I came across an issue today with an HP Pavilion desktop PC with an AMD processor that displayed a BSOD error message after it was updated to Windows XP Service Pack 3.

I found the resolution here, which involved booting into Safe Mode and setting the value of the following key to “4″ instead of “1″:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Intelppm\Start

After the reboot, everything worked fine. For some reason, the Intel service was set to start, causing issues on the AMD-based system.

I celebrated Earth Day today by punching a tree.

My interview with “Mister T” can be found, along with all the other videos myself and Deputy Field Marshal Walrod collected during our trip, can be found on my Geek Squad Invades 2008 New York Comic Con page.

Grand Theft Auto IV will make it’s April 29th arrival in the US well known with the usual barrage of in-your-face television commercials, but this overseas example from the UK and Ireland does a really great job in a somewhat more subdued approach.

Most of the US commercials to date seem to have gone for advertising the insane action that another GTA entry brings, but the UK ad makes an effort to point out just how much more of a fully realized and interactive game world, arguably one of the main selling points of the series, this latest version has compared even to previous entries in the line.

Frustrated with your cell phone? Tired of your laptop? Wired magazine asked their readers to submit photos of gadget destruction a few weeks ago, which resulted in their top 10 Gallery of Gadget Revenge.

The team behind the popular blogging software Wordpress has released another update.

I’ve gone through the easy upgrade process for this site and was quickly greeted by the newly redesigned Dashboard.

There’s obviously been a good number of changes done both behind the scenes as well as with the user interface, though the security upgrades seem to be the most important.

This little mobile percussion bot uses on-board sensors to find an object to drum on, then proceeds to beat out some entertaining rhythms before moving on to its next target.

Find out more about Yellow Drum Machine at letsmakerobots.com, along with additional videos.