Posted 09/07/2007 at 07:33:27pm

I hope nothing chews at your cables.

Posted 09/04/2007 at 07:54:08am

you probably are not good on a console at all. Thats not true but your probably not use to the mechanics. Most shotgun battle between good player on gears will result in one being "red" and the other being dead in the first to second volley. (you can get a head shot with a shot gun on gears) I play on both (CBO S. Bronx) and I must say the only difference in aiming from a pc to a console is that one uses a thumb will the other uses a wrist. Most console games you can adjust your sensitivity to compensate for the speed of a mouse. Anyone who has played halo2 on a console knows that there are some really good snipers out there that can get multiple head shots with one clip in rapid succession like they were on a keyboard and mouse. It is much harder to aim on a console thus requiring more skill. A persons wrists is used more day to day sharp movements that require precision i.e, driving, stirring milk in your coffee, heck waiving hello. While your thumb is used for texting and picking up things. To adapt your thumbs to move with precision that your accustomed to having in your wrist takes time and skill. On the pc you have the luxury of picking up your mouse to recenter yourself, we all do it even the best of us, look at the NYTimes video article about fatal1ty. You cant do that on a console. First, strictly PC gamers bagged on console games because of the graphics. That race is now closer than ever. Now its the aiming. But the ps3 will allow people to use a keyboard and mouse if they choose to in UT. So the line are becoming more burred when comparing platforms. I think hardcore PC gamers or behaving like Apple loyalist. You have a good experience on something and now you are better that everyone esle.

Posted 06/09/2007 at 08:06:04am

Every new tech has it stumbling period but lately anything with DRM attached to it seems to have more than its fair share of mess-ups. I truly believe that the cable card concept was a good one until Hollywood got involved. It seems like their mission in life is to punish people who actually pay for their products. Like for example the Tivo Series 3; why cant I use tivo-to-go like the Series 2. Why should I be penalized for purchasing a HDTV and paying extra for the HDTV package and pay extra for a HDTV PVR system but have less functionality than I do for using the standard def setup which is cheaper. I don't know if these industries have a think tank somewhere that came up with the notion that if we abuse our paying customer so much they will take to the street like vigilantes and hunt down pirates. In the hopes that we will reward them some functionality of the content they already payed for. Not to promote piracy but it's a little sad and restarted that the "pirates" come out looking like the good guys in this.

Posted 05/17/2007 at 06:03:47am

The Home server coupled with that neat looking pc that fits in the kitchen, Hp is making a serious play for the dollars I spend on computer equipment. I like to build machines (and I will probably always build my gamming rig) but sometimes it is cool to be able to just buy a machine and it will work the way you had in mind. Plus the two latest offering from HP have a nice stylish wife appeal look to them.

Posted 04/13/2007 at 08:32:25pm

I am in the process of buying a home. So I am looking forward to your findings. Please emphasize the energy savings so I can sell it to my wife. PS is there anything out there for washer machines? Like a notification to get your but down stairs and stop watching the TV.