AMD's "4x4" Plans

A dual-socket motherboard with dual-core processors yields the number 4. The other 4 referred to in the "4x4" codename refers to one of 3 possible components. In the early stages of "4x4" Quad-GPUs were in mind, but it has since spread out to Quad-Hard Drive and Quad-Channel RAM. In a 4x4 system the Quad-Channel DDR2 RAM would be the biggest benefit, worthy of being the other 4 referred to in the 4x4 codename.

Assuming you purchased a 4x4 system, what would be your second "4" of choice?

Bacteria Coated DVD

The average DVD contains about 4.7 GB of free space. HD-DVDs have brought about a minor upgrade to about 40 GB or so. Coating your DVD with a specific bacteria promises a potential 50,000 GB on a single DVD keeping the same dimensions as the average DVD. This is a very abstract computer development which obviously dabbles into the biological spectrum of the world. If this technology takes off and becomes quite successful it makes me wonder...

Would liberals attempt to end the further exploitation of the bacteria in a hope to preserve it in its natural habitat?

Magnetoresistive RAM

This new development is interesting. Like flash technology, MRAM, is in its baby stages. Currently, the largest die is about 1MB in size (8mb). What makes this development important is that the memory cannot degrade. The transfer rates are also currently faster than flash memory and there's not one aspect concerning flash memory that MRAM doesn't live up to. The only possible drawback I could see with this technology is the mobility aspect. Like flash it will save memory when un-powered, but since it's based off of magnets it could pose a problem when being processed through a security checkpoint.

Could MRAM be modified to compete with Flash Memory in the not to distant future?

Windows Genuine Advantage

Over the past few weeks there have been a few disgruntled officials complaining about Microsoft's new WGA protocol. For those who don't know, WGA a simple program sent to all Windows XP users attempting to update their operating systems. Selecting the update informs the user that if they own a legitimate copy of Windows XP they can benefit from Microsoft's technical support and what not. What it neglects to tell you is that if your copy is not legitimate it will prompt you to purchase Window's XP every time you start up explorer. Also, just as a reminder, it leaves a silver star in your task bar informing you of your illegitimate copy of Windows XP. Those officials have been suing Microsoft saying that it is an incorrect use of their updating tool and that the prompt acts more as spyware than anything else.

Will we soon be seeing an Anti-WGA program available as freeware?