Nerf Sentry Gun…be afraid.
The nerf sentry gun was developed as a final project for Cornell University’s CS1114 Matlab Robotics class. Jason Wright and I worked on the gun together, and were awarded “coolest final project”. Check out the video of the gun in action, and see how we built it: READ ON FOR[…]
By Popular Demand: Overclocking Guide!
Users on this blog, ultimatecomputers.net, and youtube have been begging me to do an overclocking guide for a long time. Initially I was reluctant, because overclocking works differently on almost every system. But, I’ve finally given in, and I put together a two-part TechBits episode on overclocking. Because it would[…]
Do You Fold!?
As some of you may know, we launched an UltimateComputers.net Folding Team a few months ago. I’m proud to announce that we already have 15 members, and have a grand score of over 442,000! If you don’t know what folding is, it is essentially a way for you to utilize[…]
Power Supplies Demystified!
An area of huge confusion when it comes to building a computer is picking out the right power supply. Does it have the right connectors? How many Voltage Rails are there? Will it protect my components? Does it offer enough wattage? In these week’s two-part episode of techbits, I answer[…]
HTPC a la Cornell Solar Decathlon
Unlike many of my other builds, I wouldn’t consider this one to be an “ultimate computer“. The Cornell University Solar Decathlon Engineering Controls Team had something different in mind for this computer. As I’ve mentioned in some previous posts, Solar Decathlon is a team at Cornell that is building a[…]
TechBits 8 – Video Card Specs…For your consideration
This week’s episode of techbits was a request from youtube user glideby7. He wanted some help figuring out which video card to get, and I figured a brief explination of the specifications and compatibilities would be of some help. Check out the embed below, and don’t forget to give me[…]
Computer Cooling Techniques
I noticed a whole bunch of questions about various types of computer cooling this past week on the forum, so I figured we were due for a TechBits episode on the topic! You can check it out below or you can watch it in HD on youtube. In other news,[…]
Back Up to Cow Country
So tonight will be last night for quite a while that I’ll get to sleep in my comfy bed, as I’ll be heading back up to Cornell University for the Spring Semester tomorrow (actually, I guess it’s today since I’m writing this late at night). As far as courses go,[…]
YouTube Partner Status Achieved
Great News! After posting my first video to Youtube over 2.5 years ago, I’ve finally been selected to join the youtube partner program. As a member, my videos get priority, I’m eligible for revenue sharing if Ichoose to have ads appear next to my videos, and I get to do[…]
So you’ve Built a Computer! Now What?
This most recent video tutorial, brought to you by ultimatecomputers.net, answers one of the biggest questions I get: how do you configure a computer once you’ve finished building it? I explain how to maneuver through the BIOS, ensure your temperatures are okay, setup a RAID array, set your default boot[…]