Easy wireless for PCs and consoles

Subject: General Tech | September 13, 2006 - 11:50 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Visit [H]ard|OCP for a look at Logitech's new wireless appliance for PC's and consoles.  It is called the Play Link, and it offers some interesting uses, as well as being very esay to set up.

Give your iPod a voice

Subject: General Tech | September 12, 2006 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Think Computers reviews Altec Lansing M602 Mobile Audio System for iPods.  It isn't exactly mobile in the same way the iPod is, but it is easily setup anywhere, or more permanently mounted on a wall.  Now you can share your iPod without a computer or a bit of rewiring of your home stereo.

The new search from MSN goes Live

Subject: General Tech | September 12, 2006 - 11:39 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Live.com, the new search portal from MSN is out of Beta and on the web, and CNet has been playing with it.  The interface is almost familiar, and it promises to be much more useful than the old MSN search page.  Give it a try for a day and see what you think.

Cortina Systems Purchases Intel's Optical-Networking Components Business

Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 05:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sep. 11, 2006 — Cortina Systems Inc. and Intel Corporation today announced that they have completed the sale of product lines and associated assets of Intel's optical-networking components business to Cortina.

New Intel Software Developer Kit Bolsters Plug-And-Play VoIP Components for the PC

Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 02:08 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 11,
2006 — Intel Corporation today announced a new software framework and
development kit to enable plug-and-play components for Web-based phone
calls using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Looking to the future

Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Wired News has an article about the Freedom Tower, and the other buildings going up in Ground Zero.  they talk about the tech that has gone into it's planning as the safest building around.  They also have a lot of artwork depicting the finshed tower.

Take time out of your day today, to just sit

Subject: General Tech | September 11, 2006 - 09:34 AM | Alex Marsters
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Today is one of those rare days in my life where I have to sit back and relax for a long while and just think.  It has been five years since that fateful day we now know simply as "9/11" and too many, the thougths of the day are still ripe in our minds.  I am one of those people; not because I lost a loved one in the event or lived in NY or anything like that, but just because I am usually one of the most patriotic people I am around.  The attacks made me angry, MAKE me angry, and all the constant bi

Killer NIC Goes on Sale

Subject: General Tech | September 9, 2006 - 10:17 AM | Ryan Shrout
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If you haven't heard about the Killer NIC, then you are missing out on one of the biggest debates in hardware community right now.  It is a network card, that has an on-board version of Linux, used to supposed improve ping times while playing games.

Newegg is the first to have the item in stock, and to