Archive for 'Opinion' Category
What I’ve been up to…
26 October 2008Not that anyone who finds my blog will actually CARE what I’m up to, but it’s my blog and I run this dog & pony show!
My projects as of late have mostly been electronic in nature. I’ve actually had three projects on the burner:
Replacement of the capacitors on my Mortal Kombat 2 arcade [...]
Does a DVD player that outputs 480i over HDMI really need to be more than $100?
15 September 2008I mean seriously!
There is no simpler a solution than a DVD player that outputs the 480i signal decoded from the DVD to an HDMI output. There’s no processing, no deinterlacing, no scaling. Just decode it and output it. Bam! Done!
My current home theater is based around a Denon AVR-2308CI Receiver which handles all my video [...]
XBox 360 freezing while watching a DVD movie == SAD PANDA!
3 September 2008I’ve been on a minimalist kick recently regarding my home theater upgrading my receiver to an upscaling Denon AVR-2308CI receiver and then removing all components I never really use. Part of this process was eliminating a DVD player when my XBox 360 is (or at least should be!) capable of playing standard DVD movies. Sure, [...]
Out with the XP, in with the Windows 2008 Server!
1 July 2008Last year I wrote a blog entry about how I was done with Windows Vista as a desktop operating system and thusly downgrading to Windows XP Professional. Things over the last year have changed though and it seem more and more applications and drivers are being released and updated for Vista (or newer ;), hah! [...]
Personally.. I’m just done with Ads!
5 June 2008I know this is a little “old hat” to a lot of people out there, but recently my wife was showing me a great Firefox Add-on she’s been using called Adblocker Plus. I thought to myself, FINALLY someone has gotten together and started creating a blacklist for web advertisement which has gotten out of hand. [...]
Gas Prices — What YOU can do to save some extra $$$
20 April 2008Not exactly IT related but I wanted to get this information out there in hopes that someone else might find it handy
Recently my wife and I purchased Quicken for her Mac so we could keep a tab on our expenses and after tracking trends for a month we were floored to find out [...]
Review — Pro-Ject Tube Box II Phono Preamplifier
27 March 2008I decided to take some time and drop some coinage on upgrading my turntable system into a true analog listening system. I enjoy playing my LPs casually but I’d like them to sound nice. In my previous setup, I used a Applied Research & Technology DEEJAYPRE Phono Preamplifier which I picked up about five years [...]
Soap Box — A Couple Links and Information I Wanted To Share
24 March 2008Hey Everyone!
I figured I’d take some time and use up some more space in my blog for some fun information and links that others might be interested in.
Fun Links:
PostCrossing.com (link) - This is a very interesting social networking site where users connect across the world via postcards! It works like this: People [...]
Internet Censorship — It’s All or Nothing
24 March 2008There’s been several articles on sites like slashdot.org and CNN discussing attempts by companies to stop the spread of illegal downloads be it movies, music, pirated software or illegal pornography. The most recent of these was Comcast blocking BitTorrent on their cable internet network (link to story), while other providers such as Usenet services are [...]