Comments for The Frugal Geek http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan Matt Ryan's guide for the pennyless nerd. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Cube is an iPod FPS with Potential by ‘Twas Two Nights Before Christmas | Chris Pirillo http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/12/23/cube-is-an-ipod-fps-with-potential/#comment-323 ‘Twas Two Nights Before Christmas | Chris Pirillo Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:39:10 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/?p=118#comment-323 [...] Cube is an iPod FPS with real potential. [...] [...] Cube is an iPod FPS with real potential. [...]

]]> Comment on The Free MMO Part 5: Florensia by florensia http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/07/27/the-free-mmo-part-5-florensia/#comment-277 florensia Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:34:45 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/07/27/the-free-mmo-part-5-florensia/#comment-277 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on The Frugal Graphing Application: Gliffy by Matt McCarty http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/07/05/the-frugal-graphing-application-gliffy/#comment-259 Matt McCarty Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:31:02 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/07/05/the-frugal-graphing-application-gliffy/#comment-259 Great find. I love web apps, maybe a little to much lol. Great find. I love web apps, maybe a little to much lol.

]]> Comment on The Frugal Office by MattRyan.TV » Blog Archive » Productivity on a Budget http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2007/09/22/the-frugal-geek-office/#comment-208 MattRyan.TV » Blog Archive » Productivity on a Budget Thu, 29 May 2008 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2007/09/22/the-frugal-geek-office/#comment-208 [...] Microsoft Office Microsoft Office has long been the standard for general purpose productive documents including spreadsheets, database management, written documentation, and presentations. There are, however, some wonderful alternatives for the geek on a budget. As we have discuss previously, open source office applications are available for a variety of tastes and needs to anyone looking to create stunning documents without leaving a stunning mark on your wallet. - OpenOffice.Org - StarOffice [...] [...] Microsoft Office Microsoft Office has long been the standard for general purpose productive documents including spreadsheets, database management, written documentation, and presentations. There are, however, some wonderful alternatives for the geek on a budget. As we have discuss previously, open source office applications are available for a variety of tastes and needs to anyone looking to create stunning documents without leaving a stunning mark on your wallet. - OpenOffice.Org - StarOffice [...]

]]> Comment on The Frugal Office by The Frugal Geek’s Alternative to Productive Software ~ The Frugal Geek http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2007/09/22/the-frugal-geek-office/#comment-207 The Frugal Geek’s Alternative to Productive Software ~ The Frugal Geek Thu, 29 May 2008 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2007/09/22/the-frugal-geek-office/#comment-207 [...] Microsoft Office Microsoft Office has long been the standard for general purpose productive documents including spreadsheets, database management, written documentation, and presentations. There are, however, some wonderful alternatives for the geek on a budget. As we have discuss previously, open source office applications are available for a variety of tastes and needs to anyone looking to create stunning documents without leaving a stunning mark on your wallet. - OpenOffice.Org - StarOffice [...] [...] Microsoft Office Microsoft Office has long been the standard for general purpose productive documents including spreadsheets, database management, written documentation, and presentations. There are, however, some wonderful alternatives for the geek on a budget. As we have discuss previously, open source office applications are available for a variety of tastes and needs to anyone looking to create stunning documents without leaving a stunning mark on your wallet. - OpenOffice.Org - StarOffice [...]

]]> Comment on Indiana Jones a Hit by Chris Pirillo http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-a-hit/#comment-205 Chris Pirillo Fri, 23 May 2008 21:46:11 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-a-hit/#comment-205 I think I liked it, but not sure yet. I think I liked it, but not sure yet.

]]> Comment on A Positive Vista Article. Gasp. by Matt Ryan http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/04/05/a-positive-vista-article-gasp/#comment-193 Matt Ryan Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:45:38 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/04/05/a-positive-vista-article-gasp/#comment-193 Oracle, these are great points you're bringing up. I didn't bring up the interface since, frankly, I don't hate nor love it. I'm impartial on the interface. When I initially started writing this, it wasn't meant to be an expert opinion on all the aspects of Vista, only one person's wonder what all the fuss is about. I've heard all the negatives about the OS over and over again, and my personal experience hasn't been a complete nightmare, despite what so many pundits make out to be a given fact about Vista. You make a very valid point about Vista running better on notebooks than desktops for the sake of having less hardware to manage. I can tell you that in my home office I'm running 7 desktops currently and this laptop. Of all of them the laptop is the one I'm trusting things like mail and audio/video to. It isn't because of Vista, but because of the reasons you gave, notebooks tend to be more reliable when it comes to consistently behaving with new software. I can tell you the USB attached devices I use, of which there are quite a lot, connect and install themselves easier on Vista than they have on XP. I use XP for my gaming, writing, and production machines. Would I risk Vista on those machines, no. These machines were made with XP in mind, and include custom configurations since I bought them piece by piece. Vista would likely destroy that experience, as I'm sure my SLI video isn't currently working well with Vista. Let me also point out, yet again, that I'm only writing this because I don't have a mac.... I worked for Apple and believe so strongly in their product that I've recommended Mac first, Windows second to everyone that I have that discussion with. OSX is far superior, in many ways, unless you're a gamer. Oracle, these are great points you’re bringing up. I didn’t bring up the interface since, frankly, I don’t hate nor love it. I’m impartial on the interface. When I initially started writing this, it wasn’t meant to be an expert opinion on all the aspects of Vista, only one person’s wonder what all the fuss is about.

