I was asked why the Hardware Bits weren't bulleted. Truth is, it's because I'm not crazy about the bulleted lists, and was hesitant to add another, but I guess fighting what's been proven a practical approach to group postings is counterproductive, so as of this morning, I'll bite the bullet:

• A new version 2.41.04 beta of the PowerStrip monitor/video card control utility is now available. Thanks Tweak3D.
• Merger Declared Effective is a 3dfx Interactive press release announcing that the 3dfx/STB merger is now official. Thanks Sharky Extreme.
• Overclocker's Workbench pushes a PIII 500 to PIII 620.
• 3D Rant overclocks a 143 MHz Voodoo3 2000 to 175 MHz.
• The brouhaha of the day yesterday: This Web and File Server Comparison sponsored by Microsoft shows NT outperforming Linux as a web server, while this article in the Register takes a skeptical look at the results. Thanks Lost Clusters (who I'm considering fixing up with my friend chkdsk).