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Continue reading →: Getting towed
Nothing like getting towed. Actually, it hasn’t happened to me since I was 18 years old in Chicago, but that’s another Rock’n’Roll High School story. If it happens to you, here are some things to know: * “Finding your car”:http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/transportation/parking/parkingtow.htm. It is actually not very clear where car disappears if…
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Linksys WRT54GP2
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Continue reading →: Linksys WRT54GP2TomsNetworking Product Reviews : TomsNetworking :. _Here is the perfect combo device for $100 or so. It has Wifi, router and also is a 2-port VOIP phone system. Quality on Vonage was only OK according to them._ The bottom line for me is that the GP2 is a very good,…
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USB Phone Charger
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Continue reading →: USB Phone ChargerZIP-KIT-NK1 ZIP-LINQ Retractable Nokia Phone Charger Kit at TigerDirect.com. NOw that I have USB connection for just about everything, I can charge my Blackberry, iPod, Bluespoon AX headset all from my laptop or any USB connection, the only thing left is my Nokia 6620 phone. Here’s the $20 solution from…
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USB External Hard Drive
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Continue reading →: USB External Hard DriveDeb asked me what’s the cheapest way to upgrade her Dell “Inspiron 8100”:http://www.gamers-depot.com/hardware/notebooks/dell/inspiron8100/001.htm and not have to buy a new laptop. A great question since laptops are not that upgradeable and they are expensive. She was thinking about buying a new 60GB hard drive and an additional 256MB of memory…
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Joysticks
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Continue reading →: JoysticksJoystick Directory at Joystick Review. No one seems to be playing flight simulators anymore, so the reviews I’ve seen of joysticks are usually a couple of years old. Microsoft has even exited the business, although ebay has quite a few SideWinder “Force Feedback 2”:http://www.joystickreview.com/microsoft/sidewinderforcefeedback2.asp’s around. Thye have a great rating…
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Sun Peaks
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Continue reading →: Sun PeaksWe are off to Sun Peaks. I’m actually kind of amazed how little information there is on the web about this ski resort. Well, maybe we can be the top hit 🙂 Anyway, here are some resources: * Sun Peaks, British Columbia – Reviews and travel information. There are a…
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hdtv capture
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Continue reading →: hdtv captureHTPCnews Forums -> Recording HDTV FAQ Q. Can I record my satellite provider’s HDTV feeds? A. No you cannot. The satellite vendors employ encryption and use a different signal encoding scheme than OTA or even cable. Q. Can I record my cable provider’s HDTV feeds? A. Yes and No. Yes,…
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htpc software
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Continue reading →: htpc softwareHome Theater PC News – Your Source for Everything HTPC Related Then you will want to look at building an HTPC around Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005. MCE 2005 is a copy of Windows XP SP2 and a PVR/media center rolled into one. MCE requires a fairly new…
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Flash Drives
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Continue reading →: Flash Drives“Flash Drive Review”:http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/usb-flash-roundup.html and X-bit labs – Articles – Five Flash Drives with USB 2.0 Interface (page 6). A good review of flash drives if older 2003 review. The net is that drives have very different performance depending on the speed of the flash they use. Most are 8-10MBps whereas…
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Another Dothan Benchmark
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Continue reading →: Another Dothan BenchmarkGamePC – Battle at 90nm : Power Consumption and Performance Compared Our Doom3 benchmarks show the “Winchester” Athlon64 in a more positive light, besting the “Dothan” Pentium-M by an advantage of about a single processor speed grade. The opposite is seen in Far Cry, where the Pentium-M bests the Athlon64…
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