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Reseller RAtings
ResellerRatings.com – Compare product prices, read customer reviews of stores.. Haven’t used these guys and can’t tell if these are legit, but a nice website that has reseller ratings. Will have to investigate
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Video Capture Cards
Connie’s Dad wants to capture analog video directly. Here are some direction on how: * Ars Technica: Guide to Video Capturing – Page 1 – (03/2003). This guide uses the Happauge WinTV PCI Card. $95 typically and widely available does take up an extra slot though. * “ATI All in Wonder 9600 Pro”:http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/video_graph/ati/aiw/9600pro/index.shtml. This is…
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PC Buying Guide: December 2003
A quick update on buying recommendations as I’m off to buy yet another machine for Connie’s Dad. The recommendations are particularly hard since between the Pentium IV and Athlon 64, things aren’t super clear: h4. High-end System ($1500 target) | Component | Price | Comment | | Shuttle SN85G4 | “$330”:http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=150965 | SK83G2 need to…
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Best iPod Clone
Gear: Rio Karma Review. Well they had to come, here’s an overview of various iPod competitors. Amazing variety from Dell, iRiver, Rio, etc.
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Social networks
a little ludwig goes a long way: Kevin’s comments on LinkedIn et al. Well, these social network things seem like the next hot thing, so I guess I have to start signing up for them. Talked with David Sze over at Greylock and he sure knows them all. So here I go, linkedin, friendster, etc.
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Terabyte in Your Pocket
a little ludwig goes a long way: Carrying around gigabytes. John’s right, there is going to be essentially unlimited storage sitting in your pocket. What would you do with it. Personally, I think the strongest point of these devices is that they are completely passive, so you don’t have to plug a screen in. If…
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Small Form Factor Overview
a little ludwig goes a long way: Small Form Factor Comparisons. I’m on my fourth small form factor PC buy right now. They are certainly the way to go. Small and inexpensive. Will be nice when the big boy decide to build them. This is a good guide, but I still think “Tom’s Hardware”:http://tomshardware.com does…
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Why Platforms succeed
Freedom to Tinker: Painters Buy White Canvases for a Reason. Great points by Ed Felton and hat tip to “John”:http://www.theludwigs.com about why the Internet succeeds as a platform. A great metaphor. Make it a very “stupid” network but make it flexible.
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File Sharing Applications
Hat tip to John, he’s been trolling for personal file sharing applications. Either just for photos or more generally. Here’s a short list of things to try: * a little ludwig goes a long way: Foldershare. This is a personal file sharing system done by the folks who did the Audiogalaxy PTP system. Has a…
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Snow Reports in the Pacific Northwest
It’s been an awesome ski season so far. Amazing how much snow there’s been. Here are the main resorts I look at and go to. Makes it easy to check conditions: * “Ski Washington”:http://skiwashington.com/conditions.php. A great site with an overview of latest snowfalls. A great powder report email that they send too. Subscribe for sure!…