So who's still around from the old days (pre 2010) ?

[Luke122]

Hey TBCS,

Long time no talk!

Just thought I'd stop in and see what's up. The site is certainly different than I remember!

I see some of the old dogs are still around AIRBOZO! :)


I was searching up an old thread of mine, and realized that when I disappeared from here awhile back, things were looking pretty rough for me, so I figured I should drop a positive update on y'all.

Solid job, wife and kids are healthy, moved to a new city, got some new toys, life is good.

I left the rock band a couple years ago, and they are doing well for themselves; they just came back from the Rockstar Uproar Tour! Band is called Tattered, those are my boys.. I'm proud of them. :) It was just time for me to grow up and focus on family/work. Getting old now!

So who all is still around from back then? I think I started showing up around here in.. 2007? Maybe earlier? Man it's been a long time!

[Luke122]

Apparently I joined in 2006. :)

[Airbozo]

Hey Luke! It has been a long time. Glad things are looking up and you are enjoying life.

Yes I am still here. I have been doing some computer mods, but mostly for work and mostly things I cannot share (yet).

I've been promoted to CTO and have been meeting with customers and traveling a bit. Kind of funny to have to wear a suit and tie now, but I still come in in jeans when I am just working in the labs and doing testing and design. I am actually working on a couple of case mods and new ground up builds for some customers that are about to go live with products. Some pretty cool stuff too (geek wise). Interesting to get Industrial Design guys involved. They come up with stuff the normal human can't imagine. I've actually referred some clients to TBCS to get ideas of what is possible.

Where are you living these days? What are you doing for a job?

[Luke122]

Working for an IT consulting company; money is decent, culture/benefits are great, close to home, and I'm home every night. Cant beat that when you have young kids. :)

Living in Red Deer, right between Edmonton and Calgary.

Congrats on the CTO position! I knew you'd get it sooner or later. :D

[d_stilgar]

I'm still around. Haven't posted much in five years it seems. Got my degree in Architecture and am working in Philadelphia now. Life's pretty good. I have one kid (he's two years old now, crazy) and another due to come next month. Things are pretty alright. Still no shop or extra money, so I probably won't do another mod for a little while longer still.

And when did I join . . . 2005. Nice. I think that's when another forum I belonged to died. R.I.P. so I had to find a new place to hang out, and TBCS was the place.

[Luke122]

Time flies!

Architecture.. very cool! :) Having kids is a pretty wild experience.. it certainly shifts your priorities around!

[Xpirate]

Been here since 2007. This forum is less active than it used to be.

[Airbozo]

Been here since 2007. This forum is less active than it used to be.

Any suggestions on how to generate more traffic are welcome. We have been tossing around a few ideas, but we feel the extended shutdown due to some hosting issues killed traffic.

Maybe time for another contest? (see my thread on custom chassis for a clue).

[d_stilgar]

I think the biggest way to drive traffic is a high profile, TBCS exclusive mod. Then we go promote it on the other sites we visit.

[Luke122]

Agreed... who's gonna build it? I don't have the time or the skill to generate that kind of traffic, but I could donate towards something awesome. :)

[d_stilgar]

I have an awesome build I've slowly been designing and collecting components for. I'm not sure where I would build it, but there are a few makerspaces here in Philly and I could sign up at one. I'm not sure how much it would cost to build, but there would be aluminum anodizing and copper chroming involved. I think that if I got the case up to a certain level that I could get sponsors for hardware. My time is somewhat limited, but maybe my wife would let me take an hour a night, and several on weekends.

[Luke122]

We should start a private thread for us "Senior Members" and start discussing this! :)

[Luke122]

Also, how do I still have more posts than Airbozo? I'm still 7th overall for post count here!!!

[Konrad]

I joined in 2010!

But I have no friends here and somewhat esoteric technical requirements and never really got that mad gleam of crazed modding some of you folks cultivate so dearly.

[TheMainMan]

Apparently, it's only been since 2008 for me. The year of lurking prior to registering doesn't count but it was enough to get me into modding. I'd love to help out with conceptualizing a major build if it happens.

[Spawn-Inc]

i thought i joined in 2009, but looks like 2007! success!

[TheGreatSatan]

This guy!

