Archive for April, 2008

GTA IV First impressions. »

Well GTA IV is a hit!
Better graphics, a much improved navigation system, and a lot more vulgar language.
The graphics.
You probably already got a good taste of the graphics from all the pre-release screenshots released all over the web but, let me tell you, they live up to the hype. This version of Grand Theft Auto […]

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Full MythTv Frontend on the N810 »

Yes folks, we have all dreamed of it and it may soon be reality.  There is a semi-functional Mythtv Frontend, in alpha, built for the Nokia Internet Tablet.  With MythTv moving towards QT4 someone has ported the front end over to OS 2008.  It is not completely functional as of now but, it looks to […]

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MythTv Remote on your N800/N810 »

Lirc being a pain?  Does your favorite universal remote NOT work with your new myth box. Mythetomer is a remote control application for your N800 or N810 to control your MythTv.  Mythetomer uses your WLAN or Bluetooth to make a connection to your Myth Frontend for full control.  No cables, no hours of configuring key […]

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XBOX 360 Rockband gets unplugged »

Finally its here, Harmonix has released a wireless guitar for Rockband.  I don’t know about you but one of the nice things about the XBOX 360 is the wireless controllers.  No cable mess, girlfriends complaining about you leaving your toys all over the family room and changing the devices that are plugged into your xbox […]

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Ubuntu Hardy Heron Available Today »

Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is available today for mass consumption.  Fire up your favorite bit torrent client and get to work.  What are you waiting for.
Get It Now

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DIY SSD hard dive. »

There is a new Century Compact Flash to SATA adatper coming out May 1st. We have all seen these before but, what makes this one unqiue, is its support for three CF cards. That’s up to 96GB of RAID 0/5 love for half of what the current crop of 64 GB drives are going for. […]

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Is Windows 2008 Server the savior for the Windows faithful? »

Ever since the release of Windows 2008 Server I have been hearing the buzz about it being a better Windows XP replacement then Windows Vista. During the first month after its release I attributed this buzz to the normal hype surrounding every release of a new version of Windows and, as is my habit, I […]

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Intel announces price cut of up to 50% on desktop parts. »

Intel has tweaked its processor price list, cutting up to 50 per cent off what it charges for desktop CPUs.
The big reduction came to the 2.66GHz Core 2 Quad Q6700, which now costs $266, down from $530. The 2.4GHz Q6600 is also cheaper now: down 16 per cent to $224. For those of you not […]

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Fastest hard drive… Western Digital’s VelociRaptor. »

Well, fastest hard drive that isn’t SCSI anyway. Western Digital has taken their Raptor hard drive which is a 10,000 RPM drive and cleaned out the cob webs and added some synthetic turning fluid. Now called the VelociRaptor, with a maximum capacity of 300 gigabytes, the drive is smaller, weighing in at 2.5 […]

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How to setup Clonezilla on Linux (Ubuntu). Quick start guide. »

Replace Symantec Ghost Enterprise with Clonezilla.
Since posting my article listing the open source alternatives to Symantec Ghost Enterprise, I have received a lot of questions related to installing and configuring Clonezilla, so I thought it would be a good idea to post a “quick start guide” for installing Clonezilla.
The following applies to setting up a […]

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