Recent content by Stagefright

I just got an email from Toms Hardware. They've posted a great article outlining, in good detail, how to build a computer. Worth a look! Darrel

As you may be aware, Big Boy #4014 is being moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming for a 3-5 year rebuild. It stopped in Salt Lake City over the weekend. I was there Saturday; the crowds were huge! I'd conservatively estimate 3 - 4,000 just when I was there. Exciting stuff for steam lovers! Darrel

Wow! Great to hear from you, Greg! I've been enjoying Trainz for over 12 years now, and it never gets old...I DO, however ;). Thank you so much...and the whole Trainz community, for this wonderful virtual world. Best wishes... Darrel

I just read this review over at [H]ard|OCP on the SanDisk 32gb SSD ReadyCache. Interesting idea...and affordable. Basic idea is to use a 32-gb SSD as high-speed cache for existing traditional hard disks. Simple installation without reinstalling Windows. Price is around $50. I was wondering if...

Good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone! Even though I've been around for a while and love Trainzing, I've not had the time to create a route in Surveyor. Due to recent real-life changes, I now have lots of free time and desire to create small, model-railroad type routes. My question is...

Here's a photo from this morning's newspaper, the Standard-Examiner. Probably a staged shot, but pretty good picture nonetheless. I wasn't feeling well enough to see her, but I've seen her in years past. Good stuff! Darrel

Our local model RR club, Hostlers, had open houses this past weekend; there were six layouts. Pictures. Darrel

Three girls were hit by a train Saturday evening while taking pictures. Story Darrel

I just got back from an exciting day at Promontory, celebrating the Joining of the Rails. Pictures available at https://picasaweb.google.com/108827097296192336582/Promontory051011#. Even though it was a cold, rainy day there were about 1,000 fans in attendance. Darrel

Well, I've got a little extra Christmas money to spend...$200 to be exact. So: in view of my current setup (in signature), what do you think would give me the best 'bang for the buck?' 1. Upgrade CPU to Phenom II 700 x4 @3.5ghz but overclocks easily to 4ghz. 2. Upgrade video card to Nvidia...

My friends Ron, Chuck and I just got back from a two-day trip through Eastern Nevada and Northern Utah. We are very interested in the building and history of the Transcontinental Railroad and, since we live right near it, we took some time exploring the old grade. We visited historic sites...

In my 20+ years' experience with computers, I've never, ever seen anything this bad! It belongs to a coworker (who shall remain anonymous, but she's a cute redhead:). She said she needed a new power supply, so I ordered it for her & said I'd put it in for her. Her brother brought it in and I...

Current: AMD Athlon 64x2 3800+, 4 gb DDR400, ATI X1650 New: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz, Palit NE/9600T GeForce 9600GT, Patriot Viper 4gb DDR21066 RAM, BFG Tech 650w power supply. Thoughts/suggestions? Thanks! Darrel

I just found a great free utility which ends nearly all of the various programs and services which run in the background. I used to use Enditall, but I lost it and now it's no longer free. SmartClose is a better alternative. As you may know, Windows (especially Vista) runs a lot of stuff behind...