[OvRiDe]

I'm still here, keeping the lights on, and lurking in the shadows. I've got alot going on, but I try to make sure and check the boards at least once a day. I don't always have time to reply to threads, but I still try and keep up with all the builds.

[NightrainSrt4]

I still check in every so often, but usually forget to log in. It's been a busy few years. Working on that game got me several job offers, and I've been with a company for a few years now. Was married, purchased a house, built a rock climbing bouldering wall in the garage, and I'm sure there's more.

I've been thinking of starting a new mod, but we'll see. Owning a home is a lot of work and modding as it is.

[Stonerboy779]

I haven't been here that long yet but was sad to see what happened to the side after its long time down. Hope we can one day see the traffic it used to have. I guess I need to stop being lazy and do my part to boost traffic by completing and posting my projects

[progbuddy]

I'm baaaaaack. :D Need to post pictures of the most recent Lian Li build.

[blueonblack]

Hey Luke! Glad to hear things are going well.

I signed up in 2008 and still doing the same things I was then: working too much at a job I despise and watching my kids grow up. Did a big mod for Quakecon this year, took 1st place in the Bethesda theme category.

I lost my dad right after that and it really kind of changed my point of view. I was doing some writing and review work for another site but dropped that and I'm in the process of selling off my excess pieces and parts. Refocusing on the family as you did, because we never know when the day will come.

I'll get back into it in a few years when they are grown and on their own but for now I'm just... consolidating.

But I'll still be here.

[farlo]

i joined in 2009 i guess

[SgtM]

Since 2005 for me. I'd be willing to paint said TBCS super mod.

[Omega]

I'm still here as well, though like a number of others I disappeared for a good while.

I have returned though, and am even working on a case mod with my girlfriend!

[Luke122]

It's sure great to see so many familiar names are still around!

This site certainly has changed since my last visit, so it's good to have a bit of familiarity to it.

Ok, so... TBCS vintage members super mod.. lets get something together, and start a new thread for it. :)

[Airbozo]

Since I've developed quite a few contacts in the industry I may be able to get some goodies from Intel and a few other companies.

Intel has actually provided me with some pretty cool stuff for my own builds (couple of 240gb 720 series SSD'd, Msata card, K series processor, Motherboard from Asus (Z87WS) and a few other things). I also have a fully loaded NUC to play with.

They have also recently supplied a dual socket workstation motherboard and 2x E5-2697-V2's and enterprise grade SSD'd for a watercooled workstation I am planning. I actually have to modify my Thermaltake Sword M chassis to accommodate the motherboard.

The custom chassis is also on the table as well as a _possible_ chassis from ProtoCase (TBCS design) (My rep is still getting approval from Marketing if we give them some advertising space).

[985323]

Ive been around since 2008, but kinda back to lurking lately

[crazybillybob]

I've found my way Back here. Been a wild ride the last several years... Too many moves, division of assets, long hours at work, and a couple of 80+ year old hot rods have gotten in my way. But I've got some Ideas for a new mod that might be kind of cool and will most definitely test my abilities and pull in some "new" skills that I've picked up during my time away.

CBB



(I can help with some small part copper or nickel Plating, 3d printing, or cnc routing all things done "in house")

[d_stilgar]

I love that this thread is moving fairly slowly, but that we have so many "old-timers" posting when most of us usually just lurk.

Whatever this mod might be, it's bigger than what my concept was. We should go to the drawing boards (including me) and post some concepts so we can decide what we want to do if we're going to do this thing.

[crenn]

I still pop around every now and again, although not as often as I used to do before the site crash :(

[nevermind1534]

Hey, I'm still here occasionally. I'm in my last year of undergrad now, so I'll graduating with a BS in Global Supply Chain Management within the next year. Hoping that I can get myself a good enough job when that time comes.

edit: wow, I've been here since 2008

[Bopher]

I pop in about once a week. Been around, here and there keeping an eye out and trying to keep some ideas going. Been around since 07 so I might count as an 'old dog' Had to do a move back cross country so I left Nebraska and settled in North Central MA. Hoping with the room I have now I can get some projects going in the future. Nice to see some people popping back in.

[Aero]

Oh my god this was just a major throwback seeing all of you guys on here. I usually pop in every 6 months or so to see whats going on.

