I like HD-DVD. I don’t like oppressive regimes. So, I have mixed feelings that China and Toshiba have teamed up for CH-DVD. CH-DVD is essentially HD-DVD with slightly different encryption. There’s no difference in the discs or way the discs are played other than that. The difference is, it will win the format war in […]
Best Buy is once again selling the Western Digital Passport 320 GB 2.5-inch USB 2.0 hard drive for $149.99. Use a 10% Off Coupon to bring the price down to $134.99. This is a very good deal for a couple of reasons. First, it’s a small hard drive with huge capacity. It only needs a […]
One thing that bugs me about Apple’s insertion into the phone industry, is their snubbing of CTIA. I can sort of understand last year, Apple not wanting to provide live demos of iPhone at the show. The device was unfinished, and Apple is against showing off unfinished products to the public. However, this year, not […]
Mac OS X 10.5.2 is now out, and it has some very upsetting things about it in regards to Time Machine. Specifically, while 10.5.2 will happily talk to Apple’s Time Capsule, it still has problems with network-based shares on all other platforms. That includes AirPort Disk, Windows Shares, and Mac OS X network shares. Here’s […]
As expected and previously announced, Netscape Browser marked its end yesterday. The browser has been removed from download by AOL. Now, Netscape did promise to keep the components that made Netscape different from Mozilla Firefox available for download… but did they? The answer appears to be (at least partially), no. Netstripe, the official theme for […]
Available to all Apple Developer Connection members (including free “online” members), Apple is offering a new beta of an upcoming Safari update. The build numbers differ, but it is available for Windows, Leopard, and Tiger. The current version target is 3.1. ADC Connect
If you want HD movies on the cheap, Best Buy is clearancing the Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player for $49.99. Microsoft promises they will maintain the full warranty on the drive, and you can use it with a PC, too. While the future of HD-DVD movie production is still unclear, it may make a comeback for […]
It’s time for the big fight everyone has been waiting for… pitting a new MacBook Air against a three-year-old 12-inch PowerBook G4. Notice, when Apple launched the MacBook Air, they did not compare it to the product it was perceived to have replaced. Users have been clamoring Apple to make a 12-inch MacBook Pro since […]
Remember, these prices aren’t online (the links show the product pages, so you can check availability in the store). Also, note that the prices will vary from store-to-store based on Best Buy’s tiered clearance pricing system. Pioneer 18x External USB 2.0 DVD Burner SKU 8293928 – $79.99 ($99.99 Pre-clearance) Swiss Gear Maxxum Backpack (Yes, a […]
Best Buy employees don’t like you. You are enlightened. You know how to game the Best Buy clearancing system. Why don’t they like you? Because Best Buy employees have, for years, padded their wallets by buying up all the clearance items… not just in their own store, but in every store near them. After all, […]