Still stickin' to the old school controllers?
Subject: General Tech | November 29, 2005 - 04:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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With all the Gaming mice and keyboards coming out, the old gamer's standby has fallen by the wayside. Think Computers picked up the slack, and they have a review of the Saitek ST90 Joystick. If you have the urge to pick up a flight or space sim, this review is for you.
'Saitek makes some great products, not long ago I reviewed the Cyborg Evo Force joystick. The
Cyborg would be considered high-end. Today I have what some would consider low end, not cheap but
lower priced.
The sweet sound of silence
Subject: General Tech | November 29, 2005 - 12:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you are wondering what exactly these noise cancelling headphones that everyone is on about, Bona Fide Reviews can answer your questions. First up would be the difference between reduction and cancelling, and from there they move onto the applications you can use them in.
"Noise-cancelling headphones use tiny microphones that identify the noise or sounds outside theheadphones and then work to cancel out the sounds.
Slay those start up annoyances
Subject: General Tech | November 29, 2005 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you are annoyed by some of the programs that start at the same time windows does, and can't find the option to turn them off, then The Tech Zone can help. They've posted an article about a handy tool which will let you control the programs that lauch startup, without you having to manaully edit .ini's or find Microsoft's msconfig, if you are running Win2K.
"Some of the kinder and well written programs are configurable and allow you to change the
settings that starts them up.
AMD To Present At A.G. Edwards' Computer/Microprocessor Technology Conference
Subject: General Tech | November 29, 2005 - 11:39 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. - November 28, 2005 -AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that Marty Seyer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Business Unit and Performance Computing, Microprocessor Solutions Sector, will present at the A.G. Edwards' Computer/Microprocessor Technology Conference at 9:10 a.m. ET (6:10 a.m. PT) on Thursday, December 1, 2005 in New York City. Forward-looking and other material information pertaining to AMD may be discussed during the presentation.
Logitech has a flash of inspiration
Subject: General Tech | November 28, 2005 - 06:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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According to CoolTechZone, Logitech has reversed their previous stand on the tracking problems in their G5 and G7 mice. If you are having problems with your G5, head on over to read the article, and get the update.
"There's finally some good news from Logitech in regards to laser technology in its G5 and G7
laser mice, and the surface tracking issues they were prone to. On November 24th, Logitech issued
a firmware upgrade for G5, the wired counterpart to the cordless G7.
Tech Style Goes Tactile
Subject: General Tech | November 28, 2005 - 12:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., and NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2005 — The laptop PC is finally ready for its close-up. Previously confined to a world of monotone grays and blacks, touchable laptop PCs are now poised to break into the fashion spotlight. Intel Corporation and Toray Ultrasuede (America), Inc., innovative leaders in technology and fashion, today unveiled 'ultrafashionable' concept laptop PCs.
Duel of the Dual-Cores
Subject: General Tech | November 28, 2005 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Inquirer reports on a showdown hosted by News.com between AMD's and Intel's dual core CPUs. The results were a little one sided.
"News.com pitted AMD versus Intel dual core CPUs and tested areas including day to day computing,
gaming, multitasking, photo editing, MP3 encoding, video encoding and bangs per buck, or price
performance as others call it. That's seven rounds of the "prizefight".
According to this, out of a total points of 100, AMD got 100 and Intel got zero.
Friday Game Roundup
Subject: General Tech | November 25, 2005 - 02:23 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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"I bought the retail version of NFS:MW today and finally got the chance to update my Need for
Speed: Most Wanted Tweak Guide. If you haven't read it yet, I definitely think you should give it
a try.
Play your Xbox for more than 360 seconds
Subject: General Tech | November 25, 2005 - 11:36 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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A simple workaround to the crashes on the Xbox360 has been discovered, and The Inquirer is there to tell you about it. The power is once again a problem, though hopefully not to the extent of the original release.
"Dan, from Duluth, or 'goldeneyemaster' as he is known, told the game spot forum here that hethinks the main reason that the xBox 360 freezes is because the power supply overheats.
MP3 Sunglasses 2: The Return
Subject: General Tech | November 24, 2005 - 12:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Oakley has just put out the Thump2, the followup to the original MP3 player in a pair of shades. If you completely missed the first release, The Tech Lounge takes the time to compare the originals to the new edition. Love 'em or hate 'em, you should probably at least be able to recognize them.
"From California -- Lil' John's Thump sunglasses have been combined with Arnold Schwartzenegars
Terminator shades in Oakley's sequel of their original smash hit of MP3 playing eyeware in Thump
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