Haha, to give you an idea of how longs it's been, I don't even think the Modder's Wiki in my sig exists anymore. --edit: Aww, it sounds like that's a recent development. So sad but makes sense. I think I had written a lot of that. I actually used it to get a job at Sears back in high school and put it on my college resume back in 2007.

[x88x]

I was just checking the site out today to see the state of it, and ran across this thread. Figured I would drop in my 2p.

There was a time when I would have torn myself a new one for posting in a thread that had been inactive for 1.5 months, but hey, times change many things I suppose.

Been around since 2008, give or take, but haven't really been active since 2011...and apparently it's been almost two years since I last posted...wow. I noticed that I still have the #4 top post count (was #2 once upon a time :whistler: )...that actually makes me a little sad.

Good to see so many of the old names on this thread, though.

I have a couple projects that I'm planning that I think I'll be documenting on here. Not "mods" per-se, but interesting applications of computer hardware. So you may see more of me around in the near future. Nowhere near what I used to be (actually have a job that requires my full attention now; who'dathunkit), but more than the last few years.

[Aero]

I think it's kinda strange how the whole concept of modding has fallen by the wayside as mobile has taken over. Very few people are willing to tear-down a phone and rebuild it. I tried vinyl wraps, paint, and plastidip but couldn't get anything to stay on my phone. I think it all started with laptops replacing desktops. It's just weird but not unexpected really.

I'm planning on going back to a desktop because I can't add any more monitors to laptops :-P. When I do I think I'm going to give it a full over custom build like the old days and document the whole build in video.

[d_stilgar]

I think it's kinda strange how the whole concept of modding has fallen by the wayside as mobile has taken over.
I'm planning on going back to a desktop because I can't add any more monitors to laptops :-P. When I do I think I'm going to give it a full over custom build like the old days and document the whole build in video.

I'd love to do a video log of a build, but I'd have to convince my wife to let me get the equipment to do it. I also think a major reason why modding has become less common is that there are actually good cases available on the market. It used to be that you got your Dell, HP, Gateway case and so did everyone else. They were generally crap and definitely not unique, so you modded so you could add a few extra fans, do some cable management, and add a window to show off your hardware. Today there are 1000+ cases at newegg.com, and they aren't even exhaustive in what's available. It's easy to get something good that fits exactly what you are looking for, and you'll still be one of only a handful of people with that case.

I've always liked this video. I would like to do something similar if I did a video log. He has a behind the scenes too where he shows off his film setup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TggHtINGIyc

[x88x]

Wow, nicely done video.


I'm planning on going back to a desktop because I can't add any more monitors to laptops :-P. When I do I think I'm going to give it a full over custom build like the old days and document the whole build in video.

Not to give you a reason to stay away from desktops, but I've had wonderful results with assorted of the current crop of USB 3.0 DisplayLink products. I've used both of these[1][2] dual-head adapters, and had great results with both. No lag or anything. Drivers have some occasional quirks, but overall, unless you're needing to do anything more graphics intensive than desktop work and displaying video, these things should work great.

That being said, I do still have a desktop myself. ;) Custom miniITX build in an NCASE M1.

[1] http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G5OAT88
[2] http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ZB328U

[Airbozo]

Funny progression for me and case mods. I have done several, but only _partially_ documented 2 of them. Over the last five or so years I have trained half a dozen folks on how to neatly wire computer systems and racks. I have also designed 2 full cases and 2 custom face plates. Most of that was on paper and handed to my metal fab guy. I am now working with an industrial design group to help them with a new rack design for a large company. They mainly need my help for how to handle the cabling since some of it will be visible and to make sure their design is "serviceable" (I did something similar when I was working at SGI).

One project I keep putting off is a mod of the Intel NUC. I need to create a custom case unique to my company. I have also been tasked with helping to design an custom face plate and bezel for a line of storage boxes we are working on.

It is also interesting to see the full circle of water cooling in the data center. Looooong ago, there was the chilled water cooling for the IBM servers and then everything went to air. Now I have seen water cooling back into the data center with small closed loop systems that work in a 1U server, all the way up to racks with a radiator on the back door and all the servers have drip-less connections on the back to plug into the rack system. My how times change.

