AAG (Another Addicting Game): Jelly Jumper
I was over at Digg and came across yet another addicting game:). If nothing else, there is at least 5 minutes of entertainment here :). Go on and get your jump on. Jelly Jumper:
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Corel Mandates WinDVD Update
This announcement from WinDVD is not to surprising considering all the crack announcements in recent weeks. As the article mentions at the end, are we in for a crack-and-upgrade cycle everytime someone circumvents the AACS copy protection. Digital Trends The update is required for customers to be able to view AACS-protected Blu-ray or HD DVD content-and that doesn't apply just […]
Read moreCheap Storage!
Yowza! Someone pointed out a great deal to some cheap storage over at ZZF. The Western Digital SE 16 WD5000 is on for $125. We have come along way in the last year in cheap storage! Product Link: Â
Read moreRecommended Listening
So what are you listening to this weekend? Given that I am a parent of a young toddler, I am doing a lot of heavy Laurie Berkner listening these days *woo hoo*. What recommendations do you guys and gals have? Share your listening tastes with the rest of the crew in hopes we might become more enlightened. Oh, and if […]
Read moreHome Theater for Small Rooms
EH has a nice article up on how to fit a home theater into a smaller space. I am moving into a new house and my dedicated HT area will be smaller then I had hoped, so I will picking up tips from this article. It looks as though my dreams of a 100" screen and nice sized loudspeakers are […]
Read moreSageTV V6.1 Available
Get it while it's hot! SageTV 6.1 is out and has added YouTube videos, DVB-T/QAM for Linux, new cap card support and Windows Vista Support. There are a whole slew of bug fixes that they went through with the RC's and you can check that out in the beta test forum. SageTV 6.1
Read moreSamsung launches new quiet hard drives
With a maximum capacity of 160gb, I think Samsung's going about this the wrong way. I'm way more excited about larger capacity flash based drives than these traditional types in regards to silence…not only because of noise, but also size of the drive itself. The Tech Report The new SpinPoint S166 hard drives are regular desktop models with 3.5" form […]
Read moreDoes Chipset-to-GPU Matching Matter?
I know this article is probably more technical than we normally like to post here, but I like it because many people assume that if they buy an NVidia NForce motherboard, that naturally an Nvidia video card will provide faster performance. Tom's Hardware has a comparison up that tries to dispell this myth, which is good so that you can […]
Read moreTiVo Plays a Trump Card: Web Smarts
I love it when the NY Times finds worthy the subject of DVRs, as there's a lot of mainstream people that still don't know very much. Here David Pogue covers some of TiVo's new features, mainly its tighter integration with web services and offerings. NY Times  The much-hyped Apple TV is a set-top box that brings your computer's music, photos […]
Read moreThe Media Center Show #102 – Bryan Socha on Decoders
My buddy Bryan, aka Accident, has taken the time to join Ian on his weekly podcast. This time up, they're talking about DVD Decoders for your Media Center, which is good as I think there's plenty of people that use the word and have no idea what they are or why they're needed. So check it out. And look…MissingRemote made […]
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