At what point is it time to upgrade your aging desktop? Is it based on financial limitations or performance needs? Does your PC do what you need it to (in a timely manner)? Is it better to build your own box or buy a whitebox machine? And if it is time [...]
Archive for November, 2005
OK… I realize that Microsoft has done a pretty good job of inducing a false sense of urgency around the Xbox 360 launch, but crimeny.
I stopped by my local small business stifling big box retailer last night to snag some A1 for my steak (yeah, I’m guilty too) and I just about fell over some [...]
The latest gadget in my personal stable is the Creative Zen Vision. This is the latest PMP from our buddies at Creative, and I’ve had a pretty good time with it so far. It’s not without its quirks, but it’s pretty good at what it does too.
The Vision’s design is head and shoulders [...]
I was trolling Newegg.com the other day looking for a cheap socket 754 board to stick in my wife’s machine when I stumbled onto one of these little Soltek cubes. Newegg had a refurb at a pretty decent price (about half off, actually) so I thought I’d grab one and see what I thought. [...]
Mars Station in your bedroom…
Published by November 11th, 2005 in Case Mods and Geek Fun. 0 CommentsTo be honest I didn’t really think Doom III was as good as all the hype. I suppose I’m just a wuss and it kind of creeped me out (in a bad way). But regardless of how much I did or didn’t like the game, damned if I can find an reason not [...]
EHX – wow, I’m in home electronics heaven!
Published by November 9th, 2005 in Gadgets and Geek Fun. 0 CommentsI don’t want to say the word pr0n, since our ads are keyword based, but I will. I’m at the Electronic House Expo in Anaheim, and it is heaven for a guy like me. I’ll have more detailed reports, but right now the coolest stuff is integrating home automation with Windows Media Center [...]
So there I was, a happy person with both a wireless phone and a trusty handheld, my iPaq h4355. I got sucked into the idea of a converged device at CTIA in New Orleans, though, when I had a chance to play with a PPC-6600. It had an integrated keyboard, bluetooth, and I [...]
Aopen’s Pentium M Mac Mini clone – x86 and proud of it!
Published by November 3rd, 2005 in Hardware. 0 CommentsI am so going to buy one as soon as TigerDirect.com gets them in stock. This is the solution I’ve been looking for in my kitchen. In fact, until Aopen came to the rescue, I was on the verge of crossing over to Apple’s dark side. Who knew a little Taiwanese company [...]
For those of you that have been playing Guild Wars over the past couple days, you’ve probably noticed a few changes to some of the environments. For those of you who haven’t been playing, I’ve posted a gallery of screenshots for you to bask in.
ArenaNet has created some sweet Halloween treats for all us [...]