It is also pretty cheap to go from a concept drawing to a full custom built chassis in less than 2 weeks and under $500. Even cheaper and faster if you have a real CAD drawing. One of the companies we use for metal bending can take a drawing and feed it into their production machines and it will tell you exactly how many different pieces need to be made based on the metal brakes, water/plasma cutters and punches the shop has on hand and how long it will take to fab. For one project (duplicate an off the shelf chassis with a custom face plate and mounting brackets) the guy took a couple of photo's with his phone, fed it into the system, added some detailed measurements and it created a drawing and a production packet. Took him less than 2 hours.

I will say that I have seen a lot more orders for desktop systems lately. We only really do desktops for existing customers or to go with a server order for new customers, but the demand has risen again. Some of them want "unique" desktop systems with their own logo and custom face plate. But then again, the Silicon Valley is booming right now and there is room in the budget for extra items.

[Xpirate]

I think it's kinda strange how the whole concept of modding has fallen by the wayside as mobile has taken over. Very few people are willing to tear-down a phone and rebuild it.

I took my Samsung Galaxy S3 apart to fix the GPS. Some guy posted how to fix the intermittent GPS connection by helping the contact on the board touch the antenna with a little piece of cardboard. My wife looked at me and said, "What are you doing?" She believed that I was going to destroy the phone. I have a fully functional GPS in the phone now. It can get a signal indoors.

You are correct. Modding is fading away because the desktop is. If the new USB type C connector can act as a universal docking port, you will easily be able to use your mobile device as a desktop. When it comes time to upgrade, I may just get something portable that I can dock at my desk.

I have come to realize that I really do not need a heavy duty high powered desktop machine for the things I do at home. I use virtual machines, but I do not need to run more than one at a time. I like using my big monitor, keyboard, and mouse. All three of those items can be plugged into something portable. If you ever have to take a trip, you can take the portable device with you that already has all your software set up.

[x88x]

@Airbozo: I've been doing some work with the current generation NUCs for a personal project, so I'd be interested to see what you come up with. Really cool little devices, but not much in the way of aftermarket cases yet. ;)

@xpirate: Type-C and USB 3.1 will definitely be awesome, but for the majority of docking use-cases, USB 3.0 will honestly probably be plenty. I have a tablet with a USB 3.0 A connector, and have briefly experimented with "docking" it with a USB 3.0 dual-video + gigabit ethernet adapter I have. As far as I have experienced, it "just worked". The 'alternate mode' capability in USB 3.1 to, say, pass PCIe traffic, may well prove to be a game changer, but IMO, the answer lies less in increasing the size of the pipe between the docking device and the peripherals, but in minimizing the data passed between the two. A great example of this is is AIRTAME (https://airtame.com/), but I think the concept can be equally well applied to all components.

[Xpirate]

the majority of docking use-cases, USB 3.0 will honestly probably be plenty.

True, but the type C will also deliver 100 watts. I hope that this finally brings us a real docking port that does not require any more than a single cable. A USB 3.0 dock still requires the laptop to be plugged in.

It's all good. I'm looking forward to the future of computing.

[Airbozo]

x88x: I will let you see any of the idea's that come out of this project. Kind of on hold right now, but I intend to pick it back up soon. Right now I have setup the ones I have with a slightly modified version of DRBL/Clonezilla. I send out a NUC to a customer, they plug the network port into their server, PXE boot and the NUC captures the image that I use in my labs for their system builds. Over the next few months I intend to get it down to a seamless plug and play to remove any user time (right now there is about an hour worth of work total for both ends (capture and deploy)).

[Aero]

Wow, nicely done video.



Not to give you a reason to stay away from desktops, but I've had wonderful results with assorted of the current crop of USB 3.0 DisplayLink products. I've used both of these[1][2] dual-head adapters, and had great results with both. No lag or anything. Drivers have some occasional quirks, but overall, unless you're needing to do anything more graphics intensive than desktop work and displaying video, these things should work great.

That being said, I do still have a desktop myself. ;) Custom miniITX build in an NCASE M1.

[1] http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G5OAT88
[2] http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006ZB328U


Oops, I disappear for a few weeks and someone says something, go figure :-P.

That's a cool little gizmo for displaying multiple monitors. My problem is horsepower. Right now I'm using a late model Lenovo T430 (the old IBM-style before then went all Ultrabook) with an i5-3360, 8 GB of RAM, and Nvidia NVS 5400M that is doing it's best to keep up with my dual 1920x1200 monitors. I have one of the sweet docks that lets me drop my laptop in and pop it out at my desk.

