Yesterday, my Intel BOXD945GCLF Atom mini-itx motherboard arrived. This silent, low power motherboard combo is perfect for a variety of applications, ranging from network firewalls to car PCs. There is a lot of excitement surrounding this motherboard and the future of small form factor computing in general. Since I wish to exploit this in a variety of areas, I turned to FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. Read more to find out more information about the new Intel Atom processor, the D945GCLF motherboard that it comes with, and it's initial reaction to FreeBSD.

As a technology and politics addict, I like staying informed about the latest news. Eventually, I got tired of refreshing pages to find out when new content was available (or having to check my RSS reader) so I decided to write a small service that delivers RSS/ Atom updates to my instant messenger. And since I'm sure I'm not the only person craving such a thing, I figure I'd make it publicly available: