Posted 07/16/2009 at 03:37:50pm

I must say I like the new layout of the "Best of the Best", but the reset of the site seems to be to generic, makes me feel like I’m ready a NEWS website and not MPC, also the "Most Popular Articles" box appears to have an alignment problem.

The MPC site now appears more generic and does not have that unique feel as it did with the old colors.

I understand that change is good but keep the same colors and keep the new layout, as for me I would rather see the black and orange vs. the red and white.

The website does have too much "white" and not enough color to give it that unique feel.

Posted 07/07/2009 at 04:06:11pm

I would like to know if there is an alternative gaming notebook that has similar specs for less than $2200

I am thinking of purchasing this notebook from Alienware but after reading some of the comments, i was woundering if anyone had found some alternatives to this new Alienware notebook.

----- These are the main spec's I am looking at for the notebook.-----

PROCESSOR    Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 2.0GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM    Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) + Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Coupon

VIDEO CARD    Single NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M, 1GB

LCD PANEL    17-inch WideUXGA 1920x1200 (1200p) [Must Have]

MEMORY    4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz

HARD DRIVE    250GB 7,200RPM w/ Free Fall Protection

INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE    Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

BLUETOOTH    Internal Wireless Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR

WIRELESS CARDS    Internal 300Mbps Dual-Band a/g/n Wireless with MIMO Technology

Please post any links or names of manufatures that might meet or exceed the specs listed above, I plan to make my purchase within 2 weeks of this post.

Thanks!

Posted 02/27/2009 at 11:46:55am

I think this should of been handled in a different way.

1. The employee is a teenager, the employeer should be aware that tenagers make stupid decisions and a bad decision should not cause the teenager to loose their job.

2. If the company did not have any other solid reasons to fire the employee, they should let her off with a writing warning and made the teenager read and agree to the companies "Internet Usage" policies.

This would of allowed the teenager realize their mistake and either continue to work to look for a more sutiable work position.

Posted 02/03/2009 at 08:42:47pm

When can we expect and updated tutorial on building a Media Server?

The biggest thing tha is missing here is "what kind of software..." can be used to allow a smooth stream from the media server to a TV.

1. What is the best software MPC recommends for streaming movies and format? (xvid, divix, mpeg)

2. What is the best hardware MPC recommends for physically connecting the Media Server to a TV that only has Coax and RCA connectivity. (newer TV's use HDMI)

3. What is the best hardware MPC recommends for building a low budget Media Server? ( $999.99 or less)

Thanks!