FutureMark released 3DMark 05 today – the ultimate Windows benchmarking tool for hardcore gamers. It also looks and sounds beautiful.
You know that shiny new DVD Star Wars Trilogy you bought a few days ago? Well apparently it was rushed to you just as quickly as you rushed to buy it. The entire musical soundtrack is actually REVERSED in the two rear channels. Star Wars seems to be the only movie affected; Empire and Jedi…
I spent the weekend in Palm Desert (Indian Wells, actually) at my buddy Steve‘s bachelor party. We all had a great time. Saturday we played golf, something I haven’t done in…oh…about 10 years I’d say. I’m glad we didn’t keep score. Today I am lightly sunburned and so sore that it hurts to grip my…
When I first heard about Sony deliberately planning to not include MP3 support in its “iPod Killer” in favor of ATRAC3, I wanted to grab the closest available Sony employee and shake them until their arms fell off. Finally someone in Japan has seen the light. Native mp3 playback is coming to the VGF-AP1 and…
Just when Firefox was really getting awesome, Google has to come and screw everything up! Firefox, the Mozilla Suite, Opera, and Safari. Do we really need another alternative browser? I say no! Firefox is hitting its stride now – don’t you dare take that away, Google! ARGH.
The Team America trailer is now online!
A new president, a fast-approaching 50th birthday, and a decade of neglect have all conspired to put Disneyland through one of the most extensive park-wide refurbishment efforts ever. The latest photo tour at MiceAge tells the story. You can’t go two steps without seeing painters and carpenters hard at work somewhere in the park; tarps…
If you’re an XM subscriber, soon you’ll be able to listen to XM radio streamed online – for an extra $4 each month. XM seems to prefer taking the ‘nickel and dime’ approach to pricing their programming. Their High Voltage channel is an extra $1.99 per month, and their Playboy channel is an extra $2.99…
It took a long, long time, but Trillian finally has some competition! Messenger 2 connects to the five major chat networks and is reskinnable – just like Trillian. Jabber support isn’t there yet, but is planned for a future version. Something to keep an eye on!
Thunderbird 0.8 released today. If you have multiple pop3 accounts, you can now combine them into a single inbox. An RSS reader is also now part of Thunderbird!