Recently, I decided to upgrade my cooling system to something more efficient after multiple days/nights where it generated an insane amount of heat. After a little bit of shopping and planning, I decided to go Liquid-Cooled over Air-Cooled. The end result is aesthetically pleasing and very efficient. The entire system works identical to the cooling system of an automobile. The water moves from the reservoir to the processor, processor to the radiator, from the radiator to the pump, and finally from the pump back to the reservoir. The project took a few days to complete, this was probably due to the poor planning and a lack of experience. Overall, this is full of win, I suggest this project to anybody who has a weekend free and plans on doing some overclocking.

I had a chance about a month ago to go out and shoot Miller Rd. Park down the street at night using long exposure w/tripod. The D60 is lacking in this department to be honest, everytime I tried to take a picture, it wouldn’t… this couldn’t be any more annoying. The problem was that it required the focus to be locked in order to take the photo. No problem right? Just switch to manual focus, easy task, flip of a switch and I’m in manual focus… Either I’m missing something, or this camera does not have a split image rangefinder with a microprism collar and matte ground glass with Fresnel. This resulted in my pictures coming out short of satisfactory, as seen below.

I’ve noticed commercials on the radio advertising computer training that involves dedicating yourself, and “studying… real hard for 6 months. You too can be Microsoft Certified”, which is great… but stop with the bullshit. The commercial starts with a woman asking some dopey guy if he wants to make money and have a  job with security, and then she suggests taking a computer course and entering IT. Not only will you look rediculous having “Computer-Training.com” as the school you went to, but as you try to explain in the interview the steps and process that was involved you will also sound like an ass. Try job hunting first and see what 90% of the requirements are to actually get a job. 3+ years of experience, usually some form of a college degree… NOT a certificate from Microsoft that anybody can get within a week, if not less. I’ve actually met someone that went through with it and tried to get a job after going through their program, the total cost was over $50,000. He didn’t pass the Microsoft test either, not only did that cost him more money to take, but he said that he couldn’t begin to answer the obscure questions that they were asking. The probability of landing an IT job after 6 months of generic training to pass a test is close to impossible. On top of that, there are so many different aspects of IT that it doesn’t make sense to say “I’m entering the IT world”… That is such a broad statement… thats like saying “I live on Earth”. Not only does this take up an employers time, but it saturates the market with idiots who make it even more difficult to get a job in the field of IT. Stick to fast food or government testing, but stay away from computers.