Free 1-year Subscription to AVG Anti-virus 9
V3 Store is offering free 1-year subscription to AVG Anti-virus 9.
1. Download full installer here
2. Click here and create an account
3. Then, click here, login and serial # will be shown & emailed to you.
Swiftech MCP655 – Quick fix for a leaky water pump
Ever since I built my new computer, I’ve had to add a small amount of water periodically to the reservoir. It was only about a quarter of a cup every month or so. I couldn’t figure out where the water was going, but since this is my first water cooled computer, I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t see water anywhere in the case so I wasn’t worried.
Anyways, this past Sunday evening, I got ready top the reservoir off like normal. I didn’t shut the computer off, since I don’t really touch anything other than the reservoir. I removed the side of the case and started to unscrew the reservoir plug and the water level started to go down quick! At first I just thought it was bleeding itself, so I quickly added some more water before it started to suck air into one of the hoses. As fast as I could pour the water in, it was leaving the reservoir. Then I knew something was wrong and I powered off the computer. I grabbed a flashlight and started to look around for leaks. I couldn’t find any leaks anywhere. All the hoses looked good and were connected properly. I knew the water was going somewhere though, I just couldn’t see it. When I took the other side of the case off, I realized that the carpet was wet under the case. That’s when I noticed that the pump had water drops on it. To test this theory, I put a paper towel under the pump, filled the reservoir up again and then turned the computer back on. The paper towel was soaked within a couple seconds and I could see where it was coming from.
I instantly freaked out and got on my laptop to order a new one. The pump is under warranty, but I didn’t know how long that would take and I didn’t want to be down that long. After I ordered the new one, I emailed Swiftech’s support and explained everything to them. On Monday, I received a response from them:
Hi Bill:
Just tighten that big ring around the pump, then let me know if it still leaks.Best regards,
Gabe
Are you kidding me?!?! I went upstairs to try that out and sure enough, that ring around the pump casing was loose. I tightened it up, turned the computer back on and there was no sign of water leaking out. Although, this makes me wonder if it was slightly loose before and that was the reason why I had to periodically add water. I guess we’ll find out.
Disable The New Google Images Search Style
If you do not like this design (like me), here’s a quick tip to disable this new Images search design – add the string &sout=1 at the end of the search URL.
http://google.com/images?q=boobs&sout=1
Source: http://www.techzilo.com/revert-google-images-search-disable-new-style/
Dyson – “Air Multiplier” Technology
I was watching a commercial the other day about something new from Dyson. It was a fan that didn’t use blades to move the air, but instead used an “airfoil-shaped ramp”. I wonder if this technology could be used for computer fans.
1. Air is drawn in
Up to 5.28 gallons of air per second is drawn in by an energy-efficient, brushless motor. A combination of the technologies used in turbochargers and jet engines generates powerful airflow.
2. Air is accelerated
Airflow is accelerated through an annular aperture. It passes over a 16° airfoil-shaped ramp, which channels its direction.
3. Air is induced
Air behind the Dyson Air Multiplier™ fan is drawn into the airflow, through a process known as inducement.
4. Air is entrained
Air around the machine is also drawn into the airflow, through a process known as entrainment, amplifying it 15 times.
For more information, you can check out the site here:
http://www.dyson.com/technology/airmultiplier.asp
Prevent YARPP options from hanging while loading tags
I have a few blogs that contain a lot of tags. After installing YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin), I went to the options page and it would just hang there. I did some research and found that it was a problem with how the plugin displays the tags on the options page. I was hoping that this would get fixed within a short amount of time, but with the recent update not fixing the problem, I decided to “fix” it myself.
Open the plugin’s options.php file, find lines 218-226 and comment them out.
218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 | //function load_display_distags() { // jQuery.ajax({type:'POST', // url:'admin-ajax.php', // data:'action=yarpp_display_distags', // beforeSend:function(){jQuery('#display_distags').eq(0).html('<img src="../wp-content/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/i/spin.gif" alt="loading..."/>')}, // success:function(html){jQuery('#display_distags').eq(0).html(html)}, // dataType:'html'} // ) //} |
This will fix the problem, but you will not be able to use the “Disallow by tags” function of the plugin.
You can read about the problem on the Wordpress support forum.
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