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Cases & Modding
Sunbeam Acrylic HTPC Case @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
Arctic RC Memory Cooler @ DSM
ETC.
Gigabyte Overclocking Contest EU Finals @ Mad Shrimps
The Likely Delay of Intel's Core i5 Processor and Derivatives @ PCPer
Memory/ Storage
OCZ Vertex 120GB v1.10 MLC SSD @ Legit Reviews
Video
Nvidia Geforce Roundup April 2009 @ Driver Heaven
The FBI using spyware to catch hackers, thieves and scumbags? Oh, the sweet irony!
One suspect used Microsoft's Hotmail to send bomb and anthrax threats to an undercover government investigator; another demanded a payment of $10,000 a month to stop cutting cables; a third was an alleged European hitman who was soliciting for business from a Hushmail.com account.
According to Adams Media Research, Blu-ray sales have almost doubled compared to the same time last year. The article also says the format is rolling out slower than DVD but it is still moving faster than VHS.
Indeed, Blu-ray revenue through March 29 totaled $196.6 million, up nearly 68% from $117.2 million during the same period last year, according to Home Media Research. "At least twice as many homes have a BD player, so it is very expectable that it would double or more," Adams said.
This (NCM) simplifies the management of network configuration files in multi-vendor network environments. Its intuitive web interface offers point-and-click simplicity and easy access to configuration data. You'll no longer need to manually Telnet or SSH into devices to change configurations.
For those of you that simply cannot wait another week for the final version, there is a new Ubuntu 9.04 release candidate available for download as we speak.
The minimum memory requirement for Ubuntu 9.04 is 256 MB of memory. Note that some of your system's memory may be unavailable due to being used by the graphics card. If your computer has only the minimum amount of memory, the installation process will take longer than normal, but will complete successfully, and the system will perform adequately once installed.
The guy that is being sued by the Associated Press for using a copyrighted picture of Obama for art has responded to the lawsuit in an interesting way. The artists claims that he can make art from Associated Press pictures without consent because the Associated Press takes pictures of art without consent. Wait…what!?!?
We filed our answer to The AP's counterclaims yesterday, and it's attached below. The interesting part is at the end, where we illustrate the double standard the AP seems to employ when it comes to using copyrighted works.
Bethesda Trademarks Fallout Name for Film & TV @ Joystiq
Microsoft Explains the E74 Code, Sorta @ Kotaku
SOE's Game Guide For Parents @ VE3D
Stardock: Roughly 88% of Demigod Players Pirates @ Shacknews
Surviving the L4D Survival Pack @ Offficial L4D Blog
For those of you that have been experiencing problems with your Gmail account, have no fear, Google says they have fixed the problem and everything should be back to normal now.
"We're aware of a problem with Google Mail affecting a small subset of users. The affected users are unable to access Google Mail," Google said in a status message at 2:16 p.m. PDT Thursday. By 3:29 p.m., the company said, "Google Mail service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users within the next 1 hour."
Cooling
Aerocool AVN 1000 Hard Drive Cooler @ Pro-Clockers
Cooler Master V8 Heatpipe HSF @ Neoseeker
Thermaltake TMG IA1 Heatsink @ Hi Tech Legion
Memory/ Storage
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA HDD @ OCIA
Video
Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 1GB Passive @ Hardware Canucks
You know, I can’t really put my finger on it but there is something I really like about this guy. I probably wouldn’t buy a Mac from him, but he seems really cool. 
Thanks to Jessie Lawrence for the picture!
How is this for a "minimalist" case! This is basically an acrylic motherboard tray that has slots for your hard drive, optical drive, a space for your PSU, a built in handle and not much else. Imagine taking that to your next LAN party.
Zombie Macs? iTune enabled botnets launching denial-of-service attacks? Say it isn’t so!
Malware hunters at Symantec have discovered a direct link between a malicious file embedded in pirated copies of Apple’s iWork 09 software and what appears to be the first Mac OS X botnet launching denial-of-service attacks.