I could actually add a third using the built in mini-displayport on my laptop but it struggles with multiple (read: way more than any sane person) tabs open. I work from home so this is my everything laptop and it's not uncommon to have 30-50 tabs during the day with various profiles, social networks, documents...etc pulled up.

I'm also doing more and more video production stuff. I'm going to give a run at doing some tech review type stuff for YouTube so a powerful video editing machine is something I need to put on my wishlist.

[Luke122]

I'm using a late model Lenovo T430 (the old IBM-style before then went all Ultrabook) with an i5-3360, 8 GB of RAM, and Nvidia NVS 5400M that is doing it's best to keep up with my dual 1920x1200 monitors. I have one of the sweet docks that lets me drop my laptop in and pop it out at my desk.


I've got the same laptop, but without the Nvidia graphics. I find that running the turbo boost makes a massive difference in performance; I'm often running a couple of VM's on mine during the day while doing all my day to day stuff, and have no trouble with performance. Then again, I'm only running 2 screens, as it cant' do more than that. :(

[Luke122]

x88x: I will let you see any of the idea's that come out of this project. Kind of on hold right now, but i intend to pick it back up soon. Right now i have setup the ones i have with a slightly modified version of drbl/clonezilla. I send out a nuc to a customer, they plug the network port into their server, pxe boot and the nuc captures the image that i use in my labs for their system builds. Over the next few months i intend to get it down to a seamless plug and play to remove any user time (right now there is about an hour worth of work total for both ends (capture and deploy)).

cool.

[CanaBalistic]

I came by to ask a question and soon realized that the site has met its tragic demise. I saw your post and thought i should respond for nostalgic reasons.

What forum is the hot spot these days?

Anyway, its been a blast and i had a ton of fun during my time here. Thanks Paul, thanks everyone.

[d_stilgar]

I've seen some of the guys over at bit-tech. I still think there are a fair number of us who stick around here (I still do a daily lurk) and post when there's something interesting going on.

[Aero]

I've got the same laptop, but without the Nvidia graphics. I find that running the turbo boost makes a massive difference in performance; I'm often running a couple of VM's on mine during the day while doing all my day to day stuff, and have no trouble with performance. Then again, I'm only running 2 screens, as it cant' do more than that. :(

I THINK it can actually support 3 at once. I have think you have to use the dock for 2 DVI monitors, and then the mini-displayport on the side by the USB 3.0 hub. Supposedly it should run on all 3. However I was hitting 96 degrees C the other day so I need to figure out what's up with the cooling. I've blown the heatsink out but it hasn't helped. I think I'm going to take it apart and replace the thermal paste with something better.


I came by to ask a question and soon realized that the site has met its tragic demise. I saw your post and thought i should respond for nostalgic reasons.

What forum is the hot spot these days?

Anyway, its been a blast and i had a ton of fun during my time here. Thanks Paul, thanks everyone.


I've been doing the same. Looks like Bit-Tech has a pretty active community. Also, Overclock.net has a pretty big mod community from the looks of it.

[Airbozo]

....

I've been doing the same. Looks like Bit-Tech has a pretty active community. Also, Overclock.net has a pretty big mod community from the looks of it.

Not a bad site overall, but too many kids with bad whiny attitudes that like to argue and then complain to the mods when their feelings get hurt. The rules for getting infractions are pretty random too. Can't so much as burp on that site without getting a writeup. I stopped frequenting that site after getting an infraction for telling some kid he was wrong about something. I wasn't even rude about it.

I blame T-ball.

We would love to revive TBCS and are open to any and all suggestions to grow the site. I've even got some companies willing to donate prizes and in one case a custom designed case. Winning design would get their chassis built.

[Drum Thumper]

I lurk as well.

Lots have changed. I'm now one of two Sec Ops guys at my employer, which has changed since I really made any sort of post here. Moved further west as well, but not too much. Missoula MT is my home now.

[x88x]

@Airbozo: Not to pat ourselves on the back too much, but the things you pointed out are exactly why I got hooked on TBCS in the first place. There aren't many places on the internet that I have found where a group of intelligent people can have cogent and (largely) respectful and honest conversations without anyone getting but-hurt or going off on rants about why "I'm right and you're wrong, because I said so!". Why that is, I do not know, but that above everything else is why I love TBCS; because it is one of those rare places.


