I'm not going to say much about this except if you are running XP, 98, 98se and/or ME patch your system or be labeled a loser. It would appear if you are still running Win2k you are fine. The patch for XP is listed at the bottom all other O/S's can be found here
How much do you want to bet that someone at Microsoft got demoted today?
XP Sales are low and really I'm not surprised. Retail sales reflect how many boxes of the new OS left the shelves and many analysts think that users will prefer to get their OS with a new computer than to buy an upgrade for their old one.
Personally I think low sales could be due to the product activation or simply that some computer users don't believe they need to upgrade.
Here is another i845D review this time Overclockers Online takes a look at the Abit BD7-RAID and of course overclocks it 
Where the IT department leaves off the news will pick up. As we all know wireless technology is great and support for it is even built into Windows XP. Though there is a dark side to this bright silver cloud, networks based on it can be compromised quite easily and even over great distances.
That crafty tech guy Anand has broken new ground in the introduction of i845D motherboard offerings. He takes a look at not one but 12 motherboards all using the DDR enabled chipset from Intel. When you head over there take a look at the special edition Soyo Fire Dragon at the end of the roundup, it is quite amazing.
Here is a quick and dirty how-to on painting your fans without making a mess of everything.
I've always liked the LostCircuits reviews and they get another golf clap for their latest. 
With the high amount of P4 chipsets being released (both licensed and unlicensed) it would seem that the future of the P4 is looking a little brighter.
Abit has typically not released a motherboard without giving it a few tweaks. Their latest press release describes a very curious motherboard based on the SIS 645 chipset with a variety of FSB settings and 6-channel audio. We will be looking for this board in the near future. See the press release here
Our good friends at Quanta are expanding LCD production of their 3.5-generation LCD screens. Currently this includes the 14.1-inch notebook screens but they are also planning to do the same with their 17-inch panels as well. See the news at digittimes.com
Little Gamers Rox, If you have some time browse though the archives you won't be sorry. 
