Recently freethinker.ws was offline for some time. The reason was due to faulty hardware and also its replacement as well as capacity upgrade. (another 1TB HD was added)

This are almost 100% at the moment, but some downtime minutes should be expected since things are being "fine tunned".(kernel compile reboots)

This is the first of 2 big downtimes to happen. The second one will be much later and it will happen to have the whole internal network changed and rebuilt.

So here is are new toys:

HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer - A909g (CB023A)

Detail: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/18972-18972-238444-12019-3328086-3752454-3752455-3752457.html

Video:
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3371588/hp_officejet_pro_8500_wireless

review:
http://www.pcrush.com/product/All-in-One-Multifunction-Printers/281912/HP-Officejet-Pro-8500-Wireless-34-ppm-4800-x-1200-dpi-All-in-one-Printer?refid=1057&clnk=281912

And an ASUS P5Q premium board

check this baby out
http://asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=QPhR6dGjcvkYnazE&content=specifications

Among its way cool features like its on built in mini OS that allows to be online using a browser, pidgin IM and skype i have to point out my favorite:

14 USB ports ( hell yah i needed those)
10 Sata HDs ( well... 12 TB on the go)
4 PCIE Video cards. (way too cool. now i can add more monitores to the 3 existing ones)
4 ethernet plugs (router box!)
oh and of course... 16 GB Ram also sound good .

Everything runs with gentoo linux and for those wanting to know about compatibility here are a couple links:

Printer: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-576049-highlight-.html
MotherBoard: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-793817-highlight-.html

note: if you plan to use this board with linux i recomend you to check my topic about its support.

Motherboard Details:

P5Q Premium

CPU

Intel Socket 775 Processors for Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Quad/ Core™2 Duo/Pentium® dual-core/Celeron® dual-core /Celeron® Processors
Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors
Supports Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU

Chipset

Intel P45 / ICH10R with Intel® Fast Memory Access(FMA) support

Front Side Bus

1600/1333/1066/800 MHz

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel memory architecture
Please refer to http://www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Please refer to http://www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot at max. x16 link (blue)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot at max. x8 link (white)
2 x PCI Express x16 slot at max. x4 link (black)
1 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
CrossFire
Support ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to Quad CrossFireX

Storage

Southbridge
6 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 Marvell 88SE6121
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices
Silicon Image Sil5723 (Drive Xpert technology)
4 x SATA 3Gb/s (orange and blue)
Supports EZ Backup and Super Speed functions

LAN

Quad Gigabit LAN controllers
Marvell 88E8056® Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2, Teaming, and Redundant

Audio

ADI® AD2000B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Support Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
- ASUS Noise-Filtering

IEEE 1394

LSI 3227 2 x 1394a ports

USB

14 USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 10 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

ASUS Exclusive Features:

- ASUS 16-Phase Power Design
- Express Gate SSD

ASUS Power Saving Solutions:

- ASUS EPU-6 Engine
- ASUS AI Nap

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions:

- ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution
- ASUS Fanless Design: Stack Cool 2
- ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS Crystal Sound:

- AI Audio 2
- ASUS Noise Filtering

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS Drive Xpert
- ASUS Q-Shield
- ASUS Q-Connector
- ASUS AI Direct Link
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 2

Overclocking Features

ASUS AI Booster
Precision Tweaker 2:

- vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.00625V increment
- vDIMM: 64-step DRAM voltage control
- vChipset (NB): 55-step chipset voltage control
- vCPUPLL: 64-step reference voltage control
- vFSB Termination: 40-step voltage control

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment
- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 180MHz at 1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection:

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS Data Guardian--TPM support
Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port
1 x Optical + 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Output
4 x LAN (RJ45) port
10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8-channel Audio I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
1 x Floppy disk drive connector
1 x IDE connector
1 x COM connector
6 x SATA connectors (red)
4 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (orange and blue)
1 x CPU Fan connector
3 x Chassis Fan connector
1 x Power Fan connector
2 x IEEE1394a connector

Front panel audio connector

1 x S/PDIF Out Header
Chassis Intrusion connector
CD audio in
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
Power on Switch
Reset Switch
System Panel (Q-Connector)

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM
DMI 2.0
AMI BIOS
PnP
WfM 2.0
SM BIOS 2.4

Manageability

WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chasis Intrusion, PXE

Accessories

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x FDD cable
8 x Serial ATA cable
2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable
1 x eSATA + 1-port 1394 (4-pin) module
1 x TPM module
1 x Q-Shield
1 x User's manual
1 x Optional Fan
1 x 3 in 1 Q-connector (Retail version only)
Support Disc

ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )