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AGEIA PhysX Card
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Continue reading →: AGEIA PhysX Card“Anandtech”:http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2751 reviews a physics acceleration card. This takes the physics modeling in games, (you know, shoot a bullet, hit a guy and how does he fall?) and puts a dedicated processor in to do that. It’s for the ultimate gaming geeks and requires specialized games to take advantage. The just…
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Intel Core Duo on Desktops
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Continue reading →: Intel Core Duo on DesktopsWell, as noted before, the hotest processor right now is the Intel Core Duo and the motherboard folks are adapting their desktop designs to put it on the desktop. The true desktop Core Duos don’t ship until later this year, so it’s interesting to get the performance Intel is seeing…
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Camry Hybrid and other 5-passenger fuel-efficient cars
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Continue reading →: Camry Hybrid and other 5-passenger fuel-efficient carsSo I need a commuter car that can squeeze all five of us in a pinch. Here are the choices stack ranked thanks to among other things a “Road & Track”:http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=3430 shoot out between the Civic Hybrid and the Camry Hybrid. # 2007 Camry Hybrid. Expensive at $25,900 MSRP, but…
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Compact EVF and Ultracompact Digital Cameras
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Continue reading →: Compact EVF and Ultracompact Digital CamerasWith so many low end cameras coming out post PMA 2006, the choices are really changing. For many folks, a good EVF at $500 or a ultracompact is all that you’ll ever need. Here are some recommendations but stay tuned as these new cameras get reviewed. By the way “Imaging…
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Salt Spring Island
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Continue reading →: Salt Spring IslandWe are thinking about going there. Went to Salt Spring Island. There are a lot of slow ways to get there, but “Kenmore Air”:http://www.kenmoreair.com/content.php?content_id=74 flies daily at 2PM out to Ganges on Salt Spring Salt Spring Marine Car Rental. 250-537-5464 or 250-537-3122 or email jaysmall@telus.net Don’t call Budget. The web…
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Picture and Video Search and Feeds
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Continue reading →: Picture and Video Search and FeedsI’m going through the whole Web 2.0 list, so here is a quick list. Man, the list of new stuff is just daunting. The first one I’ll do is picture and video search: * “Google Image”:http://images.google.com. They say they are still getting the most hits * Roo TV – On-Demand…
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Could the best PC be an iMac?
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Continue reading →: Could the best PC be an iMac?Well, with this news about the Intel Core Duo out, Peter mentioned to me that he had just bought not one, but two of new iMacs. In looking at these bad boys, I can see why. For about $1600, you get a 20″ LCD, the very fast Intel Core Duo,…
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Intel Core vs. AMD Athlon 64
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Continue reading →: Intel Core vs. AMD Athlon 64Intel vs. AMD Redux. With the new Intel Core Solo and Duo out, its really interesting to see how they perform compared with the Athlon 64. To use the geek terms: Core is a blend of P-M techniques and NetBurst architecture. However, Core is clearly a descendant of the Pentium…
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Travel clothes galore
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Continue reading →: Travel clothes galoreHey, great question, we went on a three week trip through Europe in July/August (boy did that define hot) and through China in October which was also warm. Here are some brands to try: 1. If you don’t mind toting lots of stuff, then Tommy Bahamas http://www.tommybahama.com/index.jsp really makes nice…
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