OK, so it’s not the same method used in older machines where you could flick a turbo button and double your processor speed, but it is a turbo boost to the chip. The latest chips are multi-core, but also able to have cores turned on and off, which will save power and boost performance.

Some friends and I – being the geeks we are – were reminiscing over that classic piece of computer history. Why did they ever remove it? Think about that for a second. I guarantee that 95% of the time, you’re not using all the power on the chip, so why not save power and slow it down? Makes sense to me!

Reading the background on these chips, they sound pretty awesome! Improved everything… That’s a little broad but they better at everything! Speed, power consumption, 3D (apparently twice the performance), better caching and memory handling. Have they missed anything? Read the specs on that site. There’s more to it than that, but that’s a pretty impressive so far! Role on 2009…

Read more about Intel’s new next-generation microarchitecture (codenamed “Nehalem”).

Today, I saw a video for a new game that take the idea of combining 2D and 3D to a very different, and rather cool level! It’s simple look is suddenly escalated when the 3D kicks in… And what a way they do it! See what you think.

I thought I’d write something a little different to my normal as I start updating my site. Toothpaste. I’m going to talk about toothpaste.

Why? Well, it’s different, but I have to also confess to having been a loyal Sensodyne user – used to have sensitive teeth, but not anymore. When I say loyal, I’ve probably been using it for the last 6 or 7 years – that I can remember. It may be longer than that, who knows. But the point is that some things in your life, you just don’t like to change. You’re happy using the same thing, or doing the same thing day after day.

Then comes that time when you question whether you should change. You break into a cold sweat… Something you know so well. Something that you’re so comfortable with. Can you change? Should you change.

Well, I thought what the hell. A new toothpaste had just come out that had a foaming action and promised to make your teeth feel even cleaner than normal. So what the hell, I thought I’d give it a try. Lets see if those promotional guys were telling the truth.

And you know what? It was worth the change. I’m not going to name the product, but you should be able to work it out from my description and the ads. My teeth do actually feel cleaner. As does the rest of my mouth. I’ve always had this thing about my front teeth never quite feeling spotless except for that day after the dentist has polished them. Now they feel almost that clean. In case you can’t tell, I’m genuinely impressed by this change.

It’s actually to the point where I’m now looking at the other things I’ve repeatedly used. Even the daily routine that could possibly use a refresh. A change is good. I’ll keep you posted on any others.