MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum and Hauppauge WinTV PVR-500MCE

Since posting about my (bad) experiences with Maxtor SATA-II drives on an Asus A8R-MVP, I have received comments from a few people that were experiencing the same problem. I am glad that my post helped and recently had another experience which I would like to share. A neighbour and good friend of mine had been … Read more

Hit Man Plays Golf

Courtesy of Roberto… ../mk Two old friends were just about to tee off at the first hole of their local golf course when a guy carrying a golf bag called out to them, “Do you mind if I join you? My partner didn’t turn up.” “Sure,” they said, So they started playing and enjoyed the … Read more

Knoop Agricultural Heritage Center

I came across this interesting site which discusses rich Knoop history in Miami County, which is located in Ohio, USA. It mentions that two Knoop brothers immigrated from Pennsylvania to this region in 1797 and established permanent roots there. Fast forward to 1997, Mark and Dorothy Knoop setup a trust fund to benefit the district. … Read more

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 & Asus A8R-MVP

While this is not a Knoop related post, I recently experienced some grief in building a new PC and thought I’d give back by sharing the details. In building a new PC, I wanted a higher level of disk redundancy so I purchased 2 300GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10’s with an Asus A8R-MVP motherboard which features … Read more

Quick Thinking Canadian

Courtesy of Heino Knoop. ../mk A man in a Florida supermarket tried to buy half a head of lettuce. The very young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole heads of lettuce. The man persisted and asked to see the manager. The boy said he would ask his manager about it. Walking in … Read more

Schloss Knoop!

My onkel Horst and cousin Steffen purchased a castle in Klevenow, Germany a few years back and have been upgrading/repairing nearly every facet of this old domain. Through this work, they both have many interesting stories about it including discoveries made and learnings about it’s rich history. Below are three pictures sent to me. The … Read more