Missoula MT is my home now.

Holy crap, I actually know where that is...hurray for the internet! :P

[TheMainMan]

:stupid: (The irony of this emoticon at the moment does not escape me :D)

On a serious note though, I do agree with x88x and Airbozo. I have tried to join other sites and just never found them to be as friendly a place to be. They always fall short of the vibe here. I enjoy reading well composed and complete sentences where punctuation is employed. I'm not a stickler for perfection in punctuation and grammar; I find that I am more likely to enjoy reading posts that are easy to read. In my experience, I've found posts that meet these criteria here more often than elsewhere.

The other really big point for me, x88x mention briefly. Respect. That is a rare commodity on the internet, the land of keyboards of anonymity. I feel that we're good at welcoming modders of all types, providing useful and constructive feedback, and genuinely taking interest in each others work.

On completely different note, I would like to join Drum Thumper in Beerlandia ;) (according to his country avatar)

[d_stilgar]

Missoula MT is my home now.

There was an architecture firm there that was interested in hiring me, but Missoula is too middle-of-nowhere for me. Flying to family would have been a nightmare. I do love the outdoors, though. Imagine. We could have been neighbors!

[farlo]

:banana:

[diluzio91]

I pop on now and again. I was getting ready to do a mod and had a case of the warm fuzzies.

[TheGreatSatan]

Last month was my 10 year mark! Keep in touch at my Facebook group MyeXtremePC (https://www.facebook.com/groups/myxtremepc/?fref=nf)

[Short Modder]

I used to lurk all the time, with just a few comments here and there. I still lurk, just not as much. I still don't have too much as far as case mods go. I bought a NZXT case to build back in '10 or '11 and it's still sitting in a corner in it's box awaiting it's demise/rebirth. Ever since I've graduated high school, it's been a busy life for me! I'm trying to get back into modding somewhat.

[chaksq]

Man, I remember damn near everyone in this thread.

I have to admit I pretty much lost interest in casemodding and spending my day browsing forums. However, in the process of cleaning up my apartment I've dug out an old case I've always wanted to mod. At this point I'm either going to toss the case or just do the project. I've got an urge to build something, so I figure I may as well go ahead and mod it.

So stay tuned for project NightShift.

[Vertigo]

I... have... returned...

[jawshwaa]

I signed up in 2010. .. but i'm still around

[Helix666]

Oh, man. Wow, some of you guis' names bring back memories. It's been a long time since I've been here; last post in 2009...

Kinda sad to see this place as quiet as it is. I guess life just takes over, and people's priorities change. (I know mine did; what with having a job now, and spending nowhere near the same amount of time on the computer. My box is still in the same tatty case I had from 2010 or so, and has sorta stagnated; I mean, when you're not a frequent gamer, and don't really have the energy left at the end of the day... neh.)

There's still something wonderfully nostalgic about reading the same threads I was back then, though... Shame a big chunk of 'em don't have the pictures any more; ah, well, I guess that's just what happens.

[d_stilgar]

There's still something wonderfully nostalgic about reading the same threads I was back then, though... Shame a big chunk of 'em don't have the pictures any more; ah, well, I guess that's just what happens.

Yeah, I know it would kill the server/hosting budget, but I really wish that there was a view count trigger that had the site just back everything up to host locally. I'd love to have the most popular old stuff still working.

[AmEv]

Well, I came in 2010, barely, apparently....

Long time no see.

[OvRiDe]

I have wondered from time to time how your are doing. Good to hear from you!

[AmEv]

Yeah, I'm alive and well for now...

I've been in the "clean up moved room, get job" stages right now, but I've got a few good projects hopefully coming...

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

man its been a long time... i remember when tbcs used to be a second home to me....

[Mark_Hardware]

Hello! =)

[OvRiDe]

Hey guys! Good to see you!

[Mark_Hardware]

man its been a long time... i remember when tbcs used to be a second home to me....

This. It's crazy how much time I used to spend on here... Now? First time I've logged in, in years....Smh.

[Mark_Hardware]

Does anybody know why not a single one of my pictures are showing up in my old worklog? I know it's old now, but the pictures are still there when I log into both my photobucket and imageshack accounts.....

[billygoat333]

Wow, haven't been on here in ages. lol Spent a lot of time on this site!

