Archive for November, 2007
90000 HD-DVD players sold in 72 hours
I’m sure everyone heard of the specials going on with the Toshiba HD-DVD drives. The estimates are that 90,000 units were sold as part of the special in just 72 hours. That’s a nice push for HD-DVD to win the format war. I’ll just put my prediction that HD-DVD will win this war in the [...]
Review: Windows Home Server
Review by Gizmodo I posted a review by Ars Technica awhile back. The above link is to a review by Gizmodo. There are a lot of screen shots and some good information. They like the software which just makes me want it even more.
Build your own Multimedia PC
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/build_your_own_multi_media_pc Electronic House has an article about building a multimedia PC. The article is long and gives some good information if your planning on building your first multimedia PC. They talk about HD video/audio and which components they used. I would say it would be good for a beginner to read. They do talk about [...]
Linux to look like Mac OS X Leopard
http://www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_linux_look_like_a_mac I posted how to make Windows look like Mac awhile back. The link above will show you how to make Linux look like Leopard. Again I’m not sure why you would want to do this. I personally like the different looks of the different OSes. If I wanted the Leopard look I would use [...]
Make the most of dual monitors
LifeHackerIf you have dual monitors I would suggest looking at some of the cool programs Lifehacker posted about. Extending your taskbar to having dual monitor wallpaper. Some of the programs are just cool others will actually make you more productive, which is what the second monitor was for, right?
Free Video Rippers, Encoders, and Converters
Dealing with digital media is nice in the fact that you can rip, encode and convert. Lifehacker has a top 10 list of programs to do the above. My personal favorite is handbreak and they have it listed as number 1. http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-free-video-rippers-encoders-and-converters-316478.php
