Posted 12/29/2008 at 03:10:57pm

Well Will, I sure hope you haven't sucked down TOO much egg nog...not only will you have a headache, but you'll have the runs to boot! LOL

Just added you to my Twitter follow list...so bring on the free stuff -- Especially all that uber geek junk you get that usually only lives at www.thinkgeek.com !

Love the mag, the podcast, the website, newsfeeds, forum...heck, with very few exceptions, I've enjoyed just about every moment spent with you guys (past and present) since Boot first hit the shelves! (Yeah, I'm THAT old! LOL)

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, All Praise to the Mighty Rantabulations of GM in the new year!

Geek on!

DDTG

Posted 12/08/2008 at 03:08:27pm

Well, at the risk of violating my NDA wth CME and others, I need to say that it would definately be a shame if this MMO never sees the light of day -- beyond the pre-beta, beta, & public beta that it's gone through so far.

Yes, I'm testing for SGW and have been since the beginning when I was one of the first 50 'outsiders' (User #26) allowed to "step through the gate." And since day one...it's been a helluva fun & wild ride!

The gameplay, storyline, graphics, etc...all premium quality, with an attention to detail AND to the fan base/players suggestions...CME and Firesky have an absolute WINNER in my humble opinion and if they can weather out the financial storm, SGW will make a lot of players and fans AND investors, very happy.

DDTG

Posted 10/23/2008 at 02:06:57pm

I was just curious if anyone else is using www.Pandora.com ?

I've been listening to several different 'stations' made up of my own personalized mixes, ever since my son turned me onto it several months ago.

I'll look into Lala.com, but I tend to doubt that I'd give up my completely free streaming music, that can change as my mood changes, and still offers me the opportunity to purchase songs/albums IF I want them...and without any 'nag screens' to boot!

Posted 10/22/2008 at 02:16:23pm

Well, all the junvenile remarks aside, I'm looking forward to another unique offering from the Star Wars EU (Extended Universe), and would like to know if there's been any word on how to sign up to become an early Beta tester? (I participated in SOE's Star Wars Galaxies beta and loved the whole experience and even played for three years after the release...was disappointed that SOE changed the game I PAID FOR several times so that it looks and feels nothing like what is now known as "Pre-CU" SWG)

I'm willing to give BioWare and Lucas Arts the benefit of the doubt that they've learned what the real fan base is looking for and will provide a product to reach the faithful.

As an added note, I find it strange that the majority of the drival that has been posted points to this being a KOTOR release, when in fact BioWare plainly states that this is to be set uniquely in a time period hundreds of years AFTER KOTOR and three and a half millennia BEFORE "A New Hope."

May the Force be with you...Always!

Posted 10/09/2008 at 12:28:47pm

I just finished reading the dribble that your sister mag, MacLife, published as referenced in your article and 'whiny' doesn't begin to describe that waste of electronic verbage.

Not only was their list of 25 reasons (less really, since many were rewrites or sub complaints of the original reason above it) mainly subjective (IE: opinion, judgement, assumption, etc.) there wasn't a single compelling reason to switch to Mac (except that it might make one FEEL better); whereas MaxPC's article is almost completely objective (IE: observable, factual, able to be counted, etc) and offers substantial arguments in which PC users benefit over Mac users.

I don't need to FEEL better about my using a PC for most of my daily work or play time...I EXPERIENCE a richer enviroment; one in which I have the abiltiy to choose what I want to do, alter my outcome based on things that are important to me; when I want to change/do something "outside the box," both figuratively and physically, I have the freedom and ability to do so.

Oh, and the argument that there aren't "eight year old pc's" running today, as well as they ever were, is complete bunk. My personal PC is ten years old...granted, it doesn't have many of its original parts/OS in it, I'd put it up against any Mac today for both performance and total cost to maintain/upgrade...especially the illeged eight year old G4 mentioned in the article. (Poor jerk must hate waiting DAYS to render his edited videos with that old hag)

As for an objective, positive note for the iMac/Macbook Pro systems available today...thank the Maker that Apple dropped Motorola's chipset and adopted Intel's...Now that those systems are essentially PC's on the inside and using what is really just a repackaged and locked down Linux based OS, those systems can be useful in their niche of the world...Keeping the Apple Borg collective busy spending more time and money to get the latest in SHINEY stuff while us PC users take over the world! Bwahahahahhaahahhhaaa!

Posted 09/26/2008 at 06:04:38pm

http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/texting_drivers_more_dangerous_than_drunk_drivers/18203/

Posted 09/26/2008 at 06:03:04pm

http://www.sadd.org/press/textingadvisory.htm

Posted 09/26/2008 at 06:00:48pm

Reuters link to follow:

http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/cellphones/

Posted 09/26/2008 at 04:56:39pm

I'm here in Sunny Southern California and I can tell you that there are plenty of 'rich kids' who wouldn't give a darn about paying a small fine as long verses yappin'/textin' on their phones while they drive.

I need to find the 'survey' that was posted (AP? Reuters?) recently citing that texting while driving related accidents and DEATHS among teens/young people has exceeded the stats for driving under the influence!

$50 first time, $1000 second, fine + jail time for third offense...and straight to jail if you hurt or kill another person because you were texting.  That sounds better to me!

Your Thoughts?

Posted 09/09/2008 at 04:30:11pm

Can you say 'Beam me up Scotty!' ?

I can't wait to get my CTS laced hands on it and give it a real test run!