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Friday, January 14, 2005

For the first column in his new series --offering hardcore hardware trips & tricks -- Bill gives advice on keeping the noise down...

Yeah, if you're tired of looking at Alice's photo you can check out my new column, "Best Bits," over at Desktop Pipeline, a CMP online pub. And before you start, the column isn't aimed at hardcore technies, despite the "hardcore" in the tease. Personally, I like to think it will strike accord in the hearts of part-time tinkers and eventually- to-be-hardcore techies.

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"Strike a chord"! Please!

# posted by Anonymous 9:59 AM

To make a fan quiet I just apply a drop or two of Phil Tenacious oil to the bearing. I havent't seen a fan yet (even Antec fans) that haven't been made quieter.

http://www.philwood.com/webcatolog/pg16.htm

Works like a charm, no more rattle or squeal from fans.

If it's good enough for my Road Record hubs, it's good enough for an Antec fan!

# posted by Anonymous 10:00 AM

I run my computer under water and it makes no noise whatsoever.

# posted by Anonymous 10:08 AM

Psst..., Tod... It's not the rattle or the squeal. At that point you replace a fan. It's the sound of the fan blades moving the air. Somehow I don't think Phil, Tenacious or otherwise, would affect that.

# posted by Bill 10:10 AM

Who's Tod?

The vertical wobble in the rotation of the blades (resulting in a cavitation of the airflow, thus louder airflow) caused by unwanted drag in the bearing race was the problem I solved with the oil.

/jfb3

# posted by Anonymous 10:54 AM

Anyone signed anonymous is Todd... It's a long story. Still, there is that nasty rush of air no matter how level and bevel the world is. It varies with fan rpm.

# posted by Bill 2:08 PM

If you simply love the silence of a finely tuned pc you should visit silentpcreview.com where they cover all the bases in great detail.

# posted by RobertSB 4:07 PM

To be honest, Robert, it's very detailed but also more info than most peole really need.

# posted by Bill 5:18 PM

Sorry Bill, I am a little nutty when it comes to a nice quiet work enviroment.

# posted by RobertSB 7:22 PM

For me, if the computer gets too loud I just turn up the volume on the TV.

# posted by Bill 10:56 PM

Isn't there a way we can look at Alice's picture _and_ read your column???

Maybe you can watermark your pages with her picture???

/a random Alice stalker :-)

# posted by Anonymous 6:47 AM

Too old to remember if I registered before, but not too old to appreciate looking at a pretty lady. I'd rather see a new, pretty picture of Alice than listen to you :O)

DOM aka Dave

ps

I like the previous comment about having her as a watermark. Right on!

# posted by Anonymous 12:02 PM

I didn't want to put it this way, guys, but if I have to spend most of my time scrounging up work instead of having a steady gig, then Alice is going to have to spend most of her free time handling the blog. That's on top of her full-time job. You have any idea of how that will start to wear her down? She'll age prematurely --almost overnight. She'll get tired, depressed, cranky, pick up crows feet, and under-eye bags... You getting the picture here?

So, when I ask you to show some support for a new column I'm doing, I'm not asking for me. I'm asking for Alice. I'm not thinking of my mortgage and my credit card bills. Trust me. I have her best interests at heart.

(pssst.... Alice! You think they bought that?)

# posted by Bill 10:14 PM

That was a good one: Save Alice from aging by reading Bill's new column. By the way, I just got carded yesterday, so I guess it's working!
--Alice

# posted by Alice 11:05 AM

Hey, that's funny... Me too! (Oh, wait, you said "carded." Never mind.)

# posted by Bill 3:07 PM

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