“I feel the need, the need for speed…”

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The MCAS Beaufort Airshow was this past weekend, and it was a blast! For a true hardware geek, there’s nothing like a huge display of military hardware, not to mention the in-flight demos. We take it for granted, but our armed services are really quite remarkable. I’ve put together a collection of photos from the event, so check ’em out.

Duct Tape Repairs All
Every once in a while, you see something people joke about, but never really believe would happen. For me this happened while I was at the airshow. I had my camera, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. If you’ve ever heard the saying “you can fix anything with duct tape” then you’ll understand this picture.

Taped Wing of C-17

The part you’re looking at is the leading edge of the left wing of a C-17 Globemaster III military cargo jet. This is a big aircraft capable of hauling troops and equipment halfway across the world. Not the type of aircraft you’d expect to see with duct tape holding something together. 🙂

Easter Modding

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A couple of weeks ago, hardwarecooling.com finally got around to calling me back about my order. At 3 months, I couldn’t have cared less, but I let them ship me the stuff anyway. So now I had a spare set of duct modding components. What to do.. what to do?

Time for Power Tools
What better way to start the weekend than a nice little modding project! As it turns out, my wife’s machine needed a little tweaking. Nan’s machine has virtually the same configuration as mine, but it’s all stock. The combination of the case design, power supply, and the retail AMD heatsink meant there wasn’t going to be any overclocking on this puppy. (well, not yet at least..) A few hours of work and the result is a system that’s at least 10°C cooler at all loads. For more info on what I did, click here for the whole story.

Nan's computer, post-mod

Walking the Bridge

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Well, I’ve been slacking on posting to my website as of late, but with good reason. Life has been busy lately, but in a good way. This weekend was no exception. With our friends, we set out at 6:00a.m. bound for downtown Charleston to catch the shuttles for the 2004 Cooper River Bridge Run.

What a day!
We had such a great time Saturday. The weather, though a bit cold, was absolutely gorgeous. We arrived downtown just in time to catch the shuttles, and get in position for the race. I managed to take a few pictures during the event, so I’ve posted some of the good ones. Enjoy!