2005 February

Iomega does it again with their Super DVD Writer. With speeds reaching 4X on a DL DVD, this is actually pretty impressive. While they have achieved a great success here, with the way technologies work, it is just a matter of time before some one else comes out with that ‘better mouse trap’, thus putting [...]

Trying to work with a Webcam in Linux is a head banging experience. But after reading this article, I found out that with the D-Link DCS-900, there is quite a bit of stuff you can do from the IP side of things. Check it out:

With all of the news and hype going around about the Cell processor, I thought it might be nice to get a completely different perspective on the whole thing. This site provides a collection of articles pertaining to the topic from all over and will help you to arrive at your own conclusion. Take a [...]

Speaking as a guy who has just not been that exposed to Table PCs, this one from NEC looks sweet! Sleek, attractive and only two pounds! Comes stock with a Pentium M 1.1GHz, 10.4-inch screen, 20GB hard drive. On top of that, it is reported that the battery life is nothing to be ashamed at [...]

Operating Systems aren’t just boring, they’re getting stale. In the early 90s we had plenty of innovation. Now, operating systems seem more about tossing in the latest home grown copy of a popular third party program. Okay, so what features should be added to the OS? We’ve got 5 features that discuss just that.

I am actually surprised to hear that the creation of the 512 MB unit card was not really that much of a challenge for ATI. The new ATI RADEON X850 XT card will definitely give those gamers the edge that they are looking for. Speaking for myself, I am quite content with old 128 MB [...]

Stop! Don’t toss that old hard drive just yet. Don’t you realize that you could use that to make a ‘craptacular’ set of wind chimes? You better believe it! And with the help from this article provided by Wingie.org, you will be well on your way to annoying your neighbors in no time!

Any technology that can give projectors a crisper picture is something that I will certainly give a second look. Well, it looks as if Sony has answered that call and then some with their SXRD display panel technology. Works for me, but what is the price tag going to look like when the dust settles?

As a phone, I think the the HTC Magician VGA Pocket PC phone is a giant YIKES waiting to happen! Cool looking, yes. But wow is that huge! While it has features galore and a nice, easy to use keyboard. I can’t imagine using this as a mobile phone!

No wonder people get so testy when it comes to the server market. I mean come on folks, this is a $49 billion dollar market! Well according to The Inquirer, HP stayed ahead of the game with a nice 25.9 percent share of the existing market. This really shocked me. I knew HP was a [...]

Small, but not useless! The new Seagate mini-drive is just big enough for handheld devices needing bigger and better storage options. I think it is a great idea and am willing to bet that Seagate has some great success with this. More power to the mobile hard drives!

Looks like AMD is not the only one going down the road for the duel-core scene. Intel is also competing for choice positioning in this race for dual-core dominance. Personally, I think AMD will win this one, but I have been wrong before.

Overclocking things with a twist? That is certainly one way of explaining away the moves being made in this article. I for one, feel that they provided some useful information in general about overclocking AMD chips that would serve you well in any circumstance.

Now you can have the ability to treat your CD burner like it was a USB thumbdrive! Do all of your data transfers right from the comfort of Windows Explorer. Simple to use, I will say that it is certainly not going to be a replacement for an external hard drive.

Nothing gets your product into the hands of your customers faster than cutting prices. Apparently, Hitachi understands this and has made moves to cut their prices on Microdrives. It looks that this move was brought on by an increase of competition. Man, you just have to love that competition!

AMD is talking about going with a dual-core for their 64 bit chip design. This would do well to compete with the Intel Hyperthreading to be sure. Still, it would be fun to see some benchmarks and find out how well AMD can do in this area.

Oh ya, Averatec decides to add Centrino notebooks after I buy mine! Don’t get me wrong, I love AMD for what it is. But having the Centrino advantage would have been really nice being my laptop can really eat up the battery life!

There are a variety of corporate environments where being able to monitor both network and hardware security is simply critical. With this in mind, Metanetworks Technologies, Inc. has brought their latest innovation to the table and I have to say, it appears to be worth looking at.

Some interesting thoughts on the Tablet PC and where it is headed. While most of us agree that it still has to find its niche, I feel that this device does in fact a future in the hands of people that can truly see the benefit of owning such a tool.

iTrip is a gadget that connects fairly seamlessly to your iPod. What it does is allow you to play your iPod music on an FM radio. You set the station with your iPod and if you tune in your radio (that is within several feet) to that station you can listen to what’s on [...]