The short of it is: Don’t buy this mainboard. For a more detailed explanation, read on. First, although superficial the board came with [...]

By jasonb | Posted in Product Reviews | Comments Off

More fun MT edits

3/2/2004 – 12:24 am

I’ve been trying to make MT act sanely for a site with content that should always be accessable with useful links for external references. I think I have experienced some measure of success. Categories now list each entry instead of having every single one on a massive page. None of it looks very stylish, but [...]

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