Posted 08/03/2009 at 11:26:30am
They'd probably be doing better if they weren't so ridiculously expensive. When I can get the same stuff online for 1/3 the price, I have very little incentive to shop at "The Shack." ...
Posted 08/01/2009 at 08:38:43pm
Your legitimate key for what? Vista? ...
Posted 07/31/2009 at 02:07:36pm
"Lately?" Apple has always been a spectacularly greedy company hiding behind clever marketing. This is no surprise. ...
Posted 07/28/2009 at 02:51:15pm
Frankly, "most people are stupid consumers" isn't much of an argument. Yes, I do assume that anyone with a brain shops around. Doesn't really matter, though, because if prices are low on Ama ...
Posted 07/27/2009 at 05:08:58pm
Wall-E - $20, Shawshank Redemption - $24, Goodfellas - $13, Serenity - $17, Transformers - $23, Godfather bundle - $50 Amazon's "sale" seems to be permanent. ...
Posted 07/27/2009 at 04:55:25pm
Wikipedia... "CBHD will use the AVS audio and video codec,
owned by the Chinese government. CBHD's developers claim the format
contains more copy protection features and is part of a big push b ...
Posted 07/27/2009 at 12:34:38am
Back when I was going to comic book conventions, there were no women within a mile of the place, but there also weren't any wannabe theater dorks running around in costume.I'm not totally convinced th ...
Posted 07/26/2009 at 12:11:32am
What is that... Canadian dollars? BD discs are usually around $22. ...
Posted 07/24/2009 at 10:59:38pm
What, they only cleared $3 billion? Wow, M$ is really going down the tubes.Haha... ...
Posted 07/24/2009 at 10:58:13pm
Dude...what are you talking about? It's a big silly disc changer, it's not an attempt at a BD killer app. ...
The very first PC with a on Fujitsu Says New Rig with "German Ultra Clocking" Will be "Fastest Ever"
Posted 07/24/2009 at 10:55:35pm
The very first PC with a limited slip differential and 4.2L V8. ...
Posted 07/24/2009 at 10:13:33am
Only if you're willing to select from a limited list of components. If you care what's going into your machine, you still need to do it yourself. ...
Posted 07/24/2009 at 01:01:52am
Wonder if anybody's ever told Will he looks like Joss Whedon. ...
Posted 07/17/2009 at 05:53:06pm
What's your name? I'm reporting you to the iMothership. ...
Posted 07/17/2009 at 11:34:53am
It would take two weeks for M$ to even admit the problem exists. Another month to fix it. ...
Posted 07/16/2009 at 12:32:42pm
Probably because Mozilla is open about security problems whereas M$ covers up known issues.To me, FF is just better. Better functionality, add ons, better layout, etc. It's been awhile since I ran int ...
Posted 07/16/2009 at 12:25:17pm
I've been known to use Amazon's (always DRM free) mp3 service occasionally, but for music I really care about, I buy the CD and rip to FLAC. ...
Posted 07/15/2009 at 06:47:06pm
Not terrible, but the red is just too bright for me. Take it down a few notches. ...
Posted 07/13/2009 at 06:17:24pm
Well said. Anyone who's worked in IT can tell you OS migrations don't happen overnight. When I left my last desktop support job (mid-2006) most of the company was still on Windows 2000. This definitel ...
Ridiculous nonsense from M$, on Windows 7 Upgrade Editions Will Require an Activated Copy for Verification Each Time its Installed
Posted 07/12/2009 at 03:00:16am
Ridiculous nonsense from M$, but I'll keep my pre-order open. I have a feeling the story might change. If not, I'll cancel in a couple of months. ...
Posted 07/10/2009 at 01:42:46pm
Blame Canadaaaa, blame Canadaaaa! ...
Posted 07/08/2009 at 01:03:58am
Same thing happened to me with 64-bit Win7. Unfortunately, I installed it on my laptop the day before leaving town for two weeks, and forgot to test it. Halfway through the trip, I tried changing musi ...
Posted 07/05/2009 at 11:40:10am
Please describe these checks you've done. ...
Posted 07/05/2009 at 12:57:59am
Wow, thanks for babbling.To the point... Bing would have to be significanly better than Google to pull away significant business. And it just isn't. I applaud anyone trying to introduce real competiti ...