I’ve heard all the negatives about the OS over and over again, and my personal experience hasn’t been a complete nightmare, despite what so many pundits make out to be a given fact about Vista.

You make a very valid point about Vista running better on notebooks than desktops for the sake of having less hardware to manage. I can tell you that in my home office I’m running 7 desktops currently and this laptop. Of all of them the laptop is the one I’m trusting things like mail and audio/video to. It isn’t because of Vista, but because of the reasons you gave, notebooks tend to be more reliable when it comes to consistently behaving with new software.

I can tell you the USB attached devices I use, of which there are quite a lot, connect and install themselves easier on Vista than they have on XP. I use XP for my gaming, writing, and production machines. Would I risk Vista on those machines, no. These machines were made with XP in mind, and include custom configurations since I bought them piece by piece. Vista would likely destroy that experience, as I’m sure my SLI video isn’t currently working well with Vista.

Let me also point out, yet again, that I’m only writing this because I don’t have a mac…. I worked for Apple and believe so strongly in their product that I’ve recommended Mac first, Windows second to everyone that I have that discussion with. OSX is far superior, in many ways, unless you’re a gamer.

]]> Comment on A Positive Vista Article. Gasp. by the oracle http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/04/05/a-positive-vista-article-gasp/#comment-192 the oracle Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:41:35 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/04/05/a-positive-vista-article-gasp/#comment-192 As happy as I am for you, with your positive experience, I wonder why you did not mention the interface, which is why I hate it so. I also wonder why you don't acknowledge that with a laptop, you are basically restricting the number of problems you'll have to external connections - that is, it is easy for Apple OS X to be very solid, as it has only to deal with Apple hardware, and once the problems with this very limited number of pieces is taken care of, one only must worry about component failure. So it is with Vista - the most successful stories you hear are with Vista on laptops, not desktop machines, where video cards, and their drivers, can be exceedingly troublesome. I only know it took little more than the reinforcement of my opinion of Vista by Alex St. John, the man who led the development of Direct X at Microsoft, to remove any desire to remove my copy of Vista from its packaging. (Mr. St. John's exact words were "Vista blows".) As happy as I am for you, with your positive experience, I wonder why you did not mention the interface, which is why I hate it so.

I also wonder why you don’t acknowledge that with a laptop, you are basically restricting the number of problems you’ll have to external connections - that is, it is easy for Apple OS X to be very solid, as it has only to deal with Apple hardware, and once the problems with this very limited number of pieces is taken care of, one only must worry about component failure. So it is with Vista - the most successful stories you hear are with Vista on laptops, not desktop machines, where video cards, and their drivers, can be exceedingly troublesome.

I only know it took little more than the reinforcement of my opinion of Vista by Alex St. John, the man who led the development of Direct X at Microsoft, to remove any desire to remove my copy of Vista from its packaging. (Mr. St. John’s exact words were “Vista blows”.)

]]> Comment on The Worst Laptop With the Best Design (MacBook Air) by BOB WEHADABABYITSABOY http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/01/16/the-worst-laptop-with-the-best-design-macbook-air/#comment-170 BOB WEHADABABYITSABOY Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:15:01 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/01/16/the-worst-laptop-with-the-best-design-macbook-air/#comment-170 oh yeah here is a tube video demo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_3FVAIwkYI&NR=1 Oh and the screen can be viewed in the sun and has a dvd burner!! oh yeah here is a tube video demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_3FVAIwkYI&NR=1

Oh and the screen can be viewed in the sun
and has a dvd burner!!

]]> Comment on The Worst Laptop With the Best Design (MacBook Air) by BOB WEHADABABYITSABOY http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/01/16/the-worst-laptop-with-the-best-design-macbook-air/#comment-169 BOB WEHADABABYITSABOY Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:08:12 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2008/01/16/the-worst-laptop-with-the-best-design-macbook-air/#comment-169 I thought the air was cool too until they said no replacable battery no disc drive and only an 80 gig hard drive. so i hit google and found this laptop from Toshiba the Portege R500-S5. It came out i think like 6 months ago and looks to be more then a match for this hot air. what you think? I thought the air was cool too until they said no replacable battery no disc drive and only an 80 gig hard drive. so i hit google and found this laptop from Toshiba the Portege R500-S5. It came out i think like 6 months ago and looks to be more then a match for this hot air. what you think?

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