January 19th, 2010
If you are a Netflix member, you are in for a treat because streaming video is becoming much more easier. It used to be that you could only stream on your PC and then it was available on the Roku. Last year, Netflix was only available on the Xbox 360 console with Live Gold member Subscriptions. Recently, Netflix offered a free disc to members who wanted to stream their content on their PS3.
This week, Netflix announced that it will be available on the Nintendo Wii console as well and you can get your disc request now.
Awhile back, it just wasn’t as easy unless you hooked up your PC as a server and then fed to your consoles with a third party software. The downside to this is network speed because you will be sending data to your PC and then sending it back to the router and then... Continue Reading...
Tags: nintendo wii, sony ps3, streaming Netflix
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June 3rd, 2009
Apple products are quality, no doubt. And for all the right reasons their popularity has never been higher. But one must think how Apple squandered away the opportunity (gift) that was Vista. It has been perfect timing for Apple to capture a larger market share but they didn’t. They didn’t offer a product that catered to the many people like myself; whether it be a netbook, a mid-range desktop or a business laptop. Perhaps they were too focused on the iPods and iPhone market.
At the end of last year, I was in the market for a new PC as my laptop died and my other PC was just out of date to run any programs. I had seriously debated of heading to the Apple store and picking up a MacBook Pro or an iMac. I still had my reservations because even though friends that switched... Continue Reading...
Tags: Apple, business opportunity lost, Mac products, Microsoft Vista, PC World
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May 31st, 2009
Since building my new computer, I have been tinkering around with multiple operating systems and for the first time getting lots of play time with Apple’s Mac OS X. Altogether, I’ve switched to using my Hackintosh for about 8 months now. I started off using the iDeneb version of 10.5.5 install disc based on the specs of the component parts I used to piece my PC together. Alas, several weeks ago, Apple released the 10.5.7 update and I had to update because I had skipped out on 10.5.6.
I am a hardcore PC user as long as I can remember but since Vista was such a miserable failure in my opinion, I wanted to try alternative operating systems. After trying different flavors of Linux, I came to settle on using OS X. It just feels much more polished than what any other desktop... Continue Reading...
Tags: Apple, hackintosh, os x, osx86
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March 29th, 2009
After reading this article on Cnet, I have to completely agree with Larry on his observation of his Windows XP machine. Not only does my corporate issued late model IBM Thinkpad running Windows XP takes forever to boot up, it also suffers from not being able to shut down properly. Since it is a laptop, my alternative to bypass the wait is to just close the lid and put it into hibernate. At least that shaves off about 3 minutes wait time for me. Its quite embarassing when I use my laptop to help troubleshoot the network and if I had to reboot; it’ll take approximately five whole minutes before I can start working my magical tech skills.
As for the shut down problem, I hardly experience that since I almost never turn the damn machine off to begin with. However, reboots are nightmare... Continue Reading...
Tags: 7, end task, shut down properly, vista, Windows, XP
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March 29th, 2009
I lost mine on my birthday last year and have been settling for using my iPhone. However, the in-laws are coming to town and so we need one now. I had the Sony Cybershot N1 model, the original 3 inch LCD touchscreen digital camera. It was 8.1 mega-pixels and I’d like to think it was cutting edge 3 years ago. The thing with Sony is that unless you purchase its top of line models, their items are very mediocre. From television sets to digital cameras to laptops; this runs true. Another thing with Sony besides it being quite stylish in aesthetics is that it packs way too many fun/uesless features that you’ll never use.
I am now looking for another digital camera which my main goal is to have it as compact and portable as possible. One thing is for sure, since Circuit... Continue Reading...
Tags: canon, casio exilim, compact, digital cameras, nikon, sd1100, sd1200
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