2008 August

Busy with Reviews

Things have been wicked busy around here lately.  My real job has kept me hopping as well as helping Daniel of SLAGD with his house roof (weekend before last).  Regardless, products have been rolling in, and rolling through the shop before they roll back out and the last three reviews off the bench are as [...]

Samsung CLP-600N SMPS Fan Error Fix

If you’re lucky enough to have a CLP-600N Samsung printer and have had it for more than a few months there is a good chance that you’ve had to try and reset the printer due to an SMPS Fan Error.  Samsung support offers two solutions.  1) Shut the printer off for a while and then [...]

New Toys, New Gear, New Reviews

I just got a call from Dallmann Computers saying that I’d just received some new gear.  I’ve been waiting for a few things so I eagerly dropped it to see what was up.  It seems that BCCHardware has just received the GS1000 case from Zalman as well as the CNPS 9300 AT HSF.  These products [...]

Physx for NVIDIA is Here

A while back nVidia bought out Aegia and started developing Physx themselves. For those of you not in the know, in-game physics help with realism – not necessarily performance. This gives the consumer a great “feel” for the game and help build more immersive gameplay. Before nVidia bought up Aegia, separate hardware [...]

Fedex = Friggin Employees Deliver Everything to X

I know I stretch that headline a wee bit too much but frankly I’m choked right now.  I was expecting a package worth several hundred dollars to arrive on Friday and I waited around until about 4:55pm (business closes at 5:00pm).  Nothing showed up so I left – with the owner of the store staying [...]

Ustream.tv testing

I’m just trying out some ustream action today so if you have a chance to come watch and chat, that would be fantastic to get your feedback on this service.  I’m not sure how much we’ll be doing in the future, but it might become an integral part of BCCHardware.com . . . then again [...]