[Luke122]

....and the thread is resurrected again!

So what's new for me?

Still working for an MSP in western Canada, we are growing like MAD. Having a huge corporate backing can do that. ;)

My boys are now 8 and 10 years old, and they've finally caught the PC gaming bug. I've built a few computers for them, and we have now setup our own LAN gaming Arcade in the basement. 4 x 24" monitors, and 4 x decent gaming computers. Torchlight 2 is the current game of choice for all 4 of us to play together in the evenings, but with the summer finally starting to show evidence of appearing, the gaming time will likely reduce pretty greatly until the autumn.

[Snowman]

....and the thread is resurrected again!

So what's new for me?

Still working for an MSP in western Canada, we are growing like MAD. Having a huge corporate backing can do that. ;)

My boys are now 8 and 10 years old, and they've finally caught the PC gaming bug. I've built a few computers for them, and we have now setup our own LAN gaming Arcade in the basement. 4 x 24" monitors, and 4 x decent gaming computers. Torchlight 2 is the current game of choice for all 4 of us to play together in the evenings, but with the summer finally starting to show evidence of appearing, the gaming time will likely reduce pretty greatly until the autumn.

I am finally back in IT still at the same company. Opened a bunch of T Mobile stores recently and in the last couple of days been fighting this latitued e5450 which just stopped working. I came here wondering if anyone was still active that worked with dell laptops lol.

[Luke122]

I raise this thread from the dead.. AGAIN! I'm going to get a necromancer badge, honestly..

[Snowman]

I raise this thread from the dead.. AGAIN! I'm going to get a necromancer badge, honestly..

You just want my email address lol

[OvRiDe]

Well we finally got off the Computer STD blacklist, so maybe we will see people trickle back in when they don't have Chrome giving them a big red screen saying this site is unsafe!

but .. I'm still here! :)

[Airbozo]

Still here as well!

What's been up with me?

Company I was with for almost 14 years closed (owner decided to retire and wouldn't sell me the business), so after 9 months off, doing contract work and fixing up the house and property I ended up in the Chassis division of Supermicro. I got to design a few custom systems for some security and storage customers. My favorite was the 12" cube NAS box that holds 12 3.5" SAS drives and 4 2.5" sata or ssd drives. One day that chassis might see the light of day as a product. Couldn't take being the only white guy in my group of 45 people (and the only one that didn't speak Mandarin), so I went on vacation, came back and walked out. Ended up at a company called Synnex, a major distributor for all things electronic (mostly computer stuff), in the OEM manufacturing department. Same as my long time job, but with a bigger company and a couple dozen manufacturing lines. I onboard customers into our manufacturing process.

I also sit in the same bullpen area as all of the Intel, Asus, Nvidia and Samsung Product Managers, and I am working on them for build sponsors and freebies...

Bought another motorcycle off ebay. Seriously good deal on a bike I had been following for over a year. It's a 2009 Buell XB12R and had just over 500 miles when I picked it up 2 years ago.

http://airbozo.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2016/11/08/20161108205758-97e03786-la.jpg

It's the best handling motorcycle I have ever ridden.

I have also been slowly restoring my 1995 Sportster. Tore it completely down and have been powdercoating, cleaning and painting everything and rebuilding what needs it.

Here is how it sits right now as I work on repainting the engine:
http://airbozo.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2018/08/01/20180801122515-e0816248-la.jpg

What has everyone else been up to?

Thanks for getting us off the naughty list OvRiDe!

[billygoat333]

I just randomly clicked my TBCS link saved on my favorites for chrome and here we are! Never did finish that Centurion 5 mod... I am such a failure :'( I ran into several issues with it and decided to scrap it. Now I have a 3 year old and another on her way and it doesn't feel like I'll ever get back into this type of hobby because of the time and patience required. Maybe I need to discipline myself more! Anyway good running back into this forum. :) Hope everyone is doing really well!

[SgtM]

I think I've been here since around 2005. I pop in from time to time. I'm a grandpa now to two boys. Got in to airbrushing for a while, but then got a vinyl cutter. Vinyl decals, and now sublimation printing have taken over. I haven't painted in a couple of years.

[Ichbin]

Well holy reunion.

I haven't popped on in years. It's a shame this forum has gotten this slow with content, especially with the RGB push in other communities.