eBabble is currently a culmination of my interests: food, comics and technology.  I’ve been running this site since 1999 as a way to publish my thoughts and experiences with my life’s passions.  The categories can be accessed as sub domains if you only happen to share one of my interests.

All content is by Scott VanderPloeg.  I can be reached at scott {at} ebabble {dot} net.

eBabble Food

I’ve loved to eat my whole life, and have had the opportunity during my single years to travel around and sample a lot of different dishes. After I married and settled down I became the cook in the family and prepare all the meals. Excellent ingredients make for excellent dishes and good eats, but what if I took the raw ingredients to the extreme and made as much as I could from scratch? These are my adventures, taking things from simple to delicious.

eBabble Comics

Comics have been a big part of my reading life and I’ve made the change from weekly titles to trade paperbacks and hardcovers.  Since I’m reading them I might as well post about them too.

eBabble Technology

Since I write reviews on hardware and software, you may be wondering what I’ve got running home. Currently I’m operating a seven PC network. Here’s a breakdown of my test systems.

Primary

• Intel i5-750 2.66MHz
• Corsair H50 Hydro Cooler
• Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3P Motherboard
• 2048 MB Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 x2
• eVGA Nvidia GTX 260 PCI-e Video Card
• Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer Sound Card
• OCZ Agility 60 GB SSD
• WD1002FAEX 1 TB SATA 6Gb/s
• LG GSA-H62L 16x SATA Dual Layer DVD ReWriter
• Dell 2709W 27” Widescreen IPS LCD Monitor
• Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
• Logitech MX1000 Cordless Mouse
• Antec P182 Full Tower Case
• Corsair TX850W power supply
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

Secondary

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
• Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
• eVGA Nforce 680i SLI Socket 775 ATX Motherboard
• 2048 MB Patriot Viper EPP PC-6400 DDR2 DRAM x2
• Asus Nvidia 9600GSO 512 MB PCI-e Video Card
• WD800JD 80 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
• LG GSA-H62L 16x SATA Dual Layer DVD ReWriter
• Dell 2405FPW 24” Widescreen IPS LCD Monitor
• IBM Preferred Keyboard PS/2
• Logitech MX500 Mouse
• Antec Three Hundred Tower Case
• Antec HE550 power supply
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Server

• Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz x2
• HP Motherboard
• 512 MB ECC PC2100 DDR DRAM x4
• Onboard ATI Rage 8 MB Video
• Maxtor 7H500F0 500 GB SATA 150 Hard Drive x4
• Promise SATA300 TX4 Controller
• LG GSA-H22L 16x Dual Layer DVD ReWriter
• IBM 15” CRT monitor
• IBM Preferred Keyboard PS/2
• Logitech MX500 Mouse
• Sony Floppy Drive
• Mid-tower Case with 400 watt power supply
• Microsoft Windows Home Server