Parallels just announced that version 4.0 is coming for Mac. This is probably a make-or-break version for Parallels… it’s the first major version in the wake of VMWare Fusion entering the market. I own both, and prefer VMWare… it has the edge in speed and overall performance. But, Parallels does have a bit better graphics […]
Last month, I was at CTIA Wireless IT, the same day Apple was rolling out new iPods. I walked by the Apple Retail Store on Market St (in San Francisco), and noticed them hauling out the old 3rd-generation iPod nanos. Only they weren’t the ones that you buy. Rather, they were the giant mock-ups that […]
I just sent off my order for a new FON router. Years ago, when FON just got started, I was an early adopter. And, I have to say, FON left a bitter taste in my mouth. The premise of FON hasn’t really changed, though the terms of service have gotten better. You buy a router […]
Just when the first article, criticising Microsoft over this was about to fall off the front page… Microsoft did an about face. If you look at the very-ancient Expert Zone homepage, you’ll now see that Media Center Expert Zone chats have resumed. I’m sure myself, like many others, will enjoy re-re-re-asking key questions… and getting […]
It’s always funny when two arch-nemesis competitors do the same thing, at the same time. It’s even more funny when one wasn’t prompted by the other. Anyways, LogMeIn and Windows Live Mesh both updated their Windows clients today. Just run the update check functions for each on the systray. Oddly enough, neither has posted a […]
eBay has gotten rid of the ability to give buyer’s negative feedback at the end of an auction. I held back my dismay from public view… until now. For the third time, in a single week, I’ve had an international buyer back out due to shipping. They didn’t run the shipping calculator until after purchase. […]
Microsoft just sent a note to MSN Direct Smart Watch owners. If you update to Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (just hitting beta, but won’t go final until February), you will lose the ability to send messages to your Smart Watch. In case you didn’t know, Microsoft’s abandoned-but-still-supported Smart Watch platform had has a feature, which, […]
Effective, well, right now, Comcast has imposed a 250 GB bandwidth cap on your traffic. You no longer can use more than 250 GB per account. That is, unless you haven’t already fired Comcast. I did that a few months back (first taking a speed hit with AT&T DSL, and then a massive speed boost […]
Yesterday, SureWest came out and deployed the fiber lines. I’m taking a personal day today to bask in its sheer light-refracting glory. Just to give you some speed rates, I am now getting sustained speeds of 48 mbps down, and 56 mbps upstream. That means that I can email an entire DVD worth of information… […]
I had my concerns about the Hauppauge 1212 HD PVR. First, it lost Media Center support (thanks to Microsoft gutting H.264 from TV Pack 2008 at the last minute). Then, it got delayed… a lot. But, when it comes to capturing HD video, there aren’t a lot of choices out there. A few FireWire boxes touted component […]